MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS(SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) to (g) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 513 due for reply on 2.5.2005.
(a) and (b) According to available information the mid-term appraisal of the Tenth Plan has not yet been finalized. Planning Commission has, however, said that resources have been inadequate to achieve the desired increase in Forest/Tree Cover. Ministry of Environment and Forests agrees with the view of the Planning Commission regarding the inadequacy of the resources.
(c) The State-wise Forest and Tree Cover percentage is given in Annexure – I.
(d) and (e) The Forest and Tree Cover (FTC) targets are for the country as a whole. However, State-wise tree planting targets are fixed on an annual basis under the 20 Point Programme, 1986 which contribute to the FTC. The State-wise targets and achievements of tree planting during the Tenth Plan period so far (between 2002-03 to 2004-05) and targets for 2005-06 are stated in Annexure – II. There are two components of targets, i.e. 16-A (tree plantation on private lands, seedlings in lakhs) and 16-B (area covered – public and forest lands, in hectares). As per progress report upto December 2004, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Dadra & Nagar Haveli have achieved the targets under both 16-A and 16-B, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh have achieved targets under 16-A, and Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Tripura, and Chandigarh have achieved targets under 16-B only. The reasons for shortfall in meeting the targets include paucity of funds, non-availability of lands, adverse climate conditions, among others.
(f) The State-wise releases made under the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) being implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Forests during the Tenth Plan (2002-03 to 2004-05) are stated in Annexure – III.
(g) Following steps have been taken to achieve the target within stipulated time:
(i) Consultations with State Government and Union Territories Administrations have been held, including Forest Ministers’ Conference on 5-6 August 2004 to sensitize them of the increased tree planting targets.
(ii) Consultations have been held with other Ministries of Government of India, research institutes and non-government organizations. Views of eminent persons (Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award winners) have been taken.
(iii) Guidelines for rationalization of felling and transit regulations for tree species grown on non-forest private lands have been issued.
(iv) State Government and Union Territories Administrations have been requested to formulate and implement Media Plan to create mass awareness about tree planting.
(v) State Government and Union Territories Administrations have been requested to constitute Chief Secretary level Committee of all land owning and other concerned Departments to involve them in tree planting activities.
(vi) A new component has been added in National Afforestation Programme to extend Joint Forest Management to all 1.73 lakh forest fringe villages in the country.
(vii) Planning Commission has given in-principle approval for National Mission on Bamboo Technology and Trade Development.
ANNEXURE - I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 513 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02/05/2005 REGARDING TARGETS UNDER AFFORESTATION
State-wise Forest and Tree Cover as per State of Forest Report, 2001
S. No State/UT Forest %age Tree %age Total %age Cover Cover Forest (Area (Area and in Km2) in Km2) Tree Cover (Area in Km2)
1 Andhra Pradesh 44637 16.23 9011 3.28 53648 19.50
2 Arunachal Pr. 68045 81.25 478 0.57 68523 81.83
3 Assam 27714 35.33 1942 2.48 29656 37.81
4 Bihar 5720 6.07 3693 3.92 9413 10.00
5 Chhatisgarh 56448 41.75 3535 2.62 59983 44.37
6 Delhi 111 7.51 40 2.69 151 10.18
7 Goa 2095 56.59 62 1.68 2157 58.27
8 Gujarat 15152 7.73 4036 2.06 19188 9.79
9 Haryana 1754 3.97 1526 3.45 3280 7.42
10 Himachal Pr. 14360 25.79 397 0.71 14757 26.51
11 Jammu & Kashmir 21237 9.56 2217 1.00 23454 10.55
12 Jharkhand 22637 28.40 2694 3.38 25331 31.78
13 Karnataka 36991 19.29 7446 3.88 44437 23.17
14 Kerala 15560 40.04 1146 2.95 16706 42.99
15 Madhya Pradesh 77265 25.07 5751 1.87 83016 26.93
16 Maharashtra 47482 15.43 8269 2.69 55751 18.12
17 Manipur 16926 75.81 95 0.43 17021 76.24
18 Meghalaya 15584 69.48 140 0.62 15724 70.11
19 Mizoram 17494 82.98 95 0.45 17589 83.44
20 Nagaland 13345 80.49 70 0.42 13415 80.92
21 Orissa 48838 31.36 4364 2.80 53202 34.17
22 Punjab 2432 4.83 1634 3.24 4066 8.07
23 Rajasthan 16367 4.78 5286 1.54 21653 6.33
24 Sikkim 3193 45.00 14 0.20 3207 45.19
25 Tamilnadu 21482 16.52 6054 4.65 27536 21.17
26 Tripura 7065 67.38 68 0.65 7133 68.02
27 Uttar Pradesh 13746 5.71 7545 3.13 21291 8.84
28 Uttaranchal 23938 44.76 448 0.84 24386 45.60
29 West Bengal 10693 12.05 3264 3.68 13957 15.73
30 A & N Islands 6930 84.01 83 1.01 7013 85.02
31 Chandigarh 9 7.51 2 1.63 11 9.65
32 D & N Haveli 219 44.6 27 5.54 246 50.10
33 Daman & Diu 6 5.53 4 3.29 10 8.93
34 Lakshdweep 27 85.91 0 0.27 27 84.38
35 Pondicherry 36 7.45 35 7.19 71 14.79
Grand Total 675,538 20.55 81,472 2.48 757,010 23.03
ANNEXURE - II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) and (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 513
DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02/05/2005 REGARDING TARGETS UNDER AFFORESTATION
Point No. 16 A : Tree Plantation on Private Lands, (Units : Seedlings in lakh)
Point No. 16 B : Area covered – Public and Forest Lands (Units : Area in Hectares)
TARGETS 2002-2005 Achievements 2002-05# TARGETS 2005-2006
Sl.No. NAME OF Pt. No. Pt. No. Pt. No. Pt. No. Pt. No. Pt. No.16B STATE/UT 16A 16B 16A 16B 16A 16B
1 Andhra Pradesh 10000.00 720000.00 7326.61 392972.00 3000.00 250000.00
2 Arunachal Pr. 16.00 18500.00 5.51 6547.00 6.00 7000.00
3 Assam 120.00 57500.00 61.14 6677.00 60.00 30000.00
4 Bihar 550.00 55000.00 273.84 16480.00 125.00 40000.00
5 Chhatisgarh 650.00 115000.00 437.54 138680.00 175.00 100000.00
6 Goa 35.00 3200.00 23.85 1475.00 10.00 900.00
7 Gujarat 4700.00 190000.00 4189.16 169105.00 2000.00 85000.00
8 Haryana 805.00 65000.00 907.40 51835.00 375.00 26000.00
9 Himachal Pr. 60.00 55000.00 73.89 44040.00 25.00 25000.00
10 Jammu & Kashmir 70.00 65000.00 149.68 35555.00 30.00 30000.00
11 Jharkhand 500.00 160000.00 6.53 32585.00 200.00 65000.00
12 Karnataka 1550.00 170000.00 916.66 89372.00 350.00 65000.00
13 Kerala 40.00 18000.00 10.05 12288.00 10.00 20000.00
14 Madhya Pradesh 1000.00 425000.00 1000.25 442558.00 450.00 200000.00
15 Maharashtra 3600.00 230000.00 1210.40 95795.00 2000.00 100000.00
16 Manipur 45.00 19000.00 1.56 1973.00 10.00 7500.00
17 Meghalaya 105.00 15000.00 63.41 3237.00 15.00 5000.00
18 Mizoram 72.00 23500.00 69.55 17492.00 20.00 8500.00
19 Nagaland 105.00 25000.00 637.80 50021.00 100.00 25000.00
20 Orissa 950.00 141510.00 596.41 148517.00 250.00 60000.00
21 Punjab 90.00 55000.00 63.36 29142.00 30.00 25000.00
22 Rajasthan 300.00 37500.00 303.49 73082.00 80.00 45000.00
23 Sikkim 66.00 23000.00 6.70 1129.00 15.00 12000.00
24 Tamil Nadu 390.00 320000.00 353.07 180390.00 200.00 115000.00
25 Tripura 105.00 23500.00 83.74 25987.00 25.00 15000.00
26 Uttar Pradesh 3500.00 170000.00 4252.52 116679.00 2500.00 100000.00
27 Uttaranchal 500.00 320000.00 397.45 247693.00 175.00 125000.00
28 West Bengal 800.00 80000.00 206.30 25796.00 300.00 40000.00
29 A & N Islands 5.50 10500.00 4.05 5394.00 3.00 2000.00
30 Chandigarh 2.50 430.00 0.90 470.00 1.00 125.00
31 D & N Haveli 15.00 1050.00 19.22 1057.00 7.00 300.00
32 Daman & Diu 2.50 90.00 0.37 70.00 1.00 30.00
33 Delhi 44.00 750.00 23.67 0.00 10.00 0.00
34 Lakshadweep 3.00 225.00 0.00 24.00 1.00 20.00
35 Pondicherry 9.00 225.00 5.92 97.00 1.00 100.00
 Total 30805.50 3613480.00 23682.00 2464214.00 12560.00 1629475.00
# Achievements upto December 2004 for the year 2004-05
ANNEXURE - III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 513 DUE FOR ANSWER
ON 02/05/2005 REGARDING TARGETS UNDER AFFORESTATION
Funds released to Forest Development Agencies under National Afforestation Programme (NAP)
during last 3 years (2002-2003 to 2004-2005)
S. No. State Release (Rs. Crores)Â
1 Andhra Pradesh 33.00
2 Chhattisgarh 33.59
3 Gujarat 15.84
4 Haryana 25.80
5 Himachal Pradesh 18.15
6 Jammu & Kashmir 16.22
7 Karnataka 52.41
8 Madhya Pradesh 41.91
9 Maharashtra 29.90
10 Orissa 30.36
11 Punjab 2.13
12 Rajasthan 14.81
13 Tamil Nadu 36.52
14 Uttar Pradesh 59.51
15 Uttaranchal 18.69
16 Goa 0.64
17 Jharkhand 19.29
18 Bihar 4.62
19 Kerala 5.57
20 West Bengal 13.84
Total (Other States) 472.80
21 Arunachal Pradesh 8.01
22 Assam 13.57
23 Manipur 12.91
24 Nagaland 23.05
25 Sikkim 11.76
26 Tripura 11.78
27 Mizoram 35.91
28 Meghalaya 2.45
 Total (NE States) 119.44
 Grand Total 592.24
Allocation for 2005-06 is Rs. 280.85 Crores including North East States
