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Q: The compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha of India in the year_____.
  • A. 2008
  • B. 2010
  • C. 2014
  • D. 2016
Correct Answer: Option D - The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in the year 2016. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the then Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Anil Madhav Das. Opposition Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Leader Anand Sharma Objected to this bill and said that the bill should be passed by consensus. Compensatory Afforestation Fund- The money is paid by developers who have raised forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be balanced by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.
D. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in the year 2016. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the then Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Anil Madhav Das. Opposition Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Leader Anand Sharma Objected to this bill and said that the bill should be passed by consensus. Compensatory Afforestation Fund- The money is paid by developers who have raised forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be balanced by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.

Explanations:

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha in the year 2016. The bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by the then Union Minister of State for Forest and Environment Anil Madhav Das. Opposition Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Deputy Leader Anand Sharma Objected to this bill and said that the bill should be passed by consensus. Compensatory Afforestation Fund- The money is paid by developers who have raised forest land for their construction projects, and the idea is that such land destroyed needs to be balanced by regenerating forest elsewhere on non-forest land.