Lok Sabha Question No. 2960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Funds for Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N

## NO. 2960

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Funds for Afforestation

## 2960. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released any funds to promote afforestation in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of funds released, district-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the protection of forest wealth and well-being of the ecology across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) implements two  major  afforestation  schemes  for  increasing  forest  resources  in  the  country namely National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission for a Green India  (GIM).  The  NAP is being implemented on sharing pattern and 60% of total outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) sanctioned is released as central share to State Forest Development Agency (SFDA) at State level. The consolidated APOs of Forest  Development  Agencies  (FDAs)  at  forest  division  submitted  by  SFDA  are approved and funds are released to SFDA for further release to FDAs. An amount of Rs. 16.52 crores under NAP was released during last three years (2017-18 to 201920) as central share to SFDA Madhya Pradesh.  The FDA wise details of approved total outlay are given in annexure.

GIM is implemented on landscape basis  and  an  amount  of  Rs.  54.81  crores  were released to Madhya Pradesh for afforestation activities over an area of 23,358 ha in the landscapes falling in the Divisions of Satna, Umaria,  South  Balaghat, Hoshangabad,  S.Seoni,  N.Betul,  W.Betul,  Raisen,  Obedulaganj,  Sehore,  Dhar, Jhabua, Badwani, Sendhwa, S.Sagar, S.Panna, Sheopur and Shivepuri.

Besides,  the  funds  are  also  released  under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA)  to  States/UTs  for  carrying  out afforestation  activities.  An  amount  of  Rs.  5196.69  crore,  share  of  the  State  as  per Compensatory Fund Act, 2016, has been transferred to State CAMPA of Madhya Pradesh  from  National  Authority  of  CAMPA  during  2019  for  taking  up  various activities including afforestation.

- (c) The following steps taken by the Government contribute towards improvement and protection of forest wealth and well-being of the ecology across the country:
- i. For preservation and protection of forest & wildlife, various laws including the  Forest  (Conservation)  Act  1980,  Indian  Forest  Act,  1927,  Wildlife Protection  Act  1972,  and  other  central/state  laws  as  applicable  to  a State/UT,  are  implemented  by  the  respective  State  Government  /UT Administration. The Ministry also provides financial supports to the States /UTs under Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme for protection against forest fire.
- ii. The  MoEFCC  is  implementing  two  major  afforestation  schemes  namely National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)  for  tree  plantation  in  degraded forests  through  people's  participation  and  National  Mission  for  a  Green India (GIM), An area over 2 million hectare was sanctioned for taking up afforestation  in  the  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  with  an  investment  of about  Rs.  3896  crores  till  2019-20  under  NAP  since  its  launching  year 2000 and under GIM an amount of about Rs. 343 crore has been released to States/UTs since 2015-16 to 2019-20.
- iii. The  MoEFCC  also  encourages  plantation/  afforestation  through  people's participation  under  Nagar  Van  Yojana(NVY)    for  protection  of  urban forests. The scheme aims at creation of 200 Nagar Vans in different States during the period of 2020-21 to 2024-25.
- iv. The Government of India has disbursed an amount of Rs. 48477.77 crore from National Fund to 31 State funds as share of respective States as per Compensatory Fund Act, 2016 till 31.01-2021.
- v. Further, tree plantation, being a multi-departmental, multi-agency activity, are  also  taken  up  cross-sectorally  under  various  programmes/funding sources  of  other  ministries/  organizations  and  also  through  State  Plan budgets.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part  (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.  2960  due  for  reply  on  12.03.2021  by  Shri  Anil  Firojiya  regarding  'Funds  for Afforestation'.

Forest Development Agency (FDA)-wise details of Total Outlay sanctioned under National Afforestation Programme during last three years (2017-18 to 2019-20) to Madhya Pradesh

| Sl.No.   | Name of FDAs                 | Total Outlay (Rs. in lakhs)*   | Total Outlay (Rs. in lakhs)*   |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | Name of FDAs                 | 2017-18                        | 2018-19                        |
| 1 2      | Bhurhanpur Ashoknagar        | 92.86 0.00                     | 91.09 0.00                     |
| 3        | Khandwa                      | 31.89                          | 33.10                          |
| 4        | Shivpuri                     | 18.66                          | 3.70                           |
| 5        | Barwaha                      | 26.50                          | 27.45                          |
| 6        | Khargone                     | 7.15                           | 2.40                           |
| 7        | Sendhwa                      | 1.88                           | 1.39                           |
| 8        | Guna                         | 1.97                           | 0.00                           |
| 9        | Rajgarh                      | 2.35                           | 1.80                           |
| 10       | Dewas                        | 36.58                          | 31.95                          |
| 11       | Dindori                      | 16.63                          | 14.34                          |
| 12       | N.Panna                      | 44.33                          | 44.56                          |
| 13       | Rewa                         | 51.14                          | 47.29                          |
| 14       | N. Shahdol                   | 34.85                          | 11.01                          |
| 15       | S.Panna                      | 78.07                          | 77.15                          |
| 16       | S. Chindwara                 | 7.77                           | 5.98                           |
| 17       | S.Sehdol                     | 56.65                          | 6.83                           |
| 18       | Tikamgarh                    | 78.55                          | 79.38                          |
| 19       |                              |                                | 5.79                           |
| 20       | Sehore W. Mandla             | 7.86 15.36                     | 10.24                          |
| 21       | East Mandla                  | 15.31                          | 12.09                          |
| 22       | W.Chindwara                  | 43.50                          | 43.74                          |
|          |                              | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |
| 23       | Alirajpur E. Sidhi/Singlouli | 23.69                          | 15.98                          |
| 24 25    | Satna                        | 161.12                         | 164.80                         |
| 26       | Neemuch                      | 14.60                          | 11.53                          |
| 27       | E.Chindwara                  | 40.78                          | 33.05                          |
| 28       | Anoopur                      | 48.54                          | 48.08                          |
| 29       | Dhar                         | 12.83                          | 0.00                           |
| 30       | North Betul                  | 23.80                          | 14.65                          |
| 31       | S.Betul                      | 25.51                          | 22.23                          |
| 32       | Sheopur                      | 35.06                          | 31.05                          |
| 33       | N. Sagar                     | 51.30                          | 46.94                          |
| 34       | S.Sagar                      | 67.38                          | 37.34                          |
| 35       | Umaria                       | 14.09                          | 10.58                          |
| 36       | W. Betul                     | 18.18                          | 5.18                           |
| 37       | Murena                       | 14.71                          | 13.31                          |
| 38       | Mandsour                     | 8.81                           | 4.21                           |
| 39       | Narsinghpur                  | 21.80                          | 22.30                          |
| 40       | Indore                       | 4.04                           | 1.22                           |
| 41       | Jabalpur                     | 6.80                           | 2.64                           |
| 42       | Katni                        | 2.25                           | 0.00                           |
| 43       | Chattarpur                   | 37.75                          | 37.59                          |
| 44       | Jhabua                       | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |

| 45   | Raisen      |   50.20 |   45.75 |
|------|-------------|---------|---------|
| 46   | N.Balaghat  |   17.94 |    3.45 |
| 47   | Ujjain      |    0    |    0    |
| 48   | W.Sindhi    |   53.44 |   45.3  |
| 49   | S.Balaghat  |    9.58 |    3.89 |
| 50   | Damoh       |   18.78 |    5.29 |
| 51   | Hoshangabad |   68.47 |   69.21 |
| 52   | Harda       |   19.71 |   18.65 |
| 53   | N. Seoni    |    8.83 |    8.15 |
| 54   | S. Seoni    |    3.23 |    2.44 |
| 55   | Datia       |   59.47 |   35.69 |
| 56   | Barwani     |   56.92 |   56.31 |
| 57   | Vidisha     |    6.13 |    4.51 |
|      | Total       | 1675.6  | 1372.6  |

Note :* APO not approved during 2019-20

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