Parliament Question: - Tree plantation

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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Parliament Question: - Tree plantation

Posted On: 27 MAR 2025 5:45PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry is taking up plantations under various schemes such as the Nagar Van Yojana (NVY), National Mission for Green India (GIM) and the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitat and Tangible Benefits (MISHTI). Afforestation activities are also undertaken in a major way by utilizing Compensatory Afforestation Funds under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) under the overarching theme of “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”, a voluntary initiative combining environmental responsibility with a heartfelt tribute to our own mothers as well as Mother Earth was launched on 5th June, 2024. The State-wise details of trees planted in the current financial year are given at Annexure-I.

The protection and management of forests and tree resources is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and the details of illegal felling of trees and action taken in this regard are within their purview. In order to stop the illegal felling of trees, States/UTs are taking various measures such as regular patrolling in the forest areas by front-line forest staff to prevent occurrence of any illegal/prohibited activities, establishment of patrolling camps/anti-poaching camps, check posts at strategic and vulnerable locations, deployment of vigilance and flying squad parties, regular inspections in vulnerable areas, etc. Besides, State/UT Forest Departments are also implementing Joint Forest Management programmes, awareness campaigns, educational programmes etc., to secure the involvement of communities in forest protection activities. There are legal frameworks for the protection and management of forest and tree resources of the country which include, the Indian Forest Act 1927, Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam 1980, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the State Forest Acts, Tree Preservation Acts and Rules, etc. The State Governments/UT Administrations take appropriate actions to protect forests and trees under the provisions made in these Acts/ Rules as and when instances regarding the illegal felling of trees are detected.

The budget for plantation in the current financial year under the afforestation schemes is Rs. 684.54 Crores.

Annexure-1

 

State/UT- wise details of plantation activities under various schemes in the FY 2024-25

S.No.

State/UT

Number of Trees Planted

1

Andaman and Nicobar (AN)

2261808

2

Andhra Pradesh (AP)

60904135

3

Arunachal Pradesh (AR)

4857910

4

Assam (AS)

32215542

5

Bihar (BR)

35321797

6

Chandigarh (CH)

280887

7

Chhattisgarh (CG)

33121988

8

Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DN)

612502

9

Daman and Diu (DD)

3562

10

Delhi (DL)

4125328

11

Goa (GA)

541794

12

Gujarat (GJ)

173317655

13

Haryana (HR)

12950177

14

Himachal Pradesh (HP)

4883847

15

Jammu and Kashmir (JK)

10119287

16

Jharkhand (JH)

23601649

17

Karnataka (KA)

19069351

18

Kerala (KL)

1932248

19

Ladakh

155532

20

Lakshdweep (LD)

157044

21

Madhya Pradesh (MP)

64019290

22

Maharashtra (MH)

43495069

23

Manipur (MN)

5176249

24

Meghalaya (ML)

88066

25

Mizoram (MZ)

504768

26

Nagaland (NL)

3692248

27

Odisha (OD)

56071322

28

Puducherry (PY)

104694

29

Punjab (PB)

18464163

30

Rajasthan (RJ)

56834461

31

Sikkim (SK)

1895204

32

Tamil Nadu (TN)

23033367

33

Telangana

176471148

34

Tripura (TR)

4143628

35

Uttar Pradesh (UP)

395214001

36

Uttarakhand (UK)

25813947

37

West Bengal (WB)

482485

Total No. of Trees Planted

1295938153

This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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