In Short : Conserving forests is crucial for maintaining biodiversity, regulating climate, supporting livelihoods, and preserving ecological balance. Various measures are implemented globally to conserve forests, and these efforts often involve a combination of legal, policy, and community-based approaches.
In Detail : Protection and management of forests is primarily the responsibility of State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. There are strong legal frameworks for protection and management of forests under various acts and rules such as Indian Forest Act, 1927, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the State Governments /UT Administrations take appropriate actions in accordance with the provisions made under these Acts/ Rules, including other State/UT Specific Acts and Rules.
The Ministry provides financial assistance to the States/UTs under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme, Green India Mission, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority and Development of Wildlife habitat (DWH). These schemes support in the conservation and restoration of forests including forest fire prevention and mitigation activities, ecological restoration of degraded forest areas through afforestation and reforestation activities, habitat improvement, soil and water conservation measures and protection etc.
The details of funds released under Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme to various States/UTs during the last three years are given in Annexure- I.
The details of funds released under Green India Mission to various State/UTs during last three years are given in Annexure-II
The details of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds utilized by the States/UTs during last three years are given in Annexure-III.
The details of funds released under Development of Wildlife Habitats to various States/UTs during the last three years are given in Annexure- IV.
As per the India State of Forest Report, 2021, the total forest cover of the country is 7,13,789 square kilometers which is 21.71% of the geographical area of the country. The forest cover has increased by 1,540 square kilometers between ISFR 2019 and ISFR 2021 assessment are given in Annexure-V.
As reported by the State Forest Department of Rajasthan, details of activities carried out and amount spent in the year 2022-2023 are given in Annexure –VI.
As per the report received from State Forest Department of Rajasthan, there are no displaced forest villages in the State.
Annexure-I
The details of fund released under ‘Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme’ during last three years.
(Rs.InCrores)
The details of fund released under Green India Mission during last three years.
| S. No. | States | 2020-21
Amount Released |
2021-22
Amount Released |
2022-23
Amount Released |
| Other States | ||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Bihar | 2.3394 | 0.00 | 0.3962 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 0.00 | 1.4055 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Gujarat | 1.8560 | 0.998 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Goa | 0.00 | 0.5730 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Haryana | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 2.0329 | 1.1617 | 1.1329 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 1.5346 | 1.3615 | 0.0169 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 2.1940 | 1.5733 | 0.8738 |
| 10 | Kerala | 0.00 | 3.6288 | 4.4431 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 2.6988 | 0.00 | 6.3548 |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 4.5518 | 0.00 | 3.9599 |
| 13 | Odisha | 4.0055 | 8.3983 | 3.3880 |
| 14 | Punjab | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Rajasthan | 0.9715 | 1.2721 | 0.3347 |
| 16 | Tamil Nadu | 0.00 | 2.3890 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Telangana | 1.6696 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | 1.4696 | 1.1179 | 0.00 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 0.00 | 3.5436 | 1.3393 |
| 20 | West Bengal | 0.7883 | 1.3273 | 0.00 |
| Total | 26.1120 | 28.75 | 22.2396 | |
| NE & Sikkim | ||||
| 1 | Assam | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00 | 0.8977 | 1.9812 |
| 3 | Manipur | 3.1661 | 0.8653 | 1.0661 |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 0.7331 | 0.00 | 0.3817 |
| 5 | Mizoram | 1.1246 | 0.8719 | 0.3087 |
| 6 | Nagaland | 0.8780 | 0.6452 | 0.2882 |
| 7 | Sikkim | 0.00 | 0.8973 | 0.4791 |
| 8 | Tripura | 0.4562 | 0.8226 | 0.4748 |
| Total | 6.358 | 5.00 | 49.798 | |
| Union Territories | ||||
| 1 | A & N Islands | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 0.00 | 0.5072 | 0.00 |
| 3 | D&N Haveli | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Daman & Diu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | New Delhi | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Pondicherry | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.4340 |
| Total | 0.00 | 0.5072 | 1.034 | |
| Grand Total | 32.47 | 34.2572 | 28.2534 | |
Annexure-II
The details of fund released under Green India Mission during last three years.
(Rs. in Crores)
| Sl. No. | States | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Funds released | Funds released | Funds released | ||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 1.44 | 1.30 | – |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | – | – | 10.56 |
| 3 | Chhattisgarh | 1.31 | 0.35 | 2.62 |
| 4 | Haryana | – | 8.32 | |
| 5 | Himachal Pradesh | – | 0.00 | 6.55 |
| 6 | Jammu & Kashmir | – | 13.68 | 6.02 |
| 7 | Karnataka | 2.33 | 4.44 | 2.872 |
| 8 | Kerala | 1.97 | 9.18 | 3.80 |
| 9 | Madhya Pradesh | 24.86 | 10.66 | 23.4 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | – | – | 1.78 |
| 11 | Manipur | 6.74 | 9.93 | 5.45 |
| 12 | Mizoram | 2.99 | 29.86 | 36.27 |
| 13 | Odisha | 22.01 | 11.41 | 17.77 |
| 14 | Punjab | 3.92 | 3.25 | 2.21 |
| 15 | Sikkim | 2.19 | 7.77 | 6.39 |
| 16 | Uttarakhand | 24.73 | 27.51 | 35.94 |
| 17 | West Bengal | – | 9.43 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | – | – | – |
| Total | 94.49 | 138.76 | 170.75 |
Annexure-III
The details of fund released under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority CAMPA during last three years.
(Rs. in Crores)
| Sl.
No. |
Name of the State/UT | Utilisation of CAMPA funds | ||
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | ||
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar
Islands |
0.01 | 0.00 | 4.22 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 60.96 | 121.10 | 82.52 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00 | 0.00 | 189.40 |
| 4 | Assam | 22.65 | 21.48 | 83.89 |
| 5 | Bihar | 183.20 | 0.13 | 77.69 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 0.00 | 5.14 | 1.61 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 651.64 | 855.55 | 895.59 |
| 8 | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Delhi | 0.03 | 4.15 | 9.58 |
| 10 | Goa | 23.39 | 17.75 | 25.74 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 169.85 | 168.79 | 170.00 |
| 12 | Haryana | 125.73 | 213.50 | 137.04 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 119.48 | 94.77 | 97.01 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 112.61 | 127.74 | 177.37 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 214.93 | 240.99 | 316.93 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 170.48 | 299.99 | 269.36 |
| 17 | Kerala | 10.88 | 16.03 | 8.24 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 475.64 | 561.09 | 729.38 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 236.58 | 422.43 | 399.91 |
| 20 | Manipur | 27.79 | 25.09 | 22.59 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 22.01 | 36.40 | 8.90 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 25.99 | 17.65 | 10.01 |
| 23 | Nagaland | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Odisha | 674.99 | 843.12 | 930.01 |
| 25 | Punjab | 128.59 | 167.82 | 129.81 |
| 26 | Rajasthan | 192.37 | 182.13 | 209.05 |
| 27 | Sikkim | 54.84 | 70.00 | 70.57 |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.95 |
| 29 | Telangana | 378.35 | 488.98 | 430.55 |
| 30 | Tripura | 17.92 | 24.22 | 34.80 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh | 252.19 | 362.06 | 232.72 |
| 32 | Uttarakhand | 250.01 | 375.42 | 256.32 |
| 33 | West Bengal | 8.25 | 12.92 | 18.93 |
| Total | 4611.36 | 5776.44 | 6055.69 | |
Annexure-IV
The details of fund released under “Development of Wildlife Habitats’ during last three years.
(Rs. In Crore)
| S. No. | Name of States/UTs | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| 1 | A& N Islands | 0 | 1.3577 | 0.2512 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3.1258 | 4.1980 | 2.7644 |
| 4 | Assam | 0 | 0 | 2.0914 |
| 5 | Bihar | 2.0516 | 4.1085 | 0 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 0.2516 | 0 | 0.2162 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 1.0435 | 2.7459 | 1.0445 |
| 8 | Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Gujarat | 1.2458 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Haryana | 0.1822 | 1.2733 | 0.3015 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 1.8763 | 1.9709 | 1.1432 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir | 0.8062 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 1.9822 | 0.7953 | 0 |
| 14 | Karnataka | 5.8612 | 12.5659 | 2.9171 |
| 15 | Kerala | 7.3128 | 2.9577 | 2.2447 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | 8.0160 | 3.8934 | 2.6555 |
| 17 | Maharashtra | 1.4608 | 0 | 3.5038 |
| 18 | Manipur | 2.4112 | 1.4250 | 1.8064 |
| 19 | Meghalaya | 2.6350 | 5.3051 | 0 |
| 20 | Mizoram | 3.3960 | 1.9896 | 1.9019 |
| 21 | Nagaland | 2.60 | 3.4203 | 7.2565 |
| 22 | Odisha | 6.9750 | 7.2680 | 9.6749 |
| 23 | Rajasthan | 3.0912 | 10.0764 | 0.8678 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 3.4962 | 1.8297 | 2.3966 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu | 3.3403 | 3.9075 | 1.3295 |
| 26 | Telangana | 0.3659 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 3.1292 | 1.6906 | 2.6674 |
| 28 | Uttarakhand | 4.4161 | 2.2634 | 2.1296 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 7.1061 | 7.5725 | 2.01308 |
| 30 | Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Lakshadweep | 4.6240 | 4.6208 | 2.6990 |
| 32 | Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Tripura | 2.6067 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ladakh UT | 2.2317 | 0.3195 | 0.6111 |
| Grand Total | 87.6488 | 87.5559 | 56.4884 |
Annexure-V
The details of change in forest cover in various states, including Rajasthan from ISFR 2019 to ISFR 2021.
( in Square Kilometre)
| States/UTs | Geographical
area |
ISFR 2019
(XVI) Cycle |
ISFR 2021
(XVI) Cycle |
Change in Forest
Cover between ISFR 2019& ISFR 2021 |
| Total Forest
Cover |
Total Forest
Cover |
|||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,62,968 | 29,137 | 29,784 | 647 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | 66,688 | 66,431 | -257 |
| Assam | 78,438 | 28,327 | 28,312 | -15 |
| Bihar | 94,163 | 7,306 | 7,381 | 75 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1,35,192 | 55,611 | 55,717 | 106 |
| Delhi | 1,483 | 195.44 | 195 | -0.44 |
| Goa | 3,702 | 2,237 | 2,244 | 7 |
| Gujarat | 1,96,244 | 14,857 | 14,926 | 69 |
| Haryana | 44,212 | 1,602 | 1,603 | 1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | 15,434 | 15,443 | 9 |
| Jharkhand | 79,716 | 23,611 | 23,721 | 110 |
| Karnataka | 1,91,791 | 38,575 | 38,730 | 155 |
| Kerala | 38,852 | 21,144 | 21,253 | 109 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,08,252 | 77,482 | 77,493 | 11 |
| Maharashtra | 3,07,713 | 50,778 | 50,798 | 20 |
| Manipur | 22,327 | 16,847 | 16,598 | -249 |
| Meghalaya | 22,429 | 17,119 | 17,046 | -73 |
| Mizoram | 21,081 | 18,006 | 17,820 | -186 |
| Nagaland | 16,579 | 12,486 | 12,251 | -235 |
| Odisha | 1,55,707 | 51,619 | 52,156 | 537 |
| Punjab | 50,362 | 1,849 | 1,847 | -2 |
| Rajasthan | 3,42,239 | 16,630 | 16,655 | 25 |
| Sikkim | 7,096 | 3,342 | 3,341 | -1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1,30,060 | 26,364 | 26,419 | 55 |
| Telangana | 1,12,077 | 20,582 | 21,214 | 632 |
| Tripura | 10,486 | 7,726 | 7,722 | -4 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,40,928 | 14,806 | 14,818 | 12 |
| Uttarakhand | 53,483 | 24,303 | 24,305 | 2 |
| West Bengal | 88,752 | 16,902 | 16,832 | -70 |
| A&N Islands | 8,249 | 6,743 | 6,744 | 1 |
| Chandigarh | 114 | 22.03 | 22.88 | 0.85 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli # | 491 | 207 | 227.75 | 0.26 |
| Daman & Diu * | 111 | 20.49 | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir | 2,22,236 | 21,358 | 21,387 | 29 |
| Ladakh | 2,254 | 2,272 | 18 | |
| Lakshadweep | 30 | 27.10 | 27.10 | 0 |
| Puducherry | 490 | 52.41 | 53.30 | 0.89 |
| Grand Total | 32,87,469 | 7,12,249 | 7,13,789 | 1,540 |
* From ISFR 2021 onwards Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been combined into one UT.
Annexure-VI
Details of activities carried out and amount spent in the year 2022-2023 by Rajasthan State Forest Department.
| Sl. No | Name of Scheme | Year | Amount spent (In Crores ) |
| 1 | Rehabilitation Degraded Forest | 2022-23 | 161.8639 |
| 2 | Climate Change and Combating desertification | 2022-23 | 116.3443 |
| 3 | Rajasthan CAMPA | 2022-23 | 209.0558 |
| 4 | NABARD Afforestation phase -V | 2022-23 | 29.1152 |
| 5 | RFBP-2 | 2022-23 | 3.4700 |
| 6 | Farm Forestry | 2022-23 | 44.2727 |
| 7 | TOFR | 2022-23 | 22.5657 |
| 8 | Integrated development of Wildlife Habitat | 2022-23 | 2.2305 |
| 9 | Project Tiger | 2022-23 | 4.6883 |
