Lok Sabha Question No. 3471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Plantation Drive
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 3471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Plantation Drive

## 3471. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

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

- (a) the density of forest cover and green belt existing in the country in the last three years, and the number of trees added through plantation drives in the forest area, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (b) the  measures  undertaken  to  promote  plantation,  preservation  and  irrigation  and  the expenditure  incurred  on  plantation  corresponding  to  the  target  fixed,  in  this  regard, during the rainy season and thereafter, in the year 2021, State-wise including Bihar?

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

- (a) Assessment  of  Forest  &  Tree  cover  is  undertaken  by  Forest  Survey  of  India  (FSI) biennially. As per the India State of Forest Report-2019 (ISFR 2019) the total forest and tree  cover  in  the  country  is  8,07,276  sq  km  i.e.  Very  dense  forest  99,278  sq  km, Moderately dense forest 3,08,472 sq km, Open forest 3,04,499 sq km and Tree cover 95,027  sq  km,  which  is  24.56%  of  the  geographical  area  of  the  country.  There  is  an increase of 5,188Sq. Km.in forest and tree cover i.e.Very Dense Forest (VDF) by 1,120 sq. km., Moderately Dense Forest (MDF) by 154 sq. km., Open Forest by 2,702 sq. km and Tree cover by 1212 sq. km. with respect to ISFR 2017. This increase in forest cover is due to plantation and conservation efforts taken up across the country under various schemes  of  Central  and  State/UT  government  including  mass  plantation  drives.  The State and Union Territories wise details of forest and tree cover as per ISFR 2019 are given at Annexure I.
- (b) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  supports  the  States/Union Territories for carrying out various afforestation activities through Centrally Sponsored Scheme  namely  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM),  National  Afforestation Programme (NAP) and transfers fund under CAMPA  to promote plantation, preservation and increase the soil & moisture conservation and green cover across the country. Further, the Ministry implements the Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme to extend support to the State/ UT Governments in forest fire prevention and management  to  prevent  destruction  of  forests.  Annual  afforestation/tree  plantation targets are fixed by the Ministry for all States/UTs including Bihar which are achieved through the concerted efforts. The State/UT wise details of afforestation/tree plantation targets fixed for the year 2021-22 are given in Annexure II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3471 due for reply on 20.12.2021 by Shri Chandeshwar Prasad regarding 'Plantation Drive'.

Details of Forest and Tree Cover as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019

(Area in Sq.km)

| Sl.No.   | State/UT            |   Geographical Area |   Forest &Tree Cover ISFR, 2019 |   Change in Forest& Tree Cover over ISFR,2017 |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |              162968 |                        33051    |                                       1151    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |               83743 |                        67536    |                                       -235    |
| 3        | Assam               |               78438 |                        29735    |                                        134    |
| 4        | Bihar               |               94163 |                         9309    |                                       -253    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        |              135192 |                        59859    |                                        479    |
| 6        | Delhi               |                1483 |                          324.44 |                                         19.03 |
| 7        | Goa                 |                3702 |                         2509    |                                        -43    |
| 8        | Gujarat             |              196244 |                        21769    |                                      -1012    |
| 9        | Haryana             |               44212 |                         3167    |                                        164    |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    |               55673 |                        16263    |                                        341    |
| 11       | Jammu& Kashmir      |              222236 |                        31556    |                                        500    |
| 12       | Jharkhand           |               79716 |                        26268    |                                       -207    |
| 13       | Karnataka           |              191791 |                        44832    |                                       1569    |
| 14       | Kerala              |               38852 |                        24080    |                                        800    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      |              308252 |                        85821    |                                        334    |
| 16       | Maharashtra         |              307713 |                        61584    |                                       1071    |
| 17       | Manipur             |               22327 |                        17020    |                                       -546    |
| 18       | Meghalaya           |               22429 |                        17829    |                                         26    |
| 19       | Mizoram             |               21081 |                        18447    |                                       -206    |
| 20       | Nagaland            |               16579 |                        12848    |                                        -20    |
| 21       | Odisha              |              155707 |                        56267    |                                        929    |
| 22       | Punjab              |               50362 |                         3441    |                                        -18    |
| 23       | Rajasthan           |              342239 |                        24742    |                                        -96    |
| 24       | Sikkim              |                7096 |                         3378    |                                         -1    |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          |              130060 |                        31194    |                                        242    |
| 26       | Telangana           |              112077 |                        23096    |                                          8    |
| 27       | Tripura             |               10486 |                         7957    |                                         16    |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       |              240928 |                        22148    |                                         27    |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         |               53483 |                        25144    |                                         82    |
| 30       | West Bengal         |               88752 |                        18908    |                                        -75    |
| 31       | A &NIslands         |                8249 |                         6784    |                                          7    |
| 32       | Chandigarh          |                 114 |                           47.03 |                                         15.47 |
| 33       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                 491 |                          235    |                                         -2    |
| 34       | Daman &Diu          |                 111 |                           25.49 |                                         -5    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep         |                  30 |                           27.39 |                                         -1.71 |
| 36       | Puducherry          |                 490 |                           75.41 |                                         -5.26 |
|          | Grand TOTAL         |             3287469 |                       807277    |                                       5188.53 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 3471 due for reply on 20.12.2021 by Shri Chandeshwar Prasad regarding 'Plantation Drive'.

## State/UT-wise details of afforestation/tree  plantation  targets  for the  year  2021-22  under Twenty Point Programme  (Area in hectare)

|   Sl.No | NAMEOFSTATE/UT     |   Targets - 2021-22 |
|---------|--------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh     |              312520 |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh  |                1500 |
|       3 | Assam              |               16950 |
|       4 | Bihar              |               63820 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh       |               98260 |
|       6 | Goa                |                 260 |
|       7 | Gujarat            |              206310 |
|       8 | Haryana            |               21470 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh   |               31450 |
|      10 | Jharkhand          |               49200 |
|      11 | Karnataka          |              114100 |
|      12 | Kerala             |               28980 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh     |              115760 |
|      14 | Maharashtra        |              117540 |
|      15 | Manipur            |               12350 |
|      16 | Meghalaya          |                1070 |
|      17 | Mizoram            |                6300 |
|      18 | Nagaland           |                2630 |
|      19 | Odisha             |              177260 |
|      20 | Punjab             |               13000 |
|      21 | Rajasthan          |               51200 |
|      22 | Sikkim             |                5910 |
|      23 | Tamil Nadu         |               39730 |
|      24 | Telangana          |              512280 |
|      25 | Tripura            |               10540 |
|      26 | Uttarakhand        |               39650 |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh      |              501570 |
|      28 | West Bengal        |              118300 |
|      29 | A &NIslands        |                2770 |
|      30 | Chandigarh         |                 150 |
|      31 | D &NHaveli &Daman& |                2000 |
|      32 | Delhi              |                4850 |
|      33 | Jammu and Kashmir  |               10520 |
|      34 | Ladakh             |                 150 |
|      35 | Lakshadweep        |                  20 |
|      36 | Puducherry         |                 200 |

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