Lok Sabha Question No. 4432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Development of Forest Area
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4432

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Development of Forest Area

## 4432.   SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  policy  of  the  Government  towards  developing  forest  areas  in  the country, State-wise including Haryana;
- (b) the  steps  taken/schemes  formulated  by  the  Government  regarding  forest  area  in Haryana during the last three years along with the progress made in this regard; and
- (c) the  scheme-wise  details  of  budget  allocated  to  various  States  including  Haryana during  the last three years and the current financial year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The National Forest Policy (NFP), 1988, envisages a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the country under forest or tree cover. For increasing and improving forest cover in the country, including in Haryana, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  has  taken  several  initiatives.  These  include  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  (CSS),  such  as  National  Afforestation  Programme,  National Mission  for  Green  India  and  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats.  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018 also contain provisions for taking up assisted natural regeneration, artificial regeneration and  silvicultural operations  in forest,  which contribute to improvement and increase in forest cover.

Afforestation and tree planting activities, including in non-forest areas, are also taken up  under  various  programme/funding  sources  of  other  Ministries  of  Government  of India  such  as,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana and under the schemes/plans of States and Union Territories and also by corporate bodies, public institutions, civil society/NGOs public sector undertakings, etc.

As  per  the  information  received  from  Government  of  Haryana,  plantation  of  1.67 crore, 1.34 crore and 98.53 lakh seedlings were undertaken in the years 2017-18, 201819 and 2019-20 respectively.

State-wise details of fund released by the Ministry for conservation, development and expansion  of  forests  under  National  Afforestation  Programme(NAP),  Green  India Mission (GIM) and Development of Wildlife Habitats (DWH) Schemes during the last three  years  and  the  current  year  to  States/UTs  including  Haryana  are  given  in AnnexureI,  II , III respectively.  Under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Funds  (CAF), funds were released during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 by the Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA).

The Statement of State-wise release is at Annexure IV .  After  formation of National Authority under Compensatory Afforestation (CAF) Act, 2016, a sum of Rs. 47436.18 Crore have been deposited in State funds as per the provision of the CAF Act, 2016. State-wise details of fund deposited in State fund are at Annexure V.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4432 due for answer on 20.03.2020 asked by Shri Dharambir Singh regarding 'Development of Forest Area'

## Details of State wise funds released under National Afforestation Programme

| S. No.   | State             |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   (Rupees FY 2018-19 | in Crore) FY 2019-20   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |         1.33 |         3.36 |                 6.38 | -                      |
| 2        | Bihar             |         2.18 |         4.23 |                 0    | 1.18                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      |         4.92 |        10.86 |                 7.82 | 5.71                   |
| 4        | Goa               |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 5        | Gujarat           |         4.36 |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 6        | Haryana           |         3.5  |         2.71 |                 0    | -                      |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  |         0    |         1.72 |                 2.92 | 0.52                   |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir    |         0    |         7.2  |                 0    | -                      |
| 9        | Jharkhand         |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 10       | Karnataka         |         7.33 |         3.24 |                10.99 | -                      |
| 11       | Kerala            |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |         4    |         8.74 |                 7.78 | -                      |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |         4.76 |         6.73 |                15.33 | -                      |
| 14       | Orissa            |         4.62 |         3.49 |                11.36 | 8.45                   |
| 15       | Punjab            |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 16       | Rajasthan         |         0    |         1.4  |                 1.95 | -                      |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu        |         1.56 |         0    |                 2.07 | -                      |
| 18       | Telangana         |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh     |         2.55 |         0.67 |                 0.32 | --                     |
| 20       | Uttarakhand       |         0    |         3.36 |                 2.58 | -                      |
| 21       | West Bengal       |         0    |         0    |                 0    | -                      |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh |         0    |         0.86 |                 0    | -                      |
| 23       | Assam             |         0    |         0    |                 0.58 | -                      |
| 24       | Manipur           |         1.21 |         3.19 |                 4.38 | -                      |
| 25       | Meghalaya         |         0    |         1.65 |                 0.74 | -                      |
| 26       | Mizoram           |         6.74 |         5.8  |                 7.79 | -                      |
| 27       | Nagaland          |         5.21 |         5.85 |                 6.41 | 2.35                   |
| 28       | Sikkim            |         5.09 |         0    |                 5.98 | -                      |
| 29       | Tripura           |         0    |         4.94 |                 0    | 3.76                   |
|          | Total             |        59.35 |        80    |                95.38 | 21.98                  |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4432 due for answer on 20.03.2020 asked by Shri Dharambir Singh regarding 'Development of Forest Area'

## Year wise funds released under GIM from FY 2016-17 to 2019-20

(Rupees in Crores)

| Sl. No.        | States   | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------------|----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 0.01     | 0.45         | 2.67         | -            |         1    |
| Chhattisgarh   | 20.23    | 10.95        | 5.36         | 5.04         |         2    |
| Karnataka      | 0.87     | 0.86         | 1.62         | 2.21         |         3    |
| Kerala         |          |              |              | 16.32        |         4    |
| Manipur        | 7.82     | 6.42         | 4.89         | 4.16         |         5    |
| Mizoram        | 9.88     | 20           | 22.36        | 17.71        |         6    |
| Odisha         | 1.39     | 1.41         | 4.74         | 14.19        |         7    |
| Punjab         | -        | 6.22         | -            | 3.19         |         8    |
| Madhya Pradesh | -        | -            | 24.16        | 30.65        |         9    |
| Maharashtra    | -        | -            | 10.3         | -            |        10    |
| Sikkim         | -        | -            | 3.32         | 3.12         |        11    |
| West Bengal    | -        | -            | -            | 9.43         |        12    |
| Total          | Total    | 40.21        | 46.30        | 79.43        |       106.01 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4432 due for answer on 20.03.2020 asked by Shri Dharambir Singh regarding 'Development of Forest Area'

Details of funds released under CSS 'Development of Wildlife Habitats' (Rupees in Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of State/UTs           |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 |   FY 2019-20 |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1        | A&NIslands                  |      1.1849  |       1.4193 |       1.91   |      1.3264  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |      0       |       0      |       0.75   |      0       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |      2.5681  |       2.6993 |       3.4442 |      4.1414  |
| 4        | Assam                       |      0       |       2.7582 |       2.6532 |      1.6426  |
| 5        | Bihar                       |      1.0057  |       3.2267 |       7.49   |      1.4814  |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |      0.2606  |       0.2606 |       0      |      0       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |      2.7894  |       4.3501 |       3.5061 |      3.1003  |
| 8        | Goa                         |      0       |       0.8599 |       0      |      1.1165  |
| 9        | Gujarat                     |      4.976   |       5.5852 |      22.32   |      0       |
| 10       | Haryana                     |      1.2465  |       1.8144 |       1.55   |      2.37608 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh            |      2.8031  |       2.3741 |       3.703  |      3.0576  |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir              |      3.365   |       5.7791 |       4.9243 |      0       |
| 13       | Jharkhand                   |      0       |       0.956  |       0.5051 |      0.9396  |
| 14       | Karnataka                   |      3.2552  |       4.2789 |       6.53   |      7.39046 |
| 15       | Kerala                      |     19.2842  |       9.0083 |      12.934  |      8.45026 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh              |      3.2226  |      13.7948 |       9.122  |      6.29266 |
| 17       | Maharashtra                 |      4.9735  |       8.0805 |      10.312  |      7.1578  |
| 18       | Manipur                     |      3.4003  |       4.2566 |       4.056  |      3.5935  |
| 19       | Meghalaya                   |      0.5523  |       1.1406 |       3.12   |      2.38839 |
| 20       | Mizoram                     |     12.3495  |       4.8744 |       4.3    |      4.3179  |
| 21       | Nagaland                    |      3.57846 |       5.6587 |       8.822  |      7.7783  |
| 22       | Odisha                      |      2.7965  |       3.4293 |       4.99   |      7.01504 |
| 23       | Rajasthan                   |      4.5387  |       6.2242 |       5.85   |      6.7956  |
| 24       | Sikkim                      |      1.4552  |       2.0215 |       3.94   |      3.9627  |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                  |      0       |       3.9472 |       3.841  |      4.095   |
| 26       | Telangana                   |      0       |       1.5708 |       0      |      0       |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh               |      2.5095  |       3.8696 |       1.1981 |      4.2661  |
| 28       | Uttarakhand                 |      5.453   |      29.7936 |      17.641  |     11.2619  |
| 29       | West Bengal                 |      2.3766  |       6.5799 |       9.606  |      8.91073 |
| 30       | Puducherry                  |      0       |       0      |       0      |      0       |
| 31       | Lakshadweep                 |      0       |       0.0671 |       0.463  |      1.93272 |
| 32       | Delhi                       |      0       |       0      |       5.519  |      0       |
| 33       | WII, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) |      0       |       9.32   |       0      |      2       |
| 33       | Tripura                     |      0       |       0      |       0      |      0.9031  |
|          | TOTAL                       |     89.9454  |     150      |     165      |    117.694   |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4432 due  for  answer  on 20.03.2020 asked by  Shri  Dharambir  Singh  regarding 'Development of Forest Area'

Details of State/UTs wise funds released under CA Funds by Ad-hoc CAMPA

| State/UT                 | FY 16-17       | FY-17-18          | FY-18-19          |
|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| State/UT                 | Release (Rs.)  | Release (Rs.)     | Release (Rs.)     |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Nil            | 1,33,00,000.00    | 1,56,00,000.00    |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 890,000,000    | 97,00,00,000.00   | 1,04,47,00,000.00 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,500,000,000  |                   | 3,54,15,00,000.00 |
| Assam                    | 300,000,000    | 70,00,00,000.00   | 45,84,00,000.00   |
| Bihar                    | 330,000,000    | 30,31,00,000.00   | 46,61,90,000.00   |
| Chandigarh               | 10,000,000     | 1,13,00,000.00    | 1,27,00,000.00    |
| Chhattisgarh             | 2,800,000,000  | Nil               | Nil               |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli       | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               |
| Daman &Diu               | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               |
| Delhi                    | 40,000,000     | Nil               | Nil               |
| Goa                      |                | Nil               | Nil               |
| Gujarat                  | 990,000,000    | 27,00,00,000.00   | 2,12,6600,000.00  |
| Haryana                  | 180,000,000    | 80,00,00,000.00   | 1,44,20,00,000.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 1,506,200,000  | 1,20,00,00,000.00 | 1,32,52,00,000.00 |
| Jammu Kashmir            | 1,020,000,000  | 69,00,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Jharkhand                | 1,490,000,000  | 2,34,00,00,000.00 | 2,86,25,00,000.00 |
| Karnataka                | 851,200,000    | 86,00,00,000.00   | 1,01,40,00,000.00 |
| Kerala                   | Nil            | 8,00,00,000.00    | 14,61,00,000.00   |
| Lakshadweep              | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 1,400,000,000  | 2,00,00,00,000.00 | 2,68,76,00,000.00 |
| Maharashtra              | 2,050,000,000  | 1,99,00,00,000.00 | 2,25,00,00,000.00 |
| Manipur                  | 150,000,000    | 29,50,00,000.00   | 24,85,00,000.00   |
| Meghalaya                |                | 7,00,00,000.00    | Nil               |
| Mizoram                  | 77,300,000     | 6,85,00,000.00    | 8,30,00,000.00    |
| Nagaland                 | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               |
| Orissa                   | 4,260,000,000  | 5,09,00,00,000.00 | 5,54,00,00,000.00 |
| Pudducherry              | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               |
| Punjab                   | 660,000,000    | 64,00,00,000.00   | 79,20,00,000.00   |
| Rajasthan                | 1,480,600,000  | 1,79,00,00,000.00 | 1,82,03,00,000.00 |
| Sikkim                   | 90,000,000     | Nil               | Nil               |
| Tamil Nadu               | 90,000,000     | 12,68,00,000.00   | 7,00,00,000.00    |
| Telangana                | 1,170,000,000  | 1,27,00,00,000.00 | 2,37,38,00,000.00 |
| Tripura                  | 120,000,000    | 7,10,00,000       | 16,70,00,000.00   |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 970,000,000    | 1,44,00,00,000.00 | 1,50,60,00,000.00 |
| Uttrakhand               | 1,707,100,000  | 96,00,00,000.00   | 3,03,00,00,000.00 |
| West Bengal              | 210,000,000    | Nil               | 21,22,00,000.00   |
| Total                    | 26,342,400,000 | 24,049,000,000.00 | 35,235,890,000.00 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4432 due for answer on 20.03.2020 asked by Shri Dharambir Singh regarding 'Development of Forest Area'

State-wise details of funds deposited under CAF Act, 2016 (Rs in Crores)

| Sl.No.   | Name of State     |   Funds transferred |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Odisha            |             5933.98 |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh      |             5791.7  |
| 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           |             1484.6  |
| 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             |            47436.2  |