Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Assistance for Development of Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 30 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2015

## Assistance for Development of Forests

## 30.  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) whether  any  financial  or  other  assistance  have  been  sought  by  the  State  Governments including Madhya Pradesh for the development of the forests of their respective States during the current year;
- (b)  if so, the details along with the funds sanctioned/released for the said purpose, State/UTwise;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to bring in a separate legislation to solve the problem of illegal felling of trees; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken so far, in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (d)   The States and Union Territories submit proposals to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate  Change seeking financial assistance for development  and  protection of forests under  the  two  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes namely National Afforestation Programme and Intensification of Forest Management  Scheme.  Proposals  during  the  current  financial  year  have  been received  from  various  State  and  UT  Governments.  However,  no  funds  for  the current  year  have  been  sanctioned/  released  under  these  schemes  so  far.  The details  of  funds  released  in  the  last  three  financial  years  under  the  National Afforestation Programme and Intensification of Forest Management Scheme are annexed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

There is no such proposal as of now under consideration for enacting a separate legislation to solve the problem of illegal felling of trees.

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ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 30 DUE FOR REPLY ON  21.07.2015  REGARDING  ASSISTANCE  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  FORESTS  ASKED  BY  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL

## Funds released under National Afforestation Programme in the last three financial years (In Lakh Rupees)

|   S. No. | State            |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh   |    271.11 |       375 |    455.68 |
|        2 | Bihar            |       340 |   1284.04 |       700 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh     |   1333.13 |    2137.5 |      2000 |
|        4 | Goa              |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        5 | Gujarat          |   1429.51 |   1168.14 |      1050 |
|        6 | Haryana          |       641 |   1794.13 |      1100 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh |    361.92 |    261.08 |     72.53 |
|        8 | Jammu & Kashmir  |       337 |    810.82 |    359.46 |
|        9 | Jharkhand        |       469 |    901.57 |     860.3 |
|       10 | Karnataka        |       681 |    925.55 |   2134.74 |
|       11 | Kerala           |   1130.37 |    698.55 |    281.58 |
|       12 | Madhya Pradesh   |    914.54 |   2210.21 |      2100 |
|       13 | Maharashtra      |   2887.14 |   3233.23 |      3500 |
|       14 | Orissa           |    337.93 |    535.74 |   1792.16 |
|       15 | Punjab           |        76 |       200 |    186.95 |
|       16 | Rajasthan        |    413.71 |    281.09 |       335 |
|       17 | Tamil Nadu       |    278.11 |    320.77 |       425 |
|       18 | Telangana        |         0 |         0 |    203.45 |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh    |   1526.75 |   2014.62 |   1199.99 |

| 20                   | Uttarakhand          |    625.3 |   600.57 |      250 |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 21                   | West Bengal          |   257.21 |    296.2 |    78.17 |
| Total (Other States) | Total (Other States) | 14310.73 | 20048.81 | 19085.01 |
| North Eastern states | North Eastern states |        0 |        0 |        0 |
| 22                   | Arunachal Pradesh    |      166 |        0 |    15.04 |
| 23                   | Assam                |      147 |      299 |        0 |
| 24                   | Manipur              |   945.69 |  1211.77 |   800.06 |
| 25                   | Meghalaya            |   909.52 |      450 |      361 |
| 26                   | Mizoram              |   877.89 |  1194.32 |  1499.51 |
| 27                   | Nagaland             |  1087.99 |   981.99 |  1099.76 |
| 28                   | Sikkim               |   541.65 |      377 |   600.08 |
| 29                   | Tripura              |   350.31 |  1198.76 |   917.28 |
| Total (NE States)    | Total (NE States)    |  5026.05 |  5712.84 |  5292.73 |
| G. Total             | G. Total             | 19336.78 | 25761.65 | 24377.74 |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 30 DUE FOR REPLY ON  21.07.2015  REGARDING  ASSISTANCE  FOR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  FORESTS  ASKED  BY  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL

Funds  released  under  Intensification  of  Forest  Management  Scheme  in  the  last  three financial years

(Rs.  In Lakhs)

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| S. No.       | States           | 2012-13 Released   | 2013-14 Released   | 2014-15 Released   |
|--------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Other States | Other States     |                    |                    |                    |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh   | 0.00               | 38.21              | 0.00               |
| 2            | Bihar            | 0.00               | 43.32              | 0.00               |
| 3            | Chhattisgarh     | 398.03             | 253.25             | 411.96             |
| 4            | Gujarat          | 243.10             | 345.76             | 349.71             |
| 5            | Goa              | 7.51               | 61.17              | 0.00               |
| 6            | Haryana          | 95.67              | 153.64             | 149.56             |
| 7            | Himachal Pradesh | 226.12             | 364.41             | 365.90             |
| 8            | Jammu & Kashmir  | 209.86             | 105.24             | 0.00               |
| 9            | Jharkhand        | 212.50             | 254.88             | 303.03             |
| 10           | Karnataka        | 361.09             | 324.47             | 266.54             |
| 11           | Kerala           | 150.68             | 254.76             | 183.76             |
| 12           | Madhya Pradesh   | 886.87             | 744.16             | 701.07             |
| 13           | Maharashtra      | 269.42             | 95.96              | 228.02             |
| 14           | Orissa           | 149.79             | 203.25             | 220.50             |
| 15           | Punjab           | 0.00               |                    | 0.00               |
| 16           | Rajasthan        | 237.27             | 145.02             | 205.09             |
| 17           | Tamil Nadu       | 141.00             |                    | 0.00               |
| 18           | Telangana        | -                  | -                  | 160.73             |
| 19           | Uttar Pradesh    | 131.38             | 138.29             | 218.36             |
| 20           | Uttarakhand      | 342.62             | 299.33             | 332.57             |
| 21           | West Bengal      | 71.09              |                    | 115.46             |
|              | Total            | 4134.00            | 3825.12            | 4212.26            |

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| NE &Sikkim        | NE &Sikkim        |         |         |         |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1                 | Assam             | 0.00    |         | 0       |
| 2                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00    |         | 219.59  |
| 3                 | Manipur           | 117.51  | 294.86  | 0       |
| 4                 | Meghalaya         | 144.64  | 244.83  | 0       |
| 5                 | Mizoram           | 292.00  | 284.74  | 256.27  |
| 6                 | Nagaland          | 0.00    | 145.92  | 225.13  |
| 7                 | Sikkim            | 35.28   | 166.5   | 162.17  |
| 8                 | Tripura           | 376.90  | 131.8   | 243.84  |
|                   | Total             | 966.33  | 1268.65 | 1107.00 |
| Union Territories | Union Territories |         |         |         |
| 1                 | A & N Islands     | 5.49    | 13.04   |         |
|                   | Total             | 5.49    | 13.04   | 37.77   |
|                   | Grand Total       | 5105.82 | 5106.81 | 5357.03 |