Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
KP Mishra and Amit Larkin

Abstract:
Madhya Pradesh represents 12% of the forest area of the country. The forest lands occupy 30.72% area of the State. JFM is an effective strategy to involve people in regeneration and management of forests. The Madhya Pradesh Forestry Project had Joint Forest Planning and Management (JFPM) component for the management of degraded forest areas. Such programme while ensuring the conservation of flora and fauna, also provided stability for the agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, and local cottage industries and thus helps in all round economic development. District Rewa has172 numbers of JFMCs but it was found that more than half of them were non-functional. The results shows that at an overall level from the selected FDAs, the total number of JFMCs was 172 out of which only 87 were found to be active as funds were being allocated to only those JFMCs from the FDA. Sirmor FDA had highest number of registered JFMCs i.e. 43, followed in Dabhaura (32), Mauganj (31), Hanumna (30), among them higher were found active in Rewa (47.37%), followed by Chakghat (47.06%), Sirmor (44.19%), Rewa (50 Semeria (42.86%) and Mauganj (41.94%).