Lok Sabha Question No. 2360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Forest Conservation and Afforestation Schemes in Telangana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2360

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## Forest Conservation and Afforestation Schemes in Telangana

## 2360. SHRI KUNDURU RAHUVEER:

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

- (a) the details of various schemes implemented by the Government for forest conservation, afforestation and ecological restoration in Telangana since 2019;
- (b) the funds allocated and released to Telangana under each of these Schemes, year and scheme-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  physical  targets  and  achievements  under  these  schemes,  including  area afforested, saplings planted and degraded forest land restored;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the performance and impact of these Schemes in Telangana, particularly in districts with low forest cover like Nalgonda;
- (e) whether any proposals from  the Telangana Government are pending for clearance or fund  release  under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning Authority (CAMPA), Green India Mission, or other Centrally sponsored schemes; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the expected timeline for their approval and implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a)  to  (d)  The  Ministry  has  undertaken  several  initiatives  for  afforestation  in  the  State  of Telangana. The details of the various schemes implemented for forest conservation, afforestation, and ecological restoration in Telangana since 2019 are as follows:
- (i) The  Nagar  Van  Yojana  (NVY),  aimed  at  creating  forest/green  spaces  in  urban and peri-urban areas, is being implemented since 2020-21 through the State/UT Forest  Departments  and  Urban  Local  Bodies.  The  scheme  is  funded  by  the National  Authority  of  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Under this scheme, 60 projects covering an area of 1,690.6 hectares have been approved in Telangana, and ₹24.72 crore has been released over the past five years.
- (ii) The  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF)  Act,  2016  and  the  CAF  Rules, 2018 aim to mitigate the loss of forest cover and associated ecosystem services resulting  from  the  diversion  of  forest  land  for  non-forest  purposes.  This  is achieved  through  activities  such  as  compensatory  afforestation,  restoration  of

degraded forests, enhancement of wildlife habitats, and biodiversity enrichment. The details  of  the  funds  approved  for  the  State  of  Telangana  and  the  status  of Compensatory Afforestation (CA) carried out under CAMPA funds since 201920 are provided in the Annexure.

- (iii) The  Ministry  supplements  the  efforts  of  State/Union  Territory  Governments  in prevention and control of forest fire by providing financial assistance under the Centrally Sponsored Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme. Under this scheme a total  of  ₹  4.05  crores  has  been  provided  to  the  Telangana  during  the period 2019-20 to 2024-25
- (iv) The 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign was launched on 5th June 2024 to promote voluntary tree planting as a mark of love, respect, and honour for mothers. In the current year, Telangana has planted 1,15,74,904 trees under this campaign.
- (v) The  Ministry promotes  citizen and stakeholder participation in mass  tree plantation  programmes  on  special  occasions  such  as  the  International  Day  of Forests,  World  Environment  Day,  Van  Mahotsav,  Wildlife  Week,  etc.,  on  a voluntary  basis.  These  programmes,  along  with  State-funded  schemes,  have enabled  afforestation  and  reforestation  over  21.15  lakh  hectares  through  the plantation  of  143  crore  seedlings  in  Telangana  during  the  period  2019-20  to 2024-25.
- (e) & (f)  The Green India Mission is currently not being implemented by Telangana, and no proposal under CAMPA is pending in respect of the State.

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Annexure

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Un-Starred  Question  No.  2360  due  for reply  on  04.08.2025  by  Shri  Kunduru  Rahuveer  regarding  'Forest  Conservation  and Afforestation Schemes in Telangana'

## Funds released under Compensatory Afforestation status of Telangana State 2019-2024-25

|   Sr No. | Year    |   Approved Annual Plan of Operations (Rs crores) |   Target (in Ha) |   Achievement (in Ha) |
|----------|---------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | 2019-20 |                                           501.26 |         6268.86  |               4414.51 |
|        2 | 2020-21 |                                           483.78 |         4643.72  |               4178.16 |
|        3 | 2021-22 |                                           752.71 |         3330.77  |               2490.07 |
|        4 | 2022-23 |                                           772.65 |         2799.41  |               2052.71 |
|        5 | 2023-24 |                                           455.3  |          918.771 |                551.12 |
|        6 | 2024-25 |                                           386.8  |        17961.5   |              13686.6  |

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