Re: [odishasoochanaadhikarabhiyan] Annual Plan of Operation for Ama Jungala Yojana in Odisha

[Kundan Kumar]

In this context, I also wonder why is the forest department going ahead with this program, when in reality most of the forests in the state is already vested in Gram Sabhas as Community Forest Resources under FRA. Specifically, the area covered under Ama Jungle Yojana would completely overlap with these areas - whereever the rights recognition process under CFR has been taken up seriously- as in Simlipal or in parts of Kandhmal -it is very clear that there is very little forests which would be outside the jurisdiction of Gram Sabhas (as defined in the FRA). Where is the Odisha Civil Society and tribal leadership on this issue - the law brings more than a quarter of land area of the state under direct jurisdiction and control of Gram Sabhas of tribals and forest dwellers - and we barely hear a peep of out of it. 

Please see the report  http://www.rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CommunityForest_July-20.pdf  and also see a recent coverage in Economic Times on FRA - 

How community rights under the Forest Rights Act could transform the lives of millions of forest dwellers Read more at:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48405279.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Wasn't this what the "Jangal" part of Jal, Jangal, Jameen was all about? There is a law which effectively gives the control of forests and benefits from the forests to communities. The Ama Jungle yojana is a complete violation of this law- but there seems to be no-one in Odisha who wants to point this out,​

Kundan​

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 3:01 AM, Pradip Pradhan <pradipp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Annual Plan of Operation for Ama Jungala Yojana in  Odisha

Dear friends

On 3.6.15, RTI Application was submitted to the PIO, Department of Forest and Environment, Govt. of Odisha seeking  information about  details of Ama Jungle Yojana, its  plan of action, list of NGOs selected to get fund under Ama Jungle Yojana. The PIO, office of OFSDS has supplied the following information on dated 30.7.15. The detailed information is  as follows.

A.       Ama Jungala Yojana  is being is being  implemented  by Govt. of Odisha  through the  Odisha Forestry  Sector Development Society.

B.      Annual Plan of Operation in respect  of this scheme has been approved by High Level Committee at the cost  of Rs. 370.33 crore out of the funds  from the State Plan ( Rs. 13.97 crore), interest money available with  the OFSDP ( Rs. 4.00 Crore) and CAMPA ( Rs. 18.62 Crore) for tackling 1750 VSS s during 2015-16 with the following financial arrangements

       ( Rs. In Millions)

Sl.No.	Component	Source of funding			Total
		State Plan	CAMPA	Interest Money available  with OFSDP
1	Ground Survey, Demarcation and Mapping	0.00	9.45	0.00	9.45
2	Support Activities	105.82	0.00	0.00	105.82
3	Miro-plan preparation	0.00	17.50	0.00	17.50
4	Support to Capacity  Development of VSS	0.00	26.25	0.00	26.25
5	Livelihood support	17.5	0.00	0.00	17.50
6	Forest Restoration under  JFM Mode	0.00	135.00	40.00	175.00
7	Supporting activities  and Managerial Express	18.81	0.00	0.00	18.81
	Total	142.13	188.20	40.00	370.33

 

C.      Total Number of 119 NGOs  had applied for the project under Ama Jangala Yojana.  Out of it, only 23 NGOs have been selected for the project. These Organisations are as follows.

Sl.No	District	Name of NGO
1	Angul	NEWS ( Nature, Environment & Wildlife Society), Angul
2	Khurda	SRISTI, At-Bhaliabadi, Post-Pallahat, Dist-Khurda
3	Kondhamal	Banabasi Seva Samiti, Baliguda,  Kondhamal
4	Kondhamal	PAHAD, Kondhamal
5	Dhenkanal	ASHA, Kamakhyanagar
6	Sundaragarh	SEWAK, Rangiamunda
7	Sundargarh	S.G.U.P., Lahunipada
8	Sundargarh	YAVARD
9	Mayurbhanj	SELF, Rairangpur
10	Mayurbhanj	RDAC, Baripada
11	Mayurbahnj	Society for people’s Awareness and Rural Development Action, Baripada
12	Nabarang Pur	Gramya Vikas Sangathan, Totasahi
13	Ganjam	LIPICA, Berhampur
14	Ganjam	Global Unit for Integrated  Development Education ( GUIDE), Ganjam
15	Puri	Agency for Social Action , Kakatpur, Dist-Puri
16	Boudh	Lok Kala Bikash  Kedra  ( LKBK), Boudh
17	Bhubaneswar	IMTS, Niladri Vihar, Bhubaneswar
18	Bhubaneswar	Organisation for Development Coordination
19	Bhubaneswar	1 Concept Initiative, Pokhariput, Bhubaneswar
20	Jajpur	National Institute for  Social Welfare , Jajpur
21	Koraput	IAEET, Goutam Nagar
22	Keonjhar	PRAKALPA
23	Kendrapara	AROWA

 

D.      Fund has not been released fund to any NGO  till 1.6.2015.

 

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date-9.8.15

 

 

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[Kundan Kumar]

Dear Biswajit Bhai,

I am quite surprised by the silence of everybody on this - the money should have been used for community forest resource rights recognition- and then go directly to Gram Sabhas for protecting and managing forests. the FD is interested in only one thing- and we know their record on this. 

Its also surprising that very few people have raised concern on this as of now. Ghasiram Bhai, I would suggest that a larger meeting should be organised to discuss this critical issue of subverting FRA - and an action plan charted out. I am sure that Manohar from CSD would be able to help facilitate such a meeting.

I would also suggest that the leaders of CSOs in Odisha seek an appointment with the CM or the CS- and brief them about the power of FRA and its community rights provisions, and how the current policy is violating FRA.

Kundan

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Biswajit Mohanty <sooc...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Kundan,

                       The move by the Forest department violates the FRA no doubt but they are going ahead. VSS cease to have any rights or powers over the local forests. So how can they implement the Ama Jungle Yojana? They are going to spend more than Rs.1,000 crores on this illegal program.

I wonder why the NGOs of Odisha working for tribal rights and forest rights are silent over this major violation ? I understand that many have already applied for grants to the Forest department for implementing this program. Hence the silence is understandable. 

Yours sincerely,

Biswajit

On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Ghasiram Panda <ghasir...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Kundan bhai and friends,

Responding to my application on Ama Jungle youjan violating FRA though MOTA has asked for an action taken report, I am yet to receive the views of Odisha Govt on the same. Please find attached here a copy of the letter. It will be great if some one can find out the response of Forest Deptt on the attached letter.

Regards,

Ghasiram

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