Lok Sabha Question No. 2061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Conservation and Development of Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Manjulata Mandal, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, C.N. Annadurai, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Dhanush M Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2061

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## Conservation and Development of Forests

## 2061.   SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  in  the  implementation  of  schemes/ projects  related  to  conservation  and  development  of  forests  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for the effective implementation of the said schemes/projects in the country;
- (d) the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  for  forest  conservation  and  expansion  in Maharashtra,  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands,  Odisha  and  Tamil  Nadu  especially  in  tribal areas;
- (e) the details of positive outcomes of the said schemes in the said States; and
- (f) whether  there  is  a  proposal  of  any  special  scheme  for  forest  conservation  in  aspirational districts and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &(b) The  schemes  and  projects  aimed  at  conservation  and  development  of  forests  are implemented  by respective State and UT  Forest Departments. The  complaints regarding  implementation  of  such  schemes  have  not  come  to  the  notice  of  this Ministry.
- (c) to (f) In order to restore ecosystems and increase the forest cover including conservation and development  of  forests  in  the  country,  afforestation  and  tree  plantation  activities including  other  forestry  activities  are  undertaken  by  States/UTs.  The  Ministry  of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) provides financial assistance to States/UTs under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely Green India Mission to support and supplement the efforts of States and Union Territories. National Mission for  a  Green  India  (GIM)  is  one  of  the  eight  Missions  outlined  under  the  National Action Plan on Climate Change.  It aims at protecting, restoring, and enhancing India's

forest cover and responding to Climate Change by undertaking plantation activities in the forest and non-forest areas. GIM activities started in the Financial Year 2015-16. So far, a sum of Rs. 728.21 Crores have been released to sixteen States and one union territory  for  creation  of  plantation  over  an  area  of  136808  hectare.  The  State-wise details  of  funds  released  during  the  last  five  years  and  current  year  is  given  in Annexure-I.

The Ministry is implementing Nagar Van  Yojana (NVY) since the year  2020 which envisages creation of 400 Nagar Vans and 200 Nagar Vatika in the country during the period  2020-21  to  2024-25  under  the  funds  available  under  National  Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAMPA). The Nagar Van Yojana aims to enhance the green cover in  the  urban  and  peri-urban  areas  including  biological  diversity,  provide  ecological benefits  and  improve  the  quality  of  life  of  city  dwellers.  So  far,  the  Ministry  has approved 270 projects under Nagar Van Yojana with the total cost of Rs.238.64 Crore.

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAMPA  fund) are being utilized by States/UTs for taking up compensatory afforestation as per approved Annual Plan of Operations for compensating the loss of forest & tree cover due to diversion of forest land for developmental projects as per provisions of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (CAF Act) and CAF Rules, 2018. In addition to this, area specific provisions such  as  preparation  of  Catchment  Area  Treatment  Plan,  Wildlife  Conservation  Plan, Soil and Moisture Conservation Plan, etc.  are also stipulated to mitigate the impacts of diversion of forest lands.  The State-wise details of amount approved by the National Authority in respect of the Annual Plan of Operations of State/ Union Territories under the State CAMPA Fund during the last five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 for taking up afforestation and protection of forest and wildlife is attached at Annexure-II. The year-wise details of compensatory afforestation  taken up  under the  State CAMPA in last  five  years  from  2017-18  to  2021-22 including Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands  are  attached  at Annexure-III. Afforestation  and forest  conservation  activities  under  CAMPA  fund  area  being  taken  up  through  local forest dwelling communities as per approved Annual Plan of Operations prepared and recommended by the State CAMPA Authorities.

Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  State/UTs  Governments  under  Centrally Sponsored Scheme Development of Wildlife Habitats (CSS-DWH) 'for conservation and management of Protected Areas, protection of Wildlife outside PAs, and species recovery programme of critically endangered species. The Scheme also has Schedule Tribe  Sub  Plan  (STSP)  component  under  which  fund  is  being  provided  to  State Governments. State-wise details of the funds released including Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu during the last three years under STSP component is at Annexure-IV . Project Elephant Scheme provides financial assistance to the States under the Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  of  'Project  Elephant'  (CSS-PE)  to  protect  elephant,  their  habitat and  corridors,  to  address  issue  of  man-elephant  conflict  and  welfare  of  captive elephants. The details of the fund released under Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Project Elephant' from 2017-18 to 2021-22 is given at Annexure-V.

Funding  assistance  is  provided  under  the  ongoing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Project Tiger to tiger range States for conservation of tigers, raising awareness on tiger &  other  wildlife  conservation,  habitat  management,  protection,  eco-  development, human  resource  and  infrastructure  development,  voluntary  village  relocation,  as  per sanctioned Annual Plan of Operation of the Tiger Reserve and Utilization Certificate is duly submitted by the State Government.

Ministry supports the efforts of the States/ UTs in prevention and control of forest fire by  providing  financial  assistance  for  various  forest  fire  prevention  and  management measures  such  as  modern  tools  for  fire  extinguishing,  use  of  communication  and information  technology,  etc  creation  and  maintenance  of  fire  lines  in  forest  areas, engagement  of  fire  watchers,  creation  of  water  storage  structures  in  forest  areas, strengthening of forest infrastructure, procurement of firefighting equipment, soil and moisture  conservation  works  in  high  risk  areas,  awareness  creation,  incentivizing villages/communities for protection against forest fire etc. under the Centrally Sponsored  Forest  Fire  Prevention  and  Management  Scheme.  Consolidated  details  of fund released to State/UT's under ongoing Centrally Sponsored Forest Fire Prevention & Management Scheme (FFPM) during the year 2022-23 is given at Annexure-VI. The  FFPM  scheme  strengthens  the  State  Forest  Departments  for  preparedness, response,  control  and  mitigation  of  forest  fire  in  the  country.  This  Ministry  has established  Disaster  Management  Control  Room  for  coordination  with  States  and different Ministries for forest fire and chemical disaster related issues.

Afforestation  activities  are  also  taken  up  under  various  programs/schemes  of  line Ministry  such  as  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme, National  Bamboo  Mission,  Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  etc.  and  under  various schemes of State Government /UT Administration, and by various departments, NonGovernment Organizations, Civil Society, Corporate bodies etc. The multi departmental efforts have yielded good results in conserving forest and environment by addressing  the  problem  of  deforestation,  besides  keeping  the  pace  of  development, which  is  evident  from  the  fact  that  the  forest  cover  has  stabilized  and  has  been constantly increasing over the years.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding 'Conservation and Development of Forests'

Details of funds released from 2017-18 to 2022-23 under the scheme National Mission for a Green India

(Rupees in Crore)

| S. No.              | States       | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|---------------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1 Andhra            | Pradesh 0.45 | 2.67      | Nil       | Nil       | 2.02      | Nil       |           |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 13.43     | Nil       |           |
| 3 Chhattisgarh      | 10.95        | 5.36      |           | 5.04      | 1.66      | 6.12      | Nil       |
| 4 Haryana           | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 9.55      | Nil       |           |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       | 17.09     | Nil       | Nil       | 5         |
| Jammu& Kashmir      | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       | 25.73     | Nil       | 6.49      | 6         |
| Karnataka           | 0.86         | 1.62      | 2.21      | 2.35      | 4.45      | 2.93      | 7         |
| Kerala              | Nil          | Nil       | 16.32     | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 8         |
| Madhya Pradesh      | Nil          | 24.16     | 30.65     | Nil       | 18.29     | 17.93     | 9         |
| Maharashtra         | Nil          | 10.30     |           | Nil       | Nil       | Nil       | 10        |
| Manipur             | 6.42         | 4.89      | 4.16      | 6.74      | 9.93      | 5.45      | 11        |
| Mizoram             | 20.00        | 22.36     | 17.71     | 2.99      | 29.86     | 36.27     | 12        |
| 13 Odisha           | 1.41         | 4.74      | 14.19     | 26.01     | 17.74     | 8.48      |           |
| 14 Punjab           | 6.22         |           | 3.19      |           | 3.32      |           | 2.7393    |
| 15 Sikkim           | Nil          | 3.32      | 3.12      | 2.19      | 7.77      | 6.57      |           |
| Uttarakhand         | Nil          | Nil       | Nil       | 27.89     | 33.99     | 28.40     | 16        |
| 17 West Bengal      | Nil          | Nil       | 9.43      | Nil       | Nil       | 0.76      |           |
| Total               | 46.30        | 79.43     | 106.01    | 112.65    | 156.46    |           | 116.01    |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding Conservation and Development of Forests.

State-wise details of amount approved by the National Authority in respect of the Annual Plan of Operations of State/ Union Territories under the State CAMPA Fund during the last five years

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) Approved   | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) Approved   | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) Approved   | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) Approved   | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) Approved   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19                                   | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   | (Rs. in Crore) 2021-22                    |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.33                                      | 1.77                                      | 1.56                                      | 2.13                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 97.00                                     | 118.00                                    | 322.97                                    | 330.82                                    | 325.00                                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.00                                      | 45.21                                     | 0.00                                      | 155.46                                    | 240.85                                    |
| 4         | Assam                     | 70.00                                     | 48.84                                     |                                           | 88.34                                     | 79.12                                     |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 39.31                                     | 38.20                                     | 140.18                                    | 239.47                                    | 106.84                                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 1.13                                      | 1.61                                      | 1.87                                      | 2.26                                      | 3.60                                      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 0.00                                      | 897.52                                    | 848.51                                    | 1347.02                                   | 1500.75                                   |
| 8         | Dadar & Nagar Haveli      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 9         | Delhi                     | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 19.55                                     | 16.15                                     |
| 10        | Goa                       | 0.00                                      | 4.83                                      | 17.95                                     | 32.68                                     | 21.55                                     |
| 11        | Gujarat                   | 27.00                                     | 212.66                                    | 1484.60                                   | 169.85                                    | 169.00                                    |
| 12        | Haryana                   | 80.00                                     | 195.95                                    | 100.97                                    | 203.95                                    | 317.59                                    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh          | 120.00                                    | 127.72                                    | 145.82                                    | 158.38                                    | 138.10                                    |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 69.00                                     | 113.76                                    | 126.74                                    | 184.33                                    | 257.16                                    |
| 15        | Jharkhand                 | 234.00                                    | 409.56                                    | 399.29                                    | 376.55                                    | 437.60                                    |
| 16        | Karnataka                 | 86.00                                     | 101.41                                    | 113.69                                    | 216.70                                    | 321.06                                    |
| 17        | Ladakh                    | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 18        | Kerala                    | 8.00                                      | 7.96                                      | 0.00                                      | 15.78                                     | 25.13                                     |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh            | 200.00                                    | 272.36                                    | 453.50                                    | 500.00                                    | 616.88                                    |
| 20        | Maharashtra               | 199.00                                    | 230.00                                    | 499.38                                    | 599.32                                    | 688.27                                    |
| 21        | Manipur                   | 29.50                                     | 27.95                                     | 30.97                                     | 27.79                                     | 25.09                                     |
| 22        | Meghalaya                 | 7.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 33.97                                     | 36.40                                     |
| 23        | Mizoram                   | 6.85                                      | 9.01                                      | 19.23                                     | 32.66                                     | 18.08                                     |
| 24        | Nagaland                  | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 25        | Odisha                    | 509.00                                    | 0.00                                      | 556.34                                    | 773.39                                    | 901.03                                    |
| 26        | Punjab                    | 179.00                                    | 102.56                                    | 102.15                                    | 177.85                                    | 218.06                                    |
| 27        | Rajasthan                 | 0.00                                      | 205.67                                    | 265.39                                    | 280.70                                    | 286.70                                    |
| 28        | Sikkim                    | 12.68                                     | 0.00                                      | 44.96                                     | 47.72                                     | 70.00                                     |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                | 127.00                                    | 8.65                                      | 0.56                                      | 66.62                                     | 0.00                                      |
| 30        | Telangana                 | 0.00                                      | 237.38                                    | 501.26                                    | 483.78                                    | 752.71                                    |
| 31        | Tripura                   | 7.10                                      | 16.70                                     | 20.84                                     | 21.51                                     | 35.24                                     |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh             | 144.00                                    | 152.00                                    | 285.68                                    | 442.01                                    | 586.90                                    |
| 33        | Uttarakhand               | 96.00                                     | 318.30                                    | 213.11                                    | 362.90                                    | 726.88                                    |
| 34        | West Bengal               | 0.00                                      | 70.07                                     | 74.07                                     | 74.00                                     | 58.30                                     |
|           | Total                     | 2349.9                                    | 3975.65                                   | 6771.59                                   | 7467.49                                   | 8980.04                                   |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding Conservation and Development of Forests.

Details of compensatory afforestation taken up under the State CAMPA in last five years

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | Afforestation taken up under CAMPA Ha.)   | Afforestation taken up under CAMPA Ha.)   | Afforestation taken up under CAMPA Ha.)   | Afforestation taken up under CAMPA Ha.)   | (Area in   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19                                   | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22    |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.00                                      | 4.33                                      | 16.54                                     | 5.85                                      | 0.00       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 3093.00                                   | 4033.00                                   | 15829.00                                  | 5645.00                                   | 5777.00    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3449.96                                   | 8716.00                                   | 13857.70                                  | 0.00                                      | 0.00       |
| 4         | Assam                     | 1020.00                                   | 1394.11                                   | 2084.32                                   | 79.26                                     | 1813.34    |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 236.40                                    | 1211.00                                   | 1644.08                                   | 6356.51                                   | 0.00       |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 0.00                                      | 0.74                                      | 0.09                                      | 0.09                                      | 0.00       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 5864.86                                   | 7210.78                                   | 6104.06                                   | 4827.93                                   | 6748.67    |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar Haveli       | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00       |
| 9         | Delhi                     | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 47.54                                     | 23.02      |
| 10        | Goa                       | 0.00                                      | 10.00                                     | 40.00                                     | 200.00                                    | 200.00     |
| 11        | Gujarat                   | 847.00                                    | 746.00                                    | 1922.42                                   | 1547.41                                   | 6458.55    |
| 12        | Haryana                   | 0.00                                      | 1300                                      | 25.36                                     | 833.67                                    | 2246.00    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1382.75                                   | 581.69                                    | 568.32                                    | 876.00                                    | 954.36     |
| 14        | Jammu& Kashmir            | 31.93                                     | 4276                                      | 6636                                      | 12474                                     | 9495       |
| 15        | Jharkhand                 | 8073.00                                   | 3690.11                                   | 14088.25                                  | 10714.02                                  | 12406.86   |
| 16        | Karnataka                 | 3521.74                                   | 2465.29                                   | 1370.36                                   | 15780.62                                  | 9895.27    |
| 17        | Kerala                    | 170.00                                    | 276.47                                    | 0.00                                      | 431.59                                    | 619.03     |
| 18        | Ladakh                    | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00       |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh            | 3087.67                                   | 1119.15                                   | 25516.90                                  | 37716.06                                  | 35846.36   |
| 19        | Maharashtra               | 6149.15                                   | 832.51                                    | 10011.89                                  | 1043.03                                   | 1684.97    |
| 20        | Manipur                   | 6930.74                                   | 2738.86                                   | 337.00                                    | 6056.94                                   | 2155.00    |
| 21        | Meghalaya                 | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 803.00                                    | 534.00     |
| 22        | Mizoram                   | 1150.00                                   | 351.72                                    | 0.00                                      | 2536.5                                    | 1303.78    |
| 23        | Nagaland                  | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00       |
| 24        | Odisha                    | 3550.00                                   | 101132.00                                 | 28646.00                                  | 48165.00                                  | 43956.00   |
| 25        | Punjab                    | 2728.80                                   | 3562.44                                   | 5892.98                                   | 4769.99                                   | 5692.63    |
| 26        | Rajasthan                 | 7456.8                                    | 8533.56                                   | 8610.59                                   | 12932.85                                  | 10744.8    |
| 27        | Sikkim                    | 234.09                                    | 0.00                                      | 171.64                                    | 106.04                                    | 183.98     |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                | 35.40                                     | 44.64                                     | 2.19                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00       |
| 29        | Telangana                 | 3908.38                                   | 5858.07                                   | 5350.68                                   | 9162.51                                   | 12651.16   |
| 30        | Tripura                   | 653.81                                    | 217.89                                    | 564.34                                    | 582.80                                    | 821.86     |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh             | 6506.95                                   | 7883.07                                   | 14948.53                                  | 12644.94                                  | 22676.03   |
| 32        | Uttarakhand               | 3474.00                                   | 2715.00                                   | 3222.00                                   | 2597.00                                   | 2852.00    |
| 33        | West Bengal               | 0.00                                      | 268.65                                    | 97.71                                     | 122.42                                    | 282.81     |
| Total     | 73556.43                  |                                           | 166927.96                                 | 160960.01                                 | 186652.35                                 | 188587.53  |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding Conservation and Development of Forests.

Details of fund released under Schedule Tribe Sub Plan (STSP) component under Centrally Sponsored Scheme Development of Wildlife Habitats, (CSS-DWH) during the last three years are as under:

(₹in lakh)

| S.No.   | States           |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh     |      0    |   41.3    |      0    |
| 3       | Gujarat          |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 4       | Himachal Pradesh |    102.74 |   66.35   |     11.16 |
| 5       | Haryana          |      0    |    0      |     12.38 |
| 6       | Jharkhand        |      9.17 |   60.39   |      0    |
| 7       | Madhya Pradesh   |     76.64 |   72.106  |    116.8  |
| 8       | Maharashtra      |     60    |   33.68   |      0    |
| 9       | Odisha           |      0    |   74.9915 |     84.08 |
| 10      | Rajasthan        |    119.58 |  101.19   |    287.24 |
| 11      | Telangana        |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 12      | Assam            |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 13      | Meghalaya        |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 14      | Tripura          |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 15      | Mizoram          |      0    |    0      |     64.13 |
| 16      | Bihar            |     28.6  |   55.06   |      0    |
| 17      | Jammu &Kashmir   |      0    |    0      |      0    |
| 18      | Karnataka        |      0    |  113.6    |    342.49 |
| 19      | Kerala           |      0    |  216.185  |     60.34 |
| 20      | Uttarakhand      |    666.94 |   75.2285 |     19.48 |
| 21      | West Bengal      |     78.5  |  140.08   |    217.57 |
| 22      | Goa              |     14.67 |    0      |      0    |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu       |     39.43 |   62.76   |     84.33 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh    |      3.73 |   87.079  |      0    |
|         |                  |   1200    | 1200      |   1300    |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding Conservation and Development of Forests.

The  details  of  the  fund  released  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Project  Elephant'  from 2017-18 to 2021-22 is given below:

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Sl. No   | State/UTs         |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |     17.39 |     29.02 |    127.03 |     77.28 |     20.56 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |    118.85 |      0    |    103.27 |    282.25 |    157.76 |
| 3        | Assam             |      0    |    354.35 |      0    |     35.28 |    126.72 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |     48    |     65.28 |      0    |      0    |     24.78 |
| 5        | Jharkhand         |    105.52 |    116.46 |    161.44 |    111.86 |     86.68 |
| 6        | Karnataka         |    355.55 |    353.91 |    412.48 |    330.4  |    261.2  |
| 7        | Kerala            |    482.55 |    466.69 |    432.13 |    574.56 |    580.97 |
| 8        | Maharashtra       |     27    |     46.54 |     44.19 |     17.98 |      0    |
| 9        | Meghalaya         |    162.85 |    217.88 |    177.9  |      9.36 |    141.75 |
| 10       | Nagaland          |     25.2  |    141.22 |    213.95 |     92.5  |    279.76 |
| 11       | Odisha            |    124.84 |    197.28 |    387.04 |    577.99 |    567.04 |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        |    291.92 |    383.11 |    275.16 |      0    |    181.85 |
| 13       | Tripura           |     10.08 |     43.92 |     45.38 |     24.71 |      0    |
| 14       | Uttar Pradesh     |     30.67 |     20.24 |     37.74 |      0    |     45.99 |
| 15       | Uttarakhand       |    341.56 |    192.17 |    417.31 |    204.85 |    244.12 |
| 16       | West Bengal       |     79.93 |     83.94 |    113.25 |     64.2  |     87.87 |
| 17       | Haryana           |     17.76 |      8.38 |     16.8  |     11.04 |      4.23 |
| 18       | Bihar             |    154.4  |    165.32 |     57.03 |     39.08 |      0    |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |     14.45 |     12.66 |     35.28 |      0    |     15.18 |
| 20       | Punjab            |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh    |      0    |      4.76 |     13.69 |      0    |     12.61 |
| 22       | Manipur           |     10.8  |      9.07 |     10.94 |      0    |      5.4  |
|          | Total             |   2419.32 |   2912.2  |   3082.01 |   2453.34 |   2844.47 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2061 due for answer on 13.03.2023 regarding Conservation and Development of Forests.

Details of fund released to State/UT's under ongoing Centrally Sponsored Forest Fire Prevention & Management Scheme (FPM) during the year 2017-18 to 2021-22

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| S. No.            | States            | 2017-18 Amount Released   | 2018-19 Amount Released   | 2019-20 Amount Released   | 2020-21 Amount Released   | 2021-22 Amount Released   |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Other States      | Other States      |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00                      | 260.06                    | 216.13                    | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 75.00                     | 57.17                     | 208.16                    | 233.94                    | 0.00                      |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 168.00                    | 104.60                    | 392.07                    | 0.00                      | 140.55                    |
| 4                 | Gujarat           | 75.00                     | 92.16                     | 183.92                    | 185.60                    | 99.80                     |
| 5                 | Goa               | 0.00                      | 87.83                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 57.30                     |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 75.00                     | 0.00                      | 49.26                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 276.70                    | 0.00                      | 199.99                    | 203.29                    | 116.17                    |
| 8                 | Jharkhand         | 105.00                    | 107.84                    | 222.02                    | 153.46                    | 136.15                    |
| 9                 | Karnataka         | 105.00                    | 174.70                    | 136.75                    | 219.40                    | 157.33                    |
| 10                | Kerala            | 234.53                    | 279.57                    | 256.80                    | 0.00                      | 362.88                    |
| 11                | Madhya Pradesh    | 168.00                    | 628.25                    | 327.29                    | 269.88                    | 0.00                      |
| 12                | Maharashtra       | 321.58                    | 787.28                    | 428.07                    | 455.18                    | 0.00                      |
| 13                | Odisha            | 168.00                    | 435.00                    | 463.84                    | 400.55                    | 839.83                    |
| 14                | Punjab            | 75.00                     | 0.00                      | 13.56                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 15                | Rajasthan         | 105.00                    | 98.82                     | 0.00                      | 97.15                     | 127.21                    |
| 16                | Tamil Nadu        | 105.00                    | 0.00                      | 154.82                    | 0.00                      | 238.90                    |
| 17                | Telangana         | 105.00                    | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 166.96                    | 0.00                      |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh     | 75.00                     | 100.61                    | 97.63                     | 146.96                    | 111.79                    |
| 19                | Uttarakhand       | 168.00                    | 438.38                    | 480.03                    | 0.00                      | 354.36                    |
| 20                | West Bengal       | 75.00                     | 54.14                     | 95.61                     | 78.83                     | 132.73                    |
|                   | Total             | 2479.81                   | 3706.41                   | 3925.95                   | 2611.20                   | 2875.00                   |
| NE &Sikkim        | NE &Sikkim        |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| 1                 | Assam             | 0.00                      | 93.23                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 102.00                    | 89.08                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 89.77                     |
| 3                 | Manipur           | 219.88                    | 230.54                    | 55.34                     | 316.61                    | 86.53                     |
| 4                 | Meghalaya         | 104.63                    | 113.53                    | 73.94                     | 73.31                     | 0.00                      |
| 5                 | Mizoram           | 90.59                     | 110.47                    | 108.12                    | 112.46                    | 87.19                     |
| 6                 | Nagaland          | 92.56                     | 83.12                     | 79.95                     | 87.80                     | 64.52                     |
| 7                 | Sikkim            | 148.59                    | 0.00                      | 293.77                    | 0.00                      | 89.73                     |
| 8                 | Tripura           | 66.00                     | 109.73                    | 103.43                    | 45.62                     | 82.26                     |
|                   | Total             | 824.25                    | 829.70                    | 714.55                    | 635.80                    | 500.00                    |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |                           |                           |                           |                           |                           |
| 1                 | A &NIslands       | 9.00                      | 26.41                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 2                 | Chandigarh        | 8.00                      | 1.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 50.72                     |
| 3                 | D&NHaveli         | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 4                 | Daman &Diu        | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 5                 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 75.00                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 6                 | Lakshadweep       | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 7                 | New Delhi         | 30.00                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
| 8                 | Pondicherry       | 30.00                     | 49.84                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                      |
|                   | Total             | 152.00                    | 77.25                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 50.72                     |
|                   | Grand Total       | 3456.06                   | 4613.36                   | 4640.50                   | 3247.00                   | 3425.72                   |