Over 3,600 Tigers In India, Numbers More Than Doubled Since 2006: Centre

The population of tigers in the country has "increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,682 in 2022," the Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy said.

The population of tigers in the country has increased from 1,411 in 2006 to 3,682 in 2022, the government informed the Parliament on Monday.

Union Minister of Culture G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response in the Lok Sabha.

Reddy was asked whether certain bird, flower, animal etc. in the country have been designated as national bird, national flower and national animal and provided protection along with the special status keeping in view the sentiments of common people across the country.