Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Integrated Forest Conservation Scheme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  3636

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/08/2017

## Integrated Forest Conservation Scheme

## 3636. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  formulate  an  integrated  forest  conservation  scheme  to increase forest cover in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the target fixed for afforestation has been met during the previous Plan period and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has set any targets for afforestation in the coming years, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the steps being taken/ planned by the Government to increase the areas under the forest cover in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR  ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is not considering formulating  an  integrated  forest  conservation  scheme  to  increase  forest  cover  in  the  country. However, to achieve the targets mentioned in the National Forest Policy to maintain 33% forest and tree  cover  in  the  country  this  ministry  is  implementing  three  major  forestry  related  schemes  i.e. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme, National Mission for a Green India (GIM) and Intensification  of  Forest  Management  Scheme  (IFMS).  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 and the IFMS supports the forest protection, development and conservation related activities such as patrolling of the forests, forest fire control, survey and demarcation of forest areas and strengthening of forest infrastructure etc. An area of about 21 lakh ha has been approved for new afforestation with an investment of around Rs. 3700 crores under NAP since inception in 2000 till 2016-17. Under GIM an amount of Rs.174 crores  has  been  released  since  2011-12  to  2016-17  for  preparatory  and  perspective  plan.    An amount of Rs. 141.81 crores have been released under IFMS during 2014-15 to 2016-17. The fund under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), interalia , is also used in plantation activity including compensatory afforestation.

Afforestation/Tree  plantation  targets  in  the  country  under  Item  No.51  (a)  (Area  Covered  under Public and Forest Lands) and 51 (b) (No. of Seedlings Planted) of Twenty Point Programme (TPP) is  fixed  by  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF  &  CC)  annually  to States/UTs. Afforestation/Tree plantation achievements  in the  country  under  Twenty  Point Programme  (TPP)  are  compiled  in  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI).   The details of State/UT wise Targets & achievements for Point 51(a) and Point 51 (b) during last three years are given in Annexure-I& II. The State/UT wise targets for the year 2017-18 are provided in Annexure III .

Tree Plantation/Afforestation activities are taken up cross sectorally by various departments, NGOs, Civil Society, Corporate etc. under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and also under different State Plan/Non Plan Schemes including Externally Aided Projects.

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Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3636  regarding 'Integrated Forest Conservation Scheme ' raised by Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi  due for reply on 08.08.2017.

State/UT wise Details of afforestation Targets and Achievements of Point 51(a) (Area Covered under Public and Forest Lands) under Twenty Point Programme during last three years (2014-15 to 2016-17)

(Area in Hectares)

| Sl.No   |                   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2016-17   | Year 2016-17                 |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT  | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement (upto Dec. 2016) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 399600         | 208591         | 148730         | 133618         | 208591         | 245363                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5780           | 42             | 210            | 8              | 210            | 0                            |
| 3       | Assam             | 4060           | 0              | 40             | 0              | 40             | 0                            |
| 4       | Bihar             | 22800          | 92956          | 22790          | 41419          | 30330          | 33232                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 60000          | 86211          | 50410          | 133531         | 60581          | 93494                        |
| 6       | Goa               | 305            | 346            | 150            | 21             | 154            | 38                           |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 145400         | 191118         | 139280         | 150822         | 139283         | 140517                       |
| 8       | Haryana           | 40000          | 35798          | 57200          | 30643          | 35798          | 25192                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 20000          | 20728          | 18000          | 11449          | 20728          | 7969                         |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir | 13300          | 8454           | 8700           | 10863          | 8454           | 3888                         |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 22300          | 7296           | 3450           | NR             | 3450           | 21005                        |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 47000          | 52805          | 66090          | 69093          | 41000          | 61603                        |
| 13      | Kerala            | 7530           | 3700           | 3890           | 1117           | 3700           | 46695                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 133000         | 7499           | 110700         | 7994           | 7499           | 99197                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 163450         | 91413          | 122880         | 55793          | 91413          | 41588                        |
| 16      | Manipur           | 14380          | 11547          | 14600          | 2855           | 11547          | 10015                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 4110           | 1991           | 4850           | 3186           | 1991           | 0                            |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 5840           | 0              | 4070           | NR             | 4070           | 4050                         |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 3840           | 0              | 1050           | NR             | 1050           | 0                            |
| 20      | Orissa            | 182270         | 198891         | 107290         | 170808         | 107287         | 197867                       |
| 21      | Punjab            | 10090          | 2769           | 6970           | 2934           | 2769           | 5023                         |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 53155          | 70423          | 57100          | 70893          | 57103          | 66442                        |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 6160           | 4095           | 4810           | 1325           | 4095           | 3376                         |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 55071          | 70235          | 70240          | 45129          | 70235          | 28678                        |
| 25      | Telangana         | -              | 80446          | 59970          | 236598         | 80446          | 436913                       |
| 26      | Tripura           | 20900          | 16403          | 16280          | 2339           | 16280          | 4070                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 16000          | 17268          | 16000          | 17846          | 17268          | 16670                        |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh     | 68180          | 57907          | 47731          | 165867         | 57907          | 84766                        |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 8130           | 6396           | 750            | 12169          | 3910           | 2722                         |
| 30      | A&NIslands        | 1100           | 1184           | 1120           | 1300           | 1116           | 1123                         |
| 31      | Chandigarh        | 155            | 126            | 180            | 167            | 126            | 178                          |
| 32      | D &NHaveli        | 220            | 220            | 200            | 225            | 200            | 220                          |
| 33      | Daman &Diu        | 10             | 11             | 10             | 0              | 10             | 100                          |
| 34      | Delhi             | 692            | 1468           | 850            | 1498           | 848            | 1298                         |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 25             | 0              | 20             | 0              | 25             | 0                            |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 70             | 75             | 40             | 86             | 41             | 250                          |
|         | Total :           | 1534923        | 1348412        | 1166651        | 1381596        | 1089555        | 1683542                      |

Note : NR= Not Reported

Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3636  regarding 'Integrated Forest Conservation Scheme ' raised by Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi  due for reply on 08.08.2017.

State/UT wise Details of afforestation Targets and Achievements of Point 51(b) (No. of Seedlings Planted) under Twenty Point Programme during last three years (2014-15 to 2016-17)

(Number of Seedlings in Lakhs)

| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2016-17   | Year 2016-17                 |
|---------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement (upto Dec. 2016) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 2597.4         | 2212.73        | 966.75         | 1839.48        | 1355.84        | 1628.44                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 37.57          | 0.27           | 1.37           | 0.06           | 1.37           | 0                            |
| 3       | Assam              | 26.39          | 0              | 0.26           | 0              | 0.26           | 0                            |
| 4       | Bihar              | 148.2          | 604.21         | 148.14         | 269.22         | 197.15         | 216.01                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 417.3          | 696            | 327.67         | 98.7           | 393.78         | 649.42                       |
| 6       | Goa                | 4.77           | 4.5            | 0.98           | 0.33           | 1.00           | 0.32                         |
| 7       | Gujarat            | 945.1          | 1820.39        | 905.32         | 1689.92        | 905.34         | 1791.46                      |
| 8       | Haryana            | 300            | 279.27         | 371.8          | 238.5          | 232.69         | 189.95                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 130            | 135            | 117            | 121.68         | 134.73         | 79.36                        |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir  | 86.45          | 59.61          | 56.55          | 76.6           | 54.95          | 12.17                        |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 144.95         | 74.26          | 22.43          | NR             | 22.43          | 192.1                        |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 443            | 519.29         | 429.59         | 435.38         | 266.5          | 546.48                       |
| 13      | Kerala             | 48.95          | 10.53          | 25.29          | 17.3           | 24.05          | 29.48                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 864.5          | 866.87         | 719.55         | 63.94          | 48.74          | 855.37                       |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 1062.43        | 863.12         | 798.72         | 557.5          | 594.18         | 566.62                       |
| 16      | Manipur            | 93.47          | 92.02          | 94.9           | 62.06          | 75.06          | 68.44                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 26.72          | 45.04          | 31.53          | 33.65          | 12.94          | 0                            |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 37.96          | 0              | 26.46          | NR             | 26.46          | 26.46                        |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 24.96          | 0              | 6.83           | NR             | 6.83           | 0                            |
| 20      | Orissa             | 1184.76        | 1242.17        | 697.39         | 960.03         | 697.37         | 831.2                        |
| 21      | Punjab             | 65.59          | 18             | 45.31          | 19.07          | 18             | 32.65                        |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 345.5          | 451.96         | 371.15         | 461.14         | 371.17         | 438.55                       |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 40.04          | 23.07          | 31.27          | 16.31          | 26.62          | 22.99                        |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 357.96         | 456.53         | 456.56         | 293.34         | 456.53         | 186.4                        |
| 25      | Telangana          | -              | 445.79         | 389.81         | 1378.31        | 522.9          | 3673.17                      |
| 26      | Tripura            | 135.85         | 106.19         | 105.82         | 15.38          | 105.82         | 433.31                       |
| 27      | Uttarakhand        | 104            | 175.09         | 104            | 157.76         | 112.24         | 156.17                       |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 443.17         | 919.73         | 310.25         | 587.03         | 376.4          | 667.66                       |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 52.85          | 100.18         | 4.88           | 324.19         | 25.42          | 27.51                        |
| 30      | A&NIslands         | 7              | 6.73           | 7.28           | 7.13           | 7.25           | 7                            |
| 31      | Chandigarh         | 1.01           | 0.82           | 1.17           | 1.33           | 0.82           | 1.38                         |
| 32      | D &NHaveli         | 1.43           | 3.52           | 1.3            | 3.03           | 1.3            | 3.83                         |
| 33      | Daman &Diu         | 0.07           | 0.16           | 0.07           | 0              | 0.07           | 0                            |
| 34      | Delhi              | 4.5            | 9.54           | 5.53           | 9.74           | 5.51           | 8.45                         |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 0.16           | 0              | 0.13           | 0              | 0.16           | 0                            |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 0.46           | 1.46           | 0.26           | 0.33           | 0.27           | 0.87                         |
|         | Total :            | 10184.43       | 12244.07       | 7583.32        | 9738.43        | 7082.15        | 13343.21                     |

Note : NR= Not Reported

Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) to (d)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3636  regarding 'Integrated Forest Conservation Scheme ' raised by Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi  due for reply on 08.08.2017.

State/UT wise Details of Afforestation Targets of Point 51(a) (Area Covered under Public and Forest Lands) and  51(b) (No. of Seedlings Planted) under Twenty Point Programme for the year 2017-18

(51-(a)-Area in Hectares), (51-(b)-Number of Seedlings in Lakhs)

| Sl.No   | NAME OF STATE/UT   | TARGET 2017-18   | TARGET 2017-18   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         |                    | Point 51 (a)     | Point 51 (b)     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 238390           | 1549.54          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 210              | 1.37             |
| 3       | Assam              | 40               | 0.26             |
| 4       | Bihar              | 67860            | 441.09           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 93440            | 607.36           |
| 6       | Goa                | 175              | 1.14             |
| 7       | Gujarat            | 160405           | 1042.63          |
| 8       | Haryana            | 41210            | 267.87           |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 15000            | 97.50            |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir  | 9340             | 60.71            |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 5370             | 34.91            |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 58000            | 377.00           |
| 13      | Kerala             | 2900             | 18.85            |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 50230            | 326.50           |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 120315           | 782.05           |
| 16      | Manipur            | 10770            | 70.01            |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 7170             | 46.61            |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 4070             | 26.46            |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 1050             | 6.83             |
| 20      | Orissa             | 162410           | 1055.67          |
| 21      | Punjab             | 6505             | 42.28            |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 42000            | 273.00           |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 3410             | 22.17            |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 61865            | 402.12           |
| 25      | Telangana          | 158520           | 1030.38          |
| 26      | Tripura            | 11675            | 75.89            |
| 27      | Uttarakhand        | 12000            | 78.00            |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 100705           | 654.58           |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 7490             | 48.69            |
| 30      | A&NIslands         | 1205             | 7.83             |
| 31      | Chandigarh         | 155              | 1.01             |
| 32      | D &NHaveli         | 215              | 1.40             |
| 33      | Daman &Diu         | 5                | 0.03             |
| 34      | Delhi              | 1270             | 8.26             |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 10               | 0.07             |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 65               | 0.42             |
| Total : | Total :            | 1455450          | 9460.49          |

Point 51-a-Area covered (ha)

Point 51-b- No. of Seedlings planted (number in lakhs)