Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States

2738. SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

(a) the proportion of climate adaptation funds allocated to vulnerable States and the reasons behind the States like West Bengal reported inadequate support for climate resilience despite facing recurrent cyclones and flooding; and

(b)  the  details  of  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning  Authority (CAMPA) funds allocated and utilised along with survival rates of plantations and ecological equivalence of afforested land, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in 2015 as a Central Sector Scheme to support concrete adaptation activities in the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Under NAFCC, the 30 projects have been sanctioned to States and UTs including the State of West Bengal. NABARD has been channelizing funds in its capacity as the National Implementing Entity  (NIE)  for  the  NAFCC.  In  addition,  NABARD also acts as  the  Direct  Access  Entity (DAE) to the multilateral Adaptation Fund (AF), as well as to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

In  the  State  of  West  Bengal,  under  NAFCC,  a  project  was  sanctioned  titled  'Rain  Water Harvesting  and  Sustainable  Water  Supply  to  the  Hilly  Areas  in  Darjeeling  as  an  Adaptive Measure to Potential Climate Change Impacts' with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 23.12 Crore. In addition, a project was sanctioned in the Adaptation Fund under UNFCCC titled 'Enhancing adaptive  capacity  and  increasing  resilience  of  Small  and  Marginal  Farmers  in  Purulia  and Bankura Districts of West Bengal' with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 15.06 Crore.

(b) The  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  (CAF)  Act,  2016  and  its  Rules,  2018  aim towards mitigating the loss of forest cover and associated ecosystem services resulting from the diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. This is achieved through activities such as

compensatory afforestation, restoration of degraded forests, enhancement of wildlife habitats, and biodiversity enrichment.

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds are used for undertaking various activities for the betterment of forest related to improvement and enrichment of forests, wildlife and ecological services which include artificial regeneration, assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other ancillary activities related to forest and wildlife management.

States/UT  CAMPA  Authorities  submit  Annual  Plan  of  Operations  (APOs)  every  year  for approval to National CAMPA.

The  State/UT-wise  funds  approved  by  National  CAMPA  and  utilisation  by  State  Forest Department  from  FY  2022-23  to  2024-25  is  at Annexure  I. The  State/UT-wise  survival percentage in FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-II. The State/UT-wise Compensatory Afforestation Target and Achievement in FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-III.

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Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States' raised by Smt. Pratima Mondal

## Status of Funds approved by National CAMPA and Utilisation by State Forest Department for the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25

(In Crores)

| S. No.   |                                    | 2022-23                                 | 2022-23                                            | 2023-24      | 2023-24                                            | 2024-25      | 2024-25                                            |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department | APO approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department | APO approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department |
| 1        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands           | 10.97                                   | 4.22                                               | 6.7          | 2.38                                               | 10.42        | 6.88                                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 224.09                                  | 82.51                                              | 226.75       | 146                                                | 253.6        | 129.93                                             |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 195.29                                  | 189.27                                             | 190.69       | 183.23                                             | 126.55       | 183.23                                             |
| 4        | Assam                              | 162.57                                  | 130.55                                             | 109.69       | 116.35                                             | 104.39       | 91.14                                              |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 115.42                                  | 77.69                                              | 37.88        | 29.59                                              | 65.18        | 60.57                                              |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 1.66                                    | 1.6158                                             | 1.54         | 0                                                  | 1.4          | 2.50                                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                       | 688.46                                  | 895.59                                             | 471.21       | 873.52                                             | 401.69       | 304.92                                             |
| 8        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman& Diu | NIL                                     | NIL                                                | NIL          | NIL                                                | NIL          | NIL                                                |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 33.93                                   | 11.94                                              | 47.15        | 8.93                                               | 34.55        | 11.3                                               |
| 10       | Goa                                | 36.53                                   | 12.18                                              | 31.28        | 28.87                                              | 29.56        | 26.46                                              |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 205.4                                   | 169.99                                             | 250.02       | 226.76                                             | 310.5        | 309.99                                             |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 270.68                                  | 138.67                                             | 69.03        | 59.21                                              | 110.83       | 79                                                 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 190.23                                  | 97.01                                              | 185.14       | 61.55                                              | 184.52       | 105.56                                             |
| 14       | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 312.69                                  | 177.93                                             | 370.55       | 148.29                                             | 180.18       | 153.67                                             |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 764.85                                  | 316.49                                             | 412.14       | 213.04                                             | 654.62       | 275.78                                             |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 270.98                                  | 269.37                                             | 313.89       | 288.52                                             | 288.06       | 233.54                                             |
| 17       | Kerala                             | 17.26                                   | 8.241                                              | 9.06         | 4.728                                              | 8.93         | 7.198                                              |
| 18       | Ladakh                             | NIL                                     | NIL                                                | 60.55        | 39.7                                               | 76.94        | 0                                                  |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 889.84                                  | 729.38                                             | 1070.6       | 937.52                                             | 1398.42      | 1245.67                                            |
| 20       | Maharashtra                        | 708.11                                  | 399.91                                             | 597.57       | 421.15                                             | 720.32       | 530.05                                             |
| 21       | Manipur                            | 22.59                                   | 22.59                                              | 20.26        | 20.26                                              | 27.36        | 27.36                                              |
| 22       | Meghalaya                          | 26.67                                   | 8.71                                               | 30.91        | 17.79                                              | 24.75        | 18.63                                              |

ANNEXURE-II

|        |               | 2022-23                                 | 2022-23                                            | 2023-24      | 2023-24                                            | 2024-25      | 2024-25                                            |
|--------|---------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT      | Annual Plan of Operation (APO) approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department | APO approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department | APO approved | Amount of Fund utilized by State Forest Department |
| 23     | Mizoram       | 16.74                                   | 16.14                                              | 14.6         | 7.56                                               | 22.77        | 5.71                                               |
| 24     | Odisha        | 1191.31                                 | 931.1                                              | 948.04       | 833.87                                             | 1112.93      | 1015.64                                            |
| 25     | Punjab        | 203.01                                  | 129.81                                             | 257.1        | 116.63                                             | 125.94       | 94.38                                              |
| 26     | Rajasthan     | 249.19                                  | 209.19                                             | 286.49       | 242.35                                             | 198.44       | 198.44                                             |
| 27     | Sikkim        | 69.82                                   | 67.77                                              | 79.95        | 55.81                                              | 44           | 35.08                                              |
| 28     | Tamil Nadu    | 38.22                                   | 25.94                                              | 44.15        | NIL                                                | 35.27        | 19.68                                              |
| 29     | Telangana     | 772.65                                  | 430.55                                             | 455.3        | 237.28                                             | 386.8        | 178.4                                              |
| 30     | Tripura       | 52.9                                    | 34.9                                               | 85.77        | 32.52                                              | 61.87        | 40.66                                              |
| 31     | Uttar Pradesh | 344.08                                  | 231.74                                             | 172.04       | 166.9                                              | 155.57       | 146.71                                             |
| 32     | Uttarakhand   | 320.15                                  | 226.01                                             | 383.82       | 237.01                                             | 335.37       | 302.88                                             |
| 33     | West Bengal   | 52.83                                   | 18.93                                              | 79.4         | 47.3                                               | 63.51        | 42.678                                             |
| Total  | Total         | 8459.12                                 | 6065.937                                           | 7319.27      | 5804.618                                           | 7555.24      | 5883.63                                            |

Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States' raised by Smt. Pratima Mondal.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 | Survival Percentage   | Survival Percentage   | Survival Percentage                         |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 | 2022-23               | 2023-24               | 2024-25                                     |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 70-85%                | 60-85%                | 65%                                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 88%                   | 90%                   | 93%                                         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 40-70%                | 40-60%                | 75                                          |
| 4         | Assam                    | NA                    | 70-90%                | 80                                          |
| 5         | Bihar                    | NA                    | 80-90%                | 100%                                        |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 95-100%               | NA                    | NA                                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 90-95%                | 95-99%                | 90%                                         |
| 8         | Delhi                    | NA                    | NA                    | 97.23                                       |
| 9         | Dadar& Nagar Haveli      | NA                    | NA                    | NA                                          |
| 10        | Goa                      | 74-84%                | NA                    | Monitoring is ongoing and report is awaited |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 73-78%                | 75-80%                | 83.1                                        |
| 12        | Haryana                  | 70-80%                | NA                    | -                                           |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh         | NA                    | NA                    | Third party monitoring and evaluation for   |

|    |                |         |         | the year 2024-25 yet to be done              |
|----|----------------|---------|---------|----------------------------------------------|
| 14 | Jammu &Kashmir | 60-66%  | 60-66%  | 70                                           |
| 15 | Jharkhand      | 91-94%  | 95-98%  | 95.00%                                       |
| 16 | Karnataka      | 95-100% | 95-100% | 100%                                         |
| 17 | Kerala         | NA      | 60-70%  | 96.11%                                       |
| 18 | Ladakh         | NA      | NA      | NA                                           |
| 19 | Lakshadweep    | NA      | NA      | NA                                           |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 95.63%  | 95.66%  | Awaited                                      |
| 21 | Maharashtra    | 81.70%  | 100%    | 98.20%                                       |
| 22 | Manipur        | NA      | NA      | 80%                                          |
| 23 | Meghalaya      | 40-70%  | NA      | 56.08%                                       |
| 24 | Mizoram        | 80-95%  | NA      | Awaited                                      |
| 25 | Nagaland       | Nil     | NA      | Awaited                                      |
| 26 | Odisha         | 90%     | 93%     | 96.80%                                       |
| 27 | Puducherry     | NA      | NA      | NA                                           |
| 28 | Punjab         | 60-80%  | 60-85%  | 89%                                          |
| 29 | Rajasthan      | 70-80%  | 75-85%  | NA                                           |
| 30 | Sikkim         | 60-70%  | 60-71%  | 60%                                          |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu     | 85-95%  | NA      | NA                                           |
| 32 | Telangana      | 77%     | 96%     | 63                                           |
| 33 | Tripura        | 75-85%  | 85-90%  | 91.66                                        |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh  | 91%     | 95%     | 98%                                          |
| 35 | Uttarakhand    | NA      | NA      | 90%                                          |
| 36 | West Bengal    | 84-98%  | NA      | Monitoring is ongoing and report is awaited. |

ANNEXURE-III

Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States' raised by Smt. Pratima Mondal.

Compensatory Afforestation (CA) from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25

|        |                          | 2022-23           | 2022-23                | 2023-24           | 2023-24                | 2024-25           | 2024-25                |
|--------|--------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| Sr.No. | States/UTs               | CA Target (in Ha) | CA Achievement (in Ha) | CA Target (in Ha) | CA Achievement (in Ha) | CA Target (in Ha) | CA Achievement (in Ha) |
| 1      | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 56.16             | 36.56                  | 181.47            | 95.47                  | 205.29            | 191.87                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           | 2276.75           | 708.54                 | 1827.75           | 311.12                 | 1466.84           | 1454.22                |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 4459.16           | 4458.67                | 3001.34           | 2858.42                | 1557.16           | -                      |

| 2023-24        | CA Target       | CA Target              | CA Target   | CA Achievement                     | CA Achievement                |          |            |
|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------|------------|
| 2023-24        | (in Ha)         | CA Achievement (in Ha) | Sr.No. 4    | States/UTs CA Target (in Ha) Assam | CA Achievement (in Ha) 467.45 | Ha) 0.00 | (in 528.27 |
| (in Ha) 382.56 | 63.53           | 22.09                  | 5           | Bihar                              | 0.00                          | 0.00     | 1334.09    |
| 1321.09        | 560.34          | 563.35                 | 6           | Chandigarh                         | 0.14                          | 0.18     | -          |
| -              | NIL             | NIL                    | 7           | Chhattisgarh                       | 460.47                        | 465.20   | 770.24     |
| 467.74         | 148.6           | 64.54                  | 8           | Delhi                              | 71.95                         | 72.06    | 45.17      |
| 37.34          | 41.27           | -                      | 9           | Goa                                | 420.00                        | 299.00   | 470.00     |
| 470.00         | 217.23          | 217.22                 | 10          | Gujarat                            | 4584.53                       | 4584.53  | 2004.94    |
| 2004.94        | 1605.26         | 1605.26                | 11          | Haryana                            | 2306.12                       | 1608.86  | Nil        |
| Nil            | 748.84          | 310.72                 | 12          | Himachal Pradesh                   | 973.00                        | 885.00   | 1315.00    |
| 888.00         | 1014            | 912                    | 13          | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 1499.54                       | 1360.71  | 272.43     |
| 262.08         | 1386            | 626                    | 14          | Jharkhand                          | 6327.69                       | 3202.83  | 3807.74    |
| 2789.84        | 2388.09         | 1457.83                | 15          | Karnataka                          | 715.01                        | 715.01   | 718.40     |
| 720.29         | 575.58          | 575.58                 | 16          | Kerala                             | 151.50                        | 0.00     | 170.30     |
| 117.26         | 192.63          | -                      | 17          | Ladakh                             | -                             | -        | -          |
| -              | 0               | 0                      | 18          | Madhya Pradesh                     | 16365.00                      | 3457.22  | 1416.00    |
| 5301.66        | 932.55          | 1150.83                | 19          | Maharashtra                        | 246.41                        | 182.27   | 546.38     |
| 544.38         | 790.695         | 723.29                 | 20          | Manipur                            | 0.00                          | 0.00     | 0.00       |
| 0.00           | 0               | 0                      | 21          | Meghalaya                          | 367.89                        | 114.56   | 146.87     |
| 0.00           | 224.6           | 0                      | 22          | Mizoram                            | 508.96                        | 29.96    | Nil        |
| Nil            | 375.42          | -                      | 23          | Odisha                             | 6130.81                       | 4632.86  | 1962.91    |
| 1628.66        | 7278.538        | 3939.51                | 24          | Punjab                             | 864.41                        | 800.38   | 993.87     |
| 940.38         | 375.1           | 374.8                  | 25          | Rajasthan                          | 700.35                        | 444.79   | 2003.36    |
| 1365.40        | 2567.1197       | 1800.49                | 26          | Sikkim                             | 94.67                         | 94.67    | 104.06     |
| 53.19          | 197.26          | 197.26                 | 27          | Tamil Nadu                         | 146.38                        | 82.57    | 113.82     |
| 0.00           | 260.63          | 0                      | 28          | Telangana                          | 2799.41                       | 2052.71  | 918.77     |
| 551.12         | 4284.57         | 1622.2                 | 29          | Tripura                            | 685.14                        | 566.40   | 810.29     |
| 669.85         | 544.828         | 388.01                 | 30          | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1631.90                       | 1604.68  | 1414.99    |
| 1288.60        | 2934.39         | 2839.78                | 31          | Uttarakhand                        | 2415.00                       | 2448.71  | 2200.00    |
| 1697.24        | 2500            | 983                    | 32          | West Bengal                        | 397.54                        | 106.17   | 321.65     |
| 139.92         | 131.48 35567.84 | 126.38 22146.23        | Total       | 58123.34 35015.10                  | 29400.12                      | 26906.55 |            |

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