Lok Sabha Question No. 3667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Plantation of Trees
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, TARIQ ANWAR

# GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

# MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTIO** N **NO.  3667**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**Plantation of Trees**

3667.   SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

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

1. whether the Government has any plan to increase tree plantation in the forest areas of the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
2. whether the Government has issued guidelines to the States for plantation of trees along the National Highways;
3. if so, the details thereof along with the trees species identified for the purpose; and
4. the response of the States thereon?
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**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  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.3545 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 for preparatory activities under GIM is given in the **Annexure-I and II** .  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.** Besides, afforestation being the multi-departmental effort, is also taken up under centrally sponsored MGNREGA Scheme, Integrated Watershed Management scheme, National Bamboo Mission and various State Plan & Non-Plan Schemes.

(b) to (d)   As per the information received from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, at present, plantation of trees along the National Highways is done  as per the codal provisions of Indian Roads Congress (IRC:SP:21-2009).

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**Annexure I**

**Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3667 on “Plantation of Trees” asked by Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Shri D.S. Rathod, Shri Tariq Anwar due for reply on 11.08.2015**

| **National Afforestation Programme: Details of funds released and afforestation area sanctioned from 2012-13 to 2014-15**   |                          |                     |             |             |                   |             |             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
| **S. No.**                                                                                                                  | **State**                | **Amount Released** |             |             | **Area**          |             |             |
|                                                                                                                             |                          | **(Rs. in crore)**  |             |             | **(in hectares)** |             |             |
|                                                                                                                             |                          | **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** |                     |             |             |                   |             |             |
| 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 II**

**Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3667 on “Plantation of Trees” asked by Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Shri D.S. Rathod, Shri Tariq Anwar due for reply on 11.08.2015**

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

**(Rs. In lakhs)**

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

**Annexure III**

**Annexure referred to in reply of parts (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3667 on “Plantation of Trees” asked by Shri Devusinh Chauhan, Shri D.S. Rathod, Shri Tariq Anwar due for reply on 11.08.2015**

**Statement showing State wise release of fund under CAMPA**

| **Sl. No.**                                                                                         | **State/UT**              | **2012-13**                                   | **2013-14**                               | **2014-15**                               |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                     |                           | **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**  **Say Rs. 1,035 cr.** | **10,69,99,87,800.00**  **Say 1,070 cr.** | **17,39,54,79,000.00**  **Say 1,739 cr.** |
| ***Note : The release of funds to Uttar Pradesh have been made against years 2012-13 and 2013-14.** |                           |                                               |                                           |                                           |