Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Forest Conservation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015

## Forest Conservation

## 31. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) whether India has championed the concept of forest conservation as one of the most effective means of climate change mitigation at the UNFCCC;
- (b) if so, the domestic and international finances mobilised by the Government for forest conservation in the last three years and the current year, funding sourcewise; and
- (c) the scale of both domestic and international additional funds the Government plans to mobilise in the next five years for forest conservation, year/ funding source-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) India has been supportive of forest conservation and sustainable management at various international fora, including United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- (b) and  (c)  The  Ministry  provides  Grants-in-aid  to  the  Governments  of  States  and  Union Territories  for  growth,  protection  and  preservation  of  forests  under  National  Afforestation Programme (NAP) and Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS).  The National Afforestation Programme (NAP) aims at regeneration of degraded forests and adjoining areas through people's participation in the country. The aim of IFMS is to supplement the efforts of  the  States  and  Union  Territories  towards  protection  and  management  of  forests.    Funds under the scheme are utilized for patrolling of the forests, establishment of camps, building, watch towers for detection and monitoring of forest fires, creation and maintenance of fire lines, survey and demarcation of forest areas and strengthening forest infrastructure etc. The details  of  fund  released  under  both  these  schemes  are  given  in  Annexure  I  and  II.  The allocation  during  current  financial  year  for  NAP  is  Rs  100  crores  and  for  IFMS  is  Rs 49.50crores.

The National Mission for Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC).  It  aims  at  protecting;  restoring  and enhancing India's diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change  by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures. Components of Green India Mission are include  enhancing  quality  of  forest  cover  and  improving  ecosystem  services,  ecosystem restoration and increase in forest cover, enhancing tree cover in urban and peri-urban areas among others. Budget allocation for the current financial year is Rs.64.00 crore.

The government attaches immense importance to the conservation of forests in view of the ecological, environmental and economic benefits that flow from this resource. To strengthen forest  financing for Sustainable Forest Management, all sources of funding from public as well as private sources are explored to address drivers of degradation, improving livelihoods and  enhancing  biodiversity.  The  government  also  proactively  works  with  various  bilateral and multilateral sources for obtainment of requisite financial support as per the extant norms, rules  and  policies.  The  list  of  the  various  ongoing  JICA  (Japan  International  Cooperation Agency) assisted projects in several states and one AFD  (Agence Française de Développement) project in the state of Assam are placed as Annexure III.

## ANNEXURE I Annexure I to the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 TO BE

## ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015 on Forest Conservation

## Funds released under National Afforestation Programme (NAP ) (In Lakh Rupees)

| S. No.               | State                |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       |    271.11 |       375 |    455.68 |
| 2                    | Bihar                |       340 |   1284.04 |       700 |
| 3                    | Chhattisgarh         |   1333.13 |    2137.5 |      2000 |
| 4                    | Goa                  |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 5                    | Gujarat              |   1429.51 |   1168.14 |      1050 |
| 6                    | Haryana              |       641 |   1794.13 |      1100 |
| 7                    | Himachal Pradesh     |    361.92 |    261.08 |     72.53 |
| 8                    | Jammu &Kashmir       |       337 |    810.82 |    359.46 |
| 9                    | Jharkhand            |       469 |    901.57 |     860.3 |
| 10                   | Karnataka            |       681 |    925.55 |   2134.74 |
| 11                   | Kerala               |   1130.37 |    698.55 |    281.58 |
| 12                   | Madhya Pradesh       |    914.54 |   2210.21 |      2100 |
| 13                   | Maharashtra          |   2887.14 |   3233.23 |      3500 |
| 14                   | Orissa               |    337.93 |    535.74 |   1792.16 |
| 15                   | Punjab               |        76 |       200 |    186.95 |
| 16                   | Rajasthan            |    413.71 |    281.09 |       335 |
| 17                   | Tamil Nadu           |    278.11 |    320.77 |       425 |
| 18                   | Telangana            |         0 |         0 |    203.45 |
| 19                   | Uttar Pradesh        |   1526.75 |   2014.62 |   1199.99 |
| 20                   | Uttarakhand          |     625.3 |    600.57 |       250 |
| 21                   | West Bengal          |    257.21 |     296.2 |     78.17 |
| Total (Other States) | Total (Other States) |  14310.73 |  20048.81 |  19085.01 |
| North Eastern states | North Eastern states |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| 22                   | Arunachal Pradesh    |       166 |         0 |     15.04 |
| 23                   | Assam                |       147 |       299 |         0 |
| 24                   | Manipur              |    945.69 |   1211.77 |    800.06 |
| 25                   | Meghalaya            |    909.52 |       450 |       361 |
| 26                   | Mizoram              |    877.89 |   1194.32 |   1499.51 |
| 27                   | Nagaland             |   1087.99 |    981.99 |   1099.76 |
| 28                   | Sikkim               |    541.65 |       377 |    600.08 |
| 29                   | Tripura              |    350.31 |   1198.76 |    917.28 |
| Total (NE States)    | Total (NE States)    |   5026.05 |   5712.84 |   5292.73 |
| G. Total             | G. Total             |  19336.78 |  25761.65 |  24377.74 |

## ANNEXURE-II

## Annexure II to the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015 on Forest Conservation

## Funds released under Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (Rs.  In Lakhs)

| S. No.            | States            | 2012-13 Released   | 2013-14 Released   | 2014-15 Released   |
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Other States      | Other States      |                    |                    |                    |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00               | 38.21              | 0.00               |
| 2                 | Bihar             | 0.00               | 43.32              | 0.00               |
| 3                 | Chhattisgarh      | 398.03             | 253.25             | 411.96             |
| 4                 | Gujarat           | 243.10             | 345.76             | 349.71             |
| 5                 | Goa               | 7.51               | 61.17              | 0.00               |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 95.67              | 153.64             | 149.56             |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 226.12             | 364.41             | 365.90             |
| 8                 | Jammu &Kashmir    | 209.86             | 105.24             | 0.00               |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 212.50             | 254.88             | 303.03             |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 361.09             | 324.47             | 266.54             |
| 11                | Kerala            | 150.68             | 254.76             | 183.76             |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 886.87             | 744.16             | 701.07             |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 269.42             | 95.96              | 228.02             |
| 14                | Orissa            | 149.79             | 203.25             | 220.50             |
| 15                | Punjab            | 0.00               |                    | 0.00               |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 237.27             | 145.02             | 205.09             |
| 17                | Tamil Nadu        | 141.00             |                    | 0.00               |
| 18                | Telangana         | -                  | -                  | 160.73             |
| 19                | Uttar Pradesh     | 131.38             | 138.29             | 218.36             |
| 20                | Uttarakhand       | 342.62             | 299.33             | 332.57             |
| 21                | West Bengal       | 71.09              |                    | 115.46             |
|                   | Total             | 4134.00            | 3825.12            | 4212.26            |
| NE &Sikkim        | NE &Sikkim        |                    |                    |                    |
| 1                 | Assam             | 0.00               |                    | 0                  |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00               |                    | 219.59             |
| 3                 | Manipur           | 117.51             | 294.86             | 0                  |
| 4                 | Meghalaya         | 144.64             | 244.83             | 0                  |
| 5                 | Mizoram           | 292.00             | 284.74             | 256.27             |
| 6                 | Nagaland          | 0.00               | 145.92             | 225.13             |
| 7                 | Sikkim            | 35.28              | 166.5              | 162.17             |
| 8                 | Tripura           | 376.90             | 131.8              | 243.84             |
|                   | Total             | 966.33             | 1268.65            | 1107.00            |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |                    |                    |                    |
| 1                 | A &NIslands       | 5.49               | 13.04              |                    |
|                   | Total             | 5.49               | 13.04              | 37.77              |
| Grand             | Total             | 5105.82            | 5106.81            | 5357.03            |

Annexure III

## Annexure III to the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015 on Forest Conservation List of ongoing forestry projects with external financial assistance

|   S. No. | Name of the Project                                                           | Date of Loan Agreement   | State            |   Cost ( Rs. Crores) | Funding Agency                              |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        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 | Rajasthan Forestry and Biodiversity Project (Phase-II)                        | 16, June, 2011           | Rajasthan        |               884.77 | JICA                                        |
|        4 | Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project                     | 17, February, 2011       | Tamil Nadu       |               469.62 | JICA                                        |
|        5 | Sikkim Biodiversity Conservation and Forest Management Project                | 31, March, 2010          | Sikkim           |               280.41 | JICA                                        |
|       6. | Uttar Pradesh Participatory Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation Project | 10, March, 2008          | Uttar Pradesh    |               468.24 | JICA                                        |
|       7. | Gujarat Forestry Development Project - Phase II                               | 30, March, 2007          | Gujarat          |               695.27 | JICA                                        |
|       8. | Tripura Forest Environmental Improvement and Poverty Alleviation Project      | 30, March, 2007          | Tripura          |               306.54 | JICA                                        |
|       9. | Swan River Integrated Watershed Management Project                            | 31, March, 2006          | Himachal Pradesh |               140.28 | JICA                                        |
|      10. | Orissa Forestry Sector Development Project                                    | 31, March, 2006          | Orissa           |               559.71 | JICA                                        |
|       11 | Tamil Nadu Afforestation project phase-II                                     | 31, March, 2005          | Tamil Nadu       |               409.08 | JICA                                        |

|   12. | Uttarakhand Forest Management Project                                         | 11, April, 2014   | Uttarakhand   |   682.03 | JICA   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|----------|--------|
|   13. | Karnataka Sustainable Forests Management &Bio-diversity Conservation Project. | 31, March, 2005   | Karnataka     |   633.70 | JICA   |