Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: National Mission for a Green India
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## National Mission for a Green India

## 874. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  the  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  to increase the forest cover in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives achieved under the said mission;
- (c) the adaptation and mitigation measures undertaken under the said mission;
- (d) whether forest cover has increased after implementation of the provisions under the mission; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM)  is  launched  with  the  objective  to  increase forest/ tree cover on forest/ non-forest lands and improve quality of forest cover. It aims at  protecting,  restoring  and  enhancing  India's  forest  cover  and  responding  to  climate change. Activities under the Mission started in the year 2015-16 with a financial outlay of Rs. 46,000 crores over the period of ten years.
- (b) The afforestation area sanctioned under GIM is 142684 ha and distribution of alternative fuel energy devices is 68707 households during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20. The State wise  details  of  sanctioned  afforestation  area  and  distribution  of  alternative  fuel  energy devices to households is placed at Annexure-I .

Besides  GIM,  afforestation  taken  up  under  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) is 212805.515 ha for the financial year 2020-21. The State wise details of afforestation area is placed at Annexure-II .

- (c) The adaptation and mitigation measures undertaken under the mission include promotion of natural regeneration and plantation of indigenous tree species, reduced forest fragmentation  by  conserving  contiguous  forest  patches  through  landscape  approach, effective fire prevention and fire management, weed management, sustainable harvesting of  non-timber  products,  securing  corridors  for  species  migration  and  improving  overall hydrological regime. The Mission also supports the adoption of improved fuelwood-use efficiency and alternative energy devices in the project-area.
- (d) and (e) As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2019, Forest cover of the country is 7,12,249  sq.  km  which  has  shown  an  increase  of  10576  sq.  km  as  compared  to

ISFR, 2015. This is mainly attributed to large scale afforestation taken up under various schemes of Central government including Green India Mission, State plan, and also by NGOs, civil societies, corporate houses etc. The State wise details of forest cover as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015 and 2019 is enclosed in Annexure-III.

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The State wise sanctioned afforestation area and distribution of alternative fuel energy devices to Households during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20:

| S. No.           | Name of the State   | Afforestation area (in Hectare)   | Alternative fuel energy devices to households (in number)   |
|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra         | Pradesh 2737        | 1246                              |                                                             |
| 2 Chhattisgarh   | 19128               |                                   | 5908                                                        |
| 3 Karnataka      | 1360                |                                   | 1252                                                        |
| 4 Kerala         |                     | 12297                             | 12129                                                       |
| 5 Madhya Pradesh | 23358               |                                   | 6066                                                        |
| 6 Maharashtra    | 6766.4              |                                   | 7362                                                        |
| 7 Manipur        | 8798                |                                   | -                                                           |
| 8 Mizoram        | 19643               |                                   | 20400                                                       |
| 9 Odisha         | 16634.4             |                                   | 6300                                                        |
| 10 Punjab        | 4304                |                                   | 200                                                         |
| 11 Sikkim        | 1509.2              |                                   | 1310                                                        |
| 12 Uttarakhand   | 7483                |                                   | 6534                                                        |
| 13               | West Bengal         | 18666                             | -                                                           |
| Total            |                     | 142684                            | 68707                                                       |

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## The State wise afforestation taken up under CAMPA during the 2020-21:

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs       | Afforestation area (in Hectare)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | -                                 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 5596                              |
| 3        | Assam                    | 1917.78                           |
| 4        | Bihar                    | 2256.91                           |
| 5        | Chandigarh               | 14                                |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh             | 6103.98                           |
| 7        | Delhi                    | -                                 |
| 8        | Goa                      | 293.7                             |
| 9        | Gujarat                  | 1019.84                           |
| 10       | Haryana                  | 2375.87                           |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1467.31                           |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 2412.41                           |
| 13       | Jharkhand                | 10350.38                          |
| 14       | Karnataka                | 14849.44                          |
| 15       | Kerala                   | 292.28                            |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh           | 36052.925                         |
| 17       | Maharashtra              | 23389.54                          |
| 18       | Manipur                  | 6056.94                           |
| 19       | Meghalaya                | -                                 |
| 20       | Mizoram                  | -                                 |
| 21       | Odisha                   | 50757.22                          |
| 22       | Punjab                   | 4749.33                           |
| 23       | Rajasthan                | 12097.89                          |
| 24       | Sikkim                   | 3203                              |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu               | -                                 |
| 26       | Telangana                | 9053                              |
| 27       | Tripura                  | 582.8                             |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh            | 12751.33                          |
| 29       | Uttarakhand              | 5161.64                           |
| 30       | West Bengal              | -                                 |
| Total    | Total                    | 212805.515                        |

The State wise details of forest cover as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015 and 2019:

| S. No   | States/UTs          | Forest cover as per the ISFR 2015 (in Sq. km.)   |   Forest cover as per the ISFR 2019 (in Sq. km.) |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 24424                                            |                                         29137    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 67248                                            |                                         66688    |
| 3       | Assam               | 27623                                            |                                         28327    |
| 4       | Bihar               | 7288                                             |                                          7306    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        | 55586                                            |                                         55611    |
| 6       | Delhi               | 188.77                                           |                                           195.44 |
| 7       | Goa                 | 2224                                             |                                          2237    |
| 8       | Gujarat             | 14660                                            |                                         14857    |
| 9       | Haryana             | 1584                                             |                                          1602    |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh    | 14696                                            |                                         15434    |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 22988                                            |                                         21122    |
| 12      | Ladakh              |                                                  |                                          2490    |
| 13      | Jharkhand           | 23478                                            |                                         23611    |
| 14      | Karnataka           | 36421                                            |                                         38575    |
| 15      | Kerala              | 19239                                            |                                         21144    |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh      | 77462                                            |                                         77482    |
| 17      | Maharashtra         | 50628                                            |                                         50778    |
| 18      | Manipur             | 16994                                            |                                         16847    |
| 19      | Meghalaya           | 17217                                            |                                         17119    |
| 20      | Mizoram             | 18748                                            |                                         18006    |
| 21      | Nagaland            | 12966                                            |                                         12486    |
| 22      | Odisha              | 50354                                            |                                         51619    |
| 23      | Punjab              | 1771                                             |                                          1849    |
| 24      | Rajasthan           | 16171                                            |                                         16630    |
| 25      | Sikkim              | 3357                                             |                                          3342    |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu          | 26345                                            |                                         26364    |
| 27      | Telangana           | 21591                                            |                                         20582    |
| 28      | Tripura             | 7811                                             |                                          7726    |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh       | 14461                                            |                                         14806    |
| 30      | Uttarakhand         | 24240                                            |                                         24303    |
| 31      | West Bengal         | 16828                                            |                                         16902    |
| 32      | A&N Islands         | 6751                                             |                                          6743    |
| 33      | Chandigarh          | 22.03                                            |                                            22.03 |
| 34      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 206                                              |                                           207    |
| 35      | Daman &Diu          | 19.61                                            |                                            20.49 |
| 36      | Lakshadweep         | 27.06                                            |                                            27.1  |
| 37      | Puducherry          | 55.38                                            |                                            52.41 |
|         | Total               | 701673                                           |                                        712249    |

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