Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Forest Encroachment
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 914

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2017

## Forest Encroachment

## 914.  SHRI SUBHASH PATEL :

DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL : DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the incidents of encroachment in the reserved forest areas of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any accountability in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) As per the reports received from States / UTs government the details of the area under encroachment in the forest areas are given in Annexure - I.
- (b) Protection  and  management  of  forest  areas  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of respective  State  /  UT  Governments.  Action  against  any  offence  including encroachment is taken under the relevant provisions of various Acts and Rules.

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## Annexure - I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914  DUE  FOR REPLY ON 07.02.2017 REGARDING FOREST ENCROACHMENT ASKED BY SHRI SUBHASH PATEL, DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL AND DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

| S. No.   | Name of State / UT   | Area of Encroachment (In Ha.)   | As on      |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 1690.72                         | 31.03.2016 |
| 2        | Bihar                | 132.21                          | 31.03.2015 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 19330.64                        | 31.01.2016 |
| 4        | Gujarat              | 34791.00                        | 19.03.2011 |
| 5        | Goa                  | Nil                             | 25.02.2013 |
| 6        | Haryana              | 520.00                          | 31.03.2016 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | 2339.02                         | 31.03.2016 |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 27360.21                        | 31.07.2012 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 14345.02                        | 13.02.2014 |
| 10       | Karnataka            | 75826.76                        | 31.03.2016 |
| 11       | Kerala               | 56.43                           | 31.03.2016 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh       | 534717.28                       | 31.03.2016 |
| 13       | Maharashtra          | 67012.56                        | 31.03.2016 |
| 14       | Odisha               | 78505.08                        | 22.07.2011 |
| 15       | Punjab               | 6987.31                         | 31.03.2015 |
| 16       | Rajasthan            | 9003.91                         | 31.12.2015 |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu           | 15142.00                        | 16.07.2014 |
| 18       | Telangana            | 27775.64                        | 31.03.2016 |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh        | 23869.50                        | 29.02.2016 |
| 20       | Uttarakhand          | 9619.80                         | 30.06.2016 |
| 21       | West Bengal          | 13779.49                        | 31.03.2015 |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 58636.13                        | 31.03.2016 |
| 23       | Assam                | 317215.39                       | 17.03.2015 |
| 24       | Manipur              | 1356.80                         | 31.03.2016 |
| 25       | Meghalaya            | 9378.00                         | 12.03.2011 |
| 26       | Mizoram              | 9589.48                         | 31.03.2016 |
| 27       | Nagaland             | 8721.86                         | 26.07.2011 |
| 28       | Sikkim               | 2817.21                         | 31.03.2016 |
| 29       | Tripura              | 6.77                            | 08.08.2014 |
| 30       | A &NIslands          | 479.57                          | 31.03.2016 |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | 14.00                           | 31.03.2016 |
| 32       | D&N Haveli           | 614.40                          | 31.03.2013 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu           | 87.83                           | 28.09.2010 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep          | Nil                             | 28.08.2010 |
| 35       | Delhi                | 629.51                          | 11.04.2012 |
| 36       | Puducherry           | Nil                             | 21.10.2010 |
|          | TOTAL                | 1372351.53 (1.372 mha)          |            |