Protection of forests having become a major priority concern, the Ministry has decided to extend the scope of working of Forest Fire Division in the Ministry to cover all aspects of protection of forests. Henceforth, this division would be called the "Forest Protection Division"
2. Further, in view of the growing realization that public participation through Joint Forest Management Programme is crucial for effective protection of forests in the country, it has been decided to create a Joint Forest Management Monitoring Cell within the Ministry, to monitor the impact of JFM Programme being carried out by the State Governments in improvement and protection of forests. The work of this Cell will be looked after by the Forest Protection Division.
This issues with the approval of MEF.
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