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Birsa Harit Gram Yojana
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.
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About This Scheme
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. Objective: The objectives include improving green cover, generating rural employment, and ensuring environmental sustainability through a structured three-phase plantation model.
Benefits
- Plantation of fruit-bearing and fodder trees on common land and private land.
- Sustainable livelihood generation for marginalized families.
- Employment guarantee of 100 days under MGNREGA.
- Usufruct rights over the plantation for beneficiaries.
Eligibility
Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.
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Required Documents
- ✦Identity Proof
- ✦Caste Certificate (if applicable)
- ✦BPL Certificate (if applicable)
- ✦MGNREGA Job Card
✦ Required ◦ Optional
How to Apply
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- The interested applicant may visit the local Gram Panchayat or MGNREGA office.
- Submit a duly filled application form along with the required documents.
- The Gram Sabha will verify and approve the eligible applications.
- Upon approval, plantation work will be assigned as per the scheme phase.
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