(a) whether the Government has implemented any fresh policy to encourage afforestation in the country;
(b) if so, the names of States where said policy has been implemented indicating the amount allocated to them thereunder;
(c) if not, whether the Government proposes to formulate such policy in future; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) during Tenth Five Year Plan for regeneration of degraded forest lands and lands adjoining forest areas in the country. Participation of local people is an integral component of this programme. The programme is being implemented through two-tier decentralised mechanism of Forest Development Agency (FDA) set up at Territorial Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) at village level.
(b) State-wise details of funds released under NAP are given in the Annexure.
(c) and (d) Do not arise.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2610 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.3.2005
REGARDING NEW AFFORESTATION POLICY
State wise funds released to FDA projects.
(RS. in Crores)
1 Andhra Pradesh 33.99 2 Chhattisgarh 34.41 3 Gujarat 16.15 4 Haryana 35.03 5 Himachal Pradesh 20.1 6 Jammu & Kashmir 17.76 7 Karnataka 52.49 8 Madhya Pradesh 54.58 9 Maharashtra 31.42 10 Orissa 30.06 11 Punjab 2.24 12 Rajasthan 14.89 13 Tamil Nadu 37.18 14 Uttar Pradesh 66.66 15 Uttaranchal 19.32 16 Goa 0.64 17 Jharkhand 17.87 18 Bihar 4.31 19 Kerala 5.57 20 West Bengal 13.84
Total (Other States) 508.51
21 Arunachal Pradesh 9.41 22 Assam 13.66 23 Manipur 12.96 24 Nagaland 22.75 25 Sikkim 14.19 26 Tripura 11.42 27 Mizoram 35.91 28 Meghalaya 2.45
Total (NE States) 122.75
G. Total 631.26