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The
involvement of communities in forest management is now a
significant feature of national as well as state forest policy.
The state has begun community-based initiatives in executing
forest schemas/programs. A new JFM Resolution, specifying clear
guidelines regarding formation of JFM committees, allocation of
rights and duties among the communities and sharing of benefits
to communities has already been issued in Nov-2001.Through
this new JFM Resolution, the state has begun a process of
transition from user-centered approach to multi-stockholder,
community based approach. |
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The objective behind this new approach
is to make local communities stockholders of the forests, not
simply user of its products. This approach will address a range
forest management goals, including forest protection, and
poverty alleviation or economic benefits to community living
in/near forests. |
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The
state has initiated the following measures: |
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A
new State Forest Policy has been enunciated underscoring
community driven forest management practice as the
principal objective of the policy. |
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A
new JFM Resolution has been issued by the state in
October-2001 |
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Looking
at the changes in the social, economic and cultural
landscape of the state, micro-plans in the JFM areas are
being formulated. The formats and methodologies for
preparing Micro-Plan have already been finalized.
The process of micro planning has already begun. |
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A
new Resolution regarding sharing mechanism of benefits
is being issued to put JFM on a fast track. |
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The state
Govt. has taken a decision to institute annual awards to
those JFM committees who have performed excellently. In
the year 2001-2002, 6 JFM committees were rewarded for
their outstanding performance in Joint Forest Management
practices . |
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| JFM
Committee: |
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There
are two types of JFM committees in the state. One is Forest
Protection Committee (FPC) and the other is Village Forest
Committee (VFC). FPCs are formed in those villages which are
adjoining to dense forests.
The VFCs are formed in those villages, which are
adjoining to degraded forests. There are 6687 FPC/VFC committees
in the state. |
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| Joint
Forest Management: A Statistical Profile: |
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JFM
committees have been formed in all the six territorial circles
of the state. There are 7787 FPC and VFC covering about 7495
villages in the state.
They cover about 48% of the total forest area of the
state. |
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JOINT
FOREST MANAGEMENT :
A STATISTICAL PROFILE
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CHHATTISGARH
STATE |
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1.
Total forest area of the State (in ha.)
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Reserved |
Protected |
UPF |
Total |
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25,78,216.70 |
24,03,610.00 |
9,95,413.30 |
59,77,240.00
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2.
Details of FPCs */VFCs*:
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Forest
circle wise information
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Bilaspur |
Durg |
Jagdalpur |
Kanker |
Raipur |
Surguja |
Total |
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Total number of
FPC/VFCs
in the State |
1136
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644
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747
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772
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1322
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2066
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6687
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Number of villages
involved in JFM
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Revenue
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1190
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582
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678
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1222
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1101
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2256
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7029 |
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Forest
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129
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23
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96
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46
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155
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17
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466
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Total
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1319
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605
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774
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1268
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1256
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2273
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7495
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Number of FPC/VFC members in the State
(Gender wise)
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Men
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103203
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23464
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37056
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42327
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104014
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134039
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444103
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Women
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76496
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6319
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15616
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6224
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88446
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99133
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292234
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Number of families as members of FPCs in
the State
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SC |
15679
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3609
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5156
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5496
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19907
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5862
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55709
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ST
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38287 |
14277
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25094
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28595
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48687
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52983
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207923
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Other (General
and OBC)
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14103
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4093
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2967
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19682
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75550
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30961
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147356
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FPC – Forest Protection Committees, VFC - Village Forest Committees
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3.
Area Under JFM :FOREST CIRCLE WISE |
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Bilaspur |
Durg |
Jagdalpur |
Kanker |
Raipur |
Surguja |
Total |
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Total area under JFM in the State (ha.)
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563526.487
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268943.481
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391471.957
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361408.820
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674190.13
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623711.602
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2883252.477
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Area brought under JFM during 2000-2001 in
the State (ha.)
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3768.784
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74824.844
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62608.054
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2903.228
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15020.249
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28688.619
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187813.778
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Area under JFM in the State (Forestry
category) (ha.)
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69921.609
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69921.609
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Reserve Forest
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12885.372
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12885.372
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Dense
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238487.540
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76910.676
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223353.343
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222570.600
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100597.371
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160577.278
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1022496.808
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Open |
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18450.058
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16650.000
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314344.000
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1239.000
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350683.058
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Degraded
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10987.333
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21546.400
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3340.014
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7301.000
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39097.000
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2200.000
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84471.747
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Protected Forest
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140710.280
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140710.280
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Dense
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45600.531
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88288.750
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139774.712
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77894.044
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193294.940
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144316.831
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689169.808
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Open
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56267.300
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26854.867
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16701.000
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11299.703
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20101.130
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131224.000
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Degraded
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61626.734
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35164.350
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5541.301
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10158.000
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15557.108
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87985.737
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216033.230
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Other Forest (Unclassed, village, etc.)
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66422.346
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66422.346
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Dense
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2343.000
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159.000
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2502.000
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Open
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1690.837
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9134.176
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10825.013
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Degraded
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148866.212
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1728.380
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4234.215
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1000.000
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155828.807
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