Lok Sabha Question No. 510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Allocation of Funds to States
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Locket Chatterjee, Rama Devi, Geeta Kora, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Khan Saumitra, Sunil Kumar Pintu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 510

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## Allocation  of  Funds to  States

## 510. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) the funds  allocated for  the  States  of  Jharkhand, Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  West  Bengal and Haryana under various schemes of the Ministry during the last five  years  and  the current  year,  scheme-wise;
- (b) the details and progress report of the work carried out in West Singhbhum, Sitamarhi, Sidhi, Bhagalpur, Sheohar, Hooghly, Bishnupur and Sonepat      Parliamentary constituencies, scheme-wise; and
- (c) the total number of trees removed in various road construction projects along with the details of number of tree plantation work done in the said Parliamentary  constituencies?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND

CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) MoEF&CC  provides  financial  assistance/releases to States under the various Centrally Sponsored Schemes on a cost sharing basis between the Center and State. The  details  of  funds  released  by  this  ministry  during  the  last  five  years  and  the current  year  to  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh,  West  Bengal  and Haryana under these Centrally Sponsored Schemes may be seen in Annexure-I.
- (b) These Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) are implemented by State Governments. All  the  work  under  these  schemes  is  carried  out  and  is  monitored  by  the  State Governments. This Ministry only ensures the compliance of applicable guidelines.
- (c) This type of information is not maintained in this Ministry.

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## Annexure-I

## Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change

Rs. in Crore

| Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Jharkhand under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
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| Name of the Scheme                                                       | 2018-19                                                                  | 2019-20                                                                  | 2020-21                                                                  | 2021-22                                                                  | 2022-23                                                                  | 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023)                                               |
| Green India Mission                                                      | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 1.54                                                                     | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        |
| Project Tiger                                                            | 3.67                                                                     | 14.32                                                                    | 1.28                                                                     | 1.95                                                                     | 2.28                                                                     | 0                                                                        |
| Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                              | 0.5                                                                      | 0.94                                                                     | 1.98                                                                     | 0.79                                                                     | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        |
| Project Elephant                                                         | 1.16                                                                     | 1.61                                                                     | 1.12                                                                     | 0.87                                                                     | 0.78                                                                     | 0                                                                        |
| Biodiversity Conservation                                                | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        |
| Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems                                       | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        | 0                                                                        |
| Forest Fire Prevention &Management                                       | 1.08                                                                     | 2.22                                                                     | 0                                                                        | 1.36                                                                     | 0.02                                                                     | 0.29                                                                     |
| Total                                                                    | 6.41                                                                     | 19.09                                                                    | 5.92                                                                     | 4.97                                                                     | 3.08                                                                     | 0.29                                                                     |

Rs. in Crore

| Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Bihar under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
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| Name of the Scheme                                                   | 2018-19                                                              | 2019-20                                                              | 2020-21                                                              | 2021-22                                                              | 2022-23                                                              | 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023)                                           |
| Green India Mission                                                  | 0                                                                    | 1.18                                                                 | 3.14                                                                 | 4.3                                                                  | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Project Tiger                                                        | 5.71                                                                 | 5.63                                                                 | 6.29                                                                 | 5.52                                                                 | 2.47                                                                 | 0                                                                    |
| Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                          | 7.15                                                                 | 1.48                                                                 | 2                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Project Elephant                                                     | 1.65                                                                 | 0.57                                                                 | 0.39                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Biodiversity Conservation                                            | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems                                   | 6.6                                                                  | 0.79                                                                 | 0.3                                                                  | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| Forest Fire Prevention &Management                                   | 0.57                                                                 | 2.08                                                                 | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0.4                                                                  | 0                                                                    |
| Total                                                                | 21.68                                                                | 11.73                                                                | 12.12                                                                | 13.82                                                                | 2.87                                                                 | 0                                                                    |

Rs. in Crore

| Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Madhya Pradesh under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
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| Name of the Scheme                                                            | 2018-19                                                                       | 2019-20                                                                       | 2020-21                                                                       | 2021-22                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                       | 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023)                                                    |
| Green India Mission                                                           | 31.94                                                                         | 30.65                                                                         | 3.27                                                                          | 18.28                                                                         | 17.93                                                                         | 0                                                                             |
| Project Tiger                                                                 | 53.44                                                                         | 35.02                                                                         | 25.51                                                                         | 35.24                                                                         | 39.57                                                                         | 0                                                                             |
| Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                                   | 9.12                                                                          | 6.29                                                                          | 8.02                                                                          | 3.89                                                                          | 2.66                                                                          | 0                                                                             |
| Project Elephant                                                              | 0.05                                                                          | 0.14                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0.13                                                                          | 0.11                                                                          | 0                                                                             |
| Biodiversity Conservation                                                     | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 0.28                                                                          | 0.28                                                                          |
| Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems                                            | 4.25                                                                          | 8.41                                                                          | 7                                                                             | 5.41                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             |
| Forest Fire Prevention &Management                                            | 6.28                                                                          | 3.27                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 0                                                                             | 6.35                                                                          | 1.01                                                                          |
| Total                                                                         | 105.08                                                                        | 83.78                                                                         | 43.8                                                                          | 62.95                                                                         | 66.9                                                                          | 1.29                                                                          |

Rs. in Crore

| Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of West Bengal under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
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| Name of the Scheme                                                         | 2018-19                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                    | 2021-22                                                                    | 2022-23                                                                    | 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023)                                                 |
| Green India Mission                                                        | 0                                                                          | 9.43                                                                       | 0.79                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0.76                                                                       | 0.76                                                                       |
| Project Tiger                                                              | 7.19                                                                       | 7.58                                                                       | 3.34                                                                       | 7.08                                                                       | 4.59                                                                       | 0                                                                          |
| Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                                | 9.6                                                                        | 8.91                                                                       | 7.11                                                                       | 7.57                                                                       | 2.01                                                                       | 0                                                                          |
| Project Elephant                                                           | 0.84                                                                       | 1.13                                                                       | 0.64                                                                       | 0.88                                                                       | 0.3                                                                        | 0                                                                          |
| Biodiversity Conservation                                                  | 0.97                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems                                         | 1                                                                          | 4.29                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 1.5                                                                        | 0                                                                          |
| Forest Fire Prevention &Management                                         | 0.54                                                                       | 0.96                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 1.33                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
| Total                                                                      | 20.14                                                                      | 32.3                                                                       | 11.88                                                                      | 16.86                                                                      | 9.16                                                                       | 0.76                                                                       |

Rs. in Crore

| Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   | Funds released to State of Haryana under Centrally Sponsored Schemes   |
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| Name of the Scheme                                                     | 2018-19                                                                | 2019-20                                                                | 2020-21                                                                | 2021-22                                                                | 2022-23                                                                | 2023-24 (as on 20.07.2023)                                             |
| Green India Mission                                                    | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 9.55                                                                   | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      |
| Project Tiger                                                          | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      |
| Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats                            | 1.55                                                                   | 2.38                                                                   | 0.18                                                                   | 1.27                                                                   | 0.3                                                                    | 0.84                                                                   |
| Project Elephant                                                       | 0.08                                                                   | 0.17                                                                   | 0.11                                                                   | 0.04                                                                   | 0.17                                                                   | 0                                                                      |
| Biodiversity Conservation                                              | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      |
| Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems                                     | 1.43                                                                   | 0.48                                                                   | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      |
| Forest Fire Prevention &Management                                     | 0                                                                      | 0.49                                                                   | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      | 0                                                                      |
| Total                                                                  | 3.06                                                                   | 3.52                                                                   | 0.29                                                                   | 10.86                                                                  | 0.47                                                                   | 0.84                                                                   |