Question

Which forests were declared "Reserved Forests" in India
during colonial rule?​

Answer 1

Answer:

For example, Sariska National Park was declared a reserved forest in 1955, upgraded to the status of a wildlife sanctuary in 1958, becoming a Tiger Reserve in 1978. Sariska became a national park in 1992, though primary notification to declare it as a national park was issued as early as 1982

Answer 2

Answer: Reserved forests were deemed the most commercially valuable and amenable to sustained exploitation. ... The act also provided for a third designation of forests in its constitution, village forests, though according to Gadgil and Guha (1992), this was not exercised by the colonial government over most of India.