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Brand Ambassadors of Govt. Schemes & Campaigns

Brand Ambassadors of Govt. Schemes & Campaigns Persons Brand Name Remarks Amitabh Bachchan City Compost Campaign A part of the ‘Swachh  Bharat Mission’ John Abraham Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Ambassador To promote tourism in  Arunachal Pradesh Narendra Modi Incredible India Nawazuddin Siddiqui UP farmers’ scheme Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojna The scheme provides  for cashless treatment  up to Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs. one lakh for the organ transplant. PV Sindhu Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Sachin Tendulkar Anti- liquor and antidrug  campaign of Kerala It will create awareness  among people against  alcoholism and drug  abuse. Sakshi Malik Beti Bachao, Beti Padao  campaign” in Haryana chosen to promote the  tourism of Arunachal  Pradesh Virat Kohli Punjab National Bank Vidya Balan Samajwadi Pension Yojna Launched by Uttar Pradesh Govt. Piruz Khambatta Make In India Launched by Prime  Minister Narendra Modi Shah Rukh Khan West Bengal Brand Ambassador The campaign started  w

National Parks in India

List of National Parks in India Protected areas of India These are defined according to the guidelines prescribed by IUCN (The International Union for Conservation of Nature). There are mainly four types of protected areas which are- (a) National Park (b) Wildlife Sanctuaries (c) Conservation reserves (d) Community reserves (a) National Park Classified as IUCN category II Any area notified by state govt to be constituted as a National Park There are 104 national parks in India. First national park in India- Jim Corbett National Park (previously known as Hailey National  Park) No human activity/ rights allowed except for the ones permitted by the Chief Wildlife  Warden of the state. It covered 1.23 Percent geographical area of India (b) Wildlife Sanctuaries Classified as IUCN category II Any area notified by state govt to be constituted as a wildlife sanctuary. Certain rights are available to the people. Example- grazing etc. There are 543 wildlife sanctuaries in India. It covered 3.62