Consider the following statements : 1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels. 2. People's participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, 1 only. Only statement 1 is correct: the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 creates CAMPA at both levels but does not make people's participation compulsory. When forest land is diverted for mining, roads, dams or industry, the user agency pays money for compensatory afforestation and the net present value of the lost forest. The 2016 Act put these funds into a National Compensatory Afforestation Fund and a State Fund in each State, and set up a National Authority and State Authorities, both called CAMPA, to manage and spend them, so statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong because the Act does not require people's participation in these programmes; critics pointed out that it gives no binding role to gram sabhas or forest-dwelling communities, even though the Forest Rights Act recognises their rights. Option B is wrong because statement 2 is false. Option C is wrong because only one statement holds. Option D is wrong because statement 1 is true. Exam tip: CAF Act 2016 means CAMPA at Centre and States; funds are 90% to States and 10% to the national fund.
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