The COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND ACT (CAMPA) 2016 mandates:

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D. the establishment of CAMPA at Central and State levels to manage funds collected as 'NET PRESENT VALUE' (NPV) and compensatory afforestation charges for forest land diverted to non-forest use

1. The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 (CAMPA) was enacted to address the long-pending issue of unspent funds collected for compensatory afforestation under Forest (Conservation) Act 1980.
2. Section 3 establishes the NATIONAL COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND in the Public Account of India.
3. Sections 4-5 establish STATE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUNDS in the Public Accounts of each State.
4. Funds collected: (i) Net Present Value (NPV) of diverted forest land; (ii) compensatory afforestation cost; (iii) catchment area treatment plan; (iv) wildlife management plan; etc.
5. The Act addresses the T.N. Godavarman 2009 directions for collecting NPV from project developers.
6. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016_

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that all forests be auctioned to private parties (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016)

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the abolition of forest department in States (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016)

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that no afforestation is required for diverted forest land (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016) (cf. Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016)