Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 257

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980

## *257. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) the details of the projects for which forest land, which was obtained from Revenue and Forest Department for the purpose of Compensatory Afforestation (CA), were diverted since 2008 under Forest Conservation Act 1980, State-wise;
- (b) the data of land area under each category, State/year-wise;
- (c) the  data  of  the  land  area  in  hectares  where  Compensatory  Afforestation  has  been undertaken by the Government in the country since 2008;
- (d) whether the Government has set up any mechanism to ensure compliance of Forest Rights Act,  2006  (FRA)  in  implementation  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  projects  to  protect forest rights of tribals and forest dwellers; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to safeguard the rights of tribals and forest dwellers while disbursing Compensatory Afforestation funds to the States?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 to be answered on 07.08.2023 on 'Diversion of Forest land under FCA, 1980' by Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi

- (a) to (c) Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  launched  an  online portal namely 'PARIVESH' for submission and processing of online proposals for  approval  of  use  of  forest  land  for  non-forestry  purposes  under  Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. As per the information available in the portal a total of 17,301 projects involving 3,05,945.38 hectares of forest land have been approved for non-forest use under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 since 2008-09 to 202223.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  forest  land  diverted  for  non-forestry  use  are enclosed as Annexure-I and the category wise details are enclosed as AnnexureII .

As per information, received from States/UTs the Compensatory Afforestation (CA) has been taken up over an area of 934386.22 ha during 2008-09 to 202223. The State/UT/year- wise details are at Annexure-III.

- (d) & (e) It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  concerned  States/UTs  to  ensure  the  Compliance under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 before handing over the forest land to any user agency.

Moreover, Land acquisition is undertaken by the concerned State Governments/UT administrations under various Central and State Acts, including the  Right to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013)

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Annexure-I

| Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   | Annexure referred to part (a to b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI States/UTs wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)   |
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| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | STATE / UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2008- 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2009- 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2010- 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2011- 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2012- 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2013- 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2014- 2015                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2015- 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2016- 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2017- 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2018- 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2019- 2020 2020- 2021                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2021- 2022                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2022- 2023                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Grand Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.01 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 10.57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 14.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.26 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 146.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 281.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 106.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3840.94                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 905.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 270.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 409.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 376.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1743.52 5.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1206.34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 502.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 196.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 782.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 302.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 162.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 11093.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 351.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 851.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 605.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 694.48                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 326.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1992.79 277.52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 62.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 188.42                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 222.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4577.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 95.37                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1426.23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1105.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 12778.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 65.51                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 912.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 16.18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 100.92                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 121.60 8.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 19.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1157.35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 109.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 45.42                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2558.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 20.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2.34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 839.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2190.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 96.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 247.81 144.55                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 35.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 165.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 571.67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 330.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 427.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 481.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 145.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 467.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6166.85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.44                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00 0.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 40.23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 42.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1394.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 665.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 992.78                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3653.27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 250.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1269.78 907.34                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2100.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 752.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 294.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 641.86                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 209.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1474.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 476.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15082.55                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Dadar& Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.05 2.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 1.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5.38 0.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4.18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 5.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 11.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 34.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 3.95                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 11.57                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.43 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 21.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 63.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 103.79                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 148.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00 0.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 11.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 42.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 97.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 178.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 483.41                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 485.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3316.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1249.51                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 598.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 862.09 148.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 384.95                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 533.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 310.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 154.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1198.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1785.91                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1891.10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1675.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1474.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 16070.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 298.31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 833.46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 351.22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 331.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 111.35                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 609.99 110.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 340.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 364.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 323.46                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 531.80                                                                                                                                                  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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 127.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5836.23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 400.61                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 800.26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1336.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 318.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 565.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 22.52 284.37                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 132.47                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 31.81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 294.44                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 669.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 412.82                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 323.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 454.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 650.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6696.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 235.33                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 186.51                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 423.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2319.37                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 442.83                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3027.52                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1888.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1768.06                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 496.18 659.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 271.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 119.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 351.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1448.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 865.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 413.67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 739.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 879.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15691.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 546.78                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1343.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 776.08                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 233.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6.61 77.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 74.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 139.56                                                                                                                                                                                                   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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 661.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5048.39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 49.75                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 14.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.58 31.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 9.53                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 137.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 267.27                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 671.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1830.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2595.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1407.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1487.92 2739.40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2139.14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2609.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 896.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4523.88                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5741.40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2095.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6352.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3490.39                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2045.71                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 40627.85                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| 20                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                     | 759.51                                                                          | 822.71                                                                          | 1718.76                                                                         | 633.46                                                                          | 648.24                                                                          | 1234.45 1222.21                                                                 | 1243.80                                                                         | 1519.11                                                                         | 1367.56                                                                         | 431.39                                                                          | 183.79                                                                          | 113.10                                                                          | 577.21                                                                          | 822.68                                                                          | 13297.99                                                                        |
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| 21                                                                              | Manipur                                                                         | 0.00 10.00                                                                      | 36.00                                                                           | 7.88                                                                            | 205.00                                                                          | 1325.82                                                                         | 324.70                                                                          | 86.14                                                                           | 96.00                                                                           | 1063.62                                                                         | 0.00                                                                            | 24.50                                                                           | 0.00                                                                            | 242.13                                                                          | 337.12                                                                          | 3758.91                                                                         |
| 22                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                       | 1.37 4.27                                                                       | 0.16                                                                            | 123.87                                                                          | 114.02                                                                          | 0.98                                                                            | 138.11                                                                          | 0.00                                                                            | 4.82                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.03                                                                            | 6.55                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 27.39                                                                           | 421.57                                                                          |
| 23                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                         | 0.00 0.74                                                                       | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 384.03                                                                          | 148.98                                                                          | 0.00                                                                            | 0.24                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 17.50                                                                           | 46.48                                                                           | 0.00                                                                            | 178.86                                                                          | 150.05                                                                          | 926.88                                                                          |
| 24 Orissa                                                                       | 641.88                                                                          | 2724.58                                                                         | 1001.04                                                                         | 869.70                                                                          | 2770.80                                                                         | 807.14                                                                          | 3036.26                                                                         | 902.97                                                                          | 250.19                                                                          | 2011.45                                                                         | 3635.74                                                                         | 4075.63                                                                         | 1842.86                                                                         | 1002.13                                                                         | 2748.43                                                                         | 28320.80                                                                        |
| 25                                                                              | Pondicherry                                                                     | 0.00 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            |
| 27 Punjab                                                                       | 304.51                                                                          | 56271.67                                                                        | 333.71                                                                          | 93.05                                                                           | 157.57                                                                          | 590.89                                                                          | 290.00                                                                          | 187.27                                                                          | 46.08                                                                           | 651.87                                                                          | 629.67                                                                          | 283.83                                                                          | 361.06                                                                          | 742.20                                                                          | 374.81                                                                          | 61318.19                                                                        |
| 27                                                                              | Rajasthan 983.37                                                                | 1917.34                                                                         | 1909.06                                                                         | 95.10                                                                           | 558.37                                                                          | 317.55                                                                          | 1706.91                                                                         | 110.68                                                                          | 2176.63                                                                         | 130.69                                                                          | 801.68                                                                          | 511.20                                                                          | 151.42                                                                          | 410.89                                                                          | 1096.92                                                                         | 12877.81                                                                        |
| 28 Sikkim                                                                       | 202.35                                                                          | 699.02                                                                          | 187.14                                                                          | 82.70                                                                           | 14.11                                                                           | 97.51                                                                           | 0.99                                                                            | 27.99                                                                           | 12.28                                                                           | 0.61                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 20.20                                                                           | 104.67                                                                          | 1449.58                                                                         |
| 29 Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 104.63                                                                          | 33.57                                                                           | 14.76                                                                           | 27.19                                                                           | 25.57                                                                           | 32.80                                                                           | 21.86                                                                           | 512.42                                                                          | 9.77                                                                            | 0.76                                                                            | 32.33                                                                           | 27.95                                                                           | 11.10                                                                           | 17.59                                                                           | 46.65                                                                           | 918.96                                                                          |
| 30                                                                              | Telangana 1306.87                                                               | 484.41                                                                          | 106.24                                                                          | 147.34                                                                          | 229.93                                                                          | 6089.94                                                                         | 161.38                                                                          | 2420.46                                                                         | 2.49                                                                            | 4891.81                                                                         | 2184.12                                                                         | 377.94                                                                          | 628.00                                                                          | 207.11                                                                          | 181.51                                                                          | 19419.56                                                                        |
| 31 Tripura                                                                      | 53.03                                                                           | 25.38                                                                           | 399.19                                                                          | 31.19                                                                           | 26.00                                                                           | 65.20                                                                           | 33.23                                                                           | 61.05                                                                           | 11.12                                                                           | 3.33                                                                            | 8.48                                                                            | 294.38                                                                          | 348.04                                                                          | 246.38                                                                          | 254.42                                                                          | 1860.41                                                                         |
| 32 Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 103.34                                                                          | 232.74                                                                          | 565.21                                                                          | 170.14                                                                          | 271.50                                                                          | 812.13                                                                          | 390.66                                                                          | 214.32                                                                          | 123.83                                                                          | 6.96                                                                            | 138.81                                                                          | 39.68                                                                           | 1086.71                                                                         | 1685.94                                                                         | 1124.36                                                                         | 6966.32                                                                         |
| 33                                                                              | Uttarakhand 1190.54                                                             | 2327.05                                                                         | 1024.01                                                                         | 174.46                                                                          | 3078.86                                                                         | 208.36                                                                          | 164.43                                                                          | 1401.94                                                                         | 136.21                                                                          | 1072.04                                                                         | 338.43                                                                          | 170.35                                                                          | 1156.89                                                                         | 513.95                                                                          | 1183.55                                                                         | 14141.08                                                                        |
| 34 West                                                                         | Bengal 0.08                                                                     | 70.48                                                                           | 177.67                                                                          | 35.61                                                                           | 2.60                                                                            | 6.00                                                                            | 6.31                                                                            | 78.00                                                                           | 34.57                                                                           | 75.99                                                                           | 26.91                                                                           | 102.33                                                                          | 137.14                                                                          | 87.53                                                                           | 267.78                                                                          | 1109.00                                                                         |
| Total                                                                           | 12701.97                                                                        | 76743.76                                                                        | 23117.05                                                                        | 14841.85                                                                        | 13978.51                                                                        | 20045.70                                                                        | 13045.01                                                                        | 15241.13                                                                        | 7467.49                                                                         | 19592.78                                                                        | 19359.26                                                                        | 17329.14                                                                        | 18314.23                                                                        | 16785.62                                                                        | 17381.88                                                                        | 305945.38                                                                       |
| Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) | Source : https://parivesh.nic.in (During the Period : 01.04.2008 to 31.03.2023) |

Annexure-II

| Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   | Annexure referred to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 257 due for reply on 07.08.2023 regarding 'Diversion of Forest Land under FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI   |
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| Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             | Category wise details of the forest land diverted under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for non-forestry use since 2008-09 to 2022-23 (Area in hectare)                                             |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                                                                              | Category                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2008- 2009                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2009- 2010                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2010- 2011                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2011- 2012                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2012- 2013                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2013- 2014                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2014- 2015                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2015- 2016                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2016- 2017                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2017- 2018                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2018- 2019                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2019- 2020                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2020- 2021                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2021- 2022                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2022- 2023                                                                                                                                                                                          | Gran d Total                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Approach Access                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.37                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2.68                                                                                                                                                                                                | 12.35                                                                                                                                                                                               | 30.55                                                                                                                                                                                               | 34.82                                                                                                                                                                                               | 36.88                                                                                                                                                                                               | 117.65                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Borehole Prospecting                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Canal                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5.89                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.88                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3.02                                                                                                                                                                                                | 15.80                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Defence                                                                                                                                                                                             | 365.78                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3187.3 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2091.2 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | 14.77                                                                                                                                                                                               | 903.30                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5417.7 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1231.0 0                                                                                                                                                                                            | 180.00                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.98                                                                                                                                                                                                | 3636.8 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4159.0 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 187.44                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2601.0 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 100.00                                                                                                                                                                                              | 261.26                                                                                                                                                                                              | 24337. 92                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Dispensary/Hos pital                                                                                                                                                                                | 2.11                                                                                                                                                                                                | 7.74                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.60                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.55                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 39.86                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.02                                                                                                                                                                                                | 2.20                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.17                                                                                                                                                                                                | 41.37                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.10                                                                                                                                                                                                | 11.02                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6.81                                                                                                                                                                                                | 114.55                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Drinking Water                                                                                                                                                                                      | 39.61                                                                                                                                                                                               | 44.79                                                                                                                                                                                               | 22.68                                                                                                                                                                                               | 29.22                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3.96                                                                                                                                                                                                | 5.44                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.04                                                                                                                                                                                                | 69.54                                                                                                                                                                                               | 28.00                                                                                                                                                                                               | 21.06                                                                                                                                                                                               | 17.37                                                                                                                                                                                               | 234.92                                                                                                                                                                                              | 513.78                                                                                                                                                                                              | 63.21                                                                                                                                                                                               | 144.36                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1243.9 8                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Encroachments                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 504.56                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.25                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 8.38                                                                                                                                                                                                | 514.19                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Forest Village Conversion                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 966.20                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 929.04                                                                                                                                                                                              | 285.70                                                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 210.00                                                                                                                                                                                              | 298.27                                                                                                                                                                                              | 394.80                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3084.0 0                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Hydel                                                                                                                                                                                               | 285.84                                                                                                                                                                                              | 217.47                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3941.1 7                                                                                                                                                                                            | 105.92                                                                                                                                                                                              | 288.07                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1683.2 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 268.88                                                                                                                                                                                              | 44.15                                                                                                                                                                                               | 42.15                                                                                                                                                                                               | 41.33                                                                                                                                                                                               | 116.85                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4633.7 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 593.49                                                                                                                                                                                              | 222.42                                                                                                                                                                                              | 651.66                                                                                                                                                                                              | 13136. 38                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Industry                                                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 9.20                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 6.77                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.23                                                                                                                                                                                                | 66.31                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0.91                                                                                                                                                                                                | 37.15                                                                                                                                                                                               | 181.28                                                                                                                                                                                              | 12.51                                                                                                                                                                                               | 43.27                                                                                                                                                                                               | 31.96                                                                                                                                                                                               | 5.93                                                                                                                                                                                                | 396.53                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Irrigation                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2741.3 5                                                                                                                                                                                            | 400.31                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2642.0 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2564.6 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 420.91                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2441.4 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2100.1 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2238.1 4                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3595.7 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4128.7 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5371.3 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2813.7 7                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1542.0 4                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1784.8 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1834.7 4                                                                                                                                                                                            | 36620. 31                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Mining                                                                                                                                                                                              | 4653.1 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2327.6 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4943.8 1                                                                                                                                                                                            | 6336.9 6                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4488.3 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4263.7 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3705.5 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3739.0 6                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1383.7 5                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4077.9 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 5243.5 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3214.2 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2393.6 2                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3938.2 6                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3572.9 8                                                                                                                                                                                            | 58282. 76                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Optical Fibre Cable                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                | 15.73                                                                                                                                                                                               | 91.47                                                                                                                                                                                               | 121.67                                                                                                                                                                                              | 92.79                                                                                                                                                                                               | 48.76                                                                                                                                                                                               | 370.42                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Others                                                                                                                                                                                              | 912.84                                                                                                                                                                                              | 61264. 76                                                                                                                                                                                           | 818.86                                                                                                                                                                                              | 739.31                                                                                                                                                                                              | 3645.4 6                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1124.0 0                                                                                                                                                                                            | 246.67                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2210.9 7                                                                                                                                                                                            | 369.54                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1586.3 3                                                                                                                                                                                            | 525.70                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1276.8 9                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1430.4 5                                                                                                                                                                                            | 807.05                                                                                                                                                                                              | 708.50                                                                                                                                                                                              | 77667. 33                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| 15                                                                              | Pipeline                                                                        | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 18.67                                                                           | 96.43 127.13                                                                    | 162.78                                                                          | 405.01                                                                          |                                                                                 |
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| 16                                                                              | Quarrying                                                                       | 0.00 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            |                                                                                 | 0.00 0.17                                                                       | 10.30                                                                           | 14.34                                                                           | 13.79                                                                           | 6.69                                                                            | 2.59                                                                            | 1.21                                                                            | 0.99                                                                            | 50.09                                                                           |                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                              | Railway                                                                         | 225.14 320.43                                                                   | 447.86                                                                          | 51.40                                                                           | 189.59                                                                          | 359.66                                                                          | 653.06                                                                          | 382.96                                                                          | 76.22                                                                           | 1831.9 8                                                                        | 236.84                                                                          | 612.87                                                                          | 1049.7 9                                                                        | 1169.3 3                                                                        | 1700.6 0                                                                        | 9307.7 5                                                                        |                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                              | Rehabilitation                                                                  | 0.00 833.00                                                                     | 0.00                                                                            | 1.01                                                                            | 200.00                                                                          | 11.59                                                                           | 242.39                                                                          | 0.20                                                                            | 300.00                                                                          | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 42.50                                                                           | 86.90                                                                           | 75.11                                                                           | 1792.7 1                                                                        |                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                              | Road                                                                            | 2209.5 0 4388.7 2                                                               | 4974.4 7                                                                        | 2235.5 1                                                                        | 1758.2 4                                                                        | 3083.2 0                                                                        | 1576.2 9                                                                        | 2024.4 4                                                                        | 1289.3 4                                                                        | 2336.1 6                                                                        | 2084.6 6                                                                        | 2655.9 5                                                                        | 5267.1 8                                                                        | 4876.8 8                                                                        | 4566.4 2                                                                        | 45326. 96                                                                       |                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                              | School                                                                          | 12.73 13.61                                                                     | 1.81                                                                            | 14.31                                                                           | 0.00                                                                            | 11.16                                                                           | 0.98                                                                            | 2.44                                                                            | 0.64                                                                            | 6.96                                                                            | 12.79                                                                           | 0.18                                                                            | 0.03                                                                            | 39.92                                                                           | 6.23                                                                            | 123.76                                                                          |                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                              | Solar Power                                                                     | 0.00 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.01                                                                            | 1.09                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 1.10                                                                            |                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                              | Sub Station                                                                     | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00 0.00                                                                       | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 12.98                                                                           | 45.42                                                                           | 9.95                                                                            | 2.21                                                                            | 70.56                                                                           |                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                              | Thermal                                                                         | 0.00 647.45                                                                     | 622.84                                                                          | 10.32                                                                           | 130.36                                                                          | 47.72                                                                           | 395.85                                                                          | 2037.5 5                                                                        | 0.00                                                                            | 114.36                                                                          | 10.70                                                                           | 46.51                                                                           | 38.10                                                                           | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 4101.7 6                                                                        |                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                              | Transmission Line                                                               | 1127.4 8 1809.5                                                                 | 9 2100.5 3                                                                      | 2470.8 9                                                                        | 1851.5 8                                                                        | 1510.1 2                                                                        | 2429.7 1                                                                        | 1193.8 6                                                                        | 293.93                                                                          | 816.99                                                                          | 974.01                                                                          | 1484.7 0                                                                        | 2281.7 6                                                                        | 2707.5 4                                                                        | 3072.0 2                                                                        | 26124. 72                                                                       |                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                              | Village Electricity                                                             | 0.00 7.69                                                                       | 5.05                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.01                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.49                                                                            | 2.20                                                                            | 35.78                                                                           | 11.92                                                                           | 3.19                                                                            | 374.10                                                                          | 117.42                                                                          | 557.84                                                                          |                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                              | Wind Power                                                                      | 126.38 768.56                                                                   | 493.95                                                                          | 267.61                                                                          | 98.07                                                                           | 79.90                                                                           | 147.34                                                                          | 85.11                                                                           | 73.33                                                                           | 10.76                                                                           | 30.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                            | 0.30                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 0.00                                                                            | 2181.3 1                                                                        |                                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                                     | Grand Total                                                                     | 12701. 97                                                                       | 76743. 76                                                                       | 23117. 05                                                                       | 14841. 85                                                                       | 13978. 51                                                                       | 20045. 70                                                                       | 13045. 01                                                                       | 15241. 13                                                                       | 7467.4 9                                                                        | 19592. 78                                                                       | 19359. 26                                                                       | 17329. 14                                                                       | 18314. 23 16785. 62                                                             | 17381. 88                                                                       | 30594 5.38                                                                      |                                                                                 |
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| FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) | FCA, 1980' asked by SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI,Hon'ble Member of Parliament(LS) State/UT wise details of the Compensatory Afforestation (Area in Ha.) |
| S. No.                                                                                                                                             | State / UT                                                                                                                                         | 2008- 09                                                                                                                                           | 2009- 10                                                                                                                                           | 2010- 11                                                                                                                                           | 2011- 12                                                                                                                                           | 2012- 13                                                                                                                                           | 2013- 14                                                                                                                                           | 2014- 15                                                                                                                                           | 2015- 16                                                                                                                                           | 2016- 17                                                                                                                                           | 2017- 18                                                                                                                                           | 2018- 19                                                                                                                                           | 2019- 20                                                                                                                                           | 2020- 21                                                                                                                                           | 2021- 22                                                                                                                                           | 2022- 23                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                  | A&N                                                                                                                                                | 4.907                                                                                                                                              | 0.2428                                                                                                                                             | 10.218                                                                                                                                             | 0.56                                                                                                                                               | 1.005                                                                                                                                              | 3.13                                                                                                                                               | 0.0122                                                                                                                                             | 6.04                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 26.857                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0.45                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 36.56                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 662                                                                                                                                                | 2200                                                                                                                                               | 4191                                                                                                                                               | 6596                                                                                                                                               | 6094                                                                                                                                               | 5763                                                                                                                                               | 4349                                                                                                                                               | 4328                                                                                                                                               | 3093                                                                                                                                               | 4033                                                                                                                                               | 15829                                                                                                                                              | 5645                                                                                                                                               | 5777                                                                                                                                               | 4439.0 4                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 255                                                                                                                                                | 36.3                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 849                                                                                                                                                | 2024                                                                                                                                               | 1071                                                                                                                                               | 1646                                                                                                                                               | 2485                                                                                                                                               | 1463.7 5                                                                                                                                           | 2692                                                                                                                                               | 897.4                                                                                                                                              | 389.55                                                                                                                                             | 1830.1 7                                                                                                                                           | 12193. 93                                                                                                                                          | 4458.6 7                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 165.80 2                                                                                                                                           | 1120.8                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1969.4 5                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 527.13 26                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 374.11 2                                                                                                                                           | 714.31 8                                                                                                                                           | 79.26                                                                                                                                              | 120.62                                                                                                                                             | 45.28                                                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 84.1                                                                                                                                               | 210.38                                                                                                                                             | 510.76                                                                                                                                             | 165.4                                                                                                                                              | 75.992                                                                                                                                             | 502.24                                                                                                                                             | 56.19                                                                                                                                              | 236.4                                                                                                                                              | 796                                                                                                                                                | 189.08                                                                                                                                             | 1661.5 06                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 1,321. 09                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                                                  | 2.18                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0.14                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 19.13                                                                                                                                              | 10.2                                                                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                                                                 | 8.82                                                                                                                                               | 10.5                                                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                                                                 | 0.79                                                                                                                                               | 0.14                                                                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                       | 2050.0 92                                                                                                                                          | 4297.8 52                                                                                                                                          | 2265.0 26                                                                                                                                          | 1968.3 8                                                                                                                                           | 4205.2 06                                                                                                                                          | 3204.8 51                                                                                                                                          | 3885.1 59                                                                                                                                          | 3257.2 99                                                                                                                                          | 3082.4 66                                                                                                                                          | 1048                                                                                                                                               | 4585.0 17                                                                                                                                          | 1634.7 97                                                                                                                                          | 3037.2 89                                                                                                                                          | 1763.1 54                                                                                                                                          | 490.54 5                                                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                                                  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 100                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 28.58                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 47.54                                                                                                                                              | 23.02                                                                                                                                              | 90.48                                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                                                                | 26                                                                                                                                                 | 9.2127                                                                                                                                             | 75                                                                                                                                                 | 75                                                                                                                                                 | 55                                                                                                                                                 | 40                                                                                                                                                 | 12.6                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                                                 | 200                                                                                                                                                | 200                                                                                                                                                | 299                                                                                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 85                                                                                                                                                 | 3468                                                                                                                                               | 1435                                                                                                                                               | 2900                                                                                                                                               | 1961                                                                                                                                               | 1777                                                                                                                                               | 2048                                                                                                                                               | 1183                                                                                                                                               | 847                                                                                                                                                | 746                                                                                                                                                | 1922.4 2                                                                                                                                           | 1547.4 1                                                                                                                                           | 6458.5 5                                                                                                                                           | 8909.8 8                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                            | 120.81                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 538.2                                                                                                                                              | 433.54                                                                                                                                             | 460.32                                                                                                                                             | 498.52                                                                                                                                             | 359.94                                                                                                                                             | 359.86                                                                                                                                             | 1260.4 1                                                                                                                                           | 555.63                                                                                                                                             | 1102.2 2                                                                                                                                           | 294.04                                                                                                                                             | 1240.0 2                                                                                                                                           | 1870.2 2                                                                                                                                           | 1608.8 3                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2025                                                                                                                                               | 1456                                                                                                                                               | 2760                                                                                                                                               | 3877                                                                                                                                               | 5407.1 9                                                                                                                                           | 4114.4 3                                                                                                                                           | 3762                                                                                                                                               | 1382.7 5                                                                                                                                           | 581.69                                                                                                                                             | 568.32                                                                                                                                             | 876                                                                                                                                                | 954.36                                                                                                                                             | 886                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                 | Jammu& Kashmir                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 2885                                                                                                                                               | 5196                                                                                                                                               | 5153                                                                                                                                               | 7612                                                                                                                                               | 5396                                                                                                                                               | 5158                                                                                                                                               | 4637                                                                                                                                               | 5076                                                                                                                                               | 4276                                                                                                                                               | 6636                                                                                                                                               | 12474                                                                                                                                              | 9495                                                                                                                                               | 12349                                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 37851. 82                                                                                                                                          | 8213.5                                                                                                                                             | 6944.0 4                                                                                                                                           | 8814.8 7                                                                                                                                           | 8526.5 7                                                                                                                                           | 9796.2 8                                                                                                                                           | 8073.0 5                                                                                                                                           | 3690.1 1                                                                                                                                           | 16108. 25                                                                                                                                          | 12079. 02                                                                                                                                          | 12412. 86                                                                                                                                          | 17600. 83                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 4895.5                                                                                                                                             | 3176.4 2                                                                                                                                           | 8381.6                                                                                                                                             | 4375.7 4                                                                                                                                           | 6104.3 2                                                                                                                                           | 3424.6 2                                                                                                                                           | 6069.1 7                                                                                                                                           | 3214.6 5                                                                                                                                           | 3521.7 4                                                                                                                                           | 3465.2 9                                                                                                                                           | 6270.3 6                                                                                                                                           | 15780. 62                                                                                                                                          | 9895.2 7                                                                                                                                           | 10543. 85                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                                                                  | 31.5                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | 122.24                                                                                                                                             | 42.9                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                    | 170                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                    | 276.47                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 431.59                                                                                                                                             | 619.03                                                                                                                                             | 65                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | 61 0                                                                                                                                               | 86                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 1098                                                                                                                                               | 1632                                                                                                                                               | 4114.4 6                                                                                                                                           | 2650.0 1                                                                                                                                           | 2955.0 9                                                                                                                                           | 685.85                                                                                                                                             | 1813.4 5                                                                                                                                           | 1820.7 5                                                                                                                                           | 2277.4 2                                                                                                                                           | 3468.5 9                                                                                                                                           | 2111.6 2                                                                                                                                           | 5104.8 6                                                                                                                                           | 4493.9 8                                                                                                                                           | 2765.5 2                                                                                                                                           | 6365                                                                                                                                               |

| 19   | Maharashtra   | 2110.2 4   | 910.99    | 691.66    | 3578.2 4   | 4783.5 2   | 760.02    | 1325.1 4   | 773.64    | 832.51    | 1684.9 7   | 1043.0 3   | 2738.1 6   | 633.57    | 218.35    | 182.27 8   |
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| 20   | Manipur       | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 104        | 135       | 320.35     | 272       | 635.5     | 3227.9 34  | 223.86     | 0          | 666.94    | 0         | 0          |
| 21   | Meghalaya     | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 228.64     | 26        | 47.8       | 37        | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 25.69     | 286.74    | 58.455     |
| 22   | Mizoram       | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 778.98    | 0          | 620.93    | 875.1     | 0          | 351.72     | 0          | 1236.5    | 1303.7 8  | 29.96      |
| 23   | Nagaland      | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          |
| 24   | Odisha        |            | 5020.7 8  | 4169.0 3  | 4371.8 7   | 2238.2     | 5573.4 5  | 10480. 23  | 7919.1 1  | 1734.9 9  | 2260.9 2   |            | 5166.2 9   | 4007.6 1  | 3948.7 2  | 4665.5 6   |
| 25   | Punjab        | 0          | 0         | 2680      | 4924       | 3266       | 400       | 1979       | 2655      | 3669      | 2761.9 1   | 3562.4 4   | 5892.4 8   | 4769.9 9  | 5721.9 9  | 5375       |
| 26   | Rajasthan     | 0          | 0         | 0         | 8393       | 6038.8 8   | 3829.3 2  | 2837.0 6   | 9012.7 4  | 9365.5 7  | 7456.8     | 8533.5 6   | 8610.5 9   | 12097. 85 | 18323. 52 | 10711. 79  |
| 27   | Sikkim        | 0          | 0         | 336.34    | 202.08     | 351.41     | 158       | 580.07     | 471.94    | 0         | 321.64     | 87         | 171.64     | 106.04    | 183.98    | 94.67      |
| 28   | Tamil Nadu    | 0          | 0         | 241.52    | 320.95 1   | 130.87 5   | 166.93    | 170.86 8   | 148.10 4  | 71.259    | 24.4       | 44.64      | 2.19       | 0         | 0         | 82.57      |
| 29   | Telangana     | 1617.4 1   | 0         | 1011.7 4  | 998        | 171.23     | 183.96    | 564.52     | 451.59    | 1164.2    | 1006.2 1   | 3552.8     | 4414.5 1   | 4178.1 6  | 2490.0 7  | 2052.7 1   |
| 30   | Tripura       | 0          | 0         | 0         | 0          | 194.2      | 259.5     | 552.4      | 384.87    | 648.82    | 572.21     | 125.58     | 484.33 8   | 182.8     | 391.86    | 566.4      |
| 31   | Uttar Pradesh | 0          | 0         | 0         | 1635.7 8   | 868.05     | 1652.7 3  | 45.16      | 2374.9 3  | 4605.2 4  | 1892.9 5   | 1032.1 9   | 682.71     | 1070.0 8  | 1011.0 8  | 1538.9 8   |
| 32   | Uttarakhand   | 0          | 0         | 0         | 3843.4 3   | 439        | 2696.2 5  | 2077.9 1   | 994.64    | 2621.8 3  | 3474.2 1   | 2714.7 9   | 3222.4 5   | 2597.2 8  | 2552.0 5  | 2415       |
| 33   | West Bengal   | 124.24     | 2.43      | 42.16     | 157.93     | 45.66      | 30.8      | 46.77      | 7.8       | 33.88     | 79.53      | 268.65     | 97.71      | 122.42    | 282.03 2  | 130.32 5   |
|      | Total         | 7406.6 99  | 17554. 38 | 30213. 36 | 94405. 4   | 59155. 43  | 57003. 74 | 59465. 14  | 64859. 43 | 62035. 19 | 54794. 7   | 48489. 01  | 87195. 02  | 93132. 34 | 10126 3.5 | 97412. 9   |