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Date: 20-Sep-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Amendment Rules, 2024

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Forest Conservation Division

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification, G.S.R. 582(E), dated September 20, 2024, further amends the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023 (the 'said rules'), which were originally published on November 29, 2023 as G.S.R. 869(E). The amendment pertains to compensatory afforestation requirements under the Forest (Conservation and Preservation) Act, 1980.
  • It modifies the rules regarding compensatory afforestation, particularly in cases where suitable land is unavailable.

Key Changes

  • Amendment to Rule 13(1): The amendment replaces the third, fourth, and fifth provisos of Rule 13(1) of the said rules. The new proviso allows for compensatory afforestation on degraded forest land in exceptional circumstances when suitable land isn't available. The area of degraded forest land must be double the area proposed for diversion.
  • Removal of entries in Schedule-II: The amendment removes restrictive clauses from entries under serial numbers 2 and 3 in Schedule-II. These clauses previously limited the dispensation for compensatory afforestation on degraded land to specific proposals from the Central Government, State Governments, or Union Territory Administrations, and to specific cases involving captive coal blocks.
  • The changes effectively broaden the scope for using degraded forest land for compensatory afforestation, removing previous restrictions.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Central Government Agencies and Public Sector Undertakings

  • Potential for increased project costs: May need to invest in restoring degraded land to meet compensatory afforestation requirements.

Impact on State Government Agencies and Public Sector Undertakings

  • Potential for increased project costs: Similar potential for increased costs related to restoration of degraded land.

Impact on Environmental Conservation

  • Increased monitoring needed: Stricter monitoring and enforcement are necessary to ensure the effective restoration of degraded land used for compensatory afforestation.

Suggested Action Items

  • Promote transparency and public participation in decision-making processes related to forest land diversion.

Key Entities Referenced

Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (69 of 1980): The Forest (Conservation and Preservation) Act, 1980, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and preservation of forests in India. Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023: Rules framed under the Forest (Conservation and Preservation) Act, 1980, amended by this notification. Central Government: The Government of India, responsible for enacting and enforcing the legislation. State Governments/Union Territory Administrations: State and Union Territory governments, responsible for implementing the rules within their respective jurisdictions. Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and State Public Sector Undertakings (SPUs): Government-owned companies that may require forest land for their projects. Ramesh Kumar Pandey, Inspector General of Forests: The issuing authority of the notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-20092024-257289 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D0H0x9x2x0 24-257289 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 540] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रवार, जसतम्ब र 20, 2024/भार 29, 1946 No. 540] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2024/BHADRA 29, 1946 पर्ाावरण, वन और िलवार् ु पररवतना मत्रं ालर् अधिसचू ना नई दिल् ली, 20 जसतम्ब र, 2024 सा.का.जन. 582(अ).— वन (संरक्षण एवं संवधना ) अजधजनर्म, 1980 (1980 का 69) की धारा 4 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजिर्ों का प्रर्ोग करते हुए, केन्द्रीर् सरकार वन (सरं क्षण एव ं संवधान) जनर्म, 2023 का और सिं ोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनर्म बनाती है, अर्ाात:् - 1. सजं क्षप्त नाम, जवस्ट्तार और प्रारंभ.-(1) इन जनर्मों का संजक्षप्त नाम वन (संरक्षण एवं संवधना ) संिोधन जनर्म, 2024 ह ै । (2) र् ेरािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. वन (सरं क्षण एव ं संवधान) जनर्म, 2023 (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् उि जनर्म कहा गर्ा ह)ै के जनर्म 13 म,ें उपजनर्म (1) के तीसरे, चौर् ेऔर पांचवें परंतुक के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत परंतुक रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात,् - "परंत ु र्ह भी दक, अपवािात्मक पररजस्ट्र्जतर्ों में, िब इस उप-जनर्म के अधीन प्रजतपरू क वनीकरण के जलए अपेजक्षत उपर्िु भूजम उपलब्ध नहीं ह,ै तो प्रजतपूरक वनीकरण के जलए अवक्रजमत वन भूजम पर जवचार दकर्ा िा सकता ह,ै जिसका जवस्ट्तार, मामला िर मामला आधार पर, केन्द्रीर् सरकार की एिेंजसर्ों र्ा केन्द्रीर् सावािजनक 6098 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] क्षेत्र के उपक्रमों र्ा राज्र् सावािजनक क्षेत्र के उपक्रमों के कैजटिव कोर्ला ब्लॉकों के मामल े में, प्रस्ट्ताजवत क्षेत्र के िगु ुन े क्षेत्र के बराबर हो। 3. उि जनर्मों की अनुसूची-II में, सारणी म,ें - (i) क्रम संख्र्ा 2 के सामने कोष्ठक और िब्िों के अधीन "(केंरीर् सरकार तर्ा राज्र् सरकार/संघ राज्र् क्षेत्र प्रिासन के प्रस्ट् तावों पर ही र्ह जवधान अनुज्ञात ह)ै " प्रजवजिर्ों का लोप दकर्ा िाएगा; (ii) क्रम संख्र्ा 3 के सामन े कोष्ठक और िब्िों के अधीन "(र्ह जवतरण मामला-िर-मामला आधार पर कैजटिव कोर्ला ब् लॉक्स के जलए राज्र् के सावािजनक के उपक्रम और मामला-िर-मामला आधार पर केन्द् रीर् सरकार के अजभकरणों/केन्द् रीर् सावािजनक उपक्रम के मामले म ेंह)ै " प्रजवजिर्ों का लोप दकर्ा िाएगा। [फा. सं. एफसी-11/111/2024-एफसी] रमेि कुमार पांडेर्, वन महाजनरीक्षक नोि: मलू जनर्म भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग II, खडं 3, उपखडं (i) म ें संख्र्ा सा.का.जन. 869(अ), तारीख 29 नवंबर, 2023 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए र्।े MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th September, 2024 G.S.R. 582(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to further amend the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023, namely: — 1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Amendment Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In rule 13 of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in sub- rule (1), for the third, fourth, and fifth proviso, the following proviso, shall be substituted, namely : — “Provided also in exceptional circumstances when the suitable land required for compensatory afforestation under this sub-rule is not available, the compensatory afforestation may be considered on degraded forest land which is twice in extent to the area proposed to be diverted in case of the Central Government agencies or Central Public Sector Undertakings or captive coal blocks of State Public Sector Undertakings on a case to case basis”. 3. In Schedule-II to the said rules, in the table, — (i) The entries against serial number 2, under the brackets and words “(This dispensation is allowed to certain proposals of Central Government and State Government or Union territory Administration only.)” shall be omitted; (ii) The entries against serial number 3, under the brackets and words “(This dispensation is in case of State Public Sector Undertakings for captive coal blocks on case to case basis and Central Government Agencies/Central Public Sector Undertakings on case to case basis involving no acquisition of non-forest land)” shall be omitted. [F. No. FC- 11/111/2024-FC] RAMESH KUMAR PANDEY, Inspector General of Forests Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 869(E), dated the 29th November, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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