Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Increase in Forest Cover
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal, Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3951

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Increase in Forest Cover

## 3951.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps toincrease the forest cover in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  disbursed  to  States  by  the  Government during the last three years, States/UTs-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to increase public awareness on animal rights; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)    Various schemes are being implemented by Central and State Government/Union Territory Administration  for  improvement  of  forest  coverin  the  country.  These  include  National Afforestation  Programme (NAP) and Green  India Mission (GIM) being  implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Afforestation activities are also taken  up  under  various  programmes/funding  sources  such  as  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, PradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana, Compensatory Afforestation Funds under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Afforestation activities are also taken up under various schemes of State Government /UT Administration .

Besides, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is also implementing National Agroforestry Policy since 2014. One of the goal of the National Agroforestry Policy 2014 is  meeting  the  ever  increasing  demand  of  timber,  food,  fuel,  fodder,  fertilizer,  fibre  and other  agroforestry  products,  conserving  the  natural  resources  and  forest;  protecting  the environment  &  providing  environmental  security;  and  increasing  the  forest/tree  cover. Also,  Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH)  is  a  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  for  the  holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits, vegetables,  root  &  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices,  flowers,  aromatic  plants,  coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.

The State /UT-wise  details  of  fund  released  under  National Afforestation Programme Green  India  Mission  and  Compensatory  Afforestation  Funds  for  the  last  three  years  are given in Annexure-I, II and III.

- (c) & (d)   The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), has taken steps   for raising public awareness about animal welfare. It has issued several advisories and circulars to the State Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations  for  effective  functioning  of  State Animal Welfare Boards/District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals and to address issues related to cruelty to animals. The Board has also issued circulars regarding awareness during the World Rabies Day (28 September), World Animal Day (4 October), Animal Welfare Fort-Night Celebrations (1430,  January)  and  VasanthPanchami  Celebrations  every  year.  Further,  the  Board  has nominated  the  representatives  to  co-ordinate  with  the  State  Governments  regarding  the issues pertaining  to prevention  of  cruelty  to animals,  and  is regularly issuing the authorization letter for the colony animal caretaker to encourage the compassionate citizens who are feeding the stray animals.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3951 due for answer on 19.03.2021 regarding 'Increase in Forest Cover'.

Details of State wise funds released under National Afforestation Programme

| S.    | State                | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | (Rupees in Crore) FY 2019-20   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
| No. 1 | Andhra Pradesh       | 3.36         | 6.38         | 0.00                           |
| 2     | Bihar                | 4.23         | 0.00         | 1.18                           |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh         | 10.86        | 7.82         | 5.71                           |
| 4     | Goa                  | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 5     | Gujarat              | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 6     | Haryana              | 2.71         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh     | 1.73         | 2.92         | 0.52                           |
| 8     | Jammu &Kashmir       | 7.20         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 9     | Jharkhand            | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 10    | Karnataka            | 3.24         | 10.99        | 0.00                           |
| 11    | Kerala               | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh       | 8.74         | 7.78         | 0.00                           |
| 13    | Maharashtra          | 6.73         | 15.33        | 0.00                           |
| 14    | Odisha               | 3.49         | 11.36        | 8.45                           |
| 15    | Punjab               | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 16    | Rajasthan            | 1.40         | 1.95         | 0.00                           |
| 17    | Tamil Nadu           | 0.00         | 2.07         | 0.00                           |
| 18    | Telangana            | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 19    | Uttar Pradesh        | 0.67         | 0.32         | 0.00                           |
| 20    | Uttarakhand          | 3.36         | 2.58         | 0.00                           |
| 21    | West Bengal          | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
|       | Total (Other States) | 57.71        | 69.51        | 15.87                          |
|       | North Eastern States |              |              |                                |
| 22    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.86         | 0.00         | 0.00                           |
| 23    | Assam                | 0.00         | 0.58         | 0.00                           |
| 24    | Manipur              | 3.20         | 4.38         | 0.00                           |
| 25    | Meghalaya            | 1.65         | 0.74         | 0.00                           |
| 26    | Mizoram              | 5.80         | 7.79         | 0.00                           |
| 27    | Nagaland             | 5.85         | 6.41         | 2.35                           |
| 28    | Sikkim               | 0.00         | 5.98         | 0.00                           |
| 29    | Tripura              | 4.94         | 0.00         | 3.76                           |
|       | Total (NE States)    | 22.29        | 25.87        | 6.11                           |
|       | Total                | 80.00        | 95.38        | 21.98                          |

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Annexure II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3951 due for answer on 19.03.2021 regarding 'Increase in Forest Cover'.

State-wise details of funds released under Green India Mission.

(Rupees in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State          | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 0.4460       | 2.6662       | -            |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | 10.953       | 5.3607       | 5.0360       |
| 3         | Karnataka      | 0.85734      | 1.6234       | 2.2099       |
| 4         | Kerala         | -            | -            | 16.3181      |
| 5         | Manipur        | 6.4158       | 4.8881       | 4.16229      |
| 6         | Mizoram        | 20.00        | 22.364       | 17.70901     |
| 7         | Odisha         | 1.4056       | 4.7433       | 14.18919     |
| 8         | Punjab         | 6.2173       | -            | 3.1857       |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh | -            | 24.159       | 30.65298     |
| 10        | Maharashtra    | -            | 10.302       | -            |
| 11        | Sikkim         | -            | 3.3236       | 3.1242       |
| 12        | West Bengal    |              |              | 9.426488     |
| Total     | Total          | 46.29504     | 79.4303      | 106.014      |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3951 due for answer on 19.03.2021 regarding 'Increase in Forest Cover'.

## Details of fund released from Adhoc CAMPA for Implementation of APOs of State CAMPA

(Rupees in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   2019-20 |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 1.33      | 1.56      |      0    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 97.00     | 104.47    |    322.97 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.00      | 354.15    |      0    |
| 4         | Assam                    | 70.00     | 45.84     |     55.89 |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 30.31     | 46.62     |    140.08 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 1.13      | 1.27      |      1.87 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 0.00      | 0.00      |    848.51 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 11        | Goa                      | 0.00      | 0.00      |     17.95 |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 27.00     | 212.66    |      0    |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 80.00     | 144.20    |     96.84 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 120.00    | 132.52    |    145.82 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 69.00     | 0.00      |      0    |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 234.00    | 286.25    |    399.29 |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 86.00     | 101.40    |    146.21 |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 8.00      | 14.61     |      0    |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 200.00    | 268.76    |    506.38 |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 199.00    | 225.00    |    499.38 |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 29.50     | 24.85     |     30.36 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 7.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | 6.85      | 8.30      |     19.23 |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 509.00    | 554.00    |    592.52 |
| 27        | Puducherry               | 0.00      | 0.00      |      0    |
| 28        | Punjab                   | 64.00     | 79.20     |     64.72 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                | 179.00    | 182.03    |    267.69 |
| 30        | Sikkim                   | 0.00      | 0.00      |     54.38 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 12.68     | 7.00      |      0    |
| 32        | Telangana                | 127.00    | 237.38    |    510    |
| 33        | Tripura                  | 7.10      | 16.70     |     16.74 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 144.00    | 150.60    |    285.68 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              | 96.00     | 303.00    |    218    |
| 36        | West Bengal              | 0.00      | 21.22     |     70.07 |
|           | Total                    | 2,404.90  | 3,523.59  |   5310.68 |