Brochure on items of work handled in various Divisions and Sections of Ministry of Environment and Forests

 

June 2003

 

XII       26        FOREST POLICY DIVISION (FP)

 

a)                 National Forest Policy, Forest Legislation including Indian Forest Act, 1927, FC Act, 1980 (legislation only (including amendments also)

b)                 Central Board of Forestry.

c)                  Central Forestry Commission

d)                 State Forest Acts/ Amendment of and other misc. Central Acts etc.

e)                 Preparation of the National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP), Combating desertification.

f)                    Tribal Welfare and related matters (Forestry aspect)

g)                 Joint Forest Management (Policy aspects).

h)                 Development of Forests

i)                    All tribal Plans including sub-plans.

j)                    Work relating to National Forestry Action Plan (NFAP)/ Food & Agriculture organization (FAP)

k)                  Working Plan of Forests.