Lok Sabha Question No. 1775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Tree Plantation Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N

## NO.  1775 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Tree Plantation Programme

1775.  SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to increase the tree plantation programme in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is implementing  National  Afforestation  Programme  (NAP)  for  tree  plantation  in  degraded forests  at  Pan  India  level  through  people's  participation  and  also  launched  the  National Mission for a Green India (GIM) which aims to increase forest & tree cover on 5 million ha area  and  to  improve  quality  of  forest  cover  on  another  5  million  ha  area.  An  area  over  2 million hect has been afforested with an investment of about Rs.3630 crore under NAP since its  launching  year  2000.    The  State-wise  sanctioned  area  and  fund  released  during  the  last three years under NAP and funds released from 2011-12 to 2014-15 for preparatory activities under GIM is given in the Annexure-I and II .    Ministry has also launched an urban green programme to create green cover in urban and peri-urban areas involving the civil society. The  fund  under  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority (CAMPA), interalia, is also used in plantation activity including compensatory afforestation. The details of CAMPA funds released to the States during the last three years are shown in Annexure-III. The  CAMPA  Bill  is  also  with  the  Parliament  which  interalia  envisages release of about Rs. 40,000 crores of CAMPA corpus fund to the States to give a massive thrust  to  afforestation  activity  in  the  country.    Besides,  afforestation  being  the  multidepartmental  effort,  is  also  taken  up  under  centrally  sponsored  MGNREGA  Scheme, Integrated Watershed Management scheme, National Bamboo Mission and various State Plan & Non-Plan Schemes.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply  of parts  (a)  &  (b)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.  1775  on  'Tree  Plantation  Programme'  asked  by Shri  D.S.  Rathod  due  for  reply  on 08.03.2016

National Afforestation Programme: Details of funds released and afforestation area sanctioned from 2012-13 to 2014-15

|        |                      | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Amount Released (Rs. in crore)   | Area (in hectares)   | Area (in hectares)   | Area (in hectares)   |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No. | State                | 2012-13                          | 2013-14                          | 2014-15                          | 2012-13              | 2013-14              | 2014-15              |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh       | 2.71                             | 3.75                             | 4.56                             | 0                    | 1605                 | 810                  |
| 2      | Bihar                | 3.40                             | 12.84                            | 7.00                             | 2415                 | 3885                 | 1786                 |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh         | 13.33                            | 21.38                            | 20.00                            | 2934                 | 5906                 | 4699                 |
| 4      | Gujarat              | 14.30                            | 11.68                            | 10.50                            | 2000                 | 2735                 | 5284                 |
| 5      | Haryana              | 6.41                             | 17.94                            | 11.00                            | 1519                 | 3035                 | 1900                 |
| 6      | Himachal Pradesh     | 3.62                             | 2.61                             | 0.73                             | 1450                 | 908                  | 2237                 |
| 7      | Jammu &Kashmir       | 3.37                             | 8.11                             | 3.59                             | 4486                 | 2260                 | 1606                 |
| 8      | Jharkhand            | 4.69                             | 9.02                             | 8.60                             | 0                    | 3975                 | 3924                 |
| 9      | Karnataka            | 6.81                             | 9.26                             | 21.35                            | 1880                 | 3070                 | 2900                 |
| 10     | Kerala               | 11.30                            | 6.99                             | 2.82                             | 1000                 | 1620                 | 1478                 |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh       | 9.15                             | 22.10                            | 21.00                            | 5125                 | 5110                 | 4786                 |
| 12     | Maharashtra          | 28.87                            | 32.33                            | 35.00                            | 2900                 | 6850                 | 6647                 |
| 13     | Orissa               | 3.38                             | 5.36                             | 17.92                            | 1975                 | 4910                 | 6535                 |
| 14     | Punjab               | 0.76                             | 2.00                             | 1.87                             | 0                    | 1347                 | 1628                 |
| 15     | Rajasthan            | 4.14                             | 2.81                             | 3.35                             | 1250                 | 2325                 | 2550                 |
| 16     | Tamil Nadu           | 2.78                             | 3.21                             | 4.25                             | 1800                 | 2094                 | 750                  |
| 17     | Telangana            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 2.03                             | 0                    | 0                    | 795                  |
| 18     | Uttar Pradesh        | 15.27                            | 20.15                            | 12.00                            | 4270                 | 4890                 | 8548                 |
| 19     | Uttarakhand          | 6.25                             | 6.01                             | 2.50                             | 2350                 | 1241                 | 1330                 |
| 20     | West Bengal          | 2.57                             | 2.96                             | 0.78                             | 710                  | 970                  | 2495                 |
|        | Total (Other States) | 143.11                           | 200.49                           | 190.85                           | 38064                | 58736                | 62688                |
|        | North Eastern States | North Eastern States             | North Eastern States             | North Eastern States             | North Eastern States | North Eastern States | North Eastern States |
| 21     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1.66                             | 0.00                             | 0.15                             | 0                    | 0                    | 1000                 |
| 22     | Assam                | 1.47                             | 2.99                             | 0.00                             | 0                    | 3675                 | 0                    |
| 23     | Manipur              | 9.46                             | 12.12                            | 8.00                             | 3970                 | 2530                 | 1835                 |
| 24     | Meghalaya            | 9.10                             | 4.50                             | 3.61                             | 3000                 | 3000                 | 0                    |
| 25     | Mizoram              | 8.78                             | 11.94                            | 15.00                            | 2500                 | 3000                 | 3135                 |
| 26     | Nagaland             | 10.88                            | 9.82                             | 11.00                            | 2910                 | 4000                 | 2130                 |
| 27     | Sikkim               | 5.42                             | 3.77                             | 6.00                             | 650                  | 1095                 | 1851                 |
| 28     | Tripura              | 3.50                             | 11.99                            | 9.17                             | 4435                 | 4547                 | 1796                 |
|        | Total (NE States)    | 50.26                            | 57.13                            | 52.93                            | 17465                | 21847                | 11747                |
|        | G. Total             | 193.37                           | 257.62                           | 243.78                           | 55529                | 80583                | 74435                |

Annexure referred to in reply  of parts  (a)  &  (b)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.  1775  on  'Tree  Plantation  Programme'  asked  by Shri  D.S.  Rathod  due  for  reply  on 08.03.2016

## Statement showing State wise release of fund under GIM.

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT         | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   |              |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ UT         | 2011-12           | 2012-13           | 2013-14           | 2014-15           | Total Amount |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 89.53             | Nil               | 0                 | Nil               | 89.53        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                 |                   | 127.2             |                   | 127.2        |
| 3         | Assam             | 130               |                   | 0                 |                   | 130          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 0                 |                   | 224.85            |                   | 224.85       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 972               |                   | 0                 |                   | 972          |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 133.8             |                   | 0                 |                   | 133.8        |
| 7         | Haryana           | 357               |                   | 0                 |                   | 357          |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 126.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 126.5        |
| 9         | Jammu and Kashmir | 64                |                   | 0                 |                   | 64           |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 147               |                   | 0                 |                   | 147          |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 267.45            |                   | 0                 |                   | 267.45       |
| 12        | Kerala            | 194.6             |                   | 0                 |                   | 194.6        |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 823.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 823.5        |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 405.77            |                   | 0                 |                   | 405.77       |
| 15        | Manipur           | 40.5              |                   | 0                 |                   | 40.5         |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 0                 |                   | 89.7              |                   | 89.7         |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 0                 |                   | 223.65            |                   | 223.65       |
| 18        | Nagaland          | 141.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 141.5        |
| 19        | Orissa            | 107.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 107.5        |
| 20        | Punjab            | 125.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 125.5        |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | 275.25            |                   | 0                 |                   | 275.25       |
| 22        | Sikkim            | 0                 |                   | 299.55            |                   | 299.55       |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | 72.15             |                   | 0                 |                   | 72.15        |
| 24        | Tripura           | 350.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 350.5        |
| 25        | Uttarakhand       | 51                |                   | 0                 |                   | 51           |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     | 119.5             |                   | 0                 |                   | 119.5        |
| 27        | West Bengal       | 0                 |                   | 300.75            |                   | 300.75       |
|           | Total             | 4994.55           | 0                 | 1265.70           | 0                 | 6260.25      |

Annexure referred to in reply  of parts  (a)  &  (b)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.  1775  on  'Tree  Plantation  Programme'  asked  by Shri  D.S.  Rathod  due  for  reply  on 08.03.2016

## Statement showing State wise release of fund under CAMPA

| Sl. No.                     | State/UT                    | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-15                          |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                             | Amount (in Rs.)             | Amount (in Rs.)             | Amount (in Rs.)             | Amount (in Rs.)                  |
| 1                           | 2                           | 3                           | 4                           | 5                                |
| 1                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands    | 60,49,000.00                | 50,00,000.00                | 1,20,00,000.00                   |
| 2                           | Andhra Pradesh              | 1,19,60,39,000.00           | 92,00,00,000.00             | 1,35,00,00,000.00                |
| 3                           | Arunachal Pradesh           | 23,52,26,000.00             | 47,50,00,000.00             |                                  |
| 4                           | Assam                       | 15,05,92,100.00             | 13,00,00,000.00             |                                  |
| 5                           | Bihar                       | 8,46,50,000.00              | 10,80,19,400.00             | 16,50,00,000.00                  |
| 6                           | Chandigarh                  | 11,32,000.00                | 8,50,000.00                 | 1,07,79,000.00                   |
| 7                           | Chhattisgarh                | 1,14,38,00,000.00           | 1,10,00,00,000.00           | 1,93,00,00,000.00                |
| 8                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli         |                             |                             |                                  |
| 9                           | Daman &Diu                  |                             |                             |                                  |
| 10                          | Delhi                       | 2,00,86,000.00              | 1,50,00,000.00              | 4,00,00,000.00                   |
| 11                          | Goa                         | 8,05,00,000.00              | 6,50,00,000.00              |                                  |
| 12                          | Gujarat                     | 32,41,17,000.00             | 28,00,00,000.00             | 65,00,00,000.00                  |
| 13                          | Haryana                     | 16,00,00,000.00             | 19,50,00,000.00             | 23,00,00,000.00                  |
| 14                          | Himachal Pradesh            | 52,40,00,000.00             | 53,50,00,000.00             | 18,60,00,000.00                  |
| 15                          | Jammu &Kashmir              | 23,78,35,000.00             | 18,00,00,000.00             | 34,00,00,000.00                  |
| 16                          | Jharkhand                   | 95,96,00,000.00             | 97,50,00,000.00             | 1,75,00,00,000.00                |
| 17                          | Karnataka                   | 43,72,00,000.00             | 34,50,00,000.00             | 65,00,00,000.00                  |
| 18                          | Kerala                      | 1,47,00,000.00              | 1,50,00,000.00              |                                  |
| 19                          | Lakshadweep                 |                             |                             |                                  |
| 20                          | Madhya Pradesh              | 61,50,00,000.00             | 89,50,00,000.00             | 2,13,00,00,000.00                |
| 21                          | Maharashtra                 | 78,21,23,000.00             | 78,00,00,000.00             | 1,48,00,00,000.00                |
| 22                          | Manipur                     | 1,97,29,000.00              | 4,50,00,000.00              | 8,27,00,000.00                   |
| 23                          | Meghalaya                   | 5,48,00,000.00              | 5,20,00,000.00              |                                  |
| 24                          | Mizoram                     | 65,00,000.00                | 3,00,00,000.00              |                                  |
| 25                          | Nagaland                    |                             |                             |                                  |
| 26                          | Orissa                      | 2,05,82,44,000.00           | 1,80,00,00,000.00           | 3,22,00,00,000.00                |
| 27                          | Pondicherry                 |                             |                             |                                  |
| 28                          | Punjab                      | 19,31,18,000.00             | 21,50,00,000.00             | 41,00,00,000.00                  |
| 29                          | Rajasthan                   | 37,42,98,000.00             | 34,50,00,000.00             | 74,00,00,000.00                  |
| 30                          | Sikkim                      | 8,75,23,000                 | 9,50,00,000.00              | 13,70,00,000.00                  |
| 31                          | Tamil Nadu                  | 1,14,54,000.00              |                             | 2,20,00,000.00                   |
| 32                          | Telangana                   |                             |                             | 35,00,00,000.00                  |
| 33                          | Tripura                     | 2,27,70,300.00              | 3,50,00,000.00              | 8,00,00,000.00                   |
| 34                          | Uttar Pradesh               |                             | 44,91,18,400.00*            | 75,00,00,000.00                  |
| 35                          | Uttarakhand                 | 63,46,10,000.00             | 61,50,00,000.00             | 68,00,00,000.00                  |
| 36                          | West Bengal                 |                             |                             |                                  |
|                             | Total                       | 10,34,81,72,400.00          | 10,69,99,87,800.00 cr.      | 17,39,54,79,000.00 Say 1,739 cr. |
| Say Rs. 1,035 cr. Say 1,070 | Say Rs. 1,035 cr. Say 1,070 | Say Rs. 1,035 cr. Say 1,070 | Say Rs. 1,035 cr. Say 1,070 | Say Rs. 1,035 cr. Say 1,070      |

*Note : The release of funds to Uttar Pradesh have been made against years 2012-13 and 2013-14.