Harit Bharat Mission The details of progress made in implementation of Harit Bharat Mission.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT 

FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

LOK SABHA 

STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018 

Harit Bharat Mission 

248. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state: 

• (a) the details of progress made in implementation of ‘Harit Bharat Mission’ formulated to tackle the dangers of climate change and the number of States which have achieved the targets; 

• (b) the total amount of funds released to each of the States under this head during the last three financial years and the current year; 

• (c) whether the Government has linked or proposes to link ‘Harit Bharat Mission’ with the schemes of several other Ministries like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), in view of its importance; and 

• (d) if so, the details thereof? 

A N S WE R 

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT 

FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE 

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN) 

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. 

STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 BY SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING ‘HARIT BHARAT MISSION’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 28-12-2018. 

(a) National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. It aims at protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s forest cover and responding to Climate Change. GIM activities were started in the Financial Year 2015-16. The State Governments are required to furnish Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) based on their own planning for each financial year. It is an ongoing scheme and the annual targets in respect of each State is determined on the basis of the approved Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) and the availability of funds. The State wise details of the achievements against the targets sanctioned is placed at Annexure-1. 

(b) A total amount of Rs. 200.76 Crore has been released to twelve states so far under the scheme. The State wise details are placed at Annexure-2. 

(c) & (d) Convergence Guidelines of GIM with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) were issued in March and May, 2015 respectively. 

ANNEXURE-1: 

REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 BY SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING ‘HARIT BHARAT MISSION’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 28-12-2018. 

The State wise details of sanctioned targets and achievements under GIM is given below: –

Sl. No.	States	Target Approved from 2015- 16 to 2017-18		Target Approved during 2018-19
		Target (ha)	Achievement (ha)	Target (ha)	Achievement (ha)
1	Andhra Pradesh	534	534	2203	Targets were sanctioned in current financial year and achievement will be reported in next financial year
2	Chhattisgarh	19128	19128	–
3	Karnataka	760	760	600
4	Kerala	4978	2762	–
5	Manipur	8798	8798	–
6	Mizoram	19643	19643	–
7	Odisha	2177.72	2177.72	6965
8	Punjab	3436	3436	–
9	Uttarakhand*	7483	–	–
10	Madhya Pradesh	–	–	11914
11	Maharashtra	–	–	6766.4
12	Sikkim	–	–	1509.2
Total		66937.72	57239.32	29957.6

ANNEXURE-2: 

REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 BY SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING ‘HARIT BHARAT MISSION’ DUE FOR REPLY ON 28-12-2018. 

Release of funds under the GIM

Rs. in Crores

Sl. No.	States	FY 2015-16	FY 2016-17	FY 2017-18	FY 2018-19
1	Andhra Pradesh	–	1.055	0.446	2.666
2	Chhattisgarh	23.386	20.230	10.953	5.361
3	Karnataka	1.055	0.869	0.857	1.623
4	Kerala*	9.148	–	–	–
5	Manipur	8.348	7.823	6.416	4.888
6	Mizoram	–	9.884	20.000	–
7	Odisha	1.829	1.390	1.406	4.743
8	Punjab	6.115	–	6.217	–
9	Uttarakhand*	20.209	–	–	–
10	Sikkim	–	–	–	3.324
11	Maharashtra	–	–	–	10.302
12	Madhya Pradesh	–	–	–	10.225
Total		70.091	41.250	46.295	43.132

Note: *Fund were revalidated for utilization in FY 2016-17 and FY 2018-19