Lok Sabha Question No. 2477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Forest Development Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2015

**Forest Development Projects**

2477. SHRI B.S YEDIYURAPPA:

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

1. whether the Government has received assistance from International Financial Institutions for the forest development projects.
2. if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year; and
3. the details of the forest development projects implemented through the said assistance during the said period, State-wise including Karnataka?

**ANSWER**

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

#### 1 (a) Yes, Sir. Govt of India has received financial assistance from International Financial Institutions namely Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

#### 2 (b) & (c) The details of projects being implemented through the said assistance during the last three years are given in Annexure I The list of the various ongoing Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted projects sanctioned earlier are enclosed.as.Annexure.II

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#### 9 ANNEXURE I

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#### 11 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PART (b) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477 BY SH B.S YEDIYURAPPA REGARDING FOREST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.08.2015.

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**LIST OF THE PROJECTS BEING IMPLEMENTED THROUGH ASSISTANCE FROM INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS**

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|   **S. No.** | **Name of the Project**                                    | **Date of Loan Agreement**   | **State**   |   **Cost  ( Rs. Crores)** | **Funding Agency**                           |
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|            1 | Assam Project on Forest and Bio-diversity Conservation.    | 22, February, 2012           | Assam       |                    329.40 | AFD  Agence Française de Développement       |
|           2. | West Bengal Forestry and Biodiversity Conservation Project | 29, March, 2012              | West Bengal |                    344.37 | JICA  Japan International Cooperation Agency |
|           3. | Uttarakhand Forest Resource Management Project             | 11, April, 2014              | Uttarakhand |                    682.03 | JICA  Japan International Cooperation Agency |

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**ANNEXURE II**

#### 18 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PART (b) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477 BY SH B.S YEDIYURAPPA REGARDING FOREST DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DUE FOR REPLY ON 04.08.2015.

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**THE LIST OF THE VARIOUS ONGOING JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) ASSISTED PROJECTS SANCTIONED EARLIER**

|   **S. No.** | **Name of the Project**                                                        | **Date of Loan Agreement**   | **State**                                                                                                                                                                                               |   **Cost**  **( Rs. Crores)** | **Funding Agency**   |
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|            1 | Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Project (Phase-II)                         | 16, June, 2011               | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                               |                        884.77 | JICA                 |
|            2 | Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project                      | 17, February, 2011           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                              |                        469.62 | JICA                 |
|            3 | Sikkim Biodiversity Conservation and Forest Management Project                 | 31, March, 2010              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                        280.41 | JICA                 |
|            4 | Uttar Pradesh Participatory Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation Project  | 10, March, 2008              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                           |                        468.24 | JICA                 |
|            5 | Capacity Development for Forest Management & Training Personnel                | 21, November,  2008          | Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland & CASFOS (Coimbatore, Dehradun, Burnihat) |                        206.00 | JICA                 |
|            6 | Gujarat Forestry Development Project – Phase II                                | 30, March, 2007              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                        695.27 | JICA                 |
|            7 | Tripura Forest Environmental Improvement and Poverty Alleviation Project       | 30, March, 2007              | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                        306.54 | JICA                 |
|            8 | Swan River Integrated Watershed Management Project                             | 31, March, 2006              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                        |                        140.28 | JICA                 |
|            9 | Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project                                     | 31, March, 2006              | Orissa                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                        559.71 | JICA                 |
|           10 | Tamil Nadu Afforestation project phase-II                                      | 31, March, 2005              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                              |                        409.08 | JICA                 |
|           11 | Karnataka Sustainable Forests Management & Bio-diversity Conservation Project. | 31, March, 2005              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                               |                        633.70 | JICA                 |