Green India Mission (National Mission for a Green India)
Mission to increase forest and tree cover and improve ecosystem services, with livelihood support for forest-dependent communities.
About this scheme
The National Mission for a Green India is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It aims to increase forest and tree cover, improve the quality of existing forest cover, restore degraded ecosystems including wetlands and grasslands, and enhance the livelihoods of about 3 million forest-dependent households. Implementation is through Joint Forest Management Committees and Gram Sabhas, with a revised roadmap released in 2025 focused on the Aravalli, Western Ghats, Himalayas and mangrove ecosystems.
Benefits
- Funding for afforestation, agro-forestry and restoration of degraded land
- Wage employment and livelihood support for forest-dependent households
- Support for Joint Forest Management Committees and community institutions
- Improved ecosystem services such as fuelwood, fodder, timber and biodiversity
- Convergence with MGNREGA and CAMPA funds for plantation works
Who can apply
- Forest-dependent communities, Joint Forest Management Committees and Gram Sabhas
- Village level institutions in identified mission landscapes
- Farmers taking up agro-forestry on private land in mission areas
- State Forest Departments and implementing agencies
Documents required
- JFMC or Gram Sabha resolution and micro-plan
- Land or forest area details
- Bank account details of the village institution
- Aadhaar of individual beneficiaries for agro-forestry support
How to apply
- 1State prepares a Perspective Plan and Annual Plan of Operations
- 2Village institution prepares a micro-plan for its landscape
- 3Plan approved by the State Forest Development Agency and the Ministry
- 4Implementation by the JFMC or Gram Sabha with technical support
- 5Funds released in instalments against physical progress
Important dates
- Mission period
- Ongoing under NAPCC; revised roadmap issued 2025
Available in: All India
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