Lok Sabha Question No. 4584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Forest Cover
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4584

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Forest Cover

## 4584. SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

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

- (a) the total area of forest cover in hectares in the country and the percentage thereof, Statewise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  provided  by  Government  for  conservation,  development  and enrichment of the forests in various States including Goa during the last three years and the current year, scheme, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c) whether  Central  projects  are  being  run  for  promoting  adaptation  activities  in  several States of the country under the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether instances of irregularities have been reported in connection with the plantation drives carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act guidelines and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of funds released for Goa under the said Act?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   Forest   Survey   of   India,   Dehradun, an organization under the Ministry, carries  out the  assessment  of  forest  cover  of  the  country  biennially  and  findings  are  published  in India  State  of  Forest  Report  (ISFR).  As  per  the  latest  report  i.e.  ISFR-  2019,  the  total forest cover in the country is 7,12,24,900 hectares which is 21.67% of the geographical area  of  the  country.    There  is  an  increase  of  3,97,600  hectares  of  total  forest  cover compared  to  that  of  ISFR-2017.  State/UT  wise  details  of  forest  cover  along  with percentage as per ISFR-2019 is given in Annexure-I.
- (b) Details of fund released by the Ministry for conservation, development and expansion of forests under National Afforestation Programme, Green India Mission and Development of  Wildlife  Habitats  schemes  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  to States/UTs including Goa are given in AnnexureII, III , IV respectively.

Under Compensatory Afforestation Funds (CAF), funds were released during 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and part of 2019-20 by the Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). The Statement of State-wise release is at Annexure  V . 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 VI.

- (c)  National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) is a Central Scheme which was operationalised in 2015-16 and is continuing beyond 12 th Five Year Plan till 31 st March, 2020 with a financial implication of Rs. 364 Crore.  National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is the National implementation Entity. The fund is meant to support concrete adaptation activities which are not covered under on-going activities through the schemes  of  State  and  National  Government  that  reduce  the  adverse  effects  of  climate change  facing  community,  sector  and  states.  Till  date,  30  projects  submitted  by  State Governments have been approved under NAFCC at a total cost of Rs. 847.48 Crore out of  which Rs. 459.21 Crore has been released to cover the vulnerable sectors of  Water, Agriculture  and  Animal  Husbandary,  Forestry,  Ecosystems  and  Biodiversity  etc.    The details of expenditure incurred under the NAFCC during the last three financial years and the current year are given in Annexure VII.
- (d)    The  implementation  of  schemes  including  plantation  schemes  under  the Compensatory Afforestation  Fund  Act  2016  and  their  monitoring  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the respective  State/UTs.  The  complaints  alleging  irregularities  in  plantations,  etc  are forwarded to respective States/UTs for examination and follow up action accordingly.
- (e)    An amount of Rs.238.16 Crore was released to the State of Goa on 29 th August, 2019 in accordance with the provisions of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'. State/UTs wise details of Forest Cover as per ISFR 2019

(Area in Hectare)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            | Geographical Area (GA)   | Total Forest Cover   |   Percentage of forest cover to geographical area |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,62,96,800              | 29,13,700            |                                             17.88 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 83,74,300                | 66,68,800            |                                             79.63 |
| 3         | Assam               | 78,43,800                | 28,32,700            |                                             36.11 |
| 4         | Bihar               | 94,16,300                | 7,30,600             |                                              7.76 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 1,35,19,200              | 55,61,100            |                                             41.13 |
| 6         | Delhi               | 1,48,300                 | 19,544               |                                             13.18 |
| 7         | Goa                 | 3,70,200                 | 2,23,700             |                                             60.43 |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 1,96,24,400              | 14,85,700            |                                              7.57 |
| 9         | Haryana             | 44,21,200                | 1,60,200             |                                              3.62 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 55,67,300                | 15,43,400            |                                             27.72 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir     | 2,22,23,600              | 23,61,200            |                                             10.62 |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 79,71,600                | 23,61,100            |                                             29.62 |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 1,91,79,100              | 38,57,500            |                                             20.11 |
| 14        | Kerala              | 38,85,200                | 21,14,400            |                                             54.42 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      | 3,08,25,200              | 77,48,200            |                                             25.14 |
| 16        | Maharashtra         | 3,07,71,300              | 50,77,800            |                                             16.5  |
| 17        | Manipur             | 22,32,700                | 16,84,700            |                                             75.46 |
| 18        | Meghalaya           | 22,42,900                | 17,11,900            |                                             76.33 |
| 19        | Mizoram             | 21,08,100                | 18,00,600            |                                             85.41 |
| 20        | Nagaland            | 16,57,900                | 12,48,600            |                                             75.31 |
| 21        | Odisha              | 1,55,70,700              | 51,61,900            |                                             33.15 |
| 22        | Punjab              | 50,36,200                | 1,84,900             |                                              3.67 |
| 23        | Rajasthan           | 3,42,23,900              | 16,63,000            |                                              4.86 |
| 24        | Sikkim              | 7,09,600                 | 3,34,200             |                                             47.1  |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu          | 1,30,06,000              | 26,36,400            |                                             20.27 |
| 26        | Telangana           | 1,12,07,700              | 20,58,200            |                                             18.36 |
| 27        | Tripura             | 10,48,600                | 7,72,600             |                                             73.68 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,40,92,800              | 14,80,600            |                                              6.15 |
| 29        | Uttarakhand         | 53,48,300                | 24,30,300            |                                             45.44 |
| 30        | West Bengal         | 88,75,200                | 16,90,200            |                                             19.04 |
| 31        | A&NIslands          | 8,24,900                 | 6,74,300             |                                             81.74 |
| 32        | Chandigarh          | 11,400                   | 2,203                |                                             19.32 |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 49,100                   | 20,700               |                                             42.16 |
| 34        | Daman & Diu         | 11,100                   | 2,049                |                                             18.46 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 3000                     | 2,710                |                                             90.33 |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 49,000                   | 5,241                |                                             10.7  |
|           | Total               | 32,87,46,900             | 7,12,24,900          |                                             21.67 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

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

|        |                   |            |            | (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------|------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No. | State             | FY 2016-17 | FY 2017-18 | FY 2018-19          | FY 2019-20          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1.33       | 3.36       | 6.38                | -                   |
| 2      | Bihar             | 2.18       | 4.23       | 0.00                | 1.18                |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh      | 4.92       | 10.86      | 7.82                | 5.71                |
| 4      | Goa               | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 5      | Gujarat           | 4.36       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 6      | Haryana           | 3.50       | 2.71       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00       | 1.72       | 2.92                | 0.52                |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00       | 7.20       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 9      | Jharkhand         | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 10     | Karnataka         | 7.33       | 3.24       | 10.99               | -                   |
| 11     | Kerala            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh    | 4.00       | 8.74       | 7.78                | -                   |
| 13     | Maharashtra       | 4.76       | 6.73       | 15.33               | -                   |
| 14     | Orissa            | 4.62       | 3.49       | 11.36               | 8.45                |
| 15     | Punjab            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 16     | Rajasthan         | 0.00       | 1.40       | 1.95                | -                   |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu        | 1.56       | 0.00       | 2.07                | -                   |
| 18     | Telangana         | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 19     | Uttar Pradesh     | 2.55       | 0.67       | 0.32                | --                  |
| 20     | Uttarakhand       | 0.00       | 3.36       | 2.58                | -                   |
| 21     | West Bengal       | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 22     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00       | 0.86       | 0.00                | -                   |
| 23     | Assam             | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.58                | -                   |
| 24     | Manipur           | 1.21       | 3.19       | 4.38                | -                   |
| 25     | Meghalaya         | 0.00       | 1.65       | 0.74                | -                   |
| 26     | Mizoram           | 6.74       | 5.80       | 7.79                | -                   |
| 27     | Nagaland          | 5.21       | 5.85       | 6.41                | 2.35                |
| 28     | Sikkim            | 5.09       | 0.00       | 5.98                | -                   |
| 29     | Tripura           | 0.00       | 4.94       | 0.00                | 3.76                |
|        | Total             | 59.35      | 80.00      | 95.38               | 21.98               |

Annexure III

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

## 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 (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

## Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Development of Wildlife Habitats'

(Rs.in lakh)

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs           |   2016-17 |    2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (as on 16.03.2020) |
|---------|------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1       | A&NIslands                   |  118.49   |   141.934  |    191    |                     132.64   |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh               |    0      |     0      |     75    |                       0      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh            |  256.811  |   269.935  |    344.42 |                     414.14   |
| 4       | Assam                        |    0      |   275.827  |    265.32 |                     164.26   |
| 5       | Bihar                        |  100.576  |   322.674  |    749    |                     148.142  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                   |   26.0651 |    26.065  |      0    |                       0      |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                 |  278.945  |   435.014  |    350.61 |                     310.032  |
| 8       | Goa                          |    0      |    85.9938 |      0    |                     111.654  |
| 9       | Gujarat                      |  497.604  |   558.52   |   2232    |                       0      |
| 10      | Haryana                      |  124.657  |   181.445  |    155    |                     237.608  |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh             |  280.31   |   237.411  |    370.3  |                     305.766  |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir               |  336.506  |   577.915  |    492.43 |                       0      |
| 13      | Jharkhand                    |    0      |    95.607  |     50.51 |                      93.96   |
| 14      | Karnataka                    |  325.52   |   427.89   |    653    |                     739.046  |
| 15      | Kerala                       | 1928.42   |   900.834  |   1293.4  |                     845.026  |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh               |  322.265  |  1379.49   |    912.2  |                     629.266  |
| 17      | Maharashtra                  |  497.35   |   808.056  |   1031.2  |                     715.784  |
| 18      | Manipur                      |  340.032  |   425.664  |    405.6  |                     359.35   |
| 19      | Meghalaya                    |   55.23   |   114.061  |    312    |                     238.839  |
| 20      | Mizoram                      | 1234.95   |   487.445  |    430    |                     431.79   |
| 21      | Nagaland                     |  357.846  |   565.871  |    882.2  |                     777.83   |
| 22      | Odisha                       |  279.65   |   342.937  |    499    |                     701.504  |
| 23      | Rajasthan                    |  453.879  |   622.421  |    585    |                     679.568  |
| 24      | Sikkim                       |  145.52   |   202.154  |    394    |                     396.275  |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                   |    0      |   394.725  |    384.1  |                     409.505  |
| 26      | Telangana                    |    0      |   157.083  |      0    |                       0      |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                |  250.956  |   386.968  |    119.81 |                     426.611  |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                  |  545.306  |  2979.36   |   1764.1  |                    1126.19   |
| 29      | West Bengal                  |  237.66   |   657.992  |    960.6  |                     891.073  |
| 30      | Puducherry                   |    0      |     0      |      0    |                       0      |
| 31      | Lakshadweep                  |    0      |     6.71   |     46.3  |                     193.272  |
| 32      | Delhi                        |    0      |     0      |    551.9  |                       0      |
| 33      | WII, Dehradun- (Uttarakhand) |    0      |   932      |      0    |                     200      |
| 33      | Tripura                      |    0      |     0      |      0    |                      90.3168 |
|         | TOTAL                        | 8994.55   | 15000      |  16500    |                   11769.4    |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

## Details of State/UTs wise funds released under Compensatory Afforestation Funds by Ad-hoc CAMPA

| State/UT                 | FY 16-17       | FY-17-18          | FY-18-19          | FY-19-20          |
|--------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| State/UT                 | Release (Rs.)  | Release (Rs.)     | Release (Rs.)     | Release (Rs.)     |
| Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Nil            | 1,33,00,000.00    | 1,56,00,000.00    | Nil               |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 890,000,000    | 97,00,00,000.00   | 1,04,47,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 1,500,000,000  |                   | 3,54,15,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Assam                    | 300,000,000    | 70,00,00,000.00   | 45,84,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Bihar                    | 330,000,000    | 30,31,00,000.00   | 46,61,90,000.00   | Nil               |
| Chandigarh               | 10,000,000     | 1,13,00,000.00    | 1,27,00,000.00    | Nil               |
| Chhattisgarh             | 2,800,000,000  | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Dadar Nagar Haveli       | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Daman &Diu               | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Delhi                    | 40,000,000     | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Goa                      |                | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Gujarat                  | 990,000,000    | 27,00,00,000.00   | 2,12,6600,000.00  | Nil               |
| Haryana                  | 180,000,000    | 80,00,00,000.00   | 1,44,20,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 1,506,200,000  | 1,20,00,00,000.00 | 1,32,52,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Jammu Kashmir            | 1,020,000,000  | 69,00,00,000.00   | Nil               | 1,01,77,00,000.00 |
| Jharkhand                | 1,490,000,000  | 2,34,00,00,000.00 | 2,86,25,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Karnataka                | 851,200,000    | 86,00,00,000.00   | 1,01,40,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Kerala                   | Nil            | 8,00,00,000.00    | 14,61,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Lakshadweep              | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 1,400,000,000  | 2,00,00,00,000.00 | 2,68,76,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Maharashtra              | 2,050,000,000  | 1,99,00,00,000.00 | 2,25,00,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Manipur                  | 150,000,000    | 29,50,00,000.00   | 24,85,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Meghalaya                |                | 7,00,00,000.00    | Nil               | Nil               |
| Mizoram                  | 77,300,000     | 6,85,00,000.00    | 8,30,00,000.00    | Nil               |
| Nagaland                 | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Orissa                   | 4,260,000,000  | 5,09,00,00,000.00 | 5,54,00,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Pudducherry              | Nil            | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Punjab                   | 660,000,000    | 64,00,00,000.00   | 79,20,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Rajasthan                | 1,480,600,000  | 1,79,00,00,000.00 | 1,82,03,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Sikkim                   | 90,000,000     | Nil               | Nil               | Nil               |
| Tamil Nadu               | 90,000,000     | 12,68,00,000.00   | 7,00,00,000.00    | Nil               |
| Telangana                | 1,170,000,000  | 1,27,00,00,000.00 | 2,37,38,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Tripura                  | 120,000,000    | 7,10,00,000       | 16,70,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 970,000,000    | 1,44,00,00,000.00 | 1,50,60,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| Uttrakhand               | 1,707,100,000  | 96,00,00,000.00   | 3,03,00,00,000.00 | Nil               |
| West Bengal              | 210,000,000    | Nil               | 21,22,00,000.00   | Nil               |
| Total                    | 26,342,400,000 | 24,049,000,000.00 | 35,235,890,000.00 | 1,017,700,000.00  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

State-wise details of funds transferred under CAF Act, 2016  during 2019-20. (Rupees in Crore)

| 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  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4584 due for answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Forest Cover'.

## Details of funds released under the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change

| (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)         | (Rupees in Crore)   |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.              | Financial Year            | Expenditure         |
| 1                   | 2016-17                   | 97.00               |
| 2                   | 2017-18                   | 119.41              |
| 3                   | 2018-19                   | 109.77              |
| 4                   | 2019-20 (till 17/03/2020) | 22.37               |