Lok Sabha Question No. 936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Nagar Van Yojana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri G M Harish Balayogi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.936

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## Nagar Van Yojana

## 936.   SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI: SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

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

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  projects/proposals  received  and  approved  under NagarVan  Yojana  Scheme  since  its  inception  along  with  the  current  status  of  the  said projects, year, State and districts-wise, particularly of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the total amount of funds allocated, released and utilized since the inception of the Scheme, State and year-wise and including districts of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the total number of Nagar Vans/Vatikas established till date under theScheme, Year, State and districts-wise, particularly of Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the  details  regarding  the  methodology  of  establishment  of  Nagar  Vans/Vatikas  adopted under the Nagar Van Yojana;
- (e) he details regarding the area of green cover that has increased due to the adoption of this Scheme, State-wise, especially Andhra Pradesh;
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  adopted  the  Miyawaki  method  to  establish  the  Nagar Vans/Vatika, under the said Scheme, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) whether the Government proposes to extend the said Scheme beyond 2024-25, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (g) The  Nagar  Van  Yojana  (NVY)  was  launched  in  the  financial  year  2020-21,  for creation of Nagar Vans in urban areas, to promote urban forestry by involving local communities, NGOs, educational institutions, local bodies, etc. Nagar Van Yojana envisages  creating  1000  Nagar  Van  /  Nagar  Vatika  in  cities  having  Municipal Corporation/Municipal  Council/Municipality/Urban Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  for providing wholesome healthy living environment for the residents thus contributing to growth of clean, green, healthy and sustainable cities. The Nagar Van Yojana is in operation upto the year 2026-27 and so far 544 projects have been approved in 31 States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh. The details are given at Annexure-A .

For  the  establishment  of  a  Nagar  Van/Vatika,  a  detailed  project  proposal  for establishment and maintenance of the Nagar Van/Nagar Vatika is formulated by the concerned implementing agency i.e the agency in possession of the proposed land. The implementing agency submits the proposal to State Forest Department (SFD) who after due scrutiny forwards the proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and  Climate  Change,  Govt.  of  India.  The  proposal  received  in  the  Ministry  is evaluated and those proposals found to be eligible are approved and funded through Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). The agency involved in developing Nagar Van/Nagar Vatika furnishes Quarterly Progress Report and comprehensive Annual Report of all activities, accompanied with photos, physical and financial progress etc; every year and to the State/U.T Forest  Department  for  monitoring.  The  State/U.T  Forest  Department  carries  out monitoring  of  the  progress  and  completion  of  activities  under  the  scheme  and submits reports to the Ministry.

The Ministry has increased limits of Municipal Corporation/Municipal Council/Municipality  from  5  km  to  10  km  for  developing  the  Nagar  Van  and encouraged the plantation of native and indigenous species. The various afforestation and reforestation schemes including the Nagar Van Yojana, implemented by the Central and State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations has resulted in an increase of the tree and forest cover of the country by 1445.81 km 2 , as per the India State of Forest Report 2023, over the previous assessment of 2021. Various States have undertaken several techniques including Miyawaki  method  of  plantation  through  their  own  resources  on  either  pilot  or experimental basis.

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## Annexure-A

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.936 regarding 'Nagar Van Yojana' raised by SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI and SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU due for reply on 10.02.2025

## State-wise details of Nagar Van Yojana (NVY)

| S.No.   | State/UT                 |   No. of Cities |   Total Area approved (in Ha) |   No. of Proposals Received |   Number of projects approved |   Total Approved Cost (Rs in Lakhs) |   Total release |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |               1 |                         21.15 |                           1 |                             1 |                               80.5  |           56.35 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |              23 |                       3203.41 |                          76 |                            61 |                            11220.1  |         9913.94 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |               1 |                         20    |                           4 |                             1 |                               80    |           80    |
| 4       | Assam                    |               3 |                         59    |                           3 |                             3 |                              242.3  |          169.61 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |               5 |                        113.02 |                           8 |                             6 |                              457.88 |          426.9  |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |               1 |                          6.79 |                           1 |                             1 |                               19.16 |           13.41 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |               6 |                        244.63 |                          26 |                             6 |                              986.32 |          690.42 |
| 8       | Goa                      |               1 |                         50    |                           1 |                             1 |                              205.3  |          205.3  |
| 9       | Gujarat                  |               7 |                        188.5  |                          12 |                            11 |                              755    |          743    |
| 10      | Haryana                  |               5 |                        168.54 |                           5 |                             5 |                              641.46 |          449.02 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh         |               4 |                        172.07 |                           7 |                             6 |                              694.08 |          485.86 |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir           |              25 |                        466.17 |                          40 |                            40 |                             1858.67 |         1408.41 |
| 13      | Jharkhand                |              14 |                        597.86 |                          33 |                            30 |                             2381.49 |         1812.34 |
| 14      | Karnataka                |              15 |                        868.11 |                          81 |                            26 |                             3164.97 |         2215.46 |
| 15      | Kerala                   |              22 |                        342.06 |                          27 |                            22 |                             1357.04 |          949.93 |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh           |              38 |                       1983.62 |                          77 |                            65 |                             7329.97 |         5523.27 |
| 17      | Maharashtra              |               5 |                        184.14 |                          10 |                             9 |                              726.83 |          508.79 |
| 18      | Manipur                  |               1 |                         50    |                          11 |                             1 |                              205.3  |          143.71 |
| 19      | Meghalaya                |               2 |                         86.7  |                           2 |                             2 |                              346.8  |          242.76 |
| 20      | Mizoram                  |              11 |                        730.8  |                          24 |                            16 |                             2928.8  |         2171.9  |
| 21      | Nagaland                 |              11 |                        701.7  |                          44 |                            27 |                             2813.1  |         2024.58 |
| 22      | Odisha                   |              22 |                        662.66 |                          46 |                            35 |                             2672.94 |         1871.04 |
| 23      | Punjab                   |               8 |                        174.9  |                          16 |                            13 |                              705.85 |          594.26 |
| 24      | Rajasthan                |              15 |                        823.92 |                          26 |                            23 |                             3257.48 |         2280.24 |
| 25      | Sikkim                   |               5 |                        239.63 |                           7 |                             7 |                              957.72 |          712.41 |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu               |               8 |                        435    |                          12 |                            10 |                             1747.3  |         1223.11 |
| 27      | Telangana                |              27 |                       1690.6  |                          63 |                            60 |                             3532.6  |         2472.88 |
| 28      | Tripura                  |               4 |                        124.5  |                           6 |                             4 |                              504.8  |          504.8  |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh            |              19 |                       1019.5  |                          36 |                            33 |                             4003.05 |         2802.14 |
| 30      | Uttarakhand              |               5 |                         99.27 |                           5 |                             5 |                              375.28 |          290.42 |
| 31      | West Bengal              |              10 |                         97.48 |                          18 |                            14 |                              395.57 |          276.93 |
|         | Total                    |             324 |                      15625.7  |                         728 |                           544 |                            56647.7  |        43263.2  |