Green India Mission – EQ

In Short : The Green India Mission (GIM) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) launched by the Government of India. Its primary objectives are to increase forest and tree cover, restore degraded ecosystems, enhance biodiversity, and address climate change mitigation and adaptation.

In Detail : National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. It aims at protecting, restoring, and enhancing India’s forest cover and responding to Climate Change by undertaking eco-restoration activities in the forest and non-forest areas in the selected landscapes. The activities under GIM were started in the FY 2015-16.

So far, an amount of Rs. 909.82 Crores have been released to seventeen States and one Union Territory for creation of plantation/eco-restoration over an area of 155130 ha. An area of 464.20 ha has been taken under GIM for creation of plantation/eco-restoration in Dahanu Division of Palghar District in Maharashtra.

The State/UT wise details of funds allocated/disbursed and utilized under GIM during the last five years including Maharashtra is detailed in Annexure-1.

State/UT wise funds allocated/disbursed and utilized under GIM during last five years (2019-20 to 2023-24)

(Rs. In Crores)

Note: Fund Utilized also include the expenditure incurred from the release prior to FY2019-20

This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.