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F' No. 1L-3rO6/ 20L'4-FC

Goverrrment of India
Change
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
(Forest Conservation Division)
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan
Aligani, Jorbagh Road
New Delhi - 110 OO3
Dated: 7tt' October, 201[

To
1,. All Members of the Forest Advisory Committee €
Forests (central)
z:. The Adill. Pri,ncipal chief conser:sator of
AllRegionaloffice"ofthe}vtinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimate
Change

non-forest PurPose under the

Forest
Subz Guidelines for diversion of forest land for
conditions which are beyond the control
(corrservation) Acf 198ONot to recommend
' of the user agency- reg'
Sir,
that in this Ministry on the basis
of the
I am directed to say that it has beert observed and the Regional offices in sorne
committee
reiommendations made by the Forest Advisory
Act' 1980 (FC Act) has stipulated
of the approval accorded under Forest (conservation) conditions
condition which are beyond the control
of the user agency. compliance of such
approval
the control of the user agency' in majori?' o{;u* t".T::t:::1,t*t
being beyond is delayed'
of the forest land to the dser agency
under the FC Act and actual handing oiut
impact of
examination of the miltter, I am directed to say tiat to mitigate
After careful (FAC) and
land for non-forest Forest Advisory Committee
diversion of forest PurPose
such conditiorrs which are
beyond t'he
Regional Offices of the Ministry not itto*t.t"d
lnay
case the FAC or Regional
offices of this Ministry are
control of the user agency. Flowever, in
Rairinistration needs to formulate
a
Government or Urrion Territory
of the view that State and development of flora
an existing pohcy, in the interest of corrservation
policy or change concerned state
advise this Ministry to issue appropriate advisory to the
and fauna, they may Issue and compliance to
such advisory
Govemment or trre union Territory Ainrinistration. of forest land
be linked to grant oi tl'f'otul under the FC Act for diversion
however, may not
'to
a specific Project',

(n*€'-
(H.i. CtraudharY)
Director

CopY to:- Block' New

(Kind attn.: shrisantosh D' Vaidya' Director)' North
L. prime Minister's office
Delhi.
of India' New Delhi'
2- Secretary, Ministry of Coal' Government
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3. Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Govemment of India, New Delhi.

4. Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India, New Delhi
5. The Secretary (Coordination), Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
6. Principal Chief Conseryator of Forests, all state/UT Govemments.
7. Nodal Of;ficer, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, all State/W Govemments.
8. All Regional Offices, Ministry of Environrnen! Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
Govemmentof India (CoI). !'

9.JointSecretaryin-charge,ImpactAssessmentDivision,MoEFCC,GoI.<
L0. All Assistant krspector'Gene.Ll of Forests/ Directors in the Forest Conservation Division,
MoEFCC GoI.
11. Director, Regional Offices Headquarters Division, MoEFCC, GoI.
12. Sr. Director $echnical), MC, MoEFCC, GoI with a request to place a copy of this letter on
website of this Nlinistry.
13. Sr. Pf€ to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, GoI.
14. Sr. Pf5 to the Director General of Fores$ & Special secretdry, MoEFCC, GoI.
15. Sr. PI€ to the Addl. Director General of Forests (Forest Conservation), MoEFCC, GoI.
rt. f€ to the Irupector General of Forests (Forest Conservation), MoEFCC, GoI.
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(H.C. Chaudhuty)
Director