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JSDF
Project
M.P. Forest
department is implementing a World Bank supported Project named: Japan Social
Development Fund Grant For Capacity Building For Community Forest Management (JSDF
Project). This is basically a pilot Project with main objectives of
imparting training on Financial, Administrative and Technical skills related to
forestry issues; (Component 'A'), Building Capacity and improving Co-ordination
among strategic Partners (Component 'B'); to strengthen the Community Forest
Management by way of capacity building in Small and Medium sized Enterprize (SME)
Development and to provide sub grants to some Joint Forest Management
Committees to run SME business plan (Component 'C'). Training will be imparted
by the consultants. The cost of the project is approximately US$ 20 lakhs (INR
8.50 Crore); which will be received as grant. The grant has been sanctioned
technically. The project will run till Feb.2009. Government of India has signed
the Letter Agreement sent by World Bank. The project covers few selected JFM
Committees of 12 districts namely Seoni, Chhindawara, Burhanpur, Sidhi,
Chhatarpur, Raisen, Dewas, Jhabua, Mandla, Ratlam, Ujjan and Sheopur. The
project is being implemented by Community Forest Management Project wing; Joint
Forest Management wing and Human Resources Development wing of the forest deptt.
STATUS OF JSDF PROJECT:
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Selection of Districts and JFM
Committees has been done.
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Project Implementation Document
has been prepared.
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State Empowered Committee has
been constituted.
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Purchase of some of the
Equipments under Component 'A' and 'B' of the project has been done.
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Few Exchange visits under
Component 'A' have been conducted and Rest of the Exchange visits will be
conducted in 2006 - 07.
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Process for selection of
consultants for imparting training under component 'A' has been initiated.
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