Ch Ramzan stresses time bound completion of afforestation projects
Chairman, Public Sector Committee (PSC), Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan has underscored the need for establishing Rangers College in the state on the pattern of Dehradoon Forest College, describing such an institution vital for promotion and protection of green gold. In this pursuit, he asked the forest authorities to submit a proposal to the government for necessary approval.
Mr. Choudhary said this while chairing a PSC meeting convened to discuss the CAG’s audit report of 2006-07 pertaining to Forest and its allied departments and wings.
The meeting was attended by member-legislators including Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Mr. Chaman Lal Gupta, Mr. Rachpal Singh, Mr. Jagdish Raj Spolia, Mr. Nazir Ahmad Khan, Mr. Mohammad Khalil Band, Mr. Abdul Gani Vakil, Mr. Murtaza Ahmad Khan, Commissioner/Secretary, Forest, Mr. Shant Manu, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Mr. Irshad Ahmad Khan, Special Secretaries, Forest, Mr. M.A. Bukhari and Mr. Tushor K. Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forest, Mr. Shafat Ahmad, Director Social Forestry, Mr. S.M. Khan, Managing Director, State Forest corporation, Mr. Abdul Qayoom, Director Accounts and Treasuries, Mr. Khanday, representative from Accountant General Office, J&K, Joint Director Forest Protection Force, Additional Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly and senior officers of forest and its allied departments.
Threadbare discussions were held over financial management, outstanding forest advances and programme implementation, recruitment rules and filling up of vacant posts. The members of the Committee raised various points, views and suggestions on these paras.
The committee stressed upon the forest authorities to come up with the detailed report with regard to framing of rules pertaining to Forest Protection Force, action taken report about enquiries conducted into fire incidents and against fire smugglers.
The committee was informed that the rules have been framed and cleared by Law and Administrative Reforms and Inspection departments and are presently under process in the Finance department.
The Chairman directed the concerned to maintain close coordination and strengthen the Forest Village Committees, so that the smuggling of forests wealth can be stopped. Choudhary Ramzan directed the concerned to pursue the rules in Finance department and issue notification within two months. He called for making every task pertaining to forests including completion of aforestation projects, time bound.
Chairman, Public Sector Committee (PSC), Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan has underscored the need for establishing Rangers College in the state on the pattern of Dehradoon Forest College, describing such an institution vital for promotion and protection of green gold. In this pursuit, he asked the forest authorities to submit a proposal to the government for necessary approval.
Mr. Choudhary said this while chairing a PSC meeting convened to discuss the CAG’s audit report of 2006-07 pertaining to Forest and its allied departments and wings.
The meeting was attended by member-legislators including Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Mr. Chaman Lal Gupta, Mr. Rachpal Singh, Mr. Jagdish Raj Spolia, Mr. Nazir Ahmad Khan, Mr. Mohammad Khalil Band, Mr. Abdul Gani Vakil, Mr. Murtaza Ahmad Khan, Commissioner/Secretary, Forest, Mr. Shant Manu, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Mr. Irshad Ahmad Khan, Special Secretaries, Forest, Mr. M.A. Bukhari and Mr. Tushor K. Sharma, Chief Conservator of Forest, Mr. Shafat Ahmad, Director Social Forestry, Mr. S.M. Khan, Managing Director, State Forest corporation, Mr. Abdul Qayoom, Director Accounts and Treasuries, Mr. Khanday, representative from Accountant General Office, J&K, Joint Director Forest Protection Force, Additional Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly and senior officers of forest and its allied departments.
Threadbare discussions were held over financial management, outstanding forest advances and programme implementation, recruitment rules and filling up of vacant posts. The members of the Committee raised various points, views and suggestions on these paras.
The committee stressed upon the forest authorities to come up with the detailed report with regard to framing of rules pertaining to Forest Protection Force, action taken report about enquiries conducted into fire incidents and against fire smugglers.
The committee was informed that the rules have been framed and cleared by Law and Administrative Reforms and Inspection departments and are presently under process in the Finance department.
The Chairman directed the concerned to maintain close coordination and strengthen the Forest Village Committees, so that the smuggling of forests wealth can be stopped. Choudhary Ramzan directed the concerned to pursue the rules in Finance department and issue notification within two months. He called for making every task pertaining to forests including completion of aforestation projects, time bound.
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