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	\| ~~imagesize~~ = ~~100~~		\| short_title = Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016
	\| ~~enacted_by~~ = [[Parliament of India]]		\| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]
	\| ~~passed_by~~ = [[Lok Sabha]]		\| long_title = An Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; constitution of an authority at national level and at each of the State and Union territory Administration for administration of the funds and to utilise the monies so collected for undertaking artificial regeneration (plantations), assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other related activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
	\| date_passed = 3 May 2016		\| autocollapse_long_title = true
	\| ~~passed_by2~~ = [[Rajya Sabha]]		\| citation = [https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2151/1/A2016-38.pdf Act No. 38 of 2016]
	\| date_passed2 = 28 July 2016		\| territorial_extent = whole of India
	\| date_assented = 3 August 2016		\| enacted_by = Lok Sabha
	\| date_commenced = 30 September 2018<ref>[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/188570.pdf Gazette of India notification]</ref>		\| date_passed = 3 May 2016
	\| status = in force		\| enacted_by2 = Rajya Sabha
			\| date_passed2 = 28 July 2016
			\| assented_by = President
			\| date_assented = 3 August 2016
			\| date_commenced = 30 September 2018<ref>[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/188570.pdf Gazette of India notification]</ref>
			\| bill_history_url = https://prsindia.org/billtrack/the-compensatory-afforestation-fund-bill-2015
			\| bill = Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
			\| bill_citation = [https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2015/CAMPA_bill_as_passed_by_LS_1.pdf Bill No. 153-C of 2015]
			\| introduced_by = [[Prakash Javadekar]], [[Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change\|MoEFCC]]
			\| date_introduced = 8 May 2015
			\| committee_whole_label = Standing Committee
			\| committee_whole = 21 May 2015–26 February 2016
			\| passed = 3 May 2016
			\| passed2 = 28 July 2016
			\| status = in force
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	'''~~CAMPA~~ Act''' or '''~~Compensatory Afforestation Fund~~ Act''' is an Indian legislation that seeks to provide an appropriate institutional mechanism, both at the ~~Centre~~ and in each State and Union Territory, to ensure expeditious utilization ~~in efficient~~ and ~~transparent manner~~ of amounts released ~~in lieu~~ of forest land diverted for non-forest ~~purpose~~ which would mitigate impact of diversion of such forest land.		The '''Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016''' ('''CAMPA Act''') is an Indian legislation that seeks to provide an appropriate institutional mechanism, both at the Center and in each State and Union Territory, to ensure expeditious utilization efficiently and transparently of amounts released instead of forest land diverted for non-forest purposes, which would mitigate the impact of diversion of such forest land. The Act and the related CAF Rules, 2018, were notified on 10 August 2018, and the Act came into force w.e.f. 30 September 2018.

	==History==		==History==
	The ~~ministry~~ of ~~environment~~ and ~~forest~~, New Delhi issued a notification on 23 April 2004 describing the constitution, management and functions of the CAMPA committee.<ref name="Gazette">{{cite web \|last1=Bahuguna \|first1=V.K. \|title=CAMPA gazette Notification \|url=http://mahaforest.gov.in/fckimagefile/1)%20Gazt_Notification_23%20April2004.pdf \|website=www.mahaforest.gov.in \|publisher=Ministry of Environment & Forests \|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> The act was sent for examination under a standing committee.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gktoday.in/blog/compensatory-afforestation-fund-bill-2015/\|title=Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015\|website=IASPOINT}}</ref> It was passed by [[Rajya Sabha]] on 28 July 2016.<ref>{{citation \|title=Bottleneck on fine print cleared, CAMPA Act passes \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/campa-bill-passes-minister-anil-madhav-dave-new-rules-save-forest-2941290 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=29 July 2016 }}</ref>		The Ministry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi, issued a notification on 23 April 2004 describing the constitution, management, and functions of the CAMPA committee.<ref name="Gazette">{{cite web \|last1=Bahuguna \|first1=V.K. \|title=CAMPA gazette Notification \|url=http://mahaforest.gov.in/fckimagefile/1)%20Gazt_Notification_23%20April2004.pdf \|website=www.mahaforest.gov.in \|publisher=Ministry of Environment & Forests \|access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> The act was sent for examination under a standing committee.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gktoday.in/blog/compensatory-afforestation-fund-bill-2015/\|title=Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015\|website=IASPOINT}}</ref> It was passed by [[Rajya Sabha\|the Rajya Sabha]] on 28 July 2016.<ref>{{citation \|title=Bottleneck on fine print cleared, CAMPA Act passes \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/campa-bill-passes-minister-anil-madhav-dave-new-rules-save-forest-2941290 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=29 July 2016 }}</ref>

	==Compensatory Afforestation Fund==		==Compensatory Afforestation Fund==
	This is money paid by developers who have ~~razed~~ forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.		This is money paid by developers who have cleared forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.

	==Purpose==		==Purpose==
	The legislation established the Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF).<ref>{{citation \|title=CAMPA Act set to clear House; Govt, Cong reach compromise \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/monsoon-session-campa-bill-clear-congress-government-compromise-gst-afforestation-2926726 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> The proposed legislation will also ensure expeditious utilization of accumulated unspent amounts available with the ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which presently is of the order of Rs. 95,000 crore, and fresh accrual of compensatory levies and interest on accumulated unspent balance, which will be of the order of approximately Rs. 6,000 crore per annum, ~~in an efficient~~ and ~~transparent manner~~.<ref>{{citation \|title=CAMPA: The manager of afforestation funds \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/campa-afforestation-bill-rajya-sabha-green-india-mission-narendra-modi-2817475 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=25 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation \|title=Din in Rajya Sabha delays CAMPA Act \|url=~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/din-in-rajya-sabha-delays-campa-bill~~/1/723603.html~~ \|work=[[India Today]] \|date=25 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-compensatory-afforestations-fund-bill-2015-3782/\|title=PRS - Bill Track - The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015\|website=www.prsindia.org}}</ref>		The legislation established the Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF).<ref>{{citation \|title=CAMPA Act set to clear House; Govt, Cong reach compromise \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/monsoon-session-campa-bill-clear-congress-government-compromise-gst-afforestation-2926726 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> The proposed legislation will also ensure expeditious utilization of accumulated unspent amounts available with the ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which presently is of the order of Rs. 95,000 crore, and fresh accrual of compensatory levies and interest on accumulated unspent balance, which will be of the order of approximately Rs. 6,000 crore per annum, efficiently and transparently.<ref>{{citation \|title=CAMPA: The manager of afforestation funds \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/campa-afforestation-bill-rajya-sabha-green-india-mission-narendra-modi-2817475 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|date=25 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation \|title=Din in Rajya Sabha delays CAMPA Act \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/din-in-rajya-sabha-delays-campa-bill-331296-2016-07-25 \|work=[[India Today]] \|date=25 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-compensatory-afforestations-fund-bill-2015-3782/\|title=PRS - Bill Track - The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015\|website=www.prsindia.org}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Compensatory Afforestation\|Compensatory afforestation]]
			* [[Forest Conservation Act, 1980]]
	* [[The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006]]		* [[The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006]]

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	==Compensatory Afforestation Fund==		==Compensatory Afforestation Fund==
	This is money paid by developers who have ~~raised~~ forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.		This is money paid by developers who have razed forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.

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| enacted_by = [[Parliament of India]]
| passed_by = [[Lok Sabha]]
| date_passed = 3 May 2016
| passed_by2 = [[Rajya Sabha]]
| date_passed2 = 28 July 2016
| date_assented = 3 August 2016
| date_commenced = 30 September 2018<ref>[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2018/188570.pdf Gazette of India notification]</ref>
| status = in force
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'''CAMPA Act''' or '''Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act''' is an Indian legislation that seeks to provide an appropriate institutional mechanism, both at the Centre and in each State and Union Territory, to ensure expeditious utilization in efficient and transparent manner of amounts released in lieu of forest land diverted for non-forest purpose which would mitigate impact of diversion of such forest land.

==History==
The ministry of environment and forest, New Delhi issued a notification on 23 April 2004 describing the constitution, management and functions of the CAMPA committee.<ref name="Gazette">{{cite web |last1=Bahuguna |first1=V.K. |title=CAMPA gazette Notification |url=http://mahaforest.gov.in/fckimagefile/1)%20Gazt_Notification_23%20April2004.pdf |website=www.mahaforest.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Environment & Forests |access-date=5 May 2020}}</ref> The act was sent for examination under a standing committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gktoday.in/blog/compensatory-afforestation-fund-bill-2015/|title=Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015|website=IASPOINT}}</ref> It was passed by [[Rajya Sabha]] on 28 July 2016.<ref>{{citation |title=Bottleneck on fine print cleared, CAMPA Act passes |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/campa-bill-passes-minister-anil-madhav-dave-new-rules-save-forest-2941290 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=29 July 2016 }}</ref>

==Compensatory Afforestation Fund==
This is money paid by developers who have raised forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be made good by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.

==Purpose==
The legislation established the Compensatory Afforestation Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF).<ref>{{citation |title=CAMPA Act set to clear House; Govt, Cong reach compromise |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/monsoon-session-campa-bill-clear-congress-government-compromise-gst-afforestation-2926726 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 July 2016 }}</ref> The proposed legislation will also ensure expeditious utilization of accumulated unspent amounts available with the ad hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), which presently is of the order of Rs. 95,000 crore, and fresh accrual of compensatory levies and interest on accumulated unspent balance, which will be of the order of approximately Rs. 6,000 crore per annum, in an efficient and transparent manner.<ref>{{citation |title=CAMPA: The manager of afforestation funds |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/campa-afforestation-bill-rajya-sabha-green-india-mission-narendra-modi-2817475 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=25 May 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Din in Rajya Sabha delays CAMPA Act |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/din-in-rajya-sabha-delays-campa-bill/1/723603.html |work=[[India Today]] |date=25 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-compensatory-afforestations-fund-bill-2015-3782/|title=PRS - Bill Track - The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2015|website=www.prsindia.org}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian legislations}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Indian legislation]]
[[Category:Forestry in India]]
[[Category:Forestry initiatives]]
[[Category:2016 in law]]
[[Category:2016 in India]]
[[Category:Indian forest law]]
[[Category:Acts of the Parliament of India 2016]]

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