Lok Sabha Question No. 2980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: National Mission for a Green India
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2980

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## National Mission for a Green India

## 2980. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of the National Mission for a Green India Scheme;
- (b) whether the Union Government has extended financial support for the Scheme during 2020-21 and 2021-22 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the criteria for allocation of financial assistance to States;
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated  so  far  and  released  to  various  States  including  Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Maharashtra, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the  extent  to  which  the  objectives  of  the  National  Mission  for  Green  India  Scheme have been achieved?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions under the National Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change.  It  aims  at  protecting,  restoring  and  enhancing  India's forest  cover  and  responding  to  Climate  Change.  The  objectives  of  the  Mission  are  to increase  forest/tree  cover  and  improve  quality  of  forest  cover,  improve  ecosystem services including biodiversity and hydrological services, increase forest based livelihood income  of  households  living  in  and  around  the  forests,  and  enhance  annual  CO 2 sequestration.
- (b) The Union Government has extended financial support for the scheme during 2020-21 and 2021-22. In the financial year 2020-21, Rs. 112.65 crore has been released to eight States  namely  Chhattisgarh,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Manipur,  Mizoram,  Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and One Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for implementation of  various  activities  under  GIM.  Moreover,  Rs.  250.0  crore  has  been  allocated  for  the
- financial  year  2021-22  under  the  budget  head  of  GIM.  The  State  wise  details  of  fund released during the financial year 2020-21 is enclosed at Annexure-I .
- (c) National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme.  The  State Government submits the Annual Plan of Operation (APO) for taking up various activities as per Implementation Guidelines of GIM. The Ministry examines the APO and approve it. Further, the Ministry releases the fund to the State Government as per guidelines of the Ministry of Finance.
- (d) and (e) Activities under National Mission for a Green India were started in the financial year 2015-16. So far, Rs. 455.73 crore has been released for undertaking the afforestation activities over an area of 167151 hectares to fourteen states and one union territory. The State/UT wise details of the funds released and afforestation area sanctioned during the financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 is placed at Annexure-II .

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ANNEXURE-1 The  State  wise  fund  released  for  carrying  out  various  activities  under  Green  India

## Mission during the financial year 2020-21:

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Fund released (in Rs. Crore) |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Chhattisgarh           |                           1.66 |
| 2        | Himachal Pradesh       |                          17.09 |
| 3        | Karnataka              |                           2.35 |
| 4        | Manipur                |                           6.74 |
| 5        | Mizoram                |                           2.99 |
| 6        | Odisha                 |                          26.01 |
| 7        | Sikkim                 |                           2.19 |
| 8        | Uttarakhand            |                          27.89 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir (UT) |                          25.73 |
|          | Total                  |                         112.65 |

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ANNEXURE-1I The State/UT wise details of the funds released and afforestation area sanctioned from

## financial year 2015-16 to 2020-21 under National Mission for a Green India:

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UT   |   Funds released (Rs. In Crores) |   Afforestation area (Area in Ha) |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          |                            4.168 |                              2737 |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh            |                           66.627 |                             20191 |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh        |                           17.085 |                              5480 |
| 4         | Karnataka               |                            8.966 |                              1920 |
| 5         | Kerala                  |                           25.466 |                             12298 |
| 6         | Manipur                 |                           38.374 |                             23358 |
| 7         | Mizoram                 |                           72.951 |                              6766 |
| 8         | Odisha                  |                           49.571 |                             16920 |
| 9         | Punjab                  |                           15.518 |                             19643 |
| 10        | Uttarakhand             |                           48.1   |                             16634 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh          |                           54.812 |                              4304 |
| 12        | Maharashtra             |                           10.302 |                              1509 |
| 13        | Sikkim                  |                            8.641 |                             11045 |
| 14        | West Bengal             |                            9.426 |                             18666 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)     |                           25.727 |                              5680 |
|           | Total                   |                          455.734 |                            167151 |

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