PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CAMPA FUNDS
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CAMPA FUNDS
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) has been created under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. The Act provides for establishment of funds under the Public Accounts of India and Public Accounts of each State for depositing of the compensatory levies received from user agencies towards compensating the loss of forest and ecosystem services in lieu of diversion of forest land for non-forestry purpose as per the provisions of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980. These funds are utilized for undertaking Compensatory Afforestation and other related activities as per the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016 and CAF Rules, 2018. The details of Afforestation carried out under CAMPA funds in the last five years, State-wise is attached below:
S. No.
State/UT
Compensatory Afforestation carried out under CAMPA funds from FY 2020-21 to 2024-25
(in Ha)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
264.06
2
Andhra Pradesh
5477.56
3
Arunachal Pradesh
41438.92
4
Assam
2299.278
5
Bihar
6154.27
6
Chandigarh
1.94
7
Chhattisgarh
12477.2
8
Delhi
359.92
9
Goa
2378
10
Gujarat
25359.36
11
Haryana
9732.05
12
Himachal Pradesh
7621
13
Jammu & Kashmir
11908.58
14
Jharkhand
27791.29
15
Karnataka
4907.36
16
Kerala
343.6
17
Ladakh
21746.82
18
Madhya Pradesh
20553.94
19
Maharashtra
2245.515
20
Manipur
781.5
21
Meghalaya
2684.8
22
Mizoram
2570.24
23
Odisha
30529.95
24
Punjab
6717.465
25
Rajasthan
12143.71
26
Sikkim
1047.4
27
Tamil Nadu
167.33
28
Telangana
22958.63
29
Tripura
4106.14
30
Uttar Pradesh
10998.45
31
Uttarakhand
21023.07
32
West Bengal
1398.79
The ‘land’ is a subject matter of the State Government. The forest areas and the legal boundaries thereof are determined and maintained by the concerned State Government.
The primary responsibility of protection of forest lies with the respective States and Union Territories (UTs). The respective State Governments and UT Administration initiate action against the violations as per the applicable Act, rules and guidelines.
The violations of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 are dealt on case to case basis as per the provisions of section 3A and 3B of the said Adhiniyam, the rules/guidelines made thereunder including the provisions under para 1.16 of the consolidated guidelines and clarifications dated 29.12.2023 issued by the Ministry.
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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