Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Allocation of Funds under Green India Mission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 227

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## Allocation of Funds under Green India Mission

## 227. SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

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

- (a) the details of the budget allocated, sanctioned, disbursed and utilized under the Green India Mission since 2019, State and year-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  collaborations  with  the  international  entity,  Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and private entities to support the funding and implementation of the Green India Mission along with their outcomes;
- (c) the  details  of  the  technological  tools  and  monitoring  systems  being  used  to  ensure transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Green India Mission;
- (d) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  involve  women  and marginalized groups in the activities under the Green India Mission; and
- (e) whether the  Government has tracked the carbon sequestration achieved through the initiatives under the said mission, if so, the details thereof and if not, the considerations for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. It aims at protecting, restoring, and enhancing India's  forest  cover  and  responding  to  Climate  Change  by  undertaking  eco-restoration activities in the forest and non-forest areas. The details of budget allocated/released and utilized  under  Green  India  Mission  since  2019,  State-wise  and  year-wise  is  given  in Annexure-1.
- (b) State Forest Development Agencies (SFDAs) in the respective states serve as the nodal agencies for implementing Green India Mission (GIM) activities, with active participation of Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs). In addition to regular activities under GIM, the Ministry has implemented the Ecosystem Services Improvement  Project  (ESIP)  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  Chhattisgarh,  with  technical assistance from the World Bank, for the period of 06 years (August 2017 to July 2023). The  primary  objective  of  the  project  was  to  enhance  forest  ecosystem  services  and

promote community-based sustainable land management (SLM) practices in vulnerable landscapes  of  both  states.  Aligned  with  the  objectives  of  the  National  Mission  for  a Green  India,  the  project  aimed  to  strengthen  the  overall  outcomes  of  GIM  in  these regions. Key contributions of the project include enhanced ecosystem services through improved forest and land management practices; strengthened community livelihoods via sustainable forest-based activities and capacity building; and improved institutional capacities.

- (c) To ensure the transparency and accountability in the implementation of the Green India Mission, the States have been directed to submit the progress reports on periodic basis in prescribed format along with non-diversion certificates, non-embezzlement certificates, . kml files of implementation site with geotagged photographs. Additionally, Ministry has also launched the National Afforestation Monitoring System (NAMS)  to  monitor  the  overall  afforestation  taken  up  by  the  Government  under different initiatives/schemes including Green India Mission.
- (d) The Green India Mission (GIM) is implementing its activities in selected  landscapes through  the  active  involvement  of  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs), ensuring  inclusive  participation  from  all  sections  of  society,  including  women  and marginalized groups.
- (e) The  Government  has  been  monitoring  the  carbon  sequestration  achieved  through various  afforestation  and  ecosystem  restoration  initiatives,  including  those  under  the Green India Mission (GIM), based on data provided in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR)  published  by  the  Forest  Survey  of  India  (FSI).  As  per  ISFR  2021,  the  total forest  carbon  stock  in  the  country  was  estimated  at  7,204  million  tonnes.  The  ISFR 2023 further reports an increase in carbon stock to 7285.50 million tonnes, reflecting a net gain of 81.5 million tonnes of forest carbon stock, which indicates the contribution of ongoing forestry interventions including those under GIM.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 227 due for  reply  on  21.07.2025  by  Shri  Naresh  Ganpat  Mhaske;  Smt.  Shambhavi;  Dr.  Shrikant Eknath Shinde  and  Shri  Ravindra  Dattaram  Waikar regarding  'Allocation  of  Funds  under Green India Mission'

Table-1: State-wise & Year-wise funds released/allocated since FY 2019-20 till date under GIM (Rs. in Crores)

| Sl. No.             | States   |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 | 2024- 25 2025- 26   |   Total Fund Released |
|---------------------|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00     |       0    |       2.02 |     0      |       0    |       0    | 0.00                |                  2.02 |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00     |       0    |      13.43 |    21.28   |       0    |       0    | 0.00                |                 34.71 |
| 3 Chhattisgarh      | 5.04     |       1.66 |       6.12 |     0      |       0.09 |       0    | 0.00                |                 12.91 |
| 4 Haryana           | 0.00     |       0    |       9.55 |     0      |       7.6  |      30.58 | 0.00                |                 47.73 |
| 5 Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00     |      17.09 |       0    |     0      |       0    |       0    | 0.00                |                 17.09 |
| 6 Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00     |      25.73 |       0    |     6.49   |       0    |       4.5  | 0.00                |                 36.72 |
| 7 Karnataka         | 2.21     |       2.35 |       4.45 |     2.93   |       2.33 |       4.99 | 0.00                |                 19.26 |
| 8 Kerala            | 16.32    |       0    |       0    |     0      |       0    |       0    | 16.41               |                 32.73 |
| 9 Madhya Pradesh    | 30.65    |       0    |      18.29 |    17.93   |       8.62 |      23.61 | 0.00                |                 99.1  |
| 10 Maharashtra*     | 0.00     |       0    |       0    |     0      |       0    |       0    | 0.00                |                  0    |
| 11 Manipur          | 4.16     |       6.74 |       9.93 |     5.45   |       8.91 |       0    | 3.06                |                 38.25 |
| 12 Mizoram          | 17.71    |       2.99 |      29.86 |    36.27   |      21.13 |       0    | 0.00                |                107.96 |
| 13 Odisha           | 14.19    |      26.01 |      17.74 |     8.4756 |      12.59 |       0    | 0.00                |                 79    |
| 14 Punjab           | 3.19     |       0    |       3.32 |     2.7393 |       5.38 |       0    | 0.00                |                 14.62 |
| 15 Sikkim           | 3.12     |       2.19 |       7.77 |     6.57   |       7.5  |      12.24 | 0.00                |                 39.41 |
| 16 Uttarakhand      | 0.00     |      27.89 |      33.99 |    28.4    |      31.94 |      25.16 | 0.00                |                147.38 |
| 17 West Bengal      | 9.43     |       0    |       0    |     0.76   |       0.76 |       0    | 0.00                |                 10.95 |
| 18 Uttar Pradesh    | 0.00     |       0    |       0    |     0      |       5.43 |       0    | 0.00                |                  5.43 |
| Total               | Total    |     106.01 |     112.65 |   156.46   |     137.29 |     112.28 | 101.09 19.47        |                745.27 |

Table-2: State-wise & Year-wise funds utilized since FY 2019-20 till date under GIM (Rs. in Crores)

| Sl. No.             | States       |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 | 2021- 22   |   2022- 23 |   2023- 24 |   2024- 25 | Total fund utilized (Rs. in Crores)   |
|---------------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra            | Pradesh 0.00 |       1.44 |       1.3  | 0.00       |      0     |       0    |       2.74 |                                       |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00         |       0    |       0    |            |      0     |      19.4  |      29.96 | 10.56                                 |
| Chhattisgarh        | 5.04         |       1.31 |       0.35 | 4.68       |      0     |       0    |      11.38 | 3                                     |
| Haryana             | 0.00         |       0    |       0    | 8.32       |      8.49  |      27.69 |      44.51 | 4                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 0.00         |       0    |       0    | 6.55       |      2.46  |       0    |       9.01 | 5                                     |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 0.00         |       0    |      13.68 | 12.00      |      6.08  |       1.74 |      33.5  | 6                                     |
| Karnataka           | 1.49         |       2.33 |       4.47 | 2.872      |      2.396 |       4.94 |      18.5  | 7                                     |
| Kerala              | 0.79         |       1.97 |       9.18 | 4.37       |      0     |       0    |      16.32 | 8                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 19.76        |      24.86 |      10.66 | 23.4       |     10.2   |       0    |      88.92 | 9                                     |
| Maharashtra         | 0.00         |       0    |       0    | 1.78       |      0     |       0    |       1.78 | 10                                    |
| Manipur             | 4.16         |       6.74 |       9.93 | 5.45       |      0     |       8.91 |      35.19 | 11                                    |
| Mizoram             | 17.71        |       2.99 |      29.86 | 36.27      |      0     |      21.13 |     107.96 | 12                                    |
| Odisha              | 10.63        |      22.01 |      11.41 | 17.77      |     13.1   |       0    |      74.91 | 13                                    |
| Punjab              | 0.00         |       3.92 |       3.25 | 2.21       |      3.12  |       0    |      12.5  | 14                                    |
| Sikkim              | 3.12         |       2.19 |       7.77 | 6.39       |      7.68  |       0    |      27.16 | 15                                    |
| Uttarakhand         | 8.91         |      24.73 |      27.51 | 35.94      |     33.75  |      19.74 |     150.58 | 16                                    |
| West Bengal         | 0.00         |       0    |       9.43 | 0.76       |      0     |       0    |      10.18 | 17                                    |
| 18 Uttar Pradesh    | 0.00         |       0    |       0    | 0.00       |      3.98  |       0.24 |       4.22 |                                       |
| Total               | Total        |      71.62 |      94.49 | 138.79     |    179.37  |      91.27 |     103.77 | 679.32                                |

Note: The fund utilized also include the utilization of unspent funds available with the States from release of previous year.