Lok Sabha Question No. 1288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Utilisation of CAMPA Fund
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1288

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## Utilisation of CAMPA Fund

## 1288. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) the  status  of  implementation  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Fund, State-wise, with a particular reference to Karnataka;
- (b) the amount that has been given to States, particularly to Karnataka last year;
- (c) the  amount  collected  from  January,  2019  till  March,  2020,  and  the  steps    taken  to distribute this amount to States; and
- (e)  the  manner in which the Ministry will ensure that CAMPA Funds are  utilized for the purpose for which they are released?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF)  Act,  2016  has  come  in  to  force with effect from 30.09.2018. Since then, State Compensatory Afforestation Fund (State Fund) under public accounts of 33 States/UTs have been established and the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (State CAMPA) have been constituted in these States for managing and utilizing the  State  Fund  for  the  purpose  of  the  Act.  In  addition,  CAF  amounting  to Rs.48,606.39 crore have been transferred to 32 States. Utilization of State Fund is done as per  approved  Annual  Plan  of  Operation  (APO)  of the  respective  State CAMPA.  The  status  of  establishment  of  State  Fund,  constitution  of  State CAMPA and state-wise transfer of CAF is attached at Annexure - I .  Approval of  APOs  for  the  year  2019-20,  2020-21  and  2021-22  of  the  respective  State CAMPA is attached at Annexure - II.
- (c) The  CAF  or  compensatory  levies  collected  during  financial  year  2018-19  and 2019-20 is attached at Annexure - III. Distributing CAF to States is a continuous process.
- (e) The  States  have  their  own  established  set  of  monitoring  mechanism.  Further, independent concurrent monitoring and evaluation and third party monitoring of works undertaken from State Fund is included in the Annual Plan of Operations

of the respective State CAMPA and States are required to carry out internal and third  party  monitoring  of  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  (CA)  and  other activities.In addition, 'measurable output' of all physical activities and targets of each permissible activity along with period required for achieving the measurable  output  is  monitored  by  the  State  Executive  Committee  and  State Steering Committee of the respective State CAMPA.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  1288  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  06.12.2021  BY  SHRI  G.M.  SIDDESHWAR REGARDING 'UTILISATION OF CAMPA FUNDS'

| STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FUND, CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAMPA AND STATE-WISE TRANSFER OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND [As on 07.10.2021]   | STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FUND, CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAMPA AND STATE-WISE TRANSFER OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND [As on 07.10.2021]   | STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FUND, CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAMPA AND STATE-WISE TRANSFER OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND [As on 07.10.2021]   | STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FUND, CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAMPA AND STATE-WISE TRANSFER OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND [As on 07.10.2021]   | STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE FUND, CONSTITUTION OF STATE CAMPA AND STATE-WISE TRANSFER OF COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND [As on 07.10.2021]   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                            | Name of State/UT                                                                                                                                   | Whether State Fund has been established                                                                                                            | Whether State CAMPA has been constituted                                                                                                           | Funds transferred (in Rscrore)                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | Andaman &Nicobar                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 16.41                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1734.81                                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1588.72                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 560.81                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 522.95                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 11.38                                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 5791.70                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Dadar and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                              | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 128.62                                                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 238.16                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1484.60                                                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1282.65                                                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1660.72                                                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 764.54                                                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 4158.02                                                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1350.37                                                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 81.59                                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 249.27                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 5196.69                                                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 3844.24                                                                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 309.76                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 163.31                                                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 212.98                                                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 5933.98                                                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1040.84                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1748.26                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                                                                             | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 392.36                                                                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                         | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 113.42                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                                                                                          | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 3110.38                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                                                                            | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 183.65                                                                                                                                             |
| 31                                                                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                      | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 1819.63                                                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 2675.09                                                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                                                                        | Yes                                                                                                                                                | Yes                                                                                                                                                | 236.48                                                                                                                                             |
| Total 48606.39                                                                                                                                     | Total 48606.39                                                                                                                                     | Total 48606.39                                                                                                                                     | Total 48606.39                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                    |

ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)& (b) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.1288  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  06.12.2021  BY  SHRI  G.M.  SIDDESHWAR REGARDING 'UTILISATION OF CAMPA FUNDS'

| State-wise Approved Outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) [As on 17.11.2021]   | State-wise Approved Outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) [As on 17.11.2021]   | State-wise Approved Outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) [As on 17.11.2021]   | State-wise Approved Outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) [As on 17.11.2021]   | State-wise Approved Outlay of Annual Plan of Operation (APO) [As on 17.11.2021]   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                           | Name of the State/UT                                                              | Year 2019-20                                                                      | Year 2020-21                                                                      | Year 2021-22                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                          | 0.00                                                                              | 2.13                                                                              | -                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    | 322.97                                                                            | 330.82                                                                            | 323.24                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                 | 0.00                                                                              | 155.46                                                                            | 190.56                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                 | Assam                                                                             | 55.89                                                                             | 88.34                                                                             | 89.68                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                             | 140.18                                                                            | 239.47                                                                            | 100.57                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                        | 1.87                                                                              | 2.26                                                                              | 3.60                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                      | 848.51                                                                            | 1346.92                                                                           | 2465.67                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                             | 0.00                                                                              | 19.55                                                                             | 16.15                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                 | Goa                                                                               | 17.95                                                                             | 32.68                                                                             | 21.17                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                           | 0.00                                                                              | 240.69                                                                            | 200.00                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                | Haryana                                                                           | 96.84                                                                             | 203.95                                                                            | 317.51                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                  | 145.82                                                                            | 158.38                                                                            | 138.10                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                    | 0.00                                                                              | 184.83                                                                            | 196.53                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                         | 399.29                                                                            | 376.56                                                                            | 434.62                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                         | 146.22                                                                            | 212.94                                                                            | 321.09                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                | Kerala                                                                            | 0.00                                                                              | 15.79                                                                             | 25.13                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 506.38                                                                            | 860.96                                                                            | 713.46                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                       | 499.38                                                                            | 599.32                                                                            | 588.27                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                | Manipur                                                                           | 30.36                                                                             | 27.79                                                                             | 25.09                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                         | 0.00                                                                              | 33.97                                                                             | 36.40                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                           | 19.23                                                                             | 32.66                                                                             | 18.08                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                | Odisha                                                                            | 610.52                                                                            | 773.39                                                                            | 901.03                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                | Punjab                                                                            | 64.73                                                                             | 177.85                                                                            | 218.07                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                         | 267.69                                                                            | 280.98                                                                            | 286.71                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                            | 54.38                                                                             | 66.90                                                                             | 84.35                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                        | 0.00                                                                              | 66.63                                                                             | 0.00                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                | Telangana                                                                         | 510.00                                                                            | 483.78                                                                            | 752.71                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                | Tripura                                                                           | 16.74                                                                             | 21.51                                                                             | 39.09                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 285.68                                                                            | 442.01                                                                            | 594.53                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                       | 218.00                                                                            | 353.64                                                                            | 726.88                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                       | 70.07                                                                             | 74.00                                                                             | 58.30                                                                             |
|                                                                                   | Total                                                                             | 5328.70                                                                           | 7906.16                                                                           | 9886.59                                                                           |

(In Rs. crore)

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  OF  RAJYA  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.1288  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  06.12.2021  BY  SHRI  G.M.  SIDDESHWAR REGARDING 'UTILISATION OF CAMPA FUNDS'

(In Rs.)

| Information Regarding Collection of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Collected from January   | Information Regarding Collection of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Collected from January   | Information Regarding Collection of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Collected from January   | Information Regarding Collection of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Collected from January   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                     | FY 2018-19                                                                                   | FY 19-20                                                                                     | Total Receipt                                                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 7,57,94,310.00                                                                               | 9,58,83,860                                                                                  | 17,16,78,170.00                                                                              |
| Andman Nicobar                                                                               | 3,74,64,96,151.00                                                                            | 1,21,18,51,372.00                                                                            | 4,95,83,47,523.00                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            | 30,37,65,213.00                                                                              | 6,81,05,08,915.00                                                                            | 7,11,42,74,128.00                                                                            |
| Assam                                                                                        | 1,03,78,26,336.00                                                                            | 1,58,87,85,465.00                                                                            | 2,62,66,11,801.00                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                                        | 36,99,21,510.50                                                                              | 41,18,27,561.00                                                                              | 78,17,49,071.50                                                                              |
| Chandigarh                                                                                   | 27,69,705.00                                                                                 | 20,14,510.00                                                                                 | 47,84,215.00                                                                                 |
| Chattisgarh                                                                                  | 2,41,93,88,993.00                                                                            | 2,15,93,07,558.80                                                                            | 4,57,86,96,551.80                                                                            |
| Dadar Nagar Havelli                                                                          | 2,40,94,188.00                                                                               | 1,31,35,257.00                                                                               | 3,72,29,445.00                                                                               |
| Daman &Diu                                                                                   | -                                                                                            | 1,20,07,982.00                                                                               | 1,20,07,982.00                                                                               |
| Delhi                                                                                        | 30,93,91,604.00                                                                              | 9,02,98,571.00                                                                               | 39,96,90,175.00                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                          | 15,15,389.00                                                                                 | -                                                                                            | 15,15,389.00                                                                                 |
| Gujrat                                                                                       | 2,35,88,89,911.70                                                                            | 1,38,62,10,708.80                                                                            | 3,74,51,00,620.50                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                      | 2,76,40,76,943.43                                                                            | 1,96,50,71,474.19                                                                            | 4,72,91,48,417.62                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 1,52,14,33,216.00                                                                            | 83,27,33,745.00                                                                              | 2,35,41,66,961.00                                                                            |
| Jammu Kashmir                                                                                | 1,46,45,00,000.00                                                                            |                                                                                              | 1,46,45,00,000.00                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                                    | 6,45,21,62,109.56                                                                            | 5,14,64,95,529.05                                                                            | 11,59,86,57,638.61                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                    | 74,14,66,919.00                                                                              | 50,89,81,068.00                                                                              | 1,25,04,47,987.00                                                                            |
| Kerla                                                                                        | 59,620.00                                                                                    | 4,35,76,123.00                                                                               | 4,36,35,743.00                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 9,02,94,59,656.80                                                                            | 4,31,04,49,683.71                                                                            | 13,33,99,09,340.51                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                  | 5,52,86,87,069.83                                                                            | 2,43,02,58,519.00                                                                            | 7,95,89,45,588.83                                                                            |
| Manipur                                                                                      | 32,81,31,121.00                                                                              | 19,29,87,290.00                                                                              | 52,11,18,411.00                                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                                                    | 1,73,30,750.96                                                                               | 5,65,31,026.80                                                                               | 7,38,61,777.76                                                                               |
| Mizoram                                                                                      | 1,56,86,15,865.00                                                                            | 4,65,49,480.00                                                                               | 1,61,51,65,345.00                                                                            |
| Orissa                                                                                       | 4,73,36,31,354.00                                                                            | 3,06,17,97,487.00                                                                            | 7,79,54,28,841.00                                                                            |
| Punjab                                                                                       | 1,49,67,73,915.49                                                                            | 30,17,28,672.44                                                                              | 1,79,85,02,587.93                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                    | 67,22,07,946.00                                                                              | 33,29,18,548.35                                                                              | 1,00,51,26,494.35                                                                            |
| Sikkim                                                                                       | 54,77,76,597.00                                                                              | -                                                                                            | 54,77,76,597.00                                                                              |
| Tamilnadu                                                                                    | 13,12,32,455.00                                                                              | 6,82,75,956.00                                                                               | 19,95,08,411.00                                                                              |
| Telengna                                                                                     | 5,81,13,23,433.00                                                                            | 70,47,54,901.40                                                                              | 6,51,60,78,334.40                                                                            |
| Tripura                                                                                      | 50,66,55,747.00                                                                              | 33,64,61,069.00                                                                              | 84,31,16,816.00                                                                              |
| UP                                                                                           | 1,99,33,93,201.07                                                                            | 1,07,09,00,898.00                                                                            | 3,06,42,94,099.07                                                                            |
| Uttrakhand                                                                                   | 2,55,86,39,954.00                                                                            | 1,73,25,88,060.00                                                                            | 4,29,12,28,014.00                                                                            |
| West Bengal                                                                                  | 88,48,06,155.00                                                                              | 23,40,91,265.00                                                                              | 1,11,88,97,420.00                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                        | 59,40,22,17,340.34                                                                           | 37,15,89,82,556.54                                                                           | 96,56,11,99,896.88                                                                           |