Lok Sabha Question No. 955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Funds for Conservation of Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade, Shri Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 955

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024

## Funds for Conservation of Forests

## 955. SHRI BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the  forest  cover  in  hectares  and  its  percentage  in  the  country,  State-wise  including Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the funds provided by the Government to various States for conservation, development and augmentation of forests and natural resources during the last five years and the current year, scheme, year and State/UT-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c) whether central  schemes  are  being  run  under  National  Adaptation  Fund  for  Climate Change to promote adaptation activities in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the nature is showing its fierce form due to indiscriminate development and over exploitation of forest and natural resources; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken/being taken by the Government to check the natural calamities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - 2021 published by Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, the total forest cover of the country is 7,13,789 square kilometre which is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country. The State-wise details of the forest cover in the country including the State of Maharashtra is given at Annexure-I .
- (b) The Government has provided funds under various schemes and programmes such as National Mission for a Green India (GIM), Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats, Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority  (CAMPA), Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) and Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes  (MISHTI)  etc.  These  funds  supports  the  efforts  of  the  States  and  UTs  for ecological restoration through afforestation in and outside forest areas, forest landscape restoration, habitat improvement, soil and water conservation measures, and protection etc.

The details of funds provided by the Ministry to States and UTs including Maharashtra during  the  last  five  years  and  current  year  under  the  Green  India  Mission,  CAMPA,

Development of Wildlife Habitats,  Nagar Van Yojana and MISHTI  etc. are  given  at Annexure-II to Annexure-VI respectively.

- (c) The National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC) was established to finance climate change adaptation projects for vulnerable States and Union Territories of India, with NABARD serving as the National Implementing Entity (NIE). A total of 30 projects were sanctioned under NAFCC across different states. NAFCC was transformed from scheme to non-scheme in 2022.
- (d) Various parts of the country have witnessed increasing extreme weather events in the backdrop of global warming. Complex interactions between the earth system components amidst the warming environment and regional anthropogenic influences have led to a rise in frequency of localized heavy rainfall events, drought and flood occurrences, increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones etc.
- (e) The  Government  of  India  stands committed to  combating  climate change through  its several programmes and schemes including the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which is  the  overarching  framework  for  all  climate  actions.  States  /Union Territories (UTs) have prepared their State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) in line with NAPCC taking into account the State specific issues relating to climate change. There is National Policy on Disaster Management to ensure efficient response and relief in  the  event  of  disasters.  Disaster  Management  Plan  has  been  framed  to  assist  all stakeholders including State Governments in Disaster Risk Management. The National Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  has  issued  guidelines  on  many  extreme weather  and  climate  events.  India  has  also  proactively  taken  a  lead  in  promoting international collaborations through Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

State/UT wise details of Forest Cover in the country as per ISFR 2021 (Area in hectares)

| States/UTs                                  | Geographical area   | Forest Cover   |   Percentage of Geographical Area |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                              | 1,62,96,800         | 29,78,400      |                             18.28 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                           | 83,74,300           | 66,43,100      |                             79.33 |
| Assam                                       | 78,43,800           | 28,31,200      |                             36.09 |
| Bihar                                       | 94,16,300           | 7,38,100       |                              7.84 |
| Chhattisgarh                                | 1,35,19,200         | 55,71,700      |                             41.21 |
| Delhi                                       | 1,48,300            | 19,500         |                             13.15 |
| Goa                                         | 3,70,200            | 2,24,400       |                             60.62 |
| Gujarat                                     | 1,96,24,400         | 14,92,600      |                              7.61 |
| Haryana                                     | 44,21,200           | 1,60,300       |                              3.63 |
| Himachal Pradesh                            | 55,67,300           | 15,44,300      |                             27.73 |
| Jharkhand                                   | 79,71,600           | 23,72,100      |                             29.76 |
| Karnataka                                   | 1,91,79,100         | 38,73,000      |                             20.19 |
| Kerala                                      | 38,85,200           | 21,25,300      |                             54.7  |
| Madhya Pradesh                              | 3,08,25,200         | 77,49,300      |                             25.14 |
| Maharashtra                                 | 3,07,71,300         | 50,79,800      |                             16.51 |
| Manipur                                     | 22,32,700           | 16,59,800      |                             74.34 |
| Meghalaya                                   | 22,42,900           | 17,04,600      |                             76    |
| Mizoram                                     | 21,08,100           | 17,82,000      |                             84.53 |
| Nagaland                                    | 16,57,900           | 12,25,100      |                             73.9  |
| Odisha                                      | 1,55,70,700         | 52,15,600      |                             33.5  |
| Punjab                                      | 50,36,200           | 1,84,700       |                              3.67 |
| Rajasthan                                   | 3,42,23,900         | 16,65,500      |                              4.87 |
| Sikkim                                      | 7,09,600            | 3,34,100       |                             47.08 |
| Tamil Nadu                                  | 1,30,06,000         | 26,41,900      |                             20.31 |
| Telangana                                   | 1,12,07,700         | 21,21,400      |                             18.93 |
| Tripura                                     | 10,48,600           | 7,72,200       |                             73.64 |
| Uttar Pradesh                               | 2,40,92,800         | 14,81,800      |                              6.15 |
| Uttarakhand                                 | 53,48,300           | 24,30,500      |                             45.44 |
| West Bengal                                 | 88,75,200           | 16,83,200      |                             18.96 |
| A&N Islands                                 | 8,24,900            | 6,74,400       |                             81.75 |
| Chandigarh                                  | 11,400              | 2,288          |                             20.07 |
| Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu          | 60,200              | 22,775         |                             37.83 |
| Jammu &Kashmir* Shapefile Area* (54,62,400) |                     | 21,38,700      |                             39.15 |
| Ladakh                                      | 2,22,23,600         | 2,27,200       |                              1.35 |

| Shapefile Area* (1,68,05,500)   |              |             |       |
|---------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-------|
| Lakshadweep                     | 3,000        | 2,710       | 90.33 |
| Puducherry                      | 49,000       | 5,330       | 10.88 |
| Grand Total                     | 32,87,46,900 | 7,13,78,900 | 21.71 |

* Area of shapefile provided by Survey of India (August, 2021). Notified geographical areas for individual UTs from SOI are awaited.

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Annexure II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

Details of funds released to all States/UTs for the last five years and current year under National Mission for a Green India (GIM)

(Rs. In Crores)

| Sl. No.   | States            |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |      0    | 0.00      |      2.02 |    0      |       0    |       0    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    | 0.00      |     13.43 |   21.28   |       0    |       0    |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh      |      5.04 | 1.66      |      6.12 |    0      |       0.09 |       0    |
| 4         | Haryana           |      0    | 0.00      |      9.55 |    0      |       7.6  |      12.19 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh  |      0    | 17.09     |      0    |    0      |       0    |       0    |
| 6         | Jammu& Kashmir    |      0    | 25.73     |      0    |    6.49   |       0    |       0    |
| 7         | Karnataka         |      2.21 | 2.35      |      4.45 |    2.93   |       2.33 |       0    |
| 8         | Kerala            |     16.32 | 0.00      |      0    |    0      |       0    |       0    |
| 9         | Madhya Pradesh    |     30.65 | 0.00      |     18.29 |   17.93   |       8.62 |      23.61 |
| 10        | Maharashtra       |      0    | 0.00      |      0    |    0      |       0    |       0    |
| 11        | Manipur           |      4.16 | 6.74      |      9.93 |    5.45   |       8.91 |       0    |
| 12        | Mizoram           |     17.71 | 2.99      |     29.86 |   36.27   |      21.13 |       0    |
| 13        | Odisha            |     14.19 | 26.01     |     17.74 |    8.4756 |      12.59 |       0    |
| 14        | Punjab            |      3.19 | -         |      3.32 |    2.7393 |       5.38 |       0    |
| 15        | Sikkim            |      3.12 | 2.19      |      7.77 |    6.57   |       7.5  |      12.24 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand       |      0    | 27.89     |     33.99 |   28.4    |      31.94 |       0    |
| 17        | West Bengal       |      9.43 | 0.00      |      0    |    0.76   |       0.76 |       0    |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    | 0.00      |      0    |    0      |       5.43 |       0    |
| Total     | Total             |    106.01 | 112.65    |    156.46 |  137.29   |     112.28 |      48.05 |

Annexure III

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

## Details of Annual Plan of Operations of States/UTs approved by National Authority for the last five years and current year

(Rs. in Crores)

| S. No.   | State/UTs Name              |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024- 25(upto 1 st July, 2024)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |      1.56 |      0    |      2.13 |     0     |     10.97 |     6.7   | 10.42                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |    118    |    322.97 |    330.82 |   325     |    224.09 |   226.7   | 248.37                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |    259.15 |      0    |    155.46 |   240.35  |    195.29 |   190.69  | 0.00                             |
| 4        | Assam                       |     45.21 |     55.89 |     88.34 |    95.01  |    162.16 |   109.69  | 0.00                             |
| 5        | Bihar                       |     37.4  |    140.18 |    238.76 |   106.84  |    115.42 |    37.88  | 0.00                             |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |      1.27 |      1.87 |      2.26 |     3.6   |      1.66 |     1.54  | 1.40                             |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |    897.52 |    848.51 |   1347.02 |  1500.76  |    688.46 |   471.21  | 519.58*                          |
| 8        | Delhi                       |      0    |      0    |     19.55 |    16.15  |     33.93 |    47.15  | 34.55                            |
| 9        | Goa                         |      4.83 |     17.95 |     32.68 |    21.55  |     36.53 |    31.28  | 29.56                            |
| 10       | Gujarat                     |    212.66 |    256.47 |    240.69 |   200     |    205    |   250.02  | 310.50                           |
| 11       | Haryana                     |    195.95 |    100.97 |    203.95 |   317.59  |    270.68 |    69.03  | -                                |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh            |    127.72 |    145.82 |    158.38 |   138.1   |    190.23 |   185.14  | 184.52                           |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir           |    113.76 |    126.74 |    184.33 |   269.97  |    312.69 |   370.55  | 276.38*                          |
| 14       | Jharkhand                   |    399.53 |    399.29 |    376.56 |   437.608 |    764.85 |   412.14  | 459.00                           |
| 15       | Karnataka                   |    101.41 |    146.23 |    212.94 |   321.09  |    270.98 |   313.89  | 275.85                           |
| 16       | Kerala                      |      7.96 |      0    |     15.78 |    25.13  |     17.26 |     9.06  | 8.93                             |
| 17       | Ladakh                      |      0    |      0    |      0    |     0     |      0    |    60.55  | 0.00                             |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh              |    383.67 |    456.09 |    860.93 |   713.46  |    889.84 |  1070.61  | 1109.82                          |
| 19       | Maharashtra                 |    230    |    499.38 |    599.32 |   688.27  |    708.11 |   597.57  | 720.82                           |
| 20       | Manipur                     |     24.85 |     30.36 |     27.79 |    25.09  |     22.59 |    20.26  | 0.00                             |
| 21       | Meghalaya                   |      0    |      0    |     33.97 |    36.4   |     26.67 |    30.91  | 24.75                            |
| 22       | Mizoram                     |      8.3  |      0    |     32.66 |    18.08  |     16.74 |    14.6   | 22.77                            |
| 23       | Odisha                      |      0    |    610.52 |    773.39 |   901.03  |   1191.31 |   948.04  | 1099.58                          |
| 24       | Punjab                      |    102.56 |    102.15 |    177.85 |   218.06  |    203.01 |   257.1   | 125.94                           |
| 25       | Rajasthan                   |    205.67 |    265.39 |    280.7  |   286.7   |    249.19 |   286.49  | 198.44                           |
| 26       | Sikkim                      |      0    |     54.99 |     75.49 |    95.3   |     92.85 |    79.95  | 44.00                            |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                  |      7.71 |      0    |     66.62 |     0     |     38.22 |    44.149 | 57.80*                           |
| 28       | Telangana                   |    237.38 |    501.26 |    483.78 |   752.71  |    772.65 |   455.3   | 404.85*                          |
| 29       | Tripura                     |     16.7  |     20.83 |     21.51 |    35.242 |     52.9  |    59.77  | 61.87                            |
| 30       | UP                          |    150.6  |    285.68 |    442.01 |   586.89  |    344.08 |   172.04  | 155.24                           |
| 31       | Uttarakhand                 |    318.3  |    218    |    353.64 |   726.88  |    320.15 |   383.82  | 335.37                           |
| 32       | West Bengal                 |     23.1  |     70.07 |     74    |    58.3   |     52.83 |    79.4   | 63.51                            |
|          | Total                       |   4232.77 |   5677.61 |   7913.31 |  9161.15  |   8481.34 |  7293.23  | 6783.82                          |

## Annexure IV

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

## Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under Central Sponsored Scheme - 'Development of Wildlife Habitats' during last five years.

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.     | Name of States/UTs   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|-------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | A& N Islands         |   132.64  |    0      |  135.77   |   25.125  |    0      |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh       |     0     |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh    |   512.69  |  312.587  |  419.806  |  276.441  |  672.462  |
| 4           | Assam                |   164.26  |    0      |    0      |  209.146  |  565.108  |
| 5           | Bihar                |   148.142 |  205.164  |  410.86   |    0      |  336.372  |
| 6           | Chandigarh           |     0     |   25.16   |    0      |   21.6241 |   16.498  |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh         |   310.032 |  104.359  |  274.59   |  104.457  |  116.249  |
| 8           | Goa                  |   111.654 |    0      |    0      |    0      |   50.1    |
| 9           | Gujarat              |     0     |  124.585  |    0      |  200.01   |  206.99   |
| 10          | Haryana              |   237.608 |   18.2212 |  127.331  |   30.1575 |  167.85   |
| 11          | Himachal Pradesh     |   375.766 |  187.635  |  197.095  |  114.32   |   94.1533 |
| 12          | Jammu &Kashmir       |     0     |   80.6286 |    0      |    0      |   69.5797 |
| 13          | Jharkhand            |    93.96  |  198.226  |   79.5332 |    0      |   14.9102 |
| 14          | Karnataka            |   739.046 |  586.126  | 1256.59   |  291.711  |  581.523  |
| 15          | Kerala               |   845.026 |  731.284  |  295.774  |  224.474  |  921.036  |
| 16          | Madhya Pradesh       |   629.266 |  801.601  |  389.349  |  265.551  |  471.82   |
| 17          | Maharashtra          |   715.781 |  146.08   |    0      |  350.388  |  554.696  |
| 18          | Manipur              |   396.455 |  241.12   |  142.506  |  180.644  |  231.724  |
| 19          | Meghalaya            |   238.839 |  263.507  |  530.513  |    0      |  243.566  |
| 20          | Mizoram              |   431.79  |  339.609  |  198.968  |  190.198  |  304.207  |
| 21          | Nagaland             |   953.69  |  260.001  |  342.031  |  725.657  | 1306.33   |
| 22          | Odisha               |   701.504 |  697.5    |  726.803  |  967.498  |  612.812  |
| 23          | Rajasthan            |   741.315 |  309.126  | 1007.65   |   86.7889 |    0      |
| 24          | Sikkim               |   557.355 |  349.623  |  182.972  |  239.66   |  187.032  |
| 25          | Tamil Nadu           |   409.505 |  334.035  |  390.757  |  132.952  |  373.89   |
| 26          | Telangana            |     0     |   36.593  |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 27          | Uttar Pradesh        |   426.251 |  312.924  |  169.063  |  266.747  |  290.644  |
| 28          | Uttarakhand          |  1401.19  |  441.61   |  226.344  |  212.966  |  498.497  |
| 29          | West Bengal          |   891.073 |  710.62   |  757.256  |  201.309  |  385.3    |
| 30          | Puducherry           |     0     |    0      |    0      |    0      |    5.22   |
| 31          | Lakshadweep          |   193.272 |  462.409  |  462.086  |  269.906  |  124.655  |
| 32          | Delhi                |     0     |    0      |    0      |    0      |    0      |
| 33          | Tripura              |    90.317 |  260.679  |    0      |    0      |  186.055  |
| 34          | Ladakh UT            |     0     |  223.173  |   31.95   |   61.1159 |    0.06   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          | 12448.4   | 8764.19   | 8755.6    | 5648.85   | 9589.34   |

## Annexure V

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

## Details of funds released to State/ UT Governments under Nagar Van Yojana for the last five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |     Total |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |      0    |     56.35 |     0     |     0     |     0     |    56.35  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |      0    |    117.4  |   358.61  |  5938.68  |     0     |  6414.69  |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |      0    |      0    |    56     |    24     |    24     |   104     |
| 4         | Assam                    |      0    |    169.61 |     0     |     0     |     0     |   169.61  |
| 5         | Bihar                    |    143.71 |    100.78 |   137.61  |    44.804 |     0     |   426.904 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               |      0    |      0    |    13.412 |     0     |     0     |    13.412 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             |      0    |    690.42 |     0     |     0     |     0     |   690.42  |
| 8         | Goa                      |      0    |    143.71 |     0     |    61.59  |     0     |   205.3   |
| 9         | Gujarat                  |      0    |    297.5  |   203     |     0     |     0     |   500.5   |
| 10        | Haryana                  |      0    |    449.02 |     0     |     0     |     0     |   449.02  |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh         |      0    |    166.46 |   319.4   |     0     |     0     |   485.86  |
| 12        | Jammu& Kashmir           |      0    |    138.46 |   476.28  |   107.34  |     0     |   722.08  |
| 13        | Jharkhand                |     87.71 |    236.53 |  1762.8   |   145.29  |     0     |  2232.33  |
| 14        | Karnataka                |    216.02 |    140.35 |     0     |   260.44  |     0     |   616.81  |
| 15        | Kerala                   |      0    |   1055.28 |     0     |     0     |     0     |  1055.28  |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh           |    216.86 |   1010.7  |  1175.1   |     0     |  2442.53  |  4845.19  |
| 17        | Maharashtra              |    158.06 |    156.86 |   193.87  |     0     |     0     |   508.79  |
| 18        | Manipur                  |      0    |    143.71 |     0     |     0     |     0     |   143.71  |
| 19        | Meghalaya                |      0    |      0    |   242.76  |     0     |     0     |   242.76  |
| 20        | Mizoram                  |      0    |    284.06 |  1766.1   |   121.74  |     0     |  2171.9   |
| 21        | Nagaland                 |      0    |    129.29 |     0     |  1895.29  |     0     |  2024.58  |
| 22        | Odisha                   |      0    |   2030.83 |     0     |     0     |     0     |  2030.83  |
| 23        | Punjab                   |      0    |    262.08 |     0     |   366.088 |     0     |   628.168 |
| 24        | Rajasthan                |      0    |    444.36 |   848.12  |    72.8   |   508.956 |  1874.24  |
| 25        | Sikkim                   |      0    |      0    |   390.97  |    42     |     0     |   432.97  |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu               |      0    |    593.11 |   630     |     0     |     0     |  1223.11  |
| 27        | Telangana                |      0    |      0    |   585.62  |     0     |     0     |   585.62  |
| 28        | Tripura                  |      0    |    353.36 |     0     |   151.44  |     0     |   504.8   |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh            |      0    |   1968.3  |     5.6   |     0     |     0     |  1973.9   |
| 30        | Uttarakhand              |    111.3  |      0    |    86.72  |     0     |     0     |   198.02  |
| 31        | West Bengal              |      0    |    102.06 |    72.8   |   158.07  |     0     |   332.93  |
|           | Total                    |    933.66 |  11241    |  9324.8   |  9389.6   |  2975.5   | 33864     |

Annexure VI

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 955 due for answer on 29.07.2024 regarding 'Funds for Conservation of Forests'

Details of funds released under MISHTI

| Sl. No.   | States      |   Rs. in crores |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Kerala      |            0.67 |
| 2         | Gujarat     |            6.2  |
| 3         | West Bengal |            3.74 |
| 4         | Puducherry  |            1.94 |
| Total     | Total       |           12.55 |