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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe successful completion of the project titled “Current Assessment of Afforestation Programme,” sanctioned under the State Plan of Jharkhand by its Department of Forest, needed a team effort. The project was made possible due to the efforts of a number of resource persons working with the professional agency named Development Research Consultants (DRC). Significant, even crucial, contributions were made by the officials at Van Bhawan, Ranchi, as well as by the concerned forest divisions and the JFMC members in all the districts of the state. Most importantly, though, it is the people of the state of Jharkhand who are responsible for the completion of this project, and I want to thank them for what is, after all, their own project. I would like to express my gratitude, first of all, to Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman and founder of DRC, who has been a constant source of inspiration. Without his constructive criticism, timely suggestions, and deft management skills, this report would not have seen the light of the day. Despite his involvement in a number of socio-cultural and developmental activities, he found time to read the bulk of this report and gave his valuable inputs. I am highly thankful also to Shri J. B. Jauhar (IFS), Additional PCCF, Van Bhawan, Ranchi, who read the copy of the draft report notwithstanding the fact that he is constantly pressed for time. His insights have helped me immensely in giving a final shape to this report, and I must admit that I was highly benefited by my interactions with him concerning the various aspects of this project. A special note of thanks goes to Shri L. N. Damor (IFS), CCF, Development, Other Areas, who contributed valuably to the preparation of this report. He read the copy of the draft report and was constructively involved with the project since its inception. Shri Paritosh Upadhyay (IFS, DFO, Afforestation, Ranchi, was holding the additional charge of the PME Cell at the time of the sanctioning of this study. He has been a source of inspiration to me for long. True to his nature, he extended unconditional help to me whenever I was in need of it. Shri M. P. Singh (IFS, CF, Research & Evaluation Division, Van Bhawan, Ranchi, provided me with crucial tips prior to the conducting of the field visit. During the discussion on the draft report, his erudite suggestions on the concept of Carbon Credit enriched this report. Shri RD Gupta (IFS retd.), PCCF, UP, who is a senior consultant with both DRC and Locus Research & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., extended valuable support whenever, I approached him. Shri L. N. Singh Munda (JFS), DCF, PME Cell, Van Bhawan, Ranchi, has always shown a cool and calm temperament during our interactions concerning this study and project. I thank him for that, and my thanks go also to Shri Ashutosh Mishra and to Nilu my friend for their continual support. My gratitude goes also to Shri O. N. Kaul (IFS rtd.), PCCF, Mizoram, with whom I got the opportunity to work on several forestry projects. He passed away recently. His companionship greatly increased the level of my confidence in matters relating to the handling of developmental projects. Dr. P. Suresh, Assistant Professor, English, Delhi University, orientated the process of the writing of this report. This helped me to complete the report on time. In spite of all the odds, Kanchan Kumar Pathak, Chiranjiva Kumar, D N Prasad, Sangeeta Kumari and Rashmi Ekka performed as a team of qualified and experienced investigators. They gathered information at the ground level at the concerned forest divisions and I led them at most of the concerned research regions, viz. Ranchi region, Singhbhum region and Koderma, Latehar and Chatra districts. The evaluation team has performed commendably while conducting interviews and FGDs with forest officials, JFMC members and community people. Thanks go also to Mr. Manoranjan Kumar, who extended his cooperation during the field surveys and interviews carried out in Khunti district. He visited also some sites in the districts of Ranchi, Dhanbad and Bokaro. Last, but not the least, I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Lakshman P. Semwal and to Mr. Kaushal Kumar, without whose hard work, the tasks of data tabulation, drawing of diagrams and graphs, etc. would not have been completed on time. Dinesh K. Singh
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ACRONYMSACF Assistant Conservator of Forests Affo Afforestation CCF Chief Conservator of Forests> CF Conservator of Forests CN Compartment Number CPT Continuous Protection Trench DCF Deputy Conservator of Forests DFO Divisional Forest Officer FGD Focus Group Discussion GOI Government of India JFMC Joint Forest Management Committee JFMDC Joint Forest Management and Development Committee MFP Minor Forest Produce MOEF Ministry of Environment & Forests NGO Non-Government Organization NAEB National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board OBC Other Backward Castes> PF Protected Forest PCCF Principal Chief Conservator of Forests PME Planning Monitoring and Evaluation QGS Quick Growing Species RDF Rehabilitation of Degraded Forest RCCF Regional Chief Conservator of Forests RED Research and Evaluation Division RF Reserved Forest RFO Range Forest Officer RO Range Officer SC Scheduled Castes SC & A Soil Conservation & Afforestation SF Social Forestry ST Scheduled Tribes TCM Trench cum Mound UF Un-class Forest VFC Village Forest Committee WFP World Food Programme
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