Lok Sabha Question No. 4099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Plantation Drive
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SANTOSH KUMAR, HARI OM PANDEY, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4099 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10-08-2018

## Plantation Drive

## 4099. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken or proposes to launch any plantation drive across the country including Hathras region of Uttar Pradesh to increase green cover;
- (b) if  so,  the  State/UT-wise  details  thereof  along  with  the  target  fixed  for  plantation  of trees by the year 2021;
- (c) the details of mechanism, procedure and implementing agencies in Uttar Pradesh for the same;
- (d) the increase in green cover, if any, noticed in the said region due to plantation drive during the last three years and the current year;
- (e) whether any activists/social organizations are involved in the process  and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  further  green  cover  and promote forest based economy in the country especially in the said region?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Afforestation activities are being undertaken in forest as well as non-forest areas under various programs like Green India Mission, National Afforestation Programme, and Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and other programs of other ministries. The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department has proposed to undertake plantation drive including Hathras region of Uttar Pradesh to increase green cover.  The afforestation  activities  are  being  carried  out  in  accordance  with  Annual  Plans  of Operation  of  States  for  each  year.  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  afforestation  under above said programs are annexed .
- (c) to  (e)  The  Uttar  Pradesh  Forest  Department  is  a  nodal  agency  for  carrying  out  the afforestation/plantation activities in the State with active participation of local communities. The forest and tree cover in Uttar Pradesh as per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2017 shows an increase of 877 sq. km compared to the forest and tree
- cover as reported in ISFR, 2013. However, forest cover (23 sq. km) in Hathras region does not show any change for the period 2013-2017.
- (f) All the above schemes and programs will increase green cover and promote forest based economy  in  the  country.  The  Uttar  Pradesh  Forest  Department  is  also  implementing various  schemes  like  Social  Forestry,  Social  forestry  in  urban  areas,  Green  belt development scheme, Total Forest Cover scheme and Forest Cover Enrichment Scheme to increase green cover.

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## Green India Mission

The State wise details of area approved for afforestation and corresponding funds released under GIM is given below: -

Targets.: in hectare, Amount in Rs. Lakh

|       | States         | FY 2015-16   | FY 2015-16    | FY 2016-17   | FY 2016-17    | FY 2016-17    | FY 2017-18            | FY 2017-18       | FY 2017-18    |
|-------|----------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|
| Sl.   | States         | Target       | Fund Released | Target       | Target        | Fund Released | Targets               | Targets          | Fund Released |
| No.   | States         | Advance Work |               | Advance Work | Creation Work | Fund Released | Advance/Creation Work | Maintenance Work | Fund Released |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | -            | -             | 881          | -             | 105.53        | -                     | -                | 44.6          |
| 2     | Chhattisgarh   | 19128        | 2338.55       | -            | 19128         | 2023.017      | -                     | 19128            | 1095.272      |
| 3     | Karnataka      | 760          | 105.53        | -            | 760           | 86.853        | -                     | 760              | 85.734        |
| 4     | Kerala*        | 4978         | 914.82        | -            | -             | -             | -                     | -                | -             |
| 5     | Manipur        | 8798         | 834.84        | -            | 8798          | 782.285       | -                     | 8798             | 641.579       |
| 6     | Mizoram        | -            | -             | 19643        | -             | 988.35        | 9774.6                | -                | 2000          |
| 7     | Odisha         | 2177.72      | 182.92        | -            | 2094.4        | 138.964       | -                     | 2094.4           | 140.556       |
| 8     | Punjab*        | 3000         | 611.53        | -            | -             | -             | 1732                  | 1286             | 621.73        |
| 9     | Uttarakhand*   | 7483         | 2020.9        | -            | -             | -             | -                     | -                | -             |
| Total | Total          | 46324.7      | 7009.09       | 20524        | 30780.4       | 4125          | 11506.6               | 32066.4          | 4629.471      |

Note: *Fund were revalidated for utilization in FY 2016-17.

** The State of Punjab has also carried out creation activities apart from advance work due to sandy geo- morphology.

^Achievements as reported by States.

|         |             | FY 2018-19               | FY 2018-19    |
|---------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------|
| Sl. No. | States      | Targets for Advance Work | Fund Released |
| 1       | Sikkim      | 1509.2                   | 332.36        |
| 2       | Maharashtra | 6766.4                   | 1030.188      |
| Total   | Total       | 8275.6                   | 1362.548      |

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## National Afforestation Programme

| Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   | Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   | Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   | Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   | Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   | Approved Advance Work Area (in hectares)   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Year-wise Summary                          | Year-wise Summary                          | Year-wise Summary                          | Year-wise Summary                          | Year-wise Summary                          | Year-wise Summary                          |
| S. No.                                     | State                                      | 15-16                                      | 16-17                                      | 17-18                                      | Total                                      |
| 1                                          | Andhra Pradesh                             | 913                                        | 445                                        | 1487                                       | 2845                                       |
| 2                                          | Bihar                                      | 2500                                       |                                            | 2450                                       | 4950                                       |
| 3                                          | Chhattisgarh                               | 4475                                       |                                            | 2983                                       | 7458                                       |
| 4                                          | Goa                                        | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 5                                          | Gujarat                                    | 2755                                       |                                            |                                            | 2755                                       |
| 6                                          | Haryana                                    | 2195                                       |                                            |                                            | 2195                                       |
| 7                                          | Himachal Pradesh                           | 0                                          |                                            | 2139                                       | 2139                                       |
| 8                                          | Jammu& Kashmir                             | 0                                          |                                            | 2128                                       | 2128                                       |
| 9                                          | Jharkhand                                  | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 10                                         | Karnataka                                  | 2580                                       |                                            | 2095                                       | 4675                                       |
| 11                                         | Kerala *                                   | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 12                                         | Madhya Pradesh                             | 3655                                       |                                            | 5255                                       | 8910                                       |
| 13                                         | Maharashtra                                | 4135                                       |                                            | 4150                                       | 8285                                       |
| 14                                         | Orissa                                     | 1980                                       |                                            | 4565                                       | 6545                                       |
| 15                                         | Punjab                                     | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 16                                         | Rajasthan                                  | 800                                        |                                            | 1400                                       | 2200                                       |
| 17                                         | Tamil Nadu                                 | 1500                                       |                                            |                                            | 1500                                       |
| 18                                         | Telangana                                  | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 19                                         | Uttar Pradesh                              | 2985                                       |                                            | 0                                          | 2985                                       |
| 20                                         | Uttarakhand                                | 2132                                       |                                            | 2782                                       | 4914                                       |
| 21                                         | West Bengal                                | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
|                                            | Total (Other States)                       | 32605                                      | 445                                        | 31434                                      | 64484                                      |
| 22                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                          | 0                                          |                                            | 1010                                       | 1010                                       |
| 23                                         | Assam                                      | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 24                                         | Manipur                                    | 0                                          |                                            | 1733                                       | 1733                                       |
| 25                                         | Meghalaya                                  | 0                                          |                                            |                                            | 0                                          |
| 26                                         | Mizoram                                    | 905                                        |                                            | 1750                                       | 2655                                       |
| 27                                         | Nagaland                                   | 0                                          |                                            | 2085                                       | 2085                                       |
| 28                                         | Sikkim                                     | 0                                          | 1914                                       |                                            | 1914                                       |
| 29                                         | Tripura                                    | 2476                                       |                                            | 1835                                       | 4311                                       |
|                                            | Total (NE States)                          | 3381                                       | 1914                                       | 8413                                       | 13708                                      |
|                                            | TOTAL                                      | 35986                                      | 2359                                       | 39847                                      | 78192                                      |

| Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   | Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   | Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   | Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   | Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   | Year Wise Summary (Amount Released in Crore)   |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                         | State                                          | 2015-16                                        | 2016-17                                        | 2017-18                                        | TOTAL                                          |
| 1                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                 | 0.87                                           | 1.33                                           | 3.36                                           | 5.56                                           |
| 2                                              | Bihar                                          | 5.01                                           | 2.18                                           | 4.23                                           | 11.42                                          |
| 3                                              | Chhattisgarh                                   | 10.2                                           | 4.92                                           | 10.86                                          | 25.98                                          |
| 4                                              | Goa                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 5                                              | Gujarat                                        | 8.54                                           | 4.36                                           | 0                                              | 12.9                                           |
| 6                                              | Haryana                                        | 0.72                                           | 3.5                                            | 2.71                                           | 6.93                                           |
| 7                                              | Himachal Pradesh                               | 0                                              |                                                | 1.72                                           | 1.72                                           |
| 8                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                | 0                                              |                                                | 7.2                                            | 7.2                                            |
| 9                                              | Jharkhand                                      | 0                                              |                                                | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 10                                             | Karnataka                                      | 1.05                                           | 7.33                                           | 3.24                                           | 11.61                                          |
| 11                                             | Kerala                                         | 1.02                                           |                                                | 0                                              | 1.02                                           |
| 12                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 9.45                                           | 4                                              | 8.74                                           | 22.19                                          |
| 13                                             | Maharashtra                                    | 14.9                                           | 4.76                                           | 6.73                                           | 26.39                                          |
| 14                                             | Orissa                                         | 9.49                                           | 4.62                                           | 3.49                                           | 17.6                                           |
| 15                                             | Punjab                                         | 0                                              |                                                | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 16                                             | Rajasthan                                      | 0.75                                           |                                                | 1.4                                            | 2.15                                           |
| 17                                             | Tamil Nadu                                     | 1.42                                           | 1.56                                           | 0                                              | 2.98                                           |
| 18                                             | Telangana                                      | 0                                              |                                                | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 19                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 2.68                                           | 2.55                                           | 0.67                                           | 5.89                                           |
| 20                                             | Uttarakhand                                    | 3.05                                           |                                                | 3.36                                           | 6.41                                           |
| 21                                             | West Bengal                                    | 0                                              |                                                | 0                                              | 0                                              |
|                                                | Total (Other States)                           | 69.16                                          | 41.1                                           | 57.71                                          | 167.97                                         |
|                                                | North Eastern states                           |                                                |                                                |                                                | 0                                              |
| 22                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                              | 0                                              |                                                | 0.86                                           | 0.86                                           |
| 23                                             | Assam                                          | 2.56                                           |                                                | 0                                              | 2.56                                           |
| 24                                             | Manipur                                        | 3.67                                           | 1.21                                           | 3.19                                           | 8.07                                           |
| 25                                             | Meghalaya                                      | 1.35                                           |                                                | 1.65                                           | 3                                              |
| 26                                             | Mizoram                                        | 10.17                                          | 6.74                                           | 5.8                                            | 22.71                                          |
| 27                                             | Nagaland                                       | 0                                              | 5.21                                           | 5.85                                           | 11.06                                          |
| 28                                             | Sikkim                                         | 1.52                                           | 5.09                                           | 0                                              | 6.61                                           |
| 29                                             | Tripura                                        | 5.73                                           |                                                | 4.94                                           | 10.67                                          |
|                                                | Total (NE States)                              | 25                                             | 18.25                                          | 22.29                                          | 65.54                                          |
| G. Total                                       |                                                | 94.16                                          | 59.35                                          | 80                                             | 233.51                                         |

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