(a) the number of proposals sent by the Government of Madhya Pradesh relating to afforestation through the Joint Forest Management Committees alongwith details of each such proposal;
(b) the action taken by the Government on these proposals; and
(c) the time by which these proposals are likely to be accorded sanction?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a), (b) and (c) All 47 Forest Development Agency (FDA) project proposals received from the State of Madhya Pradesh relating to afforestation through Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) upto 6.2.2006 have been approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests at a total cost of Rs.110.83 Crores for treating an area of 75,500 hectares through 1,472 JFMCs. A sum of Rs.66.59 Crores has been released till 6.2.2006. The FDA-wise details are given in the Annexure.