Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Guidelines for Utilization of CAMPA Funds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Andimuthu Raja

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## 3166

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## Guidelines for Utilization of CAMPA Funds

## 3166.   SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a) the present status of implementation of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) Fund, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  guidelines  regarding  spending/utilization  of CAMPA funds by various States;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with the CAMPA funds allocated during each of the last two years, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether the guidelines issued by the Government are being complied with and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any monitoring Committee has been constituted with regard to its expenditure or implementation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) 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) Under  the  provisions  of  CAF  Act,  2016,  State  CAMPA  Authorities  of  33 States/UTs have been established till date. States/UT CAMPA Authorities submit Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) every year for approval to National Authority. An  amount  of  Rs.  48,477.77  crores  collected  towards  compensatory  levies  has been transferred to 31 States/UTs for taking up various activities for forests and wildlife management as per Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016 and  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF)  Rules,  2018.Details  of  funds transferred to States/UTs may be seen at Annexure I.
- (b)&(c) Detailed guidelines regarding preparation of APO is given in CAF Act, 2016 and CAF Rules,  2018.  APO  is  the  annual  plan  for  physical  activities  and  financial provisions  for  various  activities  to  be  taken  up  for  improvement  of  forest  cover and other related activities and also includes brief description, estimated cost, basis

for  cost  estimation,  agency  identified  for  execution  and  time  schedule  of  each activity to be executed from State Fund during a year. The APO duly approved by the  State  Authority  is  required  to  be  submitted  every  year  to  the  National Authority for the next financial year. The amount of APOs approved for different States/UTs for the last 2 years is attached as Annexure II.

- (d) (e) & (f) Mechanism  for  scrutinizing/  monitoring  the  fund  utilization  schemes  under various Afforestation under Compensatory Afforestation Fund is provided in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Acts and Rules annexed here with.  The CAF Act,  2016  also  provides  for  a Monitoring Group,  which  assists  the  National Authority  in  evolving  an  independent  system  for  concurrent monitoring and evaluation of CAMPA works so that CAMPA funds are utilised effectively and properly.  The functions of the Monitoring Group have been defined in section 16 of the Act. The Ministry constituted a Monitoring Group in 2019. 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 a permissible activity and is included in the Annual Plan of Operations of the State CAMPA.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3166 DUE FOR REPLY ON 06.08.2021 BY SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY AND  SHRI  A.  RAJA:REGARDING  '  GUIDELINES  FOR  UTILISATION  OF  CAMPA FUNDS'

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Funds transferred (in Rscrore) |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar   |                            16.41 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh     |                          1734.81 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh  |                          1588.72 |
| 4         | Assam              |                           560.81 |
| 5         | Bihar              |                           522.95 |
| 6         | Chandigarh         |                            11.38 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh       |                          5791.7  |
| 8         | Goa                |                           238.16 |
| 9         | Gujarat            |                          1484.6  |
| 10        | Haryana            |                          1282.65 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh   |                          1660.72 |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir     |                           764.54 |
| 13        | Jharkhand          |                          4158.02 |
| 14        | Karnataka          |                          1350.37 |
| 15        | Kerala             |                            81.59 |
| 16        | Ladakh             |                           249.27 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh     |                          5196.69 |
| 18        | Maharashtra        |                          3844.24 |
| 19        | Manipur            |                           309.76 |
| 20        | Meghalaya          |                           163.31 |
| 21        | Mizoram            |                           212.98 |
| 22        | Odisha             |                          5933.98 |
| 23        | Punjab             |                          1040.84 |
| 24        | Rajasthan          |                          1748.26 |
| 25        | Sikkim             |                           392.36 |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu         |                           113.42 |
| 27        | Telangana          |                          3110.38 |
| 28        | Tripura            |                           183.65 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh      |                          1819.63 |
| 30        | Uttarakhand        |                          2675.09 |
| 31        | West Bengal        |                           236.48 |
| Total     | Total              |                         48477.8  |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3166  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  06.08.2021  BY  SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY AND  SHRI A. RAJA:REGARDING ' GUIDELINES FOR UTILISATION OF CAMPA FUNDS'

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT     | Details of Funds allocated to States as per approved APOs.   | Details of Funds allocated to States as per approved APOs.   |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT     | Year 2019-20                                                 | Year 2020-21                                                 |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.00                                                         | 2.13                                                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 322.97                                                       | 330.82                                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.00                                                         | 155.46                                                       |
| 4         | Assam                    | 55.89                                                        | 88.34                                                        |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 140.18                                                       | 239.47                                                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 1.87                                                         | 2.26                                                         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 848.51                                                       | 1346.92                                                      |
| 8         | Delhi                    | 0.00                                                         | 19.55                                                        |
| 9         | Goa                      | 17.95                                                        | 32.68                                                        |
| 10        | Gujarat                  | 0.00                                                         | 240.69                                                       |
| 11        | Haryana                  | 96.84                                                        | 203.95                                                       |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh         | 145.82                                                       | 158.38                                                       |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 0.00                                                         | 184.83                                                       |
| 14        | Jharkhand                | 399.294                                                      | 374.56                                                       |
| 15        | Karnataka                | 146.21                                                       | 212.94                                                       |
| 16        | Kerala                   | 0.00                                                         | 15.79                                                        |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh           | 506.38                                                       | 860.96                                                       |
| 18        | Maharashtra              | 499.38                                                       | 599.32                                                       |
| 19        | Manipur                  | 30.36                                                        | 27.79                                                        |
| 20        | Meghalaya                | 0.00                                                         | 33.97                                                        |
| 21        | Mizoram                  | 19.23*                                                       | 32.66                                                        |
| 22        | Odisha                   | 592.52                                                       | 773.39                                                       |
| 23        | Punjab                   | 64.72                                                        | 177.85                                                       |
| 24        | Rajasthan                | 267.69                                                       | 280.98                                                       |
| 25        | Sikkim                   | 54.38                                                        | 66.90                                                        |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu               | 0.00                                                         | 66.63                                                        |
| 27        | Telangana                | 510.00                                                       | 483.78                                                       |
| 28        | Tripura                  | 16.74                                                        | 21.51                                                        |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh            | 285.69                                                       | 442.01                                                       |
| 30        | Uttarakhand              | 218.00                                                       | 353.64                                                       |
| 31        | West Bengal              | 70.07                                                        | 74.00                                                        |
|           | Total                    | 5310.69                                                      | 7904.16                                                      |