The National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Institute of India and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, celebrated the International Tiger Day on 29^th July, 2019, at the residence of the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India. During the event, two WII-NTCA reports viz. Fourth Cycle of Tiger Population Estimation, 2018 and Fourth Cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserve, 2018 were released by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.

Releasing the 4^th Cycle of MEE report on all 50 tiger reserves in the country, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India complimented the National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Institute of India and the Managers and Frontline Staff for institutionalizing the MEE process in India. India now proudly stands amongst the select group of nations that have successfully demonstrated the significance of adopting an outcome-based approach for tiger conservation.

‘Inspite of all resource constraints, India has been able to manage its tiger reserves effectively as reflected in the mean score of 70% in this assessment and none of the tiger reserve has been ranked in poor category’ said Shri Prakash Javadekar, Hon’ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He urged all managers, scientists and stakeholders engaged in tiger conservation to continue with their efforts to safeguard India’s wilderness resources.

Shri C.K. Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that there has been a continuous improvement in the MEE ratings of Tiger Reserves, which started in 2006 and have now completed four successive cycles.

• Fourth Cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves in India (309 mb)

• Download the Status of Tiger in India - 2018 (19.7 mb)

• Consolidated Site Evaluation ReportFourth Cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of Tiger Reserves in India, 2018 (17.9 mb)