Lok Sabha Question No. 3402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Burnt Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3402

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2016

## Burnt Forests

| 3402.                                                                                                   | SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:                                                                                                                                    |
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| Will the state:                                                                                         | Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to                                                                                                              |
| (a)                                                                                                     | whether the Government has issued guidelines in regard to giving permission to handover the completely burnt forests to the private companies and if so, the details thereof; |
| (b)                                                                                                     | whether the Government has waived off the need to take permission of the Gram Sabhas for such transfer and if so, the reasons therefor;                                       |
| (c)                                                                                                     | whether the Government has made any assessment regarding environment risks or possible misuse of this provision for acquisition of land or mines; and                         |
| (d)                                                                                                     | if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?                                                                                                                  |
| ANSWER                                                                                                  | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                        |
| MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRIANILMADHAV DAVE) | MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRIANILMADHAV DAVE)                                                                       |
| (a)                                                                                                     | The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has not issued guidelines to handover burnt forests to the private companies.                                          |
| (b) to (d)                                                                                              | In view of part (a) above, the questions do not arise.                                                                                                                        |

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