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Management and Working of the Forests

Management and Working of the Forests

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Sections

1. Classification of forests in Bihar.

Section 1

1. Private Protected Forest

Section 1

2. Forest settlements.

Section 2

1. Claims to a right in, or over land.

Section 1

2. Claims to forest produce, including pasture.

Section 2

3. Claims to right of way or water course.

Section 3

3. Further instructions regarding Forest settlements.

Section 3

4. Amended description of boundaries.

Section 4

5. Modifications of boundaries.

Section 5

6. Disafforestation.

Section 6

7. Registration of Property marks.

Section 7

8. Transit of timber etc.-B. & O. Government Notification No. 8454-R-III-F-201 dated 24.12.1918.

Section 8

9. Marking and checking of timber-(Notification No. 4922-III-F-19-R dated 5.5.1923).

Section 9

10. Fire Protection Rules.

Section 10

11. Control of fire conservancy operations.

Section 11

1. Number of fires considered of accidental origin.

Section 1

2. Number of fires put down to incendiarism.

Section 2

3. Number of cases in which offenders were caught and the number of the latter.

Section 3

4. Number of cases in which no offenders were discovered.

Section 4

5. Number of cases in which punishments were inflicted and number of offenders punished.

Section 5

6. Dates on which rainfall occurred during the fire season and reference to intensity of rainfall.

Section 6

7. Steps taken generally to combat the fires, i.e., counterfiring etc.,

Section 7

8. Need for special steps to combat recurrences, and suggestions as to alteration to the present fire prescriptions in the division.

Section 8

9. Assistance of courts-Is it adequate?

Section 9

10. Is help easily available?]

Section 10

12. Forest villages.

Section 12

1. Name of cultivator and serial number.

Section 1

2. Name of village

Section 2

3. Area of land assigned for cultivation.

Section 3

1. Name of village.

Section 1

2. Date when established as forest village and Conservator's sanction number.

Section 2

3. Area in acres.

Section 3

4. Number of houses and working men.

Section 4

5. Area under cultivation.

Section 5

1. Divisional Forest Officers will ascertain the probable requirements of each of the villages in their divisions and report to the District Officer by the first week of September the amount required (or that no provision is required) for distribution in his division.

Section 1

2. The District Officer will in due course inform the Divisional Forest Officer of the amount placed at his disposal in the district account against which he may draw advances.

Section 2

3. These advances should be drawn from the Treasury on abstract bills and after distribution the Divisional Forest Officer will furnish the District Officer with a detailed bill and remit the unpaid balance if any.

Section 3

4. The Divisional Forest Officer will make periodical recoveries based on his copy of the detailed bill or from an extract from the District Officers Takavi Register which will be furnished to him and shall remit the amounts recovered with proper challans to the District Officer, for credit into the Treasury.

Section 4

13. Taungya Cultivation.

Section 13

14. Working plans.

Section 14

1. It frequently happens that the silvicultural treatment which is theoretically the best cannot be wholly applied owing to want of demand and the like, and recourse must be had to a method which is not the best but which must be adopted to satisfy the conditions. In such a case, besides dealing in the working-plan report with the method it is proposed to apply immediately, the best method from a silvicultural point of view, i.e. , best suited to the physical conditions of the forest, should als

Section 1

2. When the demand is not equal to the possibility of the annual coupe, light or short fellings are frequently prescribed. This principle is open to objection, as it results in some or all of the coupes containing at the end of the rotation a stock of material which should have been removed in the interests of the forest.

Section 2

3. Works dealing with silvicultural improvement, and lines of communication and export should be completed after the lapse of a definite period of years. They should be allotted in the plan to particular years, the allotment to be binding on the local officers unless the Conservator sanctions a deviation for reasons recorded in Forest Department Code Form No. 4. For buildings, demarcation, and minor works a general plan for a term of years may be prescribed, deviations from which would require t

Section 3

4. When submitting preliminary reports for the preparation of working plans as prescribed in Article 48. Forest Department Code, 7th Edition, a small sketch map should be attached, showing roughly the proposed working circles and any other useful information which can be conveniently included.

Section 48

5. The question of forming separate fodder reserves or grazing working circles should be kept in view when the working plans are prepared or revised.

Section 5

6. Before a working plan is submitted to the Conservator for transmission to the Local Government, the Forest Officer who prepares it must invariably show it in draft to the Collector or Deputy Commissioner of the district concerned with a view to allow him an opportunity of recording his opinion on it and offering his advice.

Section 6

7. The existing working plans should remain unaffected by the change of the forest year to the financial year. Whether the forest year (1st July to 30th June) or the financial year or some other year should be adopted for purposes of working plans and control returns will be settled in respect of a particular forest or forests by the Working Plans Officer in consultation with the Divisional Forest Officer at the time of compilation or revision of the working plan. The author of the working plan

Section 7

15. Leases of forest produce.

Section 15

17. Grant of Rewards Section 76(b) of Indian Forest Act, 1927 [Revenue Department No. 3753-IIIF-158-R., dated the 24th August, 1937] .

Section 76

18. Classification of charges for rewards. Government of B. & O., F. D., letter No. 2623-F.R., dated 16th July 1932.

Section 18

19. Seeding of bamboos, etc. Government of India No. 261-F-74-1, dated the 1st March 1899. I.-G. of Forests Circular No. 29, dated 31st October 1893.

Section 19

20. Collection of edible forest produce. Conservator's circular No. 71-T.P., dated 7th August 1891, and Bengal Government letter No. 15 T.-R., dated the 23rd July 1891.

Section 20

21. Grant of forest produce to villagers free or at concession rates from Reserved Forest (Government Letter No. 1097-III-F-229-R.R., dated 2nd September, 1931).

Section 21

22. Free grants of forest produce (Government of India No. 2024-214-2-F., dated 11th September 1905. Bengal Government no. 4244-T.R., dated the 17th October 1905).

Section 22

23. Grazing in river-beds adjoining State forests. Bengal Government letter No. 670-T.R., dated the 31st August 1904.

Section 23

24. Control of trees etc. on the portions of the Ranchi Chaibasa Road falling within Reserved Forests (Vide Government of B. & O.P.W.D. No. 4243-C-IR-5 dated 23.3.1916).

Section 24

25. Fellings.

Section 25

26. Depots.

Section 26

27. Depot Register.

Section 27

28. Register of receipts and disposals in depots.

Section 28

29. Timber received in sale depots to be measured and marked.

Section 29

30. Monthly Depot Returns (Form Nos. 2 & 3).

Section 30

31. Sales of timber etc collected by Government agency.

Section 31

32. Permit Form No. 9.

Section 32

33. Taking stock in sale depots.

Section 33

34. Bill and Receipt Books (Form Nos. 7 & 8).

Section 34

35. Return showing Sales from forests of Produce cut by purchasers (Form No. 4).

Section 35

36. Revenue demand and outstandings (Forms Nos. 5, 25 and 28).

Section 36

37. Produce removed by right-holders.

Section 37

38. Return of Stores, tools and Plant. (Form No. 11).

Section 38

39. Returns of livestock.

Section 39

40. Seizure and disposal of forest produce, and other property (Form No. 12).

Section 40

41. Members of the office establishments not to be entrusted with Government money, nor to receive applications or payments for forest produce.

Section 41

42. Placing of private money in Government Cash Chest prohibited.

Section 42

43. Defalcation or loss of public money by fraud.

Section 43

44. Recovery of losses and disciplinary action.

Section 44

45. Filling up of cheques forwarded to the Treasury for re-credit in the Treasury Accounts.

Section 45

46. Unusual expenditure.

Section 46

47. Extent of powers of sanction given in Articles 69 and 70, F. D. Code, 7th Edn.

Section 47

48. Execution of works requiring sanction on estimate.

Section 48

49. Advances to contractors.

Section 49

1. Accounting of advances to and repayment by private individuals for demarcation of forests and for buildings, roads, wells, etc. - These advance should be drawn by the Conservator of Forest, Bihar, or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf in the same manner as other miscellaneous expenditure is drawn and charged in the Forest Accounts. They should be drawn in lump ( in Form 111 of Schedule XVIII ) quoting the number and date of the particular Government order sanctioning the advan

Section 1

2. The amount drawn should be charged to the head "R-Loans and Advances by Provincial Government-Miscellaneous Loans and Advances-Advances for demarcation of private forests, buildings, etc." in the Forest.

Section 2

3. When recovery of the advances is effected, the amount representing recovery of the principal should be credited to the same head in lump while the amount representing recovery of interest will be credited in lump to the head "XX-Interest on miscellaneous loans and advances". Both these should be shown in the receipt side of the Forest Cash Accounts.

Section 3

4. With each month's accounts the Conservator of Forests, Bihar, or the Divisional Forest Officer concerned will transmit to the Accountant-General, Bihar, a plus minus memo, ( in Form No. 80 of Schedule XXV ) in which a manuscript head "Advances F for demarcation of private forests, buildings, etc." should be opened in the column "Nature of advance" under "Miscellaneous Loans and Advances" and the balances as well as advance and recovery properly exhibited after due agreement with his account.

Section 4

5. Soon after the accounts for March are closed each year the Accountant-General, Bihar, would furnish to the Conservator and the Divisional Forest Officers concerned a statement showing the amount of the balances from the previous years, the amount of advances made during the year, the amount of recoveries made, and the balances on the 31st March.This statement would be returned to the Accountant-General, Bihar, by those officers after check with their books with a certificate of their acceptan

Section 5

50. Cash book of Subordinate Officers.

Section 50

51. Maintenance of accounts by forest subordinates not in charge of ranges.

Section 51

52. Suspense transactions.

Section 52

53. Pay bills of Gazetted Officers (Form No. 14).

Section 53

54. Permanent establishments (Form No. 15).

Section 54

55. Absentee Statement.

Section 55

56. Vouchers for pay of permanent establishments.

Section 56

57. Travelling allowance bills (Form No. 16 & 17).

Section 57

58. Claim for arrear travelling allowance.

Section 58

59. Vouchers for travelling allowances.

Section 59

60. Revenue Remittances to treasuries.

Section 60

61. Treasury Challan.

Section 61

1. Name of sub-treasury or tahsil .

Section 1

2. Amount acknowledged.

Section 2

3. Number and date of Treasury Officer's receipt.

Section 3

4. By what Forest Officer remitted.

Section 4

62. Vouchers.

Section 62

63. Transaction with public departments.

Section 63

4. Adjustments with outside bodies.

Section 4

64. Entries in the cash book of cheques drawn.

Section 64

65. Forms to be rendered to the Conservator.

Section 65

66. Scrutiny of Divisional Accounts.

Section 66

67. Intimation of sanction (Form No. 26).

Section 67

68. Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenditure (Form No. 27).

Section 68

69A. Bihar Rules for Licenses for the Hunting of Elephants, 1937.

Section 69A

70. Rules regulating the grant of licenses to capture elephants in Angul.

Section 70

72. Revenue from Quarries and Rules for granting leases for the same.

Section 72

73. Fixed value permits.

Section 73

74. Remittance of forest revenue and advance through Post Offices.

Section 74

75. Preparation of budget and revised estimates.

Section 75

76. Definition of "case" and "files".

Section 76

77. Case cover.

Section 77

78. Case register. (Form No. 18.).

Section 78

79. Government and Account Department General Orders and Circulars.

Section 79

80. Register of books and maps, Form No. 19.

Section 80

81. Registers of correspondence. (Forms Nos. 20 and 21.).

Section 81

82. Destruction of useless documents.

Section 82

83. Register of distribution of books.

Section 83

84. List of correspondence to be sent to Forest Officers when on tour.

Section 84

85. Register of forest buildings.

Section 85

1. Area in acres

Section 1

2. Situation

Section 2

3. Description of boundaries

Section 3

4. Method of demarcation

Section 4

5. Date when acquired or leased

Section 5

6. Method of tenure -

Section 6

86. Capital and Revenue Accounts of residential buildings.

Section 86

87. House Rent

Section 87

2. In the case of clerks (not subject to any special Rules or orders) drawing pay up to Rs. 125 a month rents are limited to 5 per cent, of their pay.

Section 2

3. Bengal P.W.D. Circular No. 24-A., dated 20th October 1905. Government Order No. 2807, dated 8th November 1905. - When an officer continues to occupy a house after it has been purchased by Government for official residence, rent should be recovered at the rate paid to the former landlord subject to the usual limit of 10 per cent on the salary and local allowance of the officer occupying the house, pending the approval of Government to the rent assessed by the Superintending Engineer.

Section 3

88. Quinquennial reports and maps to illustrate the same. Inspector-General of Forests Circular No. 1010, dated 9th November 1897.

Section 88

89. Nomenclature of plants in Forest Administration Reports and other reports and publications.

Section 89

90. Rules for supply of stationary.

Section 90

91. Rules for Supply of Printed Forms.

Section 91

92. Transfer of charge, General.

Section 92

93. Transfer Report.

Section 93

94. Examination of accounts and vouchers outstandings and liabilities.

Section 94

95. Cash.

Section 95

96. Timber and forest produce.

Section 96

97. Other properties.

Section 97

98. Examination of property by Relieving Officer.

Section 98

100. Scale of Furniture for use of Forest Officers on tour.

Section 100

101. Scale of furniture in the residences of Forest Officers.

Section 101

102. Rules for occupation of Forest Rest Houses (Forest inspection Bungalows).

Section 102

1. These Rules shall apply to all Forest Department Inspection Bungalows with the exception of those for which special rules may be prescribed.

Section 1

2. Forest Department Inspection Bungalows are intended primarily for the accommodation of the Gazetted Officers of the Forest Department on tour, and such officers have the prior right to occupy them. The nature of a Forest Officer's duties frequently entails a lengthy stay in a locality and the period during which such officers may occupy a bungalow, free of rent, is not limited, except by order of the Conservator of Forests.

Section 2

3. Subordinates of the Forest Department may not make use of a Forest Department bungalow without the written sanction of the Divisional Forest Officer.

Section 3

4. An Officer of the Forest Department may temporarily occupy any of the bungalows as a residence, if such a course is considered by the Conservator to be absolutely necessary for the proper performance of his duties. But an officer so occupying a bungalow, containing more than one main room shall vacate one room required by another officer of the Forest Department on duty.

Section 4

6. Divisional Forest Officers are authorised to sanction the occupation of Forest Department Inspection Bungalows, under the rules applicable to other Gazetted Officers, by non gazetted officers other than of the Forest Department, travelling on duty temporarily for a specified time, and by name in each case.

Section 6

7. Gazetted Officers, other than Forest Officers, not travelling on duty and non-officials may temporarily occupy a Forest Department Bungalow only with the written permission of the Divisional Forest Officer who will fix the period of such occupation, subject to the conditions laid down in Rule 5.They will be liable for rent at the rates specified in Rule 9.

Section 5

8. Divisional Forest Officers are competent to reserve accommodation for intending occupants, in cases where accommodation has not been previously reserved under written order of the Divisional Forest Officer in whose charge the bungalow is. The senior of the two Officers of other Departments, travelling on duty, is allowed preference. It is, however, contemplated that preference will ordinarily be exercised with caution and that in any case it will not be exercised between sunset and sunrise.

Section 8

9. The following rates of rent will be charged:-

Section 9

10. Officers or others who may occupy forest bungalows are required to keep and leave them clean. If they have no servants of their own or cannot themselves arrange for doing this, they will pay the Chaukidar of the bungalow paise 25 for each day or a portion of a day in addition to the usual fees, and the latter will arrange to keep the bungalow clean and be responsible that it is kept clean.

Section 10

11. All persons occupying forest bungalows must make their own arrangements for obtaining water, fuel and supplies. The bungalow Chaukidar is not to be employed for the purpose.

Section 11

12. A list showing the valuation of each article of furniture, crockery, glass etc. shall be hung up in the bungalow. The price of any article lost or broken and the cost of repairing any article damaged by an occupant or his servants should be raid to the Chaukidar and the fact recorded in the visitor's book.

Section 12

13. No person suffering from any infectious or contagious disease may occupy any Forest Department Inspection Bungalow.

Section 13

103. Recess (B. & O. Government Letter No. 355 R.T. IIIF-186, dated the 23rd June, 1921).

Section 103

104. Visit of Forest Officers to Forest Research Institute

Section 104

105. Hire of Government Elephants.

Section 105

106. Recovery of costs of Management of private Forests

Section 106

107. Medical Attendance.

Section 107

108. Pasteur Institute.

Section 108

5. Families of Government servants.

Section 5

6. Person unconnected with the public service.

Section 6

8. Power to grant concessions.

Section 8

5. Forest Department

Section 5

10. Heads of Departments

Section 10

109. Travelling Allowance to candidates for an appointment

Section 109

110. Appointment of Indian non-commissioned officers as Rangers.

Section 110

111. Out break of disease among Cattle.

Section 111

1. Forest subordinates should report immediately to the nearest thana officer any outbreak of cattle disease.

Section 1

2. Forest Officials should give every assistance to the Veterinary Officer in dealing with the outbreak.

Section 2

3. Forest Officials should do their best to induce the owner or grazier to bury the carcass of any animal that has died of disease.

Section 3

112. Civil suits and prosecutions against Government Officers.

Section 112

113. Agreement with Forest Department exempt from stamp duty

Section 113

114. Rewards for destruction of wild animals.

Section 114