Act Number: 38

Act Name: The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2016-08-03

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, constitution of an authority at national level and at each of the State and Union territory Administration for administration of the funds and to utilise the monies so collected for undertaking artificial regeneration (plantations), assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other related activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 15: Powers and functions of executive committee of National Authority.
    (1) The executive committee of the National Authority shall—
         (i) approve within three months from the date of receipt, annual plan of operations of State Authorities, with such amendments as it deems fit and proper;
         (ii) formulate proposals for schemes specified in sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of section 5;
         (iii) execute schemes specified in sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of section 5;
         (iv) deploy staff on contract or on deputation basis to the posts in the National Authority;
         (v) formulate proposals for creation of posts in the National Authority at the level of Assistant Inspector General of Forests and other officers;
         (vi) invest surplus amounts available in the National Fund;
         (vii) execute other day-to-day work in respect of receipt of amounts in the National Fund;
         (viii) maintain books of account and such other records;
         (ix) facilitate scientific, technological and other assistance that may be required by State Authorities;
         (x) present its decisions to the governing body of the National Authority for information;
         (xi) maintain and update a public information system on the National Authority and present all information on its transaction in the public domain;
         (xii) undertake any other work as may be assigned by the governing body of the National Authority or the Central Government, from time to time.
     (2) The executive committee of the National Authority shall meet at least once in every three months.
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