Lok Sabha Question No. 2867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Nagar Van Yojana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 2867

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Nagar Van Yojana

## 2867.   SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH: SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Nagar Van Yojana;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this yojana during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  across  the  country  along  with  the  details  of  the target set therein;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  able  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  Nagar  Van  Yojana  to enhance the tree cover outside the forest and enhance the green cover of urban and preurban areas, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details  of  the  number  of  projects  approved  under  this  yojana within the  States of Assam and Telangana so far; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to enhance the tree cover outside the forest and green cover apart from Nagar Van Yojana?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to(e) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  taken  various initiatives  through  programmes  and  schemes  that  encourages  tree  plantation including urban areas in the country. The scheme, Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) has been launched during  the year  2020,  for  creation  of  Nagar  Vans  in  urban  areas, which promotes urban forestry by involving local communities, NGOs, educational institutions, local bodies, etc.

Nagar Van Yojana envisages creating 1000  Nagar Van / Nagar Vatika in Cities 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 salient features of Nagar Van Yojana are:

- i. Creating green space and aesthetic environment in an urban set up.
- ii. Creating awareness about plants and biodiversity and developing environment stewardship.
- iii. Facilitating in-situ conservation of important flora of the region.
- iv. Contributing  to  environmental  improvement  of  cities  by  pollution mitigation, providing cleaner air, noise reduction, water harvesting and
5. reduction of heat islands effect.
- v. Extending health benefits to residents of the city and
- vi. Helping cities become climate resilient.

Under  NVY,  so  far,  385  projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  the  country,  since inception  of  the  scheme  in  2020.  The  state-wise  details  of  number  of  projects approved, area sanctioned and funds released including Assam and Telangana is given in Annexure.

Besides  NVY,  the  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. Urban forestry is also a permissible activity under  the  provisions  of  Compensatory  Fund  Act,  2016  and  the  Rules  made thereunder.    Forestry/tree  plantation  activities  including  urban  forestry,  being  a multi-departmental,  multi-agency  activity,  are  taken  up  cross-sectorally  under various  programmes/funding  sources  of  other  ministries/  organizations  and  also through State Plan budgets.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 2867 due for reply on 07.08.2023 By Shri Kripanath Mallah, Shri Anumula Revanth Reddy regarding 'Nagar Van Yojana'.

State-wise,  details  of  number  of  projects  approved  and  funds  released  under  Nagar  Van Yojana (2020-21 to 2023-24)

| S.No.   | Name of State     | No. of Projects   | Fund released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Fund released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Fund released (Rs. in Lakhs)   | Fund released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State     | No. of Projects   | 2020-21                        | 2021-22                        | 2022-23                        | 2023-24                        |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar  | approved 1        |                                | 56.35                          |                                |                                |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 13                |                                | 117.4                          | 358.61                         | 930.916                        |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                 |                                |                                | 56                             |                                |
| 4       | Assam             | 3                 |                                | 169.61                         |                                |                                |
| 5       | Bihar             | 6                 | 143.71                         | 100.78                         | 199.21                         |                                |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 1                 |                                |                                | 13.41                          |                                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 7                 |                                | 830.77                         |                                |                                |
| 8       | Goa               | 1                 |                                | 143.71                         |                                |                                |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 10                |                                | 297.5                          | 203                            |                                |
| 10      | Haryana           | 5                 |                                | 449.02                         |                                |                                |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                 |                                | 166.46                         | 319.4                          |                                |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 17                |                                | 138.46                         | 364.28                         |                                |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | 33                | 87.71                          | 236.53                         | 1762.8                         |                                |
| 14      | Karnataka         | 7                 | 216.02                         | 140.35                         | 260.44                         | 260.44                         |
| 15      | Kerala            | 25                |                                | 1055.28                        |                                |                                |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh    | 27                | 216.86                         | 1014.06                        | 1175.1                         |                                |
| 17      | Maharashtra       | 9                 | 158.06                         | 156.86                         | 193.87                         |                                |
| 18      | Manipur           | 1                 |                                | 143.71                         |                                |                                |
| 19      | Meghalaya         | 2                 |                                |                                | 242.76                         |                                |
| 20      | Mizoram           | 16                |                                | 284.06                         | 1766.1                         |                                |
| 21      | Nagaland          | 11                |                                | 129.29                         |                                | 402.36                         |
| 22      | Odisha            | 40                |                                | 2034.41                        |                                |                                |
| 23      | Punjab            | 16                |                                | 262.08                         |                                |                                |
| 24      | Rajasthan         | 14                |                                | 468.51                         | 848.12                         | 72.8                           |
| 25      | Sikkim            | 5                 |                                |                                | 390.97                         |                                |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        | 10                |                                | 593.11                         | 630                            |                                |
| 27      | Telangana         | 47                |                                |                                | 585.62                         |                                |
| 28      | Tripura           | 4                 |                                | 353.36                         |                                |                                |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 26                |                                | 1968.3                         | 5.6                            |                                |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       | 6                 | 111.3                          | 168.7                          | 86.72                          |                                |
| 31      | West Bengal       | 15                |                                | 102.06                         | 72.8                           | 158.07                         |
|         | Total             | 385               | 933.66                         | 11580.73                       | 9534.81                        | 1824.59                        |