COURSE REPORT on “Community Forestry & Joint Forest Management” 19th to 24th September, 2016 for In-service SFS Officers & Senior RFOs

Govt. of Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Central Academy for State Forest Service

Format for reporting evaluation of refresher course conducted by the institute/organization for the SFS officers sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, GOI, New Delhi as per the merged format of MoEF & CC and JICA Course Report

MoEF’s /DFE’s letter number and date 4-651/Trg-11/DFT-2016/1104-44 dated 09.06.16

Institute’s reference number 4-21/Trg./WL/CASFOS-16-1884 dated 22.07.2016 Central Academy for SFS, Dehradun Name and complete address of the  01352-2754575/2754648 1 Institute(including phone, fax and e-mail) Fax- 0135-2756168 Email- [email protected] 2 Title of the course “Community Forestry & Joint Forest Management” Six Days. 3 Duration & period of the Course From 19th to 24th September, 2016 Name & designation of the Course 4 Abhilash Damodaran, IFS, Faculty Director

5 Number of officers participated 31(Details at Appendix- IV)

(a)Did the institute get in touch in advance Yes with the participants of the course? (b) If yes, when (mention the date of 05.07.2016 communication to the officers)? 6.1 (c) Details of nomination received from 49 States prior to the Course (d) How many officers received the All intimation? (e) How many officers responded? 31 (a)Were the course expectations of the participants ascertained by the Yes 6.2 institution? By direct interaction and in form of feedback on prescribed (b) If yes, how and when (dates)? performa collected during the course.

(a) Was the course conducted at the Yes institution’s campus? If no, where?

(b) Whether the course was “residential” or non-residential. If residential, 7.1 whether the residential facilities were Residential. Residential facilities were provided in the provided in the institution’s own Institute’s own South Hostel. hostel or in a hotel etc.?

(a) Total no. of working days in the course 6 days (b) Total no. of sessions 11 sessions planned/convened in the course (c) No. of sessions, which could not be NIL conducted as planned with reasons 7.2 (d) Internal faculty hours 3

(e) Guest faculty hours 12.5

(f) No. of days / hours spent on field Two days visit(s), if any Enclosure (2 copies each): - Final course time-table - List of faculty (both in-house and guest faculty) - Final list of participants - The background material supplied to the participants (a) Had the same or similar course been conducted earlier under the sponsorship of the MOEF & CC/Department of Yes Personnel and Training (Government of 8 India)? (b) What changes, on the basis of the feedback received in the previous course Course programme attached. were made in the current course?

Feedback received from current course participants in terms of: 9 (*1.1, 2.1. shown below refer to question number in Part C or Part E of the feedback form.)

Course Content & Structure including reading material was found to be relevant and highly appreciated by the 9.1 Course Content and Structure (CCS) participants with rating of 83.87% Course aim met to the full satisfaction & as per feedback there was increase in knowledge level of the participants. The participants have rated the training faculty as more than 87.60% 9.2 Training Faculty (TF) Training faculty for lectures and field visits were highly appreciated by the participants. The participants have given a feedback that the training 9.3 Usefulness of the course (UOC) course will be highly useful immediately and also in future for their job with combined rating as 86.69%

Overall impression about the Course The participants are highly impressed by the course. And 9.4 (OIC) rated it around 84.68%. Participants’ views about the strengths Overall the participants have appreciated the course. The and weaknesses as well as other aspects 9.5 suggestions made by them along with Academy’s comments pertaining to the course are attached. (Please attach summary as Appendix-I.) The expectations of the participants regarding level of Logistics (including Residential infrastructural facilities available in the training Institute has accommodation, Food quality, Class been met to certain extent. 9.6 room facilities, Computer facilities and Time management is appreciated Recreation facilities and Time Computer and recreational facilities were also used and management etc.) appreciated.

Weighted Average The weighted average of the course has been rated as 9.7 (Please attach summary as Appendix-II) 85.72% which is found to be very satisfactory.

The participants highly appreciated Yoga during the course. Out of 31 Participants, 16 participants rated “Greatly 9.8 Participants’ views about the Yoga. Useful”, 6 participants rated “Moderately Useful”, and 9 participants have not rated. General remarks of the Course Director The participants were enthusiastic and expressed their on the nature and extent of participant’s keenness to learn. All participants were always punctual and 10 involvement in the course including appeared very interactive during the sessions and quite attendance punctuality and interest involved in field visits. evinced Feedback received is excellent in all aspects of course Suggestion highlighting the areas of design, content, quality and facility etc. 11 improvement in the Course for future by However the suggestions to include more topics and to Course Director increase the duration of field visits need to be looked at. Comments of the Institution on how the As reported by the participants they were immensely feedback is proposed to be recycled into benefitted by the course. 12 future programmes in terms of course Academy will try its level best to incorporate the suggestions content, methodology, etc. to further improve the course.

Countersigned (Abhilash Damodaran) Course Director

PRINCIPAL

APPENDIX-I Course Director’s comments on participants’ views about the strengths and weakness pertaining to the course

(Note: 1. Participants’ comments to Part C Question 5 which deemed appropriate to give Course Director’s comment are shown in the table as Participants’ views.

2. Comments of similar nature relating to the same aspects given by different participants may be clubbed together by the Course Director.)

No. of participants who S. N Participants’ views Course Director’s comments have expressed the view

The course is very well planned. All the resource persons well presented 1. 7 their cases. Both field visits was very good. Similar efforts would be made in future courses also. 2. Yoga classes are very good. 4

It is not feasible as per training budget Arrangements should be made for pick 3. 2 norms. However, efforts shall be made up from railway station/airport. within norms and budget. Two field visits were conducted More field visits must be there to 4. 1 providing sufficient exposure to the enhance our practical knowledge. participants. The resource persons shall be Session should be arranged in both 5. 2 requested to use and English English and Hindi language. during lectures.

Field visit to Watershed Management 6. 2 Can be included in future. activity

Hostel is not clean. Necessary directions have been given 7. Bathrooms cleanliness should be taken 2 in this regard to concerned authority. care of

APPENDIX-II

Numerical value of feedback and Weighted Average

For calculation of numerical value of feedback, each factor is valued as percentage value to the top grade given to the factor. If no answer is provided, it is excluded from calculation. (cf; where number of grade is 4, percentage value be 100, 75, 50, 25) Average of numerical value of factors consisting of the element is a numerical value of the element.

1. Course Content and Structure (CCS) = 83.87

1.1 Course aims met (88.71) 1.2 Increase of knowledge (84.68) 1.3 Relevance of content (80.65) 1.4 Reading Material (81.45)

2. Training Faculty (TF) = 87.60

2.1 Assessment of the Course contents/topics = 87.16 Contents (87.96) Presentation (87.37) Quality of Discussion/Interaction (86.71) Meet for Objectives (86.58) 2.2 Assessment of the Field Visit = 88.04 Contents (88.20) Meet for Objectives (87.88)

3. Usefulness of the Course (UOC) = 86.69

3.1 How useful to you immediately (87.10) 3.2 How useful to be for the future jobs (86.29)

4. Overall Impression about the Course (OIC) = 84.68

5. Logistics (L) = 86.14 E1.1. Residential accommodation (81.29) E1.2. Food quality (85.81) E1.3. Class room facilities (91.29) E1.4. Computer facilities (84.62) E1.5. Recreation facilities (83.21) E1.6. Time management (90.65) Weighted Average for the Course

For calculation of Weighted Average (WA), following formula is used.

WA = (CCS (100%) + TF (100%) + UOC (75%) + OIC (100%) + L (75%)) *100/450 WA = (83.87 + 87.60 + 65.01 + 84.68 + 64.60) *100/450

= 85.72 %

Inaugural session by Dr. G.S. Goraya, IFS, DDG(Research), ICFRE, Dehradun

Inaugural session on Facilitation Skills for Community Mobilization by Ms. Monideepa Sharma, Empower Society, Dehradun APPENDIX-III

Details of Topics & Resource Persons

S. Contact Topic Name Email No No. Dr. Gurinder Singh Overview of Community Goraya, IFS, 1. 9418025036 [email protected] Forestry & JFM in India DDG(Research), ICFRE, Dehradun Smt. Sarita Kumari, IFS, 2. Gender Sensitive Forestry Lecturer, CASFOS, 9458115745 [email protected] Dehradun Community Participation in Shri A.K Bharadwaj, IFS, 3. 0135-2646203 [email protected] PA Management WII, Dehradun Sh. P.C. Tyagi, IFS, WII, 4. Legal Issues in JFM 9411752658 [email protected] Dehradun Smt. Monideepa Sharma, Facilitation skills for 5. Empower Society, 9412923373 [email protected] Community Mobilization Dehradun Sacred Groves: Community Shri Abhilash Damodaran, 6. owned Biodiversity IFS, Lecturer, CASFOS, 9412050571 [email protected] Conservation Dehradun Mrs. Neena Grewal, IFS, Ensuring People's Watershed Management 7. Participation in Watershed 9410393913 Directorate, Dehradun, Management

APPENDIX-IV Details of Participants

S. Mobile Name Designation & Official Address State E-mail N No. Dept. of Env. & Forests o/o DFO, Shri Kushal Swergaon Forest Div. PO: Rupa, 1. A.P 9435181182 [email protected] Hazarika Dist: West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh Working Plan Officer, Env. & Shri Sudhir Forest, Govt. of Bihar, Working Plan 2. Bihar 9431193850 [email protected] Kumar Division, Nehrunagar, Patliputra Colony, Patna DFO, Env. & Forest, Govt. of Bihar, Shri Sudhir 8989153523 3. DFO Aurangabad, Karma Road, Bihar [email protected] Kumar Karn 9431814901 Aurangabad, Bihar

Shri R.A. ACF, Vyara Division, Vyara Dist. 4. Gujarat 9426215549 [email protected] Daredia Tapi, Gujarat

DFO, H.P Forest Department,

5. Shri S.S Rana DFO, Paonta Forest Division, H.P 9418544667 [email protected] Paonta Sahib, H.P

ACF, Forest Department, Madhugiri Shri B.N. 6. Sub-Division, Tamkur District, Karnataka 9481555534 Nagaraju Karnatka

RFO, Forest Department, Kortagere Shri 7. Range, Kortegene Tamkur Division, Karnataka 9448518476 [email protected] Chinnappa Karnataka Shri H.S. Astt Conservator of Forests, Tiptur sathyanarayanahebbale1@gm 8. Sathyanaraya Sub- Division, B.H Road, Tiptur, Karnataka 9480408435 ail.com na Timkur Distt Karnataka

Shri R.R. ACF, Forest Dep. o/o DCF, (S.F) 9. Karnataka 9945267599 [email protected] Yadav Kalburgi, Karnataka State

Shri Ashok K. RFO, Range Katal, divt- Nagpur (T), 10. Maharshtra 9325303546 [email protected] Makde Distt- Nagpur, Maharashtra

Shri Tale RFO, Forest Department, Di 9423446705 11. Deorao Wardha, Talegaon Tq. Asthi Di. Maharshtra [email protected] 7721821658 Sadashivrao Wardha (Maharahtra)

Shri R.S ACF, Forest Office of DCF, Central 12. Maharshtra 8805925308 [email protected] Dhotre Chanda Forest Division, Chandrapur

ACF, Social Forestry Department, Shri Amitraj 13. Jalgaon, Maharashtra Forest Maharshtra 7579210292 [email protected] Ramesh Jadhav Service

Dr. Deepmala Forest Range Officer, Goraghat 9424791777 deepmalashivhare1808@gmai 14. M.P Shivhare Division Datia, M.P 7354653536 l.com S. Mobile Name Designation & Official Address State E-mail N No.

Shri A.K RFO, (P) Sehore Forest Department, 15. M.P Shrivastri M.P o/o DFO Sehore

Shri Jayantilal Instructor,Forest Van Vidayal, 16. M.P 9424018693 Patidar Amakantak Department, M.P

R.O. udandasta Forest Division, Shri Kalua 17. CCF office shahdol, Distt- M.P 8889253254 Kumhar Shahdol M.P Sub Divisional Forest Officer, Bhainsdehi, M.P Forest Department. Shri Alvin 18. Office of the subdivisional forest, M.P 9424790403 [email protected] Burman officer civil line, ward no. 5 Bhainsdehi, District Betul M.P. Shri Jagdish R.O. Shahpur Uttpadan, Betul, Div. 19. M.P 9424796061 Prasad Yadav M.P Shri S.K Joint DFO, AB Road, Jauri Morena 20. M.P 9425820359 [email protected] Prajapati M.P

Shri Flashing ACF, Working Plan Div., Shillong, 21. Meghalaya 9856272415 [email protected] Star Wahlang Meghalaya

ACF, Dept of Forests & Env., Ms. Evansara 22. Meghalya o/o The DFO (SF) Jaintia Meghalaya [email protected] Shullai Hills, Jowai, Shillong Shri Gur Dy. DFO, Forest Deptt. c/o 23. Aman Preet Punjab 8968155669 [email protected] DFO(WL) Ropar, Punjab Singh Shri Atal 9417222388 24. DFO Amritsar, Forest Deptt. Punjab Punjab [email protected] Kumar 9988472388 DFO, Forest Department, o/o

25. Shri A. Anbu DFO Karur, Karur (DT), Tamil Tamil Nadu 9443354325 [email protected] Nadu Shri Puran FRO, Nainital Forest, 26. Chandra Uttarakhand Uttarakhand 9412994932 Pandey Shri Mahender Forest Ranger, Tons Forest 27. Singh Division Purola, U.K Forest Uttarakhand 9412953575 Shri R.N Sub Divisional Forest

28. Shrivastava Officer,Tons Forest Division, Uttarakhand 7351011967 [email protected] Purola, UK Shri Harish FRO, Mukteshwar, Soil 29. Ram Arya Conservator of Forest Div., Uttarakhand 9412908334 Nainital Sub Divisional Forest Officer,

30. Shri S.K Kala Forest Department, Garhwal Uttarakhand 9412441114 [email protected] Forest Div., Pauri Uttarakhand DCF, Personnel West Bengal, Directorate of Forests, Govt. of

31. Shri P.K Datta West Bengal, Aranya Bhawan, sector- West Bengal 9830391036 [email protected] III, Block LA-XA, Salt Lake City, Kolkata- 700106 APPENDIX-V

Programme Schedule of training cum Workshop on “Community Forestry & Joint Forest Management” for in-service SFS Officers from 19th to 24th September, 2016

Session – I Session II Session III Session IV

0930 – 1100 hrs 1115 – 1300 hrs 1415-1545 hrs 1600-1730 hrs

Day

Overview of

Community Registration, Community Gender Participation in

Inauguration & Ice- Forestry and Sensitive

Teabreak Teabreak

Mon PA Management Lunch break Lunch 19.9.16 Breaking Session JFM in India Forestry (SK) (AKB)

(GSG)

Field Visit to study Self Initiated Forest Conservation Group by Women

Tue in Daanda – Amboya, Paonta Sahib, H.P.

20.9.16

Facilitation

Facilitation Skills Skills for Legal Issues in for Community Participants Session Community

Wed JFM (PCT) Mobilization

21.9.16 Mobilization

Teabreak Teabreak

Lunch break (MS)

(MS)

Field visit to Study JFM Villages, SHGs, Gender Issues and Micro-finance in JFM

Thu in , Haryana 22.9.16 Ensuring Film Show

Sacred Groves: People’s

on Discussion on

Community owned Participation in

Community the contents of Fri Biodiversity Watershed 23.9.16 Resource the Film Conservation (AD) Management Management

(NG)

Teabreak Teabreak Lunch break Lunch Experience Sharing Summing up Valedictory Valedictory

Sat (SK) (AD) 24.9.16

Abbreviations:

GSG: Dr. Gurinder Singh Goraya, IFS, DDG, (Research), ICFRE, Dehradun. SK: Sarita Kumari, IFS, CASFOS, Dehradun. AKB: Shri A.K Bharadwaj, IFS, WII Dehradun. MS: Smt. Monideepa Sharma, Empower Society, Dehradun. NG: Mrs Neena Grewal, IFS, Watershed Management Directorate, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. AD: Shri. Abhilash Damodaran, IFS, Lecturer, CASFOS, Dehradun.

Course Director

Interaction of Participants with Women SHG’s during field visit at Devdhar, Near Kalesar National Park, Haryana

Interaction of Participants with Women JFMC at Amboya, Poanta Sahib, H.P

Participants during field visit at Amboya, Poanta Sahib, H.P 100.00 91.29 90.65 90.00 85.81 84.62 83.21 81.29 80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 Residential Food quality Class room Computer Recreation Time accomodation facilities facilities facilities Management

Logistics

Average 100.00 89.13 90.00 86.95

80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 Field visit to Amboya, Poanta Sahib, H.P Field visit to Kalesar National Park, Haryana

Field Visit

Participants Feedback of Resource Persons

scoring by participants S. No. Name Topic Content Presentation Interaction Objectives Overall (100) (100) (100) (100) (100) Overview of 1 Dr. Gurinder 88.57 88.28 88.97 87.86 88.42 community Forestry Singh Goraya & JFM in India 2 Smt. Sarita Gender Sensitive 87.86 86.67 89.33 87.86 87.93 Kumari Forestry Community 3 Shri A.K. 87.14 84.67 84.67 85.93 85.60 Participation in PA Bharadwaj Management

4 85.71 85.33 82.00 82.22 83.82 Shri P.C. Tyagi Legal Issues in JFM

Facilitation skills for 5 Smt. Monideepa 90.71 90.00 86.67 87.41 88.70 Community Sharma Mobilization Sacred Groves: 6 Shri Abhilash Community owned 90.71 90.00 90.00 89.63 90.09 Damodaran Biodiversity Conservation Ensuring People's 7 Mrs. Neena Participation in 85.00 86.67 85.33 85.19 85.55 Grewal Watershed Management Shri Abhilash Damodaran 90.09

Smt. Monideepa Sharma 88.7

Dr. Gurinder Singh Goraya 88.42

Smt. Sarita Kumari 87.93

Shri A.K. Bharadwaj 85.6

Mrs. Neena Grewal 85.55

Shri P.C. Tyagi 83.82

10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 100.00

Overall Feedback of Resource Persons on all Parameters

87.86 90.71 90.71 100.00 88.57 87.14 85.71 85.00

90.00

80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 Dr. Gurinder Smt. Sarita Shri A.K. Shri P.C. Tyagi Smt. Monideepa Shri Abhilash Mrs. Neena Singh Goraya Kumari Bharadwaj Sharma Damodaran Grewal

Content

100.00 88.28 86.67 90.00 90.00 85.33 86.67 90.00 84.67

80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 Dr. Gurinder Singh Smt. Sarita Kumari Shri A.K. Bharadwaj Shri P.C. Tyagi Smt. Monideepa Shri Abhilash Mrs. Neena Grewal Goraya Sharma Damodaran

Presentation 88.97 89.33 86.67 90.00 85.33 100.00 84.67 82.00 90.00 80.00 70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 Dr. Gurinder Smt. Sarita Shri A.K. Shri P.C. Tyagi Smt. Shri Abhilash Mrs. Neena Singh Goraya Kumari Bharadwaj Monideepa Damodaran Grewal Sharma

Interaction 89.63 100.00 87.41 87.86 87.86 85.93 85.19 82.22 90.00

80.00

70.00

60.00

50.00

40.00

30.00

20.00

10.00 Dr. Gurinder Smt. Sarita Shri A.K. Shri P.C. Tyagi Smt. Shri Abhilash Mrs. Neena Singh Goraya Kumari Bharadwaj Monideepa Damodaran Grewal Sharma

Fulfillment of Objectives Age of Participants (31) 59 60 57 57 58 58 58 58 55 55 55 56 56 53 53 53 53 54 54 51 52 49 49 50 50 50 44 45

40 36

31 29 30 30

30 Age

20

10

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Average age of the participants is 50 years

7 5 State-wise Participants

4 4

2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1

Madhya Uttarakhand Maharashtra Karnataka Bihar Punjab Meghalaya West Bengal Tamil Nadu Arunachal Himachal Gujarat Pradesh Pradesh Pradesh 31 Participants from 12 states