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title: "Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016: CAMPA"
description: "The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 regulates funds from forest land diversion, crucial for environmental conservation and used by Indian policymakers."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 is an Indian law that institutionalizes the collection and disbursal of funds levied when forest land is diverted for non-forestry use.
- How are CAMPA funds split between the centre and states under the Act?
- What is the difference between the CAF Act 2016 and the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980?
- What payments must a user agency deposit when diverting forest land?
- Why has CAMPA implementation been criticized?

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The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 is an Indian law that institutionalizes the collection and disbursal of funds levied when forest land is diverted for non-forestry use.

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1. 30 July 2016

   The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 (CAF Act) received presidential assent on and provided the long-awaited statutory basis for managing monies acc…

2. 10 July 2009

   Union of India proceedings (writ petition 202 of 1995), directed the creation of an ad-hoc Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority…

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In August 2019, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change transferred roughly ₹47,000 crore of accumulated CAMPA funds to states, with Odisha and Chhattisgarh among the largest recipients due to mining-related forest diversions.

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