Legislation | Year | Domain | Protected areas | Use of other natural resources | ||||
1927 | Developed procedures for setting up and protection of reserved forests, protected forests, and village forests | Regulation of movement and transit of forest produce with duties on such produce. Special focus on timber | ||||||
1st Five Year Plan | 1951 | |||||||
2nd Five Year Plan | 1956 | |||||||
3rd Five Year Plan | 1961 | |||||||
4th Five Year Plan | 1969 | |||||||
1972 | Formalization of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves and community reserves. Protection to habitat and wildlife within premises of such protected areas. Development of National Board for Wildlife and State Boards for Wildlife for identification of future protected areas. | Penal codes for animal poaching, and trade in products derived from protected animals | ||||||
5th Five Year Plan | 1974 | |||||||
6th Five Year Plan | 1978 | |||||||
7th Five Year Plan | envronment protection act 1986 (23 May 1986) I it is a legeslation which signifies the central governments determination to take effective steps to protect the enviironment. | stating that: No State Government or other authority shall make any order directing-
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