Losing forest for trees: on the CAG’s audit of the Green India Mission
The Comptroller and Auditor General's audit revealed that the Green India Mission failed to restore forests effectively over a decade, achieving only 0.11 million hectares of the targeted 1.4 million. The mission's efforts to expand forest cover were similarly inadequate, raising concerns about its overall effectiveness. This audit prompts a reevaluation of forest restoration strategies in India.