Lok Sabha Question No. 1983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Financial Allocation under CAMPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 1983

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## Financial Allocation under CAMPA

## 1983.   SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the total  hectares  of  land  has  been  afforested  under  National  Afforestation Program so far, State/UT-wise including Delhi;
- (b) whether the Government has implemented Compensatory Afforestation (CAMPA) Fund for  undertaking  artificial  plantations,  protection  of  forest  and  developing  forest  related infrastructure;
- (c) if  so,  the  details thereof and the financial allocation made by the Government to States since inception of this programme;
- (d) whether it is a fact that the funds allotted under this scheme have not been utilized for the purpose by the States, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  under  the  programme  to  spread awareness amongst citizens?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Under  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP),  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme (CSS) of the ministry for regeneration and eco-development of degraded forests and adjoining landscapes through afforestation, an area of 21.67 lakh hectares, in total has been approved for new afforestation so far, since inception of the programme in 200002.At  present  this  programme  is  not  implemented  in  Union  Territories  including Delhi. The state-wise details of area approved for new afforestation with corresponding investment which also includes expenditure for the committed activities of plantation and maintenance during the periodare given in Annexure I.
- (b) (c) & (d) Yes Madam. The Compensatory Afforestation fund, accumulated out of the compensatory levies like Net  Present Value (NPV), compensatory afforestation etc. collected in  lieu of forest land diverted for non-forestry purposes are being released in  terms  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court's  order  dated  10 th July  2009  and  judgment dated 12 th March 2014  for undertaking various activities in terms of the Annual Plans

of    Operation  drawn  up  by  respective  States/    UTs  including  artificial  plantations, protection  of  forests  and  developing  forest  related  infrastructure  and  no  departure/ deviation    from  the  provisions  in  the  State  CAMPA  Guidelines  is  permitted.  A statement  of  releases  made  to  the  state  CAMPAs  constituted  in  terms  of  the  State CAMPA Guidelines is given in Annexure II .

- (e) Under NAP, State Forest Development Agencies (SFDAs) submit their Annual Plan of Operation (APO)  for carrying out various activities related to plantation. AwarenessGeneration  towards  the  scheme  in  the  area  of  operation  is  inbuiltunder NAP and  1%  of  plantation  cost  in  the  approved  APOhas  been  earmarked  for  this supporting activity as per revised guidelines of NAP 2009.

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Annexure referred to in  reply  of  part  (a)of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1983  due  for reply on 29.12.2017 regarding Financial Allocation under CAMPA raised by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Dushyant Chautala and Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh.

State-wise details of New Area (in ha.) approved for afforestation under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) from2000-02 to 2017-18 (upto 31/10/2017)

| S.No.   | State                | Area (ha.)   | Releases (Rs. In crores)   |
|---------|----------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 85877        | 126.88                     |
| 2       | Bihar                | 47164        | 81.18                      |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 137204       | 294.93                     |
| 4       | Goa                  | 1250         | 0.64                       |
| 5       | Gujarat              | 108214       | 233.19                     |
| 6       | Haryana              | 57083        | 180.98                     |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh     | 55829        | 74.36                      |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir       | 80831        | 88.44                      |
| 9       | Jharkhand            | 109214       | 159.56                     |
| 10      | Karnataka            | 118203       | 227.90                     |
| 11      | Kerala               | 40658        | 77.28                      |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh       | 166677       | 260.50                     |
| 13      | Maharashtra          | 153763       | 301.96                     |
| 14      | Orissa               | 150682       | 168.75                     |
| 15      | Punjab               | 21709        | 27.00                      |
| 16      | Rajasthan            | 57515        | 73.08                      |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu           | 77320        | 125.24                     |
| 18      | Telangana            | 795          | 2.03                       |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh        | 168422       | 294.10                     |
| 20      | Uttarakhand          | 81027        | 101.24                     |
| 21      | West Bengal          | 47598        | 62.89                      |
|         | Total (Other States) | 1767035      | 2962.12                    |
|         | North Eastern States |              |                            |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh    | 34446        | 33.02                      |
| 23      | Assam                | 56280        | 86.56                      |
| 24      | Manipur              | 51328        | 112.37                     |
| 25      | Meghalaya            | 32975        | 57.56                      |
| 26      | Mizoram              | 66380        | 189.33                     |
| 27      | Nagaland             | 64843        | 127.33                     |
| 28      | Sikkim               | 36792        | 99.57                      |
| 29      | Tripura              | 57050        | 89.24                      |
|         | Total (NE States)    | 400094       | 794.97                     |
|         | TOTAL                | 2167129      | 3757.10                    |

Annexure referred to in reply of part (b),(c) &(d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1983 due  for  reply  on  29.12.2017  regarding  Financial  Allocation  under  CAMPA  raised  by  Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Dushyant Chautala and Shri Parvesh Sahib Singh.

Details of amount released by Ad-hoc CAMPA to States/UTs during 2009-10 to 2017-18 (Rs. In Crore)

| S. No   | State / UT                | 2009-10   | 2010-11   | 2011-12   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | Total     |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.10      | 0.79      | -         | 0.58      | -         | 2.30      | 1.00      | -         | -         | 5.77      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh            | 89.78     | 120.74    | 118.57    | 119.60    | 92.00     | 135.00    | 85.00     | 89.00     | 66.00     | 915.70    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         | -         | 34.16     | 41.19     | 11.76     | 11.76     | 47.50     | 62.00     | 150.00    | -         | 358.37    |
| 4       | Assam                     | 12.38     | 10.45     | -         | 15.06     | 13.00     | -         | -         | 30.00     | 42.00     | 122.89    |
| 5       | Bihar                     | 7.73      | 8.67      | 8.04      | 8.47      | -         | 19.80     | 34.14     | 33.00     | 30.31     | 150.15    |
| 6       | Chandigarh                | 0.18      | 0.13      | -         | -         | 0.10      | 0.20      | 2.12      | 1.00      | 0.56      | 4.28      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh              | 123.21    | 134.11    | 99.54     | 114.38    | 110.00    | 193.00    | 239.00    | 280.00    | -         | 1,293.24  |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0.17      | -         | 0.15      | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 0.32      |
| 9       | Daman &Diu                | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 10      | Delhi                     | 1.85      | 1.40      | -         | -         | 4.52      | 4.00      | 3.91      | 4.00      | -         | 19.67     |
| 11      | Goa                       | 12.12     | 10.25     | -         | -         | 23.10     | -         | -         | -         | -         | 45.47     |
| 12      | Gujarat                   | 24.96     | 29.16     | 26.30     | 32.41     | 28.00     | 65.00     | 33.00     | 45.00     | 27.00     | 310.83    |
| 13      | Haryana                   | 19.11     | 18.89     | -         | 16.45     | 35.50     | 23.00     | 64.00     | 18.00     | 60.00     | 254.96    |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh          | 36.68     | 42.17     | 57.13     | 52.40     | 53.50     | 96.00     | 76.98     | 109.62    | 49.00     | 573.47    |
| 15      | Jammu& Kashmir            | -         | -         | -         | 23.78     | 18.00     | 34.00     | 31.00     | 102.00    | 30.00     | 238.78    |
| 16      | Jharkhand                 | 95.00     | 103.16    | 62.50     | 47.98     | 145.48    | 175.00    | 141.00    | 149.00    | 134.00    | 1,053.12  |
| 17      | Karnataka                 | 58.56     | 50.92     | 41.57     | 43.72     | 34.50     | 65.00     | 60.00     | 85.12     | 46.00     | 485.38    |
| 18      | Kerala                    | 1.75      | -         | -         | 1.37      | -         | 4.54      | -         | -         | 8.00      | 15.66     |
| 19      | Lakshadweep               | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh            | 53.05     | 50.97     | 53.52     | -         | 61.50     | 89.50     | 213.00    | 140.00    | 200.00    | 861.53    |
| 21      | Maharashtra               | 89.35     | 85.49     | 82.63     | 78.21     | 78.00     | 148.00    | 155.00    | 205.00    | 159.00    | 1,080.69  |
| 22      | Manipur                   | 0.75      | 1.34      | -         | 1.91      | 6.47      | 8.27      | 25.00     | 15.00     | 29.50     | 88.24     |
| 23      | Meghalaya                 | -         | 0.10      | -         | -         | 0.07      | -         | 16.56     | -         | 7.00      | 23.73     |
| 24      | Mizoram                   | -         | -         | -         | 1.07      | 5.22      | 6.80      | 6.73      | 6.75      | 6.10      | 32.68     |
| 25      | Nagaland                  | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 26      | Odisha                    | 131.06    | 140.18    | 166.02    | 215.89    | -         | 180.00    | 322.00    | 426.00    | 241.00    | 1,822.15  |
| 27      | Pudducherry               | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 28      | Punjab                    | 33.05     | 26.52     | 22.08     | 19.31     | 21.50     | 41.00     | 49.00     | 49.00     | 22.00     | 283.47    |
| 29      | Rajasthan                 | 32.59     | 42.07     | 31.89     | 37.43     | 34.50     | 74.00     | 48.00     | 140.00    | 94.00     | 534.48    |
| 30      | Sikkim                    | 8.01      | 10.23     | 9.04      | 8.75      | 9.50      | 13.70     | 11.00     | 9.00      | -         | 70.48     |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                | 1.97      | 1.70      | -         | 2.53      | -         | -         | 2.20      | 9.00      | 7.18      | 24.58     |
| 32      | Telangana                 | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 35.00     | 76.00     | 117.00    | 102.00    | 330.00    |
| 33      | Tripura                   | 3.54      | 2.58      | -         | 2.28      | 3.50      | 8.00      | 11.00     | 12.00     | 7.10      | 50.00     |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh             | 47.10     | -         | 35.35     | 30.48     | -         | 44.91     | 177.00    | 118.00    | 33.00     | 485.84    |
| 35      | Uttarakhand               | 81.65     | 82.75     | -         | 97.05     | 93.23     | 68.00     | 164.00    | 170.71    | 96.00     | 853.39    |
| 36      | West Bengal               | 5.30      | 6.28      | 4.84      | -         | -         | -         | -         | 21.00     | -         | 37.42     |
|         | Grand Total               | 972.01    | 1,015.18  | 860.37    | 982.88    | 882.95    | 1,581.53  | 2,109.64  | 2,534.20  | 1,496.75  | 12,426.74 |