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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