• Based on the perspective plans submitted and as per the availability of funds, 17 states and one Union Territory have been taken up under Green India Mission (GIM), Union Minister of State Ashwini Kumar Choubey said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

• The states are considered for funding under GIM after evaluation of their perspective plan and annual plan of operations prepared in accordance with the guidelines of GIM. 

Green India Mission

• The National Mission for a Green India, commonly called Green India Mission (GIM), is one of the eight Missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

• The target under the Mission is 10 million hectares (mha) of forest and non-forest lands to increase the amount of forest and tree cover and improve the quality of the existing forest. 

• It was launched in February 2014 with the objective to safeguard the biological resources of our nation and associated livelihoods against the peril of adverse climate change and to recognise the vital impact of forestry on ecological sustainability, biodiversity conservation and food, water and livelihood-security. 

• It aims at protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures. 

• It envisages a holistic view of greening that extends beyond tree planting. 

• GIM focusses on multiple ecosystem services such as biodiversity, water, biomass, preserving mangroves, wetlands, critical habitats, etc along with carbon sequestration.

What are the missions that come under the National Action Plan for Climate Change?

The government launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in June 2008 outlining eight National Missions on climate change.

They are:

i) National Solar Mission

ii) National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

iii) National Mission on Sustainable Habitat

iv) National Water Mission

v) National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem

vi) National Mission for a Green India

vii) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

viii) National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.

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