Lok Sabha Question No. 4087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Environment Protection Fund
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4087

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Environment Protection Fund

## 4087.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) the manner in which the Government is spending the fund of Rs. 77000 crore meant for protection of environment;
- (b) whether his ministry had decided to re-introduce a scheme for awarding Indian authors for their  original  work  in  Hindi  on  subjects  related  to  environment  including  pollution  and climate change; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Funds  have  been  deposited  in  various  Special  Purpose  Vehicles  (SPV)  created  in States  in  compliance  of  various  Supreme  Court  Orders  in  various  Interlocutory Applications (IA) filed in T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad vs Union of India & Ors. in Writ Petition (C) No. 202 of 1995 and other environment related cases filed in the Supreme Court.  These  SPVs  are  created  in  concerned  States  and  funds  have  been deposited  by  the  concerned  parties  and  the  funds  are  utilised  for  the  purposes specified in the Supreme Court Orders. The funds deposited in these SPVs including the Compensatory Afforestation Fund, funds released and utilised and balance funds available in these  SPVs are given in annexure-A .

These funds are utilised as per the approved annual plan of operation prepared as per the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) guidelines  duly  approved  by  the  Steering  Committee  of  State  CAMPA chaired by the Chief Secretary of the State. Funds from other SPV are released with the approval of the Committee constituted under Chief Secretary of the States as per the Hon'ble Supreme Court orders.

- (b)&(c)    Yes, Madam. Ministry has introduced its 'Medini Award Scheme' from 1 st April, 2018 for promoting writing of books originally in Hindi on environment and related subjects.

Annexure  'A' referred to in the answer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4087  by  DR.  SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE and SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT due for written answer on 10.08. 2018.

Status of Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) and Special Purpose Vehicle in various States (in Crore Rupees) as on 31.03.2018.

|    | State/UTs                       |   Amount | Released/Utilised   |   Balance |
|----|---------------------------------|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| 1  | Bihar                           |   565.32 | 224.36              |    340.96 |
| 2  | Delhi                           |   169.86 | 1.13                |    168.73 |
| 3  | Karnataka                       | 10346    | 10.00               |  10336    |
| 4  | Madhya Pradesh                  |     1    | NA                  |      1    |
| 5  | Madhya Pradesh                  |     2.33 | NA                  |      2.33 |
| 6  | Maharashtra                     |    38.4  | 5.43                |     32.97 |
| 7  | Meghalaya                       |   200.91 | 62.16               |    138.85 |
| 8  | Odisha                          |  1049.27 | 475.93              |    573.34 |
| 9  | Odisha                          | 12834    | -                   |  12834    |
| 10 | Rajasthan                       |    72.89 | NA                  |     72.89 |
| 11 | Telangana                       |    29.91 | 3.30                |     26.61 |
| 12 | Compensatory Afforestation Fund | 66298.6  | 14560.63            |  51737.9  |
|    | Total                           | 91608.5  | 15342.94            |  76265.6  |