Brochure
on items of work handled in various Divisions and Sections of Ministry of
Environment and Forests
June 2003
XX 38 NATIONAL
AFFORESTATION & ECO-DEVELOPMENT BOARD (NAEB)
The National Afforestation
& Eco‑Development Board (NAEB) was set up in August 1992 for
promoting afforestation, tree planting, ecological
restoration and eco- development activities in the country. Special attention is being given to the
regeneration of degraded forest areas and lands adjoining forest areas,
national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas as well as the
ecologically fragile areas like the
a)
Evolve mechanisms for ecological restoration of
degraded forest areas and adjoining lands through systematic planning and
implementation, in a cost effective manner;
b)
Restore through natural regeneration or
appropriate intervention the forest cover in the country for ecological
security and to meet the fuelwood, fodder and other
needs of the rural communities;
c)
Restore fuelwood,
fodder, timber and other forest produce on the degraded forest
d)
and adjoining lands in order to meet the demands
for these items;
e)
Sponsor research and extension of research
findings to disseminate new and proper technologies for the regeneration and
development of degraded forest areas and adjoining lands;
f)
Create general awareness and help foster a
people's movement for promoting afforestation and
Eco-development with the assistance of voluntary agencies, non‑government
organisations, Panchayati Raj institutions and others and promote participatory and
sustainable management of degraded forest areas and adjoining lands;
g)
Coordinate and monitor the Action Plans for tree
planting, ecological restoration and Eco development; and
h)
Undertake all other measures necessary for
promoting afforestation, tree planting, ecological
restoration and Eco development activities in the country.
i)
The subject area relating to Ecological Rehabilitation
of Degraded Eco-systems being dealt with by Centre of
Excellence, ie CEMDE located in
j)
United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification
k)
National
To
undertake the above items of work, the Board has the following Divisions:
B-I DIVISION
a)
Plan Coordination
b)
20-Point Programme Point 16
relating to afforestation
c)
Board Meetings nomination of members. Follow up action
on the Decisions of Board Meetings
d)
Parliamentary Standing Committee and Consultative
Committee
e)
Annual Plan, Budgeting, Review of expenditure, Revised
Estimates and Re-appropriation proposals
f)
Parliament questions relating to afforestation.
Also furnishing of information to other Ministries/Departments and Divisions of
MoEF for Parliament questions.
g)
Policy issues relating to afforestation
h)
Examination of EFC Memorandum/Cabinet Notes received
from other Ministries/Departments and Divisions of MoEF
i)
Furnishing comments on proposals forwarded by IC
Division
j)
Communication (Training, Workshop, Publication)
k)
Furnishing of time-bound material/information to Senior
Officers in Ministry and also to other Ministries/Departments as and when
called for
l)
Monitoring and evaluation
m)
National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development
(NABARD) Watershed Development Fund
n)
Electronic Data Processing Section computerization
activities, etc.
B-II DIVISION
a)
General Coordination on National Afforestation
Programme through FDAs
b)
Forest Development Agencies(FDAs)
of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Orissa,
c)
Grants in Aid to Voluntary Agencies Scheme including
Greening India
d)
e)
Monitoring of Tour Reports of National Afforestation & Eco-development Board officers
f)
National Steering Committee on Forest Development
Agencies (FDAs).
B-III DIVISION
a)
FDAs of
b)
Maintenance of
Area Oriented Fuel wood and Fooder
Project(AOFFP) scheme of 9th Plan
c)
Maintenance of Association of Scheduled Tribe Rural Poor
(ASTRP) scheme of 9th Plan
d)
Thrust Areas: Coastal shelter belt plantations.
B-IV Division
a)
Forests Development Agencies (FDAs)
of NE States including
b)
Support to Regional Centres
c)
Maintenance of Non Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) scheme
of 9th Plan
d)
Thrust Areas: Bamboo and Medicinal Plants.
B-V DIVISION
a)
Matters relating to Desert and desertification including
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
B-VI DIVISION
a)
Establishment & Administration
b)
General Coordination
c)
Parliamentary Matters
d)
Central Registry
e)
House keeping
f)
General Legal Matters
g)
Cash Section
h)
OL Section.
B-VII DIVISION
a)
Review of expenditure progress of Development Programmes relating to NE Regions
b)
Follow up action on PMs announcement of Package to NE
States
c)
Annual Report for National Afforestation
& Eco-development Board
d)
Annual Action Plan National Afforestation
& Eco-development Board
e)
Tribal Co-operation Marketing Federation Ltd ( TRIFED)
f)
Eco-Task Force
g)
Society for Promotion of Wasteland Development (SPWD)
h)
Centre for Environment Management of
Degraded Eco-systems (CEMDE) Centre of Excellence,
i)
Maintenance of Integrated Afforestation Eco-development Project (IAEP) scheme of 9th
Plan
j)
Indira Priyadarsani Viriksha
Mitra (IPVM )Awards.