Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Forest Cover in Haryana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 28

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## Forest Cover in Haryana

## 28.    SHRI VARUN CHAUDHRY:

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

- (a) the reasons for delay in publication of India State of Forest Report 2023;
- (b) the status of Forest Cover in the State of Haryana since 2019 and its ranking amongst all the States;
- (c) the step taken to increase the forest cover in the said State and the funds allocated during the last five years; and
- (d) the details of any special initiatives under consideration to increase the forest cover in the said State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)   As per the information received from Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, the reason for delay in publication of India State of Forest Report 2023 is due to inclusion of 751 districts in the report instead of 636 districts included earlier.
- (b)  Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, an organization under the Ministry carries out the assessment of forest cover biennially and the findings are published in India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The status of forest cover in the State of Haryana since 2019 and its ranking amongst all the States is as follows:-
- (c) & (d) To increase the forest cover, the Ministry supports the States/Union Territories for carrying out afforestation activities mainly through National Mission for a Green India (GIM)  and  Nagar  Van  Yojana  Further,  afforestation  activities  are  also  undertaken  by utilizing the Compensatory Afforestation Fund as per the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 and the Rules made there under.

|   ISFR | Total Forest Cover (in sq. km)   |   Ranking |
|--------|----------------------------------|-----------|
|   2019 | 1,602                            |        30 |
|   2021 | 1,603                            |        31 |

The details of funds released under the various schemes and Plans for increasing forest cover in last five years are as given below:-

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme/ Plan                    | Year wise fund allocation (Rs. in lakh)   | Year wise fund allocation (Rs. in lakh)   | Year wise fund allocation (Rs. in lakh)   | Year wise fund allocation (Rs. in lakh)   | Year wise fund allocation (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme/ Plan                    | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22                                   | 2022-23                                   | 2023-24                                   |
| 1         | Green India Mission (GIM) (CSS)             | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 4479.25                                   | 3400                                      |
| 2         | Nagar Van Yojana                            | 0                                         | 0                                         | 449.022                                   | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| 3         | Compensatory Afforestation                  | 7246.43                                   | 16687.47                                  | 19776.15                                  | 28199                                     | 22000                                     |
| 4         | Desert Control                              | 60                                        | 76.7                                      | 177.2                                     | 219                                       | 189.77                                    |
| 5         | Rehabilitation of Degraded Forests          | 572                                       | 498                                       | 2309                                      | 2571.25                                   | 3061.23                                   |
| 6         | Revitalization Institutions, Aravalli Hills | 1120                                      | 950                                       | 1322.58                                   | 549.05                                    | 330                                       |
| 7         | Green Belt in Urban Area                    | 740                                       | 607                                       | 551.16                                    | 492.2                                     | 400                                       |
| 8         | Herbal Nature Park                          | 1100                                      | 400                                       | 1000                                      | 850                                       | 800                                       |
| 9         | Development of Agro- Forestry               | 6800                                      | 6500                                      | 13000                                     | 12212.53                                  | 11000                                     |
|           | Total                                       | 17638.43                                  | 25719.17                                  | 38585.112                                 | 49572.28                                  | 41181.00                                  |

In addition to the above, plantation is also undertaken in convergence with the schemes run by other Central Ministries such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, National Bamboo Mission, Sub-Mission on Agroforestry etc.

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