Lok Sabha Question No. 3995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Plantation in Forest Lands
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  3995

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Plantation in Forest Lands

## 3995. SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned any funds to States for plantation in forest lands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds released to Tamil Nadu during the last three years under these schemes; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to increase forest cover in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  Yes  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  has sanctioned  funds  to  states  for  implementation  of  schemes  for  plantation  on  the  forest lands under the two Centrally Sponsored Schemes of National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission for a Green India (GIM). While NAP is 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.  The State/UT wise details of funds released under NAP and GIM is given in Annexure .
- (c) An  amount  of  Rs.  2.98  crores  has  been  released  to  Tamil  Nadu  state  under  NAP  for implementation of sanctioned Annual Plan of Operation (APO) by this Ministry during last three years (2015-16 to 2017-18) whereas; no funds were released under GIM during the above period.
- (d) To  improve  and  increase  the  forest and  tree cover in the country, afforestation programmes  are  taken  up  under  various  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  the  Ministry such as National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission for a Green India (GIM).  The  fund  under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning Authority (CAMPA), inter-alia , is also used for plantation activity including compensatory afforestation. The Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme of the ministry  takes  care  of  the  forest  fire  prevention  and  management  aspects  to  prevent destruction of forests.

Besides, afforestation,  being a multi-departmental effort, is also taken  up by  other Ministries under centrally sponsored MGNREGA  Scheme,  Integrated Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP)  which  from  2015-16,  has  been  amalgamated  as  the Watershed  Development  Component  of  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojna (PMKSY), National  Bamboo  Mission etc. and  also  under  various  State  Plan/Non-Plan Schemes.

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3995 regarding 'Plantation in Forest Lands' raised by Shri P. Kumar due for reply on 10.08.2018.

State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  released  under  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)  and National Mission for a Green India (GIM) during each of the last three years (2015-16 to 2017-18)

## (A) National Afforestation Programme (NAP)

| S.   | State                | Amount Released(Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released(Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released(Rs. in crore)   |
|------|----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No.  |                      | 2015-16                         | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh       | 0.87                            | 1.33                            | 3.36                            |
| 2    | Bihar                | 5.01                            | 2.18                            | 4.23                            |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh         | 10.20                           | 4.92                            | 10.86                           |
| 4    | Goa                  | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 5    | Gujarat              | 8.54                            | 4.36                            | 0.00                            |
| 6    | Haryana              | 0.72                            | 3.50                            | 2.71                            |
| 7    | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 1.73                            |
| 8    | Jammu &Kashmir       | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 7.20                            |
| 9    | Jharkhand            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 10   | Karnataka            | 1.05                            | 7.33                            | 3.24                            |
| 11   | Kerala               | 1.02                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 12   | Madhya Pradesh       | 9.45                            | 4.00                            | 8.74                            |
| 13   | Maharashtra          | 14.90                           | 4.76                            | 6.73                            |
| 14   | Orissa               | 9.49                            | 4.62                            | 3.49                            |
| 15   | Punjab               | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 16   | Rajasthan            | 0.75                            | 0.00                            | 1.40                            |
| 17   | Tamil Nadu           | 1.42                            | 1.56                            | 0.00                            |
| 18   | Telangana            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 19   | Uttar Pradesh        | 2.68                            | 2.55                            | 0.67                            |
| 20   | Uttarakhand          | 3.05                            | 0.00                            | 3.36                            |
| 21   | West Bengal          | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
|      | Total (Other States) | 69.16                           | 41.10                           | 57.71                           |
|      | North Eastern states |                                 |                                 |                                 |
| 22   | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.86                            |
| 23   | Assam                | 2.56                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 24   | Manipur              | 3.67                            | 1.21                            | 3.20                            |
| 25   | Meghalaya            | 1.35                            | 0.00                            | 1.65                            |
| 26   | Mizoram              | 10.17                           | 6.74                            | 5.80                            |
| 27   | Nagaland             | 0.00                            | 5.21                            | 5.85                            |
| 28   | Sikkim               | 1.52                            | 5.09                            | 0.00                            |
| 29   | Tripura              | 5.73                            | 0.00                            | 4.94                            |
|      | Total (NE States)    | 25.00                           | 18.25                           | 22.29                           |
|      | G. Total             | 94.16                           | 59.35                           | 80.00                           |

## (B) Green India Mission (GIM)

| Sl. No.   | States            | Amount Released (Rupees in crores )   | Amount Released (Rupees in crores )   | Amount Released (Rupees in crores )   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States            | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               | 2017-18                               |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                     | 1.06                                  | 0.45                                  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 3         | Assam             | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 4         | Bihar             | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 23.39                                 | 20.23                                 | 10.95                                 |
| 6         | Gujarat           | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 7         | Haryana           | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 1.05                                  | 0.87                                  | 0.86                                  |
| 12        | Kerala            | 9.15                                  | -                                     | -                                     |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 15        | Manipur           | 8.35                                  | 7.82                                  | 6.41                                  |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 17        | Mizoram           | -                                     | 9.88                                  | 20.00                                 |
| 18        | Nagaland          | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 19        | Odisha            | 1.83                                  | 1.39                                  | 1.40                                  |
| 20        | Punjab            | 6.11                                  | -                                     | 6.22                                  |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 22        | Sikkim            | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 24        | Tripura           | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh     | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | 20.21                                 | -                                     | -                                     |
| 27        | West Bengal       | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
|           | TOTAL             | 70.09                                 | 41.25                                 | 46.29                                 |

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