Lok Sabha Question No. 1317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Funds to Chhattisgarh Forest Department  under CAMPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Funds to Chhattisgarh Forest Department under CAMPA

## 1317.   SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY

Will the MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  year-wise  details  of  the  amount  released  under  CAMPA  head  to  Chhattisgarh Forest Department in the year 2019-20 and 2020-21;
- (b) the  ratio  of  the  expenditure  of  the  above  said  amount  on  departmental  work  and construction work and the total amount spent on construction work in the state during the said financial year and the ratio of the amount received;
- (c) whether  the  amount  spent  from  CAMPA  head  on  forest  divisions  Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh,  Kabirdham  has  been  investigated  by  constituting  an  inquiry  committee from Jabalpur (MP) and if so, the facts found in the investigation;
- (d) the total amount spent out of total amount released for removing Lantana (weed) from the above mentioned forest divisions;
- (e) whether any irregularities have been found by the investigation committee in the said work and if so, the names of guilty persons and the actions taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) As  per  information  received  from  Chhattisgarh  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund Management and Planning Authority (Chhattisgarh CAMPA) the year-wise amount released by Government of Chhattisgarh under CAMPA head to Chhattisgarh Forest Department is as under:
- (b) The percentage of the expenditure of the above said amount on departmental works excluding  construction  works,  exclusively  construction  works  and  other  works (salary,  training  and  Monitoring  &  Evaluation)  during  financial  year  2019-20  and 2020-21 is as under:

Financial Year :

Amount released (in Rs. Crore)

2019-20 :

500.00

2020-21 :

700.00

| Year     | Release amount (in Rs. crore)   | Expenditur e amount (in Rs. crore)   | Head                                                       | Expenditure (in Rs. crore)   | Percentage of expenditur e   |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| A.       | B.                              | C.                                   | D.                                                         | E.                           | F.                           |
| 2019- 20 | 500.00                          | 429.21                               | Departmental works excluding construction works            | 380.52                       | 88.65                        |
| 2019- 20 | 500.00                          | 429.21                               | Exclusively construction works                             | 41.80                        | 9.74                         |
| 2019- 20 | 500.00                          | 429.21                               | Other works - salary*, training and Monitoring &Evaluation | 6.89                         | 1.61                         |
|          |                                 |                                      | Total                                                      | 429.21                       | 100.00                       |
| 2020- 21 | 700.00                          | 651.64                               | Departmental works excluding construction works            | 581.61                       | 89.26                        |
| 2020- 21 | 700.00                          | 651.64                               | Exclusively construction works                             | 60.81                        | 9.34                         |
| 2020- 21 | 700.00                          | 651.64                               | Other works - salary*, training and Monitoring &Evaluation | 9.21                         | 1.41                         |
|          |                                 |                                      | Total                                                      | 651.64                       | 100.00                       |

* Salary includes disbursement of salary and allowances of members and staffs, both regular and contractual, of the State Authority.

- (c) No Sir.
- (d) The  total  amount  spent  out  of  the  total  amount  released  for  removing  Lantana (weed) for three divisions Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon and Khairagarh during financial year 2019-20 & 2020-21 is as below:

## Amount (in Rs. crore)

| Year    | Division Name   |   Sanction |   Expenditure |
|---------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
| 2019-20 | Kabirdham       |       3.02 |          2.7  |
| 2019-20 | Rajnandgaon     |       0.6  |          0.5  |
| 2019-20 | Khairagarh      |       4.47 |          4.47 |
| 2019-20 | Total           |       8.09 |          7.67 |
| 2021-22 | Kabirdham       |       3.41 |          3.4  |
| 2021-22 | Rajnandgaon     |       3.3  |          3    |
| 2021-22 | Khairagarh      |       3.93 |          3.9  |
|         | Total           |      10.64 |         10.3  |

- (e) No Sir.

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