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GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA
स�यमेव जयते
FOREST DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
WITH
ABRIDGED VERSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON SILVICULTURAL RESEARCH
AND FOREST UTILISATION ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR
2009-10
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FOREST DEPARTMENT: MAHARASHTRA STATE
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
FOR THE YEAR 2009-10
INDEX
Sr.
No.
Chapter
No. Contents
Page
No.
1 General Review I-II
2 I Constitution of State Forests 1-11
3 II Management of State Forests 12-19
4 III Silviculture 20-24
5 IV Exploitation of Forest Produce 25-29
6 V Forest Engineering 30-36
7 VI Financial Results 37-45
8 VII Administration 46-56
9 VIII Development under Eleventh Five Year Plan 57-61
10 IX Welfare Activities for Backward Classes 62-67
11 X General 68-74
12 Silvicultural Research Report (Abridged
Version) 75-77
13 Forest Utilization Activity 78
14 Abbreviations 79
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT 2009-10
TABLES
Chapter
No Particulars
Table
No.
Page
No.
The distribution of total forest area under the
ownership of forest department 1 1
Classification of forest area according to
management and legal status 2 2
Circlewise distribution of forest area 3 3
Districtwise distribution of forest area 4 6
Districtwise forest cover 5 9
Districtwise Mangrove cover 6 10
I
Forest area transferred to FDCM 7 10
A comparative statement of offence cases 8 14
Classification of offence cases 9 14
Causes of forest fire 10 15
Illicit cutting in state owned Government forest 11 15
Grazing in Government forest 12 16
Joint Forest Management 13 17
Working of Mobile Squads and Check Nakas 14 18
II
Wireless Network in Forest Department 15 19
Forest area as per silvicultural system 16 20
Progress of regeneration and afforestation under
various activities 17 22
Specieswise area planted and afforested 18 23
Implementation of 20 points programme 19 23
Seedling supplied during Vanamohatsava 20 24
III
Forest tanks (under EGS) 21 24
Forest area harvested according to silvicultural
system 22 25
Outturn of major forest produce and its value 23 26
Circlewise outturn of major forest produce 24 27
Outturn of minor forest produce 25 27
Outturn & value of minor forest produce 26 28
IV
Broad assessment of labour employment 27 29
Chapter
No Particulars
Table
No.
Page
No.
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Communication and building (Expenditure) 28 31
Length of Forest roads in km. 29 32
Forest building in charge of forest department 30 33
Performance of government saw mills 31 33
Timber harvested by mechanized logging unit 32 34
V
Vehicles and machinery in forest department 33 35
Net revenue and expenditure 34 37
Circle wise revenue and expenditure 35 38
Change in forest revenue in 2009-10 over 2008 -09 36 38
Composition of forest revenue by sources 37 39
Forest Development Tax 38 40
Break-up of plan & non-plan expenditure 39 41
Circle wise classification of forest expenditure for
2009-10 A) Non-Plan B) Plan 40 42
Activity wise composition of expenditure 41 44
Outstanding on account of forest revenue 42 45
VI
Outstanding of revenue due to different reason 43 45
Longterm & shortterm training courses 44 50
Position of staff in forest department 45 52
Causalities and punishments 46 54 VII
Information regarding Range, Round & Beat 47
56
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Supply of forest produce under Nistar 49 63
Achievements under Tribal sub plan 50 64
Purchase value as incurred by Tribal Development
Corporation of Maharashatra Limited 51 65
No. of cases permitted for felling under Maharashtra
Felling of Trees (Regulation) Act-1964(Revised) 52 66
IX
Maharashtra sale of trees by occupants belonging to
Scheduled Tribe Regulation Act-1969 53 67
Private forest brought under possession of forest
department 54 68
Cases finally approved and forest land diverted
under Forest Conservation Act 1980 55 70
Proposals received and disposed of during the year
2009-10 under Forest Conservation Act 1980 56 71
Evaluation of plantation 2009-10 57 72
Expenditure incurred under MREGS (Maharashtra
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme) 58 73
X
Encroachment in the forest area 59 74
Chapter
No Particulars
Table
No.
Page
No.
VIII Financial targets and achievements 48 57
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ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT
YEAR 2009-2010
GENERAL REVIEW
The Annual Administration Report for the year 2009-10 is presented herewith.
The Salient features of this Booklet are as given below:
1. From the Table No.1, it is revealed that forest area at the close of the year was 61939
Sq. km. (Provisional) i.e. 20.13% of the geographical area of the Maharashtra state as against
the stipulated 33% expected forest area coverage. Out of this, forest area measuring 55367
Sq. km. and 2449 Sq. km. were under the management of Forest Department and Revenue
Department respectively. The forest area managed by Forest Development Corporation of
Maharashtra Limited from 1974 to the end of the year was 3563 Sq. km. The extent of the
Private Forest brought under the possession of Forest Department since enactment of the act
from 1975 up to the end of the year 2008-09 was 560 Sq. Km.
Circle wise and District wise forest area is given in Table No. 3 & 4 respectively. Similarly
district wise forest cover and mangrove cover is given in Table No. 5 and 6. Forest area of
53567 Sq. km. was under scientific management prescribed under sanctioned working plan
and its percentage to the forest area (55927 Sq Km including Forest Deptt, Revenue Deptt.)
of the Forest Department was about 96%.
2. Number of offence cases registered during the year decreased by 27 % as compared
to the previous year report (Table-8).
During the year under report, the area burnt in fires was 30759 ha. (Average size 13
Ha.) as compared to 59625 ha. in the last year. (Average Size 15 Ha.) (Table-10)
3. During the year under report forest area artificially regenerated and afforested was
48132 ha.(Table-17).
"Vanamahotsava" was celebrated throughout the state for which 344 thousand seedlings
were supplied for planting to public bodies, institutions in celebrations of Vanamohotsava, as
compared to last year where 241 thousand seedlings were supplied (Table-20).
4. In the annual yield programme, 90.473 thousand cu.m. of timber and 171.829
thousand cu.m. of firewood yield was received by harvesting of forest area (Table -24). The
value of outturn of minor forest produce accounted for Rs. 78.20 crores (Table-25)
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Total 195 coupes worked by Forest Labour Co-operative Society FLCS and 236
coupes worked by Department having an area of 643.26 Sq. Km. were harvested during the
year under report. (Page no. 13 & 63)
Large number of labourers were engaged on various Forestry development
operations such as plantation, exploitation, afforestation etc. The total labour employment
generated including other activities was broadly assessed at 19265 thousand man days and
the total amount of wages paid was 186.87 crores. The daily wage rates were paid as per the
rates fixed by the Wage Board (Table-27).
5. Total length of Roads in charge of Forest Department was 11952 Km. (Provisional)
during the year under report (Table-29). Also the information regarding Buildings, Vehicles
and machinery is given in the report (Table- 30, 33).
6. The Forest Revenue received was Rs. 223.84 crores. The total expenditure was Rs.
720.26 crores including the expenditure on special development plan activities like Western
Ghat Development, I.S.R.V.P. etc. and an amount of Rs. 41.43 crores (Provisional) was
collected as Forest Development Tax (Table-34, 38).
The amount of Revenue Outstanding at the close of the year was Rs. 38.05 crores.
(Table-42).
7. Information regarding organizational set up and training imparted to the staff and
organized setup is given in Table No. 44 & 45 respectively. Information regarding range,
round, beat is given in Table No. 47.
The year 2009-10 was the Third Year of the Eleventh Five Year plan. An investment of Rs.
196.57 crores was made through the various development programmes implemented under
forestry & related sectors (Table - 48). Likewise an amount of Rs 7.24 crores was invested
on various development activities under Tribal Sub-Plan (Table- 50).
9. The value of forest produce given away free of cost or at the concessional rate
(including Nistar) to the public and Adiwasis by the Forest Department was worth Rs.
195.59 lakh (Table- 49).
The purchase value of the Forest produce such as Hirda, Gum, Moha seeds &
Flowers and other Minor Forest Products collected by the Tribal Development Corporation
Of Maharashtra Ltd. from the areas allotted to them was Rs. 0.84 lakh (Table-51).
10. An expenditure of Rs. 40.68 crores was incurred on forestry works under
Maharashatra Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Table-58).
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CHAPTER – I
CONSTITUTION OF STATE FORESTS
1.1.1 The forest areas under the administrative charge of Forest Department and
Revenue Department were 55367 Sq.Km. and 2449 Sq.Km. respectively at the close of the
year 2009-10 and formed 17.99 % and 0.79 % respectively of the total geographical area
of Maharashtra State, (307713 Sq.Kms) . This shows that the forest in Maharashtra State
was the second largest land use sector after the Agriculture.
The forest area transferred to Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra
Limited at the end of the year 2009-10 was 3563 Sq. Km.constituting about 1.16% of the
geographical area.
According to provision of Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act,1975,
private forests, to which certain sections of Indian Forest Act,1927 were applied, attained
the status of Reserved Forest. At the close of the year 2009-10, the area of private forest
brought under possession of Forest Department was 560 Sq.Kms. which constituted about
0.18% of total geographical area of the state.
The distribution of the total Forest area under the ownership of Forest
Department was as under.
TABLE - 1
(Provisional) ( Area in Sq.Km.)
Sr.
No.
Name of Agency Total Forest Area Percentage to
Geographical
area
1. Forest Department 55367 17.99
2. Revenue Department 2449 0.79
3. Forest Development Corporation of
Maharashtra Ltd.
3563 1.16
4. Private forest brought under
possession of Forest Department
560 0.18
Total:- 61939 20.13
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1.1.2 The legal classification of the above forest areas in-charge of the Forest and
Revenue Department is given in Table-2 below.
TABLE - 2
CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST AREA ACCORDING TO
MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL STATUS (Forest area in Sq.Km. as on 31.3.2010)
Area according to legal status (Provisional)* Sr. No. Controlling Agency Reserved
Forests
Protected
Forests
Unclassed
Forests Total
%
Distribution
43916 7992 3459 55367 89.39
1. Forest Dept.
(a) Area incharge of
Forest Deptt.
(b) Private forest
brought under
possession of Forest
Department.
560 0 0 560 0.90
2. Forest Development
Corporation of
Maharashtra Ltd.
3402 161 0 3563 5.75
3. Revenue Department. 1348 42 1059 2449 3.96
Total 49226 8195 4518 61939* 100.00
* The reconciliation of forest area in charge of different agencies is undertaken at various levels. The
area shown above is based on the reports of 1998-99. Hence the total forest area is shown as
provisional.
1.1.3 The circlewise and districtwise distribution of the forest area incharge of Forest
Department and Revenue Department according to legal status at the close of the year
2009-10 is given in Table-3 and Table -4.
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TABLE-3
Circlewise Distribution of Forest Area (2009-10)
A: Forest area originally incharge of Forest Department.
B: Private forest brought under possession of Forest Department
Sr.
No.
Circle Controlling
Agency
A/B
Reserved Protected Unclassed Total
A) Territoral Circles
A 3680 1089 124 4893 Forest
B 180 0 0 180 Thane
Rev - 15 41 0 56
1
Total Thane Circle 3875 1130 124 5129
A 4302 244 65 4611 Forest
B 32 0 0 32
Nashik Rev - 500 0 4 504 2
Total Nashik Circle 4834 244 69 5147
A 5695 70 163 5928 Forest
B 0 0 0 0 Dhule
Rev - 180 0 0 180
3
Total Dhule Circle 5875 70 163 6108
Forest A 1503 0 274 1777
B 70 0 0 70 Pune
Rev - 464 0 0 464 4
Total Pune Circle 2037 0 274 2311
Forest A 1805 413 1120 3338
B 243 0 0 243 Kolhapur
Rev - 96 1 11 108
5
Total Kolhapur Circle 2144 414 1131 3689
Forest A 2347 37 417 2801
B 0 0 0 0 Aurangabad
Rev - 0 0 0 0
6
Total Aurangabad Circle 2347 37 417 2801 Forest A 3118 10 0 3128
B 0 0 0 0 Amravati
Rev - 0 0 0 0
7
Total Amravati Circle 3118 10 0 3128
Forest A 3826 269 0 4095
B 1 0 0 1 Yavatmal
Rev - 0 0 0 0
8
Total Yavatmal Circle 3827 269 0 4096
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Sr.
No.
Circle Controlling
Agency
A/B Reserved Protected Unclassed Total
Forest A 3645 2234 882 6761
B 0 0 0 0 Nagpur
Rev - 0 0 798 798
9
Total Nagpur Circle 3645 2234 1680 7559
Forest A 5263 1340 50 6653
B 0 0 0 0 North Chandrapur
Rev - 0 0 133 133
10
Total North Chandrapur Circle 5263 1340 183 6786
Forest A 7872 2280 126 10278
B 0 0 0 0 South Chandrapur
Rev - 0 0 99 99
11
Total South Chandrapur Circle 7872 2280 225 10377
Forest A 43056 7986 3221 54263
B 526 0 0 526 Territorial Circles
Rev - 1255 42 1045 2342
Total Territorial Circles 44837 8028 4266 57131
(B) Wildlife Wing
Forest A 1059 53 220 1332
B 26 0 0 26 WL Mumbai
Rev - 93 0 0 93
12
Total WL Mumbai Circle 1178 53 220 1451
Forest A 1316 44 7 1367
B 0 0 0 0 WL Nashik
Rev - 0 0 0 0
13
Total WL Nashik Circle 1316 44 7 1367
Forest A 374 0 0 374
B 0 0 0 0 Paratwada T.P. Dn
Rev - 0 0 0 0
14
Total Paratwada T.P. 374 0 0 374
Forest A 1513 70 11 1594
B 8 0 0 8 WL Nagpur
Rev - 0 0 14 14
15
Total WL Nagpur Circle 1521 70 25 1616
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Forest A 4262 167 238 4667
B 34 0 0 34
Rev - 93 0 14 107
Total Wildlife Circles
4389 167 252 4808
Forest A 47318 8153 3459 58930
B 560 0 0 560
Rev - 1348 42 1059 2449
Total Forest Area of M.S.
- 49226 8195 4518 61939
* The reconciliation of forest area in charge of different agencies is undertaken at various levels. The area
shown above is based on the reports of 1998-99. Hence the total forest area is shown as provisional.
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TABLE - 4
DISTRICTWISE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST AREA
(Area in Sq.Km.)(Provisional)
Sr.No
District Agency Reserved Protected Unclassed Total
Forest 0 0 0 0
Revenue 0 0 0 0
1. Mumbai City
Total 0 0 0 0
Forest 13 0 31 44
Revenue 0 0 0 0
2. Mumbai Suburban
Total 13 0 31 44
Forest 2879 959 4 3842
Revenue 0 0 0 0
3. Thane
Total 2879 959 0 3842
Forest 1396 131 164 1691
Revenue 15 41 0 56
4. Raigad
Total 1411 172 164 1747
Forest 13 0 49 62
Revenue 0 0 2 2
5. Ratnagiri
Total 13 0 51 64
Forest 165 0 392 557
Revenue 0 0 00 0
6. Sindhudurg
Total 165 0 392 557
Forest 3129 244 12 3385
Revenue 45 0 0 45
7. Nashik
Total 3174 244 12 3430
Forest 1882 4 0 1886
Revenue 165 0 0 165
8. Dhule
Total 2047 4 0 2051
Forest 2167 47 163 2377
Revenue 15 0 0 15
9. Nandurbar
Total 2182 47 163 2392
Forest 1972 19 0 1991
Revenue 0 0 0 0
10. Jalgaon
Total 1972 19 0 1991
Forest 1377 14 53 1444
Revenue 547 0 3 550
11. Ahmadnagar
Total 1924 14 56 1994
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Forest 1519 0 261 1780
Revenue 300 0 0 300
12. Pune
Total 1819 0 261 2080
Forest 1387 48 107 1542
Revenue 0 0 0 0
13. Satara
Total 1387 48 107 1542
Forest 379 2 26 407
Revenue 95 0 8 103
14. Sangli
Total 474 2 34 510
Forest 179 0 13 192
Revenue 165 0 1 166
15. Solapur
Total 344 0 14 358
Forest 632 416 691 1739
Revenue 1 1 1 3
16. Kolhapur
Total 633 417 692 1742
Forest 819 22 59 900
Revenue 0 0 0 0
17. Aurangabad
Total 819 22 59 900
Forest 79 2 18 99 18. Jalna
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Total 79 2 18 99
Forest 1060 3 218 1281
Revenue 0 0 0 0
19. Nanded
Total 1060 3 218 1281
Forest 82 0 17 99
Revenue 0 0 0 0
20. Parbhani
Total 82 0 17 99
Forest 252 0 23 275
Revenue 0 0 0 0
21. Hingoli
Total 252 0 23 275
Forest 199 17 24 240
Revenue 0 0 0 0
22. Beed
Total 199 17 24 240
Forest 31 0 30 61
Revenue 0 0 0 0
23. Usmanabad
Total 31 0 30 61
Forest 3 0 37 40
Revenue 0 0 0 0
24. Latur
Total 3 0 37 40
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Sr.No District Agency Reserved Protected Unclassed Total
Forest 1065 100 0 1165
Revenue 0 0 0 0
25. Buldhana
Total 1065 100 0 1165
Forest 453 15 0 468
Revenue 0 0 0 0
26. Akola
Total 453 15 0 468
Forest 319 1 0 320
Revenue 0 0 0 0
27. Washim
Total 319 1 0 320
Forest 3492 10 0 3502
Revenue 0 0 0 0
28 Amravati
Total 3492 10 0 3502
Forest 2782 174 0 2956
Revenue 0 0 0 0
29. Yavatmal
Total 2782 174 0 2956
Forest 519 338 162 1019
Revenue 0 0 28 28
30. Wardha
Total 519 338 190 1047
Forest 1419 829 326 2574
Revenue 0 0 191 191
31. Nagpur
Total 1419 829 517 2765
Forest 882 316 184 1382
Revenue 0 0 135 135
32. Bhandara
Total 882 316 319 1517
Forest 1397 783 209 2389
Revenue 0 0 444 444
33. Gondia
Total 1397 783 653 2833
Forest 4040 830 32 4902
Revenue 0 0 102 102
34. Chandrapur
Total 4040 830 134 5004
Forest 9896 2829 154 12879
Revenue 0 0 144 144
35. Gadchiroli
Total 9896 2829 298 13023
Forest 47878 8153 3459 59490
Revenue 1348 42 1059 2449
Total Maharashtra
State Total 49226 8195 4518 61939*
* The reconciliation of forest area in charge of different agencies is undertaken at various levels. The area shown
above is based on the reports of 1998-99. Hence the total forest area is shown as provisional.
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TABLE – 5
DISTRICTWISE FOREST COVER
Area in Sq.Km.
S.No. District Geographical FOREST COVER 2007
Area DENSE FOREST Open Total
Very *** Moderately TOTAL Forest*
Dense Dense **
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Ahmadnagar 17048 0 69 69 217 286
2 Akola 5390 11 96 107 215 322
3 Amravati 12210 655 1455 2110 1077 3187
4 Aurangabad 10107 19 101 120 437 557
5 Bhandara 3588 130 546 676 215 891
6 Beed 10693 0 13 13 162 175
7
Mumbai
City 157 0 0 0 2 2
8
Mumbai Sub
Urban 446 0 62 62 58 120
9 Buldhana 9661 23 137 160 429 589
10 Chandrapur 11443 1342 1592 2934 1140 4074
11 Dhule 7189 0 70 70 251 321
12 Gadchiroli 14412 4733 3396 8129 1966 10095
13 Gondia 5733 884 824 1708 303 2011
14 Hingoli 4686 0 10 10 104 114
15 Jalgaon 11765 52 363 415 770 1185
16 Jalna 7718 1 16 17 48 65
17 Raigarh 7152 13 1248 1261 1603 2864
18 Kolhapur 7685 65 1038 1103 672 1775
19 Latur 7157 0 0 0 5 5
20 Nagpur 9892 372 953 1325 698 2023
21 Nanded 10528 60 434 494 420 914
22 Nandurbar 5961 0 418 418 796 1214
23 Nashik 15530 0 351 351 738 1089
24 Osmanabad 7569 0 3 3 40 43
25 Parbhani 6355 0 4 4 46 50
26 Pune 15643 0 757 757 975 1732
27 Ratnagiri 8208 33 1911 1944 2255 4199
28 Sangli 8572 0 95 95 49 144
29 Satara 10480 119 569 688 588 1276
30 Solapur 14895 0 8 8 39 47
31 Sindhudurg 5207 89 1372 1461 1112 2573
32 Thane 9558 0 1281 1281 1631 2912
33 Wardha 6309 10 419 429 430 859
34 Washim 5184 5 113 118 214 332
35 Yavatmal 13582 123 1110 1233 1372 2605
Total 307713 8739 20834 29573 21077 50650 Source :- India State of Forest Report- 2009
*** Very Dense Forest having density above 70%
** Moderately Dense Forest having density 40% - 70% * Open Forest having density 10% - 40%
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TABLE – 6
DISTRICTWISE MANGROVE COVER
S.No. District Geographical MANGROVE COVER 2009
Area DENSE FOREST Open Total
Very Moderately TOTAL Forest
Dense Dense
1 Mumbai City 157 0 0 0 2 2
2 Mumbai Suburb 446 0 23 23 20 43
3 Raigarh 7152 0 10 10 52 62
4 Ratnagiri 8208 0 12 12 11 23
5 Sindhudurg 5207 0 2 2 1 3
6 Thane 9558 0 22 22 31 53
Total 30728 0 69 69 117 186 Source : - India State of Forest Report- 2009
1.1.4 The forest areas were transferred from the Forest Department to Forest
Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. with the objective of converting them into
valuable stands yielding increased returns. The forest areas so far transferred to Corporation
till the end of 2009-10 from various circles of the state aggregating to 3563 Sq.Km.
(Provisional) was as below.
TABLE - 7
FOREST AREA TRANSFERRED TO FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
OF MAHARASHTRA LTD.,[From 1974 -75 to 2009- 10] (Area in Sq.Km.) (Provisional)
Sr.No. Circle Reserved
Forests
Protected
Forests
Unclassed
Forests
Total Forests
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
1. Thane 466 Neg - 466
2. Nashik 161 - - 161
3. Dhule 463 - - 463
4. Nagpur 891 123 - 1014
5. North Chandrapur 688 - - 688
6. South Chandrapur 733 38 - 771
Total:- 3402 161 - 3563
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1.1.5 Forest Settlement: -
During the year under report, an area of 48.89 Sq.Kms. was taken in hand for
settlement. An area of 1708.47 Sq.Kms. was in hand at the commencement of the year. The
amount of Rs. 73.89 lakh was spent as settlement and establishment cost.
1.1.6 Demarcation :-
The lengths of forest boundaries artificially demarcated and existing boundaries
repaired during the year under report were 1227 Km. and 19040 Kms respectively. The
expenditure to the extent of Rs. 112.48 lakh on new works and Rs. 624.87 lakh on repairs was
incurred during the year 2009-10.
The extent of previously existing boundaries not repaired was 111399 Km. ; the
length of the boundaries still to be demarcated was 41452 Kms ; length of the natural
boundaries not requiring artificial mark was 10879 Kms. and total length at the close of the
year was 183997 Kms.
1.1.7 Forest Surveys :-
Last survey work of forest area in charge of State Forest Department was carried
out by Survey of India organization during 1977-78.
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CHAPTER – I I
MANAGEMENT OF STATE FORESTS
2.1.1 An area of 55927 Sq.km., was managed by Forest Department. Out of this area,
53567 Sq.km. (Provisional) was brought under sanctioned Working Plans upto 2009-10.
2.1.2 Preparation and control of Regular working plan
The position of sanctioned Working Plan during the year 2009-10 is summarized
below.
Working Plan in Operation
Circle Division Period of W.P.
Thane 1. Roha
2. Shahapur
3. Jwahar
4. Thane
2003-04 to 2012-13
2003-04 to 2011-12
2009-10 to 2018-19
2009-10 to 2018-19
Nashik 5. East Nashik
6. West Nashik
2002-03 to 2011-12
2007-08 to 2016-17
Dhule 7. Yawal
8. Mewasi (Taloda)
9. Jalgaon
2007-08 to 2016-17
2001-02 to 2010-11
2008-09 to 2017-18
Pune 10.Bhor
11. Junnar
2004-05 to 2013-14
2007-08 to 2016-17
Kolhapur 12.. Sangali
13. Ratnagiri (Chiplun)
14. Sawantwadi
15..Kolhapur
2002-03 to 2011-12
2002-03 to 2011-12
2003-04 to 2012-13
2008-09 to 2017-18 Aurangabad
16. Nanded
17. Aurangabad
18. Beed
19. Parbhani
20. Usmanabad
2001-02 to 2010-11
2002-03 to 2011-12
2005-06 to 2014-15
2006-07 to 2015-16
2008-09 to 2017-18
Amravati 21. Amravati
22. East Melghat
23. West Melghat
2004-05 to 2013-14
2006-07 to 2015-2016
2008-09 to 2017-18
Yavatmal 24. Akola
25. Yavatmal
26. Pandharkawada
27. Pusad
2009-10 to 2018-19
2001-02 to 2010-11
2002-03 to 2011-12
2008-09 to 2017-18
Nagpur 28. Nagpur
29. Wardha
30. Gondia
31. Bhandara
2004-05 to 2013-14
2006-07 to 2015-16
2003-04 to 2012-13
2009-10 to 2018-19
North
Chandrapur
32. Gadchirolli
33. Wadsa
34. Chandrapur
35. Brahmpuri
2007-08 to 2016-17
2002-03 to 2011-12
2003-04 to 2012-13
2005-06 to 2014-15
South
Chandrapur
36. Bhamragarh
37. Allapalli
38. Sironcha
39. Central Chanda
2007-08 to 2016-17
2004-05 to 2013-14
2005-06 to 2014-15
2004-05 to 2013-14
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2.1.3 Grazing Settlement
No grazing settlement report for the forest area was prepared during the year.
All possible efforts were done to avoid the illicit grazing in the forest area.
2.1.4 Working of Coupes
* FLCS- Forest Laborers Co-operative Society @- Includes 15 coupes worked by other agencies
# Includes 29 Coupes worked by other agencies
2.2.1 Protection of Forest: -
Undesirable human interference such as unauthorized felling and removal
of minor forest produce, unauthorized grazing, setting of fires to forests, encroachment
on forest land etc. causes loss to forest wealth. Protective measures were adopted to
protect this valuable forest wealth.
The effect of various measures taken by the Forest Department in
connection with the forest protection and conservation of existing forest showed good
result. The mobile squads were functioning effectively under the supervision of
vigilance units created in the past. The department sought the assistance of the police
and their contingents were deployed in the concerned areas for protecting forest officials
against personal attacks.
Circle Current
coupes due
for working
Arrear
coupes due
for working
Current
coupes
worked by
FLCS*
Arrear
coupes
worked by
FLCS*
Total
coupes
worked by
FLCS*
Coupes
Worked
by Deptt.
Total
Coupes
Worked
Coupes
remained
unworked
1.Thane 32 0 0 0 0 1 1 31
2. Aurangabad 72 0 10 0 10 0 10 62
3. Amravati 17 8 9 0 9 10 19 6
4.Yavatmal 99 20 55 0 55 3 58 61
5.Nagpur 56 0 39 0 39 8 47 9
6.N / Chandrapur 357 0 106# 0 106 32 138 219
7.S / Chandrapur 447 766 20@ 0 20@ 182 202 1011
Total 1080 794 239 0 239 236 475 1399
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2.2.2 A comparative statement of forest offences registered during the year
2009-10 vis-à-vis the previous year 2008-09 is given in Table below.
TABLE - 8
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF OFFENCE CASES
(Forest Offences Recorded)
Year Injury
by fires
Unauthorized
felling
Unauthorized
grazing
Other
(Encroachment
& illegal
cultivation)
Total
2009-10 2418 31702 1645 6805 42570
2008-09 3853 43782 1899 8487 58021
TABLE -9
2.2.3 CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCE CASES - 2009-10
( Figures in the brackets are the corresponding figures of last year)
Number of Cases
Sr.No Category of offence
cases
“ A "
Taken to
court of
LAW
" B "
Dealt with
U/s 68 of
IFA 1927
" C ”
Undetected
Total
(8) (1470) (2375) (3853)1 Injury to forest by fires
23 589 1806 2418
(232) (26250) (17300) (43782)2 Unauthorized felling
294 16376 15032 31702
(9) (1464) (426) (1899)3 Unauthorized grazing
6 1308 331 1645
(586) (4840) (3061) (8487)4
Other (Encroachment
& illegal cultivation etc.) 656 4287 1862 6805
(835) (34024) (23162) (58021)5 Total New Cases
979 22560 19031 42570
(11854) (132096) - (143950)6
Cases pending from
previous year 9923 36974 - 46897
(12689) (166120) (23162) (201971)7 Grand Total
10902 59534 19031 89467
(9881) (38735) - (48616)
8
Cases pending at the close
of the year 7255 25485 - 32740
The position of disposal of offence cases was as follows :-
Of the cases referred to the Court of Law, convictions were ordered in 1008
cases and 2639 cases resulted in acquittal and 7255 cases were pending at the close of the
year. From the cases decided under section 68 of Indian Forest Act of 1927, 25318 cases
resulted in convictions by forest officials, 8731 cases resulted in acquittal & 25485 cases
were pending at the close of the year 2009-10. The number of undetected cases was 19031.
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2.2.4 Injury by fires & protection from fire
2418 number of offences cases under this category were registered during the
year 2009-10. Measures like tracing of fire lines, engaging of fire watchers during the fire
seasons were taken. The value of damage of standing crops excluding that of grass was
worked out to Rs. 13.20 lakh. An expenditure of Rs. 948.90 lakh was incurred on fire &
forest protection programme during the year. The offences in connection with fires classified
according to origin of fire were as under. Classification of Forest Fire is given below.
TABLE – 10
CAUSES OF FIRE
2.2.5 Unauthorized felling and removal of Minor Forest Produce :-
The number of offences under this categories decreased by about 28 percent during
the year 2009-10 as compared to that of previous year.
TABLE - 11
ILLICIT CUTTING IN STATE OWNED GOVERNMENT FOREST DURING THE YEAR 2009-10
Sr.
No. Circle
No. of trees
illicitly cut
Loss due to illicitly
cutting of trees
(Rs. In lakh)
Recovery
affected from
the material
seized.
(Rs. In lakh)
% of recovery to
the loss incurred
1 Thane` 14773 46.13 36.51 79.15
2 Nashik 2071 80.37 82.44 102.58
3 Dhule 46131 73.26 77.12 105.27
4 Pune 3675 2.18 1.32 60.55
5 Kolhapur 10270 24.20 17.93 74
6 Aurangabad 5817 37.86 30.98 81.83
7 Amravati 11795 33.27 23.56 70.81
8 Yavatmal 19682 88.10 73.36 83.27
9 Nagpur 27208 40.02 39.48 98.65
10 N. Chandrapur 20259 32.24 21.88 67.87
11 S. Chandrapur 21318 355.56 608.87 171.24
12 Wildlife Wings 17042 131.25 83.03 63.26
Total M.S. 2009-10 200041 944.44 1096.48 116.10
2008-09 190795 673.74 835.53 124
Sr.
No. Origin
Number
of fires
Area burnt
(in Ha.)
Average
size of fire
(in Ha.)
1 Natural 434 3676 8
2
Unintentional/Accidental due to
human beings 848 6663 8
3
Deliberately/Intentional/ incendiary
due to human being 261 6323 24
4 Unknown 875 14097 16
Total 2009-10 2418 30759 13
2008-09 3853 59625 15
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2.3.1 Railway Checking Squad
The activities carried out by the Railway (Local) Checking unit Asangaon in
Thane circle during the year under report is as follows.
Total material attached Railway Checking Unit Total number of
offences booked Quantity Value in Rs.
Asangaon
40 227 Head loads 8170
Project Tiger, Melghat 1 60 kg Gum 2400
2.3.2 Unauthorized grazing in Govt. Forest Area.
Measures to prevent injury to forest, indiscriminate grazing and closure of forest areas
were rigidly enforced. In some of the areas, the protection of forest was provided by barbed
wire fencing and by digging of trench cum mounds. Cattle found grazing unauthorizedly in
forest areas were impounded.
An area of 20136 sq.km.was closed to grazing during the year 2009-10. There were
1645 cases registered of unauthorized grazing during the year under report.
TABLE - 12
GRAZING IN GOVERNMENT FORESTS
No. of cattle’s admitted
(Nos. in lakh) Sr.
No. Type of grazing
Year No.
Value at full
rates (Rs.in lakh)
1. Grazing on payment at full rates 2008-09 9.40 11.01
2009-10 9.24 9.85
2008-09 0.85 0.80 2. Grazing at privilege rates.
2009-10 1.17 0.85
3. Grazing by right under settlement 2008-09 0.14 0.08
2009-10 1.16 1.16
2008-09 0.27 0.64 4.
During pleasure of Govt. or otherwise other
than under settlement 2009-10 0.35 0.13
2008-09 10.66 12.53
TOTAL
2009-10 11.92 11.99
Creation of Vigilance Organization :-
The incidence of illicit cutting and encroachment on forest lands has increased
because of growing demands for forest produce, their rising prices & the population
pressure, threatening the very existence of forests. The need for establishing special vigilance
organisation exclusively to look after the protection of forests & to exercise control on forest
offences was keenly felt. A vigilance cell was therefore, created, in the year 1981-82 for
monitoring & pursuing follow-up action on forest offences.
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2.3.4 INFORMATION REGARDING JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT
YEAR – 2009-10
TABLE - 13
(Area in Ha.)
Sr.
No.
Circle
No. of
JFMC
's*
No of
Members of
JFMC's*
Forest Area
Under (ha)
JFMC's*
Total no of
JFMCs
registered
under Society
Act 1860
Number of
Female
Membership
in FPCS
1 Thane` 1854 291287 366318 342 84709
2 Nashik 1247 194889 372535 262 39505
3 Dhule 1029 64189 309431 49 11516
4 Pune 1174 495644 164171 43 77286
5 Kolhapur 1787 616508 342087 302 202681
6 Aurangabad 1213 167082 247072 218 49941
7 Amravati 607 213547 92732 116 39089
8 Yavatmal 991 191852 187707 153 42843
9 Nagpur 1340 286248 242451 123 87385
10 N. Chandrapur 832 49252 229222 104 8365
11 S. Chandrapur 600 33814 119842 152 5767
Total M.S 2009-10
12674 2604312 2673568 1864 649096
* JFMC's- Joint Forest Management Committee
2.3.6 The working of Mobile squad and Check Nakas is shown in the table 14.
TABLE – 14
WORKING OF MOBILE SQUADS AND CHECK NAKAS FOR THE YEAR 2009-10
Sr.
No. Item Thane Nashik Dhule Pune
Kolha-
pur
A'ba
d
Amra-
vati
Yavat-
mal
Nag-
pur
North
C'pur
South
C'pur
Wild
life
Wings
TOTAL
A. Mobile Squad
1. No.of Mobile squad 12 5 4 1 6 7 5 6 7 5 4 4 66
2. No. of raids carried out by mobile
squad.
80 18 53 65 80 69 68 82 79 13 97 6 710
3. Exp. Incurred on maintenance
(Rs. in lakh)
0.59 53.73 27.45 1.62 63.69 1.64 44.67 15.16 27.7
1
5.47 35.96 11.28 288.97
4. No. of offences detected 437 100 215 32 216 146 150 132 194 114 113 59 1908
5. Value of compensation (Royalty)
recovered or levied in respect to
offences (Rs. in lakh)
0.16 13.82 0.49 0.30 7.96 4.40 1.59 1.28 1.75 0.88 3.06 1.84 37.53
B. Check Nakas
1. No. of Check Nakas 36 26 14 11 28 15 13 29 85 21 15 100 393
2. No. of forest offences detected 13 0 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 82
Value of compensation (Royalty)
recovered or levied in respect to
offences (Rs. in lakh)
0.43 0 0.02 0.05 0.03 0 0 0 0 0.01 0.022 17.593 18.155
TABLE 15
WIRELESS NETWORK IN FOREST DEPARTMENT
1. Thane Circle 2. Dhule Circle
Sr.
No. Division
Repeater
Station
Base
Station
Mob.
(Vehicle)
Walkie
Talkie Division
Repeater
Station
Base
Station
Mob.
(Vehicle) Hand Set
Man Pack Walkie
Talkie
1 Thane 1 18 10 23 Dhule 1 13 4 0 0 18
2 Dahanu 0 13 5 57 N’Bar 0 23 7 0 2 44
3 Jawhar 1 6 7 51 Yawal 0 18 6 0 2 41
4 Shahapur 1 8 5 16 Mewasi 1 11 4 0 1 19
5 Alibag 3 28 7 45 Jalgaon 1 21 5 0 0 6
6 Roha 1 11 2 14 CCF
Dhule
0 0 2 0 0 1
Total 7 84 36 206 Total 3 86 28 0 5 129
3. Nagpur Circle 4. North Chandrapur Circle
Sr.
No. Division
Repeater
Station
Base
Station
Mobile
Vehicle
Walkie
Talkie
Division
Repeater
Station
Base
Station
Mobile
Vehicles
Walkie
Talkie
1 Nagpur 2 24 0 70 Chandrpur 1 16 7 35
2 Wardha 2 28 8 77 Brahmpuri 1 12 10 54
3 Bhandara 2 14 1 71 Gadchiroli 0 11 9 24
4 Gondia 1 19 10 63 Wadasa 0 10 7 19
Total 7 85 19 281 C.F.Office 0 1 3 4
Total 2 50 36 136
CHAPTER – III
SILVICULTURE
3.1 System of Management:
3.1.1 The extent of forest area covered under various Working Plans for the purpose
of scientific management was about 8365.94 Sq.Km.at the end of the year 2009-10. The
broad break-up of the area according to silvicultural system was as follows.
TABLE - 16
( Area in Sq. Km. )
Sr.No. Silviculture System CCF WP
PUNE
CCF WP
NAGPUR
Total Area
1
Improvement Working Circle. 681.80 338.05 1019.85
2 Coppice With Reserve Working
Circle 344.87 0 344.87
3 Afforestation Working Circle 1361.92 123.57 1485.49
4 Kuran Working Circle 317.96 15.69 333.65
5 Pasture Working Circle 42.98 35.05 78.03
6 Anjan Working Circle 84.59 0 84.59
7 Teak Plantation Working Circle 0 14.04 14.04
8 Protection Working Circle 1055.72 20.62 1076.34
9 Environmental W.C. 14.71 0 14.71
10
Fodder Working Circle 5.12 70.11 75.23
11 Selection cum Improvement
Working Circle 12.48 570.07 582.55
12 Plantation Working Circle 72.90 0 72.90
13 Lake Catchments Working
Circle 21.06 12.35 33.41
14 FF & P Working Circle 0 15.45 15.45
15 Soil & moisture conservation &
Affo.working circle
27.00 0 27.00
16 Natural catchment & special
water supply catchment area
treatment working circle
4.46 0 4.46
17 Wildlife Protection Working
Circle 23.21 0 23.21
18 Urban Afforestation Working
Circle 2.18 0 2.18
19 Mangroove Working Circle 0.94 0 0.94
20 Bamboo Overlapping Working
Circle 61.45 1981.17 2042.62
Sr.No. Silviculture System CCF WP
PUNE
CCF WP
NAGPUR
Total Area
21 Silvipasture Management
Working Circle 0.22 0 0.22
21 Old (Teak) Plantation Working
Circle 256.20 53.38 309.58
22 Biodiversity Working Circle 256.79 0 256.79
23 A & RSM Working Circle 0 9.63 9.63
24 P & CAM Working Circle 0 20.28 20.28
25 Babulban Working Circle 0 1.79 1.79
26 Misc. Working Circle 290.42 0 290.42
27 Eco-Tourism Working Circle 12.84 0 12.84
28 Babhul Working Circle 1.08 0.95 2.03
29 G & FRM 0 25.95 25.95
30 G & FRM (P) 0 76.10 76.10
31 G & FRM (GB) 0 24.15 24.15
31 S.P.D Working Circle
(F.D.W.C.) 0 4.64 4.64
TOTAL 4952.90 3413.04 8365.94
3.2 General progress of Regeneration and Afforestation
3.2.1 During the year 2009-10 the forest area artificially regenerated and afforested was
48132 Ha. Under various plan schemes, plantation of teak, bamboo & mixed species were
undertaken. The forest circle-wise details of area regenerated and afforested during the year
under report are summarized in Table 17.
3.2.2 The programme of Afforestation & soil conservation was undertaken as plan
activity of the Department. Under this programme the barren and denuded areas were tackled by
undertaking soil conservation works & by planting species like Neem, Agave, Semal, Khair etc.
TABLE - 17
PROGRESS OF REGENERATION AND AFFORESTATION UNDER VARIOUS ACTIVITIES
DURING THE YEAR 2009-10
Area artificially regenerated and afforested under
Plan and other Activities (Area in Ha.)
Circle N
on P
lan
Pla
n
Aff
of
deg
raded
fore
st
12
th f
inan
ce
com
mis
sion
JFM
Nat
ional
Bam
boo
Mis
sion
W.G
.
Com
p. A
ff.
Inte
gra
ted T
ribal
Dev
elopm
ent
Pro
ject
FD
A
E.G
.S.
Oth
er
Tota
l P
lanta
tion
Thane 87 848 0 0 0 0 0 684 0 0 0 0 1619
Nashik 152 878 0 0 640 0 0 32 0 2888 20 1860 6470
Dhule 100 3173 0 0 925 0 0 57 0 1775 270 4235* 10535
Pune 295 993 0 0 480 0 0 13 0 576 0 8 2365
Kolhapur 783 2060 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1030 0 20@
3893
Aurangabad 973 3289 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4093 332 59 8746
Amravati 221 622 82 195 300 100 0 11 0 75 145 0 1751
Yavatmal 1401 636 0 0 0 0 0 240 0 1800 50 0 4127
Nagpur 30 1153 0 0 450 100 0 78 180 32 50 0 2073
North Chandrapur 1632 3005 0 0 0 0 0 316 0 0 50 0 5003
South Chandrapur 776 724 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 1550
Total 6450 17381 82 195 2795 200 0 1431 180 12269 967 6182 48132
* Includes i. Akkalkuwa Dhadgaon Special work program- 4160 ha
ii. Indo-German program 75 ha
@ Includes Integrated Watershed Development program – 20ha.
3.2.3 The total expenditure on plantation and Afforestation under all activities was Rs. 5544.97
lakh on forest account ( i.e. Plan & Non plan ) and Rs. 753.05 lakhs on the other account i.e.
Employment Guarantee Scheme.
3.3 The broad break up of area planted and afforested under various programmes according to
species is given in the following Table 18.
TABLE - 18
SPECIESWISE BREAKUP OF THE AREA PLANTED AND AFFORESTED
IN FOREST CIRCLES UNDER ALL ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR
2009-10 (Area in ha.)
Circle Teak Bamboo Khair Mixed Grass Moha Fodder Other
Misc. Total
Thane 0 174 0 1435 0 0 0 10 1619
Nashik 88 702 0 5642 0 0 0 38* 6470
Dhule 0 2067 328 7552 0 0 436 152 10535
Pune 0 0 0 2365 0 0 0 0 2365
Kolhapur 0 0 0 3893 0 0 0 0 3893
Aurangabad 0 0 0 8746 0 0 0 0 8746
Amravati 121 145 0 1485 0 0 0 0 1751
Yavatmal 300 475 5 3247 0 0 100 0 4127
Nagpur 169 295 0 1568 0 0 41 0 2073
North
Chandrapur 262 513 0 4137 0 0 91 0 5003
South
Chandrapur 607 219 0 544 180 0 0 0 1550
Total 1547 4590 333 40614 180 0 668 200 48132
* HIRDA
3.4 Implementation of 20-Point Programme
In 20-Point Programme, the point No.16 is a tree plantation programme,
implemented mostly through Forest Department, Forest Development Corporation of
Maharashtra Ltd. & Social Forestry. The targets and achievements of area planted by the
Forest Department during 2009-10 was as under.
TABLE - 19
(Area in ha., Amount in lakh)
Target Achievement Circle
Physical Physical Financial
Thane 1610 1619.00 152.37
Nashik 6260 6470.00 561.72
Dhule 9970 10535.00 822.56
Pune 3260 2365.00 221.25
Kolhapur 3890 3893.00 552.98
Aurangabad 8400 8746.00 898.48
Amravati 1770 1751.00 145.07
Yavatmal 3600 4127.00 229.85
Nagpur 2365 2073.00 180.18
North
chandrapur
5120 5003.00 404.88
South
Chandrapur
1725 1550.00 88.18
Total 47970 48132.00 4257.52
3.5 Vanamahotsava
The "Vanamahotsava" was observed during the year under report. The Forest
Department supplied seeds & seedlings for planting to public bodies, institutions and private
individuals. The forest subordinates also took part in the celebration of Vanamahotsava.
Importance of tree planting and tree protection was stressed through publicity. The supply
of seedlings from various circles is given below.
TABLE - 20
Circle No. of Seedlings
Supplied
1. Nashik 141
2. Dhule 75508
3. Pune 127008
4. Amravati 3858
5. South Chandrapur 24746
6. Kolhapur 5000 7. Nagpur 60259
8. Yavatmal 3525
9. North Chandrapur 9142
10. Aurangabad 34970
Total 344157
3.6 Forest Tanks
TABLE - 21
FOREST TANKS (UNDER Employment Guarantee Scheme) DURING THE YEAR
2009-10
Name of
Circle
No. of
Forest
Tanks
Total
Expenditure
incurred
(Rs. in lakh )
Wages
Paid
(Rs. In
lakh)
Mandays
Generated
(in lakh )
Thane 0 0 0 0
Nashik 1 8.38 6.73 0.14
Dhule 8 61.05 15.21 0.85
Pune 0 0 00 0
Kolhapur 0 0 0 0
Aurangabad 406 817.90 692.86 8.64
Amravati 29 16.49 16.25 0.18
Yavatmal 0 0 0 0
Nagpur 1 0.66 0 0
North
Chandrapur 38 27.45 18.21 0.20
South
Chandrapur 0 0 0 0
Tiger
Project,
Amravati
1 work 1.46 0.78 0.04
Total 1 work
483 933.39 750.04 10.05
CHAPTER – IV
EXPLOITATION OF FOREST PRODUCE
4.1 System of Exploitation:-
4.1.1 The exploitation of forest areas in charge of Forest Department was generally
regulated as per prescriptions of sanctioned Working Plan. During the year 2009-10 an area
of 643.26 Sq.Kms was exploited during the year under report. The circlewise forest area
harvested during the year 2009-10 is given below.
FOREST AREA HARVESTED (Area in ha.)
1 Thane 23.25
2 Dhule 779.10
3 Kolhapur -
4 Aurangabad 332.38
5 Amravati 7394.30
6 Yavatmal 5204.60
7 Nagpur 11245.38
8 North Chandrapur 18825.30
9 South Chandrapur 20521.36
Total 2009-10 64325.67
4.1.2 TABLE 22
FOREST AREA HARVESTED ACCORDING TO SILVICULTURAL SYSTEM
Silvicultural System (Area in Ha) Circle
S.C.I.
W.C
C.W.R
.W.C
I.W.C T.PWC A.
W.C
A. &
RSM
W.C.
Bamboo
(O) W.C
P &
CAM
Old
Teak
Plantati
on
Fodder Bio-
div
Total
Thane 23.25 - - - - - - - - - - 23.25
Dhule - - - - - - 779.10 - - - - 779.10
A’bad - 332.38 - - - - - - - - - 332.38
Amravati 1781.27 - - 38.00 - - 5575.03 - - - - 7394.30
Yavatmal 3477.75 - 1292.35 - 434.60 - - - - - - 5204.60
Nagpur 3180.72 - 1994.31 - - 59.49 5847.86 60.00 103.00 - - 11245.38
N/C’pur 2877.75 - 2683.46 97.00 6114.82 - 3852.58 - 2058.6 1141.09 - 18825.30
S/C’pur 4061.12 - 1655.82 312.38 107.20 - 13655.13 - - 729.70 - 20521.36
Kolhapur - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 15401.86 332.38 7625.84 447.38 6656.62 59.49 29709.71 60.00 2161.60 1870.79 - 64325.67
4.1.3 Exploitation and disposal of Minor Forest Produce.
Exploitation and disposal of Minor Forest Produce except bidi leaves was
done by leasing of areas containing the particular forest produce by sale of units or on
rated passes. Bamboos were extracted by the Department, the paper mills as well as
other agencies from areas due for annual harvesting. The extraction and trade in bidi
leaves were regulated by the state on the basis of monopoly trade & disposal.
Some of the minor forest produce areas were allotted to the Tribal
Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. for collection & sale of Gum, Hirda,
Moha Flowers & Fruits. The objective of assignment of some areas to Tribal
Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd. was to give proper wages of collection &
to improve living standard to tribals.
4.2.1 Agency of working of Coupes
The Forest areas were exploited for timber, fuel and other Minor Forest Produce
through the agencies of the Forest Department and Forest Labourer's Co-operative Societies.
The Right and Privilege Holders and Free Grantees also removed forest produce from forest
areas. The agency of forest contractors was eliminated from exploitation of forest areas.
Total 195 coupes were worked by Forest Labourer's Co-operative Societies during the
year under report. The circle wise details of coupes worked by Forest Labourer's Co-operative
Societies is given in Chapter No. IX of this booklet.
4.2.2 The out-turn of major forest produce and its value exploited by different agencies is
summarized in Table 23.
TABLE – 23
Timber Firewood Agency of Exploitation
(Quantity
'000 Cu.M)
(Value Rs. In
lakh)
(Quantity
'000' Cu.M)
(Value Rs.
In lakh)
M.F.P.
(Value Rs. In
lakh)
1. Forest Dept. 55.053 10476.46 83.225 1382.69 1421.54
2. F.L.C.S./ Purchaser 34.862 5778.44 68.292 1086.54 6236.53
3.Free grants 0.546 84.01 0.006 0.03 89.29
4. Rights and Privileges 0.012 0.06 20.316 39.85 72.50
TOTAL 2009- 10 90.473 16338.97 171.829 2509.11 7819.86
2008- 09 109.004 17397.19 186.821 2652.36 5849.13
4.2.3 The Circle wise outturn of major Forest Produce exploited by all agencies
combined during the year 2009-10 is presented in Table 24.
TABLE - 24
CIRCLEWISE OUTTURN OF MAJOR FOREST PRODUCE
Timber Firewood
Circle
Quantity in
000' Cu.M.
Value in
Rs. Lakh
Quantity in
000' Cu.M.
Value in
Rs. Lakh
1. Thane 2.003 139.61 6.159 56.22
2. Nashik 0.421 106.35 1.961 14.56
3. Dhule 1.091 125.68 0.998 7.93
4. Pune 0.014 0.15 0.489 8.10
5. Kolhapur 0.671 25.11 0.885 3.09
6. Aurangabad 0.412 61.39 0.350 3.66
7. Amravati 5.288 1372.53 2.193 14.06
8.Yavatmal 19.307 2963.17 5.588 60.86
9. Nagpur 7.815 1349.37 29.746 545.77
10. N. Chandrapur 14.583 1376.21 64.645 835.51
11. S. Chandrapur 38.868 8819.39 58.815 959.34
Total- 2009- 10 90.473 16338.97 171.829 2509.11
4.2.4 Outturn of Minor Forest Produce
The total value of minor forest produce during 2009-10 was Rs. 7819.86 lakhs.
The Value of outturn of important items of minor forest produce was as under.
TABLE - 25
OUTTURN OF MINOR FOREST PRODUCE- IMPORTANT ITEMS
Sr. No. Items Value In
Rs. (lakhs)
1 Bamboo 693.02
2 Tendu and Apta leaves 6634.30
3 Grass & Grazing 18.80
4 Hirda 9.01
5 Gum 121.81
6 Rosha grass 0.09
7 Moha flowers & Seeds 89.10
8 Lac 156.65
9 Medicinal Plants 3.61
10 Other M.F.P. 93.47
Total 7819.86
4.2.5 The outturn of some of the important Minor Forest Produce collected during the
year 2009- 10 is given in Table 26.
TABLE – 26
OUTTURN AND VALUE OF IMPORTANT MINOR FOREST PRODUCE
Quantity Value Rs. in Lakh Sr.No. Items Unit
2009-10 2008-09 2009-10 2008-09
1. Bamboo M.T. 27010 28529 693.02 721.52
2. Tendu & Apta
leaves
Std.
bag
663240 707225 6634.29 4532.31
3. Grass & Grazing M.T. 53107 3036 18.80 15.25
4. Hirda Qtl. 1917 1837 9.01 9.08
5. Gum Qtl. 15053.50 5911 121.81 156.09
6. Moha Flowers,
Moha Fruits &
Seeds
Qtl. 10397 6929 89.10 13.31
7. Lac Qtl. 3488 6846 156.65 309.15 Note : Quantities derived are approximate.
4.2.6 Prices
The Prices obtained in auction through major Government Timber depot during
the year 2009-10 & 2008-09 are shown in table below.
Average Rates (Rs./Cum.)
Govt. Timber Depot. Sr.No. Kind of Material Year
Paratwada Ballarshah
2009-10 42336 43352 1. Teak Round Logs
2008-09 30577 41484
2009-10 8807 9415 2. Ain Round Logs
2008-09 -- 9473
2009-10 -- 16581 3. Bija Round Logs
2008-09 -- 15494
2009-10 3038 -- 4. Adjat Round
Logs(Sajad) 2008-09 2160 --
2009-10 -- 46604 5. Sisam Round Logs
2008-09 -- 35268
2009-10 16861 11519 6. Other
(Haldoo,Tendu,
Shiwan etc.) 2008-09 12176 11380
4.2.7 The forestry operations engaged large labour force for its varied activities and
provided employment to villagers, especially tribals & weaker sections residing in or close to
forest areas. A special attention was also given to socio-economic upliftment through tribal
sub-plan schemes. The labourers were paid wages at prescribed rates fixed by wage boards
and sanctioned by Govt. Payment to labourers at sanctioned wage rates was ensured by the
forest officers by spot enquiries & supervision.
The broad assessment of labour employment during 2009-10 on various Non-
plan, Plan & Other activities of forest department is given in Table 27.
TABLE – 27
BROAD ASSESMENT OF LABOUR EMPLOYMENT
(Provisional)
Sr.No. Activity
Man days
generated
(In ‘ 000)
Wages paid
(Rs. in Lakh)
1. Plantation & Afforestation 6238 6050.59
2. Exploitation of Forest Produce 1014 983.54
3. Improvement, organisation &
extension of forest
4257 4391.56
4. Communication & Building 765 742.09
5. Conservation & Wildlife 2746 2663.33
6 I.S.R.V.P./Western Ghat
Development
683 662.42
7. Employment Gurantee Scheme 3292 3193.11
Total 2009-10 19265 18686.64
2008-09 28853 24191.74
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CHAPTER V
FOREST ENGINEERING
5.1.1 An efficient system of communication is essential for proper development of
forest & maximum utilization of their produce. An infrastructure of roads and bridges as also
residential and non residential buildings is required to be maintained and developed by the Forest
Department. The Works include construction of building for residential and non residential
purposes, roads and bridges for facilitation of communication and transportation of forest
produce and construction of wells, tanks, anicuts, sheds etc. were constructed for the welfare of
inhabitants in forest areas.
The Plans and estimates of work were drawn by the Civil Engineering units.
There were also number of industrial units viz. Saw mills, Preservation and Treatment plants.
Maintenance of large number of machineries, vehicles and equipment was attended by logging
units of Forest Department. Operation and maintenance of these units were attended by the
Mechanical Engineering personnel.
5.1.2 Civil Engineering
During the year under report an expenditure of Rs. 1400.09 lakh was incurred
on construction of buildings and repairs to old building. The construction of new roads and
improvement & maintenance of old one were undertaken at an estimated cost of Rs. 440.85
lakh during the year under report. The cost of other works viz. bridges, anicuts, culverts, labour
sheds etc. was Rs339.34 lakh.
Circlewise details of expenditure incurred under various budget head during the
year are given in Table 28.
TABLE - 28
COMMUNICATION AND BUILDING -EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR 2009-2010
( Fig. Rs. in lakh) (Provisional )
Sr.
No
. Hea
d
Th
ane
Nas
hik
Dh
ule
Pu
ne
Ko
lhap
ur
A'b
ad
Am
rav
ati
Yav
atm
al
Nag
pu
r
No
rth
C'p
ur
So
uth
C'p
ur
Oth
er U
nit
s
(Wil
d L
ife)
TO
TA
L
A- NON – PLAN
1. Roads 5.96 4.38 4.69 52.30 4.15 4.20 5.13 5.09 16.54 25.18 30.27 - 157.89
2. Buildings 46.68 9.34 4.81 4.97 7.40 4.20 29.98 5.72 34.62 13.75 12.83 106.61 280.91
3. Others - 0.73 - - - - - 0 - - - - 0.73
Total "A" 52.64 14.45 9.50 57.27 11.55 8.40 35.11 10.81 51.16 38.93 43.10 106.61 439.53
B- PLAN
1. Roads - - - 9.99 - 76.92 - - - - - 196.05 282.96
2. Buildings 140.31 118.34 45.68 28.78 48.59 20.01 61.06 59.37 104.22 41.29 40.11 411.42 1119.18
3. Others 269.49 - - - - - - - - 25.45 15.85 27.82 338.61
Total "B" 409.80 118.34 45.68 38.77 48.59 96.93 61.06 59.37 104.22 66.74 55.96 - 1740.75
Total (A+B) 462.44 132.79 55.18 96.04 60.14 105.33 96.17 70.18 155.38 105.67 99.06 635.29 2180.28
5.1.3 The circlewise details of existing roads maintained in Forest Department are
given in Table 29.
TABLE – 29
Forest Roads ( Length in Kms ) ( Provisional)
Forest Roads (Length in Kms.)
Surfaced District
Water
bound
macadam
Black
Topped
Cement
Concrete
Unsurfaced Total
1. Aurangabad 0 0.769 0 11.45 12.219
2. Jalna 3.467 3.467
3. Parbhani 6 0 0 0 6
4. Hingoli 6 0 0 0 6
5.Nanded 38 1.90 0.6 179.50 220.0
6. Bid 9.50 0 0 0 9.50
7.Latur 0 0 0 0 0
8. O’bad 0 0 0 0 0
9. Mumbai 1.471 12.84 14.783 48.892 77.986
10. Nagpur 318.20 0 0 1338.95 1657.15
11. Wardha 28 0 0 693.24 721.24
12.Gondia 88 3.50 0 436.00 527.50
13.A’Nagar 0.60 0 0 16.002 16.602
14Dhule 46.33 0.32 0 73.928 120.578
15.Jalgaon 93.637 5.00 0 96.72 195.357
16.Akola 53.60 0 0 75.70 129.30
17.Buldhana 241.00 0 0 0 241.00
18.Yawatmal 151.971 50.50 0 640.80 843.271
19. Nashik 98.305 4.00 0 67.626 169.931
20. Thane 53.665 25.543 0.15 84.715 164.073
21.Raigarh 1.216 1.336 0.075 53.20 55.827
22.Gadchiroli 456.342 0 0 2831.730 3288.072
23.C’pur 86.342 41.41 0 887.396 1015.148
24.Amaravati 233.11 120.00 0 1053.145 1406.255
26.K’pur 13.499 0.359 0 45.52 59.378
27.Sangali 5.88 2.55 0 29.50 37.93
28.Pune 11.967 9.00 0 26.89 47.857
29.S’pur 1.57 0 0 0.80 2.37
30.Washim 0 0 0 86.00 86.00
31.Satara 1.37 3.813 0 48.565 53.748
32.S’durg 3.245 2.40 0 1.42 7.065
33.Ratnagiri 0 0 0 0.12 0.12
34.Bruhanmumbai 0 0 0 0 0
35.Nandurbar 272.68 0 0 174.727 447.407
Total 2322.00 285.24 15.608 9328.703 11951.551
5.1.4 Similarly there were number of buildings maintained in the Forest Department at
the end of the year under report. The circle wise details about existing buildings are as under.
5.2 INDUSTRIAL UNIT
5.2.1 Saw Mill
The performance of Govt. Saw mill at Allapalli in South Chandrapur is given below.
TABLE - 31
PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT SAW MILLS
Location of
Saw Mill
Circle Division Intake
(in Cu.M.)
Outturn
(Sawn
Timber)
Allapalli South
Chandrapur
Allapalli 216.980 -
5.2.2 Integrated Unit
There were three integrated units, one at Dahanu, in Thane circle, second at
Paratwada in Amravati circle and third at Ballarshah in South Chandrapur circle. All these
units were completely closed.
5.2.3 Mechanized Logging Unit Timber of some of the forest division was exploited by the mechanized logging units is
given in Table 32.
TABLE - 30
Forest Buildings in charge of Forest Department
Sr.
No.
Circle
Div.
Offices
Range
Offices
Forest
Rest
Houses
Inspection
Huts
Residen.
Quarters
Labour
Sheds Other Total
1 Thane 4 35 9 9 648 34 151 890
2 Nashik 7 31 11 26 373 88 133 669
3 Dhule 5 23 27 30 475 72 168 800
4 Pune 3 15 6 9 206 47 76 362
5 Kolhapur 4 15 11 16 260 68 121 495
6 A.' bad 3 18 10 5 241 58 69 404
7 Amravati 4 22 6 11 487 93 109 732
8 Yavatmal 0 26 9 26 361 104 92 618
9 Nagpur 4 36 22 34 839 60 178 1173
10 N.Chandrapur 5 18 10 30 448 75 158 744
11 S.Chandrapur 3 31 12 28 813 243 166 1296
12 CF.Edn. Pune 4 0 0 0 204 1 88 297
13 CF Research Pune 0 0 0 3 77 29 30 139
14 Wildlife Wing 6 49 57 56 1028 298 767 2261
15 T & M Ballrshah 1 5 1 0 152 29 48 236
TOTAL 53 324 191 283 6612 1299 2354 11116
TABLE – 32
TIMBER HARVESTED BY MECHANIZED LOGGING UNIT
Sr.
No. Circle
Location of
unit
Kind of
Material
Quantity
logged
Value
Rs. in lakhs
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 South Chandrapur a. Timber (Cu.M.)
N.Teak Timber
622.715
131.085
161.91
10.49
b. Firewood
Teak(Beat)
N.Teak firewood
329
722
13.16
4.69
c. Sawn
Timber(No)
486
3.33
d. Long Bamboo - -
e. Chock
Timber(Beat)
125 6.25
f)Teak pole 11010 22.02
i)Sironcha
g)Non Teak Pole 7015 5.61
a. Timber (Cu
Mtr)
b. Firewood
(Beat)
8421.901
3674
3001.73
23.88
c. Pole (No.) 2786 14.77
d. Long Bamboo 233498 37.94
ii) Ballarshah
(T & M Dn)
e. Bamboo
Bundle (No)
60423 15.89
5.3 Machinery & Vehicles :
5.3.1 There were various types of vehicles i.e. Trucks, Jeeps, Cars and Motor and Other
machinery etc. in use by Forest Department., The Circlewise information is given in Table 33.
TABLE - 33
VEHICLES & MACHINERY IN FOREST DEPARTMENT
(Note :- Excluding Functional units.) (Provisional figures)
Sr.
No.
Veh
icle
/
Ma
chin
ery
Th
an
e
Na
shik
Dh
ule
Pu
ne
Ko
lha
pu
r
A’b
ad
Am
rav
ati
Ya
va
tma
l
Na
gp
ur
No
rth
C'p
ur
So
uth
C'p
ur
PC
CF
O
ffic
e
TO
TA
L
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
1 Ambulance - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1
2 Gypsy & Jeep 34 19 30 8 17 25 20 27+3 37 12 36 - 268
3 Truck/Mini Truck 1 1 1 - - 2 16 3 7 2 6 - 39
4 Tractor - 2 3 - - 1 14 4 5 2 20 - 51
5 Car 14 1 1 3 2 4 2 3 3 2 1 14 50
6 Oil Engine - 9 - - - - - - - - - - 9
7 Motor Launch 1 - - - 2 - - - - - - 3
8 Mini bus - - 5 - - - 3 1 - - - 1 10
9 Road Roller - - 1 - - 1 2 - - - 3 - 7
10 Motor cycle 4 - 3 - 4 1 - 3 - - 4 - 19
11 Cycle - - 34 - 3 - 3 - - 1 1 - 42
12 Tempo 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 4
13 Raingauge - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 2
14 Computer/Acce. - - - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Walkie Talkie - - - 12 - 14 - - - - - 26
Sr.
No.
Veh
icle
/
Ma
chin
ery
Th
an
e
Na
shik
Dh
ule
Pu
ne
Ko
lha
-pu
r
A'b
ad
Am
ra-v
ati
Ya
va
tma
l
Na
g-p
ur
No
rth
C'p
ur
So
uth
C'p
ur
PC
CF
Off
ice
TO
TA
L
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16. Water Tanker - - 2 - - 2 3 - - 3 4 - 14
17. Water Pump/filter - - 3 - - 6 - - - - - - 9
18. Diesel Oil Engine - - 3 - - 33 14 - - 7 6 - 63
19. Electric motor/Pump - 11 21 - - 19 11 - - 21 3 - 86
20. Paddleboat/
Motorboat
- - - - - - - - - - 11 - 11
21. Pick up Van 3 2 2 - - - - - - 9 8 - 24
22. Sub M. Pump - 9 7 - 1 7 - - - - - - 24
23. Tractor Trolley - 11 2 - - - 14 - - 2 7 - 36
24. Jeep Trolley - - 5 - - - 3 1 1 4 4 - 18
25. Grass Cutter - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 - 5
26. Matador - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - 2
27. Wire less Machine - - - - - - 24 - - - - - 24
28. Tata Sumo - - - 9 6 - - - - 18 - - 33
29. Bailing machine - - - - - - 6 - - - - - 6
30. A/C - - - - 7 - - - - - 1 64 72
31. Other 2 - 2 - 39 29 24 - 1 3 17 2 119
Total 61 57 126 20 94 133 173 45 54 87 137 81 1077
CHAPTER – VI
FINANCIAL RESULTS
6.1.1 The receipt of Forest Revenue during the year 2009-10 was Rs. 223.84 crores
(Provisional). The total expenditure incurred during the year 2009-10 was Rs 720.26 crores. There
was increase in expenditure by 17.54 % as compared to last year expenditure and decrease in forest
revenue by 12.40 over that of previous year.
The comparative position of the Revenue & the expenditure for the year 2009-10
and 2008-09 is indicated in the below given table.
TABLE - 34
NET REVENUE & EXPENDITURE OF THE FOREST DEPTT. (Rs. in crores)
(Provisional)
Expenditure Surplus or deficit of Revenue
Year Revenue
Non -plan
including
grant
to Z.P.*
Plan & Other
activities
( i.e. Western
Ghat, I.S.R.V.P.*
Excluding E.G.S.)
Total
Over
Non-plan
expenditure
Over Total
Expenditure
2009-10 223.84 523.69 196.57 720.26 (-)299.85 (-)496.42
2008-09 255.53 435.83 176.96 612.79 (-)180.30 (-)357.26
ZP- Zilla Parishad ISRVP- Inter State River Valley Project
The details of revenue and expenditure of various circles were as shown below :-
6.2 Revenue
6.2.1 The details of increase or decrease in Revenue in 2009-10 over previous year are
indicated below
TABLE - 36
TABLE - 35
CIRCLEWISE REVENUE & EXPENDITURE ( Rs. in lakhs) (Provisional)
Expenditure
Circle Revenue Non Plan
Z.P. etc
Plan & related
Activities Total
Thane 276.13 5143.95 1653.85 6797.80
Nashik 200.33 3461.23 2308.38 5769.61
Dhule 235.62 3407.04 2161.44 5568.48
Pune 61.45 2727.84 1477.19 4205.03
Kolhapur 283.32 2869.91 2748.70 5618.61
Aurangabad 142.48 3820.38 1613.79 5434.17
Amravati 992.82 2776.21 712.76 3488.97
Yavatmal 3190.64 3074.96 536.03 3610.99
Nagpur 799.11 6448.40 652.72 7101.12
North Chandrapur 3052.46 4312.52 511.42 4823.94
South Chandrapur 12917.78 4904.12 450.75 5354.87
Other units 183.82 8363.55 4830.53 13194.08
T & M Ballarshah 47.66 1058.52 - 1058.52
Total 22383.62 52368.63 19657.56 72026.19
CHANGE IN FOREST REVENUE IN 2009-10 OVER 2008-09
(Rs.in lakh)
Revenue
Sr.No. Circle 2009-10 2008-09
Increased (+) or decreased (-) in
Forest Revenue in 2009-10 over
2008-09
1 Thane 276 381 -105
2 Nashik 200 221 -21
3 Dhule 236 281 -45
4 Pune 61 48 13
5 Kolhapur 283 203 80
6 Aurangabad 143 214 -71
7 Amravati 993 1636 -643
8 Yavatmal 3191 3267 -76
9 Nagpur 799 1819 -1020
10 N.Chandrapur 3052 2445 + 607
11 S. Chandrapur 12918 13672 -754
12 Other units 184 1326 -1142
13 T & M Ballarsa 48 40 +8
Total 22383 25553 (-) 3170
6.2.2 The main sources of forest revenue were timber, bidi leaves, bamboo, & firewood,
The source wise, composition of forest revenue is given in Table 37.
TABLE - 37
COMPOSITION OF FOREST REVENUE BY SOURCES YEAR-2009-10 (Provisional)
Sr.No. Source Revenue
(Rs.in lakhs)
Percentage to
Total Revenue
1 Timber 18494.37 82.62
2 Firewood 1007.64 4.50
3 Bamboo 656.59 2.93
4
Grass & Grazing
31.60 0.14
5 Bidi leaves and Apta 880.83 3.94
6 Gum 22.28 0.10
7 Hirda 1.40 0.01
8 Other MFP 58.37 0.26
9 Other Receipts 1230.76 5.50
Total 22383.84 100
Refunds 0.22
Net Revenue 22383.62
6.3 Forest Development Tax.
6.3.1 The Forest Development Tax was levied at the rate of 5 % on the sale
proceeds of some of the forest produce. After deducting the cost of collection of tax, balance
amount was placed at the disposal of the Forest Department annually as an additional
budgetary resource. This amount was to be utilized for raising forest plantations, ancillary
developmental works & on activities for welfare of the people living in forest areas.
6.3.2 During the year 2009-10 an amount of Rs. 4143.49 lakh was collected as
Forest Development Tax Including Tendu. The circle wise break-up of amount of tax
collected is given in Table 38.
TABLE 38
FOREST DEVELOPMENT TAX
Sr. No. Circle Amount of FDT
(Rs. In Lakhs)
1 Thane 46.86
2 Nashik 20.63
3 Dhule 34.43
4 Pune 4.33
5 Kolhapur 7.64
6 Aurangabad 28.65
7 Amravati 223.11
8 Yavatmal 590.91
9 Nagpur 530.36
10 N.Chandrapur 662.24
11 S. Chandrapur 627.22
12 Other units 1367.11*
Total 4143.49
(* includes CCF -WL (Mumbai, Nashik, Nagpur, T & M, Ballrshah, Research , Pune )
6.4 Expenditure
6.4.1 The expenditure incurred during the year 2009-10 and classified according to
major heads reveals the following position vis-a-vis the previous year 2008-09.
TABLE - 39
BROAD CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST EXPENDITURE
BREAK UP OF NON-PLAN AND PLAN EXPENDITURE
( Rs. in crores) (Provisional)
Non Plan Expenditure Plan Expenditure
Item 2406 + 4406
Forestry &
Wildlife +
2045 Other
Tax + 2415
Agr. & Res.
7 %
Grant to
Z.P.
Total 2406
Forestry &
Wildlife
4406
Forestry &
Wildlife +
4415 Agr.
Research
Total
Plan
Other
including
Western
Ghat Dev.,
&
I.S.R.V.P.
Total
Plan
Activity
Grand Total
of Forest
Expenditure
2009-10 i) Forest
Department
517.84 4.74 522.58 146.82 39.56 186.38 10.19 196.57 719.15
ii) Payment
to FDCM
1.11 - 1.11 0 0 0 0 0 1.11
Total 518.95 4.74 523.69 146.82 39.56 186.38 10.19 196.57 720.26
2008-09
i) Forest
Department
429.98 4.74 434.72 101.70 65.40 167.10 9.86 176.96 611.68
ii) Payment
to FDCM
1.11 0 1.11 0 0 0 0 0 1.11
Total 431.09 4.74 435.83 101.70 65.40 167.10 9.86 176.96 612.79
6.4.2 Circlewise break-up of expenditure
Circlewise break-up of expenditure under major heads is depicted in Table 40.
TABLE - 40
CIRCLEWISE CLASSIFICATION OF FOREST EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR 2009-10(Prov.)
(A) NON-PLAN - EXPENDITURE (Rs. in lakh)
Sr. No. Circle 2406 Forestry &
WL +2415 Agr.
Research
4406 Forestry &
W.L.
7% grant to
ZP
Other
2045
Total
Non-plan
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Thane 5125.55 4.48 13.92 -- 5143.95
2 Nashik 3449.28 1.04 8.38 2.53 3461.23
3 Dhule 3395.87 2.13 7.02 2.02 3407.04
4 Pune 2722.47 4.33 1.04 -- 2727.84
5 Kolhapur 2864.59 4.06 1.26 -- 2869.91
6 Aurangabad 3812.06 -- 8.32 -- 3820.38
7 Amravati 2734.06 2.88 34.90 4.37 2776.21
8 Yavatmal 3054.64 6.82 13.50 -- 3074.96
9 Nagpur 6411.25 3.99 33.16 -- 6448.40
10 North Chandrapur 4308.49 4.03 -- -- 4312.52
11 South Chandrapur 4545.45 4.32 352.14 2.21 4904.12
12. Other Units 8225.74 137.81 -- -- 8363.55
13. T & M Ballarshah 1056.14 -- -- 2.38 1058.52
Total A 51705.59 175.89 473.64 13.51 52368.63
Contd--
(B) PLAN EXPENDITURE (Rs. in Lakhs)
Sr.
No.
Circle 2406
Forestry &
WL
(State)
4406 Fore-
stry &
W.L.+
4415 Agr.
& Res.
(State)
2406+4406
Forestry
&W.L.
(State)
(8+9)
2406
Forestry
& WL
(District)
4406 Fore-
stry &
W.L.+
4415 Agr.
& Res.
(District)
2406+4406
Forestry
&W.L.
(Ditrict)
(11+12)
TOTAL
(10+13)
Others
including
ISRVP,
WG
Total
Plan
(14+15)
Grand Total
( Non Plan +
Plan) (16+7)
1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 Thane 622.25 123.76 746.01 437.74 349.89 787.63 1533.64 120.21 1653.85 6797.80
2 Nashik 490.49 210.77 701.26 1045.68 294.29 1339.97 2041.23 267.15 2308.38 5769.61
3 Dhule 336.15 169.26 505.41 1142.88 353.24 1496.12 2001.53 159.91 2161.44 5568.48
4 Pune 250.23 176.82 427.05 659.14 247.17 906.31 1333.36 143.83 1477.19 4205.03
5 Kolhapur 495.86 361.84 857.70 1157.08 448.85 1605.93 2463.63 285.07 2748.70 5618.61
6 Aurangabad 398.95 143.98 542.93 714.34 356.52 1070.86 1613.79 0 1613.79 5434.17
7 Amravati 295.11 81.82 376.93 229.18 106.65 335.83 712.76 0 712.76 3488.97
8 Yavatmal 299.76 85.50 385.26 128.19 22.58 150.77 536.03 0 536.03 3610.99
9 Nagpur 343.07 79.09 422.16 140.64 89.92 230.56 652.72 0 652.72 7101.12
10
North
Chandrapur 324.03 102.67
426.70 46.16 38.56
84.72 511.42
0 511.42 4823.94
11
South
Chandrapur 282.59 22.15
304.74 128.35 17.66
146.01 450.75
0 450.75 5354.87
12. Other Units 4713.98 73.61 4787.59 0 0 0 4787.59 42.94 4830.53 13194.08
13.
T & M
Ballarshah 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
0 0 1058.52
Total B 8852.47 1631.27 10483.74 5829.38 2325.33 8154.71 18638.45 1019.11 19657.56 72026.19
6.4.3 The details of expenditure according to activities for the year 2009-10 are given in Table 41
TABLE – 41
ACTIVITYWISE COMPOSITION OF EXPENDITURE (Rs. in lakh) (Provisional)
Sr. No. Activity Non plan Plan Total
Expenditure
1 Direction & Administration 2382.23 -- 2382.23
2
Creation of super numerary
Post 8244.11 -- 8244.11
3 Building & Communication 503.84 455.39 959.23
4 Forest Cons. & Development 29738.01 2007.43 31745.44
5 Plantation 644.83 8189.08 8833.91
6 Exploitation of Forest Produce 6415.76 -- 6415.76
7 Training of other staff 151.68 -- 151.68
8 Payment to FDCM Ltd. 111.21 -- 111.21
9 Forest Parks / Tourism 523.43 3186.88 3710.31
10. Forest Labour Welfare 30.75 -- 30.75
11. Payment to Adivasi Khatedars 175.57 -- 175.57
12.
Nature Conservation and
Wildlife preservation
1624.76 2118.05 3742.81
13. Forest Research and Training. 902.51 71.95 974.46
14.
Grant to ZP. + Western Ghat,
ISRVP+2045 Other Taxes
487.15 1019.11
1506.26
15. Scheme Financed from
Receipt of F.D. Tax
175.89 -- 175.89
16 Compensation for the losses
due to wild animal attached
256.90 30.05 286.95
17 Settlements of Rights &
Privileges rehabilitation of
privileges in National Parks
Sanctuaries
-- 2579.62 2579.62
Total 52368.63 19657.56 72026.19
6.5 Outstanding on Account of Forest Revenue
6.5.1 The position of outstanding on account of forest revenue in different circles,
at the commencement and at the end of the year 2009-10 vis-à-vis that in the
previous year was as follows.
TABLE - 42
OUTSTANDING ON ACCOUNT OF FOREST REVENUE ( Rs. in lakh)
Sr. No. Circle Amount
outstanding as on
01.04.2010
Amount
outstanding as
on 01.04.2009
1 Thane 113.37 125.98
2 Nashik 41.60 67.06
3 Dhule 143.31 158.34
4 Pune 3.17 3.11
5 Kolhapur 29.15 32.57
6 Aurangabad 139.90 138.91
7 Amravati 906.33 784.12
8 Yavatmal 337.28 318.24
9 Nagpur 773.47 657.97
10 North Chandrapur 782.71 693.19
11 SouthChandrapur 486.59 708.21
12 C.F.T. & M. 47.89 423.49
TOTAL 3804.77 4111.19
6.5.2 The breakup of outstanding amount according to various reasons was as given below in Table 43
TABLE 43
OUTSTANDING OF FOREST REVENUE ON ACCOUNT OF DIFFERENT REASONS ( Rs. in lakh)
Circle
Non
recover
y of
dues
from
FLCS
Revenue
dues from
forest
contractors
Non
receipt of
Challans
Cases
referred to
revenue
Authority
Cases
under
court
Proceed-
ings
Misce-
llaneous Total
Thane 41.77 46.00 0 20.61 2.95 2.04 113.37
Nashik 0 13.95 0 3.53 5.97 18.15 41.60
Dhule 18.49 45.49 64.47 7.13 0 7.73 143.31
Pune 1.56 1.48 0 0.13 0 0 3.17
Kolhapur 0.15 24.15 0 4.63 0 0.22 29.15
A'bad 3.58 25.57 0 12.77 89.63 8.35 139.90
Amravati 0.85 755.14 64.74 18.49 3.29 63.82 906.33
Yavatmal 107.75 170.31 4.86 23.48 6.64 24.24 337.28
Nagpur 321.51 103.47 10.78 54.61 8.00 275.10 773.47
N. C'Pur 31.53 118.11 0.11 147.04 252.48 233.44 782.71
S.C'Pur 122.51 213.76 0.12 43.88 0.20 106.12 486.59
C.F. T & M. 0 14.57 0 33.32 0 0 47.89
Total
2009-10
649.70 1531.99 145.09 369.62 369.16 739.21 3804.77
Total 2008-09 874.19 1836.72 127.23 329.20 368.96 574.89 4111.19
CHAPTER VII
ADMINISTRATION
7.1 ORGANISATION
7.1.1 The various post in the Forest Department from the level of Chief Conservator of Forests
and above were held by the following officers during the year 2009-10.
Sr.No Name Period
1 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Head of Forest Force), Maharashtra State, Nagpur
1. Shri. C. S. Joshi 01.04.2009 to 13.08.2009 (A/C)
2. Shri. C. S. Joshi 14.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
2 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife),
Maharashtra State, Nagpur
1. Shri. B. Majumdar 01.04.2009 to 15.05.2009
2. Shri. A. K. Joshi 16.05.2009 to 13.08.2009 (A/C)
3. Shri. A. K. Joshi 14.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
3 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Production and Management), M.S., Nagpur
1. Shri A.K Joshi 01.04.2009 to 13.08.2009
2. Shri S.W.H. Naqvi 14.08.2009 to 18.08.2009 (A/C)
3. Shri Dr. S. H. Khetarpal 20.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
4 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(H.R.M. and Admin.), M.S., Nagpur
1. Shri. S. K. Sood 01.04.2009 to 13.8.2009
2. Shri. S.W.H. Naqvi 14.08.2009 to 31.03.2010 (A/C)
5 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Budget, Planning and Development), M.S., Nagpur
1. Shri. D.C. Pant 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
6 Chief Conservator of Forests (Conservation)
1. Shri Tasneem Ahmad 01.04.2009 to 16.07.2009
2. Shri. N. B. Majumdar 17.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
7 Chief Conservator of Forests (E & N)
1. Shri. Anil mohan 01.04.2009 to 13.07.2009
2. Shri. R. Chaudhari 14.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
8 Chief Conservator of Forests (P.T. & S.P.)
1. Shri. R.R. Sahay 01.04.2009 to 18.07.2009
2. Shri. Anil Mohan 19.07.2009 to 31.08.2009 (A/C)
3. Shri. Tasneem Ahmad 01.09.2009 to 31.03.2010
9 Chief Conservator of Forests (Protection)
1. Shri. A. .S.K. Sinha 01.04.2009 to 13.07.2009
2. Shri. Anil Mohan 14.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
10 Chief Conservator of Forests and Nodal Officer
1. Shri. Shailendra Bahadur 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
11 Chief Conservator of Forests (Personnel)
1. Shri. Ashok Sharma 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
12 Chief Conservator of Forests (HRM)
1. Shri. S.W.H. Naqwi 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
13 Chief Conservator of Forests (WL)(Administration)
1. Shri. A.K. Saxena 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
7.1.2
The post of Chief Conservator of Forests and Conservator of Forests were held by the following officers
at circle & functional level.
Sr. No.
Circle Name Period
1 CCF Thane Shri Shri Bhagwan 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
2 CCF Nashik Shri V.K.Mohan 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
Shri A. K. Nigam 01.04.2009 to 22.07.2009 3 CCF Dhule
Shri. R. R. Sahay 23.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
4 CCF Pune Shri Shirish Asthana
Shri. A.S.K. Sinha
01.04.2009 to 15.07.2009
16.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
5 CCF Aurangabad Shri Sarveshkumar 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
6 CCF Amaravati Shri S. D. Sontakke 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
7 CCF Yavatmal Shri Ramanuj Choudhari
Shri. S. D. Sontakke
Shri. Devendra Kumar
01.04.2009 to 13.05.2009
14.05.2009 to 26.07.2009 (A/C)
27.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
8 CCF Nagpur 1) Dr. S. H. Khetarpal
2) Shri. Krushna Mohan
01.04.2009 to 18.08.2009
19.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
9 CCF Working Plan Nagpur 1) Shri Krushna Mohan
2) Dr. F.S. Jafari
3) Shri. S. C. Gairola
01.04.2009 to 18.08.2009
19.08.2009 to 04.09.2009(A/C)
05.09.2009 to 31.03.2010
10 CCF Working Plan Pune 1. Shri A.D. Shejale
2. Shri. Anurag Chaudhary
3. Shri. Vikas Gupta
4. Shri. Shirish Asthana
01.04.2009 to 20.06.2009
21.06.2009 to 19.07.2009 (A/C)
20.07.2009 to 02.08.2009 (A/C)
03.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
11 CCF Research Pune 1) Shri Devendra Kumar
2) Shri V.D.H. Jadhao
3) Shri A D Shejale
01.04.2009 to 21.07.2009(A/C)
22.07.2009 to 19.08.2009(A/C)
20.08.2009 to 31.03.2010
12. CCF(Wildlife), Nagpur Dr. Nandkishor 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
13 CCF(Wildlife), Mumbai Shri S. A. Thorat 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
14 CCF(Wildlife), Nashik 1) Shri V. D. Chafekar
2) Shri. A. K. Nigam
01.04.2009 to 31.08.2009 (A/C)
01.09.2009 to 31.03.2010
15 CF Kolhapur Shri R. K. Pole 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
16 CF North Chandrapur Shri R. S. Yadav
01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
1) Shri Mahip Gupta
2) Shri. K. Narsinhulu
3) Shri. Dilip Singh
01.04.2009 to 12.07.2009
13.07.2009 to 17.12.2009
19.12.2009 to 03.03.2010 (A/C)
17 CF South Chandrapur
CF Gadchiroli Shri. P. R. Yeole 04.03.2010 to 31.03.2010
18 CF Evaluation Nagpur Shri N.B. Majumdar
Shri. M. Karunakaran
01.04.2009 to 16.07.2009
17.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
19 CF Land Record Nagpur Shri P.C.S. Singh 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
20. CF (I. T.& P.) Shri S. S. Mahajan 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
21. CF (Resources Utilization)
Nagpur
Shri B. S. K. Reddy 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
22. CF (JFM)-I Shri Mahip Gupta
01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
23. CF & Field Director,Tiger
Project, Melghat
Shri A. K. Mishra 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
24. CF Education, Pune 1) Shri Devendra Kumar
2) Shri. M. M. Ngullie
3) Dr. Devendranath
01.04.2009 to 25.07.2009
26.07.2009 to 08.02.2010
09.02.2010 to 31.03.2010
25. CF (Silviculturist), Pune 1) Shri V. D. H. Jadhao 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
26. CF (Silviculturist),
Chandrapur
1) Shri R. N. Rai
2) Shri A. K. Lad
3) Shri. Anuraag Chaudhari
01.04.2009 to 10.07.2009
11.07.2009 to 28.09.2009(A/C)
29.09.2009 to 31.03.2010
27. Director, Gorewada
Project, Nagpur.
1) Shri A. R. Mande 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
28. CF & F.D. Tadoba,
Andhari Tiger Project,
1) Dr. S.H. Patil
2) Shri. R. S. Govekar
3) Shri. S. P. Thakare
01.04.2009 to 15.07.2009
16.07.2009 to 02.09.2009(A/C)
03.09.2009 to 31.03.2010
29. CF Tendu, Nagpur 1) Shri P. R. Yeole
2) Shri. M. Karunakaran
01.04.2009 to 03.03.2010
04.03.2010 to 31.03.2010 (A/C)
30. Joint Secretary, R & F.D.
Mumbai, Mantralaya
1) Shri R.S. Mangrulkar
2) Shri N H Kakodkar
3) Shri Pradeep Kumar
01.04.2009 to 27.05.2009
28.05.2009 to 15.11.2009 (A/C)
16.11.2009 to 31.03.2010
32. CF(WP), Nagpur Dr. F.S. Jafari 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
33. CF(WP), Kolhapur Shri Vikash Gupta
Shri Mohan karnat
01.04.2009 to 19.07.2009
20.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
34. CF(WP), Aurangabad Shri G. Saiprakash 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
35. CF(WP), Nashik 1) Shri Jeet Singh
01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
36. CF(WP), Amravati Shri V.R. Tiwari 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
37. CF(WP), Yavatmal Shri. G.R.K. Rao 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
38. CF(WP - 1), Chandrapur Shri Dilip Singh 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
39. CF(WP - 2), Chandrapur 1) Shri T.S.K. Reddy
2) Shri Dilip Singh
3) Shri A. N. Khadse
01.04.2009 to 17.06.2009
18.06.2009 to 25.03.2010(A/C)
25.03.2010 to 31.03.2010
40. CF(WP), Dhule 1) Shri G. Saiprakash
2) Shri U. K. Agarwal
3) Shri G. Saiprakash
01.04.2009 to 04.12.2009 (A/C)
05.12.2009 to 30.12.2009
31.12.2009 to 31.03.2010 (A/C)
41. CF(WP), Pune 1) Shri Anurag Choudhary
2) Shri Vikash Gupta
01.04.2009 to 19.07.2009
20.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
42. CF(WP), Dahanu 1) Shri M.M.Ngullie
2) Shri K. P. Singh
01.04.2009 to 14.07.2009
15.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
43. CF(JFM - 2), Nagpur Shri C. R..Gajbhiye 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
44. CF(WL), Nashik 1) Shri V. D. Chafekar
2) Shri D K Meena
01.04.2009 to 16.07.2009
17.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
45. CF(WL), Kolhapur Shri M.K. Rao 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
46. CF(WL), Pune Shri Y.L.P. Rao 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
47. CF(HRD), Nagpur 1) Dr. N. Rambabu
2) Shri T.K.Chaube
01.04.2009 to 22.06.2009
23.06.2009 to 31.03.2010
48 CF(T & M), Ballarshah 1) Shri K. Narasimhulu
2) Shri M N Gawali
01.04.2009 to 16.07.2009
17.07.2009 to 31.03.2010
49 CF S.G.N.P., Borivalli Dr. P.N. Munde 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
50 CF & FD Pench Tiger
Project
Dr. Shri Mohan Jha 01.04.2009 to 31.03.2010
7.4
7.4 .1 Education and Training
Information regarding education and training imparted to forest staff is given in table no.44
Table-44
A) Long-term Training Courses
Period Sr.No Name of training center Session
From To
No .of Trainees
1 Principal ,Maharashtra Forest
Rangers College, Chikhaldara
1 year 1-07-09 30-06-10 49 Foresters
2 Principal ,Maharashtra Forest
Rangers College, Chandrapur
1 year 1-04-09 31-03-10 84 Foresters
3 Director,Forest Guard Training
School, Shahapur
1 year 1-01-09 31-12-10 104 Forest
Guards
4 Director,Forest Guard Training
School, Jalana
1 year 1-05-09 30-04-10 55 Forest Guards
5 Director,Dadasaheb Choudhary
Forest Training School, Pal
1 year 1-07-09 30-06-10 82 Forest Guards
B) Short-term Training Courses
Period Sr.
No
Name of Training Course Cader
From To
No. of
Trainees
(I) Chandrapur
1 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forester 5-08-09 18-08-09 30
2 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forester 5-11-09 18-11-09 30
3 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forester 07-01-10 20-01-10 30
II Chikhaldara
1 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forest
Guard
5-12-09
18-12-09 30
III Jalna
1 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forester 12-01-09 26-01-09 40
2 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Accountant/
Head Clerk
5-01-09 8-01-09 22
3 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government
Forester /
Forest
Guard
16-06-09 29-06-09 30
IV Pal
1 One year training to forest
Guards for direct recruit
FG 01-07-09 30-06-10 82
2 Refresher Course of Forest
Guard (As per guideline given
by Central Government)
FG 16-06-09 29-06-09 30
3 Refresher Course of Forest
Guard (As per guideline given
by Central Government)
FG 18-08-09 31-08-09 30
4 Refresher Course of Forester (As
per guideline given by Central
Government)
Forester 16-06-09 29-06-09 40
TABLE - 45
Position of Staff in Forest Department
7.4.2 The position of sanctioned staff as on 31st March 2010 in Forest Department (Including Social Forestry
Department Staff) is given in the following Table.
Sr.
no
Category / Name of Post Total No. of
Sanctioned
posts
No. of
Post
filled in
No. of post
vacant
Group - A
1 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests 2 2 0
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests 3 2 1
3 Chief Conservator of Forests /Dir.S.F.D 22 22 0
4 Nodal Officer 1 1 0
5 Conservator of Forests/ Joint Director 47 46 1
6 Dy. Conservator of Forests / Dy. Dir 44 40 4
7 Divisional Forest Officer 75 69 6
8 Chief Forest Statistician 1 0 1
9 Forest Engineer 1 1 0
10 Administrative Officer 1 1 0
11 Forest Statistician 2 1 1
12 Deputy Forest Engineer 12 9 3
13 Asstt. Conservator of Forest 276 230 46
14 Medical Officer 1 1 0
15 Forest Settlement Officer 5 3 2
TOTAL GROUP A - 493 428 65
Sr.
no
Category / Name of Post Total No. of
Sanctioned posts
No. of Post
filled in
No. of post
vacant
Group B
1 Assistant Forest Statistician 9 5 4
2 Office superintendent 38 32 6
3 Range Forest Officer 1053 924 129
4 Assistant Engineer 3 3 0
5 Sectional Engineer 17 13 4
6 Workshop Superintendent 2 0 2
7 Dy Engineer Technical 1 0 1
8 Assistant Medical Officer 6 5 1
9 Personal Assistant 10 8 2
10 Veterinary Officer 2 2 0
Total Group B 1141 992 149
Group C
1 Chief Accountant 159 142 17
2 Accountant 865 836 29
3 Clerk 1687 1529 158
4 Forester 3021 2723 298
5 Forest Guard 9020 8294 726
6 Surveyor 234 220 14
7 Range Surveyor 40 36 4
8 Revenue Officer 5 5 0
9 Jr. Engineer 10 6 4
10 Sr. Statistical Asstt. 17 15 2
11 Police Sub- inspector 4 3 1
12 Jr. Statistical Asstt. 52 45 7
13 Stenographer (H.G.) 30 24 6
14 Stenographer (L.G.) 8 7 1
15 Steno Typist 92 83 9
16 Draftsman 4 3 1
17 Tracer 12 9 3
18 Asst. Draftsman 2 1 1
19 Armed Police 150 127 23
20 Police Constable 18 15 3
Sr.
no
Category / Name of Post Total No. of
Sanctioned posts
No. of Post
filled in
No. of post
vacant
21 Driver 656 541 115
22 Mechanic 24 21 3
23 Mahawat 19 1 18
24 Sower 7 3 4
25 Wireless Operator 11 4 7
26 Other 117 87 30
Total Group C 16264 14780 1484
Group D (Other Class IV) 1489 1383 106
Total (Group C+ Group D) 17753 16165 1590
The position of sanctioned posts in various categories during the year 2009-10 is as under :
Sr. no Category No. of Sanctioned Posts Post filled in Vacant Post
1) A 493 428 65
2) B 1141 992 149
3) C 16264 14780 1484
4) D 1489 1383 106
Total 19387 17583 1804
7.4.3 The information regarding retirement, casualties, and punishment inflicted during the year under
report is as under.
TABLE - 46
CASUALTIES AND PUNISHMENTS - 2009-10
Circle
Retirement
Death
Resigna-
tion
Degrada-
tion
Dismiss-
als
Prosecut
-ions
Suspe-
nsion
Other
Total
Thane 42 16 2 0 0 0 7 9 76
Nashik 43 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 51
Dhule 47 12 1 0 0 0 5 0 65
Pune 43 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 52
Kolhapur 11 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 22
Aurangabad 21 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25
Amravati 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 35
Yavatmal 39 6 1 0 0 0 7 0 53
Nagpur 62 10 4 0 0 0 7 14 97
N. Chandrapur 37 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 47
S. Chandrapur 31 11 0 0 0 0 7 1 50
C.F Evaluation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Total 403 86 15 1 1 0 37 32 575
7.5 Health of Staff
The forest staff generally maintained normal health throughout the year. Adequate medical
facilities were provided to the staff working in bad climate and interior areas. The forest dispensary one at
Tarubanda of West Melghat Division and other at Forest Ranger’s College, Chikhaldara in Amravati
circle and Moharli and Kolsa Dispensary at Chandrapur division in North Chandrapur circle were
functioning properly during the year under the report. It has also been decided to raise welfare funds i.e.
Van Kalayan Needhi for the betterment and welfare of Forest employees including officers and staff. This
Van Kalayan Needhi is being utilized for medical purposes as well as insurance cover.
7.6 Inspection And Tours
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chief Conservator of Forests (All) visited the forest
areas under their jurisdiction. They have inspected the forest areas in the State. The territorial Conservator
of Forests and Dy. Conservator of Forests & Divisional Forest Officers toured extensively in the forest
areas in their jurisdiction and carried out spot inspection of various forestry works in progress during the
year under the report.
TABLE 47
INFORMATION REGARDING RANGE, ROUND AND BEAT (2009-10)
Sr. No Circle Forest area
(Including
private
forest)
Division Sub-
division
Total Av.
Forest
Area
(Sq.
km)
No. of
Ranges
Average
Forest
Area of
Range
(Sq. km)
No of
Rounds
Average
Forest
Area of
Round
(Sq. km)
No. of
Beat
Average
Forest
Area of
Beat
(Sq. km)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
A) Teritorial Circles
1 Thane 4637 6 0 6 773 54 86 275 17 890 5
2 Nashik 4378 3 2 5 876 30 146 107 41 373 12
3 Dhule 5861 5 0 5 1172 37 158 131 45 440 13
4 Pune 1829 3 1 4 457 25 73 89 21 269 7
5 Kolhapur 3766 3 2 5 753 38 99 127 30 427 9
6 Aurangabad 2704 3 3 6 451 38 71 123 22 481 6
7 Amrawati 2515 4 0 4 629 19 132 70 36 275 9
8 Yawatmal 2957 4 0 4 739 23 129 85 35 345 9
9 Nagpur 5192 4 0 4 1218 46 113 217 24 969 5
10 N’Chandrapur 5893 4 0 4 1473 32 184 122 48 501 12
11 S’ Chandrapur 9480 4 0 4 2370 27 351 118 80 544 17
Total Tertorial 49212 43 8 51 965 369 133 1464 34 5514 9
B) Wildlife Circles
1 Melghat Tiger
Project
1944 3 0 3 648 13 150 68 29 229 8
2 WL Mumbai 1929 4 0 4 482 22 88 59 33 180 11
3 WL Nagpur 1606 4 0 4 402 11 146 29 55 125 13
4 WL Nashik 1253 3 0 3 418 15 84 37 34 139 9
Total Wildlife 6732 14 0 14 481 61 110 193 35 673 10
Grand Total 55944 57 8 65 861 430 130 1657 34 6187 9
CHAPTER – VIII
DEVELOPMENT UNDER ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN
8.1 The year 2009-10 was the Third year of the XIth
Five-Year Plan. An investment of Rs.
196.57 Crores was made on various developmental programmes implemented under forestry and related
sectors. The target and achievements under the various developmental work according to various
activities are gven below.
8.1.1 The Progress made under various schemes implemented by the Forest
Department is described in Table 48.
TABLE - 48
FINANCIAL TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENTS - (MARCH FINAL)
BREAK UP ACCORDING TO ACTIVITY GROUP FOR THE YEAR 2009 - 10
FINANCIAL ( Rs. in lakh) SR.
NO. NAME OF SCHEME
Target Achievements
(A) 2406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL) (State)
1 Compensatory Afforestation 461.86 409.22
2 Ajantha / Ellora Development Project 39.73 40.41
3 Sardar Sarovar Project 0.68 0.68
4 Village Eco development & Tribal
development 1019.23 956.94
5 Development in forest Tourism 40.00 40.00
6 Nature Conservation and Wildlife
Management 25.00 24.96
7 Strengthening of 219 permanent check
Nakas as per action plan additional staff 61.68 47.52
8 Strengthening of existing wireless network
in Thane ,Dhule, Nagpur,N.Chandrapur
and maintenance thereof
82.84 57.55
9 Settlement of Rights and State Privileges.
Rehabilitation of villages in National Parks
& Sanctuaries
2416.80 2579.67
10 Strengthening of 52 Mobile Squad. 240.00 222.35
11 Construction of Protection wall to S.G.N.P 52.00 42.25
12 Construction of 16 Forest stations 378.56 333.70
13 Preliminary works of proposed zoo at
Gorewada 1601.33 21.71
14 Provisions of arms to forest staff 61.25 61.22
16 Construction of armories for Safe Custody
of arms and ammunition 44.00 21.00
17 Eco-tourism 969.60 915.61
18 Wild Life related construction work in
protected area 238.40 189.00
(A) TOTAL ( 2406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE) (NON TRIBAL SUB
PLAN)(STATE)
7732.96 5963.79
B) CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES
1 Central Assistant for the maintenance of forest
as per recommendation of 12th finance
commission.
3925.03 1478.67
2 Modern forest fire control Project(IFPC)
(75% CSS)
895.99 381.96
3 Modern forest fire control Project(IFPC)
(25% CSS)
261.50 125.42
4 Project Elephant(100% CSS) 77.00 30.00
5 Wild Life Nature Conservation including state
share of Tiger Project (50%State)(CSS)
225.00 223.19
6 Wild Life management and Nature
Conservation (50% CSS)
225.00 204.71
7 Wild Life management and Nature
Conservation (100% CSS)
850.00 409.18
8 Eco development scheme in Melghat Tiger
Project (100% CSS)
100.00 35.55
Total B FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE
(CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES)
6559.52 2888.68
FINANCIAL ( Rs. in lakh) SR.
NO. NAME OF SCHEME
Target Achievements
(C) 2406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL) (District)
1 Construction of wall for protection of forest 200.00 251.19
2 Development of fodder resources 10.00
3 Estt. Of central nursery 39.22 41.17
4 Forest protection from fire 13.00 33.36
5 Joint Forest Management 187.17 189.71
6 Reafforestation of degraded forest 1413.71 1483.47
7 Wild Life & Nature Conservation 296.48 753.03
8 Production forestry (Plantation programme) 0.00 92.92
9 Forest Resource survey scheme 0.00 0.75
10 Forest Park 0.00 409.25
11 Development in Forest Tourism 0.00 1684.82
12 Eco Tourism 1891.36 30.06
13 Estt.of Vanaushadhi Sangrahalaya 0.00 23.00
14 Construction of water ponds 0.00 102.41
Total 2406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL District) - 5105.14
(D)2406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE ( TSP)(OTSP)(District)
1. Reforestation of degraded forest (TSP) 404.76 169.17
2. Reforestation of degraded forest (OTSP) 36.23 31.34
3. Joint Forest Management (TSP) 174.17 104.17
4. Joint Forest Management (OTSP) 7.61 2.28
5. Forest protection from fire (TSP) 1.00 0.33
6. Akkalkuwa Dhadgaon plantation under
Special Action Plan(State) (TSP) 123.81 331.52
7. Development of Tourism in forest area
(TSP) 200.00 85.43
(D) TOTAL ( 2406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE) (TSP &OTSP)
(District)
947.58 724.24
FINANCIAL ( Rs. in lakh) SR.
NO. NAME OF SCHEME
Target Achievements
(E) 4406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL) (STATE)
1. Forest Building 160.00 46.48
2. Massive Afforestation Programme 241.17 311.73
3. Construction of Vanatali/Cement Bandhara 201.12 201.11
4. Survey settlement & demarcation of Forest 240.00 213.49
5 Afforestation for Soil Conservation 666.74 656.76
6. Forest Communication 100.00 76.92
8. Survey & demarcation of acquired private
forest 136.80 52.83
(E) Total 4406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL) 1745.83 1559.32
FINANCIAL ( Rs. in lakh) SR.
NO. NAME OF SCHEME
Target Achievements
(F) 4406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL) (District)
1 Afforestation for soil conservation 818.65 1023.78
2 Construction of wall for protection of
forest - 4.23
3 Development of fodder resources 92.99 87.63
4 Development of Minor Forest Produce 228.81 244.18
5 Plantation of Forest species for I & C uses 290.94 228.41
6 Production forestry (Plantation
programme) - 59.74
7 Forest Building - 10.00
8 Forest roads & bridges 55.50 321.99
9 Construction of dry stone bud - 23.00
(F) Total 4406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE (NON TRIBAL SUB
PLAN)(District)
- 2002.96
Total 4406 FORESTRY AND
WILDLIFE (Non Tribal)
(NTSP)(District) (E + F)
- 3562.28
(G) 4415 AGRICULTURE, RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION
1. Training to Forest Staff 25.00 25.00
2. Publicity and Extension, 12.76 12.76
3. Construction of hostel building at forest
Guards Training School, Jalna.
30.21
21.43
4 Forest Research 12.76 12.76
(G) TOTAL 4415 AGRICULTURE,
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 80.73 71.95
(H) 4406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (TSP &OTSP)(District)
1. Development of Minor Forest Produce(OTSP) 11.43 9.50
2. Plantation of species for Industrial and
Commercial uses (TSP) 136.37 38.61
3. Plantation Programme (OTSP) 10.25 9.96
4. Plantation Programme (TSP) 68.53 45.91
5. Plantation of species for Industrial and
Commercial uses (OTSP) 18.28 7.71
6. Construction of Stone check dam (TSP) 155.57 87.19
8 Development of minor forest produce (TSP) 119.30 123.49
(H) TOTAL ( 4406 FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE)
(TSP &OTSP) (District) 519.73 322.37
(I) OTHER SCHEMES
1 Western Ghat Development 749.68 572.18
2 River Valley Project 774.40 446.93
Total I 1224.08 1019.11
Grand Total of Plan Schemes
( A to I)
- 19657.56
CHAPTER - IX
WELFARE ACTIVITIES FOR BACKWARD CLASSES
9.1 The forest management in the state has always given due consideration to amelioration of
living and economic condition of people inhabitating in forest tracks. Adiwasis, tribals and other
backward classes who form bulk of this population were the principal beneficiaries and forestry
operation provided employment on large scale to adiwasis, tribals and backward class people. The
forest department made sustained efforts towards welfare of these backward people through measures
like entertaining their essentials needs of forest produce like small timber, fuel and grazing facilities
and also provided amenities like school, dispensaries, labourshed, drinking water facilities to the extent
possible.
9.1.1 Concession in respect of forest and forest produce
The dwellers in villages situated in or near the forest tracts were granted concession and
privileges in respect of use of the forest & removals of various forest produce there from. Under
“Nistar policy” forest products from the coupes under exploitation were made available at concessional
rates. The coupes are annually selected by the forest officers & special conditions of nistar were
applied to those coupes in consultation with the Forest Labour Co-operative Society to supply the
quantity of nistar material to people in forest during exploitation of coupes allotted to them. In addition
to this, left over and waste timber, fallen and dead fuel wood were allowed to be removed free for
domestic use as well as on permit basis at concessional rates for small house hold industries. Under
grazing settlement, free grazing is allowed to agricultural cattle up to limit of eight cattle units per
family.
Estimated quantity and value of forest product given away free or at concessional rates
(including Nistar) by Forest Department during the year 2009-10 was as follows.
TABLE - 49
SUPPLY OF FOREST PRODUCE UNDER 'NISTAR' FREE OR AT
CONCESSIONAL RATES
Sr.
No.
Forest
Produce
Quantity
Supplied
Unit Value of Forest
Produce
(Including Nistar)
(Rs.in Lakh)
No. of
Beneficiaries
1 . Non-Teak
pole - - - -
2 Teak Pole - - - -
3 15078.45 Beat 27.47 6137
Firewood
77485.15 Qtl. 30.16 33923
4 (I) Bamboo
(Burad) 868213 No 88.45 10726
II)Bamboo
(Kastkar 537847 No 49.45 14098
32427 No 0.06 285
(III) Other
Total 195.59 65169
9.2 Employment of Labour
Various forestry works executed by the department provided employment on large scale
especially to adivasis and backward class people who were residing near and in the forest areas. Total
labour employment during 2009-10 (including activities like Western Ghat Development, ISRVP & EGS)
was broadly assessed at 19265 thousand man-days. The labourers were paid wages as per Wage Board
sanctioned rates.
9.3 Grant of 7% of Forest Revenue to Zilla Parishad
An amount of Rs 4.74 crores of forest revenue was given to Zilla Parishads as grant-in-aid
by Govt. for such works as development of village forests, grazing lands, construction & maintenance of
roads in forest areas provision of medical relief & drinking water facilities, construction of public
buildings and small rooms etc.
9.4 Forest Labourers Co-operative Society
9.4.1 The circle wise position in respect of working of F.L C.S. during 2009-10 was as under :-
Sr
No
Circle Number of
Societies
No. of
Coupes
Worked
Total Realization
(Rs. In Lakhs)
1 Aurangabad 6 10 63.36
2 Yavatmal 43 55 1553.62
3 Nagpur 67 39 881.26
4 North Chandrapur 34 77 815.09
5 South Chandrapur 6 5 --
6 Amravati 10 9 837.89
Total 166 195 4151.22
9.5 Achievement under Tribal Sub-Plan:
9.5.1 Various forestry works under different plan schemes were undertaken by the Forest Department
under Tribal Sub Plan in 2009-10. Achievements are as given below.
TABLE-50
ACHIEVEMENT UNDER TRIBAL SUB PLAN
Sr.
No.
Scheme / Program Sector Achievement
2009-10 (Rs. in Lakhs)
Physical Financial
1 2 3 4 5
1 Reforestation of Degraded Forest TSP Maint 1765.22 Ha.
PPO 1476.28 Ha
169.17
Reforestation of Degraded Forest OTSP Maint 348 Ha.
PPO 100.79 Ha
31.34
2 Plantation of Species for Industrial &
Commercial uses
TSP Maint 348 Ha.
PPO 100.79 Ha
38.61
Plantation of Species for Industrial &
Commercial uses
OTSP Maint 376 Ha.
PPO 135 Ha
7.71
3 Forest Exploitation by Govt. Agency
Minor forest Produce
TSP Maint 715.68 Ha.
PPO 543.44 Ha
123.49
Forest Exploitation by Govt. Agency
Minor forest Produce
OTSP Maint 76.30 Ha.
PPO 12.81 Ha
9.50
4 Akkalkuwa/ Dhadgaon (Special Action
Plan)
TSP Maint 7260 Ha. 331.52
5 Development of Forest Parks (Tourism) TSP 3 Tourism 85.43
6 Joint Forest Management TSP Maint 1378 Ha.
PPO 625.85 Ha
104.17
Joint Forest Management OTSP Maint 250 Ha.
2.28
7 Plantation Program TSP Maint 642 Ha.
PPO 331.82 Ha
45.91
Plantation Program OTSP Maint 419 Ha.
PPO 38.25 Ha
9.96
8 Construction of stone check dam TSP Const. of Stone
Check Dam
87.19
9 Forest Protection from Fire TSP Fireline 0.33
TSP -- 985.82
TOTAL
OTSP -- 60.79
GRAND TOTAL 1046.61
9.6 Trading of Forest Produce through the Tribal Development Corporation of Maharashtra. Ltd.
9.6.1 The Tribal areas where provision of Maharashtra Tribal Economic Conditions Improvement
Act, 1976 are in force, trading of hirda, gum, mohwa seeds and flowers & other minor forest produce
governed under the said Act was done by government through the Maharashtra State Tribal Development
Corporation. The Tribal Development Corporation collected these forest produce in the tribal area
through its purchase centers located in various districts. In the table given below, the figures of purchase
value of forest produce by T.D.C. from the areas allotted to it during 2009-10.
TABLE – 51
Circles Moha
Toli
Moha
Flowers
Gum Hirda Others Aonla Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Nasik 0 0 0 2112 0 0 2112
2. A’bad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Yavatmal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4. Nagpur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5. Dhule 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6. Pune 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7. A’vati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8. Kolhapur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9. Thane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10. N. C’Pur 0 5527 0 1764 49 0 7340
11. S. C’Pur 1125 66235 125 3600 3285 635 75005
TOTAL 1125 71762 125 7476 3334 635 84457
9.7 The Maharashtra Felling of Trees by occupants belonging to Scheduled Tribes
(Regulation) Act, 1964.
9.7.1 The Govt of Maharashtra has amended this act in 1989 vide notification no. TRS-
1089/1490/CR-32/89/F-6, dated 26/11/1989 and the R.F.O. is empowered to be the "Tree Officer" for
regularization of certain trees within his jurisdiction.
If any person has to fell trees other than the scheduled trees, then permission from concerned
tahsildar is sought to be required under the provision of section 25 of Maharashtra Land Revenue Code
1966 which states that trees on the banks of river, nallah & streams are to be retained and 20 trees per acre
is the criteria for reservation.
For the breach of the provision of this act, punishment not exceeding of Rs. 1000/- along with the
forfeiture of the felled material and the tools used for exploitation along with bullock cart & other
equipment etc.
The progress made in respect of felling Act 1964 is given in Table 52.
TABLE - 52 NO. OF CASES PERMITTED FOR FELLING UNDER MAHARASHTRA
FELLING OF TREES (REGULATION) ACT 1964 (REVISED)
Sr.
No.
Circles No. of cases
permitted for
felling
No. of trees permitted for
felling
Teak Other Total
1 Thane 863 151850 318284 470134
2 Nashik 62 3128 2455 5583
3 Dhule 268 37638 6116 43754
4 Pune 173 26170 3906 30076
5 Kolhapur 4771 36409 339319 375728
6 Aurangabad 1208 76920 2259 79179
7 Amravati 466 33483 704 34187
8 Yavatmal 3061 340874 191 341065
9 Nagpur 4495 360778 21513 382291
10 N. Chandrapur 474 8438 1397 9835
11 S. Chandrapur 2 251 0 251
Total 2009-10 15843 1075939 696144 1772083
2008-09 17153 1036461 803122 1839583
9.8 The Maharashtra Sale of trees by occupants belonging to Schedule Tribes
(Regulation) Act 1969.
9.8.1 Where it was necessary to regularize the disposal of trees standing in the holdings of
persons belonging to scheduled tribes in the State of Maharashtra and to provide for matters concerned
therewith, this act was enacted from 3rd
March 1969 to safeguard the interest of poor and ignorant tribals.
9.8.2 As per the provision of this act, in case of Adivasi Malki cases the felling of trees,
transportation, sales etc. are carried out departmentally and the sales proceeds are transferred to the tribals
after deducting the expenditure incurred by the Govt. It is also provided for payment of the 50% amount
of the approximate cost of the material extracted as a part advance payment through crossed cheques.
9.8.3 This act was amended in 1991 vide ordinance of 14th
Feb. 1991 and the section 4 of this Act was
deleted due to which all pasts contracts before the appointed day i.e. 3rd
March 1969 stood cancelled.
In this way the involvement of the contractors in such timber business is reduced and the misuse is
avoided. Now it is possible to pay the maximum amount to tribals through Govt. by way of Departmental
Sales. The progress made in this respect is given in the table below.
TABLE – 53
MAHARASHTRA SALE OF TREES BY OCCUPANTS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED
TRIBE REGULATION ACT-1969
Circle
Total
Cases
(Nos.)
No. of
Cases
disposed
Material
obtained
(Cu.Mtr.)
Total
Value
fetched
(Rs.in
Lakh)
Expenditure
(Rs. in
Lakh)
Amount
paid to
occupants
(Rs. in
Lakh)
1 2 3 2 5 6 7
1.Thane 118 12 8003 61.89 0.26 53.04
2.Nashik 2 2 69 3.89 0.35 3.03
3.Aurangabad 71 31 176 20.15 0.15 20.00
4.Amravati 8 7 51 5.61 0.01 4.83
5.Yavatmal 369 345 5291 859.04 670.01 189.03
6.Nagpur 376 273 2097 348.42 27.75 303.87
7.N/Chandrapur 32 25 597 109.24 4.61 92.01
8.S/Chandrapur 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL:-
2009-10
976 695 16284 1408.24 703.14 665.81
9.8.4 For breach of provision of this act provided a fine to the extent of Rs. 2000 /- and
imprisonment for a term, which may extent to six months and trees felled if any, in contravention of this
act may be confiscated by order of the Court.
CHAPTER –X
GENERAL
10.1 Acquisition of Private Forests:
10.1.1. In order to ensure comprehensive protection of private forest & their scientific management,
Government of Maharashtra enacted the Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975. These forests
attained the status of "Reserved Forest" from the date of enforcement of the act and came to be vested in the
state. This act was amended in 1978 whereby the land to the extent of 12 ha. or less was restored to erstwhile
owners whose holding stood less than 12 ha. At the end of the year under report the following was the
position of some private forests brought under possession of the Forest Department.
TABLE - 54
PRIVATE FOREST BROUGHT UNDER POSSESSION OF FOREST DEPARTMENT
( Area in Sq. Km.) (Provisional)
Sr.No. District
Area vested in
state as on
30.8.1975
Area brought
under the
possession of
Forest
Department as
on 31.03.2010
1. Thane 805.27 75.29
2. Greater Bombay 19.59 5.64
3. Raigad 625.27 125.24
4. Nashik 148.08 31.96
5. Pune 123.94 69.59
6. Kolhapur 106.68 70.22
7. Satara 88.38 18.40
8. Sindhudurg 380.12 145.25
9. Sangli 10.67 7.69
10. Ratnagiri 1.63 1.63
11. Akola 1.10 0.59
12. Yavatmal 0 8.33
13. Dhule 725.84 0
Total 3036.57 559.83
10.2 State Monopoly Trading of Bidi Leaves
10.2.1. Performance of programme of collection and sale of bidi leaves ( Tendu & Apta) during 2009-10
under the provisions of Maharashtra Minor Forest Produce ( Regulation of Trade) Act, 1969 was as under :-
10.3 Forest Conservation Act, 1980
10.3.1 This act came into force from 25.10.1980 with a view that no forest land be used for any non
forestry purpose except with the prior approval of the Central Government. The proposals under purview of
this act, received from the project authorities are submitted to Central Govt. through proper channel. The
position of cases finally approved and forest land diverted under FCA 1980 since its enforcement is given in
Table 55.
Similarly position of proposals received, sanctioned, pending and the area involved during the year
2009-10 is given in Table 56.
Table-55
Cases Finally Approved and Forest Land Diverted Under Forest Conservation Act 1980
Tendu Units
2009 Season 2010 Season
1 Number of units /Group of units sold by tender 405 419
2 Number of units /Group of units sold by negotiation 0 0
3 Number of units /Group of units sold to societies 0 0
4 Number of Unproductive units /Group of units 32 18
5 Number of units /Group of units worked departmentally. 0 0
TOTAL 437 437
The position of disposal of Apta units was as follows ---
Apta Leaves
2009 Season 2010 Season
1 Number of units sold by tender 33 45
2 Unproductive units 33 21
TOTAL 66 66
Sr.No. Year No of Cases Forest Land Diverted (in Ha.)
1 1980 7 180.953
2 1981 3 43.747
3 1982 9 208.583
4 1983 19 162.155
5 1984 24 176.954
6 1985 25 725.283
7 1986 26 467.639
8 1987 41 6993.488
9 1988 65 3258.912
10 1989 86 808.150
11 1990 19 2924.341
12 1991 32 525.684
13 1992 51 932.801
14 1993 36 2605.676
15 1994 65 9104.205
16 1995 61 4307.844
17 1996 51 1216.995
18 1997 66 832.943
19 1998 61 835.250
20 1999 47 745.107
21 2000 72 902.062
22 2001 66 1942.996
23 2002 76 9153.104
24 2003 48 1100.061
25 2004 34 582.117
26 2005 60 1059.825
27 2006 52 1830.286
28 2007 42 190.987
29 2008 44 1629.326
30 2009 26 664.901
31 2010 40 1481.79
TOTAL 1354 57594.165
TABLE - 56
PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND DISPOSED OF DURING THE YEAR 2009-10 UNDER FOREST CONSERVATION ACT 1980
Pending Cases
to the end of
previous year
Cases
received
during the
year
Total
Cases
sanctioned by
GOI during
the year
Cases omitted
or rejected
during the
year
Total Cases
disposed of
during the
year
Cases pending
at the close of
the year Sr.
No. Circle
No.
of
cases
Area
involved
No.
of
cases
Area
involve
d
No.
of
cases
Area
involved
No.
of
cases
Area
involved
No.
of
cases
Area
involved
No.
of
cases
Area
involved
No. of
cases
Area
involved
Area of
comp.
afforestation
(Area in
Ha.)
Expdt.
Incurred on
Comp.
Afforest-
ration
(Rs. in lakh)
1 Thane 322 9030 11 380 333 9410 15 115 1 1 16 116 317 9294 2863 81.74
2 Nashik 131 20905 5 200 136 21105 5 25 0 0 5 25 131 21080 897 18.85
3 Dhule 111 12603 1 39 112 12642 1 64 0 0 1 64 111 12578 2748 52.12
4 Pune 78 942 10 16 88 958 3 98 0 0 3 98 85 860 340 147.32
5 Kolhapur 107 5297 28 275 135 5572 10 225 19 2269 29 2494 106 3078 0 47.48
6 A’bad 30 257 2 7 32 264 2 13 0 0 2 13 30 251 0 0
7 Amravati 82 1642 5 43 87 1685 1 1 0 0 1 1 86 1684 11 91.94
8 Yavatmal 62 1201 8 564 70 1765 2 40 0 0 2 40 68 1725 142 0.68
9 Nagpur 114 3659 549 16608 663 20267 248 8994 409 11115 657 20109 6 158 78 6.77
10 North
C’pur
56 4189 0 0 56 4189 3 61 1 16 4 77 52 4112 317 19.01
11 South
C’pur
49 2977 0 0 49 2977 1 7 0 0 1 7 48 2970 1101 264.14
Total 1142 62702 619 18132 1761 80834 291 9643 430 13401 721 23044 1040 57790 8497 730.05
.
10.4 Central Evaluation Unit
During the year 2009-10, Central Evaluation Unit Evaluated 311 unit of Plantations spread
over an area 8804 ha. against the target of 3405 units of Plantations spread over an area 83040 ha.
The following types of plantation schemes with area evaluated is given in Table 57.
TABLE - 57
EVALUATION OF PLANTATION IN 2009-10
(Area in ha.) Plantation Programme Evaluation Programme Sr.No. Particulars
No. of
units
Area in ha. No. of
units
Area in
ha.
1. Preplanting Operation of
2008 rains plantation.
931 26488 78 2475
2. Preplanting Operation of
2009.
1230 32609 108 3515
3. 3rd year 2007 847 23943 85 2814
4. Joint Forest
Management(Ist)
397 0 40 0
Total 3405 83040 311 8804
10.6 Nature Conservation and Wildlife Preservation :-
10.6.1 The Forest area covered by 6 National Parks, and 35 Wildlife sanctuaries during the year
2009-10 and area covered was 1273.60 Sq.Km. and 14274.06 Sq.Km. respectively.
10.6.2 Tiger/Elephant Reserve
Wild life census was carried in 2010 but final figures are still awaited. There were 268 tigers and
717 panthers, as per wild life census 2005. Following table shows Tiger Projects in Maharashatra State.
Area in Sq. Km. Expenditure
Tiger Projects (Rs in Lakhs) I
i) Melghat
ii) Tadoba –Andhari
iii) Sahayadri
iv) Pench
1676.96
619.76
741.22
257.26
221.20
213.93
00.00
137.45
II Elephant project, Kolhapur - 29.00
10.7 Forest Publicity Wing
10.7.1 The main object of the forest publicity wing is to acquaint the rural as well as urban
masses at all levels with multiplicity of beneficent roles played by forest and consequent need for forest
conservation. The unit provided wide publicity to the activities of Forest Department in upliftment of
poor, rural adivasis and other backward class people. Exhibitions, radios, TV talks, lectures and film
shows on forestry subject were organized at different Centers to utilize the media. Stickers, banners &
handbooks were brought out and distributed to mark the occasions like Wildlife Weeks, Vanamahotsava
and World Forestry Day.
10.8 Employment Guarantee Scheme:
10.8.1 The object of the scheme was to provide productive employment to the rural people with a
view to alleviate the problem of rural poverty. Various forestry works such as plantation, afforestation
and soil conservation, departmental working of forest roads etc. was undertaken from the funds provided
from the scheme. The circle wise and the district wise utilization of funds was as under.
TABLE - 58
EXPENDITURE INCURRED UNDER MAHARASHATRA RURAL
EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME:
Sr. No. Circles Utilization of
funds
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Mandays
Generated
(in Lakhs)
1. 2. 3. 4.
1.
Thane 1290.89 10.54
2.
Nashik 350.72 3.07
3.
Dhule 353.53 2.18
4.
Pune 1.94 0.02
5. Kolhapur 0 0
6.
Aurangabad 1067.02 11.07
7 Amravati
314.33 6.92
8. Yavatmal 238.59 2.08
9. Nagpur 40.44 0.55
10. North
Chandrapur
336.23 3.64
11. South
Chandrapur
23.27 0.44
12. Melghat 50.92 0.65
Grand
Total
4067.88 41.16
10.9 Encroachment on Forest Land
10.9.1 The Problem of encroachment on Forest land was a result of land hunger and causing serious
concern to forest administration. The encroachments were more or less observed to be in all the circles. The
details of forest area under encroachment and encroachment removed / regularized there from are given in
Table 59.
TABLE - 59
ENCROACHMENT IN THE FOREST AREA DURING THE YEAR 2009-10 (PROVISIONAL) (AREA IN HA)
Area under
encroachment as on
1-4-2009
Encroachment
made during the
year
Total Encroachment
during the year
Encroachment
removed during the
year
Area under
encroachment as
on 31.03.2010 Sr.
No. Circle
No. of cases Area No. of
cases
Area No. of
cases
Area No. of
cases
Area No. of
cases
Area
A
1 Thane 43203 3867 182 24 43385 3891 118 10 43267 3881
2 Nashik 9668 3904 448 164 10116 4068 217 72 9899 3996
3 Dhule 29115 44135 1328 5151 30443 49286 442 3964 30001 45322
4 Pune 5053 311 64 51 5117 362 13 35 5104 327
5 Kolhapur 1974 166 3 5 1977 171 9 5 1968 166
Total A 89013 52383 2025 5395 91038 57778 799 4086 90239 53692
B 6 Aurangabad 4069 4822 51 54 4120 4876 75 88 4045 4788
Total B 4069 4822 51 54 4120 4876 75 88 4045 4788
C
7 Amravati 1484 878 194 55 1678 933 192 64 1486 869
8 Yavatmal 1744 1829 1146 1017 2890 2846 276 462 2614 2384
9 Nagpur 4643 2895 193 92 4836 2987 0 0 4836 2987
10 North Chandrapur 9937 8737 6 4 9943 8741 5 2 9938 8739
11 South Chandrapur 6991 8751 33 26 7024 8777 3 3 7021 8774
Total C 24799 23090 1572 1194 26371 24284 476 531 25895 23753
Grand Total 117881 80295 3648 6643 121529 86938 1350 4705 120179 82233
ABRIDGED VERSION OF ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON
SILIVICULTURAL RESEARCH 2009-2010
Sr.No. Title of the
Experiment
Physical
target
achieved
Species tried Location
(Research
Range)
1. Forest Genetics and Plant Improvement
A : Identification of Superior Genetic Plant Material
The species for which CPTs were selected during
the year are listed below
No. Species Location
1 Lendi Chandrapur
1 Saliri Chandrapur
1 Surya Chandrapur
1 Dawada Chandrapur
1 Nirmali Chandrapur
1 Behda Chandrapur
1 Ain Chandrapur
1 Khirni Chandrapur
1.1 Selection of Candidate
Plus Trees
Objectives : To obtain
genetically superior
seeds of known origin
2 Teak Dodamarg
3.00 ha. Mixed Chandrapur
1.2 Creation of Progeny
Trials of Timber
Species.
Objective :
1. To study the growth
behavior of the progeny
of plus trees.
2. to study the growth
behavior of the progeny
of different clones from
clonal seed orchards
2.00 ha. Teak Nagpur
B: Development of Seed Production areas (SPAs)
1.3 Creation of Model
Trial Plantation
Objectives :
1) To study the growth
of bel seedlings in
respect of girth, height
and tree form, for final
recommendations in
field planting.
0.6 ha. Bel,
Nagpur
C : Establishment of Vegetative Material Production Areas (VMPAs)
0.50 ha Non Teak 3 species
species
Nagpur
0.50 ha NTFP 3 species
species
Nagpur
1.4 Establishment of Bud
Multiplication Garden
(BMG)
Objectives : To
facilitate easy
collection of buds for
preparing grafts of the
desired clones.
0.50 ha Non Tree 3 species
species
Nagpur
D. Establishment of Provenance Trials
0.25 ha Non Teak 8 species
species
Nagpur
0.25 ha NTFP 7 species
species
Nagpur
1.5 Creation of
Provenance Trials of
NTFP species
Objectives : 1.To introduce suitable
exotic/new species for
finding adaptability to
different agro climatic
zones.
2.Judging from their
performance at
introduce stage to find
out which are the
successful species to be
tried further in the field.
0.50 ha Non Tree 4 species
species
Nagpur
E E. Establishment of Germ plasm Bank (GPB)
2.00 ha Non Teak 7 species
species
Nagpur
2.00 ha NTFP 7 species
species
Nagpur
1.6 Creation of Germ
Plasm Bank (GPB)
Objectives :
1)The G.P.B. of a
species is established
to ensure that the germ
plasm of that species
remains preserved.
2) They can be used
for propagation in
future
3) Growth behavior as
well as flowering,
fruiting and seeding of
all clones can be
studied at one place.
5.00 ha Non Tree 80 species
species
Nagpur
2. Silviculture studies and Trials 0.25 ha.
Sita-Ashokl
Pune
2.1
Introduction Trials
of Indigenous
Medicinal Plants
Objectives:
1. To undertake
introduction Trials of
Un-Common
Indigenous Medicinal
Plants in Order to
Determine the
adaptability of such
species in different
Agro climatic zones
2. To evolve correct
method of collection
of yield of medicinal
value.
0.25 ha
0.25 ha
1.00 ha
Sita Ashok
Saptrangi
Narkya/Surangi
Pune
Pune
Ajra
ANNUAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT - 2009-2010
Statement Showing the Quantity of Raw Material Supplied to various forest based industries during the
period from 1/10/2009 to 30/09/2010
Sr.
No. Industry
Type of Raw
Material
Supplied
Quantity
( N.T.)
Royalty
Received
(Rs. in
Lakhs)
Area of
Supply
1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7.
1. Meitry Bamboo
Supply Amravati Bamboo 1738 43.46 West Melghat
2. Bombay Timber
Traders Kamthi
Bamboo 2908 90.46 Gadchiroli
3. Dhanjay Jaswant
Borikar, Nagpur
Bamboo 396 6.33 Chandrapur
4. Nagin Pugliya,
Chandrapur
Bamboo 629 5.66
Chandrapur
5. Nagin Pugliya,
Chandrapur
Bamboo 3547 60.29
Chandrapur
6. Virendrakumar
Anand, Harda
Bamboo 1460 37.60 Sironcha
7. Jayashri Bamboo
Supplys
Bamboo 1100 10.56 Centre Chanda
8. P.M. Jaiswal,
Chandrapur
Bamboo 596 5.03 Piparheti
Abbreviations
1) F.D.C.M. Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd.
2) F.L.C.S. Forest Laborers Co-operative Societies.
3) E.G.S. Employment Guarantee Scheme.
4) Km. Kilometer
5) Cu.M. Cubic meter
6) ISRVP Inter State River Valley Project
7) Ha. Hectare
8) MFP Minor Forest Produce
9) Z.P. Zilla Parishad
10) SFD Social Forestry Department
11) JFMC Joint Forest Management Committee
12) W.C . Working Circles
13) CF(T&M) Conservator of Forest (Transport & Marketing)
14) CCF Chief Conservator of Forest
15) Qtl. Quintal
16) SFS Coimbatore State Forest Service College, Coimbatore
17) ACF Assistant Conservator of Forest
18) RFO Range Forest Officer
19) Dy.CF Deputy Conservator of Forest
20) DFO Divisional Forest Officer
21) WP Working Plan
22) HRD Human Resource Development
23) FD Forest Department
24) IT&P Information Technology &Publicity
25) A/C Additional Charge
26) E&N Evaluation & Nationalization
27) PT &SP Policy Technology &Strategic Planning
28) WG Western Ghat
29) RVP River Valley Project