Revised Green India Mission (GIM) 2021-2030

Union Environment Minister released the revised Green India Mission document on 17 June 2025, on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Key Points: • Revised roadmap for 2021-2030 under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) • Target: Additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes CO2 equivalent by 2030 • Goal: Increase forest/tree cover on 5 million hectares of forest and non-forest land • Improve quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectares • Restructured into 3 sub-missions with landscape-specific restoration • Focus on ecologically fragile regions: Aravalli, Western Ghats, Himalayas, mangroves • Includes Aravalli Green Wall project integration • Restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land (aligned with NDC targets) • Afforestation over 2.0 million hectares annually since 2019-20

केंद्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्री ने 17 जून 2025 को मरुस्थलीकरण और सूखा मुकाबला विश्व दिवस पर संशोधित हरित भारत मिशन दस्तावेज जारी किया। मुख्य बिंदु: • NAPCC के तहत 2021-2030 का संशोधित रोडमैप • लक्ष्य: 2030 तक 2.5-3 अरब टन CO2 समकक्ष अतिरिक्त कार्बन सिंक • लक्ष्य: 50 लाख हेक्टेयर पर वन/वृक्ष आवरण बढ़ाना • 50 लाख हेक्टेयर पर वन आवरण की गुणवत्ता सुधारना • 3 उप-मिशनों में पुनर्गठित • पारिस्थितिक रूप से नाजुक क्षेत्रों पर ध्यान: अरावली, पश्चिमी घाट, हिमालय, मैंग्रोव • अरावली ग्रीन वॉल परियोजना का एकीकरण • 2.6 करोड़ हेक्टेयर बंजर भूमि पुनर्स्थापन

• Revised Green India Mission document released on 17 June 2025 as revised roadmap for 2021-2030 under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)
• Target: Additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes CO2 equivalent by 2030; increase forest/tree cover on 5 million hectares
• Improve quality of forest cover on another 5 million hectares; restoring 26 million hectares of degraded land aligned with NDC targets
• Restructured into 3 sub-missions with landscape-specific restoration focusing on ecologically fragile regions
• Focus regions include Aravalli, Western Ghats, Himalayas, and mangroves; includes Aravalli Green Wall project integration
• Afforestation over 2.0 million hectares annually since 2019-20; released on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought