Madhya Pradesh Lok Vaniki Yojana

The applicant, if a landowner wishing to manage a tree covered area, must submit a proposal to the Divisional Officer (Van Mandal Adhikari) or the Range Officer (Van Kshetra Adhikari). If the applicant is a Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha wishing to …

Offline The applicant, if a landowner wishing to manage a tree covered area, must submit a proposal to the Divisional Officer (Van Mandal Adhikari) or the Range Officer (Van Kshetra Adhikari). If the applicant is a Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha wishing to manage tree covered revenue land, they must apply to the Tehsildar (Revenue) to have the land demarcated and managed as "Lok Van" (Public Forest). The Tehsildar (Revenue) must decide on the application for land demarcation within 30 days. If the Tehsildar decides to proceed, the demarcation must be completed within 15 days, and the land must subsequently be handed over to the concerned Gram Sabha or Gram Panchayat. After the initial proposal and demarcation steps (if applicable) are completed, the concerned Landowner, Gram Panchayat, or Gram Sabha must prepare a detailed Technical Management Plan for the tree covered area. This plan must outline the specific management activities to be undertaken, such as regulating cutting, conservation measures, timber harvesting, enrichment planting, soil conservation, and biodiversity conservation, over the specified working periods. For proposals concerning private forests, the Technical Management Plan, along with five copies, must be submitted to the Divisional Officer (Van Mandal Adhikari) using the format prescribed in Form 1. For proposals concerning "Lok Van" (Public Forest) on revenue land, the Technical Management Plan, along with five copies and a resolution passed by the Gram Panchayat or Gram Sabha, must be submitted to the Divisional Officer (Van Mandal Adhikari) using the format prescribed in Form 2. The Competent Authority (Samyak Pradhikari), or a representative authorized by them, will conduct a physical inspection or inquiry of the area mentioned in the plan to verify the details and ensure the plan's feasibility. Based on the inquiry report, the Competent Authority may propose amendments or corrections to the submitted Technical Management Plan. The Divisional Officer (Van Mandal Adhikari) is responsible for approving the Technical Management Plan. However, if the Technical Management Plan involves timber harvesting exceeding 10 cubic meters, the Competent Authority must submit the plan for the prior approval of the State Government, through the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, within 30 days of receiving the proposal. The Competent Authority must communicate the order of approval (in Form 3 for private land or Form 4 for "Lok Van") or the order of rejection, stating the reasons, to the applicant. If the plan involves harvesting less than 10 cubic meters and no decision is communicated within 30 days of submission, the Technical Management Plan is deemed approved from the date of expiry of that 30-day period. After approval, the Competent Authority sends a copy of the approved plan along with the approval order to the concerned Landowner, Gram Panchayat, or Gram Sabha and also forwards a copy of the approval order and the relevant extracts of the plan to the concerned Tehsildar (Revenue) for entry into the land records (Bhumi Abhilekh).