<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Further federal legislation strengthening protections for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s . As of July 2017, there were 103 national parks encompassing an area of 40,500 km (15,600 sq mi), comprising 1.23% of India's total surface area . </P> <P> Plans are underway to establish many more national parks in India . All of India's national parks are listed below alongside their home state or territory, area and the date that they were established . See Protected areas of India for an overview of all Indian protected areas . </P>

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