The report also stated that 7,785 hectares of forest land was allowed to be used for non-forest purposes without relevant clearances. However, the CAG report states that some of these claims were exaggerated. Though the government had claimed that it had managed to generate over 1.22 lakh jobs, the CAG report points otherwise. "Out of the 1,22,156 jobs stated to have been generated during the 2013-18 Policy period, the actual number of jobs created was only 44,695. The CAG report questioning the principle in which the generations of jobs is arrived at by governments.

Source: Mint October 10, 2019 16:30 UTC