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Rights & Privileges

Forest department is committed to extending age-old  rights and privileges enjoyed by  the community living near forests. The department has so far continued with the policy of extending rights and privileges for the benefit of people. The main elements of Rights and Privileges  which people living in and around forests are entitled to get are:

1.

Nistar facility

There are 737 nistar depots in the state. Each family is eligible to get poles, and bamboo on subsidized rate from Nistar depots for their domestic use.The period for distributing nistar material from depots is from 1st of January to 30th June.

2.

Grazing rights

These forest dependent communities are entitled to access forests for grazing limited to carrying capacity of forests. However,  grazing is not allowed in special forest areas  like plantations, working coupes  etc.

3.

Fuel wood and Fodder collection  rights

The forest dependent communities are eligible to collect  dry and fallen fuel wood from the forests . They are entitled to collect fodder from the forests .

4.

Bamboo for Basod

Basod community is eligible to get 1500 no of bamboo per  family (subject to availability of bamboo)  on subsidized rates for carrying out bamboo based income generating activities.

5.

Non-Nationalized NWFP including medicinal plants

The forest dependent communities are eligible to collect Non-Nationalized minor forest produces  including medicinal plants through nondestructive means and sell them.

6.

Nationalized forest produce like Tendu Patta, Sal seed, Harra, Gum

The forest dependent communities are free to collect  Tendu Patta, Sal Seed , Harra and gum and sell these produces to the notified outlets of Chhatisgarh Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Federation Ltd. at  predetermined rate decided by the federation .  These registered collectors of Tendu Patta are eligible to get bonus, and group insurance facilities.

7.

Additional incentives to JFM committees members

Free Nistar facility to all members of the JFM committees.

Free forest produce from intermediate mechanical thinning of the coupes that fall with in the specified area under protection.

Share from main felling 30% for Village Forest committees (VFC), 10% for Forest Protection Committees (FPC) .

 

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