The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on March 11, 2026, issued the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Amendment Rules, 2026, to further amend the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023.
The following has been amended namely: -
• Sub-rule (12) under Rule 9 has been substituted namely: -
“(12) In addition to every proposal verified in the field by the Divisional Forest Officer concerned, field inspection shall be simultaneously undertaken for every proposal that involves more than forty hectares of forest land by the Conservator of Forests or Chief Conservator of Forests or Regional Chief Conservator of Forests holding charge of the concerned forest circle.”
This shall come into force on March 11, 2026.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 174(E)]
