F.No.8-14/2004-FP (Vol.2) Guidelines for Felling and Transit Regulation for Tree species Grown on Non-Forest or Private Lands.

These Guidelines aim to bring in sufficient clarity and long-term certainty so that private land owners, farmers, land owning agencies, financial institutions, industries and others who control, possess and or own lands other than forest land etc. are encouraged to invest in tree plantations with a long term perspective.
The objective is to create an enabling environment to motivate and facilitate persons to plant trees on non forest and/or private lands which will supplement and partner the efforts of the government in increasing forest and tree cover of the country. Preferred Tree and bamboo species under agro-forestry by farmers and not naturally available in neighbouring forests are to be invariably exempted from the transit permit and felling rules. Preferred Tree and bamboo species in areas where they are found in the neighbouring forests may be brought under the limited restrictive provisions for felling and transit to safeguard trees from such forests. The permission for felling and transit wherever required may be given in a time bound manner and this provision should be well publicized.