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Missions Major objective/Target Progress

3. National Mission Improved ecosystem services by A sum of ` 343.08 crore has been released
for a Green India Increasing forest/tree cover by 5 m ha to 13 states during the period 2015-16 to
(GIM) and improving quality of forest cover 2019-20 for undertaking afforestation
on another 5 m ha (a total of 10 m ha). activities over an area of 1.42 lakh ha.

4. National Mission • Development of sustainable habitat • The mission is being implemented
on Sustainable standards. through three programmes: Atal
Habitat (NMSH) • Promoting energy efficiency as a Mission on Rejuvenation and Urban
core component of urban planning Transformation, Swachh Bharat
by extending the existing Energy Mission, and Smart Cities Mission.
Conservation Building Code • Under the ECBC, 335 demonstration
(ECBC). buildings have been supported with
• Strengthening the enforcement of technical assistance for compliance
automotive fuel economy standards, in the states/UTs. Cumulative built-
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and up area of 0.16 billion m ensures an
• Using pricing measures to encourage approximate energy saving of 0.17
the purchase of efficient vehicles BU.
and incentives for the use of public • Under the Smart Cities Mission,
transportation. 1987 projects have already been
completed so far, while 4375 projects
are under completion. Smart Cities
Mission requires cities to have at least
10 per cent energy coming from solar
and at least 80 per cent buildings to be
energy efficient and green.
• Urban Transport Modal Shift: As on

June, 2020, 700 km of metro rail was
operational in 18 major cities and a
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network of
about 450 km was operational in 11
cities across the country carrying 10
million passengers daily.
• Smart Cities Mission: As on June
2020, the value of tendered smart city
projects was over ` 1,66,000 crores,
including ` 1,25,000 crores of work
orders issued and ` 27,000 crores of
completed projects.