GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Chandigarh Administration Gazette
Published by Authority
No. 9] CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020 (MAGHA 8, 1941 SAKA)
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
Notification
The 23rd January, 2020
No. FOR/2020/411.—In compliance of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 and in pursuance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India's Letter No. 1-58/09/MOS/I/ C-E&F, dated 15th July, 2009 and No. 5-1/2009-FC dated 21st July, 2009 and in supersession of the Chandigarh Administration, Forest Department, Notification bearing No. 75, dated 16th September, 2015, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to reconstitute the Governing Body, Steering Committee and Executive Committee of the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), for Union Territory, Chandigarh, consisting of the following, for various activities related to CAMPA :—
STATE LEVEL GOVERNING BODY :
1. Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh .. Chairperson
2. Advisor to Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
3. Principal, Secretary Forests, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
4. Secretary Finance, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
5. Secretary Planning, UT, Chandigarh .. Member
6. Chief Conservator of Forest-cum-
.. Member-Secretary Chief Wildlife Warden, U.T., Chandigarh
7. Conservator of Forest, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
(Nodal Officer)
The aforesaid Governing Body shall lay down the broad policy framework for the functioning of the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) for Union Territory, Chandigarh and review its work from time to time.
STATE LEVEL STEERING COMMITTEE :
1. Advisor to Administrator,
.. Chairperson
Union Territory, Chandigarh 74 CHD. ADMN. GAZ., JAN. 28, 2020 (MAGHA 8, 1941 SAKA) 4. Secretary Planning, UT, Chandigarh .. Member
5. Chief Conservator of Forest, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member-Secretary 6. Conservator of Forest (Central), Ministry of .. Member
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Government of India, Regional Office at Chandigarh
7. Conservator of Forest, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
(Nodal Officer)
The aforesaid the Steering Committee shall :
(a) Lay down and/or approve rule and procedures for the functioning of the body and its Executive Committee, subject to the overarching objectives and core principles of State CAMPA.
(b) Monitor the progress of the utilization of funds released by the State CAMPA.
(c) Approve the Annual Plan of Operation (APO) prepared by the Executive Committee.
(d) Approve the annual reports and audited accounts of the State CAMPA.
(e) Ensure inter-departmental coordination.
(f) Meet at least once in six months.
STATE LEVEL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE :
1. Chief Conservator of Forest, U.T., Chandigarh .. Chairperson
2. Chief Wildlife Warden, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
3. Conservator of Forest, U.T., Chandigarh .. Member
(Nodal Officer)
4. Director Environment or his nominee .. Member
5. Director Science & Technology or his nominee .. Member
6. Deputy Conservator of Forest (HQ),
.. Member
U.T., Chandigarh
7. Deputy Conservator of Forest, (BG&NR),
.. Member
U.T., Chandigarh
8. Representative of Finance Department,
.. Member
U.T. Chandigarh
9. Sh. Parmod Sharma, Coordinator, Yuvsatta,
.. Member
NGO UT, Chandigarh.
10. Sh. N K Jhingan, the Environment Society of India .. Member
The aforesaid the Executive Committee shall :
(a) Take all steps for giving effect to the State CAMPA and overarching objectives and core principles, in accordance with rules and procedures approved by the Steering committee and the approved APO.
(b) Prepare the APO of the State for various activities, submit it to the Steering Committee before end of December for each financial year, and obtain the Steering Committee's concurrence for release of funds, while giving break-up of the proposed activities and estimated costs.
CHD. ADMN. GAZ., JAN. 28, 2020 (MAGHA 8, 1941 SAKA) 75(c) Supervise the works being implemented in the State out of the funds released from the State CAMPA.
(d) Be responsible for proper auditing of both receipt and expenditure of funds.
(e) Develop the code for maintenance of the account at the implementing agency level.
(f) Submit reports to the Steering Committee for review/consideration ; and
(g) Prepare Annual Report by end-June for each financial year.
ARUN KUMAR GUPTA, IAS, Chandigarh : The 15th January, 2020.
Principal Secretary (Forests), Chandigarh Administration.
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