Environment ministry drafts rules for utilisation of more than Rs 42,000 crore greening fundThe CAF Act, which was passed by the Parliament in July 2016, approved the release of more than Rs 42,000 crore to be spent on afforestatio...
03 Aug, 2017, 05.14 PM IST
- States to get money in tranches from CAMPA fund for afforestation; Rules will be ready by December
States will not get fund for compensatory afforestation in one go. Rules, which are being finalised for disbursement of nearly Rs 42,000 cr...
22 Oct, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill may get Rajya Sabha approvalThe Bill was approved by the Lok Sabha on May 3 and is pending in the Upper House, where the ruling NDA does not have a majority.
20 Jul, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Government to push Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill in Rajya SabhaThe proposed law is expected to create over 15 crore man-days of direct employment, most of it in the tribal and backward areas of the coun...
23 May, 2016, 07.02 AM IST
- Government hopes to free Rs 40,000 crore fund soon for afforestation
The Centre is hopeful that the bill to utilize close to Rs 40,000 crore currently locked in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management ...
06 Oct, 2015, 02.44 AM IST
- Rs 40,000 cr fund soon for compensatory afforestation: Prakash Javadekar
Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that government has planned to bring the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF)...
05 Oct, 2015, 07.59 PM IST
- Bill to use CAMPA fund for increasing green cover introduced in Parliament
The government on Friday introduced the much awaited Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Bill in Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation seek...
08 May, 2015, 09.54 PM IST
Cabinet approves unlocking of Rs 38,000 crore compensatory afforestation fundThe proposed law aims at unlocking the mega corpus by moving it to the non-lapsable interest bearing funds under the Public Accounts of Ind...
30 Apr, 2015, 05.31 AM IST
- Forest fund gets Rs 38,000 crore boost
In a move which may give a major boost to the country’s efforts to increase its green cover under a law, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gav...
30 Apr, 2015, 12.45 AM IST
Cabinet gives nod to Compensatory Afforestation Fund BillThe cabinet's nod would ensure utilisation of accumulated unspent funds already available with Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management a...
29 Apr, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Centre mulls giving 90 per cent afforestation fund to statesIn a bid to boost afforestation activities, the Centre is mulling to hand over 90 per cent of the Rs 36,000 crore compensatory afforestatio...
25 Mar, 2015, 02.48 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir green funds used on ACs, sofas: CAGThe CAG study was tabled in Parliament in mid-2013 as part of evaluation of the country's total collection and expenditure on compensatory ...
16 Sep, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
- Centre keen on giving major chunk of forest fund to states, says Javadekar
The government on Tuesday said it has prepared a plan to ensure that state governments get 90% of the Rs 35,000 crore kept under Compensato...
23 Jul, 2014, 06.30 AM IST
- Centre releases funds to Delhi Govt for afforestation
Delhi Government has received Rs 1.8 crore from the Centre for undertaking afforestation programmes in the city.
13 Jan, 2010, 01.48 PM IST
- States unhappy with 10% release of afforestation funds
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh's attempts to assuage states on utilisation of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planni...
17 Jul, 2009, 02.21 AM IST
- Bill for statutory afforestation fund introduced in LS
A Bill to establish a statutory fund and a Management Authority to undertake a massive afforestation programme was introduced in the Lok Sa...
05 May, 2008, 07.35 PM IST
- Bill soon to create special fund for afforestation
Intending to maintain a rational balance between conservation and development, the Centre would soon bring in a bill to create a special au...
20 Jan, 2008, 07.35 PM IST