Lok Sabha Question No. 3026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Nagar Van Yojana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 3026

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Nagar Van Yojana

## 3026.   DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  promote  plantation  in  metropolitan  cities  of  Maharashtra through Nagar Van Yojana under social forestry schemes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its current status;
- (c) the financial allocation made for this purpose; and
- (d) the  details  of  various  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  preserve  and develop the forest reserves in various metropolitan cities in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change encourages plantation in  the  country  including  various  metropolitan  cities  through  programmes  and schemes  such  as  Nagar  Van  Yojana,  School  Nursery  Yojana,  Compensatory Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA),  National Afforestation  Programme  (NAP),  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM), etc. which promotes urban forestry, tree plantation on vacant lands and bunds on farm lands etc. by involving local communities, NGOs, educational institutions, local bodies, etc.

In  respect  to  urban  areas,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  Nagar  Van  Yojana (NVY)  which  envisages  creating  a  Nagar  Van/Nagar  Vatika  in  City  having Municipal  Corporation/Municipal  Council/Municipality/Urban  Local  Bodies (ULBs) for providing wholesome healthy living environment for the residents and thus contributing to growth of clean, green, healthy and sustainable cities. The  scheme  is  being  implemented  across  the  country  including  Maharashtra using  the  funds  under  the  National  Fund  of  the  Compensatory  Afforestation Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA).So  far,  theMinistry  has approved 9 Nagar Van/Vatika projects in Maharashtra with the total cost of Rs. 726.83 Lakhs.

The following additional steps taken by the Government contribute to protection and  development  of  forest  areas  in  the  country  including  in  the  metropolitan cities:

- i. For preservation and protection of forest and wildlife, various laws including  the  Forest  (Conservation)  Act  1980,  Indian  Forest  Act,  1927, Wildlife Protection Act 1972, and other central/state laws as applicable to a State/UT, are implemented  by  the  respective  State  Government  /UT Administration.
- ii. The  Ministry  has  implemented  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP) for tree plantation in degraded forests through people's participation which has  been  merged  with  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM),  under which, in addition to other sub-missions, there is a specific sub-mission for enhancing tree cover in urban and peri-urban areas.
- iii. Urban forestry is a permissible activity under the provisions of Compensatory Fund Act, 2016 and the Rules made thereunder.
- iv. Further, tree plantation,  being a multi-departmental, multi-agency activity, are also being taken up cross-sectorally under various programmes/funding sources  of  other  ministries/  organizations  and  also  through  State  Plan budgets.

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