List of national parks of India

IUCN (International union of conservation of Nature)

National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species and currently there are 106 national parks in India. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 44,402.95 km² which is 1.35% of the geographical area of the country. In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km² (6,412 sq mi) are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report. The network of parks will go up 176 after full implementation of the above report.

State-wise List of National Parks

Source:^[1]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chhattisgarh

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

National Parks not under the administration of the Government of India

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Ladakh

National Parks not under the administration of the Government of India

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

See also

• List of wildlife sanctuaries of India
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
• Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
• Botanical Survey of India
• Botanical Survey of India
• Zoological Survey of India

References

1. https://wii.gov.in/nwdc_national_parks https://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.aspx
2. "2-ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. Kashmir Stag (Hangul)
4. "National Parks". wiienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
5. "Eravikulam National Park".
6. "Silent Valley - Kerala Forest Dept".
7. "PM inaugurates two national parks in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir". Pakistan Today. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
8. Lawrence S. Hamilton (15 June 1995). "New Parks for Pakistan" (PDF). Mountain Protected Areas Update. International Union for Conservation of Nature. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
9. The Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Pench National Park are administered separately. Tigris called Collar Wali is found there which has given 29 cubs in total.
10. The Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh parts of the Sanjay National Park are administered separately.