Lok Sabha Question No. 3589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation Fund
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3589

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Compensatory Afforestation Fund

## 3589.   SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE:

ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

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

- (a) whether  about  Rs.  50,000  crore  has  been  collected  as  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund (CAF) in lieu of forestland  diverted  under  the  Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, for nonforest purposes such as industrial projects like mining and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  notified  the  draft  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund (CAF) Rules, 2018 to facilitate utilisation of over Rs. 50,000 crore among States to expand India's forest cover and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether environmentalists and forest rights activists  are criticizing the draft Compensatory Afforestation Fund(CAF) Rules stating they violate Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 and if so, the response of the Union Government thereto;
- (d) whether  organizations  and activists working for the rights of forest dwellers have repeatedly pointed out that the CAF Act, by design, is flawed and needs repealing  or  amendment  to ensure safeguards for the protection of rights of tribals and forest dwellers; and
- (e)  if so,  the  response  of  the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  as  on  this  date  Rs.  50213.424  Crore  is  available  in  the  Compensatory Afforestation  Fund  managed  by  ad-hoc  CAMPA  which  includes  principal  amount  and interest accrued on the principal amount. The details are given in annexure-A.
- (b) (c) (d) & (e)   Yes, the Compensatory Afforestation Rule 2018 has been published in the gazette dated  17 th February 2018 for public comment. The details are available on the website  http://egazette.nic.in/(S(ss2o5yvoxew0sktoi2nxtrc3))/EnhancedSearch.aspx.  The comments of various stakeholders  have been sought from public affected by CAF Act 2016 and their comments will be considered while finalizing Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rule 2018.

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Annexure  A  referred  to  in  the  answer  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.3589, to be answered on 16.03.2018 regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund' by SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHMUNDE: ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE

## Statement showing the total fund position as on 28.02.2018

|   Sl. No. | Name of State            | Amount (in Rs)    |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | 2                        | 3                 |
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 235,858,804.89    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh           | 15,927,377,222.15 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 19,670,995,811.65 |
|         4 | Assam                    | 6,054,029,363.25  |
|         5 | Bihar                    | 5,580,446,817.51  |
|         6 | Chandigarh               | 173,897,058.01    |
|         7 | Chhatishgarh             | 53,460,437,007.92 |
|         8 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli      | 138,523,002.07    |
|         9 | Daman &Diu               | -                 |
|        10 | Delhi                    | 1,095,423,974.05  |
|        11 | Goa                      | 1,376,500,872.36  |
|        12 | Gujarat                  | 15,798,092,674.54 |
|        13 | Haryana                  | 12,769,066,650.55 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh         | 18,035,823,420.85 |
|        15 | Jammu &Kashmir           | 12,520,717,022.69 |
|        16 | Jharkhand                | 39,481,433,224.72 |
|        17 | Karnataka                | 13,698,656,002.74 |
|        18 | Kerala                   | 760,528,154.02    |

| 19   | Lakshadweep    | -                  |
|------|----------------|--------------------|
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh | 48,411,115,890.89  |
| 21   | Maharashtra    | 33,711,248,758.28  |
| 22   | Manipur        | 3,935,198,956.94   |
| 23   | Meghalaya      | 1,388,914,828.68   |
| 24   | Mizoram        | 1,092,999,070.40   |
| 25   | Nagaland       | -                  |
| 26   | Orissa         | 76,908,643,933.77  |
| 27   | Pudducherry    | -                  |
| 28   | Punjab         | 9,849,024,851.97   |
| 29   | Rajasthan      | 23,734,844,671.07  |
| 30   | Sikkim         | 3,257,806,463.92   |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu     | 1,230,186,708.72   |
| 32   | Telangana      | 28,041,303,280.85  |
| 33   | Tripura        | 2,249,523,370.01   |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh  | 20,336,456,895.45  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand    | 29,296,856,458.99  |
| 36   | West Bengal    | 1,912,315,570.15   |
|      | Total          | 502,134,246,794.06 |