(a) whether the Government proposes to bifurcate the Ministry of Environment and Forests;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor;
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(c) the stage at which the above proposal stands at present; and
(d) the mechanism proposed/evolved to accommodate the employees under the new scheme?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA):
(a)& (b) Yes, Sir. There is a proposal to have two separate Departments, viz. Department
of Environment, and Department of Forests & Wildlife as a follow-up of the recommendations of the Tiger Task Force.
(c) & (d) The proposal is under formulation.