Lok Sabha Question No. 35 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Har Medh Par Pedh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 35

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## HAR MEDH PAR PEDH

†*35.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether with a view to promote forestry, the Government is working on 'Har Medh Par Ped' Scheme; and
- (b) if so, the year-wise and State-wise details of the implementation of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  35 DUE FOR REPLY ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021.

- (a): Yes, Sir. 'Har Medh Par Ped' Scheme is being implemented in those States that have liberalized felling and transit-regulations. Presently, the scheme is being implemented in 23 States/UTs with a view to encourage agro forestry i.e. tree plantation on farm land along with crops/  cropping  system  to  help  the  farmer  get  additional  income  and  make  their  farming system more climate resilient and adaptive.
- (b):      The detail of year-wise physical achievements under the scheme from 2016-17 to 2020-21 is as under:

| Parameters                    |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |     Total |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No of Nurseries Established   |    85     |     206   |    297    |       126 |      94   |   808     |
| Area Coverage (In Ha)         |  2586.2   |   24195.1 |  26344    |     15759 |   24925   | 93809.3   |
| Total Plantation (Lakh Trees) |     9.138 |     117.7 |    103.66 |        66 |     105.1 |   401.598 |

The details  of  release  of  funds  to  the  concerned  State/UTs  under  the  scheme over the years is at Annexure-I .

Annexure-I State-wise funds release under the Scheme (Value in Rs Lakh)

| S.No.       | Name of States/UTs   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | Meghalaya            |         0 |   100     |      0    |      0    |     26.24 |
| 2           | Mizoram              |         0 |    50     |    150    |    175    |    100    |
| 3           | Nagaland             |         0 |    90.89  |    150    |     72.6  |    108.7  |
| 4           | Andhra Pradesh       |       315 |     0     |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 5           | Bihar                |         0 |   300     |      0    |    100    |     20    |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh         |         0 |   250     |    150    |    200    |    100    |
| 7           | Gujarat              |       450 |   270     |    400    |    400    |    400    |
| 8           | Haryana              |       175 |     0     |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 9           | Him. Pradesh         |       115 |    48.687 |    100    |     83.42 |     75    |
| 10          | Jharkhand            |         0 |   400     |    100    |    200    |      0    |
| 11          | J & K                |         0 |    60.71  |    300    |      0    |     75    |
| 12          | Karnataka            |       325 |   450     |    556.44 |    700    |    536.62 |
| 13          | Kerala               |         0 |   206.47  |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh       |       420 |     0     |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 15          | Maharashtra          |         0 |   400     |    200    |     75    |    160    |
| 16          | Orissa               |         0 |   400     |    200    |     75    |    150    |
| 17          | Punjab               |       200 |     0     |    448.45 |    250    |    137.5  |
| 18          | Rajasthan            |         0 |   600     |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu           |       250 |     0     |      0    |    230.5  |    334.19 |
| 20          | Telangana            |         0 |     0     |     80    |      0    |      0    |
| 21          | Uttar Pradesh        |         0 |   600     |      0    |    200    |    400    |
| 22          | Ladakh               |         0 |     0     |      0    |      0    |     50    |
|             | Sub-total            |      2250 |  4226.76  |   2834.89 |   2761.52 |   2673.25 |
| 23          | Other Agencies       |         2 |    39.65  |     22.66 |     11.41 |     36.89 |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL          |      2252 |  4266.41  |   2857.55 |   2772.93 |   2710.14 |

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* Manipur has been included under the scheme in 2021-22.

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