Lok Sabha Question No. 4048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Green India Mission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Durga Das Uikey, Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4048

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Green India Mission

4048.  SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  measures/works/projects  undertaken  by  the  Government  under various  development  works  for  the  protection  of  environment  and  forest  in  the country especially in Madhya Pradesh under the Forest Conservation Act 1980;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  the  said  projects  in  Madhya  Pradesh during the last three years, year-wise
- (c) whether the State Government has sent proposals seeking additional central funds to undertake work under Green India Mission and other various projects and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) the funds spent in Madhya Pradesh under the Green India Mission during the last 3 years and the works for which the said funds have been spent along with the amount spent for each work, work-wise details thereof, district-wise;
- (e) the cost-wise details of the works done in Betul and Harda, Khandwa district under Betul  Parliamentary  Constituency  under  Green  India  Mission  during  the  last  three years  and  the  details  of  the  agencies  of  NGOs  through  which  the  said  works  have been done; and
- (f) the details of the unemployed to whom training material has been distributed through the  NGOs  under  Green  India  Mission  along  with  the  cost  of  training  material distributed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWANI KUMAR CHOUBAY)

- (a) Any non-forestry activity over forest land is permitted as per the procedure laid in the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Rules framed thereunder.  In order to compensate the loss of natural forest areas and ecosystem services, Compensatory  Afforestation  (CA)  over  equivalent  non-forest  land  or  double degraded  forest  land  is  stipulated  and  Net  Present  Value  (NPV)  is  levied. Additional mitigation measures in the form Safety zone maintenance, Catchment Area Treatment Plan, Wildlife Management Plan etc. are also stipulated on case to case basis.
- (b) The year wise details of funds allocated and utilized in Madhya Pradesh through CAMPAduring the last three years:-

(₹ in Lakh)

| Year    |   Funds allocated | Utilized            |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 2019-20 |             45350 | 34306.0             |
| 2020-21 |             50000 | 47564.0             |
| 2021-22 |             61688 | 47900.0 (till date) |
| Total   |            157038 | 129770              |

- (c)& (d) The funds have been released by the Govt. of India on the basis of proposals& Annual  Plan  of  Operations  (APOs)  submitted  by  the  Government  of  Madhya Pradesh and approved in the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. As per available information, the year-wise details of the funds released and utilized for the Government of Madhya Pradesh as per the availability of the funds in Green India Mission during the last three years are as under:
- (e) As per the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of Madhya  Pradesh,  cost wise  details  of    works  done  and  agencies  involved  in  Betul  and  Khandwa districts  under  Green  India  Mission  during  the  last  three  years  are  placed  at Annexure-I . Thisscheme is not being implemented in Harda district.
- (f) As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  no trainings  have  been  held  so  far  under  Green  India  Mission  in  Khandwa  and Burhanpur districts. In rest of the 15 districts separate record for cost of training material has not been maintained, as the trainings have not been conducted by the department directly.

| 2018-19          | 2018-19          | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | Total (in ₹ Cr)   | Total (in ₹ Cr)   |
|------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| ReleasedUtilized | ReleasedUtilized | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  | ReleasedUtilized  |                   |
| 24.16            | 9.76             | 30.65     | 19.76     | 0         | 24.86     | 54.81             | 54.38             |

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ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 4048 due for answer on 28.03.2022 regarding 'Green India Mission' asked by Shri Durga Das (D. D.) Uikey and Shri UdayPratap Singh

| District - Betul   |                 |                     |          |                                                                              |              |                                                    |
|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No              | Forest Division | Scheme              | Year     | Description of Activities                                                    | Sum utilized | Name of NGO                                        |
| 1                  | 2               | 3                   | 4        | 5                                                                            | 6            | 7                                                  |
| 1.                 | North Betul     | Green India Mission | 2019- 20 | Area Preparation                                                             | 58.90        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Planting activities                                                          | 38.46        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Publicity/Media/Outreach activities                                          | 0.50         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Livelihood improvementactivities                                             | 3.14         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Security guard, Machine Operator and Electrician training                    | 2.20         | Through Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Training for Motor vehicle Driving and Mechanic                              | 3.60         | Through JFMCs                                      |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Strengthening local- level institutions                                      | 0.17         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Strengthening of ForestDepartment                                            | 1.60         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Mission Organisation, operation and maintenance, contingencies and overheads | 2.27         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 | TOTAL (FY 2019-20)  |          |                                                                              | 110.84       |                                                    |
| 2.                 |                 |                     | 2020- 21 | Area Preparation                                                             | 39.13        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Planting activities                                                          | 44.72        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Security and Maintenance                                                     | 11.05        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Area Preparation                                                             | 15.80        | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Planting activities                                                          | 0.76         | Departmental activity                              |
|                    |                 |                     |          | Livelihood improvement activities                                            | 0.87         | Departmental activity                              |

|                       |                       |                       |                               | Basic Saving Operator with Soft Skills, Macrum Work and Beauty Parlour Training   |   9.60 | Through JFMCs         |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|
|                       |                       |                       |                               | Electrician and Motor Winding Trainings                                           |   6.7  | Through JFMCs         |
|                       |                       |                       |                               | Strengthening local- level institutions                                           |   6.82 | Departmental activity |
|                       |                       |                       |                               | Mission Organisation, operation and maintenance, contingencies and overheads      |   4.58 | Departmental activity |
|                       |                       |                       | TOTAL (FY 2020-21)            | TOTAL (FY 2020-21)                                                                | 140.03 |                       |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Area Preparation                                                                  |  56.78 | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Planting activities                                                               |  25.36 | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Security and Maintenance                                                          |  28.7  | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Energy Saving                                                                     |   0.61 | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Publicity/Media/Outreach activities                                               |   0.4  | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Livelihood improvement activities                                                 |   3    | Through JFMCs         |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Training for two-wheeler (motorcycle) repairing                                   |   4.8  | Through JFMCs         |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Training for JCB Machine Operator                                                 |   4.8  | Through JFMCs         |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Training for Sewing and Macrum Work                                               |   4.5  | Through JFMCs         |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Training for Electrician                                                          |   4.95 | Through JFMCs         |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Strengthening local- level institutions                                           |   2.28 | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Strengthening Forest Department                                                   |   1.1  | Departmental activity |
| 3.                    |                       |                       | 2021- 22                      | Mission Organisation, operation and maintenance, contingencies and overheads      |   0.42 | Departmental activity |
|                       |                       |                       | TOTAL (FY 2021-22 till 15-03- | TOTAL (FY 2021-22 till 15-03-                                                     | 137.7  |                       |
| 2022) TOTAL FOR NORTH | 2022) TOTAL FOR NORTH | 2022) TOTAL FOR NORTH | 2022) TOTAL FOR NORTH         | BETUL                                                                             | 388.57 |                       |
|                       | West Betul            | Green India           | 2019- 20                      | Area Preparation                                                                  |  46.76 | Departmental activity |

| Mission   |          | Planting activities                             |   51.12 | Departmental activity                              |
|-----------|----------|-------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Mission   |          | Energy Saving                                   |    4.63 | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   |          | Training for Machine Operator                   |    1.5  | Rural Skill Development Chhindwara                 |
| Mission   |          | Training for Sewing                             |    2.25 | Self Employment Exchange Education Society. Siwani |
| Mission   |          | Training for JCB Machine Operator               |    0.4  |                                                    |
| Mission   |          | Training for Two-Wheeler (motorcycle) repairing |    0.33 |                                                    |
| Mission   |          | Training for Assistant Electrician              |    6.1  | Rural Skill Development Chhindwara                 |
| Mission   |          | Rural Skill Development Chhindwara              |  113.09 |                                                    |
| Mission   | 2020- 21 | Area Preparation                                |   72.75 | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   | 2020- 21 | Planting activities                             |   59.6  | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   | 2020- 21 | Maintenance                                     |   18.01 | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   | 2020- 21 | TOTAL                                           |  150.36 |                                                    |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Area Preparation                                |   11.15 | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Maintenance                                     |    5.83 | Departmental activity                              |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Computer Training                               |    1.75 | Rural Skill Development Chhindwara                 |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Training for Sewing and Macrum Work             |    5.5  | Self Employment Exchange Education Society. Siwani |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Training for Two-Wheeler (motorcycle) repairing |    3.7  | Agrani Skill Development Society, Siwni            |
| Mission   | 2021- 22 | Training for Light Motor Vehicle                |    7.8  | Agrani Skill Development Society, Siwni            |

|                    |                    |                    |                    | TOTAL                                                                                    | 35.73              |                       |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|                    |                    |                    |                    | TOTAL FOR WEST BETUL                                                                     | 299.18             |                       |
| District - Khandwa | District - Khandwa | District - Khandwa | District - Khandwa | District - Khandwa                                                                       | District - Khandwa | District - Khandwa    |
| 1                  | Khandwa            | Green India        | 2018- 19           | Not Applicable                                                                           | Not Applicable     | Not Applicable        |
| 2                  | Khandwa            | Mission            | 2019 -20           | Not Applicable                                                                           | Not Applicable     | Not Applicable        |
| 3                  | Khandwa            | Mission            | 2020 -21           | Not Applicable                                                                           | Not Applicable     | Not Applicable        |
| 4                  | Khandwa            | Mission            | 2021 -22           | Sub Mission 1a:Moderately dense forest cover, but showing degradation (Area Preparation) | 21.27              | Departmental activity |
|                    |                    |                    |                    | Sub Mission 1b:Eco- restoration of degraded open forests (Type A Area Preparation)       | 3.70               | Departmental activity |
|                    |                    |                    |                    | Sub Mission 3a:Enhancing tree cover in Urban &Peri-Urban areas (Area Preparation)        | 7.04               | Departmental activity |
|                    |                    |                    |                    | Sub Mission 4a:Farmers' land including current fallows (1 st Year Work)                  | 0.00               | Departmental activity |
|                    |                    |                    |                    | Supporting Activity                                                                      | 1.36               | Departmental activity |
| TOTAL              | TOTAL              | TOTAL              | TOTAL              | TOTAL                                                                                    | 33.37              |                       |