FAC/SAG FOR FORESTS CLEARANCE ASSESSMENT



Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) reconstituted on 31.7.2002

Forests Advisory Committee is composed of the following Members:

1    Director General of Forests        		Chairperson
     Ministry of Environment & Forests


2    Additional Director General of Forests		Member
     Ministry of Environment & Forests


3    Joint Commissioner (soil Conservation)		Member
     Ministry Of Agriculture


4    Shri. S. Subbrayalu           			Non-official Members
     Retd. PCCF, Tamil Nadu.


5    Dr. P.K. Pande					Member
     Ex-Vice Chancellor (University of Roorkee)
      Director (R & D)
      Birla Institute of Scientific Research
      Bhimtal, District Nainital.


6    Prof. Bharat B. Dhar				Member
     Director (Research)
      Association of Indian Universities
      AIU House, 16 Kotla Marg
      New Delhi - 110 002.


7    Inspector General of Forests (Forest Conservation)	Member Secretary
     Ministry of Environment & Forests



STATE ADVISORY GROUP (SAG)

STATE ADVISORY GROUP IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:-

        1.  REGIONAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS      CHAIRMAN
            OR CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS


           REPRESENTATIVE(S) OF CONCERNED STATE FROM :-


        2. FOREST DEPARTMENT                           MEMBER


        3. REVENUE DEPARTMENT                          MEMBER


        4. PLANNING & OR FINANCE DEPARTMENT            MEMBER


        5. DEPARTMENT WHOSE PROPOSAL IS EXAMINED       MEMBER


SCHEDULE OF FOREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE (FAC) MEETING

FOREST ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY MONTH DISCUSS ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE FOREST ( CONSERVATION ) ACT, 1980 INVOLVING FOREST AREA OF MORE THAN 20 HA.

SCHEDULE FOR STATE ADVISORY GROUP (SAG) MEETING(S)

MEETING(S) OF STATE ADVISORY GROUP IS CONVENED BY REGIONAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS/CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AS AND WHEN REQUIRED.