Lok Sabha Question No. 2832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: CAMPA Funds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 2832

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## CAMPA Funds

## 2832.   SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a) whether  the  various  State  Governments  have  prepared  the Annual  Plan  of  Operation (APO) involving different activities for the financial year 2023-24 under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA);
- (b) if so, the details of the proposals received by the Government for funds under CAMPA, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the funds provided by the Government for different activities under CAMPA, activity-wise and State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has approved required funds to the States against their APO;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, particularly for Maharashtra and Odisha, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) the time by which the remaining funds are likely to be provided to the States, particularly for Maharashtra and Odisha; and
- (g) whether it is a fact that no CAMPA funds were allocated to Andhra Pradesh in 2020-21, if so, the reasons therefor along with the details of the funds allocated in 2021-22 and 202223?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)  to  (f)  Yes  Sir,  the  State  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning Authorities (State CAMPA) prepare the Annual Plan of Operation (APO) involving different CAMPA activities  and  forward  the  same  to  the  National  CAMPA  for  approval  as  per  the provisions  under  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Act,  2016  and  the  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018.

The  National  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority (National  CAMPA)  approves  the  APOs  of  State  CAMPA  as  per  the  provisions  of  the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018, whereas the concerned State Governments release CAMPA funds available with them for implementation of approved CAMPA activities of the APO. The APOs of State CAMPA of  2023-24 received from various States/UTs and approved by National CAMPA including Maharashtra and Odisha State CAMPA are enclosed at Annexure-I : The details of State-wise APO  approved for various CAMPA  activities under the components of mandatory

Compensatory  Afforestation  activities,  Net  Present  Value  and  Interest  accrued  on  State CAMPA fund are enclosed at Annexure-II.

(g) The National Authority has approved Andhra Pradesh CAMPA APO of 2020-21 for Rs. 330.82 crores. The National Authority transfers the share of State CAMPA funds to respective State/UT Government from time to time after reconciliation of compensatory levies received against  various  forest  diversion  proposals  approved  by  the  Central  Government  as  per  the provision of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Due to non-completion of reconciliation of compensatory levies with respective forest diversion proposals, no State CAMPA Fund was transferred to Andhra Pradesh in 2020-21. The details of the APO for the year 2021-22 and 2022-23 are given below:

| Year    |   Approved amount of StateAPO of Andhra Pradesh CAMPA (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                                                               325    |
| 2022-23 |                                                               224.09 |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2832 DUE FOR REPLY ON 07.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI  N.  REDDEPPA:  SHRI  KURUVA  GORANTLA  MADHAV:  SHRI  CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE : 'CAMPA Funds'

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs          | Annual Plan of Operation (2023-24)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar | 6.70                                 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh      | 227.82                               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh   | *                                    |
| 4.        | Assam               | 70.69                                |
| 5.        | Bihar               | **                                   |
| 6.        | Chandigarh          | 1.54                                 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh        | 471.36                               |
| 8.        | Dadar Nagar Haveli  | *                                    |
| 9.        | Daman& Diu          | *                                    |
| 10.       | Delhi               | **                                   |
| 11.       | Goa                 | 31.28                                |
| 12.       | Gujarat             | 250.20                               |
| 13.       | Haryana             | **                                   |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh    | 249.78                               |
| 15.       | Jammu Kashmir       | 272.65                               |
| 16.       | Jharkhand           | ***                                  |
| 17.       | Karnataka           | 258.66                               |
| 18.       | Kerala              | 9.06                                 |
| 19.       | Ladakh              | 20.16                                |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh      | 949.80                               |
| 21.       | Maharashtra         | 593.06                               |
| 22.       | Manipur             | *                                    |
| 23.       | Meghalaya           | 26.74                                |
| 24.       | Mizoram             | 14.17                                |
| 25.       | Nagaland            | *                                    |
| 26.       | Orissa              | 804.31                               |
| 27.       | Punjab              | 259.39                               |
| 28.       | Rajasthan           | 288.18                               |
| 29.       | Sikkim              | 47.22                                |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu          | **                                   |
| 31.       | Telangana           | **                                   |
| 32.       | Tripura             | 74.59                                |
| 33.       | Uttar Pradesh       | 77.18                                |
| 34.       | Uttarakhand         | 293.24                               |
| 35.       | West Bengal         | 64.27                                |
|           | Total               | 5362.05                              |

Note  The  above  amount  is  as  per  the  approval  given  by  National  Authority  till

31.07.2023. * APO not received. ** APO received and under process for placing before the Executive Committee. *** APO received, approval under process.

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2832 DUE FOR REPLY ON 07.08.2023 ASKED BY SHRI  N.  REDDEPPA:  SHRI  KURUVA  GORANTLA  MADHAV:  SHRI  CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE : 'CAMPA Funds'

|        |                     | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|--------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No | State/UT            | CA        | NPV       | Interest  |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar | 3.91      | 2.66      | 0.13      |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh      | 95.27     | 127.84    | 4.71      |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh   | -         | -         | -         |
| 4      | Assam               | 8.85      | 54.53     | 7.31      |
| 5      | Bihar               | -         | -         |           |
| 6      | Chandigarh          | 1.22      | 0.19      | 0.13      |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh        | 85.59     | 376.91    | 8.86      |
| 8      | Dadar Nagar Haveli  | -         | -         | -         |
| 9      | Daman& Diu          | -         | -         | -         |
| 10     | Delhi               | -         | -         | -         |
| 11     | Goa                 | 13.26     | 14.58     | 3.44      |
| 12     | Gujarat             | 99.47     | 150.37    | 0.25      |
| 13     | Haryana             | -         | -         | -         |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh    | 47.25     | 122.29    | 3.5       |
| 15     | Jammu Kashmir       | 15.68     | 253.37    | 3.5       |
| 16     | Jharkhand           | -         | -         | -         |
| 17     | Karnataka           | 22.36     | 235.26    | 1.04      |
| 18     | Kerala              | 2.61      | 5.96      | 0.49      |
| 19     | Ladakh              | -         | 10.63     | 9.54      |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh      | 145.33    | 795.01    | 9.46      |
| 21     | Maharashtra         | 71.71     | 511.21    | 10.14     |
| 22     | Manipur             | -         | -         | -         |
| 23     | Meghalaya           | 7.74      | 18.73     | 0.27      |
| 24     | Mizoram             | 0.61      | 12.81     | 0.75      |
| 25     | Nagaland            | -         | -         | -         |
| 26     | Orissa              | 215.96    | 582.35    | 6.00      |
| 27     | Punjab              | 60.41     | 183.94    | 12.75     |
| 28     | Rajasthan           | 67.55     | 218.36    | 2.27      |
| 29     | Sikkim              | 23.96     | 6.86      | 16.40     |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu          | -         | -         | -         |
| 31     | Telangana           | -         | -         | -         |
| 32     | Tripura             | 18.51     | 48.28     | 7.80      |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh       | 58.82     | 22.9      | 72.27     |
| 34     | Uttarakhand         | 93.68     | 179.15    | 20.41     |
| 35     | West Bengal         | 5.67      | 56.095    | 2.5       |
|        | Total               | 1165.42   | 3990.285  | 203.92    |