The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act

An Act to provide for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of India and the public accounts of each State and crediting thereto the monies received from the user agencies towards compensatory afforestation, additional compensatory afforestation, penal compensatory afforestation, net present value and all other amounts recovered from such agencies under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, constitution of an authority at national level and at each of the State and Union territory Administration for administration of the funds and to utilise the monies so collected for undertaking artificial regeneration (plantations), assisted natural regeneration, protection of forests, forest related infrastructure development, Green India Programme, wildlife protection and other related activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

2016

List of Chapters & Sections

PRELIMINARY ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION OF NATIONAL COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND AND STATE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUNDS CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND STATE AUTHORITIES POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND STATE AUTHORITIES FINANCE, ACCOUNTS, AUDIT AND ANNUAL REPORT MISCELLANEOUS

ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT AND UTILISATION OF NATIONAL COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND AND STATE COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUNDS

Establishment of National Fund

Establishment of State Fund

Disbursement and utilisation of National Fund

Disbursement and utilisation of State Fund

Accounting procedure

CONSTITUTION OF NATIONAL AUTHORITY AND STATE AUTHORITIES

Constitution of National Authority

Executive committee and monitoring group of National Authority

Constitution of State Authority

Steering committee and executive committee of State Authority

Term of office and conditions of service of members

Disqualifications