PLANTATION ON PRIVATE BARREN LAND UNDER EGS

In order to coordinate and implement water and soil conservation successfully, Government has undertaken water conservation successfully, Government has undertaken water conservation programme. Indivisible factor of comprehensive catchment area development efforts upper sides of catchment area is being brought under Social Forestry Programme. For the purpose of speeding up and stimulating the effort of bringing barren and unused land in the State to make it productive and bring that land under tree cover. The scheme "Employment Guarantee Scheme related Social Forestry Scheme" is undertaken by the Government. The scheme is being implemented in the State since 1992-93. The other objective of the scheme is providing means for fuel wood, grass, fuel and misc. wood to the villagers/farmers.