Lok Sabha Question No. 3524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3524

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Compensatory Afforestation

## 3524.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether Compensatory Afforestation is being done across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present  status  of  Compensatory Afforestation in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken up  any  ground  level  study  on  the implementation of the Compensatory Afforestation Act across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  fund  sanctioned  and  released  for  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  in  the  country,  State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b) Yes, the compensatory Afforestation has been done on 8.15 lakh hectare across the country from  the  Compensatory  Afforestaton  Fund.  Detail  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  is  enclosed  in annexure - A
- (c) & (d) A multi-pronged strategy is in place for monitoring of the works undertaken under CAMPA which  inter-alia  include  calling  for,  analysis,  and  feedback  on  the  Quarterly  Progress  Reports submitted by the State CAMPAs to the Ad-hoc CAMPA, monitoring of Projects through loading of polygons  of  works  undertaken,  on  the  e-Green  Watch  portal  managed  by  the  National  Informatics Centre and third party monitoring to be undertaken by independent agencies.
- (e) The details of fund released to various states/ UTs during last three years is enclosed in annexureB

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Annexure A referred to in the answer to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3524, to be answered on 16.03.2018 regarding Compensatory  Afforestation by SHRI  NALIN KUMARKATEEL ,Member of Parliament

## Abstract of Compensatory Afforestation achieved from 1980 to 2017 as reported by

## States/Union Terriorites time to time

| S.No.                                                                                 | Name of States                                                                        | ha.)                                                                                  |                                                                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                     | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                      | 2353.97                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 31457.52                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 11717.49                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 7874.00                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 4304.40                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                            | 75.40                                                                                 |                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 48809.77                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                 | 107.79                                                                                |                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 1829.62                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                               | 84811.66                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                               | 6861.30                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 12 Himachal                                                                           | Pradesh                                                                               | 24008.50                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                        | 37091.93                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 25246.73                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 28067.00                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 58578.40                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 136059.18                                                                             |                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 97565.00                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 5327.23                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 611.00                                                                                |                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 7264.58                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 55654.71                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 13749.00                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 40136.40                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 3667.43                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 3702.00                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 5594.00                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 11480.00                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 29 Uttar                                                                              | Pradesh                                                                               | 19156.47                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 38415.07                                                                              |                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 3583.79                                                                               |                                                                                       |
| Grand total                                                                           |                                                                                       | 815161.33                                                                             |                                                                                       |
| area mentioned is in hectares.Does not contain ifnormation in respect of Dadra &Nagar | area mentioned is in hectares.Does not contain ifnormation in respect of Dadra &Nagar | area mentioned is in hectares.Does not contain ifnormation in respect of Dadra &Nagar | area mentioned is in hectares.Does not contain ifnormation in respect of Dadra &Nagar |

Annexure B referred to in the answer to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3524, to be answered on 16.03.2018 regarding Compensatory Afforestation by SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL ,Member of Parliament

| Sl.   | State/UT                  | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | Total [Col.3 to Col.5] (amount   |
|-------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| No.   | Amount in Rupees          | Amount in Rupees | Amount in Rupees | Amount in Rupees | in Rs.)                          |
| 1     | 2                         | 3                | 4                | 5                | 6                                |
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 23,049,000.00    | 10,000,000.00    |                  | 33,049,000.00                    |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,350,000,000.00 | 850,000,000.00   | 890,000,000.00   | 3,090,000,000.00                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 475,000,000.00   | 620,000,000.00   | 1,500,000,000.00 | 2,595,000,000.00                 |
| 4     | Assam                     |                  |                  | 300,000,000.00   | 300,000,000.00                   |
| 5     | Bihar                     | 198,019,400.00   | 341,400,000.00   | 330,000,000.00   | 869,419,400.00                   |
| 6     | Chandigarh                | 1,982,000.00     | 21,179,000.00    | 10,000,000.00    | 33,161,000.00                    |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh              | 1,930,000,000.00 | 2,390,000,000.00 | 2,800,000,000.00 | 7,120,000,000.00                 |
| 8     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli       |                  |                  |                  |                                  |
| 9     | Daman &Diu                |                  |                  |                  |                                  |
| 10    | Delhi                     | 40,000,000.00    | 39,100,000.00    | 40,000,000.00    | 119,100,000.00                   |
| 11    | Goa                       |                  |                  |                  |                                  |
| 12    | Gujarat                   | 650,000,000.00   | 330,000,000.00   | 450,000,000.00   | 1,430,000,000.00                 |
| 13    | Haryana                   | 230,000,000.00   | 640,000,000.00   | 180,000,000.00   | 1,050,000,000.00                 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh          | 960,000,000.00   | 769,800,000.00   | 1,096,200,000.00 | 2,826,000,000.00                 |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 340,000,000.00   | 310,000,000.00   | 1,020,000,000.00 | 1,670,000,000.00                 |
| 16    | Jharkhand                 | 1,750,000,000.00 | 1,410,000,000.00 | 1,490,000,000.00 | 4,650,000,000.00                 |
| 17    | Karnataka                 | 650,000,000.00   | 600,000,000.00   | 851,200,000.00   | 2,101,200,000.00                 |
| 18    | Kerala                    | 45,397,000.00    |                  |                  | 45,397,000.00                    |
| 19    | Lakshadweep               |                  |                  |                  |                                  |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh            | 895,000,000.00   | 2,130,000,000.00 | 1,400,000,000.00 | 4,425,000,000.00                 |
| 21    | Maharashtra               | 1,480,000,000.00 | 1,550,000,000.00 | 2,050,000,000.00 | 5,080,000,000.00                 |

| 22   | Manipur       | 82,700,000.00     | 250,000,000.00    | 150,000,000.00    | 482,700,000.00    |
|------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 23   | Meghalaya     |                   | 165,600,000.00    |                   | 165,600,000.00    |
| 24   | Mizoram       | 68,000,000.00     | 67,300,000.00     | 67,500,000.00     | 202,800,000.00    |
| 25   | Nagaland      |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 26   | Odisha        | 1,800,000,000.00  | 3,220,000,000.00  | 4,260,000,000.00  | 9,280,000,000.00  |
| 27   | Pudducherry   |                   |                   |                   |                   |
| 28   | Punjab        | 410,000,000.00    | 490,000,000.00    | 490,000,000.00    | 1,390,000,000.00  |
| 29   | Rajasthan     | 740,000,000.00    | 480,000,000.00    | 1,400,000,000.00  | 2,620,000,000.00  |
| 30   | Sikkim        | 137,000,000.00    | 110,000,000.00    | 90,000,000.00     | 337,000,000.00    |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu    |                   | 22,000,000.00     | 90,000,000.00     | 112,000,000.00    |
| 32   | Telangana     | 350,001,000.00    | 760,000,000.00    | 1,170,000,000.00  | 2,280,001,000.00  |
| 33   | Tripura       | 80,000,000.00     | 110,000,000.00    | 120,000,000.00    | 310,000,000.00    |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 449,118,400.00    | 1,770,000,000.00  | 1,180,000,000.00  | 3,399,118,400.00  |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 680,000,000.00    | 1,640,000,000.00  | 1,707,100,000.00  | 4,027,100,000.00  |
| 36   | West Bengal   |                   |                   | 210,000,000.00    | 210,000,000.00    |
|      | Grand Total   | 15,815,266,800.00 | 21,096,379,000.00 | 25,342,000,000.00 | 62,253,645,800.00 |