F.No.8—l4/2004—FP (Vol.3) Pan India Card/ Transit Permit for inter-state movement of commonly grown agro-forestry species.

In order to create an enabling environment for raising plantations on all available lands and also for augmenting the pace of tree plantation on private land, the Ministry of Environment, Forest' and Climate Change issued Model Guidelines for Liberalizing Felling and Transit Regime for Tree Species grown on Non-forest/Private land on 18th November, 2014 requesting all States/UTs to take necessary action followed by various Advisories.
In the advisory dated 6.10.2017, the states/UTs were requested to consider exempting the following ten commonly grown agroforestry species from the requirement of felling and transit permit: (i) Eucalyptus, (ii) Pop.lar (iii) Casuarina (iv) Subabul (v) Silver oak (vi) Acacia Mangium (vii) Melia Dubia (Mal51-bar Neem) (viii) Khejri (Prospis spp.) (ix) Indian willow (Salix alba) and (x) Gamari (Gmelina Arborea). An advisory for Pan India Transit Permit for inter-state movement of bamboo has been issued to all the States/Uts on 9.10.2017. A draft Pan India Transit Permit for inter-state movement of commonly grown agroforestry species initially with 10 indicated species are issued for consideration and suggestions for finalising the Pan India Transit inter-state movement of agroforestry species. The following operational giuidelines may be adhered to in respect of the said Pan India Permit: (i) Permit to be issued in bilingual (English and Hindi) (ii) Permit to be issued in four copies (one for DFO office, one for the trader, one for Range Office, one for concerned CF) (iii) Pass to have a limited validity of 45 days from the date of issue. (iv) No in lieu T.P. will;be issued by other State. Only an endorsement to be made by the Check Post of States in transit. (v) Gradually this system can be shifted to an electronic Na:ional Portal System.