Lok Sabha Question No. 2016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Projects on Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, CHHEDI PASWAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2016

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.12.2017

## Projects on Forest Land.

## 2016.   SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN.

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

- (a) the details of number of projects on forest land for which proposals have been  received by the Government for clearance in the country during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17, State-wise along with the number of projects cleared;
- (b) whether the time and cost of project increase due to the delay in clearance of projects related to forest land, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to frame any policy for timely clearance of forest land for forest land projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  requisite detail is annexed as annexure A
- (b) ,(c)  &  (d)    A  defined  time  frame  has  been  provided  in  forest  conservation  (amendment) Rules  for  processing  of  proposals  pertaining    to  diversion  of  forest  land  for  non-forestry purpose according to the area involved. (Copy of time line is annexed at ' B ').

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## Details of proposals received and Stage-I & II approvals accorded for diversion of forest land under FC Act, 1980 in last three finacial year (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) as on 30.11.2017

| S. No.   | State               | 2014-2015          | 2014-2015                  | 2014-2015                  | 2015-2016          | 2015-2016                  | 2015-2016                  | 2016-2017          | 2016-2017                  | 2016-2017                  | Grand Total        | Grand Total                | Grand Total                |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No.   | State               | Received Proposals | Status of Forest Clearance | Status of Forest Clearance | Received Proposals | Status of Forest Clearance | Status of Forest Clearance | Received Proposals | Status of Forest Clearance | Status of Forest Clearance | Received Proposals | Status of Forest Clearance | Status of Forest Clearance |
| S. No.   | State               | Received Proposals | Stage-I                    | Stage-II                   | Received Proposals | Stage-I                    | Stage-II                   | Received Proposals | Stage-I                    | Stage-II                   | Received Proposals | Stage-I                    | Stage-II                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 9                  | 5                          | 3                          | 4                  | 2                          | 2                          | 42                 | 25                         | 2                          | 55                 | 32                         | 7                          |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 27                 | 5                          | 0                          | 9                  | 1                          | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 36                 | 6                          | 0                          |
| 3        | Assam               | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 3                  | 2                          | 0                          | 21                 | 4                          | 0                          | 24                 | 6                          | 0                          |
| 4        | Bihar               | 17                 | 5                          | 10                         | 17                 | 7                          | 10                         | 51                 | 16                         | 19                         | 85                 | 28                         | 39                         |
| 5        | Chandigarh          | 1                  |                            | 1                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 1                  |                            | 1                          |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 13                 | 4                          | 4                          | 21                 | 10                         | 1                          | 38                 | 20                         | 1                          | 72                 | 34                         | 6                          |
| 7        | Dadar &Nagar Haveli | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 2                  | 1                          | 0                          | 2                  | 1                          | 0                          |
| 8        | Daman and Diu       | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 1                  |                            | 0                          | 1                  |                            | 0                          |
| 9        | Delhi               | 2                  | 1                          | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 2                  | 1                          | 0                          |
| 10       | Goa                 | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 2                  | 1                          | 1                          | 5                  |                            | 1                          | 7                  | 1                          | 2                          |
| 11       | Gujarat             | 63                 | 32                         | 17                         | 55                 | 29                         | 10                         | 74                 | 48                         | 0                          | 192                | 109                        | 27                         |
| 12       | Haryana             | 258                | 25                         | 176                        | 199                | 25                         | 104                        | 314                | 75                         | 112                        | 771                | 125                        | 392                        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh    | 96                 | 36                         | 2                          | 80                 | 36                         | 23                         | 188                | 81                         | 25                         | 364                | 153                        | 50                         |
| 14       | Jharkhand           | 1                  |                            | 0                          | 17                 | 10                         | 4                          | 25                 | 12                         | 2                          | 43                 | 22                         | 6                          |
| 15       | Karnataka           | 28                 | 12                         | 10                         | 19                 | 7                          | 7                          | 40                 | 20                         | 2                          | 87                 | 39                         | 19                         |
| 16       | Kerala              | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 4                  | 2                          | 0                          | 5                  | 1                          | 0                          | 9                  | 3                          | 0                          |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh      | 48                 | 9                          | 30                         | 34                 | 19                         | 7                          | 86                 | 48                         | 4                          | 168                | 76                         | 41                         |
| 18       | Maharashtra         | 41                 | 23                         | 4                          | 34                 | 23                         | 1                          | 65                 | 37                         | 1                          | 140                | 83                         | 6                          |
| 19       | Manipur             | 3                  | 2                          | 1                          | 6                  | 6                          | 0                          | 11                 | 2                          | 0                          | 20                 | 10                         | 1                          |
| 20       | Meghalaya           | 1                  |                            | 1                          | 5                  | 2                          | 0                          | 3                  | 2                          | 0                          | 9                  | 4                          | 1                          |
| 21       | Mizoram             | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 0                  |                            | 0                          | 2                  |                            | 0                          | 2                  |                            | 0                          |
| 22       | Orissa              | 35                 | 12                         | 14                         | 29                 | 18                         | 3                          | 51                 | 32                         | 1                          | 115                | 62                         | 18                         |
| 23       | Punjab              | 182                | 43                         | 101                        | 152                | 42                         | 83                         | 300                | 73                         | 124                        | 634                | 158                        | 308                        |
| 24       | Rajasthan           | 56                 | 15                         | 7                          | 15                 | 1                          | 5                          | 42                 | 21                         | 3                          | 113                | 37                         | 15                         |
| 25       | Sikkim              | 2                  | 1                          | 1                          | 4                  | 2                          | 0                          | 19                 | 9                          | 0                          | 25                 | 12                         | 1                          |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu          | 2                  |                            | 2                          | 5                  | 3                          | 1                          | 7                  | 5                          | 0                          | 14                 | 8                          | 3                          |
| 27       | Telangana           | 11                 | 3                          | 2                          | 6                  | 4                          | 2                          | 98                 | 85                         | 2                          | 115                | 92                         | 6                          |
| 28       | Tripura             | 3                  | 2                          | 1                          | 4                  | 1                          |                            | 10                 | 2                          | 0                          | 17                 | 5                          | 3                          |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh       | 68                 | 28                         | 1                          | 75                 | 63                         | 2                          | 148                | 86                         | 0                          | 291                | 177                        | 1                          |
| 30       | Uttarakhand         | 34                 | 18                         | 2                          | 247                | 92                         | 0                          | 244                | 77                         | 4                          | 525                | 187                        | 34                         |
| 31       | West Bengal         | 7                  | 3                          | 1                          | 1                  | 1                          | 28 0                       | 7                  | 2                          | 1                          | 15                 | 6                          | 2                          |
|          | Grand Total         | 1008               | 284                        | 391                        | 1047               | 409                        | 294                        | 1899               | 784                        | 304                        | 3954               | 1477                       | 989                        |

Time  Lines  for  processing  of  Forest  Clearance  Proposals  in  the  State  Government/  Union territory administration.

| Level                      | 5ha.   | 5 to 40 ha.   | 40 top 100 ha.   | Morethan 100 ha.   |
|----------------------------|--------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
| Nodal Officer              | 10     | 10            | 10               | 10                 |
| DCF                        |        |               |                  |                    |
| District Collector for FRA | 30     | 30            | 45               | 60                 |
| CF                         | 10     | 10            | 30               | 30                 |
| Nodal Officer/ PCCF        | 10     | 20            | 25               | 30                 |
| State Govt.                | 30     | 30            | 30               | 30                 |
| Transit Period             | 20     | 20            | 20               | 20                 |
| Total                      | 110    | 120           | 150              | 180                |

## Time Lines for processing of Forest Clearance Proposals in the Central Government.

| Activity                                           | 5ha.   | 5 to 40 ha.   | 40 top 100 ha.   | More than 100 ha.   |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
| Pre-inspection by MoEF/ RO to examine completeness | 5      | 5             | 10               | 10                  |
| Site inspection by R.O.                            | -      |               | -                | 45                  |
| FAC                                                | -      |               | 30               | 30                  |
| REC                                                | -      | 30            | -                | -                   |
| Approval by Competent Authority (CA)               | 20     |               | 30               | 30                  |
| Communication of approval of Competent Authority   | 5      | 5             | 5                | 5                   |
| Transit Period                                     | -      |               | -                | 10                  |
| Total                                              | 30     | 40            | 75               | 120                 |