Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: National Mission for Green India
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.443

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.04.2016

## National Mission for Green India

## 443. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the targets and achievements made so far under the National Mission for Green India (GIM);
- (b) whether the State Government of Uttar Pradesh has submitted Perspective Plans and Annual  Plan of Operations(APOs) under the said mission;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the progress made thereon;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  employment  /skill  generation  potential under the GIM; and
- (e) if so, the details and outcome thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) The  National  India  Mission  for  Green  India  (GIM)  has  been  launched  by  the  Union Government as a part of National Action Plan on Climate Change in February 2014 with the following targets:
- i. Enhancing quality of forest cover and improving ecosystem services from 4.9 million hectares of predominantly forest lands, including 1.5 million hectares of moderately dense  forest  cover,  3  million  hectares  of  open  forest  cover,  0.4  million  hectares  of degraded grass lands.
- ii. Eco-restoration/afforestation to increase forest cover and eco system services from 1.8 million  hectares  forest/non  forest  lands,  including  scrub  lands,  shifting  cultivation areas, abandoned mining areas, ravine lands, mangroves and sea-buckthorn areas.
- iii. Enhancing tree cover in 0.2 million hectares Urban and Peri-Urban areas (including institutional lands).
- iv. Increasing  forest  cover  and  eco-system  services  from  Agro-forestry  and  Social Forestry on 3 million hectares of non-forest lands including highways, rural roads.
- v. Restoration of 0.1 million hectares of wetlands and the eco system services thereof.
- vi. Improving  fuel-use  efficiency  and  promoting  alternative  energy  sources  in  project area households.
- vii. Enhancing Community livelihood of 3 million households.

Two meetings of National Executive Council were held on 6th May 2015 and 9th October 2015 and Perspective Plan and Annual Plan of Operations of ten States namely Uttarakhand, Punjab,  Karnataka,  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Mizoram,  Manipur,  Jharkhand,  Andhra  Pradesh and  Kerala  were  approved.  Sanctions  amounting  to  Rs.  7009.09 l akh  have  been  issued  to seven  States  namely,  Karnataka,  Punjab,  Uttarakhand,  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Kerala  and Manipur during the year 2015-16.

(b) & (c)   State Government of Uttar Pradesh has submitted Perspective Plans and Annual Plan  of  Operations  under  the  said  Mission.    The  Plans  were  examined  and  the  State Government has been asked to revise the plans in accordance with the mission guidelines.

(d)  &  (e)  The  GIM  Implementation  Guidelines  state  that  the  Mission  has  the  potential  to develop  about  one  lakh  skilled  local  community  youth  who  would  provide  support  in community  based  forest  conservation,  community  livelihood  enhancement  and  change monitoring etc.

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