Lok Sabha Question No. 2889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Nagar Van Scheme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ram Kripal Yadav, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

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

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.2889

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/03/2022

## Nagar Van Scheme

2889. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA::

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

- (a) the  number  of  Nagar  Van  to  be  developed  in  the  country,  State-wise  details  thereof particularly in Odisha and Bihar;
- (b) the  details  of  the  areas  identified  for  the  same  in  Chittorgarh  (Rajasthan),  Balasore (Odisha), Patliputra (Bihar) and Pratapgarh (UP)?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Pilot Scheme of Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) envisages developing 400 Nagar Vans and 200 Nagar Vatikasin the country during the period of 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an objective to significantly enhance  the  tree outside forests and  green  cover,  enhancement  of biodiversity and ecological benefits to the urban and peri-urban areas apart from improving quality  of  life  of  city  dwellers.  So  far,  a  total  of  65  projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  22 States including Odisha and Bihar. The State-wise details of Nagar Van projects sanctioned under Nagar Van scheme are given in annexure.
- (b) The concerned States have informed that no area has been identified for developing Nagar Van in Chittorgarh (Rajasthan), Balasore (Odisha), Patliputra (Bihar) and Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh)so far.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabha Un-starred Question No. 2889 due  for  reply  on  21.03.2022  by  Shri  Chandra  Prakash  Joshi,  Shri  Ram  KripalYadav, ShriPratap Chandra Sarangi and ShriSangamLal Guptaregarding 'Nagar Van Scheme'

## State-wise details of projects sanctioned under Nagar Van Scheme (2020-21 & 2021-22)

| S.No.            | Name of the State                                                                                        | Name of the District/Nagar Van/Vatika site   | No. of Nagar Van/Nagar Vatika project   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor                                                                                                 | 1                                            |                                         |
| Assam            | Kamrup, Sonipur, DimaHasao                                                                               | 3                                            | 2                                       |
| Bihar            | Gaya, Bhagalpur                                                                                          | 2                                            | 3                                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | Kondagaon                                                                                                | 1                                            | 4                                       |
| Goa              | South Goa                                                                                                | 1                                            | 5                                       |
| Gujarat          | Ahmedabad, Rajkot                                                                                        | 2                                            | 6                                       |
| Haryana          | Gurugram, Karnal, Palwal                                                                                 | 3                                            | 7                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | Mandi, Kangda                                                                                            | 2                                            | 8                                       |
| Jharkhand        | Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Giridih                                                                  | 4                                            | 9                                       |
| Karnataka        | Bengaluru Urban, Tumkuru, Dharwad                                                                        | 3                                            | 10                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior, Bhopal, Sagar South, Jabalpur, Bhopal (Shahpura Hills), Dewas, Satna, Ratlam, Singrauli, Katni, | 10                                           | 11                                      |
| Maharashtra      | Nagpur, Yavatmal, Pune (Hadapsar), Pune (Mohhamadwadi),Washim, Dhule                                     | 6                                            | 12                                      |
| Manipur          | Imphal                                                                                                   | 1                                            | 13                                      |
| Mizoram          | Aizawl,Champhai                                                                                          | 2                                            | 14                                      |
| Nagaland         | Kohima(Forest Colony), Kohima(Botanical garden),Tuensang                                                 | 3                                            | 15                                      |
| Odisha           | Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Sundergarh                                                              | 4                                            | 16                                      |
| Punjab           | SAS Nagar, Patiala, Pathankot, Bathinda                                                                  | 4                                            | 17                                      |
| Rajasthan        | Kota (North), Udaipur, Jodhpur                                                                           | 3                                            | 18                                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | Chennai, Vellore, Salem                                                                                  | 3                                            | 19                                      |
| Tripura          | North Tripura- Dharamnagar                                                                               | 1                                            | 20                                      |
| Uttarakhand      | Dehradun, Haridwar, PaudiGarhwal(Lalpani range), PaudiGarhwal(Pakhro)                                    | 4                                            | 21                                      |
| West Bengal      | Bankura, PaschimBardhaman                                                                                | 2                                            | 22                                      |
| Total            | Total                                                                                                    | Total                                        | 65                                      |

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