Lok Sabha Question No. 3997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Green Belt Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Nayab Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3997

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Green Belt Areas

## 3997.SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

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

- (a) the initiative being taken by the Government for insuring larger green belt areas in urban areas under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode;
- (b) whether the Government has identified newly developed green belt areas in rural and urban areas of the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Haryana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  to(c)  The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  supports  the  States/Union Territories  for  carrying  out  afforestation  activities  in  both  forest  and  non-forest  land including Urban and Rural areas under National Mission for a Green India (GIM) and CAMPA. Further,  afforestation  is  being  carried  out  by  the  States/Union  Territories under various schemes of Central Government and State Government. As per report compiled in the Ministry under twenty-point programme, afforestation is being taken up annually over 2.0 million ha since 2019-20.Details of fund released/disbursedunder GIM and CAMPA including Haryanais enclosed at Annexure-I.

In  addition,  the  Ministryhas  also  launchedNagar  Van  Yojana  (NVY)  for  providing wholesome healthy living environment, and contributingto growth of Smart, Clean,Green,  Sustainable  and  Healthy  cities.NVY  envisages  developing  400 Nagar Vans and 200 Nagar Vatikas in the country during the period of 2020-21 to 2024-25 with  an  objective  to  significantly  enhance  the  tree  outside  forests  and  green  cover, enhancement of biodiversity and ecological benefits to the urban and peri-urban areas apart from improving quality of life of city dwellers. So far, a total of 65 projects have been sanctioned in 22 States including Haryana. The State-wise details of Nagar Van projects sanctioned under Nagar Van scheme are given in Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3997 due for reply on 28.03.2022 by Shri NayabSingh regarding 'Green Belt Areas'

## State wise overall fund released/disbursedunder GIM and CAMPA:

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT     | GIM    |    CAMPA |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------|----------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | -      |    16.41 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 6.19   |  1734.81 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 13.43  |  1588.72 |
| 4         | Assam                    | -      |   560.81 |
| 5         | Bihar                    | -      |   522.95 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | -      |    11.38 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 72.75  |  5791.7  |
| 8         | Dadar and Nagar Haveli   | -      |    20.7  |
| 9         | Delhi                    | -      |   138.17 |
| 10        | Goa                      | -      |   238.16 |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | -      |  1484.6  |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 4.25   |  1282.65 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | 17.09  |  1660.72 |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 25.73  |   764.54 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                | -      |  4158.02 |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 13.41  |  1350.37 |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 25.47  |    81.59 |
| 18        | Ladakh                   | -      |   249.27 |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh           | 66.76  |  5196.69 |
| 20        | Maharashtra              | 10.30  |  3844.24 |
| 21        | Manipur                  | 48.30  |   309.76 |
| 22        | Meghalaya                | -      |   163.31 |
| 23        | Mizoram                  | 102.81 |   212.98 |
| 24        | Odisha                   | 67.31  |  5933.98 |
| 25        | Punjab                   | 18.84  |  1040.84 |
| 26        | Rajasthan                | -      |  1748.26 |
| 27        | Sikkim                   | 16.41  |   392.36 |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu               | -      |   113.42 |
| 29        | Telangana                | -      |  3110.38 |
| 30        | Tripura                  | -      |   183.65 |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh            | -      |  1819.63 |
| 32        | Uttarakhand              | 82.09  |  2675.09 |
| 33        | West Bengal              | 9.43   |   236.48 |
|           | Total                    | 600.55 | 48636.6  |

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(Rs. In Crores)

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3997 due for reply on 28.03.2022 by Shri Nayab Singh regarding 'Green Belt Areas'

State-wisedetailsofprojectssanctionedunder NagarVanScheme(2020-21&2021-22)

| S.No.             | NameoftheState             | NameoftheDistrict/Nagar Van/Vatikasite                                                            | No. ofNagarVan/Na garVatikaprojec t   |
|-------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh  | Chittoor                   |                                                                                                   | 1                                     |
| 2                 | Assam                      | Kamrup,Sonipur,Dima Hasao                                                                         | 3                                     |
| 3 Bihar           |                            | Gaya,Bhagalpur                                                                                    | 2                                     |
| 4                 | Chhattisgarh               | Kondagaon                                                                                         | 1                                     |
| 5                 | Goa                        | South Goa                                                                                         | 1                                     |
| 6 Gujarat         |                            | Ahmedabad,Rajkot                                                                                  | 2                                     |
| 7                 | Haryana                    | Gurugram,Karnal,Palwal                                                                            | 3                                     |
| 8 HimachalPradesh |                            | Mandi,Kangda                                                                                      | 2                                     |
| 9                 | Jharkhand                  | Ranchi,EastSinghbhum, Bokaro,Giridih                                                              | 4                                     |
| 10                | Karnataka                  | BengaluruUrban,Tumkuru,Dharwad                                                                    |                                       |
| 11                | MadhyaPradesh              | Gwalior,Bhopal,SagarSouth,Jabalpur, Bhopal (Shahpura Hills), Dewas, Satna,Ratlam,Singrauli,Katni, | 10                                    |
| 12                | Maharashtra                | Nagpur,Yavatmal,Pune(Hadapsar),Pune (Mohhamadwadi), Washim,Dhule                                  | 6                                     |
| 13                | Manipur                    | Imphal                                                                                            | 1                                     |
| 14                | Mizoram                    | Aizawl, Champhai                                                                                  | 2                                     |
| 15                | Nagaland                   | Kohima (ForestColony),Kohima (Botanical garden), Tuensang                                         | 3                                     |
| 16                | Odisha                     | Bhubaneswar,Sambalpur, Cuttack, Sundergarh                                                        | 4                                     |
| 17                | Punjab                     | SAS Nagar,Patiala,Pathankot,Bathinda                                                              | 4                                     |
| 18                | Rajasthan                  | Kota(North),Udaipur,Jodhpur                                                                       | 3                                     |
| 19                | TamilNadu                  | Chennai,Vellore,Salem                                                                             | 3                                     |
| 20                | Tripura                    | NorthTripura- Dharamnagar                                                                         | 1                                     |
| 21                | Uttarakhand                | Dehradun,Haridwar,Paudi Garhwal (Lalpani range),Paudi Garhwal (Pakhro)                            | 4                                     |
| 22                | WestBengal Bankura,Paschim | Bardhaman                                                                                         | 2                                     |
| Total             | Total                      | Total                                                                                             | 65                                    |

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