(To be published in Part-I Section-I of Gazette ofIndia)No. 4-7/20 12-ROHQGovernment ofIndia

Ministry of Environment and Forests

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Dated: 08/0112014RESOLUTION

Subject:- Strengthening and expansion of Regional Offices under the Central SectorPlan Scheme of Strengthening of Forestry Division-Strengthening ofRegional Offices 2013-2014.

The Government of India had set up five Regional Offices of the Ministry videResolution No. 37-3/85-FP dated 07/0411986 at Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Lucknowand Shillong with a Headquarter unit at New Delhi to monitor and evaluate ongoing forestrydevelopment projects and schemes with special emphasis on conservation of forest land andto advise the Statel Union Territory Governments in preparation of proposals involvingdiversion of forest land for non-forestry purposes under the provisions of the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980. In view of the increasing work relating to all aspects ofenvironmental management including pollution control and environmental management ofprojects and activities in the country, the Regional Offices were further strengthened videResolution No. 17-3/88-PC dated 12/05/1988 by opening the sixth Regional Office atChandigarh. In 1999 it was decided to set up seventh Regional Office at Ranchi videResolution No. 7-1I96-ROHQ dated 08/07/1999 by carving it out from the Regional Officesat Bhubaneswar and Bangalore without creating additional staff. The Regional Office atRanchi could not be made functional due to financial constraints

2. In compliance of the Order of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on 0~11 in LA.No. 1868 of 2007 filed by Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd and other related LAs in WritPetition No. 202 of 1995 in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad versus Union ofIndia & Others, the Expenditure Finance Committee decided in its meeting held on04/03/2013 under the Chairmanship of Secretary (Environment and Forests) to establish fourRegional Offices with their Headquarter at Chennai, Dehradun, Nagpur and Ranchi with aHeadquarters unit at New Delhi as part of the Secretariat in the Ministry of Environment andForests at New Delhi to facilitate more frequent inspections and in-depth scrutiny andappraisal of the proposals. The detailed mandate of the Regional Offices is as under-

A. Forest (Conservation) Act related functions:

(i) To assist the Statel Union Territory Governments in preparation of theproposals involving diversion of forests land for non-forestry purposes underthe provisions of Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for expeditious processingand disposal of such cases;

(ii) To undertake physical inspection of sites in cases of diversion of forestlandinvolving an area of more than 100 hectares and in other cases as may berequired;

(iii) To monitor the implementation of conditions and safeguards stipulated byCentral Government in the proposal approved under Forest (Conservation)Act, 1980;

(iv) Approval of diversion of forest land to the extent of 5 hectares (except miningand regularization of encroachment) and to process cases between 5 hectaresto 40 hectares (and mining and regularization of encroachment cases) inconsultation with the State Advisory Groups;

(v) Uploading on the websites the Stage-I (In-principle), Stage-II (Final)approvals, the site inspectionl monitoring reports, Agenda and Minutes of theSAG meetings held.

B. Working Plan related functions:

(i) To assist the State/ Union Territories in the preparation of management!working plans for working of forest under their control within the frameworkof guidelines issued by Central Government from time to time;

(ii) Monitoring the implementation of the management! working plans.

C. Monitoring of other schemes:

(i) To monitor and evaluate all ongoing forestry development projects andscheme with specific emphasis on conservation of forests;

(ii) Monitoring the utilization of CAMPA funds;(iii) Monitoring of Centrally sponsored schemes.

D. Environmental Management and Pollution Control functions:

(i) To follow up implementation of conditions and safeguards laid down forprojects/ activities when environmental clearance is given;

(ii) To examine and analyse the Six Monthly Progress reports from the ProjectProponents vis-A-visconditionalities in the Environmental Clearance (EC) andtake further necessary action;

(iii) To do surprise and random checks/ verifications of EC conditions of variousprojects by site visits;

(iv) To conduct enquiries as may be directed by the Ministry;(v) To follow up pollution control measures taken by industries, local bodies,

Government (State/ Centre);(vi) To collect and furnish information relating to environmental impact

assessment of projects, Pollution control measures, methodology and status,legal and enforcement measures, environmental protection for specialconservation areas like wetlands, mangroves and biosphere reserves;

(vii) To maintain liaison and provide linkage with the concerned State Government,with Central Government Agencies (including Regional Offices of BSI, FSI& ZSI) with project authorities, with the Regional Offices of the CentralPollution Control Board; with State Pollution Control Boards and with non-Government Organisation involved in implementation of programmes relatingto environment;

(viii) To organize workshops for State Pollution Control Board and StateEnvironment Department to acquaint with the application of HazardousManagement Rules and Public Liability Act; and

(ix) Uploading On their website the Six Monthly Progress reports of complianceand site visit reports.

E. Miscellaneous functions:

(i) To service the Standing Site Inspection Committee in the matter ofascertaining the position of the forest or non-forest land;

(ii) Rendering assistance in preparation ofthe National Forestry Action Plan;(iii) Regional level technical and scientific consultation Onbiological diversity;(iv) To assist the State/ Union Territories in streamlining collection, collation,

storage and retrieval of datal covering all forestry activities and to transmitsuch data to the Central Government/ Central Data Processing Centre;

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(v) Verification of nominees for Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puruskar and otherAwards of the Ministry;

(vi) Attending to Court Cases pertaining to the Ministry of Environment andForests;

(vii) Attend to RTI Applications, general complaints pertaining to environment andforest issues;

(viii) Such other work as may be assigned from time to time.

The Headquarter and jurisdiction of the Regional Offices are under-

S. Headquarter of the States and UTs under jurisdictionNo. Re~ional Office1 Bangalore Karnataka, Kerala, Goa and Lakshadwwp2 Bhopal Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Gujarat and

Madhya Pradesh3 Bhubaneswar Orissa and West Bengal4 Chennai Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and

Andaman & Nicobar Islands5 Chandigarh Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab6 Dehradun Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand7 Lucknow Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh8 Nagpur Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra9 Ranchi Bihar and Jharkhand10 Shillong Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,

Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura

The Headquarters Unit in the Ministry at New Delhi will be responsible for supervision andcoordination of all the activities in relation to the functions assigned to the Regional Officesas enumerated above under the overall control of the Secretary, Government of India in theMinistry of Environment and Forests New Delhi.

3. The total sanctioned strength of Regional Office Headquarters in the Ministry and tenRegional Offices is 341 (22 for Headquarters, 36 for Regional Office Shillong and 34 eachfor Regional Office Bangaluru, Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, 33 for Bhopal, 30 each for ChennaiDehradun, Nagpur, Ranchi and 28 for Regional Office Chandigarh).

4. The compliment of staff sanctioned for Regional Office Headquarters in the Ministryand ten Regional Offices is shown in Annexure-I.

5. This order supersedes all previous orders on the subject.

6. This order will come in to force with immediate effect.V· /2 "-1-y;7--4-~(Dr. V. Rajagopalan)

Secretary to the Government of IndiaTo

The General Manager,Government ofIndia Press,FARIDABAD.(together with a copy of the Hindi version of the Resolution),

Copy forwarded for information to:-

1. P.S. to GovernorslLt. Governors of all StateslUnion Territories.2. Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories.3. Chief Secretaries of all States/ Union Territories.4. All Ministries of Government of India, including Planning Commission, Prime

Minister's Office, President's Secretariat, Vice-President's Secretariat, ParliamentSecretariat, Department of Parliamentary Affairs.

5. Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi.6. Accountant General of Revenue/ (AGCR)7. Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests, all States/ Union Territories.8. All State Land Use Board of States/ Union Territories.9. All attached and subordinate offices/all SectionslUnits, Cells, of Ministry of

Environment and Forests, New Delhi.

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(Dr. V. Rajagopalan)Secretary to the Government of India

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NO.4-7/2012-ROHQGovernment of India

Ministry of Environment and Forests****

Paryavaran Bhawan,CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,New Delhi-11 0003, Dated: 08/01/2014

ORDER

Creation of four Posts of Additional Principal Chief Conservatorof Forests (Central) in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for creation of four posts ofAdditional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Central) in the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests with immediate effect in the scale of pay of Rs. 67,000 -79,000 (HAG) to head the four-new Regional Offices at Chennai, Dehradun, Nagpurand Ranchi.

2. The expenditure on this account will be met from the Major Head 2406-01-101-020 Strengthening of Forests Divisions-Strengthening of Regional Officesunder Demand No. 31 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the financialyear 2013-2014 (Plan).

Copy to:-

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10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.

~(Bhatlu Surender)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of Indiae-mail: bhanu.surender@nic.in

Telefax: 011-24362663

The Secretary, Department of Expenditure, North Block, New Delhi.Chief Secretaries of all States/ Union Territories.Principal Secretaries (Forests) of all States/Union Territories.Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, All States/ Union Territories.The Accountant Generals, All States/ Union Territories.Inspector General of Forests (IFS), MoEF - with the request to initiate the processfor filling up of posts of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests inRegional Offices at Chennai, Dehradun, Nagpur and Ranchi.PS to Minister for Environment and Forests.PPS to Secretary, MoEF/PPS to Director General (Forests) & Special Secretary,MoEF. ~PPS to Additional DG Forests (WL)/ PPS to Additional DG Forests (FC)/ PPS toAS(SS)/ PPS to (HKP)/ PS to AS (SK).Joint Secretaries/ Inspector General Forests/ Scientists "G", MoEF.DIGFs/ AIGFs, Ministry of Environment and Forests.Director, Cabinet Secretariat (Mantrimandal Sachivalaya), New Delhi.All Regional Subordinates Offices/Autonomous Bodies, MoEF.Pay and Accounts Officer, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi.Drawing & Disbursing Officer, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi.All offices/Sections/Units in the MoEF, including NAEB & NRCD.Spare Copies/Guard file.

(Bhanu Surender)Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

No.4-7/2012-ROHQGovernment of India

Ministry of Environment and Forests****

Paryavaran Bhawan,CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,New Delhi-110003, Dated: 08/01/2014

o R D E R

Subject- Creation of 141 posts for Regional Office Headquarters and ten RegionalOffices located at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai,Dehradun, Lucknow, Nagpur, Ranchi and Shillong.

Sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for creation of 141 posts in theMinistry of Environment and Forests, subject to the following conditions:-

(i) Recruitment process may start and go on; and

(ii) Appointment Orders may be issued effective from 01/04/2014 or anysubsequent date (once recruitment is completed).

2. The details of 141 posts are as under:-

Serial Name of the Post Pay Band No. of PostsNo. Plus Grade Pay

Regional Offices1 Conservator of Forests (Central)/ PB-4 + 8900/- 13

Deputy Conservator of Forests PB-4 + 7600/-(Central)

2 Scientist 'F' PB-4 + 8900/- 4

3 Scientist 'D'/Scientist 'C' PB-3 + 7600/- 13PB-3 + 6600/-

4 Principal Private Secretary to PB-3 + 6600/- 10APCCF(C)

5 Section Officer PB-2 + 4600/- 106 Research Officer Grade-II PB-2 + 4600/- 4

(Environment)7 Technical Officer Grade-I PB-2 + 4800/- 10

(Forestry)8 Technical Officer Grade-II PB-2 + 4600/- 4

(Forestry)9 Assistant PB-2 + 4200/- 810 Research Assistant PB-2 + 4200/- 4

(Environment)11 Research Investigator (Forestry) PB-2 + 4200/- 412 Stenographer Grade '0' PB-1 + 2400/- 13

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13 junior Hindi Translator PB-2 + 4200/- 414 Upper Division Clerk PB-1 + 2400/- 415 Lower Division Clerk PB-1 + 1900/- 816 Staff Car Driver PB-1 + 1900/- 917 Multi-Tasking Staff PB-1 + 1800/- 12

TOTAL 134Headquarters Unit

1 Scientist 'F' PB-4 + 8900/- 12 Deputy Legal Adviser PB-3 + 7600/- 13 Scientist 'D'/Scientist 'C' PB-3 + 7600/- 2

PB-3 + 6600/-4 Assistant Legal Adviser PB-3 + 6600/- 15 Technical Officer Grade-II PB-2 + 4600/- 1

(Forestry)6 Legal Assistant PB-2 + 4600/- 1

TOTAL 7Grand Total 141

3. The expenditure on this account will be met from the Major Head 2406-01-101-020 Strengthening of Forests Divisions-Strengthening of Regional Offices underDemand No. 31 of the Ministry of Environment and forests for the financial year 2014-2015 (Pian).

4. This issues with the approval of this Ministry and concurrence of the Ministry ofFinance (Department of Expenditure) 10 No. 162656/2013/E.C.1/2013 dated06/12/2013.

~(Bhanu Surender)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of Indiae-mail: bhanu.surender@nic.in

Telefax: 011-243626631.2.3.4.

5.6.7.

PS to Minist r for Environment and Forests.PPS to Secr~tary (E&F), PPS to DGF & SS.PS to Addit9nal DGF(FC), PS to AS(SS)/ PS to (HKP)/ PS to AS(SK)/ PS to AS/F&APS to JS (A'If)/ PS to JS (AS)/ PS to JS (RRM)/ PS to JS (MS)/ PS to JS (BMSR)/ PS toJS (RSP)/ P . to JS (SS)/ PS to IGF (IFS)/ PS to IGF (WL)/ PS to IGF(FC)/ PS to IGF(NAEB)Deputy Secr tary (FF)/ Deputy Secretary (Administration)/Deputy Secretary (IFS).Deputy Secr tary (Pay), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi.Guard File/S are Copies.

(B~nder)Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

NO.4-7/2012-ROHQGovernment of India

Ministry of Environment and Forests****

Paryavaran Bhawan,CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,New Delhi - 110003,Dated: 08/01/2014

ORDER

Approval of the competent authority is hereby conveyed to assign of the additional charge of thenewly created Regional Offices at Chennai, Dehradun, Nagpur and Ranchi as per details givenhereunder, till further orders:-

(1) Additional charge of Regional Office, Chennai to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator ofForests (C), Regional Office, Bangalore;

(2) Additional charge of Regional Office, Dehradun to the Additional Principal Chief Conservatorof Forests (C) In charge, Regional Office, Lucknow;

(3) Additional charge of Regional Office, Nagpur to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator ofForests (C), Regional Office, Bhopal;

(4) Additional charge of Regional Office, Ranchi to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator ofForests (C), Regional Office, Bhubaneswar.

2. In order to make the new Regional Offices functional, the concerned Additional Principal ChiefConservator of Forests may utilize the services of the existing staff of the Regional Office.

(~ender)Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

e-mail: bhanu.surender@nic.inTelefax: 0 j 1-24362663

The Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, All Regional Offices

Copy for information to:-

1. PS to Minister of Environment and Forests.2. PPS to Secretary (E&F)/ Sr. PPS to DGF & SS/ PPS to ADGF (WL)/ PPS to ADGF (FC).3. All Additional Secretaries/ Joint Secretaries/ IGFs/ Scientists "G", MoEF.4. All DIGFs/ Scientists 'F'/ Scientists 'E'/ AIGFs, MoEF.5. Controller of Accounts, MoEF.6. Pay & Accounts Officer, MoEF.7. DDO, MoEF.8. P-I/ P-II/ P-Ill/ FC Section! IA Division.

H-(Bhanu Surender)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India