Lok Sabha Question No. 1920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Margani Bharat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1920

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## Compensatory Afforestation

## 1920.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) the details of funds available under theCompensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA);
- (b) whether  the Government  has  decided  to  provide  these funds to States for afforestation, plantation, forestprotection, wildlife related infrastructure etc.;
- (c) if so, the details of funds provided since announcement of this proposal, State/UTwise includingAndhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details of CAMPA funds sanctioned andutilized by various States during the last two years,State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) whether any incentive would be given to States which have succeeded in increasing the forest cover and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) Compensatory afforestation fund amounting to ₹62,070.59/- crore was transferred from the state specific bank accounts maintained by the Ad-hoc CAMPA to the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund (National Fund) established under the public  account  of  India  as  per  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF)  Act, 2016 and fund to the tune of ₹48,477.77 crore was disbursed to 31 States/UTs, which established the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund (State Fund) under the  public  accounts  of  such  States  and  reconciled  the  amount  project-wise  and component-wiseduring the period 08.02.2019 to 31.12.2020.
- (b) Yes Sir. The compensatory afforestation fund is provided to the States/UTs for afforestation,  plantation,  forestprotection,  wildlife  related  infrastructure  etc.  as per the provision of CAF Act, 2016 and CAF Rules 2018.
- (c)& (d) The  CAF  Act,  2016  and  CAF  Rules,  2018  came  into  force  with  effect  from 30.09.2019  and  inter  alia  provide  the  manner  of  utilization  of  compensatory afforestation  fund.    For  utilization  of  this  fund,  the  respective  State  CAMPAs submit their Annual Plans of Operations (APOs) after the approval of their State Steering Committees, which is finally approved by the Executive Committee of the National Authority.State/UT wise (including Andhra Pradesh) details of funds disbursed  andAnnual  Plans  of  Operation  approvedare  attached  at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
- (e) No sir. The funds are being utilised as per the CAF Act, 2016 and CAF Rules, 2018.

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| Annexure referred to part (c&d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1920 asked by Hon'ble M.P. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, SHRI MARGANI BHARAT regarding "Compensatory Afforestation" due for answer on 12.02.2021   | Annexure referred to part (c&d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1920 asked by Hon'ble M.P. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, SHRI MARGANI BHARAT regarding "Compensatory Afforestation" due for answer on 12.02.2021   | Annexure referred to part (c&d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1920 asked by Hon'ble M.P. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU, SHRI MARGANI BHARAT regarding "Compensatory Afforestation" due for answer on 12.02.2021   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Name of State                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Funds transferred on 29.08.2019 to States (in crores)                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 16.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1734.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1588.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 560.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 522.95                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 11.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 5791.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 238.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1484.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1282.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 1660.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 764.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 4158.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1350.37                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 81.59                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Ladakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 249.27                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5196.69                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3844.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 309.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 163.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 212.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5933.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1040.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1748.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 392.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 113.42                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3110.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 183.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1819.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2675.09                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 236.48                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 48477.77                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in part (c&d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1920 asked by Hon'ble  M.P.  SHRI  LAVU  SRI  KRISHNA  DEVARAYALU,  SHRI  MARGANI BHARAT regarding "Compensatory Afforestation" due for answer on 12.02.2021

(₹ in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |      0    |      2.13 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |    322.97 |    330.82 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |      0    |      0    |
| 4         | Assam                    |     55.89 |     88.34 |
| 5         | Bihar                    |    140.18 |    239.48 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               |      1.87 |      2.26 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             |    848.51 |    963.24 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |      0    |      0    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               |      0    |      0    |
| 10        | Delhi                    |      0    |     19.55 |
| 11        | Goa                      |     17.95 |     32.69 |
| 12        | Gujarat                  |      0    |    240.69 |
| 13        | Haryana                  |     96.84 |    203.95 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         |    145.82 |    158.39 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           |      0    |    184.83 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                |    399.29 |    378.56 |
| 17        | Karnataka                |    146.21 |    173.67 |
| 18        | Kerala                   |      0    |     15.8  |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              |      0    |      0    |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           |    506.38 |    860.96 |
| 21        | Maharashtra              |    499.38 |    534.33 |
| 22        | Manipur                  |     30.36 |     27.79 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                |      0    |     33.97 |
| 24        | Mizoram                  |     19.23 |     32.66 |
| 25        | Nagaland                 |      0    |      0    |
| 26        | Odisha                   |    592.52 |    773.39 |
| 27        | Puducherry               |      0    |      0    |
| 28        | Punjab                   |     64.72 |    177.85 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                |    267.69 |    208.98 |
| 30        | Sikkim                   |     54.38 |     66.9  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               |      0    |     66.63 |
| 32        | Telangana                |    510    |    483.78 |
| 33        | Tripura                  |     16.74 |     21.51 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            |    285.68 |    439.01 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              |    218    |    225.09 |
| 36        | West Bengal              |     70.07 |     74    |
| Total     | Total                    |   5310.68 |   7133.25 |