Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Green India Mission
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2015

## Green India Mission

## 273.     SHRI  ABHISHEK  SINGH:

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

- (a)    the  details  of  forests  division  in  the  country  in  which  the  Green  India  Mission  is  being implemented at present, State-wise;
- (b)    the details of instructions/guidelines framed for the selection of the land scape under Green India Mission;
- (c)    the  total  amount  allocated  under  the  said  scheme  by  the  Government  during  the  last financial year, State-wise; and
- (d)    the number and details of pending proposals/ plans forwarded by the State at present; and
- (e)    the time by which the final decisions are likely to be taken on the said proposals?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)    State-wise details of Forest Divisions  in which Green India Mission is being implemented are as follows:
- (b)  Detailed Implementation Guidelines of the Green India Mission for selection of landscapes have been circulated to all States/UTs on 20.11.2014. As per the Guidelines, landscapes are to  be  identified  on  the  basis  of  biophysical  &  socio-economic  parameters,  projected vulnerability of forests to climate change, status of forest cover, significant biodiversity and other ecosystem values, critical habitats, wildlife corridors, potential of area for carbon sink etc.
- (c)  No allocation was made to any State/UT under the said scheme during the last financial year.
- (d)  &  (e)  Proposals  have  been  forwarded  by  19  States/UT  namely  Uttarakhand,  Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Mizoram, Manipur, Jharkhand, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Nagaland,  Tamil  Nadu,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar, Tripura  and  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands.  Out  of  these,  proposals  of  10  States namely Uttarakhand,  Punjab,  Karnataka,  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  Mizoram,  Manipur,  Jharkhand, Kerala  and  Andhra  Pradesh  have  been  approved  and  funds  have  been  released  to  four states  viz.,  Karnataka, Punjab,  Uttarakhand  and  Chhattisgarh  amounting  to  Rs.  5076.51 Lakh.

| State        | Forest Division                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Karnataka    | Hassan, Gulbarga and Sirsi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Punjab       | Hoshiarpur, Ropar, Dasuya, SAS Nagar and Garhshankar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Uttarakhand  | Almora, Badrinath, Bageshwar, Chakrata, Champawat, Civil Soyam Almora, Corbett National Park, Dehradun, Garhwal, Haldwani, Kedarnath Wildlife Division, Lansdowne, Mussoorie, Naina Devi, Nainital, Narendranagar, Rajaji National Park, Ramnagar, Soil Conservation Kalsi, Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Terai Central, Terai West, Tehri, Tons, Upper Yamuna Barkot and Uttarkashi |
| Chhattisgarh | Kawardha, Bilaspur, Marwahi, Katghora, Bastar, Kanker, South Kondagaon, Raipur, East Raipur, North Surguja and South Surguja                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

In respect of remaining States/UT, a precise time frame for sanction cannot be indicated at this  stage  in  view  of  the  requirement  by  the  State  Government/UT  Administration  to complete the documentation and to follow the procedure envisaged in the Implementation Guidelines as well as the fund allocation for the Mission by Central Government.

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