GOVERNMENT
OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Andhra Pradesh Forest
Department – Andhra
Pradesh Community
Forest Management Project – Comprehensive Orders – Addendum – Issued.
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ENVIRONMENT,
FORESTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (FOR.III) DEPT.
G.O.Ms.No.4
Dated:
12th January, 2004.
Read the following:-
1.G.O.Ms.No.13,
EFS&T (For.III) Dept., Dated 12.02.2002.
2.From
Prl.Chief Conservator of Forests, A.P. Hyderabad,
Ref.No.42646/2002/PMU.III/2,
dt, 28.8.2003 & 4.11.2003.
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ORDER:
In the reference 1st read above, comprehensive
orders have been issued on Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management
Project. In the reference 2nd read above,
the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has stated that based
on the suggestions and advise given by the World Bank Supervisory
Mission, consultation meetings were held with all stake holders
during April to August, 2003 at Division Level, Circle Level and
the issues that emerged during these consultation meetings were
compiled after they were discussed with the representatives of
the APNGOs’ Committee on Participatory Forest Management.
A State Level meeting was held on 18th
August, 2003 with the stakeholders and it was generally
felt that interpretation of usufruct share of the Vana Samrakshana
Samithis should be simple and act as an incentive for good work
done by the Vana Samrakshana Samithis. It was also felt that instead of interpreting
incremental volumes as share of Vana Samrakshana Samithis, simple
statements in clear and unambiguous words may be made prescribing
the share of the Vana Samrakshana Samithis.
2.In
the circumstances reported by the Prl.Chief Conservator of Forests,
the following Addendum is issued to G.O.Ms.No.13, EFS&T(For.III)
Dept., dt.12.02.2002.
ADDENDUM
In Para XII-1 of the said G.O the following shall be substituted:-
1.Vana Samrakshana Samithi shall be entitled to the following
forest produce obtained from forests managed by them:
(a)all Non-timber Forest Produce;
(b)All Intermediate yields obtained from silvicultural
operations in natural forests;
(c)All timber and bamboo (including yield from
bamboo plantations) harvested from the forest managed by them
except in case of plantations;
(d)In case of teak plantations within VSS area,
whose age is known, twice the proportionate yield harvested (including
yield from thinning) with reference to age of the plantation and
the period of maintenance by the Vana Samrakshana Samithi (maximum
entitlement will not however exceed the total yield of the plantation);
(e)In case of other plantations, whose age is known,
50% of harvest(including thinning) of the period of management
of plantation by Vana Samrakshana Samithi is less than 50% of
the rotation period and 100% of volume harvested if such period
of management by the Vana Samrakshana Samithi is more than 50%
of rotation period of the plantation.
(f)All the timber obtained from second and subsequent
rotations of all plantations.
Note:
(i) All silvicultural operations including harvesting
will be carried out in
accordance with
the silvicultural principles laid down in the respective Working
Plans and schedule detailed in respective micro plans of the Vana
Samrakshana Samithi.
(ii)
Rotation age and rotation period will be as prescribed in the
respective Working
Plans.
(iii) Following illustration is given to clarify the
expression in sub-Para ‘d’ of Para
‘1’ above:
A teak plantation
whose silvicultural rotation age is 5o years, if allotted to a
Vana Samrakshana Samithi when it was 40 years old, upon its final
harvesting, if the total yield obtained is 100 cum of timber,
the Vana Samrakshana Samithi will be entitled to share of 100
(final yield obtained)/ 50 (total age of the plantation at the
time of harvesting) x 10 (period of management by VSS) x 2 = 40
cum. The same yardstick
will apply to yield from thinning.
(iv) Following
illustration is given to clarify the expression in sub-Para ‘e’ of Para ‘1’
above:
A
plantation other than teak whose silvicultural rotation age is
10 years, if allotted to a Vana Samrakshana Samithi. When it was
6 years old, upon its final harvesting, if the total yield obtained
is 100 cum of timber, the Vana Samrakshana Samithi. Will be entitled
to share of 100/2 = 50 cum.. If
a similar plantation was allotted to a Vana Samrakshana Samithi when it was 2 years old, the Vana Samrakshana
Samithi Will be entitled to a share of 100 cum total yield. The same yardstick will apply to yield if any
obtained from thinning.
The
same shall be passed on to the Vana Samrakshana Samithi as prescribed
below:
(i)Domestic requirement of the forest products
will be set apart and distributed among all the Vana Samrakshana
Samithi members as per the norms evolved by the Managing Committee.
The surplus quantity may be disposed as decided by the
Managing Committee.
(ii)Any expenditure incurred by the Government
on the harvesting and disposal shall be reimbursed to the Government.
(iii)Expenditure necessary to sustain the productivity
of the forests as per the micro-plan shall be deposited in the
VSS Joint Account. This
amount shall not be less than 50% of the net income;
(iv)Balance income shall be deposited in the VSS
account and utilized equitably by all eligible members of the
Vana Samrakshana Samithi.
3. This order issues with the concurrence of Finance
(Expr.M&F) Department, vide their U.O.No.13370/493/A2/Exr.M&F/03,
dated 07.01.2004.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNER OF ANDHRA
PRADESH)
T.CHATTARJEE
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT