EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1651 CUTTACK, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 /BHADRA 4, 1941
[No.16003‒10F(Cons)67/2019/F&E.]
FOREST & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION
The 20th August, 2019
The State Government have established a special fund called the State
Compensatory Afforestation Fund, Odisha vide Forest & Environment Department
Notification No.21088/F&E., dated the 29th September, 2018 as per sub-section (1) of
Section 4 of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority, Odisha
has been constituted by the State Government vide Notification dated the 29th September,
2018 which is responsible for the management of the State Compensatory Afforestation
Fund.
The State Government have notified vide Notification dated the 27th June, 2019
that State Authority will nominate the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as Controlling Officer
for the State fund and one Dy. CF in his/her office will be DDO.
As per the Notification dated the 27th June, 2019, the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO), State Authority of CAMPA would be the Controlling Officer who shall be
responsible for the management of the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund, Odisha (in
short State Fund) and utilization of such funds as may be credited to it as per provision of
Section 4 (3) and 4 (4) of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.
Accordingly, and in pursuance of rule 2 (ix) of OGFR Vol. I, the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), State Authority of Compensatory Afforestation Fund, Odisha, is declared as
Controlling Officer of the State Fund and Dy. CF (CAMPA) of State Authority is declared
as Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO) U/r. 20 of Odisha Service Code Vol. I and
rule-2 (ix-a) of OGFR Vol. I. For the purpose of State Fund, Chief Executive Officer, State
Authority of Compensatory Afforestation Fund, Odisha is declared as Head of CAMPA
Authority for the management of State Fund.
