The "Birsa Harit Gram Yojana" by the Rural Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, promotes afforestation while generating sustainable livelihoods. It supports SC, ST, and landless families through plantation activities under MGNREGA, ensuring income and environmental sustainability.
The "Birsa Harit Gram Yojana" by the Rural Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, promotes afforestation while generating sustainable livelihoods. It supports SC, ST, and landless families through plantation activities under MGNREGA, ensuring income and environmental sustainability.
The "Birsa Harit Gram Yojana" by the Rural Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, aims to promote afforestation and provide sustainable livelihood opportunities for marginalized communities. Under this scheme, block and linear plantation activities are conducted on common and private lands, benefiting Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), landless families, and other economically weaker sections. The scheme is implemented by the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) framework.
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Objective:*
The objectives include improving green cover, generating rural employment, and ensuring environmental sustainability through a structured three-phase plantation model.
1. Plantation of fruit-bearing and fodder trees on common land and private land.
1. Sustainable livelihood generation for marginalized families.
1. Employment guarantee of 100 days under MGNREGA.
1. Usufruct rights over the plantation for beneficiaries.
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Step 1: Offline application
1. The interested applicant may visit the local Gram Panchayat or MGNREGA office. 1. Submit a duly filled application form along with the required documents. 1. The Gram Sabha will verify and approve the eligible applications. 1. Upon approval, plantation work will be assigned as per the scheme phase.
SC, ST, BPL families, landless farmers, and marginalized groups can apply.
The scheme guarantees 100 days of wage employment under MGNREGA.
Fruit-bearing and fodder trees like mango, guava, and neem are planted.
Plantation is done on common land and private land of eligible beneficiaries.
Wages for plantation work are provided under MGNREGA.
Maintenance support is provided for three years after the plantation.
Beneficiaries are selected through Gram Sabha recommendations.
Applications can be submitted at the local Gram Panchayat or MGNREGA office.
No, it is focused on rural areas under MGNREGA guidelines.
Beneficiaries can use and sell the produce from the plantation.
Applications are accepted only on the official government portal.
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