Lok Sabha Question No. 3814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Green India Mission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3814

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2016

## Green India Mission

## 3814.  SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

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

- (a) the current status of the Green India Mission (GIM); and
- (b) the details of the financial assistance provided to the States under GIM and the amount utilized so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a)  The  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  (GIM)  is  currently  being  implemented  in  nine  States namely  Uttarakhand,  Punjab,  Karnataka,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Mizoram,  Manipur and  Kerala.  Proposals  have  been  received  from  14  other  States  namely  Jharkhand,  Uttar  Pradesh, Bihar,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Nagaland,  Tamil  Nadu,  Meghalaya,  Maharashtra,  Andaman  & Nicobar  Islands,  Sikkim,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Tripura,  which  are  under examination/consideration.

(b) Details of financial assistance provided to the States under GIM and the amount utilized so far is given below:

|   Sl. No. | States         |   Funds Allocated (in Rs. Lakh) | Funds Utilized (in Rs. Lakh)   | Remarks                           |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh |                         105.53  | -                              | Funds were released in 2016-17    |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh   |                        4077.93  | 2338.55                        | -                                 |
|         3 | Karnataka      |                         192.383 | 104.4                          | -                                 |
|         4 | Kerala         |                         914.82  | -                              | Funds were revalidated in 2016-17 |

| Sl. No.   | States      |   Funds Allocated (in Rs. Lakh) | Funds Utilized (in Rs. Lakh)   | Remarks                           |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 5         | Manipur     |                         834.84  | 834.84                         | -                                 |
| 6         | Mizoram     |                         988.35  | -                              | Funds were released in 2016-17    |
| 7         | Odisha      |                         321.884 | 182.92                         | -                                 |
| 8         | Punjab      |                         611.53  | -                              | Funds were revalidated in 2016-17 |
| 9         | Uttarakhand |                        2020.9   | -                              | Funds were revalidated in 2016-17 |
| Total     | Total       |                       10068.2   | 3460.71                        |                                   |

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