Lok Sabha Question No. 5900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Forest Restoration and Livelihood Support Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5900

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## Forest Restoration and Livelihood Support Programme

## 5900. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Green  India  Mission  (GIM)  /  forest restoration  and  livelihood  support  programmes  to  enhance  forest  cover  and  sustain forest-dependent livelihoods;
- (b) whether  any  GIM  or  similar  plantation/restoration  and  livelihood  projects  have  been sanctioned or implemented in Katni, Panna or the Khajuraho region;
- (c) if so, the details of hectares treated, number of households/ Self Help Groups (SHGs) engaged and the livelihood/income benefits produced;
- (d) if not, the reasons for non-inclusion and planned timelines for coverage; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to integrate local communities in afforestation, eco-restoration and nature-based livelihoods in these districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the nine Missions under the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC)  and  aims  to  protect, restore and enhance forest and tree cover, while contributing to climate change mitigation  and  adaptation  through  plantation  and  ecosystem  restoration  in identified landscapes with the active participation of local communities. Under the  support  component  of  GIM,  provision  exists  for  livelihood-based  training programmes based on the needs of local communities to strengthen forest-based livelihoods.
- (b) to (e)     Under the Green India Mission, plantation, restoration and support activities are undertaken  based  on  the  approved  Perspective  Plans  and  Annual  Plans  of Operation  submitted  by  the  respective  States  and  approved  by  the  National Executive Council. In the State of Madhya Pradesh, as per information provided by the State Government, in the South Panna region about 500 members of Joint Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  were  provided  livelihood  training during 2025-26 under the support component of GIM. However, no plantation activities have been taken up under GIM during 2025-26 in Katni, Panna or the Khajuraho region.

Further,  under  other  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  State  Government,  a total  area  of  8,504  hectares  has  been  treated,  benefiting  approximately  21,768 households through employment generation and related activities.

Afforestation, eco-restoration and nature-based livelihood activities in the State are  implemented  through  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees  (JFMCs)  and other community institutions, ensuring active participation of local communities.  These  interventions  provide  livelihood  opportunities  linked  to forestry, eco-restoration, and other allied activities.

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