Gujarat received Rs 1226 crore under CAMPA over last 5 years: Centre in reply to RS MP Nathwani

New Delhi: Under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA), Gujarat received Rs 1,226.21 crore during the last 5 years and another Rs 67.30 crore under the Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes (MISHTI), and Rs 7.43 crore under Nagar Van Yojana. This information was provided by Minister of State in Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, in Rajya Sabha on July 30, 2026 while replying to questions raised by RS MP Parimal Nathwani.

During last 5 years, a total of 1,33,666 hectares of degraded forest land have been brought under restoration in  Gujarat. The Ministry supports restoration of degraded forest landscapes through schemes/programmes such as the Green India Mission (GIM), the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA), and by providing technical guidance to States/UTs. Restoration activities include assisted natural regeneration, artificial regeneration, compensatory afforestation, soil and moisture conservation measures, and plantation of suitable indigenous/native species based on site-specific ecological conditions.

The minister also informed that the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC) was established in 2015 as a Central Sector Scheme to support concrete adaptation activities in the States and UTs (UTs) of India that are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Under this, 30 projects have been sanctioned to States and UTs, including Gujarat. A project titled “Climate Change Adaptation for natural resource dependent communities in Kachchh, Gujarat: Strengthening Resilience through Water & Livelihood Security and Ecosystem Restoration” was sanctioned for an amount of Rs 21.36 crore. Further, financial assistance of Rs 12 lakh to Gujarat for revision of the State Action Plans on Climate Change. The DST has also provided financial assistance to the State Climate Change Cells (SCCCs) of Gujarat during the last 5 years.

In the written reply, the information provided stated that the Department of Science and Technology (DST), carried out a national-level study titled “Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India using a Common Framework”. It provides an indicator-based assessment of the relative vulnerability of States and districts with reference to current climate risks. The study identifies the most vulnerable States and districts in India, as well as the main drivers of vulnerability under the current climatic situation. DST has also supported State Climate Change Cells (SCCCs) in Gujarat to undertake vulnerability and risk assessments, human capacity-building programmes, public awareness programmes, and institutional capacity-building activities. The assessment, inter alia, noted that Gujarat is considered ‘moderately vulnerable’. DeshGujarat