Lok Sabha Question No. 4472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Green India Mission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Riti Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4472

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2019

## Green India Mission

## 4472 . SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) the progress made in the implementation of 'Green India Mission' formulated to deal with the risks posed by climate change along with the names of the states which have achieved the targets fixed in this regard;
- (b) the total funds released to States for the purpose during the last three financial years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to link 'Green India Mission with the schemes of other Ministries like MNREGA; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National  Mission  for  a  Green  India 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  implementation  of  Green  India Mission started in the year 2015-16. A sum of Rs. 237.07 crore has so far been released under  the  Green  India  Mission  for  undertaking  afforestation  activities  over  an  area  of 87113.86 ha and providing  alternative  energy  devices  to  56,319  households.  The State wise details of the achievements against the targets sanctioned is placed at Annexure-1 .
- (b) A total amount of Rs. 166.98 crore has been released to ten states during the last three financial years under the scheme. The State wise details are placed at Annexure-2 .
- (c) & (d) Convergence Guidelines of Green India Mission with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and  Compensatory  Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) were issued in March and May, 2015 respectively.

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## ANNEXURE-1:

The State wise details of sanctioned targets and achievements under GIM is given below: -

Sanctioned Targets and Achievement in Hectare

|                    | 2015-16 to     | Sanctioned Target from 2018-19   | Sanctioned Target from 2018-19   | ^Achievements from 2015- 16 to 2018-19   | ^Achievements from 2015- 16 to 2018-19   |
|--------------------|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. States     | 2015-16 to     | Increase forest/tree cover       | Improve Forest Quality           | Increase forest/tree cover               | Improve Forest Quality                   |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh | 154.860                          | 379.140                          | 154.86                                   | 379.14                                   |
| 2                  | Chhattisgarh   | 5547.120                         | 13580.880                        | 5547.12                                  | 13580.88                                 |
| 3                  | Karnataka      | 394.400                          | 965.600                          | 394.4                                    | 965.6                                    |
| 4                  | Kerala         | 707.374                          | 1731.846                         | 707.373                                  | 1731.846                                 |
| 5 Manipur          | 2551.420       |                                  | 6246.580                         | 2551.42                                  | 6246.58                                  |
| Mizoram            | 5696.470       |                                  | 13946.530                        | 5696.47                                  | 6 13946.53                               |
| Odisha             | 2651.390       |                                  | 6491.330                         | 2651.39                                  | 7 6491.33                                |
| 8 Punjab           | 996.440        |                                  | 2439.560                         | 996.44                                   | 2439.56                                  |
| 9 Uttarakhand      | 1428.540       |                                  | 3497.460                         | 1428.54                                  | 3497.46                                  |
| 10 Madhya Pradesh* | 3455.060       |                                  | 8458.940                         | 3455.06                                  | 8458.94                                  |
| 11 Maharashtra     | 1373.579       |                                  | 3362.901                         | -                                        | -                                        |
| 12 Sikkim          | 306.368        |                                  | 750.072                          | 306.368                                  | 750.072                                  |
| Total              | Total          | 25263.021                        | 61850.839                        | 23889.441                                | 58487.938                                |

Note: * Fund were revalidated for utilization in 2019-20. ^The achievement will be reported in next financial year.

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The State wise details of funds released under GIM is given below:

## ANNEXURE-2:

Rs. in Crores

| Sl. No.   | States          | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  | 1.055        | 0.446        | 2.666        | -            |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh    | 20.23        | 10.953       | 5.361        | -            |
| 3         | Karnataka       | 0.869        | 0.857        | 1.623        | -            |
| 4         | Manipur         | 7.823        | 6.416        | 4.888        | -            |
| 5         | Mizoram         | 9.884        | 20           | 22.364       | -            |
| 6         | Odisha          | 1.39         | 1.406        | 4.743        | -            |
| 7         | Punjab          | -            | 6.217        | -            | -            |
| 8         | Sikkim          | -            | -            | 3.324        | -            |
| 9         | Maharashtra     | -            | -            | 10.302       | -            |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh* | -            | -            | 24.159       | -            |
| Total     | Total           | 41.251       | 46.295       | 79.43        | -            |

## Note

: *Fund were revalidated for utilization in FY 2019-20

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