Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Tree Plantation under Ek Ped Maa ke Naam Scheme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## Tree Plantation under Ek Ped Maa ke Naam Scheme

## 1. SHRI AMRA RAM:

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

- (a)  the measures being taken to prevent the damage to agriculture caused in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana recently in the current year due to excessive rainfall, heat, cold and seasonal rainfall caused by global warming;
- (b)   the number of trees planted this year under the scheme named 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' and the amount utilised thereon, State-wise; and
- (c)   the number of trees cut down by the solar energy companies in Rajasthan and the number of trees planted in lieu thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The Government has taken several steps towards mitigation of adverse impact of global warming and climate change on agriculture in the country. The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) was launched in 2008, which provides an overarching policy framework for climate action in the country. The NAPCC outlines a national strategy to enable the country to adapt  to  climate  change  and  enhance  the  ecological  sustainability  of  its  development  path.  It includes eight National Missions, one of which is the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).  NMSA  aims  to  evolve  and  implement  strategies  to  make  Indian  agriculture  more resilient  to  the  changing  climate.  The  Indian  Council  of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has  launched a  flagship  network project namely National  Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient Agriculture  (NICRA). Through  this  project,  various climate change mitigation activities have been under taken to reduce the impact of climate change in the country. Some other initiatives include Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme to increase water use efficiency at the farm level through micro irrigation technologies i.e. drip and sprinkler irrigation  systems,  The  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC)  /  Soil  Health  Management  (SHM)  scheme  is operational through the State Governments under National Project on Management of Soil Health &  Fertility,  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and Mission for Integrated Development of  Horticulture, Agroforestry  &  National  Bamboo  Mission  also  promote  climate  resilience  in agriculture.

(b) Total number of trees planted during this financial year from 01.04.2025 upto 28.11.2025 is 113,99,06,411. The state wise tree plantation is provided in Annexure-1

(c) The protection and management of forest and tree resources is primarily the responsibility of  the  concerned  State  Government/Union  Territory Administration.  The  prevention  of  illegal cutting  of  trees  and  the  protection  of  forests  in  India  are  comprehensively  governed  under  the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam 1980, and the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, along with relevant rules and State-level legislations. The Ministry, in close coordination with State and Union Territory Forest Departments, is implementing a range of schemes and programmes aimed at afforestation, forest conservation, and ecological restoration. These  include the National  Mission  for a Green India (GIM), the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), and other region-specific initiatives.

The  Ministry  has  established  the  Arid  Forest  Research  Institute,  Jodhpur  (AFRI)  in Rajasthan under the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. The mandate of the AFRI includes undertaking and promoting forestry research, education and extension, leading to scientific and sustainable  management of forests, with a special focus on arid and semi-arid regions. The Institute also provides scientific advice to the central and state governments aiding informed  decision  making  in  matters  of  national  and  regional  importance  and  international commitments and to address forestry research needs.

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## Annexure-1

| Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, State wise Summary from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025   | Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, State wise Summary from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025   | Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, State wise Summary from 01.04.2025 to 28.11.2025   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                  | State/UT                                                               | Total Saplings                                                         |
| 1                                                                      | Andaman and Nicobar (AN)                                               | 12,56,179                                                              |
| 2                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh (AP)                                                    | 3,68,80,847                                                            |
| 3                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh (AR)                                                 | 12,09,403                                                              |
| 4                                                                      | Assam (AS)                                                             | 60,01,217                                                              |
| 5                                                                      | Bihar (BR)                                                             | 1,29,06,627                                                            |
| 6                                                                      | Chandigarh (CH)                                                        | 3,57,933                                                               |
| 7                                                                      | Chhattisgarh (CG)                                                      | 2,52,00,159                                                            |
| 8                                                                      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DN) and Daman and Diu (DD)                     | 1,42,210                                                               |
| 9                                                                      | Delhi (DL)                                                             | 28,98,646                                                              |
| 10                                                                     | Goa (GA)                                                               | 3,55,832                                                               |
| 11                                                                     | Gujarat (GJ)                                                           | 10,91,77,473                                                           |
| 12                                                                     | Haryana (HR)                                                           | 1,25,61,338                                                            |
| 13                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh (HP)                                                  | 11,97,384                                                              |
| 14                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir (JK)                                                 | 11,72,864                                                              |
| 15                                                                     | Jharkhand (JH)                                                         | 89,54,519                                                              |
| 16                                                                     | Karnataka (KA)                                                         | 2,68,63,240                                                            |
| 17                                                                     | Kerala (KL)                                                            | 9,13,554                                                               |
| 18                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                 | 4,806                                                                  |
| 19                                                                     | Lakshdweep (LD)                                                        | 7,067                                                                  |
| 20                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh (MP)                                                    | 6,46,15,811                                                            |
| 21                                                                     | Maharashtra (MH)                                                       | 3,17,24,077                                                            |
| 22                                                                     | Manipur (MN)                                                           | 60,66,331                                                              |
| 23                                                                     | Meghalaya (ML)                                                         | 10,39,571                                                              |
| 24                                                                     | Mizoram (MZ)                                                           | 1,97,679                                                               |
| 25                                                                     | Nagaland (NL)                                                          | 17,62,982                                                              |
| 26                                                                     | Odisha (OD)                                                            | 7,54,79,686                                                            |
| 27                                                                     | Puducherry (PY)                                                        | 43,695                                                                 |
| 28                                                                     | Punjab (PB)                                                            | 1,13,03,611                                                            |
| 29                                                                     | Rajasthan (RJ)                                                         | 14,44,17,806                                                           |
| 30                                                                     | Sikkim (SK)                                                            | 10,23,866                                                              |
| 31                                                                     | Tamil Nadu (TN)                                                        | 22,84,085                                                              |
| 32                                                                     | Telangana                                                              | 11,70,27,962                                                           |
| 33                                                                     | Tripura (TR)                                                           | 22,33,902                                                              |
| 34                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh (UP)                                                     | 42,10,43,061                                                           |
| 35                                                                     | Uttarakhand (UK)                                                       | 1,13,44,981                                                            |
| 36                                                                     | West Bengal (WB)                                                       | 2,36,007                                                               |
| Total 1,13,99,06,411                                                   | Total 1,13,99,06,411                                                   | Total 1,13,99,06,411                                                   |