Lok Sabha Question No. 2979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Funds for Plantation Work
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2979

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Funds for Plantation Work

2979.   SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  funds  for  plantation  work  during  2020-21  under National Afforestation Programme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of funds sanctioned and released to various States so far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding  the  areas  where  plantation work  has  been  carried  out  and  completed  in  various  states  during  the  Annual  Work Programme and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the names of States to whom central assistance is pending as on date along with the pending amount, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the time by which the remaining assistance to States especially Uttar Pradesh is likely to be released?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  Yes  Sir,  during  the  year  2020-21  an  amount  of  Rs.  40.42  crores  have  been released  to    10    States  under  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP),  the State-wise details of which are given in Annexure I.
- (c) Concurrent monitoring and evaluation of the project is inbuilt in the guidelines of  NAP  scheme.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  three  tier  system involving  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  at  village  level, Forest  Development  Agencies  (FDAs)  at  division  level  and  State  Forest Development Agencies (SFDAs) at State level and is also monitored by them by way of social auditing, field inspection etc. The SFDA  also carryout independent evaluation of each FDA project during the project cycle, with focus

on peoples' participation, status of regeneration and improvement in vegetation cover. Submission of evaluation report is mandatory for approval and release of funds under the scheme.

- (d) & (e)   The proposals under NAP from State Forest Development Agencies (SFDAs) of Karnataka,  Manipur,  Bihar,  Meghalaya,  Tripura,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat, Jharkhand and Haryana during the year 2020-21 were received in the Ministry but could not be considered due to non-availability of funds under the scheme. The State-wise details of proposed total cost by the above SFDAs and Central Share are given in Annexure II.

No proposal  from  SFDA  Uttar  Pradesh  under  NAP  has  been  received  in  the Ministry for the year 2020-21.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2979 due for reply on 12.03.2021 by Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Ravindra Kushwaha, Shri Ravi Kishan,  Shri  Subrat  Pathak,  Shri  Rajendra  Dhedya  Gavit,  Shri  Bidyut  Baran  Mahato, Shri Shrirang Appa Barne, Shri Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu regarding 'Funds for Plantation Work'.

## State wise details of Funds released under NAP during 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   Amount released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Bihar               |                             0.8  |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh        |                             9.88 |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh    |                             0.57 |
| 4         | Madhya Pradesh      |                             0.57 |
| 5         | Orissa              |                            13.67 |
| 6         | Uttarakhand         |                             1.06 |
| 7         | Mizoram             |                             7.4  |
| 8         | Nagaland            |                             4.27 |
| 9         | Sikkim              |                             0.88 |
| 10        | Tripura             |                             1.33 |
|           | Total               |                            40.42 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) and (e)  of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 2979 due for reply on 12.03.2021 by Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Ravindra Kushwaha, Shri Ravi Kishan, Shri Subrat Pathak, Shri Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato,  Shri  Shrirang  Appa  Barne,  Shri  Sanjay  Sadashivrao  Mandlik,  Shri  Chandra Sekhar Sahu regarding 'Funds for Plantation Work'.

State  Forest  Development  Agency  (SFDA)  wise  details  of  Proposals  under  NAP received in the Ministry during 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | Name of SFDAs   |   Total cost (Rs. in Lakhs) |   Central Share (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Karnataka       |                     2006.86 |                        1204.12 |
| 2         | Manipur         |                      180.57 |                         162.51 |
| 3         | Bihar           |                      923.45 |                         554.07 |
| 4         | Meghalaya       |                     1877    |                        1689.3  |
| 5         | Tripura         |                      644.41 |                         579.97 |
| 6         | Andhra Pradesh  |                      873.75 |                         524.25 |
| 7         | Gujarat         |                      533.36 |                         320.02 |
| 8         | Jharkhand       |                      600    |                         360    |
| 9         | Haryana         |                     1500    |                         900    |
|           | Total           |                     9139.4  |                        6294.24 |

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