Lok Sabha Question No. 2288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: CAMPA Fund
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. C N Manjunath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2288

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## CAMPA Fund

## 2288.   DR. C N MANJUNATH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  erecting  the  Rail  barricade  which submitted  by  the  State  of  Karnataka  during  the  year  2021  under  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any funds allocated under Central and State CAMPA funds for mitigating ManAnimal conflict in the State of Karnataka during the last five years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the criteria/guideline fixed for annual allocation of CAMPA fund to the States?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The States/Union Territories carry out works/activities under their respective State Compensatory  Afforestation  (CAMPA)  Fund  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (CAF Act) and the Rules framed thereunder. The State CAMPA (Authorities) prepare and submit their Annual plan of Operations (APO) for approval of the National Authority. Karnataka State CAMPA submitted APO of the year 2020-21 including the work of erecting the Elephant Rail Barricade with an estimated outlay of Rs.49.00 crore. The National Authority  approved  works  related  to  managing  man-animal  conflicts,  but  did  not approve Rail barricading work.  Similarly, the National Authority approved management of man-animal conflicts activities in the APO of Karnataka State CAMPA of the year 2021-22 except the work of erecting Rail barricading.

As per the provisions of the CAF Act, 2016, the State CAMPA Funds are available in the Public Account  of  the  respective  State  Government  and  there  is  no  allocation  of  funds  from  the National CAMPA. The details of State CAMPA funds for mitigation of man-animal conflicts excluding the amount related to works on Rail barricading in the State of Karnataka during the last five years is given as below :

|   Sl. No. | Year    | State CAMPA Fund approved in Karnataka State APO for man- animal conflict ( Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2019-20 | Nil                                                                                         |
|         2 | 2020-21 | Nil                                                                                         |
|         3 | 2021-22 | 30.00*                                                                                      |
|         4 | 2022-23 | 15.00                                                                                       |
|         5 | 2023-24 | Nil.                                                                                        |

* Excluding the amount related to works on Rail barricading.