JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT |
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Under Joint Forest Management, which is now renamed as Community forest management programme in GO MS No. 13 EFS&T (For III) dept dt12.2.2002 Government have granted further rights and concessions to the members of Vana Samrakshana Samithies as detailed below. |
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1. Vana Samrakshana Samithi will be entitled to the following Forest produce obtained from the forests managed by them. |
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All Non Timber Forest Produce. |
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100% of the incremental volume of timber and bamboo harvested from the forest (in accordance with agreed micro-plan or annual plan), as measured from a base line survey done at the time of VSS formation (or in absence of a baseline as estimated and agreed by a majority of VSS members). |
The same shall be passed on to the Vana Samrakshana Samithi as prescribed below: |
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Domestic requirement of the forest products will be set apart and distributed among all the VSS members as per the norms evolved by the Managing Committee. The surplus quantity may be disposed as decided by the managing committee. |
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Any expenditure incurred by the Government on the harvesting and disposal shall be reimbursed to the Government. |
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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. |
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Balance income shall be deposited in the VSS account and utilized as per decisions taken by the General Body of the Vana Samrakshana Samithi. |
2. For offence cases handed over by the Vana Samrakshana Samithi to the forest department, the VSS shall be entitled to a 50% share of Compounding fees as prescribed below: |
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The forest produce seized shall not be from the VSS area. |
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No VSS member should be involved in the forest offence. |
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The advance compounding fees collected if any shall be deposited into the joint account (VSS Account) till such time the competent authority issues compounding orders. This amount shall not be utilized for any purpose. |
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It shall be at the discretion of the compounding authority, which compound the offence as provided under the A.P.Compounding & Prosecution Rules. |
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The VSS shall not be paid any amount unless compounding Fees are collected. |
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If the competent authority does not compound the case, VSS will be sanctioned 50% of the value of the produce as incentive, the value of the produce for this purpose will be taken as the same as the value of the produce recorded in the offence case. This incentive amount shall be paid only after the completion of confiscation proceedings by the competent authority. |
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The share of the VSS shall be paid from the Compounding fees collected and balance shall be remitted to the Government by the Forest Department. |
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The concerned Forest Beat Officer/Forest Section Officer shall hand over proper receipt to the VSS for produce/vehicles handed over to him in offence cases. |
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The amounts realized from offence cases would be deposited in the VSS accounts and utilized exclusively for village development works in accordance with decision of the General body. |
3. The VSS shall be entitled to a 50% share of the Beedi leaf net revenue arising out of the Beedi leaf produced in the VSS area. This 50% share of the net revenue shall be deposited in the VSS account and utilized for development works as prescribed in the micro-plan. |
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LIST OF VSS FORMED IN THE DIVISION IS GIVEN IN APPENDIX LXXV. |
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