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ANNUAL PLAN OF OPERATION (APO)

The "Project Tiger" was launched in April, 1973 with the objective "to ensure maintenance of a viable population of Tigers in India for scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural and ecological values, and to preserve for all times, areas of biological importance as a national heritage for the benefit, education and enjoyment of the people".

In order to achieve its objective, every financial year the NTCA provides funding support to Tiger Reserve which submit their funding requirements through Annual Plan Operation (APO) proposals. As it is a centrally sponsored (plan) scheme and 90:10 Central assistance would be provided for non-recurring expenditure and 60:40 Central assistance would be provided for recurring ones.

The major non-recurring activities are construction of buildings, development of communication – road, wireless etc., purchase of various equipments, scientific items, protections, development of water facilities, eco-development works, shifting of villages and cattle, miscellaneous tools, development of veterinary research and compensation to the legal heirs of staff/person killed while performing official duty of Tiger Reserve, and any other non-recurring item specific to the Tiger Reserves.

Activities List for Funding under CSS-PT
  1. Anti-poaching initiatives;
  2. Strengthening infrastructure within tiger reserves;
  3. Habitat improvement and water development;
  4. Addressing man-animal conflicts;
  5. Co-existence agenda in buffer and fringe areas with landscape approach;
  6. Deciding inviolate spaces and relocation of villages from critical tiger habitats within a time-frame by providing a better relocation package, apart from supporting States for settlement of rights of such people;
  7. Rehabilitation of traditional hunting tribes living in and around tiger reserves;
  8. Providing support to States for research and field equipment;
  9. Supporting States for staff development and capacity building in tiger reserves;
  10. Mainstreaming wildlife concerns in tiger bearing forests outside tiger reserves, and fostering corridor conservation in such areas through restorative strategy involving local people to arrest fragmentation of habitats;
  11. Providing safeguards and retrofitting measures in and around tiger reserves and tiger bearing forests for wildlife conservation;
  12. Strengthening the infrastructure of National Tiger Conservation Authority at the Centre;
  13. Carrying out independent monitoring and the evaluation of tiger reserves;
  14. Establishment and development of eight new tiger reserves;
  15. Provision of project allowance to all categories of staff working in tiger reserves;
  16. Providing residential amenities to facilitate basic education to children of frontline field staff posted in tiger reserves;
  17. Providing assistance to States for fostering ecotourism to benefit local people

The recurring activities are allowance of the staff, habitat improvement, water facilities, fire protection, maintenance of various items, publicity and extension, protection measures and legal assistance for dealing with wildlife offences and any other item, recurring in nature, specific to the Tiger Reserve.

In this page you will find financial year wise APO sanction orders for all the tiger reserves.

APO Sanctions for 2024-25
APO Sanctions for 2023-24
APO Sanctions for 2022-23
APO Sanctions for 2021-22 (2nd installment)
APO Sanctions for 2021-22 (Revised Sanctions)
APO Sanctions for 2021-22
APO Sanctions for 2021-22 [2nd installment]
APO Sanctions for 2020-21
APO Sanctions for 2020-21 [2nd Installment]
APO Sanctions for 2020-21 [3rd & Final Installment]
APO Sanctions for 2019-20
APO Sanctions for 2018-19

2nd Installment Sanction Orders

The 2nd and final APO installment sanction orders for 2018-19 are given below:

APO Sanctions for 2017-18
APO Sanctions for 2016-17
APO Sanctions for 2015-16
APO Sanctions for 2014-15
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