National parks in India are IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature) category II protected areas. India's first national park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park , now known as RAM GANGA National Park, Uttarakhand. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the [[Wildlife Protection Act 35 (4) ]] and Project Tiger in 1973 to safeguard the habitats of conservation reliant species.But Today there are 104 national parks in India

Further federal legislation strengthening protection for wildlife was introduced in the 1980s.

There are 106 existing national parks in India covering an area of 43,716 km2, which is 1.33% of the geographical area of the country (National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020). In addition to the above, 75 other National Parks covering an area of 16,608 km2 are proposed in the Protected Area Network Report .

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