Question : UTILISATION OF FUNDS MEANT FOR FOREST DEVELOPMENT

(a) the details of Central and World Bank grant for the centrally and World Bank aided projects for plantation and forestry operations in the country during the last three years and thereafter, State-wise and project-wise;

(b) whether the Government have received any complaints regarding non-utilization/misutilization of the said funds particularly in the Nagpur division of Maharashtra;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(d) the follow up action taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI T.R. BAALU)

(a) The State-wise details of the grants released under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes during the last three years for afforestation and related activities are given in Annexure I. The details of amount reimbursed by the World Bank in respect of aided forestry projects for last three years are given in Annexure II.

(b) No, Sir.

(c) & (d) Do not arise.

Annexure I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3159 for 5-08-2002 regarding Utilisation of Funds meant for Forest Development.

State-wise and project wise details of the grants released under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes during the last three years for aforestation and related activities.

(Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl.No	Scheme	Name of State	99-2000	2000-01	2001-02	Total 
1	Association of Sheduled Tribes and Rural Poor in Regeneration of Degraded Forests on Usufruct Sharing Basis.
Andhra Pradesh	19.66	21.76	74.83	116.25	Arunachal Pr	8.18	22.81	32.82	63.81	Bihar	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Chhatisgarh	0.00	40.00	64.71	104.71	Gujarat	15.00	32.76	22.23	69.99	Jammu & Kashmir	16.00	47.08	23.99	87.07	Jharkhand	0.00	19.52	44.95	64.47	Karnataka	38.72	25.00	50.05	113.77	Madhya Pradesh	50.00	30.00	58.03	138.03	Maharashtra	37.94	20.10	17.78	75.82	Manipur	26.33	25.00	10.00	61.33	Mizoram	18.02	19.98	14.28	52.28	Nagaland	0.00	9.80	0.00	9.80	Orissa	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Rajasthan	32.06	25.00	39.35	96.41	Sikkim	0.00	0.00	30.00	30.00	Tamil Nadu	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Tripura	8.00	9.25	12.90	30.15	West Bengal	7.06	7.61	4.09	18.76
TOTAL	1132.62
2	Area Oriented Fuelwood and Fodder Project
Andhra Pradesh	69.92	146.38	142.77	359.07	Arunachal Pr.	7.00	9.28	11.60	27.88	Assam	89.69	42.83	69.06	201.58	Bihar	190.94	30.00	0.00	220.94	Chhatisgarh	0.00	0.00	88.20	88.20	Goa	5.69	2.89	7.60	16.18	Gujarat	212.45	206.27	170.56	589.28	Haryana	265.69	323.20	296.03	884.92	Himachal Pr.	181.78	132.96	83.18	397.92	Jammu & Kashmir	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Jharkhand	0.00	0.00	119.92	119.92	Karnataka	153.70	80.00	203.45	437.15	Kerala	75.61	65.03	48.57	189.21	Madhya Pradesh	388.13	300.00	233.35	921.48	Maharashtra	120.91	37.34	42.37	200.62	Manipur	127.54	47.98	50.00	225.52	Mizoram	173.22	147.81	48.11	369.14	Nagaland	10.87	9.00	0.00	19.87	Orissa	116.53	96.12	42.33	254.98	Punjab	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Rajasthan	160.00	7.18	38.69	205.87	Sikkim	69.52	55.54	46.51	171.57	Tamil Nadu	93.03	100.59	127.75	321.37	Tripura	0.00	60.00	52.58	112.58	Uttar Pradesh	221.78	118.22	108.37	448.37	Uttranchal	107.24	35.21	41.66	184.11	West Bengal	197.10	198.61	156.38	552.09
TOTAL	7519.82
3	Integrated Afforestation and Eco-development Projects Scheme
Andhra Pradesh	149.65	246.56	228.20	624.41	Arunachal Pr	57.87	61.99	86.36	206.22	Assam	67.15	52.25	26.05	145.45	Jharkhand	60.69	47.56	52.51	160.76	Chhatisgarh	74.82	49.98	37.05	161.85	Gujarat	58.94	221.45	398.17	678.56	Haryana	81.29	77.60	30.01	188.90	Himachal Pr.	37.92	78.91	64.00	180.83	Jammu & Kashmir	364.09	326.85	447.79	1138.73	Jharkhand	60.69	47.56	52.31	160.56	Karnataka	160.36	167.43	151.49	479.28	Kerala	346.14	486.09	390.86	1223.09	Madhya Pradesh	278.01	277.68	237.37	793.06	Maharashtra	17.18	225.68	101.07	343.93	Manipur	468.73	328.11	197.22	994.06	Meghalaya	10.21	14.70	0.00	24.91	Mizoram	147.56	149.42	68.39	365.37	Nagaland	38.60	93.64	114.23	246.47	Orissa	239.66	729.00	681.24	1649.90	Punjab	28.62	0.00	0.00	28.62	Rajasthan	376.57	432.67	291.34	1100.58	Sikkim	109.82	183.01	110.25	403.08	Tamil Nadu	0.00	84.55	100.00	184.55	Tripura	37.77	91.51	51.33	180.61	Uttar Pradesh	37.68	60.86	29.08	127.62	Uttranchal	330.03	335.54	369.11	1034.68	West Bengal	170.64	121.60	240.91	533.15	Pondicherry	0.00	20.12	0.00	20.12	TOTAL	13379.35
4	Non Timber Forest Products including Medicinal Plants Scheme
Andhra Pradesh	119.13	168.00	318.17	605.30	Arunachal Pr.	30.00	10.00	38.10	78.10	Assam	25.00	84.00	85.53	194.53	Bihar	0.00	60.00	0.00	60.00	Chhatisgarh	0.00	20.52	90.00	110.52	Goa	12.13	32.06	18.47	62.66	Gujarat	116.65	191.62	139.97	448.24	Haryana	29.44	44.35	59.33	133.12	Himachal Pr.	32.19	34.99	67.54	134.72	J & Kashmir	187.85	133.00	275.91	596.76	Karnataka	51.34	81.63	72.24	205.21	Kerala	13.10	45.50	44.03	102.63	Madhya Pradesh	77.50	166.98	96.06	340.54	Maharashtra	0.00	127.00	66.00	193.00	Manipur	53.94	118.37	0.00	172.31	Meghalaya	0.00	42.39	25.47	67.86	Mizoram	53.45	97.82	82.84	234.11	Nagaland	0.00	64.00	37.00	101.00	Orissa	86.08	162.20	121.37	369.65	Punjab	0.00	25.00	20.00	45.00	Rajasthan	116.21	139.40	234.40	490.01	Sikkim	102.00	205.24	167.53	474.77	Tamil Nadu	0.00	54.75	19.00	73.75	Tripura	17.25	26.96	12.48	56.69	Uttar Pradesh	5.00	78.00	17.87	100.87	West Bengal	71.74	79.00	88.64	239.38
TOTAL	5690.73

(Rs. in crores)
Name of the Project	Name of the State	Amount reimbursed during
1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002
Andhra Pradesh Forestry Project	Andhra Pradesh	70.69	38.55	-
Kerala Forestry Project	Kerala	20.63	25.29	14.56
Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project	Madhya Pradesh	79.58	-	-
Maharashtra Forestry Project	Maharashtra	34.39	-	-
Uttar Pradesh Forestry Project now	Uttar Pradesh	29.11	33.84	15.85
renamed as Uttar Pradesh-Uttaranchal	(inclusive of
Forestry Project	expenditure for	Uttaranchal)