Ten States including Sikkim selected for setting up Forest Academies for training in scientific and technological developments in Forestry.


New Delhi, 20January2010:

The Government has a comprehensive policy for training to the forest personnel in latest scientific and technological developments in the field of Forestry. The total project is of Rs.225.00 Crore with a time span of five years and three months..

Recently a project has been implemented with financial assistance from Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). The project is titled “Capacity Development for Forest Management & Training of Personnel” and envisages infrastructure improvements as well as improvements of course curriculum and training methodologies in the training institutions for the frontline forestry personnel in the various states.

The Government has received proposals from States for setting up of forest academies for this purpose. Ten states have been selected for the implementation of the project which are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. There are three buffer states namely Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur, in the eventuality of non implementation of the project in the original ten states. The participating states have been requested to furnish their consent for implementation of the project. (PIB)