Lok Sabha Question No. 5025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Efficacy of CAMPA and Forest Diversion
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5025

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## Efficacy of CAMPA and Forest Diversion

## 5025. SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

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

- (a) the total area of forest land including notified and deemed forest, diverted in Uttar Pradesh since 2017 for Central infrastructure projects, such as National Highways, Railways and transmission lines, category-wise;
- (b) the compensatory afforestation land identified against such diversion, indicating actual area afforested versus area approved along with the survival rate of plantations as per monitoring reports;
- (c) the total Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds sanctioned, released and utilised and instances of diversion of funds for non-forestry purposes, if any, State/UT-wise, particularly for Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the findings of central inspections or third-party audits regarding the quality of plantations, geo-tagging compliance and gaps in canopy restoration; and
- (e) the accountability mechanism and time-bound corrective measures adopted to ensure that compensatory  afforestation  results in ecological restoration rather than only  paper compliance?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Since 2017, an area of 6752.59 ha of forest land, including notified and deemed forest, has been diverted under the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 for various projects including infrastructure projects such as national highways, railways and transmission lines, in Uttar Pradesh. Category wise details of forest land diverted is enclosed at Annexure-I. In lieu of diversion of 6752.59 ha of forest land, Compensatory Afforestation (CA) has been stipulated over an area of 14,450.76 ha of non-forest land and degraded forest land.

The survival rate of afforestation activities undertaken are maintained by the respective State and UT Forest Departments.

- (c) to (e) Detail  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority (CAMPA) funds sanctioned, released and utilised in respect of Uttar Pradesh is enclosed at Annexure-II . The fund have been utilized for undertaking compensatory afforestation and other activities, including wildlife protection and conservation, as per the  provisions  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Act,  2016  and  Compensatory Afforestation Fund  Rules, 2018. Further, the monitoring of the  compensatory afforestation and other activities are carried out as per the procedures laid down in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016 and its Rules by the National and State CAMPA Authorities.

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Annexure referred to in the reply of part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5025 asked by Shri Pushpendra Saroj: regarding Efficacy of CAMPA and Forest Diversion

| S. No.      | Category                         |   Area Diverted (in Ha.) |
|-------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1           | Canal                            |                    10.45 |
| 2           | Communication Post               |                     0.16 |
| 3           | Defence                          |                    25.14 |
| 4           | Drinking Water                   |                    44.6  |
| 5           | Hydel / Irrigation               |                    13.08 |
| 6           | Industry                         |                    61.86 |
| 7           | Optical Fibre Cable              |                     4.7  |
| 8           | Others                           |                   178.37 |
| 9           | Petrol Pump                      |                  1911.67 |
| 10          | Pipeline                         |                    62.53 |
| 11          | Power Transmission Line          |                   355.78 |
| 12          | Railway                          |                   909.55 |
| 13          | Road                             |                  3135.62 |
| 14          | School / Educational Institution |                    36.98 |
| 15          | Village Electricity              |                     2.1  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                      |                  6752.59 |

Annexure referred to in the reply of part (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5025 asked by Shri Pushpendra Saroj : regarding Efficacy of CAMPA and Forest Diversion

Rs in Cr.

| Financial Year    |   Fund Sanctioned by Ad-hoc CAMPA/National CAMPA |   Fund released by Ad- hoc CAMPA/State Govt. | Fund Utilized   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 2017-18           |                                           123    |                                       144    | 97.66           |
| 2018-19           |                                           150.6  |                                       150.6  | 194.92          |
| 2019-20           |                                           285.68 |                                       197.21 | 180.69          |
| 2020-21           |                                           272    |                                       271.25 | 252.19          |
| 2020-21 Addl. APO |                                           170.01 |                                         0    | 0.00 -          |
| 2021-22           |                                           586.9  |                                       381.13 | 362.06          |
| 2022-23           |                                           344.08 |                                       243.4  | 232.72          |
| 2023-24           |                                           172.04 |                                       169.7  | 166.90          |
| 2024-25           |                                           155.57 |                                       148.97 | 146.71          |
| 2025-26           |                                           176.11 |                                       154.7  | 105.70          |