The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change supports the States/Union Territories for carrying out afforestation activities through Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely National Mission for a Green India (GIM). It aims at protecting, restoring, and enhancing India’s forest cover and responding to climate change. Also, afforestation is being carried out by the States/Union Territories under various schemes of Central Government and State Government. As per a report compiled in the Ministry under the twenty-point program, afforestation is being taken up annually over 2.0 million ha since 2019-20. Details of fund released and fund utilization under GIM are as below.
Rs. in Crore
| Sr. No. | State | Fund Released | Fund Utilized |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4.17 | 4.17 |
| 2 | Chhattisgarh | 66.63 | 66.27 |
| 3 | Himachal Pradesh | 17.09 | – |
| 4 | Jammu & Kashmir | 25.73 | – |
| 5 | Karnataka | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| 6 | Kerala | 25.47 | 9.88 |
| 7 | Manipur | 38.37 | 38.37 |
| 8 | Mizoram | 72.95 | 72.95 |
| 9 | Odisha | 49.57 | 42.06 |
| 10 | Punjab | 15.52 | 14.85 |
| 11 | Uttarakhand | 48.10 | 48.10 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 54.81 | 54.81 |
| 13 | Maharashtra | 10.30 | 7.65 |
| 14 | Sikkim | 8.64 | 8.64 |
| 15 | West Bengal | 9.43 | – |
| Total | 455.75 | 376.72 |
The State Forest Departments take up afforestation activities considering weather and soil condition. The Ministry has also through its advisories issued from time to time to State/UT Governments on afforestation programs/activities emphasized that the plantation of tree species should be on the basis of local needs, climatic and soil conditions. The National Mission for a Green India also encourages the plantation of mixed indigenous species along with grasses, herbs, shrubs, and tree species.
