(a) the details of cost and number of trees planted for improvement of forestry and environment during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise and the current year; and
(b) the details of funds released under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission for a Green India (GIM) during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) Tree Plantation/Afforestation activities are taken up cross sectorally by various departments, NGOs, Civil Society, Corporate etc. under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and also under different State Plan/Non Plan Schemes including Externally Aided Projects. The cost of tree plantation varies with different schemes based on the plantation model, species planted, area of plantation, prevailing wage rate of the area and maintenance activities involved.
Afforestation/Tree plantation targets in the country under Item No.51 (a) (Area Covered under Public and Forest Lands) and 51 (b) (No. of Seedlings Planted) of Twenty Point Programme (TPP) is fixed by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) annually to States/UTs. The States/UTs are asked to take up plantation target of 10979.70 lakhs seedlings in the current year. The details of State/UT wise achievements for Point 51(b) - No. of Seedlings Planted during last three years and current year targets are given in Annexure-I.
(b) The State/UT-wise details of funds released under National Afforestation Programme (NAP) and National Mission for a Green India (GIM) during each of the last three years is given in Annexure II. No funds were released to any of the State/UTs during the current financial year till date.
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