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Salient
Features of Assam Joint (People's Participation ) Forestry
Management Rules, 1998:
Area:
- Outside RF and only peripheral degraded areas of RF.
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3 ha.
per beneficiary family for natural regeneration and 1ha. for integrated
planting (artificial regeneration) area, revised and reviewed
depending on the performance of the committee.
Cost:
- Regeneration and maintenance of degraded
forests and allied developmental works to be done by the Government.
Committee:
- If 50% of total adults in a village accept the proposal
of Forest Protection and Regeneration Committee in the preliminary
meeting the DFO shall constitute the FPRC.
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Membership provision
for both husband and wife and 1 male and 1 female together shall
constitute 1 unit of beneficiary.
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NGOs and voluntary organisations
to be associated.
Executive Committee:
- Gaonbura - member,
- Less than 9 other members.
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Concerned Beat Officer or
other not below Forester - member secreatary
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President Meeting
to be held once in 3 months of the Executive Committee and once
in 6 months for FPRC
N.B. The Draft of Assam Joint Forest Management
Rules (Amendment) 2003, is likely to be approved by the Government
of Assam soon.
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