National Park in India-General Knowledge

National Park in India-General Knowledge

National parks in India are IUCN category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.

By 1970,India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.

As of July 2015, there were 103 national parks encompassing an area of 40,500 km2 (15,600 sq mi) , comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area.

State	Park Name
Meghalaya	Nokrek National Park
	Balphakram National Park
Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh National Park
	Dinosaur Fossils National Park
	Kanha National Park
	Madhav National Park
	Mandla Plant Fossils National Park
	Omkareshwar National Park
	Panna National Park
	Pench National Park
	Sanjay National Park2
	Satpura National Park
	Van Vihar National Park
Karnataka	Anshi National Park
	Bandipur National Park
	Bannerghatta National Park (Bannerghatta Biological Park)
	Kudremukh National Park
	Nagarhole National Park
	Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) National Park
Jharkhand	Hazaribagh National Park
Odisha	Simlipal National Park
	Bhitarkanika National Park
Gujarat	Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar
	Gir Forest National Park
	Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
	Vansda National Park
West Bengal	Buxa Tiger Reserve
	Gorumara National Park
	Jaldapara National Park
	Neora Valley National Park
	Singalila National Park
	Sundarbans National Park
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay National Park
	Galathea National Park
	Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park
	Middle Button Island National Park
	Mount Harriet National Park
	North Button Island National Park
	Rani Jhansi Marine National Park
	Saddle Peak National Park
	South Button Island National Park
Maharashtra	Tadoba National Park
	Chandoli National Park
	Gugamal National Park
	Navegaon National Park
	Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Jammu and Kashmir	Dachigam National Park
	Hemis National Park
	Kishtwar National Park
	Salim Ali National Park
Rajasthan	Desert National Park
	Keoladeo National Park
	Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary
	Mukundra Hills National Park
	Ranthambore National Park
	Sariska Tiger Reserve
Andhra Pradesh	Papikonda National Park
	Sri Venkateswara National Park
Arunachal Pradesh	Mouling National Park
	Namdapha National Park
Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
	Kaziranga National Park
	Manas National Park
	Nameri National Park
	Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
Bihar	Valmiki National Park
Chhattisgarh	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park
	Indravati (Kutru) National Park
	Kanger Valley National Park
Goa	Mollem National Park
Haryana	Kalesar National Park
	Sultanpur National Park
Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan National Park
	Inderkilla National Park
	Khirganga National Park
	Pin Valley National Park
	Simbalbara National Park
Kerala	Anamudi Shola National Park
	Eravikulam National Park
	Mathikettan Shola National Park
	Pambadum Shola National Park
	Periyar National Park
	Silent Valley National Park
Manipur	Keibul-Lamjao National Park
Mizoram	Murlen National Park
	Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park
Nagaland	Intanki National Park
Sikkim	Khangchendzonga National Park
Tamil Nadu	Guindy National Park
	Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
	Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park
	Mudumalai National Park
	Mukurthi National Park
Telangana	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park
	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali  National Park
	Mrugavani National Park
Tripura	Clouded Leopard  National Park
	Bison (Rajbari)  National Park
Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa National Park
Uttarakhand	Corbett National Park
	Gangotri National Park
	Govind National Park
	Nanda Devi National Park
	Rajaji  National Park
	Valley of Flowers National Park

UNESCO World Heritage Site :       

1.     Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area    2014
2.     Kaziranga National Park     1985
3.     Keoladeo National Park     1985
4.     Manas Wildlife Sanctuary     1985
5.     Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks     1988
6.     Sundarbans National Park     1987
7.     Western Ghats    2012

Sites Of Conservation Importance        

1.     Tiger Reserves    49

     2.       Elephant Reserves    16

2.     Biosphere Reserve    18
3.     Bird Areas    467