Lok Sabha Question No. 3187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Allocation of Funds under CAMPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3187

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Allocation of Funds under CAMPA

## 3187.  SHRI NINONG ERING:

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

- (a) whether the information on fund allocation and expenditure incurred under Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA) scheme till last financial year is in public domain and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  the  Annual  Plan  of  Operation  of  Arunachal Pradesh for the last three years and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c) the details of net Present Value amount received from Arunachal Pradesh according to the fixed rates during each of the last three years;
- (d) whether  there  is  a  huge  difference  in  the  net  accumulation  and  disbursement  ratio  of CAMPA funds  to  various  States  /  UTs  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of amount collected under CAMPA scheme and amount spent for plantation activity and infrastructure purposes; and
- (f) the details / dimension of forest land area diverted for non forest purposes in Arunachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam. The details of the releases are sent to the Nodal officer of State CAMPA which is a public document.
- (b) Yes Madam, the combined Annual Plan of Operation (APO) for the year 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 have been received with the total outlay of Rs. 325 crores and an amount of Rs.150 crores (Rs One hundred and fifty crores only) has been released to the Arunachal Pradesh State CAMPA on 10 th January 2017.
- (c) the  details  of  Compensatory  levies  collected  and  deposited  in  Arunachal  Pradesh State  Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) including inter  alia the  Net  Present Value NPV managed by ad-hoc CAMPA during the last three years is as under:
- (d)&(e) The amount collected and deposited in Compensatory Afforestation Fund of various State/Union territories managed by Ad-hoc CAMPA and amount released to various States/Union territories against the approved Annual Plan of Operations (APO) by the Steering Committees of  respective States/Union territories is placed at Annexure A.

| year ending 31 st March 2015 :   | Rs. 41.41 crores ;   |
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
| year ending 31 st March 2016     | Rs. 118.32 crores;   |
| year ending 31 st March 2017     | Rs. 102.97 crores.   |

The funds are released to States/ UT since 2009 as per the Supreme Court directions. By their Order dated 10 th July 2009 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.202/1995 titled T N Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs UOI & Ors, the Supreme Court of India permitted the release of an amount Rs.1,000 crores per annum for the next 5 years, in proportion to 10% of the principal amount pertaining to the respective State/ Union Territory.  By their judgment dated 12 th March 2014 in the above Writ Petition, the Hon'ble Court have permitted the release of an amount equal to 10% of the principal amount lying to the  credit  of  each  State/  Union  Territories  out  of  the  interest  receivable  by  it  with effect  from the financial  year 2014-15 onwards; The amounts so released are to be spent for plantation and infrastructure purposes etc., in terms of the Annual Plan of Operation finalised in terms of the  State CAMPA Guidelines which also have the approval of the Hon'ble Court, in their Order dated 10 th July 2009.

- (f) the details/dimension of forest land area diverted for non forest purposes in Arunachal Pradesh is placed at 'Annexure-B'.

***

Annexure  'A' referred to in the answer to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3187 by Shri  Ninong Ering due for written answer on 5th January 2018.

| Sl. No.     | State/UT                 | Principal Amount deposited by User agencies in State/UT CAF during 2006-2017 (in Rupees)   | Amount released to State/UT CAF (in Rupees)(2009-10 to 30.11.2017)   |
|-------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | 2                        |                                                                                            | 3                                                                    |
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 195,169,950                                                                                | 57,687,000                                                           |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh           | 15,404,365,750                                                                             | 8,827,015,000                                                        |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh        | 14,857,937,550                                                                             | 3,583,684,000                                                        |
| 4           | Assam                    | 4,604,401,005                                                                              | 1,228,858,100                                                        |
| 5           | Bihar                    | 4,055,475,200                                                                              | 1,501,543,400                                                        |
| 6           | Chandigarh               | 117,414,050                                                                                | 42,822,000                                                           |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh             | 41,965,562,000                                                                             | 12,932,440,000                                                       |
| 8           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 105,478,957                                                                                | 3,218,000                                                            |
| 9           | Daman &Diu               |                                                                                            |                                                                      |
| 10          | Delhi                    | 861,670,134                                                                                | 196,748,000                                                          |
| 11          | Goa                      | 1,595,348,250                                                                              | 454,665,000                                                          |
| 12          | Gujarat                  | 12,334,548,600                                                                             | 2,838,332,000                                                        |
| 13          | Haryana                  | 9,735,077,500                                                                              | 2,329,550,000                                                        |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh         | 14,144,773,870                                                                             | 5,734,689,400                                                        |
| 15          | Jammu &Kashmir           | 7,334,526,750                                                                              | 2,387,835,000                                                        |
| 16          | Jharkhand                | 31,441,461,265                                                                             | 10,531,239,300                                                       |
| 17          | Karnataka                | 11,541,814,650                                                                             | 4,853,833,000                                                        |
| 18          | Kerala                   | 653,219,050                                                                                | 76,558,000                                                           |
| 19          | Lakshadweep              |                                                                                            |                                                                      |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh           | 35,919,714,350                                                                             | 8,615,347,000                                                        |
| 21          | Maharashtra              | 25,604,511,400                                                                             | 10,276,865,000                                                       |
| 22          | Manipur                  | 2,742,866,000                                                                              | 882,369,000                                                          |
| 23          | Meghalaya                | 1,143,312,380                                                                              | 167,264,000                                                          |
| 24          | Mizoram                  | 745,788,900                                                                                | 326,752,000                                                          |
| 25          | Nagaland                 |                                                                                            |                                                                      |
| 26          | Odisha                   | 59,502,916,303                                                                             | 18,221,525,050                                                       |
| 27          | Pudducherry              |                                                                                            |                                                                      |
| 28          | Punjab                   | 7,681,347,066                                                                              | 2,834,663,872                                                        |
| 29          | Rajasthan                | 17,679,307,850                                                                             | 5,344,817,000                                                        |
| 30          | Sikkim                   | 2,331,743,450                                                                              | 704,826,000                                                          |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu               | 935,330,450                                                                                | 224,029,000                                                          |
| 32          | Telangana                | 14,313,000,000                                                                             | 3,300,001,000                                                        |
| 33          | Tripura                  | 1,647,038,115                                                                              | 500,036,300                                                          |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh            | 14,555,096,664                                                                             | 4,528,385,400                                                        |
| 35          | Uttarakhand              | 22,913,114,250                                                                             | 8,533,890,000                                                        |
| 36          | West Bengal              | 1,632,560,650                                                                              | 374,153,000                                                          |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | 380,295,892,359                                                                            | 122,415,640,822                                                      |

Annexure-B referred to the aanswer to part (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3187 by Shri Ninong Ering due for written answer on 5th January, 2018

Details of forest land diverted for non-forestry purposes under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980  in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in  last three years (from 2014-2017)

| S. No.                 | File No.                                                                                                                                                                                     | Proposal Name   | Category   | Area Diverted (in ha.)   | Date of Stage-II   |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| 1 3-AN B 077/2008- SHI | CONSTRUCTION OF 155 MTR. SPAN PERMANENT BRIDGE OVER TIDDING RIVER& ITS APPROACHESON TEZU HAYULIANG ROAD                                                                                      | Others          | 2.28       | 17-Jul-14                |                    |
| 2 8-26/2011- FC        | DIVERSION OF 71.84 HA FOREST LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CHAGLANG- KHONSA ROAD (23.40KM TO 67.42KM) ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY (NH-52 B)BY PWD UNDER PM'S PACKAGE IN TIRAP DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. | OF Road         |            | 71.84                    | 19-Sep-17          |
| 3 3-AN C 079/2009- SHI | CONSTRUCTION/IMPROVEMENT OF BALIPARA-CHARDUAR-TAWANG ROAD FROM 36.00 KMPOINT - 50.00 KMPOINT IN WEST KAMENG DISTRICT (ICBR)                                                                  | Road            |            | 8                        | 28-Apr-14          |
| 4 3-AN C 076/2009- SHI | CONSTRUCTION / IMPROVEMENT OF TRANS ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY (NH 52 B) TISSA TO KANUBARI (0.00 KMTO65.00 KM) ROAD BY PWD IN TIRAP DISTRICT                                                          | Road            |            | 7.42                     | 25-Sep-14          |
| 3-AN C 001/2010- SHI   | CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY (NH 52 B) MAHADEVPUR TO DIRAK NALLAH, SECTOR MAHADEVPUR TO CHANGLANG (0.00KMTO 17.565 KM) BY PWD                                                     | Road            |            | 11.4 3-Nov-14            | 5                  |
| 6 RO-NE/F 54- 2015-SHI | PROPOSAL FOR DIVERSION OF 9.60 Ha OF FORESTLAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHAKSANG-GG-PT 4594 RAOD FROM 0.00 KMTO4.00KMBYBRTFAT TAWANG DISTRICT                                                    | Road            |            | 9.6 6-Jul-15             |                    |
| 7 RO-NE/F 53- 2015-SHI | Proposal for diversion of 9.66 ha of forest land for construction of Lungro GG-PT 4720 road from 0.00 km to 4.025 km by BRTF in Tawang Dist.                                                 | Road            |            | 9.66 6-Jul-15            |                    |
| 8 3-AN C 088/2011- SHI | Proposal for diversion of 25.00 ha of forestland for construction of Joram-Koloriang road from 138.00 km to 158.00 km by BRTF in Kurung Kumey Dist.                                          | Road            |            | 25 10-Apr-15             |                    |

|   9 | 3-AN C 090/2010- SHI   | DIVERSION OF FOREST LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LIKABALI - BAME (12.00 KMTO22.00 KM) ROAD BY BRTF IN WEST SIANG DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                | Road   |   6.14 | 22-Sep-14   |
|-----|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|-------------|
|  10 | 3-AN C 027/2011- SHI   | CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD ONWESTERN BANK OF LOHIT RIVER FROMKIBITHU - THOCHU - WACHA(0.00 KMTO9.75 KM) IN ANJAW DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH BY BRTF (NON-ICBR)                                              | Road   | 23.4   | 8-Apr-14    |
|  11 | 3-AN C 023/2011- SHI   | IMPROVEMENT OF BALIPARA - CHARDUAR -TAWANGROADFROMKM 99.45 TO 106.38 KMBYBRTFIN WEST KAMENG DISTRICT (ICBR)                                                                                              | Road   |  9.777 | 9-Oct-14    |
|  12 | 3-AN C 004/2010- SHI   | IMPROVEMENT/UPGRADATION OF ROAD FALLING UNDER SECTOR PAPU-YUPIA- HOJ-POTIN OF TRANS ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY (NH 229) BETWEEN KM7.00 (NYORCH) TO 20.00 KM(KANNALLAH) IN PAPUMPARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Road   | 16.8   | 30-Sep-16   |
|  13 | 3 ANC 026/2013- SHI    | PROPOSAL FOR DIVERSION OF 22.50 ha OF FORESTLAND FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AKAJAN-LIKABALI-BAME ROAD FROM 40.00 km TO 65.00KMTONHDL SPECIFICATION BY BRTF IN WEST SIANG DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | Road   | 22.5   | 12-Sep-17   |
|  14 | 3 AN B 027/2013- SHI   | DIVERSION OF 1.951 ha OF FORESTLAND FOR IMPROVEMENT OF AKAJAN- LIKABALI-BAME ROAD FROM 95.00KM TO 105.62KM BY BRTF IN WEST SIANG DISTRICT OF ARUNCHAL PRADESH                                            | Road   |  1.951 | 22-Jul-15   |
|  15 | 8-119/2002- FC         | DIVERSION OF 42.00HA OF FOREST LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF DIRANG MANDELA ROAD BY THE BRTF IN WEST KAMENG DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.                                        | Road   | 42     | 29-Sep-14   |
|  16 | 8-102/2002- FC         | DIVERSION OF 30.98 HA OF FOREST LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION, WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ITANAGAR- GOHPURROAD PH-I BY BRTF IN PAPUMPARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.                                         | Road   | 30.98  | 6-Jun-16    |
|  17 | 8-87/2009- FC          | DIVESION OF 90.47 HA OF FORESTLAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH PACKAGE OF ROADS& HIGHWAY YINGKIONG-MARIYANG- PASIGHAT (00.00 KMTO130.3840 KM) ROAD BY PWD IN UPPER SIANG                       | Road   | 90.47  | 24-Oct-17   |

|   18 | 8-83/2009- FC   | DIVERSION OF 50.37 HA OF FORESTLAND CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS ARUNACHAL PRADESH HIGHWAY (NH-52 B) PASIGHAT TO PANGIN (20.00 KMTO76.00) ROAD BY PWD IN UPPER SIANG                                                                                                          | Road               |   50.37 | 24-Aug-16   |
|------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------|-------------|
|   19 | 8-27/2011- FC   | DIVERSION OF 84.15 HA FOREST LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CLASS-9 ROAD SPECIFICATION FORM 0.00 KM. TO 56.10 KMONROADBANGA-JANGA-GOMPA- NAGAGG(BJG-NAGA GG) BY BRTF IN TAWANG &WEST KAMENG DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.(ICBR)                                             | Road               |  84.15  | 17-Aug-16   |
|   20 | 8-12/2010- FC   | REVISED DIVERSION OF 38.045 (ORIGINALLY APPROVED-65.85 HA)OF FOREST LAND FOR IMPROVEMENT/UP- GRADATION OF TRANS-ARUNACHAL HIGHWAY (NH-229)FROM PAPU-YUPIA- HOJ-POTIN (20.00KMKANNALLAHTO 50.00 KMPOINT) IN FAVOLUR OF PWD IN PAPUM PARE DISTRICT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. | Road               |  38.045 | 23-Oct-17   |
|   21 | 8-21/2013- FC   | PROPOSAL FOR DIVERSION OF 160.958HA(60.588 HA+ 100.37HA) OF FORESTLAND FOR LAYING OF 132 KV S/C TRANSMISSION LINE FROM TEZU TO NAMSAI IN LOHIT DISTRICTS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH BY M/S POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.                                              | Transmiss ion Line | 160.958 | 11-Jun-14   |