CAG audit reveals 98% shortfall in Green India Mission forest cover goals

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India's Comptroller and Auditor General has flagged serious failures in the Green India Mission, finding that forest cover targets were almost entirely unmet over a decade. The audit identified major deficiencies in planning and financial management that significantly hampered the mission's effectiveness. Afforestation efforts were further weakened by the neglect of key climate-vulnerable areas. These lapses have undermined the mission's core objective of expanding forest cover to address climate change.

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