Lok Sabha Question No. 5179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Allocation of Funds under CAMPA
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N

## NO. 5179

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## Allocation of Funds under CAMPA

## 5179.   SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

## SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the details of the funds disbursed by Ad-hoc CAMPA to the States since 2019 especially Andhra Pradesh till January 2023;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  disbursed  by  the  National  Authority  of  CAMPA  to  the  States since
- 2019, Year-wise and State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether it is a fact that no CAMPA funds were allocated to Andhra Pradesh in 2020-21, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether there is any policy of the Central Government to ensure a time-bound utilization of CAMPA Funds by the State Governments, if so, the details of the utilization of the disbursed funds since 2019, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c)The details of transfer of States/UTs shares of CAMPA fund to respective States and Union  Territories  Governments  since  the  year  2019  to  January  2023including  Andhra Pradesh are enclosed at Annexure-I. CAMPA Funds remained unallocated in the year 202021  to  Andhra  Pradesh  due  to  pending  forest  diversion  proposal  wise  and  Division-wise reconciliation process which was completed in the year 2021-22 and funds were transferred by National Authority to State of Andhra Pradesh along with the interest amount incurred till date of reconciliation.

(d) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has been created under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. The Act provides for establishment of funds under the Public Accounts of India and Public Accounts of each State  for  depositing  of  the  compensatory  levies  received  from  user  agencies  towards compensatory  afforestation, additional compensatory  afforestation,  penal  compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts received from user agencies under the Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980.  These  funds  are  utilized  for  undertaking  Compensatory Afforestation, assisted natural regeneration, artificial regeneration, protection of forests and wildlife, improvement of wildlife habitat, control of forest fires and other related activities as per the provisions of the CAF Act, 2016 and CAF Rules, 2018. The details of CAMPA funds utilised by the States/UTs during 2019-20 to 2021-22 are enclosed at Annexure-II.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5179  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.04.2023  BY  SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: Allocation of Funds under CAMPA

| Sl No.   | State/UT            | Funds transferred to State/UT CAMPAAuthorities (Rs.in crore)   | Funds transferred to State/UT CAMPAAuthorities (Rs.in crore)   | Funds transferred to State/UT CAMPAAuthorities (Rs.in crore)   | Funds transferred to State/UT CAMPAAuthorities (Rs.in crore)   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | State/UT            | 2019-20                                                        | 2020-21                                                        | 2021-22                                                        | 2022-23                                                        |
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar | Nil                                                            | 16.41                                                          | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,734.81                                                       | Nil                                                            | 114.05                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,588.72                                                       | Nil                                                            | 612.94                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 4.       | Assam               | 560.81                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 148.34                                                         |
| 5.       | Bihar               | 522.95                                                         | Nil                                                            | 43.63                                                          | Nil                                                            |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh        | 5,791.70                                                       | Nil                                                            | 207.5                                                          | Nil                                                            |
| 7.       | Dadara&Nagar Haveli | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 22.86                                                          | Nil                                                            |
| 8.       | Delhi               | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 138.18                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 9.       | Goa                 | 238.16                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 10.      | Gujarat             | 1,484.60                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 11.      | Haryana             | 1,282.65                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 1,660.72                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 13.      | Jammu and Kashmir   | Nil                                                            | 356.2                                                          | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 14.      | Jharkhand           | 4,158.02                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 15.      | Karnataka           | 1,350.37                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 16.      | Kerala              | 81.59                                                          | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 17.      | Ladakh              | Nil                                                            | 249.27                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 5,196.69                                                       | Nil                                                            | 990.83                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 19.      | Maharashtra         | 3,844.24                                                       | Nil                                                            | 285.22                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 20.      | Manipur             | 309.76                                                         | Nil                                                            | 36.43                                                          | Nil                                                            |
| 21.      | Meghalaya           | 163.31                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 22.      | Mizoram             | 212.98                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 23.      | Odisha              | 5,933.98                                                       | Nil                                                            | 347.27                                                         | Nil                                                            |
| 24.      | Punjab              | 1,040.84                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 29.49                                                          |
| 25.      | Rajasthan           | 1,748.26                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 26.      | Sikkim              | 392.36                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 10.2                                                           |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu          | 113.42                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 28.      | Telangana           | 3,110.38                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 67.76                                                          |
| 29.      | Tripura             | 183.65                                                         | Nil                                                            | 47.99                                                          | Nil                                                            |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,819.64                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand         | 2,675.09                                                       | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 119                                                            |
| 32.      | West Bengal         | 236.48                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | 69.28                                                          |
| 33.      | Jammu and Kashmir   | 408.35                                                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
| 34.      | Chandigarh          | 11.37                                                          | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            | Nil                                                            |
|          | Total               | 47,855.90                                                      | 621.88                                                         | 2846.9                                                         | 444.07                                                         |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  5179  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.04.2023  BY  SHRI  KESINENI SRINIVAS:SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: Allocation of Funds under CAMPA

| Sl.   | Name of the State/UT     | Utilisation of CAMPA funds   | Utilisation of CAMPA funds   | Utilisation of CAMPA funds   |
|-------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   |                          | 2019-20                      | 2020-21                      | (Rs. in Crore) 2021-22       |
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.01                         | 0.01                         | 0.00                         |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 98.47                        | 60.96                        | 121.10                       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | 3.19                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 4     | Assam                    | 32.02                        | 22.65                        | 21.48                        |
| 5     | Bihar                    | 125.39                       | 183.20                       | 0.13                         |
| 6     | Chandigarh               | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 5.14                         |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh             | 429.21                       | 651.64                       | 855.55                       |
| 8     | Dadar &Nagar Haveli      | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 9     | Delhi                    | 0.03                         | 0.03                         | 4.15                         |
| 10    | Goa                      | 6.86                         | 23.39                        | 17.75                        |
| 11    | Gujarat                  | 118.5                        | 169.85                       | 168.79                       |
| 12    | Haryana                  | 60.68                        | 125.73                       | 213.50                       |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh         | 88.50                        | 119.48                       | 94.77                        |
| 14    | Jammu &Kashmir           | 113.51                       | 112.61                       | 127.74                       |
| 15    | Jharkhand                | 223.57                       | 214.93                       | 240.99                       |
| 16    | Karnataka                | 104.14                       | 170.48                       | 299.99                       |
| 17    | Kerala                   | 0                            | 10.88                        | 16.03                        |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh           | 343.15                       | 475.64                       | 561.09                       |
| 19    | Maharashtra              | 151.52                       | 236.58                       | 422.43                       |
| 20    | Manipur                  | 30.97                        | 27.79                        | 25.09                        |
| 21    | Meghalaya                | 0.00                         | 22.01                        | 36.40                        |
| 22    | Mizoram                  | 0.00                         | 25.99                        | 17.65                        |
| 23    | Nagaland                 | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 24    | Odisha                   | 556.34                       | 674.99                       | 843.12                       |
| 25    | Punjab                   | 64.73                        | 128.59                       | 167.82                       |
| 26    | Rajasthan                | 116.44                       | 192.37                       | 182.13                       |
| 27    | Sikkim                   | 39.46                        | 54.84                        | 70.00                        |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu               | 0.56                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 29    | Telangana                | 260.60                       | 378.35                       | 488.98                       |
| 30    | Tripura                  | 17.38                        | 17.92                        | 24.22                        |
| 31    | Uttar Pradesh            | 180.69                       | 252.19                       | 362.06                       |
| 32    | Uttarakhand              | 124.00                       | 250.01                       | 375.42                       |
| 33    | West Bengal              | 13.53                        | 8.25                         | 12.92                        |
| Total | Total                    | 3303.45                      | 4611.36                      | 5776.44                      |