Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Protection of Environment
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Protection of Environment

## 361.     SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken fresh steps to increase the forest area and for the protection of environment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the increase in forest area  through  new afforestation being carried out in the country;
- (c) the  funds  allocated  and  sanctioned  for  environment  protection  and  afforestation during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the funds utilized so far for the said purpose, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) to (d) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is implementing three major forest related schemes for protection of environment and afforestation  i.e.  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)  scheme,  National  Mission  for  a Green India (GIM) and Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS). While NAP is being  implemented  for  afforestation  of  degraded  forest  lands,  GIM  aims  at  improving  the quality of forest/increase in forest cover besides cross sectoral activities on landscape basis and the IFMS supports the forest protection, development and conservation related activities such as patrolling  of  the  forests,  forest  fire  control,  survey  and  demarcation  of  forest  areas  and strengthening of forest infrastructure etc.

The  Forest  Survey  of  India  (FSI),  Dehradun  assesses  the  forest  cover  of  the country at the interval of two years.  As per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2013 & 2015, there  is  a  net  increase  of  5871  sq.  km.  in  the  forest  cover  as  compared  to  the  previous assessment of 2011 and a net increase of 3775 sq. km. over 2013 assessment.  The increase in forest cover can be attributed to afforestation, conservation measures, management interventions etc. in the forest area.   An amount of Rs. 60 crore under NAP, Rs. 43.25 crore under GIM and Rs. 50.00 crore under IFMS has been allocated for the current year out of which an amount of Rs. 27.99 crore, Rs. 10.94 crore and Rs. 16.37 crore has been released and utilised so far by the Ministry under these three schemes respectively.  The details of funds released under these three schemes for the last three years are given in Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a to d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.361  on  'Protection  of  Environment'  asked  by  Shri  P.  Karunakaran  for  reply  on 19.07.2016.

## Yearwise and Statewise Details of funds released under National Afforestation Programme(NAP), Green India Mission (GIM) and Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS)  for the last three years

## NATIONAL AFFORESTATION PROGRAMME

| S. No.   | State                | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 3.75      | 4.56      | 0.87      |
| 2        | Bihar                | 12.84     | 7.00      | 5.01      |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 21.38     | 20.00     | 10.20     |
| 4        | Gujarat              | 11.68     | 10.50     | 0.00      |
| 5        | Haryana              | 17.94     | 11.00     | 8.54      |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh     | 2.61      | 0.73      | 0.72      |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 8.11      | 3.59      | 0.00      |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 9.02      | 8.60      | 0.00      |
| 9        | Karnataka            | 9.26      | 21.35     | 0.00      |
| 10       | Kerala               | 6.99      | 2.82      | 1.05      |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh       | 22.10     | 21.00     | 1.02      |
| 12       | Maharashtra          | 32.33     | 35.00     | 9.45      |
| 13       | Orissa               | 5.36      | 17.92     | 14.90     |
| 14       | Punjab               | 2.00      | 1.87      | 9.49      |
| 15       | Rajasthan            | 2.81      | 3.35      | 0.00      |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu           | 3.21      | 4.25      | 0.75      |
| 17       | Telangana            | 0.00      | 2.03      | 1.42      |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh        | 20.15     | 12.00     | 0.00      |
| 19       | Uttarakhand          | 6.01      | 2.50      | 2.68      |
| 20       | West Bengal          | 2.96      | 0.78      | 3.05      |
|          | Total (Other States) | 200.49    | 190.85    | 69.15     |
|          | North Eastern states |           |           |           |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00      | 0.15      | 0.00      |
| 22       | Assam                | 2.99      | -         | 2.56      |
| 23       | Manipur              | 12.12     | 8.00      | 3.67      |
| 24       | Meghalaya            | 4.50      | 3.61      | 1.35      |
| 25       | Mizoram              | 11.94     | 15.00     | 10.17     |
| 26       | Nagaland             | 9.82      | 11.00     | 0.00      |
| 27       | Sikkim               | 3.77      | 6.00      | 1.52      |
| 28       | Tripura              | 11.99     | 9.17      | 5.73      |
|          | Total (NE States)    | 57.13     | 52.93     | 25.00     |
|          | G. Total             | 257.62    | 243.78    | 94.16     |

Rs. crores

## GREEN INDIA MISSION

| Sl. No.   | States            | 2013-14*   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | -          | -         | -         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 127.2      | -         | -         |
| 3         | Assam             | -          | -         | -         |
| 4         | Bihar             | 224.85     | -         | -         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | -          | -         | 2338.55   |
| 6         | Gujarat           | -          | -         | -         |
| 7         | Haryana           | -          | -         | -         |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | -          | -         | -         |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir    | -          | -         | -         |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | -          | -         | -         |
| 11        | Karnataka         | -          | -         | 105.53    |
| 12        | Kerala            | -          | -         | 914.82**  |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | -          | -         | -         |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | -          | -         | -         |
| 15        | Manipur           | -          | -         | 834.84    |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 89.7       | -         | -         |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 223.65     | -         | -         |
| 18        | Nagaland          | -          | -         | -         |
| 19        | Odisha            | -          | -         | 182.92    |
| 20        | Punjab            | -          | -         | 611.53**  |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | -          | -         | -         |
| 22        | Sikkim            | 299.55     | -         | -         |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | -          | -         | -         |
| 24        | Tripura           | -          | -         | -         |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh     | -          | -         | -         |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | -          | -         | 2020.9**  |
| 27        | West Bengal       | 300.75     | -         | -         |
|           | TOTAL             | 1265.7     | 0         | 7009.09   |

## (Rs. In lakhs)

* The funds were allocated for carrying out preparatory activities for GIM, prior to the approval of the Mission

** The funds have been re-appropriated in the current financial year

## INTENSIFICATION OF FOREST MANAGEMENT SCHEME

| S. No.            | States            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Other States      | Other States      | Released  | Released  | Released  |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 38.21     | 0.00      |           |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 43.32     | 0.00      |           |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 253.25    | 411.96    |           |
| 4                 | Gujarat           | 345.76    | 349.71    |           |
| 5                 | Goa               | 61.17     | 0.00      |           |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 153.64    | 149.56    | 93.91     |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 364.41    | 365.90    |           |
| 8                 | Jammu& Kashmir    | 105.24    | 0.00      |           |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 254.88    | 303.03    |           |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 324.47    | 266.54    | 203.27    |
| 11                | Kerala            | 254.76    | 183.76    | 163.65    |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 744.16    | 701.07    |           |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 95.96     | 228.02    | 298.06    |
| 14                | Orissa            | 203.25    | 220.50    | 266.14    |
| 15                | Punjab            | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 145.02    | 205.09    | 174.22    |
| 17                | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 18                | Telangana         | N/A       | 160.73    |           |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 138.29    | 218.36    | 139.72    |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 299.33    | 332.57    |           |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 0.00      | 115.46    |           |
|                   | Total             | 3825.12   | 4212.26   | 1338.97   |
| NE &Sikkim        | NE &Sikkim        |           |           |           |
| 1                 | Assam             | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00      | 219.59    |           |
| 3                 | Manipur           | 294.86    | 0.00      |           |
| 4                 | Meghalaya         | 244.83    | 0.00      | 100.02    |
| 5                 | Mizoram           | 284.74    | 256.27    |           |
| 6                 | Nagaland          | 145.92    | 225.13    | 131.29    |
| 7                 | Sikkim            | 166.5     | 162.17    |           |
| 8                 | Tripura           | 131.8     | 243.84    |           |
|                   | Total             | 1268.65   | 1107.00   | 231.31    |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |           |           |           |
| 1                 | A &NIslands       | 13.04     | 0.00      |           |
| 2                 | Chandigarh        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 16.35678  |
| 3                 | D&N Haveli        | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 4                 | Daman &Diu        | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 5                 | Lakshadweep       | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 6                 | New Delhi         | 0.00      | 0.00      | 50.00     |
| 7                 | Pondicherry       | 0.00      | 37.77     |           |
|                   | Total             | 13.04     | 37.77     | 66.35678  |
| Grand Total       |                   | 5106.81   | 5357.03   | 1636.637  |

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(Rs. in Lakhs)