Centre notifies draft rules for use of ₹50k crore afforestation funds
7 years, 1 month ago

Centre notifies draft rules for use of ₹50k crore afforestation funds

Hindustan Times  

The environment ministry has notified draft rules under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016, that lay down how and for what purposes funds collected in lieu of deforestation are used. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act was passed in 2016, creating national and state-level fund. The Supreme Court had directed the Centre to form a Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority in 2002, but as a stop-gap measure, an ad hoc CAMPA was constituted by the apex court, which has been disbursing the funds to states since 2009. When forest land is diverted for non-forest purposes like development projects, the developers must deposit funds for not just afforestation of land equal to that being deforested but also compensate for the economic value of services provided by the lost forest area for 50 years,called Net Present Value.

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Supreme Court finds Uttarakhand Forest Department’s diversion of CAMPA funds ‘trivial’, associated with forest duties
1 week, 1 day ago

Supreme Court finds Uttarakhand Forest Department’s diversion of CAMPA funds ‘trivial’, associated with forest duties

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday found the ‘diversion’ of Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority funds by the Uttarakhand Forest Department to be of a “trivial” nature after perusing a response from the State that gadgets, including mobile phones, bought with the money was used for “immediate communication” in connection with official duties, including forest patrolling. SC …

No Justification For Not Using CAMPA Funds : Supreme Court Seeks Details From States/UTs On Amounts Spent For Afforestation
7 months ago

No Justification For Not Using CAMPA Funds : Supreme Court Seeks Details From States/UTs On Amounts Spent For Afforestation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court directed the State Governments/Union Territories to file an affidavit, inter-alia, to chart out the reasons why the CAMPA Funds, created to use it for compensatory afforestation and allied activities, have not been utilised. “We find no justification in the State Governments/Union Territories not using the said fund for the purpose of afforestation and allied activities.,” the Court …

Forest Department’s afforestation plans go awry as A.P. govt. fails to release CAMPA funds in time
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest Department’s afforestation plans go awry as A.P. govt. fails to release CAMPA funds in time

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has not been able to implement its activities as per schedule for the last few years due to non release of funds in time by the State government. The prime reason is the non-release of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority funds as per schedule by the State government despite the Union government releasing the …

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 Passed by Rajya Sabha
8 years, 7 months ago

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 Passed by Rajya Sabha

Live Law  

Rajya Sabha today passed The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016. Central Government while according prior approval under the Forest Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose stipulates conditions to the effect that the State Government shall realize funds from the user agency for compensatory afforestation, catchment area treatment plan, wildlife management plan etc. In 2008 Central Government …

Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill; paves way for special allocations
8 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill; paves way for special allocations

Firstpost  

Lok Sabha has passed the much talked about Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill, 2015 that seeks to establish setting up of a National Compensatory Afforestation Fund and also a State Compensatory Afforestation Fund. New Delhi: Lok Sabha has passed the much talked about Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill, 2015 that seeks to establish setting up of a National Compensatory Afforestation Fund and …

Cabinet nod to amend bill to speed up fund utilisation for afforestation
8 years, 11 months ago

Cabinet nod to amend bill to speed up fund utilisation for afforestation

Firstpost  

The amendments provide for use of monies realised from the user agencies in lieu for forest land diverted in protected areas for voluntary relocation from protected areas. New Delhi: The government on Wednesday gave its nod to move amendments to a bill which paves the way for expeditious utilisation in a transparent manner of over Rs 40,000 crore earmarked for …

Amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
8 years, 11 months ago

Amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015

Live Law  

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today gave its approval to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015.The legislation will ensure expeditious utilization of accumulated unspent amounts available with the ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, which presently is of the order of. The Union Cabinet chaired by the …

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