Lok Sabha Question No. 3993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: States Report on Forest
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Rakesh Singh, Pradyut Bordoloi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 3993

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## States Report on Forest

## 3993.  DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN: SHRI RAKESH SINGH: SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the  Government  has  expressed concern over poor implementation  of  the  compensatory  afforestation  scheme  especially  in  terms  of efforts from States/UTs to upload correct information on the portal;
- (b) whether  a  note submitted  by  the Forest  Survey  of India to the  Ministry of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  in  January  2020  indicated  that  only  a quarter  of  the  data  provided  by  States  on  plantations  was  correct,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) if so, proportion of correct data provided by State Governments on afforestation taken up, State-wise particularly in the North East Region;
- (d) whether non-forest areas have also been included in the said reports/maps and forest area  has  been  shown  as  increased  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor;
- (e) the details of public funds spent on compensatory afforestation, year-wise during the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) whether the Government is taking any steps to ensure transparency in compensatory afforestation, if so details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to(f)  The  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAMPA  fund)  are  being  utilized  by States/UTs for compensating the loss of forest & tree cover and ecological services due to diversion of forest land for various developmental projects through compensatory  afforestation,  activities  undercatchment  area  treatment  plan  as  well asfor protection of forests, biodiversity and wildlifeas per approved Annual Plan of Operations under the provisions ofCompensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 and Rules  made  thereunder.Compensatory  Afforestation  and  other  activities  under CAMPA Funds are being regularly monitored by the State/UT Forest Departments through  internal  monitoring  by  their  Forest  officers,  Monitoring  and  evaluation wing,  and  by  independent  third  party  agencies.  Monitoring  reports  are  being

submitted by States/UTs to National Authority. The details of CAMPA funds spent on compensatory afforestation, year-wise during the last three years and the current year are enclosed in Annexure-I.

The  Ministry  has  mandatedStates/  UTs  to  upload  the  details  of  various activities taken up under CAMPA fund including photographs and geo-spatial data (polygons) over e-Green Watch portal. Forest Survey of Indiacarries out analysis of geo-spatial data (polygons) of plantations uploaded by the State Forest Departments on  e-Green  Watch  portal  for  accuracy  of  location,  area  and  year  of  planation.The analysis of plantations is available on e-Green Watch portal (www.egreenwatch.nic.in).No report has been received in the Ministry from Forest Survey of India on status on plantations taken up under CAMPA Fund in January 2020.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3993  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  28.03.2022  BY  DR.  T. SUMATHY  (a)  THAMIZHACHI  THANGAPANDIAN,  SHRI  RAKESH  SINGH,  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI 'States Report on Forest'

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | CAMPAfunds spent on Compensatory Afforestation (Rs. in Crore)   | CAMPAfunds spent on Compensatory Afforestation (Rs. in Crore)   | CAMPAfunds spent on Compensatory Afforestation (Rs. in Crore)   | CAMPAfunds spent on Compensatory Afforestation (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT       | 2018-19                                                         | 2019-20                                                         | 2020-21                                                         | 2021-22                                                         |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar       | 0.01                                                            | 0.06                                                            | 0.01                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh         | 12.29                                                           | 5.86                                                            | 7.39                                                            | 0.40                                                            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 1.22                                                            | 0.61                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 4         | Assam                  | 4.90                                                            | 8.21                                                            | 2.88                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 5         | Bihar                  | 10.15                                                           | 19.14                                                           | 19.68                                                           | 0.00                                                            |
| 6         | Chandigarh             | 1.61                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh           | 652.59                                                          | 52.23                                                           | 11.32                                                           | 0.04                                                            |
| 8         | Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 9         | Delhi                  | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.97                                                            | 0.21                                                            |
| 10        | Goa                    | 0.05                                                            | 0.65                                                            | 2.49                                                            | 0.92                                                            |
| 11        | Gujarat                | 38.46                                                           | 17.25                                                           | 52.41                                                           | 25.02                                                           |
| 12        | Haryana                | 30.21                                                           | 16.63                                                           | 45.52                                                           | 26.73                                                           |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh       | 4.26                                                            | 4.89                                                            | 5.50                                                            | 4.03                                                            |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir         | 10.51                                                           | 13.11                                                           | 18.80                                                           | 0.39                                                            |
| 15        | Jharkhand              | 4.48                                                            | 10.16                                                           | 8.50                                                            | 12.91                                                           |
| 16        | Karnataka              | 1.93                                                            | 5.47                                                            | 2.04                                                            | 1.96                                                            |
| 17        | Kerala                 | 0.35                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.46                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 18        | Ladakh                 | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh         | 75.95                                                           | 6.72                                                            | 2.66                                                            | 3.96                                                            |
| 20        | Maharashtra            | 6.95                                                            | 15.76                                                           | 3.12                                                            | 1.09                                                            |
| 21        | Manipur                | 1.30                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 5.48                                                            | 1.96                                                            |
| 22        | Meghalaya              | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 1.34                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 23        | Mizoram                | 2.44                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 7.75                                                            | 3.47                                                            |
| 24        | Odisha                 | 0.00                                                            | 22.88                                                           | 31.52                                                           | 35.00                                                           |
| 25        | Punjab                 | 6.54                                                            | 7.21                                                            | 2.79                                                            | 3.40                                                            |
| 26        | Rajasthan              | 27.54                                                           | 23.03                                                           | 23.41                                                           | 7.30                                                            |
| 27        | Sikkim                 | 2.04                                                            | 3.88                                                            | 3.16                                                            | 6.60                                                            |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu             | 0.59                                                            | 0.05                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 29        | Telangana              | 32.59                                                           | 49.52                                                           | 35.45                                                           | 18.55                                                           |
| 30        | Tripura                | 0.71                                                            | 1.34                                                            | 0.39                                                            | 0.56                                                            |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh          | 20.84                                                           | 14.82                                                           | 14.50                                                           | 12.20                                                           |
| 32        | Uttarakhand            | 39.65                                                           | 38.52                                                           | 48.28                                                           | 13.53                                                           |
| 33        | West Bengal            | 1.66                                                            | 0.71                                                            | 1.05                                                            | 1.54                                                            |
|           | Total                  | 991.82                                                          | 338.71                                                          | 358.87                                                          | 181.77                                                          |