Lok Sabha Question No. 1565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Encroachment on Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2016

## Encroachment on Forest Land

## 1565. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that rapid climate change has been taking place in the country due to encroachment on forestland;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the forest area in the country along with the names of the places where the maximum encroachments have taken place;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to check forest encroachment; and
- (e) the details of the incentives being given by the Government to increase the forest cover and the financial assistance granted so far for the said purpose?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) No  study  has  so  far  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Ministry  regarding  rapid  climate change in the country due to encroachment on forest land.
- (c) The State-wise details of forest area encroached as reported by State Governments is given in Annexure-I.
- (d) To  prevent  fresh  encroachments  various  measures  are  taken  by  the  State  Forest Departments such as setting  up  of  check  posts,  barriers,  use  of  modern  technology (that  includes  wireless  network,  remote  sensing,  Geographical  Information  System, Information  Technology,  use  of  Global  Positioning  System  (GPS)  and  Differential GPS), improved mobility of the field staff by providing vehicles for patrolling, survey and demarcation of forest areas and construction of boundary pillars. Local communities are also involved in conservation, protection and management of forests through  Joint  Forest  Management  Committees/  Village  level  committees.  The Ministry supplements the efforts of the States/UTs in protection and management of forests through Centrally Sponsored Scheme  namely  Intensification of Forest Management Scheme.
- (e) Funds  are  released  to  State  Governments  under  the  schemes  namely  National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and Green India Mission (GIM) for the purpose of increasing the forest cover in the Country.  The Ministry supplements the efforts of the States/UTs in protection and management of forests through Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS). The details of funds released in last two years under these schemes are given in Annexure-II.

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  26.07.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER REGARDING ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND

## STATE WISE DETAILS OF FOREST AREA ENCROACHED

| S. No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Area of Encroachment (in ha.)   | As on Date   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 1690.72                         | 31.03.2016   |
| 2        | Bihar                | 132.21                          | 31.03.2015   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 19330.64                        | 31.01.2016   |
| 4        | Gujarat              | 34791.00                        | 19.03.2011   |
| 5        | Goa                  | Nil                             | 25.02.2013   |
| 6        | Haryana              | 520                             | 31.03.2016   |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh     | 2339.02                         | 31.03.2016   |
| 8        | Jharkhand            | 27360.21                        | 31.07.2012   |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 14345.02                        | 13.02.2014   |
| 10       | Karnataka            | 187372                          | 31.03.2016   |
| 11       | Kerala               | 56.43                           | 31.03.2016   |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh       | 534717.28                       | 31.03.2016   |
| 13       | Maharashtra          | 67012.56                        | 31.03.2016   |
| 14       | Odisha               | 78505.08                        | 22.07.2011   |
| 15       | Punjab               | 6987.31                         | 31.03.2015   |
| 16       | Rajasthan            | 9003.91                         | 31.12.2015   |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu           | 15142                           | 16.07.2014   |
| 18       | Telangana            | 27775.64                        | 31.03.2016   |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh        | 23869.50                        | 29.02.2016   |
| 20       | Uttarakhand          | 9646.37                         | 22.03.2016   |
| 21       | West Bengal          | 13779.49                        | 31.03.2015   |
| 22       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 58636.13                        | 31.03.2016   |
| 23       | Assam                | 317215.39                       | 17.03.2015   |
| 24       | Manipur              | 1356.80                         | 31.03.2016   |
| 25       | Meghalaya            | 9378.00                         | 12.03.2011   |
| 26       | Mizoram              | 9589.48                         | 31.03.2016   |
| 27       | Nagaland             | 8721.86                         | 26.07.2011   |
| 28       | Sikkim               | 2817.21                         | 31.03.2016   |
| 29       | Tripura              | 6.77                            | 08.08.2014   |
| 30       | A &NIslands          | 479.57                          | 31.03.2016   |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | 14.00                           | 31.03.2016   |
| 32       | D&N Haveli           | 614.40                          | 31.03.2013   |
| 33       | Daman &Diu           | 87.83                           | 28.09.2010   |
| 34       | Lakshadweep          | Nil                             | 28.08.2010   |
| 35       | Delhi                | 629.51                          | 11.04.2012   |
| 36       | Puducherry           | Nil                             | 21.10.2010   |
|          | TOTAL                | 1483923.34                      |              |

## ANNEXURE REFFERED TO PART (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  26.07.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  NEELAM  SONKER REGARDING ENCROACHMENT ON FOREST LAND

STATE  WISE  DETAILS  OF  FUNDS  RELEASED  UNDER  NAP,  GIM  AND  IFM SCHEME FOR THE YEARS 2014-15 AND 2015-16

| S. No.               | State                | NAP (Rs. in Crores)   | NAP (Rs. in Crores)   | IFMS (Rs. In Lakhs)   | IFMS (Rs. In Lakhs)   | GIM (Rs. In Lakhs)   | GIM (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No.               | State                | 2014-15               | 2015-16               | 2014-15               | 2015-16               | 2014-15              | 2015-16              |
| 1                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 4.56                  | 0.87                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 2                    | Bihar                | 7.00                  | 5.01                  | 0.00                  | 59.09                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 3                    | Chhattisgarh         | 20.00                 | 10.20                 | 411.96                | 120.75                | 0.00                 | 2338.55              |
| 4                    | Gujarat              | 10.50                 | 0.00                  | 349.71                | 179.99                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 5                    | Goa                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 6                    | Haryana              | 11.00                 | 8.54                  | 149.56                | 77.86                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 7                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.73                  | 0.72                  | 365.90                | 302.16                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 8                    | Jammu& Kashmir       | 3.59                  | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 193.93                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 9                    | Jharkhand            | 8.60                  | 0.00                  | 303.03                | 83.62                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 10                   | Karnataka            | 21.35                 | 0.00                  | 266.54                | 228.19                | 0.00                 | 105.53               |
| 11                   | Kerala               | 2.82                  | 1.05                  | 183.76                | 86.00                 | 0.00                 | 914.82               |
| 12                   | Madhya Pradesh       | 21.00                 | 1.02                  | 701.07                | 420.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 13                   | Maharashtra          | 35.00                 | 9.45                  | 228.02                | 447.32                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 14                   | Odisha               | 17.92                 | 14.90                 | 220.50                | 136.00                | 0.00                 | 182.92               |
| 15                   | Punjab               | 1.87                  | 9.49                  | 0.00                  | 77.00                 | 0.00                 | 611.53               |
| 16                   | Rajasthan            | 3.35                  | 0.00                  | 205.09                | 112.54                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 17                   | Tamil Nadu           | 4.25                  | 0.75                  | 0.00                  | 203.02                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 18                   | Telangana            | 2.03                  | 1.42                  | 160.73                | 0.00                  | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 19                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 12.00                 | 0.00                  | 218.36                | 156.15                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| 20                   | Uttarakhand          | 2.50                  | 2.68                  | 332.57                | 356.83                | 0.00                 | 2020.90              |
| 21                   | West Bengal          | 0.78                  | 3.05                  | 115.46                | 0.00                  | 0.00                 | 0.00                 |
| Total (Other States) | Total (Other States) | 190.85                | 69.15                 | 4212.26               | 3240.45               | 0.00                 | 6174.25              |

| North Eastern States   | North Eastern States   |   North Eastern States |   North Eastern States |   North Eastern States |   North Eastern States |   North Eastern States |   North Eastern States |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                      | Arunachal Pradesh      |                   0.15 |                   0    |                 219.59 |                  85.07 |                      0 |                   0    |
| 2                      | Assam                  |                   0    |                   2.56 |                   0    |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 3                      | Manipur                |                   8    |                   3.67 |                   0    |                 240.76 |                      0 |                 834.84 |
| 4                      | Meghalaya              |                   3.61 |                   1.35 |                   0    |                 180.26 |                      0 |                   0    |
| 5                      | Mizoram                |                  15    |                  10.17 |                 256.27 |                 153.17 |                      0 |                   0    |
| 6                      | Nagaland               |                  11    |                   0    |                 225.13 |                 122.6  |                      0 |                   0    |
| 7                      | Sikkim                 |                   6    |                   1.52 |                 162.17 |                 150    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 8                      | Tripura                |                   9.17 |                   5.73 |                 243.84 |                 147.19 |                      0 |                   0    |
| Total (NE States)      | Total (NE States)      |                  52.93 |                  25    |                1107    |                1079.05 |                      0 |                 834.84 |
| 1                      | A&N Islands            |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                  28    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 2                      | Chandigarh             |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                  36.99 |                      0 |                   0    |
| 3                      | D&N Haveli             |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 4                      | Daman & Diu            |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 5                      | Lakshadweep            |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 6                      | New Delhi              |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| 7                      | Puducherry             |                   0    |                   0    |                  37.77 |                   0    |                      0 |                   0    |
| Total                  | Total                  |                   0    |                   0    |                  37.77 |                  64.99 |                      0 |                   0    |
| Grand Total            | Grand Total            |                 243.78 |                  94.16 |                5357.03 |                4384.49 |                      0 |                7009.09 |