About
- Nature: Statutory Body.
- Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
- Establishment: Set up in December 2005, following the recommendations of the Tiger Task Force.
- Enabling Legislation: Constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972, as amended in 2006.
Composition & Structure
- Chairperson: Union Environment Minister
- Vice-Chairperson: MoEFCC Minister of State
- Members: MPs, experts and environmentalists; IGF (Project Tiger) serves as ex-officio Member Secretary.
Major Monitoring Initiatives
- M-STrIPES: Tracks tiger movements, patrols and human pressures.
- All India Tiger Estimation: Quadrennial NTCA-WII assessment; holds a Guinness World Record.
- Camera Traps: Create a national database of individual tiger photo IDs.
- MEE-TR: Evaluates management effectiveness of tiger reserves.
Conclusion:
- The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) serves as the apex statutory body for tiger conservation in India, ensuring scientific management, habitat protection, and effective implementation of Project Tiger across the country.
| This concept has been elaborately discussed in the following article – Tigers Return to Buxa Tiger Reserve |