Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) was operating four centrally sponsored afforestation schemes during the 9th Plan, i.e. Integrated Afforestation and Eco-development Project Scheme (IAEPS), Area Oriented Fuel wood and Fodder Project Scheme (AOFFPS), Conservation of Non-Timber Forest Produce including Medicinal Plants (NTFPS), and Association of ST and Rural Poor in Regeneration of Degraded Forests (ASTRPS).
The Mid-Term Evaluation of the projects under these Schemes recommended a decentralised approach and speedy fund transfer mechanism. Taking cue from these recommendations, a Pilot Scheme, Samnavit Gram Vanikaran Samridhi Yojana (SGVSY) was launched in 2000-01 utilising the delivery mechanism of Forest Development Agency (FDA) and Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC). 47 Pilot projects launched during 9th Plan were highly successful in terms of achievement of the set objectives.
As per 10th Plan document of Planning Commission relating to the Forests and Environment sector, the National Afforestation Programme (NAP) Scheme was initiated by scaling-up the SGVSY project experience and converging all afforestation schemes of the 9th Plan period to avoid duplicity or redundancy, and at the same time keeping in focus the decentralization agenda of the government. NAP is being operated as a 100 per cent Central Sector Scheme.
The Scheme is being operated by the National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests as a 100% Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Objectives
The overall objective of the scheme is to develop the forest resources with people’s participation, with focus on improvement in livelihoods of the forest-fringe communities, especially the poor.
NAP Scheme aims to support and accelerate the ongoing process of devolving forest protection, management and development functions to decentralized institutions of Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC) at the village level, and Forest Development Agency (FDA) at the forest division level.
Components
Financial support under NAP Scheme is available for:
- Mobilisation of village JFMC, and Micro-planning in project villages
- Afforestation – following components:
- Aided Natural Regeneration
- Artificial Regeneration
- Bamboo plantation
- Cane Plantation
- Mixed Plantation of trees having MFP & medicinal value
- Regeneration of perennial herbs & shrubs of medicine value
- Pasture Development/Silvipasture
- Soil & Moisture Conservation
- Entry Point Activity (for village development; average assistance Rs. 1.6 lakh per village
- Fencing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Training, Awareness raising, Overheads
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