Lok Sabha Question No. 2388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2388

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land

2388.   SHRI  PRADYUT BORDOLOI: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  forest  area  diverted  for  non-forest  use  under  the  Forest (Conservation) Act during the last five years and the current year, State and projectwise;
- (b) the details of the number of proposals involving diversion of forest land in Scheduled Areas and Fifth Schedule districts during the said period; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  compensatory  afforestation  projects  approved  and  the corresponding area afforested during the year 2021-2022, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) During the period 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2025, Central Government has accorded the prior approval for the diversion of 78,135.84 ha of forest land for various nonforestry purposes. The State/UT wise detail is enclosed at Annexure-I .

'Land'  is  a  State  subject.  The  forest  areas  and  the  legal  boundaries  thereof  are determined and maintained by the concerned State Government/UT Administration. Accordingly, the detail of proposals involving diversion of forest land in Scheduled areas and Fifth Schedule districts are not maintained at the level of this ministry.

- (c) The  Compensatory  Afforestation Fund  is utilized by the States/UTs for compensating the loss of forest and its ecological services, due to diversion of forest land for various non-forest purposes as per the provisions of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. The Compensatory Afforestation approved by the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the Period of 2021-22 to 2024-25 is attached at Annexure-II.

| Annexure-I Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025   | Annexure-I Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025   | Annexure-I Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025   |
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| regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Category : All Categories                                  | regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Category : All Categories                                  | Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. During the Period : 01.04.2021 to 31.03.2025                  |
| S. No.                                                                                           | STATE / UTs                                                                                      | Area Approved (in Ha.)                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar                                                                              | 104.14                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 1020.63                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                | 6561.47                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                            | 722.24                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                            | 631.31                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                                       | 0.29                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                     | 4092.01                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                | Dadar &Nagar Haveli& Daman and Diu                                                               | 53.36                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                | Delhi                                                                                            | 118.59                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                              | 182.91                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                          | 4959.00                                                                                          |
| 12                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                          | 1035.08                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 1429.84                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                | 868.19                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                        | 4431.91                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                        | 1385.38                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                           | 174.95                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                                           | 0.94                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                   | 17393.65                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                      | 3603.62                                                                                          |
| 21                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                          | 1720.11                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                        | 33.46                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                          | 433.99                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                           | 11033.08                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                           | 1600.31                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                        | 4180.06                                                                                          |
| 27                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                           | 507.87                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                       | 98.38                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                        | 670.86                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                          | 741.97                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                    | 5480.43                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                      | 2365.28                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                      | 500.53                                                                                           |

Source :

https://parivesh.nic.in

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'.

Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25

| S.   |                          | 2021-22        | 2021-22             | 2022-23        | 2022-23             | 2023-24        | 2023-24             | 2024-25        | 2024-25             |
|------|--------------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|
| No.  | State/UT                 | Target (in Ha) | Achievement (in Ha) | Target (in Ha) | Achievement (in Ha) | Target (in Ha) | Achievement (in Ha) | Target (in Ha) | Achievement (in Ha) |
| 1    | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 0              | 0                   | 56.16          | 36.56               | 181.47         | 95.47               | 237.63         | 132.03              |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh           | 1326.32        | 485.11              | 2276.75        | 708.54              | 1827.75        | 311.12              | 8663.46        | 3471.88             |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh        | 12194          | 11608.44            | 4459.16        | 4458.67             | 3001.34        | 2858.42             | 21478.03       | 20719.46            |
| 4    | Assam                    | 196.1          | 114.5               | 467.45         | 0                   | 528.27         | 382.56              | 1191.82        | 1149.64             |
| 5    | Bihar                    | 384            | 0                   | 0              | 0                   | 1334.09        | 1321.09             | 3568.68        | 3171.67             |
| 6    | Chandigarh               | 0.79           | 0.79                | 0.14           | 0.18                | -              | -                   | 0.93           | 0.97                |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh             | 1404.687       | 1541.69             | 460.47         | 465.2               | 770.242        | 467.74              | 7941.59        | 7039.23             |
| 8    | Delhi                    | 24.49          | 23.02               | 71.95          | 72.06               | 45.17          | 37.34               | 190.91         | 179.96              |
| 9    | Goa                      | 200            | 200                 | 420            | 299                 | 470            | 470                 | 1330.00        | 1209.00             |
| 10   | Gujarat                  | 3646.72        | 3646.72             | 4584.53        | 4584.53             | 2004.94        | 2004.94             | 14103.32       | 14103.32            |
| 11   | Haryana                  | 1913.2961      | 1870.22             | 2306.12        | 1608.86             | Nil            | Nil                 | 5803.08        | 5012.91             |
| 12   | Himachal Pradesh         | 1032           | 899                 | 973            | 885                 | 1315           | 888                 | 4913.00        | 4073.00             |
| 13   | Jammu& Kashmir           | 322            | 306                 | 1499.54        | 1360.71             | 272.43         | 262.08              | 8097.97        | 6434.79             |
| 14   | Jharkhand                | 3713.52        | 3324.86             | 6327.687       | 3202.83             | 3,807.74       | 2789.84             | 21443.95       | 15739.27            |
| 15   | Karnataka                | 516.81         | 522.77              | 715.01         | 715.01              | 718.4          | 720.29              | 2775.12        | 2761.26             |
| 16   | Kerala                   | 60.632         | 42.84               | 151.5          | 0                   | 170.3          | 117.26              | 433.06         | 171.80              |
| 17   | Ladakh                   | -              | -                   | -              | -                   | -              | -                   | 21107.68       | 21746.82            |
| 18   | Madhya Pradesh           | 3924.1         | 3585.66             | 16365          | 3457.22             | 1416           | 5301.66             | 5730.62        | 4316.74             |
| 19   | Maharashtra              | 438.18         | 218.351             | 246.405        | 182.27              | 546.384        | 544.384             | 1759.84        | 666.94              |
| 20   | Manipur                  | 0              | 0                   | 0              | 0                   | 0              | 0                   | 514.76         | 114.56              |
| 21   | Meghalaya                | Nil            | Nil                 | 367.89         | 114.56              | 146.87         | 0                   | 2046.74        | 2570.24             |
| 22   | Mizoram                  | 1303.78        | 1303.78             | 508.96         | 29.96               | Nil            | Nil                 | 0              | 0                   |
| 23   | Odisha                   | 3610.19        | 3501.45             | 6130.81        | 4632.86             | 1962.91        | 1628.66             | 19540.451      | 16964.78            |
| 24   | Punjab                   | 692.57         | 644.995             | 864.411        | 800.38              | 993.873        | 940.38              | 4471.94        | 4019.72             |
| 25   | Rajasthan                | 1757.52        | 808.52              | 700.352        | 444.79              | 2003.36        | 1365.4              | 9862.03        | 7377.15             |
| 26   | Sikkim                   | 183.98         | 183.98              | 94.67          | 94.67               | 104.06         | 53.19               | 660.39         | 609.52              |
| 27   | Tamil Nadu               | 0              | 0                   | 146.38         | 82.57               | 113.82         | 0                   | 262.39         | 84.76               |
| 28   | Telangana                | 3330.77        | 2490.07             | 2799.41        | 2052.71             | 918.771        | 551.12              | 17961.54       | 13686.57            |
| 29   | Tripura                  | 445.54         | 391.86              | 685.14         | 566.4               | 810.29         | 669.85              | 2608.11        | 2295.23             |

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| Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. | Annexure referred to the Part (a) of the RSUQ No. 2388 due for answer on 04.08.2025 asked by Shri Pradyut Bordoloi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Dr. Kirsan Namdeo regarding 'Compensatory Afforestation Projects on Diverted Forest Land'. |
| Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      | Compensatory Afforestation Approved by National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority for the period FY 2021-22 to 2024-25                                                                                      |
| S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Target (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Achievement (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Target (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Achievement (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Target (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Achievement (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Target (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Achievement (in Ha)                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1103.64                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1091.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1631.9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1604.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1414.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1288.6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 6096.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5877.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 2817.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2738.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2415                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 2448.71                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2200                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1697.24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 13682.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 11812.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 782.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 282.03                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 397.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 106.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 321.65                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 139.92                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1911.74                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 748.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |