Lok Sabha Question No. 4538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hema Malini, Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016

## 4538.  SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a) the  total  forest  area  cover  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise  along  with  the  funds received  by  Compensatory  Afforestation  Funds  Management  and  Planning  Authority during the last three years and the funds spent by the authority;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  introduced  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Act  in 2016 and also established National Compensatory Afforestation Fund aimed at increasing forest cover in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the overall forest cover has increased in the country after the Central Government introduced Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act and establishing National Compensatory Afforestation Fund; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

- (a) Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, an organization under the Ministry, carries out assessment of  forest  of  the  country  biennially  and  the  findings  are  published  in India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The total forest cover of the country, as per the ISFR 2019 is 7,12,249 km 2 which is 21.67% of the total geographical area of the country. This is an increase of 3976 km 2 as  compared to that  of total forest cover in ISFR-2017. State and Union Territory-wise increase in forest cover as per ISFR 2017 and 2019 are given in Annexure-I.

Compensatory  levies  collected  by  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territory Administrations  under  the  provisions  of  the  Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980 and/or  Wildlife  (Protection)  Act,  1972  were  deposited  in  the  nationalized  banks under the Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Funds Management and Planning Authority (Ad-hocCAMPA); and were released to the respective State Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations  for  the  conservation  and development of the forest and wildlife in accordance with the Guidelines on State Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (State CAMPA) issued by MoEF letter dated 15.07.2009.The funds received by the Adhoc CAMPA during the last three years is annexed at Annexure-II andthe funds released by the Ad-hoc CAMPA to the States/UTsis annexed at Annexure-III .

- (b) & (c) Yes sir.  The  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF) Act,  2016  has  come  into force with effect from 30.09.2018. This has resulted in establishment of twospecial funds out of the compensatory levies, namely the 'National Compensatory Afforestation Fund' (National  Fund) under the public account of India  and  the  'State  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund-……  (name  of  State)' under  public  account  of  such  State.  10%  share  of  the  compensatory  levies  is deposited  in  the  National  Fund  and  90%  share  in  the  National  Fund.After commencement  of  the  Act,  Rs 47436.18  crore has  been  disbursed  to  various States ( Annexure-IV).
- (d) & (e) Consistent efforts of Central Government, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations  under  different  schemes  and  programmes  have  yielded  good results, which is evident from the fact that the forest cover has stabilized and has been  constantly  increasing  over  the  years.  A  study  by  the  National  Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA has also stated that India and China are leading the increase in greening on land.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred in the answer to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4538 by SHRIMATI  HEMA  MALINI:  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM:  SHRI GIRIDHARI  YADAV  due  for  answer  on  20.03.2020  regarding  'Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016'

| State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   | State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   | State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   | State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   | State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   | State and UT wise forest cover as per ISFR 2019 (in sq. km)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                        | State                                                         | Geo-graphical Area                                            | Total Forest Cover As per ISFR 2017                           | Total Forest Cover As per ISFR 2019                           | Change in forest cover w.r.t ISFR 2017-2019                   |
| 1.                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                | 162,968                                                       | 28,147                                                        | 29,137                                                        | 990                                                           |
| 2.                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 83,743                                                        | 66,964                                                        | 66,688                                                        | -276                                                          |
| 3.                                                            | Assam                                                         | 78,438                                                        | 28,105                                                        | 28,327                                                        | 222                                                           |
| 4.                                                            | Bihar                                                         | 94,163                                                        | 7,299                                                         | 7,306                                                         | 7                                                             |
| 5.                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                  | 135,192                                                       | 55,547                                                        | 55,611                                                        | 64                                                            |
| 6.                                                            | Delhi                                                         | 1,483                                                         | 192.41                                                        | 195.44                                                        | 3.03                                                          |
| 7.                                                            | Goa                                                           | 3,702                                                         | 2,229                                                         | 2,237                                                         | 8                                                             |
| 8.                                                            | Gujarat                                                       | 196,244                                                       | 14,757                                                        | 14,857                                                        | 100                                                           |
| 9.                                                            | Haryana                                                       | 44,212                                                        | 1,588                                                         | 1,602                                                         | 14                                                            |
| 10.                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                              | 55,673                                                        | 15,100                                                        | 15,434                                                        | 334                                                           |
| 11.                                                           | Jammu & Kashmir *                                             | 222,236                                                       | 23,241                                                        | 23,612                                                        | 371                                                           |
| 12.                                                           | Jharkhand                                                     | 79,716                                                        | 23,553                                                        | 23,611                                                        | 58                                                            |
| 13.                                                           | Karnataka                                                     | 191,791                                                       | 37,550                                                        | 38,575                                                        | 1,025                                                         |
| 14.                                                           | Kerala                                                        | 38,852                                                        | 20,321                                                        | 21,144                                                        | 823                                                           |
| 15.                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                | 308,252                                                       | 77,414                                                        | 77,482                                                        | 68                                                            |
| 16.                                                           | Maharashtra                                                   | 307,713                                                       | 50,682                                                        | 50,778                                                        | 96                                                            |
| 17.                                                           | Manipur                                                       | 22,327                                                        | 17,346                                                        | 16,847                                                        | -499                                                          |
| 18.                                                           | Meghalaya                                                     | 22,429                                                        | 17,146                                                        | 17,119                                                        | -27                                                           |
| 19.                                                           | Mizoram                                                       | 21,081                                                        | 18,186                                                        | 18,006                                                        | -180                                                          |
| 20.                                                           | Nagaland                                                      | 16,579                                                        | 12,489                                                        | 12,486                                                        | -3                                                            |
| 21.                                                           | Odisha                                                        | 155,707                                                       | 51,345                                                        | 51,619                                                        | 274                                                           |
| 22.                                                           | Punjab                                                        | 50,362                                                        | 1,837                                                         | 1,849                                                         | 12                                                            |
| 23.                                                           | Rajasthan                                                     | 342,239                                                       | 16,572                                                        | 16,630                                                        | 58                                                            |
| 24.                                                           | Sikkim                                                        | 7,096                                                         | 3,344                                                         | 3,342                                                         | -2                                                            |
| 25.                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                    | 130,060                                                       | 26,281                                                        | 26,364                                                        | 83                                                            |
| 26.                                                           | Telangana                                                     | 112,077                                                       | 20,419                                                        | 20,582                                                        | 163                                                           |
| 27.                                                           | Tripura                                                       | 10,486                                                        | 7,726                                                         | 7,726                                                         | 0                                                             |
| 28.                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 240,928                                                       | 14,679                                                        | 14,806                                                        | 127                                                           |
| 29.                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                   | 53,483                                                        | 24,295                                                        | 24,303                                                        | 8                                                             |
| 30.                                                           | West Bengal                                                   | 88,752                                                        | 16,847                                                        | 16,902                                                        | 55                                                            |
| 31.                                                           | A&N Isands                                                    | 8,249                                                         | 6,742                                                         | 6,743                                                         | 1                                                             |
| 32.                                                           | Chandigarh                                                    | 114                                                           | 21.56                                                         | 22.03                                                         | 0.47                                                          |
| 33.                                                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                           | 491                                                           | 207                                                           | 207                                                           | 0                                                             |
| 34.                                                           | Daman &Diu                                                    | 111                                                           | 20.49                                                         | 20.49                                                         | 0                                                             |
| 35.                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                   | 30                                                            | 27.10                                                         | 27.10                                                         | 0                                                             |
| 36.                                                           | Puducherry                                                    | 490                                                           | 53.67                                                         | 52.41                                                         | -1.26                                                         |
| Total 3,287,469                                               | Total 3,287,469                                               | Total 3,287,469                                               | 708,273.23                                                    | 712,249.47                                                    | 3,976.24                                                      |

## Annexure referred in the answer to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4538 by SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016'

## Funds received by Ad-hoc CAMPA (in rupees)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |          2016-17 |     2017-18 |   2018-19 (upto 07.02.2019) |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |      1.71052e+08 | 6.75209e+08 |                 3.69049e+09 |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar  |      6.93529e+06 | 8.78736e+06 |                 3.9307e+07  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |      2.22156e+09 | 8.34346e+08 |                 3.03765e+08 |
| 4         | Assam             |      1.93799e+09 | 4.05276e+08 |                 9.76831e+08 |
| 5         | Bihar             |      2.79729e+08 | 4.63431e+08 |                 2.94134e+08 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 105933           | 0           |                 2.7697e+06  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |      4.77385e+09 | 5.87334e+09 |                 2.27243e+09 |
| 8         | D. &Nagar Haveli  |      2.54317e+06 | 1.76386e+07 |                 2.31222e+07 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        |      0           | 0           |                 0           |
| 10        | Delhi             |  99666           | 3.95121e+07 |                 2.9352e+08  |
| 11        | Goa               |      1.23737e+08 | 8.34852e+06 |                 1.51539e+06 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |      1.94146e+09 | 1.44104e+09 |                 1.54977e+09 |
| 13        | Haryana           |      1.3759e+09  | 1.16002e+09 |                 2.33355e+09 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |      2.92763e+08 | 8.4917e+08  |                 1.36837e+09 |
| 15        | J &K              |      1.0298e+09  | 2.487e+09   |                 1.4645e+09  |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |      1.7453e+09  | 1.16253e+09 |                 5.73154e+09 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |      1.80415e+09 | 5.13831e+08 |                 5.60603e+08 |
| 18        | Kerala            |      5.64309e+06 | 9.56855e+06 |             59620           |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    |      4.27824e+09 | 5.53382e+09 |                 6.62515e+09 |
| 20        | Maharashtra       |      1.64792e+09 | 2.24607e+09 |                 4.77462e+09 |
| 21        | Manipur           |      4.1333e+07  | 1.59296e+08 |                 3.28131e+08 |
| 22        | Meghalaya         |      1.83634e+07 | 6.20661e+06 |                 1.51644e+07 |
| 23        | Mizoram           |      2.59498e+06 | 2.73572e+06 |                 1.56862e+09 |
| 24        | Nagaland          |      0           | 0           |                 0           |
| 25        | Odisha            |      4.21768e+09 | 3.81733e+09 |                 3.89179e+09 |
| 26        | Punjab            |      6.93456e+08 | 9.17765e+08 |                 1.4708e+09  |
| 27        | Rajasthan         |      4.31753e+09 | 1.11924e+09 |                 4.13087e+08 |
| 28        | Sikkim            |      1.0927e+08  | 5.64075e+08 |                 4.34434e+08 |
| 29        | Tamilnadu         |      1.72694e+07 | 1.41219e+07 |                 1.3094e+08  |
| 30        | Telangana         |      3.23665e+09 | 8.16875e+09 |                 5.76318e+09 |
| 31        | Tripura           |      1.45282e+08 | 7.48805e+07 |                 3.09819e+08 |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh     |      2.74567e+09 | 1.71071e+09 |                 1.95641e+09 |
| 33        | Uttarakhand       |      1.3738e+09  | 2.33029e+09 |                 1.76082e+09 |
| 34        | West Bengal       |      3.2613e+08  | 1.35895e+07 |                 3.491e+08   |
| Total     | Total             |      4.08838e+10 | 4.26279e+10 |                 5.06983e+10 |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure referred in the answer to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4538 by SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016'

## Funds disbursed by Ad-hoc CAMPA (in Rupees)

| Sl. No.                                                     | State/UT                                                    | 2016-17                                                     | 2017-18                                                     | 2018-19                                                     |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                    | -                                                           | 1,33,00,000.0                                               | 1,56,00,000.0                                               |
| 2                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 89,00,00,000.0                                              | 97,00,00,000.0                                              | 1,04,47,00,000.0                                            |
| 3                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 1,50,00,00,000.0                                            | -                                                           | 3,54,15,00,000.0                                            |
| 4                                                           | Assam                                                       | 30,00,00,000.0                                              | 70,00,00,000.0                                              | 45,84,00,000.0                                              |
| 5                                                           | Bihar                                                       | 33,00,00,000.0                                              | 30,31,00,000.0                                              | 46,61,90,000.0                                              |
| 6                                                           | Chandigarh                                                  | 1,00,00,000.0                                               | 1,13,00,000.0                                               | 1,27,00,000.0                                               |
| 7                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 2,80,00,00,000.0                                            | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 8                                                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                         | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 9                                                           | Daman &Diu                                                  | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 10                                                          | Delhi                                                       | 4,00,00,000.0                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 11                                                          | Goa                                                         | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 12                                                          | Gujarat                                                     | 99,00,00,000.0                                              | 27,00,00,000.0                                              | 2,12,66,00,000.0                                            |
| 13                                                          | Haryana                                                     | 18,00,00,000.0                                              | 80,00,00,000.0                                              | 1,44,20,00,000.0                                            |
| 14                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 1,50,62,00,000.0                                            | 1,20,00,00,000.0                                            | 1,32,52,00,000.0                                            |
| 15                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                              | 1,02,00,00,000.0                                            | 69,00,00,000.0                                              | -                                                           |
| 16                                                          | Jharkhand                                                   | 1,49,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,34,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,86,25,00,000.0                                            |
| 17                                                          | Karnataka                                                   | 85,12,00,000.0                                              | 86,00,00,000.0                                              | 1,01,40,00,000.0                                            |
| 18                                                          | Kerala                                                      | -                                                           | 8,00,00,000.0                                               | 14,61,00,000.0                                              |
| 19                                                          | Lakshdweep                                                  | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 20                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 1,40,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,00,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,68,76,00,000.0                                            |
| 21                                                          | Maharashtra                                                 | 2,05,00,00,000.0                                            | 1,99,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,25,00,00,000.0                                            |
| 22                                                          | Manipur                                                     | 15,00,00,000.0                                              | 29,50,00,000.0                                              | 24,85,00,000.0                                              |
| 23                                                          | Meghalaya                                                   | -                                                           | 7,00,00,000.0                                               | -                                                           |
| 24                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | 7,73,00,000.0                                               | 6,85,00,000.0                                               | 8,30,00,000.0                                               |
| 25                                                          | Nagaland                                                    | -                                                           | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 26                                                          | Odisha                                                      | 4,26,00,00,000.0                                            | 5,09,00,00,000.0                                            | 5,54,00,00,000.0                                            |
| 27                                                          | Pudducherry                                                 |                                                             |                                                             |                                                             |
| 28                                                          | Punjab                                                      | 66,00,00,000.0                                              | 64,00,00,000.0                                              | 79,20,00,000.0                                              |
| 29                                                          | Rajasthan                                                   | 1,48,06,00,000.0                                            | 1,79,00,00,000.0                                            | 1,82,03,00,000.0                                            |
| 30                                                          | Sikkim                                                      | 9,00,00,000.0                                               | -                                                           | -                                                           |
| 31                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 9,00,00,000.0                                               | 12,68,00,000.0                                              | 7,00,00,000.0                                               |
| 32                                                          | Telangana                                                   | 1,17,00,00,000.0                                            | 1,27,00,00,000.0                                            | 2,37,38,00,000.0                                            |
| 33                                                          | Tripura                                                     | 12,00,00,000.0                                              | 7,10,00,000.0                                               | 16,70,00,000.0                                              |
| 34                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 97,00,00,000.0                                              | 1,44,00,00,000.0                                            | 1,50,60,00,000.0                                            |
| 35                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 1,70,71,00,000.0                                            | 96,00,00,000.0                                              | 3,03,00,00,000.0                                            |
| 36                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 21,00,00,000.0                                              | -                                                           | 21,22,00,000.0                                              |
| Total 26,34,24,00,000.0 24,04,90,00,000.0 35,23,58,90,000.0 | Total 26,34,24,00,000.0 24,04,90,00,000.0 35,23,58,90,000.0 | Total 26,34,24,00,000.0 24,04,90,00,000.0 35,23,58,90,000.0 | Total 26,34,24,00,000.0 24,04,90,00,000.0 35,23,58,90,000.0 | Total 26,34,24,00,000.0 24,04,90,00,000.0 35,23,58,90,000.0 |

Annexure-IV

Annexure  referred  in  the  answer  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4538  by SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI: SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016'

| Funds disbursed to the States by National Authority as per CAF Act, 2016 in August 2019   | Funds disbursed to the States by National Authority as per CAF Act, 2016 in August 2019   | Funds disbursed to the States by National Authority as per CAF Act, 2016 in August 2019   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                    | Name of the State                                                                         | Funds disbursed (in crore Rupees)                                                         |
| 1                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                    | 5933.98                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                                                              | 5791.70                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 5196.69                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 4158.02                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                               | 3844.24                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                 | 3110.38                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                               | 2675.09                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 1819.63                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 1748.26                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 1734.81                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 1660.72                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                         | 1588.72                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                   | 1484.60                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                                 | 1350.37                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                   | 1282.65                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                        | Punjab                                                                                    | 1040.84                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                     | 560.81                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                     | 522.95                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                        | Sikkim                                                                                    | 392.36                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                        | Manipur                                                                                   | 309.76                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                       | 238.16                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                        | West Bengal                                                                               | 236.48                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                        | Mizoram                                                                                   | 212.98                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                        | Tripura                                                                                   | 183.65                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                        | Meghalaya                                                                                 | 163.31                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                                                | 113.42                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                        | Kerala                                                                                    | 81.59                                                                                     |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 47436.18                                                                                  |