Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Conservation and Plantation Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  250

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## Conservation and Plantation Projects

## 250. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has introduced different projects for environmental conservation and plantation in all the States/UTs including Rajasthan;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  amount  of  funds  utilised  by  the  Government  on  the execution of these projects in each State;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  the States for the execution of those projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is implementing two major afforestation schemes in the country for environmental conservation  and  plantation i.e. National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)  scheme  and National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM).  While  NAP  is  being  implemented  for afforestation of degraded forest lands, GIM aims at improving the quality of forest/increase in forest cover besides cross sectoral activities on landscape basis. Since inception of NAP in 2000-01, an amount of Rs. 3698.63 crores has been released to the states including Rajasthan to execute the Scheme in an area of 21.38 lakh ha.  GIM is recently launched in 2011-12 as one of the eight missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and an amount of Rs. 173.94 crores has been released to States  for preparatory  activities  and  for perspective  plans.    The  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  during  last  three  years  under NAP and GIM have been provided in the annexure.
- (c) to  (e)  The  Ministry    receives    proposals  from  the states  for  financial  assistance for  raising plantations  under  NAP  and  GIM.  The  proposals  submitted  by  the  states  for  approval  of Annual  Plan  of  Operation  are  sanctioned  as  per  guidelines  considering  the  demand,  cost norms  of  plantations,  past  performance,  wage  rates  prevailing  in  the  States  and  budget availability.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 250  due for reply on 18.07.2017 regarding 'Conservation and Plantation Projects' asked by Shri Ram Charan Bohra

State-wise  Details  of  funds  released  during  last  three  years  (2014-15  to  2016-17)  under  National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission For Green India (GIM)

| S. No.   | State                | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   |
|----------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State                | NAP*                             | GIM*                             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 6.75                             | 1.06                             |
| 2        | Bihar                | 14.19                            | -                                |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 35.12                            | 43.62                            |
| 4        | Goa                  | 0.00                             | -                                |
| 5        | Gujarat              | 23.40                            | -                                |
| 6        | Haryana              | 15.22                            | -                                |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.73                             | -                                |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 3.59                             | -                                |
| 9        | Jharkhand            | 8.60                             | -                                |
| 10       | Karnataka            | 29.72                            | 1.92                             |
| 11       | Kerala               | 3.84                             | 9.15                             |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh       | 34.45                            | -                                |
| 13       | Maharashtra          | 54.66                            | -                                |
| 14       | Orissa               | 32.04                            | 3.21                             |
| 15       | Punjab               | 1.87                             | 6.11                             |
| 16       | Rajasthan **         | 4.10                             | -                                |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu           | 7.23                             | -                                |
| 18       | Telangana            | 2.03                             | -                                |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh        | 17.22                            | -                                |
| 20       | Uttarakhand          | 5.55                             | 20.20                            |
| 21       | West Bengal          | 0.78                             | -                                |
|          | Total (Other States) | 301.11                           | 85.27                            |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.15                             | -                                |
| 23       | Assam                | 2.56                             | -                                |
| 24       | Manipur              | 12.88                            | 16.17                            |
| 25       | Meghalaya            | 4.96                             | -                                |
| 26       | Mizoram              | 31.90                            | 9.88                             |
| 27       | Nagaland             | 16.20                            | -                                |
| 28       | Sikkim               | 12.61                            | -                                |
| 29       | Tripura              | 14.90                            | -                                |
|          | Total (NE States)    | 96.18                            | 26.05                            |
|          | G. Total             | 397.29                           | 111.32                           |

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