Lok Sabha Question No. 1409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: New Indian Institute of Forest Management
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2015

## New Indian Institute of Forest Management

## 1409. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  percentage  of  forest  cover  out  of  the  total  geographical  area  of  the  country,  Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to open new Indian Institutes of Forest Management in various States including Jharkhand; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) As per India State of Forest Report-2013, the total forest cover in the country is 697,898 square  kilometers  which  is  21.23%  of  the  total  geographical  area  of  the  country.  The detailed  list  showing  forest  cover  State/UTs  wise  along  with  percentage  to  the  total geographical area is given in Annexure.

- (b) & (c)   There is no such proposal.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1409 due for answer on 08-12-2015 regarding 'New Indian Institute of Forest Management'

Forest Cover in States/UTs in country as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - 2013

| States/UTs          |   Geographical Area |   Total Forest Cover 2013 |   Percentage of Forest Cover to the total geographical area |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh      |              275069 |                  46116    |                                                       16.77 |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |               83743 |                  67321    |                                                       80.39 |
| Assam               |               78438 |                  27671    |                                                       35.28 |
| Bihar               |               94163 |                   7291    |                                                        7.74 |
| Chhattisgarh        |              135191 |                  55621    |                                                       41.14 |
| Delhi               |                1483 |                    179.81 |                                                       12.12 |
| Goa                 |                3702 |                   2219    |                                                       59.94 |
| Gujarat             |              196022 |                  14653    |                                                        7.48 |
| Haryana             |               44212 |                   1586    |                                                        3.59 |
| Himachal Pradesh    |               55673 |                  14683    |                                                       26.37 |
| Jammu &Kashmir      |              222236 |                  22538    |                                                       10.14 |
| Jharkhand           |               79714 |                  23473    |                                                       29.45 |
| Karnataka           |              191791 |                  36132    |                                                       18.84 |
| Kerala              |               38863 |                  17922    |                                                       46.12 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |              308245 |                  77522    |                                                       25.15 |
| Maharashtra         |              307713 |                  50632    |                                                       16.45 |
| Manipur             |               22327 |                  16990    |                                                       76.1  |
| Meghalaya           |               22429 |                  17288    |                                                       77.08 |
| Mizoram             |               21081 |                  19054    |                                                       90.38 |
| Nagaland            |               16579 |                  13044    |                                                       78.68 |
| Odisha              |              155707 |                  50347    |                                                       32.33 |
| Punjab              |               50362 |                   1772    |                                                        3.52 |
| Rajasthan           |              342239 |                  16086    |                                                        4.7  |
| Sikkim              |                7096 |                   3358    |                                                       47.32 |
| Tamil Nadu          |              130058 |                  23844    |                                                       18.33 |
| Tripura             |               10486 |                   7866    |                                                       75.01 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |              240928 |                  14349    |                                                        5.96 |
| Uttarakhand         |               53483 |                  24508    |                                                       45.82 |
| West Bengal         |               88752 |                  16805    |                                                       18.93 |
| Andaman &Nicobar    |                8249 |                   6711    |                                                       81.36 |
| Chandigarh          |                 114 |                     17.26 |                                                       15.14 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                 491 |                    213    |                                                       43.38 |
| Daman &Diu          |                 112 |                      9.27 |                                                        8.28 |
| Lakshadweep         |                  32 |                     27.06 |                                                       84.56 |
| Puducherry          |                 480 |                     50.06 |                                                       10.43 |

| Grand Total   | 3287263   | 697898   | 21.23   |
|---------------|-----------|----------|---------|