Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Displacement and Rehabilitation of Villages
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 552

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## Displacement and Rehabilitation of Villages

## 552. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR: SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a) the measures taken to conserve forests in Madhya Pradesh and the details of works done in  this  regard  during  the  last  three  years  alongwith  the  area  of  forests  increased thereunder;
- (b) the number of forest villages displaced due to conservation of National Parks in Madhya Pradesh and the number of tribes dominated village out of these villages;
- (c) the details of scheme to rehabilitate the displaced forest villages in Madhya Pradesh and whether all displaced villages have been rehabilitated and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  any  families  belonging  to  Tribal  community  were  displaced  due  to  Cheetah Reintroduction Project in Kuno National Park, if so, the details of number of families who were displaced;
- (e) whether the displaced families have been promised of a fair rehabilitation and compensation  by  the  Government,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (f) the current status of the disbursement of the compensation and of the rehabilitation?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) For  restoration and  conservation  of  forests,  the  Government  of  India  is implementing  various  centrally  sponsored  umbrella  schemes  in  States/UTs, including Madhya Pradesh. These include National Mission for a Green India, Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats,  and  Forest  Fire  Prevention  and Management  (FFPM)  schemes.  The  funds  collected  under  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)  as compensatory  levies  from  states  are  also  used  for  plantation  activities  by States/UTs.  The  schemes  primarily  support  ecological  restoration  through afforestation  in  and  outside  forest  areas,  forest  landscape  restoration,  habitat improvement, soil and water conservation measures and protection etc.

As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh, plantation to the tune of 1,74,049 hectares has been done in the State from State Government budget and CAMPA funds.

As  per  the  India  State  of  Forest  Report  (ISFR)  2021  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh has recorded an increase of 11 sq.km. in forest cover as compared to ISFR 2019.

- (b) As per information received from the State of Madhya Pradesh, no forest village has been displaced from the National Parks in Madhya Pradesh during the last three  years.  However,  6  villages  have been  relocated  on  voluntary  basis  from Wildlife Sanctuaries.
- (c) As per the information received from the Government of Madhya Pradesh,all the  relocated  villages  have  been  rehabilitated.  The  rehabilitation  of  forest villages is done as per the guidelinesdated 30.10.2008 of the State Government which are based on the  guidelines  issued  by  the  National  Tiger  Conservation Authority.
- (d) to (f) The Government of Madhya Pradesh has informed that  no families belonging to Tribal community have been displaced due to Cheetah Reintroduction Project in the Kuno National Park.

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