Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Conservation of Forest Area
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  91*

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Conservation of Forest Area

## *91.   SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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  Maharashtra  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 Maharashtra under the aforesaid Act?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 by Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane and Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde due for reply on 22.11.2019

(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-  2017,  the  total forest  and  tree  cover  in  the  country  is  8,02,08,800  hectares  (forest  cover  7,08,27,300 hectares, tree cover 93,81,500 hectares) which is 24.39% of the geographical area of the country.  There is an increase of 8,02,100 hectares (forest cover 6,77,800 hectares, tree cover 1,24,300 hectares) of total forest and tree cover compared to that of ISFR-2015. State/UT wise details of forest and tree cover along with percentage as per ISFR-2017 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  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  to  States/UTs including Maharashtra 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 .  However,  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

at Annexure  V deposited in State fund are at Annexure VI.

- (c)  Ministry is implementing a Central Sector Scheme 'National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change' (NAF), to assist adaptation measures in areas that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change.

Thirty (30) projects (including two Regional Projects) have been approved in 26 States. Projects in agriculture, water, forestry, coastal sectors etc., targeted to enhance adaptive capacity  in  terms  of  availability  of  improved  water  and  food  security,  livelihoods, ecosystems services, are preferred for funding under the scheme.

The  aim  is  to  support  concrete  adaptation  activities  which  are  not  covered  under  the on-going activities through the schemes of State and National Government. Adaptation projects  that  can  contribute  towards  reducing  risk  and  vulnerability  at  community  and sector level are eligible for funding under the scheme. The details of expenditure incurred under  the  NAF  during  the  last  three  financial  years  and  the  current  year  are  given  in Annexure VII.

- (d)    Complaints  alleging  irregularities  in  plantations  of  2015,  2016  and  2017  carried  out through Ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority in the State of  Chhattisgarh were  received,  which  were  examined  by  the  State Government. The State Government did not find any substance in the complaints.
- (e)     An amount of Rs.629,00,00,000/- has been released to the State of Maharashtra during the  last  three  years  against  their  Annual  Plans  of  Operation.    The  details  are  given  in Annexure V.

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Annexure I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'. State/UTs wise details of Forest Cover as per ISFR 2017

| State             |   Geographic Area |   Forest cover |   Tree Cover |   Total Forest and Tree Cover |   Percentage of Geographical area |
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |          16296800 |        2814700 |       375300 |                       3190000 |                             19.57 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |           8374300 |        6696400 |        80700 |                       6777100 |                             80.93 |
| Assam             |           7843800 |        2810500 |       149600 |                       2960100 |                             37.74 |
| Bihar             |           9416300 |         729900 |       226300 |                        956200 |                             10.15 |
| Chhattisgarh      |          13519200 |        5554700 |       383300 |                       5938000 |                             43.92 |
| Delhi             |            148300 |          19241 |        11300 |                         30541 |                             20.59 |
| Goa               |            370200 |         222900 |        32300 |                        255200 |                             68.94 |
| Gujarat           |          19624400 |        1475700 |       802400 |                       2278100 |                             11.61 |
| Haryana           |           4421200 |         158800 |       141500 |                        300300 |                              6.79 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |           5567300 |        1510000 |        82200 |                       1592200 |                             28.6  |
| Jammu& Kashmir *  |          22223600 |        2324100 |       781500 |                       3105600 |                             13.97 |
| Jharkhand         |           7971600 |        2355300 |       292200 |                       2647500 |                             33.21 |
| Karnataka         |          19179100 |        3755000 |       571300 |                       4326300 |                             22.56 |
| Kerala            |           3885200 |        2032100 |       295900 |                       2328000 |                             59.92 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |          30825200 |        7741400 |       807300 |                       8548700 |                             27.73 |
| Maharashtra       |          30771300 |        5068200 |       983100 |                       6051300 |                             19.67 |
| Manipur           |           2232700 |        1734600 |        22000 |                       1756600 |                             78.68 |
| Meghalaya         |           2242900 |        1714600 |        65700 |                       1780300 |                             79.37 |
| Mizoram           |           2108100 |        1818600 |        46700 |                       1865300 |                             88.48 |
| Nagaland          |           1657900 |        1248900 |        37900 |                       1286800 |                             77.62 |
| Odisha            |          15570700 |        5134500 |       399300 |                       5533800 |                             35.54 |
| Punjab            |           5036200 |         183700 |       162200 |                        345900 |                              6.87 |
| Rajasthan         |          34223900 |        1657200 |       826600 |                       2483800 |                              7.26 |
| Sikkim            |            709600 |         334400 |         3500 |                        337900 |                             47.62 |
| Tamil Nadu        |          13006000 |        2628100 |       467100 |                       3095200 |                             23.8  |
| Telangana         |          11207700 |        2041900 |       266900 |                       2308800 |                             20.6  |
| Tripura           |           1048600 |         772600 |        21500 |                        794100 |                             75.73 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |          24092800 |        1467900 |       744200 |                       2212100 |                              9.18 |
| Uttarakhand       |           5348300 |        2429500 |        76700 |                       2506200 |                             46.86 |
| West Bengal       |           8875200 |        1684700 |       213600 |                       1898300 |                             21.39 |
| A&N Islands       |            824900 |         674200 |         3500 |                        677700 |                             82.16 |
| Chandigarh        |             11400 |           2156 |         1000 |                          3156 |                             27.68 |

| Dadra &Nagar Haveli   |     49100 |    20700 |    3000 |    23700 |   48.27 |
|-----------------------|-----------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| Daman &Diu            |     11100 |     2049 |    1000 |     3049 |   27.47 |
| Lakshadweep           |      3000 |     2710 |     200 |     2910 |   97    |
| Puducherry            |     49000 |     5367 |    2700 |     8067 |   16.46 |
| Grand Total           | 328746900 | 70827300 | 9381500 | 80208800 |   24.39 |

(Area in hectare) * Includes Jammu & Kashmir area outside LoC that is under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'.

## 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                |                     |
| 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               | 20.80               |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'.

## State-wise details of funds released under Green India Mission.

(Rupees in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State          | FY 2016-17   | FY2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 1.06         | 0.446       | 2.6662       |              |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   | 20.23        | 10.953      | 5.3607       | 5.036        |
| 3         | Karnataka      | 0.87         | 0.857       | 1.62339      | 2.209        |
| 4         | Kerala*        | -            | -           | -            | 16.318       |
| 5         | Manipur        | 7.82         | 6.416       | 4.88812      | 4.166        |
| 6         | Mizoram        | 9.88         | 20.00       | 22.364       |              |
| 7         | Odisha         | 1.39         | 1.406       | 4.74334      | 14.189       |
| 8         | Punjab*        | -            | 6.217       | -            |              |
| 9         | Uttarakhand**  | -            | -           | -            |              |
| 10        | Sikkim         | -            | -           | 3.3236       | 3.124        |
| 11        | Maharashtra    | -            | -           | 10.30188     |              |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh | -            | -           | 24.15919     |              |
| Total     | Total          | 41.25        | 46.295      | 79.4304      | 45.044       |

Note:

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'.

## Details of funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme '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   |       1.4137 |
| 6        | Chandigarh          |      0.2606  |       0.2606 |       0      |       0      |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        |      2.7894  |       4.3501 |       3.5061 |       3.1003 |
| 8        | Goa                 |      0       |       0.8599 |       0      |       0      |
| 9        | Gujarat             |      4.976   |       5.5852 |      22.32   |       0      |
| 10       | Haryana             |      1.2465  |       1.8144 |       1.55   |       0.4386 |
| 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   |       4.1856 |
| 15       | Kerala              |     19.2842  |       9.0083 |      12.934  |       5.7491 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh      |      3.2226  |      13.7948 |       9.122  |       6.2926 |
| 17       | Maharashtra         |      4.9735  |       8.0805 |      10.312  |       5.5333 |
| 18       | Manipur             |      3.4003  |       4.2566 |       4.056  |       3.5935 |
| 19       | Meghalaya           |      0.5523  |       1.1406 |       3.12   |       0      |
| 20       | Mizoram             |     12.3495  |       4.8744 |       4.3    |       0      |
| 21       | Nagaland            |      3.57846 |       5.6587 |       8.822  |       7.7783 |
| 22       | Odisha              |      2.7965  |       3.4293 |       4.99   |       5.5847 |
| 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  |       0      |
| 29       | West Bengal         |      2.3766  |       6.5799 |       9.606  |       8.006  |
| 30       | Puducherry          |      0       |       0      |       0      |       0      |
| 31       | Lakshadweep         |      0       |       0.0671 |       0.463  |       1.3679 |
| 32       | Delhi               |      0       |       0      |       5.519  |       0      |
| 33       | Tripura             |      0       |       0      |       0      |       0.9031 |
|          | TOTAL               |     89.9454  |     150      |     165      |      84.1745 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'.

## 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 (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'.

State-wise details of funds deposited under CAF Act, 2016 (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 Starred Question No. 91 due for answer on 22.11.2019 regarding 'Conservation of Forest Area'. Details of funds released under the National Adaptation Fund

| (Rupees in Crore)   | (Rupees in Crore)         | (Rupees in Crore)   |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.              | Financial Year            | Actual Expenditure  |
| 1                   | 2016-17                   | 96.95               |
| 2                   | 2017-18                   | 119.41              |
| 3                   | 2018-19                   | 109.77              |
|                     | 2019-20 (till 18/11/2019) | 17.50               |