INDIRA PRIYADARSHINI VRIKSHAMITRA (IPVM) AWARDS - 2004

 

 

Nominations are invited for Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra ( IPVM ) Awards for the years 2004 from individuals and institutions who have done pioneering and exemplary works in the field of  afforestation and wasteland development. The key features are:

a)      Award of  Rupees one lakh twenty-five thousands (Rs. 1,25,000/-) and Rs.one lakh (Rs.1,00,000/-) for first and second winners respectively in cash, along with medallions and citations, will be given to persons / institutions  in twelve categories ( see proforma).

 

b)      Nomination for the works in the field of afforestation and wasteland development will be considered and assessed on the basis of criteria like replicability, innovativeness / creativity, target groups like un-reached or remote areas, women, rural population, urban poor, broader community, works being over and above the call of duty, tangible impact in relation to resources employed– spread and intensity, educative value, personal courage and   sustainability of the works.

 

 

c)      Nomination for the categories (a),  (b), (c), and (d)  (see Sr. No.2 of the proforma) should be sponsored by   State government/ government  agencies / or Registered Non-Government Organisation. Nominations for the categories  (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k) and (l) ( see   Sr.No.2 of the proforma ) should be sponsored by State Government / Government Agency. For category (j) nominations should be through prescribed competent authority of State Government level. The minimum level for sponsoring applications at State level will not be below District level. Thus an applicant to be eligible must be recommended by District Collector or District Forest Officer in the Forest Division concerned.

 

d)      An awardee of IPVM award in the immediately preceding three years will not be eligible . An applicant may receive a maximum of three IPVM awards altogether in any of the categories taken together with a minimum cooling off period of three years between the two  awards.

 

 

e)      Nominee’s work for a period of last three years ending 31st December 2004 will be considered for this award i.e. for years 2002,2003 and 2004.

 

f)       Nominations with predominance of horticulture species will not be regarded as eligible since horticulture species have a definite commercial slant.

 

 

g)       In case of corporate sector, the extent of mandatory plantation to be done by the applicants under compensatory afforestation or under the provision of the Environment Protection Act be separately ascertained and excluded from the area of plantation for consideration of award.

 

h)      Tree planting undertaken purely on commercial basis by applicant including  Corporate Sector will not be regarded as eligible for consideration of the award. The tree planting activity should clearly reflect the social responsibility of the applicant including that of the Corporate Sector.

 

 

i)        Special recognition will be given to applicants who bring  area with  fly ash under the plantation.

 

 

 

j)        Conditions rendering Applications Ineligible:

i)                    Nominations not sponsored as prescribed in para-c  above will not be considered

ii)                  Nominations not received in  prescribed proforma / incomplete in any respect and /or received after the last date will not be considered

iii)                Appicants found to be suppressing information or giving false and misleading information would be disqualified for grant of IPVM or any other award of the Ministry.

 

 

2.                  Proforma for Nomination can be downloaded from the Ministry’s website www.envfor.nic.in or  obtained from the Reception Desk  of  the Ministry at Paryavaran Bhawan or from the Regional Centres of the Ministry           ( addresses of Regional Centres are given at the end of the Proforma). Nominations only  in hard copy can be sent by post to the Coordinator,Regional Centre, National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited, Northern Regional Office, B-9, Community Centre, Janak Puri, New Delhi, 110058. Nominations can also be sent as Soft Copies ( on floppy-disc or CD ) in addition to hard copy at the same address. The last date for receipt of nominations is one month  from the date of advertisement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFORMA FOR NOMINATION

 

 

1.             The year for which Nomination is made : 2004

                                                                               

2.                Category  of Award for which applied    : (√ mark the Category)                                                                                             

(a)     Individual

(b)    Panchayat / Gram Sabhas /Village Level Institutions / Cooperative Organisations at village level          

(c)     Voluntary Agencies including Yuvak Mandals etc

(d)    .  Women Organisation for creating awareness

(e)      Government Servants (Individuals)

(f)      Educational institutions

(g)     Govt. Agencies (not above the district level)

(h)    Corporate Sector (Private / Public Sector Agencies)

(i)      Municipalities / Municipal Corporations / Cantonment  Boards

(j)        State Government Level Organisation

(k)     Forest Development Agency

(l)      Joint Forest Management Committee

 

3.             Name of Nominee (in capital letters)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

4.             Full address with Tel. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

5.             Name & Address of  Sponsorer  with Telephone No                                                                                       ( ensure filling of column 12)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.             Work details:

6.1           Location of the Work / Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2           Nature / extent of work done ( describe in about one hundred words, and also fill up the table given below)

                               

 

                                                                               

Ownership of land where works are undertaken

Area in Hectares

Area Description : whether  area with fly ash/ difficult area / waste land / rocky / marshy 

Private Land

 

 

 

Own Land

 

 

 

Community Land

 

 

 

Revenue Land

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3             Items of work ( please give details  of work under each category)

6.3.1            Nursery and plantations

 

 

 

 

NURSERIES & PLANTATIONS

2002

2003

2004

Total

Number of Nurseries established

Seedling raised therein

Number of  seedlings distributed

To the people

Area of plantation raised (in hectares)

And number of seedlings planted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.2            Replicability (whether the works repeated at other locations with success)

 

6.3.3            Soil and moisture conservation

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.4            Species-diversity of plantations(names of species,  number of trees and extent of area planted species wise should be clearly mentioned)

6.3.5            Setting up of grass root level organization ( like Tree growers’ Cooperative, Self-Help  Groups )

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.6            Involvement of local communities

 

6.3.7            Extension and awareness raising

 

 

 

 

 

6.3.8            Reclamation of waste lands

 

 

 

6.4     Extent of resources deployed during the period and envisaged benefits (cost-benefit ratio )

 

6.5     Sustainability of work ( e.g. selection of species, use of mulching, water harvesting, organic package, marketing )

 

6.6     Survival percentage of the plantation works

 

 

 

         

 

 

7         Details of contribution of funds for the works mentioned in column 6 above

  Prior to        

                       

Period

Sources of Fund

 

Self Contribution

Amount in Rupees

Donation

Amount in Rupees

Grant-in-Aid

Amount in Rupees

External Source

Amount in Rupees

Total Amount

2002

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

8         Number of  beneficiaries indicating their categories viz.

 

Women                                                  :                                              

Scheduled Caste                                                 :

Scheduled Tribe                                 :

Small and Marginal Farmers                :

Landless Labourers                              :

Others

 

9.                Publications /write-ups by nominee /photographs, etc. relating to works described  above.              ( enclose a brief)

 

 

 

 

 

10.           a)     Any award secured in the past for same or similar achievement  (s)

               

b)    Whether received any IPVM award in any category, if so, details thereof in terms of category in which received and the year for which conferred.

 

 

 

11.           Other achievements (if any) and pioneering / innovative features of the work done

by the nominee.

 

 

 

 

12.                Verification:

       Verified that all statements made above are true to the best of my knowledge and have been made in the clear understanding of their being true.

 

Place____________________

Date_____________________

 

                                                                                  ( Signature with full name of the Nominee) 

 

13.                Recommendations of the Sponsoring Authority (with reference to the pioneering and

Innovative work of the nominee)

 

               

 

Place________________

Date_________________                                                                                          

                                                                                                (Signature of Sponsoring Authority)

                                                                                                  Name, Designation and Address