Forest is among the most important of our life-support systems and our food security and water security are embedded within it. We need to both protect and enhance our green cover. The need to conserve forests and promote afforestation is especially urgent today as our planet faces the challenges of climate change. It is important for the country to develop accurate knowledge of the status of forest cover and any changes in it on a continues basis. This will help judicious allocation of resources for greening and help us evaluate our efforts. Effective benchmarking of our forest cover can also be useful for us to evaluate our efforts as policy instruments for propagating afforestation efforts as per the set target in the state.  Taking lead from this Government of Uttar Pradesh has under taken up this study to explore the possibility of Increase in Forest / tree cover area in UP on account of Afforestation / Plantation Programme with the support of State Land Use Board, Department of Planning, Yojana Bhavan. Here critical analyses of both primary and secondary data have been done not only for the state of Uttar Pradesh but also comparative analysis of the Social Forest Programme for other state. The recommendations were related to explore the possibilities revising our Work Plan by adopting decentralize approach and adopting the principle of land equivalent ratio in planning by using of technology, executing the programme through community participation using public private partnership model and recognizing the grass root level initiative of both service providers and the community. Circulation: Restricted for more details contact drharshitsinha@consultant.com