Lok Sabha Question No. 3637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Plantation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  3637

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/08/2017

## Plantation Programme

## 3637. PROF. A.S.R. NAIK:

## SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan for plantation programme in the country to achieve 33 per cent required forest cover and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target of tree plantation for various States in the country and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether steps have been taken by the States to achieve the fixed targets, if so, the details thereof along with the achievements in this regard; and
- (d)   if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR  ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) In consonance with the National Forest Policy to achieve 33% forest and tree cover in the country, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) is implementing two major Tree Plantation/afforestation schemes in the country i.e. National Afforestation Programme (NAP) scheme  and  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM).  While  NAP  is  being  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.    These  Schemes  are  implemented  in participatory mode under Joint Forest Management (JFM) approach. An area of about 21  lakh ha has been approved for  new afforestation with an investment of around Rs. 3700 crores under NAP since  inception  in  2000  till  2016-17.  Under  GIM  an  amount  of  Rs.174  crores  has  been  released since 2011-12 to 2016-17 for preparatory and perspective plan.
- (b) to  (d)  Yes,  Sir.  Afforestation/Tree  plantation  targets  in  the  country  under  Item  No.51  (a)  (Area Covered under Public and Forest  Lands) and 51 (b) (No. of Seedlings Planted) of Twenty Point Programme (TPP) is fixed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) annually  to  States/UTs.  Afforestation/Tree  plantation  achievements  in  the  country  under  Twenty Point Programme (TPP) are compiled in the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).   The details of State/UT wise Targets & achievements for Point 51(a) and Point 51 (b) during last three years are given in Annexure-I& II.

Tree Plantation/Afforestation activities are taken up cross sectorally by various departments, NGOs, Civil Society, Corporate etc.  under  various  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  and  also  under different State Plan/Non Plan Schemes including Externally Aided Projects.

Annexure  referred to in reply of  parts (b) to (d)  of  the Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.3637  regarding 'Plantation Programme ' raised by Shri  Prof. A.S.R. Naik  and  Shri  Venkatesh  Babu  T.G due for  reply on 08.08.2017.

State/UT wise Details of afforestation Targets and Achievements of Point 51(a) (Area Covered under Public and Forest Lands) under Twenty Point Programme during last three years (2014-15 to 2016-17)

(Area in Hectares)

| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2016-17   | Year 2016-17                 |
|---------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement (upto Dec. 2016) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 399600         | 208591         | 148730         | 133618         | 208591         | 245363                       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 5780           | 42             | 210            | 8              | 210            | 0                            |
| 3       | Assam              | 4060           | 0              | 40             | 0              | 40             | 0                            |
| 4       | Bihar              | 22800          | 92956          | 22790          | 41419          | 30330          | 33232                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 60000          | 86211          | 50410          | 133531         | 60581          | 93494                        |
| 6       | Goa                | 305            | 346            | 150            | 21             | 154            | 38                           |
| 7       | Gujarat            | 145400         | 191118         | 139280         | 150822         | 139283         | 140517                       |
| 8       | Haryana            | 40000          | 35798          | 57200          | 30643          | 35798          | 25192                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 20000          | 20728          | 18000          | 11449          | 20728          | 7969                         |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir  | 13300          | 8454           | 8700           | 10863          | 8454           | 3888                         |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 22300          | 7296           | 3450           | NR             | 3450           | 21005                        |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 47000          | 52805          | 66090          | 69093          | 41000          | 61603                        |
| 13      | Kerala             | 7530           | 3700           | 3890           | 1117           | 3700           | 46695                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 133000         | 7499           | 110700         | 7994           | 7499           | 99197                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 163450         | 91413          | 122880         | 55793          | 91413          | 41588                        |
| 16      | Manipur            | 14380          | 11547          | 14600          | 2855           | 11547          | 10015                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 4110           | 1991           | 4850           | 3186           | 1991           | 0                            |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 5840           | 0              | 4070           | NR             | 4070           | 4050                         |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 3840           | 0              | 1050           | NR             | 1050           | 0                            |
| 20      | Orissa             | 182270         | 198891         | 107290         | 170808         | 107287         | 197867                       |
| 21      | Punjab             | 10090          | 2769           | 6970           | 2934           | 2769           | 5023                         |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 53155          | 70423          | 57100          | 70893          | 57103          | 66442                        |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 6160           | 4095           | 4810           | 1325           | 4095           | 3376                         |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 55071          | 70235          | 70240          | 45129          | 70235          | 28678                        |
| 25      | Telangana          | -              | 80446          | 59970          | 236598         | 80446          | 436913                       |
| 26      | Tripura            | 20900          | 16403          | 16280          | 2339           | 16280          | 4070                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand        | 16000          | 17268          | 16000          | 17846          | 17268          | 16670                        |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 68180          | 57907          | 47731          | 165867         | 57907          | 84766                        |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 8130           | 6396           | 750            | 12169          | 3910           | 2722                         |
| 30      | A&NIslands         | 1100           | 1184           | 1120           | 1300           | 1116           | 1123                         |
| 31      | Chandigarh         | 155            | 126            | 180            | 167            | 126            | 178                          |
| 32      | D &NHaveli         | 220            | 220            | 200            | 225            | 200            | 220                          |
| 33      | Daman &Diu         | 10             | 11             | 10             | 0              | 10             | 100                          |
| 34      | Delhi              | 692            | 1468           | 850            | 1498           | 848            | 1298                         |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 25             | 0              | 20             | 0              | 25             | 0                            |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 70             | 75             | 40             | 86             | 41             | 250                          |
|         | Total :            | 1534923        | 1348412        | 1166651        | 1381596        | 1089555        | 1683542                      |

Note : NR= Not Reported

Annexure  referred to in reply of  parts (b) to (d)  of  the Lok  Sabha Unstarred  Question No.3637  regarding  'Plantation Programme ' raised by Shri Prof. A.S.R. Naik and Shri Venkatesh Babu T.G due for reply on 08.08.2017.

State/UT  wise  Details  of  afforestation  Targets  and  Achievements  of  Point  51(b)  (No.  of  Seedlings  Planted)  under Twenty Point Programme during last three years (2014-15 to 2016-17)

(Number of Seedlings in Lakhs)

| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2014-15   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2015-16   | Year 2016-17   | Year 2016-17                 |
|---------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|
| Sl.No   | Name of State/UT   | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement    | Target         | Achievement (upto Dec. 2016) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 2597.4         | 2212.73        | 966.75         | 1839.48        | 1355.84        | 1628.44                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 37.57          | 0.27           | 1.37           | 0.06           | 1.37           | 0                            |
| 3       | Assam              | 26.39          | 0              | 0.26           | 0              | 0.26           | 0                            |
| 4       | Bihar              | 148.2          | 604.21         | 148.14         | 269.22         | 197.15         | 216.01                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 417.3          | 696            | 327.67         | 98.7           | 393.78         | 649.42                       |
| 6       | Goa                | 4.77           | 4.5            | 0.98           | 0.33           | 1.00           | 0.32                         |
| 7       | Gujarat            | 945.1          | 1820.39        | 905.32         | 1689.92        | 905.34         | 1791.46                      |
| 8       | Haryana            | 300            | 279.27         | 371.8          | 238.5          | 232.69         | 189.95                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh   | 130            | 135            | 117            | 121.68         | 134.73         | 79.36                        |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir  | 86.45          | 59.61          | 56.55          | 76.6           | 54.95          | 12.17                        |
| 11      | Jharkhand          | 144.95         | 74.26          | 22.43          | NR             | 22.43          | 192.1                        |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 443            | 519.29         | 429.59         | 435.38         | 266.5          | 546.48                       |
| 13      | Kerala             | 48.95          | 10.53          | 25.29          | 17.3           | 24.05          | 29.48                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 864.5          | 866.87         | 719.55         | 63.94          | 48.74          | 855.37                       |
| 15      | Maharashtra        | 1062.43        | 863.12         | 798.72         | 557.5          | 594.18         | 566.62                       |
| 16      | Manipur            | 93.47          | 92.02          | 94.9           | 62.06          | 75.06          | 68.44                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 26.72          | 45.04          | 31.53          | 33.65          | 12.94          | 0                            |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 37.96          | 0              | 26.46          | NR             | 26.46          | 26.46                        |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 24.96          | 0              | 6.83           | NR             | 6.83           | 0                            |
| 20      | Orissa             | 1184.76        | 1242.17        | 697.39         | 960.03         | 697.37         | 831.2                        |
| 21      | Punjab             | 65.59          | 18             | 45.31          | 19.07          | 18             | 32.65                        |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 345.5          | 451.96         | 371.15         | 461.14         | 371.17         | 438.55                       |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 40.04          | 23.07          | 31.27          | 16.31          | 26.62          | 22.99                        |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 357.96         | 456.53         | 456.56         | 293.34         | 456.53         | 186.4                        |
| 25      | Telangana          | -              | 445.79         | 389.81         | 1378.31        | 522.9          | 3673.17                      |
| 26      | Tripura            | 135.85         | 106.19         | 105.82         | 15.38          | 105.82         | 433.31                       |
| 27      | Uttarakhand        | 104            | 175.09         | 104            | 157.76         | 112.24         | 156.17                       |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 443.17         | 919.73         | 310.25         | 587.03         | 376.4          | 667.66                       |
| 29      | West Bengal        | 52.85          | 100.18         | 4.88           | 324.19         | 25.42          | 27.51                        |
| 30      | A&NIslands         | 7              | 6.73           | 7.28           | 7.13           | 7.25           | 7                            |
| 31      | Chandigarh         | 1.01           | 0.82           | 1.17           | 1.33           | 0.82           | 1.38                         |
| 32      | D &NHaveli         | 1.43           | 3.52           | 1.3            | 3.03           | 1.3            | 3.83                         |
| 33      | Daman &Diu         | 0.07           | 0.16           | 0.07           | 0              | 0.07           | 0                            |
| 34      | Delhi              | 4.5            | 9.54           | 5.53           | 9.74           | 5.51           | 8.45                         |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 0.16           | 0              | 0.13           | 0              | 0.16           | 0                            |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 0.46           | 1.46           | 0.26           | 0.33           | 0.27           | 0.87                         |
|         | Total :            | 10184.43       | 12244.07       | 7583.32        | 9738.43        | 7082.15        | 13343.21                     |

Note : NR= Not Reported

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