CAG finds Green India Mission progress negligible after 10 years
This performance audit examines the implementation, planning, and financial management of the Green India Mission (GIM) by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change across 16 sampled States and Union Territories 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 proposed 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 were made on only 0.14793 million hectares against an approved target of 2.8 million hectares to be achieved by 2018.
- CAG noted that implementation guidelines for the new 25 million hectare target set in 2021 had not been framed as of September 2025.
- Audit analysis using GPS and satellite data revealed little to no improvement in nearly 70% of the assessed plantation locations.
- Recommendations include reassessing the feasibility of fund convergence, ensuring strict adherence to meeting frequencies for governing councils, and prioritizing more vulnerable landscapes for afforestation.
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Document details
| Official title | Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Green India Mission |
| Source body | Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) — audit reports |
| Reference number | — |
| Status | None (audit_report) |
| Year | — |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 1 |