Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra (IPVM) Awards - 2002 and 2003
Nominations are invited for Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra (IPVM) Awards for the years 2002 and 2003 from individuals and institutions who have done pioneering and exemplary works in the field of afforestation and wasteland development. The key features are:
a) Award of Rupees one lakh (Rs. 1,00,000/-) each, in cash, along with medallion and citation, will be given to individuals / institutions in ten categories ( see proforma).
b) Nomination for the works in the field of afforestation and wasteland development will be considered and assessed on the basis of criteria like replicability, innovativeness / creativity, target groups like un-reached or remote areas, women, rural population, urban poor, broader community, works being over and above the call of duty, tangible impact in relation to resources employed– spread and intensity, Educative value, Personal courage and Sustainability of the works.
c) Nomination for the categories (a), (b), (c), and (d) (see column-2 of the proforma) should be sponsored by State government/ government agencies / or Registered Non-Government Organisation. Nominations for the categories (e), (f), (g), (h), (i). and (j) ( see column-2 of the proforma ) should be sponsored by State Government / Government Agency.
d) Those who have received awards in the previous years are not eligible.
e) Nominees work for a period of at least three years ending 31st December 2002 and 31st December 2003 will be considered for the awards for the years 2002 and 2003 respectively.
f) Nominations not sponsored as prescribed in para-c above will not be considered.
g) Nominations not received in prescribed proforma / incomplete in any respect / or received after the last date will not be considered. Proforma for Nomination can be down loaded from the Ministry’s website http://envfor.nic.in or obtained from the Reception Desk of the Ministry at Paryavaran Bhawan or from the Regional Centres of the Ministry (addresses of Regional Centres are given at the end of the PROFORMA FOR NOMINATION.
h) Proforma.
i) The last date for receipt of nominations is 31-05-2004.
j) Nominations can be sent by post to the Director, National Afforestation & Eco-Development Board, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Room No.519, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003. Nominations can also be sent as Soft Copies (on floppy-disc or CD) at the same address.
PROFORMA FOR NOMINATION
1. The year for which Nomination is made: 2002 / 2003 ( √ mark the year )
2. Category of Award for which applied: (√ mark the Category):
a) Individuals
b) Panchayat / Gram Sabhas / Village Level Institutions / Village Forest Protection Committee / Cooperative Organisations at village level
c) Voluntary Agencies including Mahila Mandals, Yuvak Mandals etc.
d) Women Organisation for creating awareness
e) Government Servants (Individuals)
f) Educational institutions
g) Govt. Agencies (not above the district level)
h) Corporate Sector (Private / Public Sector Agencies)
i) Municipalities / Municipal Corporations / Cantonment Boards
j) State Government Level Organisation
3. Name of Nominee (in capital letters):
4. Full address with Tel. No./ Fax /e-mail address:
5. Name & Address of Sponsor with Telephone No/ Fax /e-mail address: ( ensure filling of column 13)
6. Work details:
6.1. Location of the Work / Project ( highlight geographical and or topographical constraints at site)
6.2. Nature / extent of work done ( describe in about one hundred words, and also fill up the table given below)
Ownership of land where works are undertaken / Area in Hectares / Area Description ( whether difficult area / waste land / rocky / marshy etc)Private Land
Own Land
Community Land
Revenue Land
6.3. Items of work ( please give details of work under each category)
6.3.1. Nursery and plantations
(For Nominations for the year 2002)
NURSERIES & PLANTATIONS / Prior to2000 / 2000 / 20 01 / 20 02 / Total
Number of Nurseries established
Seedling raised therein
Number of seedlings distributed
To the people
Area of plantation raised (in hectares)
And number of seedlings planted.
(For Nominations for the year 2003 give information starting from prior to 2001to 2003 in the above format)
6.3.2. Replicability ( whether the works repeated at other locations with success)
6.3.3. Soil and moisture conservation
6.3.4. Species diversity of plantations (names of species and number of trees planted species wise)
6.3.5. Setting up of grass root level organization ( like Tree growers’ Cooperative, self-help groups etc.)
6.3.6. Involvement of local communities.
6.3.7. Extension and awareness raising
6.3.8. Reclamation of waste lands
6.4. Extent of resources deployed during the period and envisaged benefits ( cost-benefit ratio)
6.5. Sustainability of work ( e.g. selection of species, use of mulching, water harvesting, organic packages, marketing)
6.6. Survival percentage of the plantation works
7. Details of grant in aid received from government or other sources for the works mentioned in column 6 above
Prior to 2000 Rs.
2000 Rs.
2001 Rs.
2002 Rs.
2003 ( for nominees of the year 2003) Rs.
Total
8. Number of beneficiaries indicating their categories viz.
Women :
Schedule Caste :
Schedule Tribe :
Small and Marginal Farmers :
Landless Labourers :
Others
9. Nominees publications /write-ups /photographs, etc. relating to works described above. (enclose a brief)
10. a. Any award secured in the past for same or similar achievement (s)
b. Whether received any IPVM award in any category, if so, details thereof.
11. Other achievements (if any) and pioneering / innovative features of the work done
by the nominee:
12. Verification:
Verified that all statements made above are true to the best of my knowledge and have been made in the clear understanding of their being true.
Place______
Date______
( Signature with full name of the nominee)
13. Recommendations of the Sponsoring Authority (with reference to the pioneering and
Innovative work of the nominee)
Place______
Date______
(Signature of Sponsoring Authority)
Name, Designation and Address
Regional Centres of the Ministries:
1. University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus ( PB No. 2477) Bangalore -560065( Tel- 080-3334210
2. Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni, Solan 173230 ( HP). Tel 01792- 252487.
3. Agriculture & Finance Corporation Limited, B-I/9, Community Centre Janak Puri, New Delhi. Tel 011-25550810
4. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Nehru Nagar, PO Box. 357, Bhopal – 462003 , Tel-075-2565125
5. Agriculture & Finance Corporation Limited, Dhanraj Mahal, 1st Floor, C. S. M. Marg, Bombay -400001. Tel- 022-22028924
6. North Easter Hill University, Shillong – 793014. Tel -0364-231626, 231919
7. Jadavpur University, PO Box 17026, Kolkata- 700032, Tel 033-24146975