Consider the following statements regarding “project tiger”: 1. It is a central sector scheme. 2. It provides central assistance to tiger range States for ex-situ conservation of tigers in designated tiger reserves. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

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[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation: Project Tiger is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), launched in 1973.

It provides central assistance to tiger range States for in-situ conservation of tigers in designated tiger reserves.

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