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National Parks

About National Parks

National parks in India are International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936, now known as Jim Corbett National Park, in Uttarakhand. In 1970, India had only five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species. Further legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

A & N Islands

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
1	1992	Campbell Bay	—
2	1992	Galathea Bay	—
3	1983	Mahatma Gandhi Marine	—
4	1987	Middle Button Island	—
5	1987	Mount Harriett	—
6	1979	North Button Island	—
7	1996	Rani Jhansi Marine	—
8	1979	Saddle Peak	—
9	1987	South Button Island	—

Andhra Pradesh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
10	2008	Papikonda	—
11	2005	Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram)	—
12	1989	Sri Venkateswara	—

Arunachal

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
13	1986	Mouling	—
14	1983	Namdapha	—

Assam

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
15	1999	Dibru-Saikhowa	—
16	2021	Dihing Patkai	—
17	1974	Kaziranga	Natural (1985)
18	1990	Manas	Natural (1985)
19	1998	Nameri	—
20	1999	Orang	—
21	2021	Raimona	—
22	2025	Sikhna Jwhwlao	—

Bihar

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
23	1989	Valmiki	—

Chhattisgarh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
24	1981	Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay)	—
25	1982	Indravati (Kutru)	—
26	1982	Kanger Valley	—

Goa

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
27	1992	Mollem	—

Gujarat

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
28	1976	Blackbuck (Velavadar)	—
29	1975	Gir	—
30	1982	Marine (Gulf of Kachchh)	—
31	1979	Vansda	—

Haryana

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
32	2003	Kalesar	—
33	1989	Sultanpur	—

H. Pradesh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
34	1984	Great Himalayan	Natural (2014)
35	2010	Inderkilla	—
36	2010	Khirganga	—
37	1987	Pin Valley	—
38	2010	Simbalbara	—

J & K

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
39	1992	City Forest (Salim Ali)	—
40	1981	Dachigam	—
41	2000	Kazinag	—
42	1981	Kishtwar	—

Jharkhand

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
43	1986	Betla	—

Karnataka

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
44	1987	Anshi (Kali)	—
45	1974	Bandipur	—
46	1974	Bannerghatta	—
47	1987	Kudremukh	Natural (2012)
48	1988	Nagarahole	—

Kerala

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
49	2003	Anamudi Shola	—
50	1978	Eravikulam	Natural (2012)
51	2003	Mathikettan Shola	—
52	2003	Pambadum Shola	—
53	1982	Periyar	Natural (2012)
54	1984	Silent Valley	Natural (2012)

Ladakh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
55	1981	Hemis	—

M. Pradesh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
56	1968	Bandhavgarh	—
57	2011	Dinosaur Fossils	—
58	1983	Fossil (Mandla)	—
59	1975	Indira Priyadarshini Pench	—
60	1955	Kanha	—
61	2018	Kuno	—
62	1959	Madhav	—
63	2004	Omkareshwar	—
64	1981	Panna	—
65	1981	Sanjay	—
66	1981	Satpura	—
67	1979	Van Vihar	—

Maharashtra

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
68	2004	Chandoli	—
69	1975	Gugamal	—
70	1975	Navegaon	—
71	1975	Pench (J. Nehru)	—
72	1983	Sanjay Gandhi	—
73	1955	Tadoba	—

Manipur

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
74	1977	Keibul-Lamjao	—
75	1982	Shirui	—

Meghalaya

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
76	1985	Balphakram	—
77	1986	Nokrek Ridge	—

Mizoram

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
78	1991	Murlen	—
79	1992	Phawngpui Blue Mtn	—

Nagaland

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
80	1993	Intanki	—

Odisha

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
81	1988	Bhitarkanika	—
82	2025	Similipal	—

Rajasthan

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
83	1992	Desert	—
84	1981	Keoladeo Ghana	Natural (1985)
85	2006	Mukundra Hills	—
86	1980	Ranthambore	—
87	1992	Sariska	—

Sikkim

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
88	1977	Khangchendzonga	Mixed (2016)

Tamil Nadu

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
89	1976	Guindy	—
90	1980	Gulf of Mannar Marine	—
91	1989	Indira Gandhi (Anamalai)	—
92	1990	Mudumalai	—
93	1990	Mukurthi	—

Telangana

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
94	1994	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy	—
95	1994	Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali	—
96	1994	Mrugavani	—

Tripura

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
97	2007	Bison (Rajbari)	—
98	2007	Clouded Leopard	—

Uttar Pradesh

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
99	1977	Dudhwa	—

Uttarakhand

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
100	1989	Gangotri	—
101	1990	Govind	—
102	1936	Jim Corbett	—
103	1982	Nanda Devi	Natural (1988)
104	1982	Valley of Flowers	Natural (2005)
105	1983	Rajaji	—

West Bengal

#	Year	National park name	UNESCO heritage status
106	1992	Buxa	—
107	1992	Gorumara	—

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