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Annual Administation Report 2015-16
CHAPTER – 1
INTRODUCTION
A. FOREST AREA
The Karnataka Forest Department has a long and cherished history for pragmatic
and conservation oriented management of Forests. The Forest Department has the
onerous responsibilities of managing and protecting the Forest Land spread over
43,356.47 Sq. Kms.
Karnataka state has a geographical area of 1,91,791 sq km and the reconstituted
expert committee-I formed by Government of Karnataka vide G O No FEE 270 FGL 2002
has identified 43356.47 sq km as total area of forest in Karnataka. The area of Notified
Forest is 29688.37 sq km. The rest is categorised as protected forests, Unclassified
forests, Village Forests and Private forests measuring about 13668.10 sq km. Deemed
forest areas are not yet notified and they include proposed forests under section-4 of
KFA Bane, forest porampoke, kan, Kumki, Paisari, Assessed waste lands, Kharab lands,
Inam lands, thickly wooded areas, plantations etc.,
Total forest area including deemed forest area of the State is 22.61% of the
geographical area of the State. Over the years the forestry activities have spread over
the entire Geographical area by way of Farm Forestry, Urban Forestry, Strip plantations
etc. The Forest officials have to work as Scientists, Resource Managers, Policemen,
Extension workers etc., Apart from protection and Management of Forests, afforestation
activities are undertaken annually, creating enormous employment for unskilled and
semi skilled poor people mainly living in the villages.
B. The main responsibilities of the Department are:
i. To protect the existing forests (Flora & Fauna) including protectionagainst
Smuggling, Poaching, Fire Accidents etc.,
ii. To increase the forest area by planting on C&D class of lands,community
lands and other Government waste lands.
iii. To increase the productivity of the degraded forests.
iv. To harvest the forest produce systematically on the principles of sustained
yield in perpetuity in order to cater the needs of the people.
v. Protection and management of forests as well as raising of plantations
through joint forest planning by involving local communities through village
forests communities(VFCs) and bio-diversity conservation and its
management especially in degraded forest area.
vi. Wild life preservation and its management.
vii. Maintenance of ecological balance.
viii. To provide employment to the unemployed rural people by engaging them in
the forestry works.
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C. Major Regulatory Functions:
The main regulatory functions of the department have been broadly classified into
the following categories.
i. Regulating the exploitation of Forests for removal of
timber, firewood, and other minor forest produce as laid
down in the principles of the working plans.
ii. Regulating the movements of forest produce, control of
sawing contraventions, wood-distillations.
iii. Regulating tree felling in private lands.
iv. Control of diversion of Forest Lands for non-forestry
purposes.
The stated regulatory functions and responsibilities are governed by the
following Statutes & Manuals.
a. Karnataka Forest Act, 1963.
b. Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976 and Rules.
c. Protection of Wildlife Act, 1972 and Rules.
d. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Rules.
e. Karnataka Forest Rules, 1969.
f. Karnataka Forest Code.
g. Karnataka Forest Account Code.
h. Karnataka Forest Manual.
i. Karnataka Land Grant Rules.
j. Environmental Protection Act, 1986
Administrative set up:
During the year 2015-16 the organizational set up of the department from the
Apex level down to the field level is as follows:
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests heads the Forest Department. The existing
IFS cadre post of Prinicipal Chief Conservator of Forests, Karnataka is upgraded and
designated as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force Karnataka) as
per Government Order No. DPAR 04 SEP 2009, Bengaluru dated10-02-2009. He is
incharge General Administration and all establishment matters,Forest Policy,Budget and
Finance,Internal Audit & Accounts of all the wings of the Department,Forest lands,
Mines, Minerals, Forest Conservation ActUpdating, amendment, enforcing of the Forest
Act and Rules, Manuals, Codes, Tree Preservation Act. Wildlife Act and Rules and other
statutory provisions of the Department., Replies of Public Accounts Committee matters,
Subject Committee etc.,.
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force) is assisted by
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head Quarter and Co-ordination), Chief
Conservator of Forests (Budget & Audit),Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Forest Resource Management), Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Development),Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (NFAP-Bamboo Mission),
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Vigilance), Additional Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (Communication & Information), Additional Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (Personnel andRecruitment), Additional Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests (Project), Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest
Conservation), Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests(Land Records),
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests(CAMPA), Additional Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests(Social Forestry) and Additional Principal Chief Conservator of
Forests (Legal cell), Chief Conservator of Forests(ICT) and Deputy Conservator of
Forests (HQ).
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest Resource Management) is
incharge of matters relating to logging in forest areas and collection of NTFP by LAMPs
and VFCs. Fixing seigniorage rates of Forest Produce. Matters relating to saw mills and
other wood based industries including organizing the meetings of State Empowered
Committee on wood based industries in the State and protection of forests from fire,
disease and pests.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head Quarter and Co-
ordination) is incharge of assistance given in all administrative activites (gazetted) of the
PCCF (HOFF).
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Development) is incharge of
developmental works including implementation of all plan schemes of State, Centrally
sponsored schemes, District Sector Scheme, Waste land development work, Forest
development agency activities, and Implementation of Species Planting Technique
guidelines. Developing Uniform Model Estimates for various planting models,Over all
monitoring of quality of plantations, nurseries under various programmes.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Project) is incharge of
Implementation of the Karnataka Sustainable Forest Management & Biodiversity
Conservation under Japan International Co-operation Agency, Village Forest Committee,
Audit and Accounts under the projects including reimbursement of the claims under
J.I.C.A. Projects, Monitoring of plan schemes, Revitalization of Village Forest Committees
and Samrudha Hasiru Yojane.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, (Communication & Information)
is incharge of computerization activities of Department (ICT), Statistical wing and
Central Library of Forest Department.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Vigilance) is incharge of Forest
Mobile Squad, Vigilance enquiries, Wireless network and all protection equipments.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest Conservation) is incharge
of Forest Conservation Encroachment mines etc.,
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife and chief wild life warden) is
incharge of fixing up the physical and financial targets pertaining to Wildlife Wing,
Administrative inspections of the wing under its control,Administering all the Wildlife
units, sanctuaries & National Parks,Wildlife Management, Protection and Development -
National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries,Zoos including Zoo Authority of Karnataka and
Safaries. Biosphere Reserve and Bio-diversity Parks. PCCF (Wildlife) is having
administrative control over two Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest level
officers in Wildlife Wing among them one is working as Field Director Project Tiger with
head quarters at Mysuru with the jurisdiction of Bandipur, Nagarahole. &BRT. Additional
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Field Director(Project Tiger) working in
Shivamogga with the jurisdiction of Bhadra and Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserves and
another working as Project Elephant, Chief Conservator of Forests with the jurisdiction of
Mysuru Elephant reserve areas in the State.
Additional Prinicipal Chief Conservator of Forests (Legal cell) is incharge of major
amendments of Forest Manual, Act & Rules and departmental legal matter.
Additional Prinicpal Chief Conservator of Forests (Research & Utilization) is
incharge of supervising and co-ordinating of Research Institutes, Forestry Colleges and
Agricultural Universities as regards to the experiments which have already been taken up
and which are proposed to be taken up. He is assisted by Chief Conservator of Forests in
Bengaluru, Dharwad, Madikeri and Ballari, Deputy Conservator of Forests, SF
(Research), Bengaluru and Assistant conservator of Forests (Utilisation).
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Evaluation& Training) is in
charge of Preparing an updated monitoring & evaluation manual for the Karnataka Forest
Department. Compile monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports in respect of RFD
for review by PCCF(HOFF). Prepare an evaluation calendar for plan and non-plan
schemes / projects / Central Sector Schemes of different wings within the department.
Evaluation may cover any subject matter approved by PCCF (HOFF).
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Working Plan) is incharge of all
writing and revision of Working Plans,Survey and Demarcation of Forest Lands, C & D
Lands and Government Lands (Under the control of FD), Constitution of Reserve Forests
under Section 4 and till their notification under Section 17. Monitoring of Implementation
of Working plans and deviations. She is assisted by six Working Plans and survey
Conservator of Forests, which are located in Dharwar, Belgavi, Mysuru, Chikkamagaluru,
Ballari, Shivamogga.
Chief Conservator ofForests (Training) office is located at Gungargatti,Dharwar
and is in incharge of overseeing the functioning of the Training Institutes,Conducting
induction training to Foresters, Forest Guards,Organizing Refresher course to executive
sub-ordinates and ministerial,Training to NGOs,VFC Presidents, Members,Development
of Blue Print for Training infrastructure at all levels and the implementation.
Development and updating of Training schedule, Training Calendar, Training,Syllabus,
Capsules for various Training programmes,Holding workshops, Inter action meeting on
relevant department issues for mid-term and senior level officersand he is assisted by
Deputy Conservator of Forests(OECF-JFPM-Gungargatti), Deputy Conservator of
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