The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on January 02, 2026, issued the notification amending the Guidelines notified on November 29, 2023.
The following has been stated namely: -
• The sub para 14 of para 7.2 of the guidelines the following proviso has been inserted namely: -
“Provided that where the State Government agrees to undertake assisted natural regeneration including afforestation/plantation, for purposes mutually agreed between the States/UTs and Government or non-Government entities, such activities undertaken in accordance with the provisions of an approved Working Plan/Management Plan, applicable in such cases and under the supervision of the State Forest Department shall be deemed to constitute forestry activities. Consequently, the requirements of Compensatory Afforestation and payment of Net Present Value shall not be applicable to such activities. The State Government shall, however, be at liberty to devise an appropriate framework for the utilization of such plantations and for revenue sharing thereof, on a case-to-case basis.
Provided further that afforestation/plantations should be allowed by the State/UTs in accordance with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to be prepared in consonance with provisions of the Working Plan and approved by the competent authority specifying the detail viz. extent of area, species proposed for plantations, activities proposed, silviculturaly available sustainable harvest for utilization, etc.”
[Notification No. 11/56/2023-FC]
