NTCA (Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Env and Eco)

Context: The National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA ) Ministry for Environment, Forest & Climate Change in collaboration with the Sankala Foundation is organising an art exhibition titled, “Silent Conversation: From Margins to the Centre”,

National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA )

• About: It is a statutory organization created under the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 following the recommendation of the Tiger Task Force.
• Chairperson: Minister of Environment .
• Members include: Member of Parliament, Experts & Professionals, Chairpersons of National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Caste etc.

Objectives

• To grant statutory authority to Project Tiger, making compliance with its directives a legal requirement.
• To enhance accountability in the management of Tiger Reserves by facilitating Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between the Center and State governments within the federal structure.
• To establish parliamentary oversight in the process.
• To cater to the livelihood concerns of local communities residing in the vicinity of Tiger Reserves.

Project Tiger

• It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment.
• Launched in 1973 for in-situ conservation of wild tigers in designated tiger reserves.
• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has an overarching supervisory role, performing functions as provided under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.