**Executive Summary**
This document is the response to Unstarred Question No. 37 in Lok Sabha, to be answered on December 1, 2025, regarding the implementation of the Green India Digital Mission (GIM). It provides details on the progress, funds allocated/utilized, and outcomes achieved under the GIM. The information includes state-wise details, as well as overall achievements in forest cover and carbon sequestration.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Mission Overview:**
* The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change.
* GIM aims to protect, restore, and enhance India's forest cover.
* It involves plantation activities in degraded and vulnerable landscapes.
* GIM activities started in FY 2015-16 through Joint Forest Management Committees.
* **Financial Details:**
* Rs. 1027.19 Crores have been sanctioned/allocated to seventeen States and one Union Territory.
* The State-wise details of funds allocated/released, utilized, and area taken up under eco-restoration are in Annexure-1.
* **Monitoring and Assessment:**
* Plantation monitoring involves both Central and State mechanisms.
* State Forest Departments conduct annual physical verification and third-party monitoring.
* The National Afforestation Monitoring System (NAMS) strengthens centralized monitoring using geospatial tools.
* The Forest Survey of India (FSI) assesses changes in forest cover using digital image processing, ground truthing, and satellite data.
* **Outcomes:**
* GIM has achieved significant outcomes in forest and tree cover enhancement, forest quality improvement, and carbon sequestration.
* As per ISFR 2023, the total forest and tree cover is 8,27,356.95 sq km, which is 25.17% of India's geographical area.
* The total carbon stock in India's forest and tree cover is estimated at 30.43 billion tonnes.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the overall implementation and monitoring of the GIM.
* **Action Required:** Continue to monitor the progress of GIM activities, utilize data from ISFR and NAMS, and ensure the effective use of funds.
**Stakeholder: State Forest Departments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for on-the-ground implementation of GIM activities and monitoring.
* **Action Required:** Conduct annual physical verification, submit reports (.kml files, progress reports, geo-tagged photographs), and ensure the effective use of funds.
**Stakeholder: Forest Survey of India (FSI)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for assessing changes in forest cover.
* **Action Required:** Continue to undertake forest resource surveys and assessments using digital image processing, ground truthing, and satellite data, and publish the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) biennially.
**Stakeholder: Joint Forest Management Committees**
* **Impact:** Involved in the implementation of GIM activities at the local level.
* **Action Required:** Continue to undertake plantation activities and monitor the progress of GIM activities in their respective areas.
Key Entities Referenced
National Mission for a Green India (GIM): One of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, focused on protecting, restoring, and enhancing India's forest cover.
National Action Plan on Climate Change: A national framework encompassing eight Missions including the GIM to address climate change.
Forest Survey of India (FSI): Undertakes forest resource surveys and assessment of changes in forest cover under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The central government ministry responsible for the implementation and oversight of environmental policies, including the Green India Mission.
India State of Forest Report (ISFR): A biennial report published by the Forest Survey of India, providing data on forest and tree cover which is used to monitor the Green India Mission.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 37
TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025
Implementation of the Green India Digital Mission
37. SHRI SHASHANK MANI:
SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to
state:
(a) the present status and progress made in the implementation of the Green India Mission
(GIM) across the country, State/UT-wise with particular reference to afforestation,
ecosystem restoration and promotion of sustainable livelihoods;
(b) whether artificial intelligence and satellite technologies are being used for real-time
forest monitoring and conservation;
(c) the details of the outcomes achieved in terms of digital forest mapping and biodiversity
management;
(d) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized under the Mission since its
inception, along with the details of major projects undertaken;
(e) whether the Mission has achieved measurable outcomes in terms of increase in forest
and tree cover, enhancement of carbon sequestration capacity and conservation of
biodiversity; and
(f) the steps being taken by the Government to ensure community participation, capacity
building of local institutions, and convergence of GIM activities with other schemes to
maximize livelihood generation and environmental benefits, particularly in ecologically
sensitive and drought-prone regions?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) to (f) 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 plantation activities in the
forest and non-forest areas in the selected degraded and vulnerable landscapes. GIM activities
were started in the FY 2015-16 through Joint Forest Management Committees. So far, a sum of
Rs. 1027.19 Crores have been sanctioned/allocated to seventeen States namely Andhra Pradesh,Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka Kerala, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal,
Uttar Pradesh and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for creation of plantation/eco-
restoration over an area of 170745 ha. The State-wise detail of funds allocated/released and
utilized and area taken up under eco-restoration is detailed in Annexure-1.
Monitoring of plantations follows a multi-tiered approach involving both Central and State
mechanisms. The State Forest Departments conduct annual physical verification and third-party
monitoring, and submit .kml files, progress reports and geo-tagged photographs to the Ministry.
The Ministry has also launched the National Afforestation Monitoring System (NAMS) to
strengthen centralized, transparent monitoring using geospatial tools. The Forest Survey of India
(FSI) under the Ministry undertakes forest resource surveys and assessment of changes in forest
cover that involved digital image processing, ground truthing and interpretation of satellite data.
The National Mission for a Green India (GIM) has achieved significant outcomes in terms of
enhancement of forest and tree cover, improvement of forest quality and enhancement of carbon
sequestration. The Ministry monitors forest/tree cover, and carbon sequestration achieved
through various afforestation and eco-restoration initiatives, including the Green India Mission
(GIM), using data from the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) published biennially by the
Forest Survey of India (FSI). The series of ISFRs shows marked increase in overall forest and
tree cover. As per ISFR 2023, the total forest and tree cover of the country stands at 8,27,356.95
sq km, which is 25.17% of the geographical area of India. This includes Forest Cover of
7,15,342.61 sq km (21.76%) and Tree Cover of 1,12,014.34 sq km (3.41%). The total carbon
stock in India’s forest and tree cover is estimated at 30.43 billion tonnes, which corresponds to a
substantial carbon sink.
*****Annexure-1
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.
37 regarding ‘Implementation of the Green India Digital Mission’ raised by Shri
Shashank Mani and Shri Anurag Sharma due for reply on 01.12.2025
The details of funds allocated/released and utilised, along with total area taken up under eco-
restoration, State/UT-wise:
Total area
Funds
Funds Utilized taken up under
Sl. No. States allocated/released
(Rs. in crores) eco-restoration
(Rs. in crores)
(in ha)
1 Andhra Pradesh 6.19 4.17 1433
2 Arunachal Pradesh 34.71 29.96 5314
3 Chhattisgarh 75.58 72.84 19128
4 Haryana 73.38 44.51 1301
5 Himachal Pradesh 17.09 9.01 1299
6 Jammu & Kashmir 36.72 33.50 1778
7 Karnataka 24.61 23.44 2722
8 Kerala 41.88 25.47 12297
9 Madhya Pradesh 123.26 99.11 32831
10 Maharashtra 10.30 9.43 5223
11 Manipur 65.72 62.66 16488
12 Mizoram 169.11 160.21 19643
13 Odisha 88.37 84.28 20711
14 Punjab 26.95 24.17 6568
15 Sikkim 49.34 42.73 6567
16 Uttarakhand 167.59 161.88 14836
17 West Bengal 10.95 10.18 2606
18 Uttar Pradesh* 5.43 4.22 -
Total 1027.19 901.75 170745
* The GIM activities were started in 2024-25 and the state has taken advance work only for
taking up the creation/plantation activities in current financial year.
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