Parliament Question: Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States 2738. SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL: Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state: (a) the proportion of climate adaptation funds allocated to vulnerable States and the reasons behind the States like West Bengal reported inadequate support for climate resilience despite facing recurrent cyclones and flooding; and (b) the details of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds allocated and utilised along with survival rates of plantations and ecological equivalence of afforested land, State/UT-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH) (a) The National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in 2015 as a Central Sector Scheme to support concrete adaptation activities in the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Under NAFCC, the 30 projects have been sanctioned to States and UTs including the State of West Bengal. NABARD has been channelizing funds in its capacity as the National Implementing Entity (NIE) for the NAFCC. In addition, NABARD also acts as the Direct Access Entity (DAE) to the multilateral Adaptation Fund (AF), as well as to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the State of West Bengal, under NAFCC, a project was sanctioned titled “Rain Water Harvesting and Sustainable Water Supply to the Hilly Areas in Darjeeling as an Adaptive Measure to Potential Climate Change Impacts” with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 23.12 Crore. In addition, a project was sanctioned in the Adaptation Fund under UNFCCC titled “Enhancing adaptive capacity and increasing resilience of Small and Marginal Farmers in Purulia and Bankura Districts of West Bengal” with a sanctioned amount of Rs. 15.06 Crore. (b) The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act, 2016 and its Rules, 2018 aim towards mitigating the loss of forest cover and associated ecosystem services resulting from the diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. This is achieved through activities such as Page 1 of 6compensatory afforestation, restoration of degraded forests, enhancement of wildlife habitats, and biodiversity enrichment. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds are used for undertaking various activities for the betterment of forest related to improvement and enrichment of forests, wildlife and ecological services which include artificial regeneration, assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other ancillary activities related to forest and wildlife management. States/UT CAMPA Authorities submit Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) every year for approval to National CAMPA. The State/UT-wise funds approved by National CAMPA and utilisation by State Forest Department from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure I. The State/UT-wise survival percentage in FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-II. The State/UT-wise Compensatory Afforestation Target and Achievement in FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 is at Annexure-III. *** Page 2 of 6Annexure I Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States” raised by Smt. Pratima Mondal Status of Funds approved by National CAMPA and Utilisation by State Forest Department for the FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 (In Crores) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Amount of Amount of Amount of Annual Fund Fund Fund S. Plan of State/UT utilized by APO utilized by APO utilized by No. Operation State approved State approved State (APO) Forest Forest Forest approved Department Department Department Andaman & 1 Nicobar 10.97 4.22 6.7 2.38 10.42 6.88 Islands Andhra 2 224.09 82.51 226.75 146 253.6 129.93 Pradesh Arunachal 3 195.29 189.27 190.69 183.23 126.55 183.23 Pradesh 4 Assam 162.57 130.55 109.69 116.35 104.39 91.14 5 Bihar 115.42 77.69 37.88 29.59 65.18 60.57 6 Chandigarh 1.66 1.6158 1.54 0 1.4 2.50 7 Chhattisgarh 688.46 895.59 471.21 873.52 401.69 304.92 Dadra and Nagar 8 Haveli, NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL Daman & Diu 9 Delhi 33.93 11.94 47.15 8.93 34.55 11.3 10 Goa 36.53 12.18 31.28 28.87 29.56 26.46 11 Gujarat 205.4 169.99 250.02 226.76 310.5 309.99 12 Haryana 270.68 138.67 69.03 59.21 110.83 79 Himachal 13 190.23 97.01 185.14 61.55 184.52 105.56 Pradesh Jammu & 14 312.69 177.93 370.55 148.29 180.18 153.67 Kashmir 15 Jharkhand 764.85 316.49 412.14 213.04 654.62 275.78 16 Karnataka 270.98 269.37 313.89 288.52 288.06 233.54 17 Kerala 17.26 8.241 9.06 4.728 8.93 7.198 18 Ladakh NIL NIL 60.55 39.7 76.94 0 Madhya 19 889.84 729.38 1070.6 937.52 1398.42 1245.67 Pradesh 20 Maharashtra 708.11 399.91 597.57 421.15 720.32 530.05 21 Manipur 22.59 22.59 20.26 20.26 27.36 27.36 22 Meghalaya 26.67 8.71 30.91 17.79 24.75 18.63 Page 3 of 62022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Amount of Amount of Amount of Annual Fund Fund Fund S. Plan of State/UT utilized by APO utilized by APO utilized by No. Operation State approved State approved State (APO) Forest Forest Forest approved Department Department Department 23 Mizoram 16.74 16.14 14.6 7.56 22.77 5.71 24 Odisha 1191.31 931.1 948.04 833.87 1112.93 1015.64 25 Punjab 203.01 129.81 257.1 116.63 125.94 94.38 26 Rajasthan 249.19 209.19 286.49 242.35 198.44 198.44 27 Sikkim 69.82 67.77 79.95 55.81 44 35.08 28 Tamil Nadu 38.22 25.94 44.15 NIL 35.27 19.68 29 Telangana 772.65 430.55 455.3 237.28 386.8 178.4 30 Tripura 52.9 34.9 85.77 32.52 61.87 40.66 Uttar 31 344.08 231.74 172.04 166.9 155.57 146.71 Pradesh 32 Uttarakhand 320.15 226.01 383.82 237.01 335.37 302.88 West 33 52.83 18.93 79.4 47.3 63.51 42.678 Bengal Total 8459.12 6065.937 7319.27 5804.618 7555.24 5883.63 ANNEXURE-II Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States” raised by Smt. 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Survival Percentage State/UT No. 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 70-85% 60-85% 65% 2 Andhra Pradesh 88% 90% 93% 3 Arunachal Pradesh 40-70% 40-60% 75 4 Assam NA 70-90% 80 5 Bihar NA 80-90% 100% 6 Chandigarh 95-100% NA NA 7 Chhattisgarh 90-95% 95-99% 90% 8 Delhi NA NA 97.23 9 Dadar & Nagar Haveli NA NA NA Monitoring is ongoing and 10 Goa 74-84% NA report is awaited 11 Gujarat 73-78% 75-80% 83.1 12 Haryana 70-80% NA - Third party monitoring 13 Himachal Pradesh NA NA and evaluation for Page 4 of 6the year 2024-25 yet to be done 14 Jammu & Kashmir 60-66% 60-66% 70 15 Jharkhand 91-94% 95-98% 95.00% 16 Karnataka 95-100% 95-100% 100% 17 Kerala NA 60-70% 96.11% 18 Ladakh NA NA NA 19 Lakshadweep NA NA NA 20 Madhya Pradesh 95.63% 95.66% Awaited 21 Maharashtra 81.70% 100% 98.20% 22 Manipur NA NA 80% 23 Meghalaya 40-70% NA 56.08% 24 Mizoram 80-95% NA Awaited 25 Nagaland Nil NA Awaited 26 Odisha 90% 93% 96.80% 27 Puducherry NA NA NA 28 Punjab 60-80% 60-85% 89% 29 Rajasthan 70-80% 75-85% NA 30 Sikkim 60-70% 60-71% 60% 31 Tamil Nadu 85-95% NA NA 32 Telangana 77% 96% 63 33 Tripura 75-85% 85-90% 91.66 34 Uttar Pradesh 91% 95% 98% 35 Uttarakhand NA NA 90% NA Monitoring is ongoing and 36 West Bengal 84-98% report is awaited. * NA- Not Available. ANNEXURE-III Annexure referred to reply in part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2738 due for answer on 09.03.2026 regarding " Climate Adaptation Funds to Vulnerable States” raised by Smt. Pratima Mondal. Compensatory Afforestation (CA) from FY 2022-23 to 2024-25 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 CA CA CA CA CA CA Sr.No. States/UTs Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) Andaman & 1 Nicobar 56.16 36.56 181.47 95.47 205.29 191.87 Islands Andhra 2 2276.75 708.54 1827.75 311.12 1466.84 1454.22 Pradesh Arunachal 3 4459.16 4458.67 3001.34 2858.42 1557.16 - Pradesh Page 5 of 62022-23 2023-24 2024-25 CA CA CA CA CA CA Sr.No. States/UTs Target Achievement Target Achievement Target Achievement (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) (in Ha) 4 Assam 467.45 0.00 528.27 382.56 63.53 22.09 5 Bihar 0.00 0.00 1334.09 1321.09 560.34 563.35 6 Chandigarh 0.14 0.18 - - NIL NIL 7 Chhattisgarh 460.47 465.20 770.24 467.74 148.6 64.54 8 Delhi 71.95 72.06 45.17 37.34 41.27 - 9 Goa 420.00 299.00 470.00 470.00 217.23 217.22 10 Gujarat 4584.53 4584.53 2004.94 2004.94 1605.26 1605.26 11 Haryana 2306.12 1608.86 Nil Nil 748.84 310.72 Himachal 12 973.00 885.00 1315.00 888.00 1014 912 Pradesh Jammu & 13 1499.54 1360.71 272.43 262.08 1386 626 Kashmir 14 Jharkhand 6327.69 3202.83 3807.74 2789.84 2388.09 1457.83 15 Karnataka 715.01 715.01 718.40 720.29 575.58 575.58 16 Kerala 151.50 0.00 170.30 117.26 192.63 - 17 Ladakh - - - - 0 0 Madhya 18 16365.00 3457.22 1416.00 5301.66 932.55 1150.83 Pradesh 19 Maharashtra 246.41 182.27 546.38 544.38 790.695 723.29 20 Manipur 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 21 Meghalaya 367.89 114.56 146.87 0.00 224.6 0 22 Mizoram 508.96 29.96 Nil Nil 375.42 - 23 Odisha 6130.81 4632.86 1962.91 1628.66 7278.538 3939.51 24 Punjab 864.41 800.38 993.87 940.38 375.1 374.8 25 Rajasthan 700.35 444.79 2003.36 1365.40 2567.1197 1800.49 26 Sikkim 94.67 94.67 104.06 53.19 197.26 197.26 27 Tamil Nadu 146.38 82.57 113.82 0.00 260.63 0 28 Telangana 2799.41 2052.71 918.77 551.12 4284.57 1622.2 29 Tripura 685.14 566.40 810.29 669.85 544.828 388.01 Uttar 30 1631.90 1604.68 1414.99 1288.60 2934.39 2839.78 Pradesh 31 Uttarakhand 2415.00 2448.71 2200.00 1697.24 2500 983 West 32 397.54 106.17 321.65 139.92 131.48 126.38 Bengal Total 58123.34 35015.10 29400.12 26906.55 35567.84 22146.23 ****** Page 6 of 6