The minister of environment Prakash Javadekar released management effectiveness evaluation of 146 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the country.
The report is first of its kind in the country.
Currently India has a network of 903 protected areas covering 5% of the total Geographic area of the country.
The top five national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India are Jaldapara National Park and Raiganj wildlife sanctuary of West Bengal, Tirthan wildlife sanctuary and Sainj wildlife sanctuary and the Great Himalayan National Park of Himachal Pradesh.
The Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh, Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh were ranked at the bottom most.