Lok Sabha Question No. 810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-23
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2021

## Compensatory Afforestation

## 810. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  locations  where  compensatory  afforestation  has  been  carried  out  for  various projects in the country for the past two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra; and
- (c) the details of the CAMPA funds sanctioned to Maharashtra during the last two years and the current year, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Central Government has launched a portal namely PARIVESH (' Pro Active and Responsive Facilitation by Interactive and Virtuous Environmental Single Window Hub') for the purpose of making proposals for non-forest use of forest land under Forest (Conservation) Act,1980  (FCA,1980).  Compensatory  Afforestation  (CA)  is  one  of  the  most  important conditions stipulated by the Central Government while approving these proposals. There is a provision  to  upload  the  locations  of  the  CA  area  in  the  form  of  KML  files,  Survey  of  India Toposheet and DGPS Maps, etc. in this portal for all  States/UTs. The  State/UT  wise  details including Maharshtra for the past two years are annexed at Annexure-I
- (c)  The details of the CAMPA funds allocated to Maharashtra year-wise and the details of funds spent out circle-wise, as provided by the State, is annexed at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively .

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  810  BY  SHRI  SUNIL  BABURAO  MENDHE  REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021

|                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 2019-2020 (in ha)                                                                                 | 2019-2020 (in ha)                                                                                 | 2019-2021 (in ha)                                                                                 | 2019-2021 (in ha)                                                                                 | Grand Total (in ha)   | Grand Total (in ha)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                            | STATE/UT                                                                                          | Non Forest Land                                                                                   | Degraded Forest Land                                                                              | Non Forest Land                                                                                   | Degraded Forest Land                                                                              | Non Forest Land       | Degraded Forest Land  |
| 1                                                                                                 | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 43.03                                                                                             | 0.00                  | 43.03                 |
| 2                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 8.50                                                                                              | 809.92                                                                                            | 8.20                                                                                              | 1358.03                                                                                           | 16.70                 | 2167.95               |
| 3                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                              | 18311.36                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                              | 414.56                                                                                            | 0.00                  | 18725.92              |
| 4                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                              | 39.95                                                                                             | 948.55                                                                                            | 419.50                                                                                            | 948.55                | 459.45                |
| 5                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 17.00                                                                                             | 427.05                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                              | 922.27                                                                                            | 17.00                 | 1349.32               |
| 6                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 7                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 418.20                                                                                            | 0.00                  | 418.20                |
| 8                                                                                                 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 9                                                                                                 | Daman and Diu                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 10                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 1.81                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 1.81                  | 0.00                  |
| 11                                                                                                | Goa                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 195.30                                                                                            | 0.00                  | 195.30                |
| 12                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                           | 122.22                                                                                            | 2695.85                                                                                           | 519.76                                                                                            | 2855.08                                                                                           | 641.98                | 5550.92               |
| 13                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                           | 253.00                                                                                            | 698.29                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                              | 743.31                                                                                            | 253.00                | 1441.61               |
| 14                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 86.75                                                                                             | 974.03                                                                                            | 42.19                                                                                             | 762.80                                                                                            | 128.93                | 1736.82               |
| 15                                                                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 2.40                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 2.40                  |
| 16                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 222.34                                                                                            | 4549.74                                                                                           | 22.61                                                                                             | 1521.19                                                                                           | 244.95                | 6070.92               |
| 17                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                         | 374.55                                                                                            | 699.88                                                                                            | 539.33                                                                                            | 44.44                                                                                             | 913.88                | 744.31                |
| 18                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                            | 2.00                                                                                              | 0.26                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 2.00                  | 0.26                  |
| 19                                                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 20                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 1056.00                                                                                           | 2578.29                                                                                           | 1451.10                                                                                           | 5600.33                                                                                           | 2507.10               | 8178.62               |
| 21                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 323.79                                                                                            | 210.45                                                                                            | 530.66                                                                                            | 1509.80                                                                                           | 854.45                | 1720.25               |
| 22                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                           | 1.00                                                                                              | 24.50                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 1.00                  | 24.50                 |
| 23                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 6.55                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 6.55                  | 0.00                  |
| 24                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                           | 3.00                                                                                              | 46.48                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 3.00                  | 46.48                 |
| 25                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 26                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                            | 2209.17                                                                                           | 6558.38                                                                                           | 689.65                                                                                            | 3003.07                                                                                           | 2898.82               | 9561.45               |
| 27                                                                                                | Pondicherry                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 28                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                            | 120.00                                                                                            | 305.58                                                                                            | 2.30                                                                                              | 667.18                                                                                            | 122.30                | 972.76                |
| 29                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                         | 515.17                                                                                            | 474.64                                                                                            | 129.86                                                                                            | 220.99                                                                                            | 645.03                | 695.63                |
| 30                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 31                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                        | 5.00                                                                                              | 36.36                                                                                             | 20.24                                                                                             | 21.94                                                                                             | 25.24                 | 58.30                 |
| 32                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                         | 1176.56                                                                                           | 365.55                                                                                            | 446.91                                                                                            | 275.56                                                                                            | 1623.47               | 641.12                |
| 33                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                           | 10.00                                                                                             | 328.33                                                                                            | 20.00                                                                                             | 12.00                                                                                             | 30.00                 | 340.33                |
| 34                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 24.12                                                                                             | 114.16                                                                                            | 1310.83                                                                                           | 741.41                                                                                            | 1334.94               | 855.57                |
| 35                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 96.15                                                                                             | 140.81                                                                                            | 250.51                                                                                            | 1879.67                                                                                           | 346.66                | 2020.48               |
| 36                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 215.59                                                                                            | 139.59                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                              | 215.59                | 139.59                |
| Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | Grand Total 6841.90 40529.45 6941.05 23632.03 Grand Total Non ForestLand and Degraded Forest Land | 77944.73              | 77944.73              |

| STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                                  | Year                                                                                                                                                                                     | Funds Allocated (in Crores)                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                  | 151.52                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                                                  | 260.00                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                                                    | 411.52                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                                 | Circle                                                                                                                                                                                  | District                                                                                                                                                                                | Total Expenditure till 31.03.2021 (in Crores)                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                       | Amravati                                                                                                                                                                                | Amravati Buldhana Akola                                                                                                                                                                 | 14.28                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                       | Aurangabad                                                                                                                                                                              | Aurangabad Nanded, Parbhani Beed Osmanabad Hingoli                                                                                                                                      | 20.01                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chandrapur                                                                                                                                                                              | Chandrapur                                                                                                                                                                              | 38.67                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gadchiroli                                                                                                                                                                              | Gadchiroli                                                                                                                                                                              | 17.87                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                       | Dhule                                                                                                                                                                                   | Dhule Nandurbar Jalgaon                                                                                                                                                                 | 19.40                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kolhapur                                                                                                                                                                                | Kolhapur Satara Sangli Ratnagiri Sindhudurg                                                                                                                                             | 12.68                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                       | Nagpur                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nagpur Gondia Bhandara Wardha                                                                                                                                                           | 19.45                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                       | Nashik                                                                                                                                                                                  | Nashik Ahmadnagar                                                                                                                                                                       | 29.93                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                       | Pune                                                                                                                                                                                    | Pune Solapur Junnar                                                                                                                                                                     | 23.86                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                      | Thane                                                                                                                                                                                   | Thane Alibag Raigharh Mumbai Palghar                                                                                                                                                    | 20.79                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                      | Yavatmal                                                                                                                                                                                | Yavatmal Pusad Washim                                                                                                                                                                   | 23.78                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                      | WLEast, Nagpur                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 17.52                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                      | Melghat Tiger Reserve, Amravati                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 41.78                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                      | WLWest, Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                          | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 14.32                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                      | Research, Education & Training, Pune                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 4.10                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                      | Social Forestry, Pune                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 18.61                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   | STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 810 BY SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE REGARDING 'COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION' DUE FOR REPLY ON 23.07.2021   |
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| Sr. No.                                                                                                                                                                                 | Circle                                                                                                                                                                                  | District                                                                                                                                                                                | Total Expenditure till 31.03.2021 (in Crores)                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                      | Publicity and Information Officer and Information Technology &Policy Cell, Nagpur                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.34                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                      | Mangrove Cell, Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.35                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                      | CEO level                                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.88                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                                                                   | 344.62                                                                                                                                                                                  |