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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.

(a) National Parks

 Classified as IUCN category II  Any area notified by state govt to be constituted as a National Park  There are 103 national parks in India.  First national park in India- Jim Corbett National Park (previously known as Hailey National Park)  No human activity/ rights allowed except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state.  It covered 1.23 percent geographical area of India

List of National Parks

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

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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 Campbell Bay National Park Islands 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

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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

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