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Executive Committee

i.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force)

Chairperson, ex officio;

ii.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden

Member, ex officio;

iii.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (P&B) (Officer dealing with forest and wildlife related schemes)

Member, ex officio;

iv.

Chief Conservator of Forests (Research) (Officer dealing with forestry research)

Member, ex officio;

v.

Chief Conservator of Forests (P&D) (Nodal Officer, State Forest Development Agency)

Member, ex officio;

vi.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Environment and Forests Department

Member, ex officio;

vii.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Finance Department

Member, ex officio;

viii.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department

Member, ex officio;

ix

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department

Member, ex officio;

x.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department

Member, ex officio;

xi.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department

Member, ex officio;

xii.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department

Member, ex officio;

xiii.

Deputy Secretary / Joint Secretary / Additional Secretary, Information Technology Department

Member, ex officio;

xiv.

Deputy Secretary, Finance Department (Financial Controller or Financial Adviser)

Member, ex officio;

xv.

1) Care Earth Trust represented by Dr.D.Narasimhan, Shrinivas, No.5, 21st Street, Thillai Ganga Nagar, Chennai-61.

2) M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation represented by Dr.R.Gopinath, 3rd cross Road, Taramani Institutional Area, Chennai-113. (two members from eminent non-government organizations)

Members;

xvi.

1) Tmt. A.Santhimathi, District Panchayat Chairman, Coimbatore District.

2) Tmt. T.Jayalakshmi District Panchayat Chairman, Pudukottai District. (two representatives of district level Panchayati Raj Institutions)

Members;

xvii.

Mr. B.Pushpakumar, Trichugadi Village, Iduhatty Post, Nilgiris District, Ooty-643 002. (expert on tribal matters / representative of tribal communities)

Member

xviii.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority and Forest Settlement) (Chief Executive Office, Tamil Nadu Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority)

Member Secretary, ex officio;

The role of the Executive Committee, as defined in the G.O., is as follows:

      i.        Formulate and submit annual plan of operations to the Steering committee of the State Authority for its concurrence;

    ii.        Undertake qualitative and quantitative supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the works being implemented from amounts available in the State Fund;

   iii.        Invest surplus amounts available in the State Fund of such State;

   iv.        Maintain books of account and other records;

    v.        Submit reports to the Steering committee of the State Authority;

   vi.        Prepare annual report of the State Authority;

  vii.        Deploy staff on contractual basis or on deputation to the posts in the State Authority;

 viii.        Formulate proposals for creation of posts in the State Authority;

   ix.        Be responsible for delegation of financial or administrative powers;

    x.        Be responsible for other day-to-day working in respect of the State Authority;

   xi.        Maintain and update public information system on the State Authority and present all information on its transaction in the public domain;

  xii.        Undertake any other work as may be assigned by the Governing body or Steering committee of the State Authority or the State Government, from time to time.

 xiii.        Meet at least once in every three months, at such places and shall observe the rules and procedures in regards to transaction of business at its meeting, including the quorum thereat, as prescribed in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018.