CAG finds Green India Mission's progress negligible after 10 years

This performance audit examines the implementation, planning, and financial management of the Green India Mission (GIM) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the period 2015-16 to 2024-25.

Union Government, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), and the Green India Mission (GIM) scheme.

• CAG found that the planned convergence of funds from other schemes (CAMPA, MGNREGA, NAP) amounting to ₹10,600 crore was not achieved.
• Only ₹1,149.14 crore (47.88%) of the projected funding was received through budgetary support over 10 years (2015-16 to 2024-25).
• Afforestation interventions covered only 0.14793 million hectares against an approved target of 2.8 million hectares to be achieved by 2018.
• CAG noted that plantation activities were largely confined to low-vulnerability sites, while ecologically critical landscapes were largely ignored.
• Independent analysis by CAG using GPS and satellite data revealed little to no improvement in nearly 70% of the assessed locations.
• Recommendations include reassessing the feasibility of fund convergence, ensuring strict adherence to meeting frequencies for governing councils, and prioritizing vulnerable landscapes for afforestation.

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