FORM – B
6. Submission of the proposals seeking approval of the Central Government under section 2 of the Act
(1) Every user agency, who wants to use any forest land for non-forest purposes shall make his proposal in the appropriate Form appended to these rules, i.e Form ‘A’ for proposals seeking first time approval under the Act and Form ‘B’. For proposals seeking renewal of lease where approval of the Central Government under the Act has already been obtained earlier, to the concerned Nodal officer authorized in this behalf by the State Government, along with Requisite information and documents, complete in all respects, well in Advance of taking up any non-forest activity on the forest land.
(2) Every State Government or other authority, after having received the proposal Under sub-rule(1) and after being satisfied that the proposal requires prior approval under Section 2 of the Act, shall send the proposal to the Central Government in the appropriate Forms, within ninety days of the receipt of the proposal from the user agency for proposals seeking first time approval under the Act and within sixty days for proposals seeking renewal of lease where approval of the Central Government under the Act had already been obtained earlier.
Provided that all proposals involving clearing naturally grown trees in forest land of portion thereof for the propose of using it for reafforestation shall be sent in the form of Working Plan or Management Plan.
(3) The proposal referred to in sub-rule (2) above, involving forest land of more than forty hectare shall sent by the State Government to the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 100 003, with a copy of the proposal (with complete enclosure) to the concerned Regional Office.
(4) The proposal referred to in sub-rule (2) above, involving forest land up to forty hectare shall be sent to the Chief Conservator of Forests or Conservator of Forests of the concerned Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
(5) The proposal referred to in sub-rule (2) above, involving clearing of naturally grown trees in forestland or portion thereof for the purpose of using it for reafforestation shall be sent to the Chief Conservator of Forests or Conservator of Forests of the concerned Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forest.
