Lok Sabha Question No. 1121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Plantation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandan Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1121

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Plantation Programme

## 1121.  SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  plantation  is  necessary  for  the  protection  of environment as well as for water harvesting;
- (b) if so, whether the Union Government provides any financial assistance to the States to carry out plantation programme;
- (c) if so, extent thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to run plantation programme in the entire country on the lines of Bihar, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir, tree plantation is necessary for protection of environment as well as for water harvesting.  Forests  and  trees  are  important  for  maintaining  hydrological  cycle  as  they help in recharging the aquifers, reduce runoff, and maintain flow of water in rivers and streams.  Tree  plantations  also  help  in  reducing  global  warming  by  absorbing  the greenhouse gases, checks soil erosion, aids pollution reduction and maintains biodiversity and ecological balances.
- (b) to  (d)  Government  provides  financial  support  to  various  States/UTs  to  take  up  tree plantation programmes. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changeimplements  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), for plantation on landscape basis. An area over 2 million hectare was sanctioned for afforestation with an investment of about Rs.3874  crore  under  NAP  since  its  launching  year  2000.    Under  GIM,  an  amount  of about Rs. 300 crore has been released for preparation of bridge plan and implementation of perspective plan since 2011-12 to 2018-19.In the current financial year an amount of Rs.  128  crores  has  been  and  released  to  various  States  for  taking  up  plantation  under NAP  and  GIM.The  state-wise  details  of  total  funds  provided  under  NAP  and  GIM during the last three years is given in Annexure-I.

In  addition,  this  Ministry  also  encourages  plantation/afforestation  through  people's movement under School Nursery Yojana and Nagar Van UdyanYojana. An amount of

Rs.1.54 crore (for 505 school nurseries)andRs. 51.24 crore (for 46 Nagar Van Udyans) respectively have been released under the schemes.

Besides, the funds collected under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning  Authority  (CAMPA),  as  compensatory  levies  from  states inter-alia ,  is  also used in regeneration of forests/afforestation activity including compensatory afforestation by States/UTs. Government  of India has disbursed an  amount of Rs.47,436crore from National Fund to 27 State funds as share of respective states as per Compensatory Fund Act, 2016.The State-wise details are given in Annexure-II.

Further,  tree  plantation,  being  a  multi-departmental,  multi-agency  activity,  are  also being  taken  up  cross-sectorallyunder  various  programmes/funding  sources  of  other ministries such as MGNREGA, PradhanMantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana(PMKSY), Agroforestry Mission, National Bamboo Mission and also through State Plan budget.

Besides tree plantation/afforestation schemes of the central Government, various State governmentsincluding Bihar, implement their own specific tree plantation programmesbased on need and budget availability. These includesmass plantation drive involving public participation, theme based plantation, externally aided projects, etc.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of the LokSabhaUn-Starred Question No. 1121 due for reply on 07.02.2020by ShriChandan Singhregarding Plantation Programme.

State-wise Details of total funds released during the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and Green India Mission (GIM)

## (Rs. In crores)

| Sl. No.   | State                | NAP    | GIM    |
|-----------|----------------------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 11.07  | 4.18   |
| 2         | Bihar                | 6.41   | -      |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         | 23.6   | 36.54  |
| 4         | Gujarat              | 4.36   | -      |
| 5         | Haryana              | 6.21   | -      |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh     | 4.65   | -      |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir       | 7.20   | -      |
| 8         | Jharkhand            | -      | -      |
| 9         | Karnataka            | 21.56  | 3.35   |
| 10        | Kerala               | -      | -      |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh       | 20.52  | 24.16  |
| 12        | Maharashtra          | 26.82  | 10.30  |
| 13        | Orissa               | 19.47  | 7.53   |
| 14        | Punjab               | -      | 6.22   |
| 15        | Rajasthan            | 3.35   | -      |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu           | 3.63   | -      |
| 17        | Telangana            | -      | -      |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh        | 3.54   | -      |
| 19        | Uttarakhand          | 5.94   | -      |
| 20        | West Bengal          | -      | -      |
|           | Total (Other States) | 168.33 | 92.28  |
|           | North Eastern states |        |        |
| 21        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.86   | -      |
| 22        | Assam                | 0.58   | -      |
| 23        | Manipur              | 8.79   | 19.12  |
| 24        | Meghalaya            | 2.39   | -      |
| 25        | Mizoram              | 20.33  | 52.24  |
| 26        | Nagaland             | 17.47  | -      |
| 27        | Sikkim               | 11.07  | 3.32   |
| 28        | Tripura              | 4.94   | -      |
|           | Total (NE States)    | 66.43  | 74.68  |
|           | G. Total             | 234.76 | 166.96 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of the LokSabhaUn-Starred Question No. 1121 due for reply on 07.02.2020by ShriChandan Singh regarding Plantation Programme.

## State-wise  Details  of  Transfer  of  funds  from  the  National  Authority  to  States  Authority  29.08.2019

| Sl.No.   | Name of State     |   Funds transferred (Crore Rupees) |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                            1734.81 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                            1588.72 |
| 3        | Assam             |                             560.81 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                             522.95 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                            5791.7  |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh    |                            5196.69 |
| 7        | Maharashtra       |                            3844.24 |
| 8        | Manipur           |                             309.76 |
| 9        | Rajasthan         |                            1748.26 |
| 10       | Goa               |                             238.16 |
| 11       | Gujarat           |                            1484.6  |
| 12       | Haryana           |                            1282.65 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh  |                            1660.72 |
| 14       | Jharkhand         |                            4158.02 |
| 15       | Karnataka         |                            1350.37 |
| 16       | Kerala            |                              81.59 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |                             163.31 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |                             212.98 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                            5933.98 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                            1040.84 |
| 21       | Sikkim            |                             392.36 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        |                             113.42 |
| 23       | Telangana         |                            3110.38 |
| 24       | Tripura           |                             183.65 |
|          | Uttar Pradesh     |                            1819.63 |
| 25 26    | Uttarakhand       |                            2675.09 |
| 27       | West Bengal       |                             236.48 |
| Total    | Total             |                           47436.2  |

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