
TAMILNADU FOREST PLANTATION CORPORATION LIMITED
(A Govt. of Tamilnadu Undertaking)
INFORMATION HAND BOOK
OF
TAMILNADU FOREST PLANTATION CORPORATION
LIMITED (TAFCORN)
(UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION
ACT, 2005)
Regd.Office :
25th
October, 2006
1.1 Background
This handbook is published under the RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 BY TAMILNADU FOREST PLANTATION CORPORATION LIMITED (A GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU UNDERTAKING) (hereafter called as TAFCORN), which is made accessible to common people through the media of books, notice boards, and departmental libraries and through Internet as envisaged in the ACT.
1.2
Objective / purpose of this handbook
The objective of this handbook is to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of TAFCORN in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of the TAFCORN and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1.3
Intended users of this handbook
i)
All the Industries/Public who purchase
Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Bamboo and other miscellaneous wood from the Corporation.
ii) All the Cashew Traders / Merchants who purchase Cashew nuts and Cashew usufruct.
iii) All common people particularly farmers /cultivators / planters etc who wants to get information regarding cultivation practices of above species.
iv) All the general public and Departments/ Institutions who purchase Eucalyptus Clonal seedlings / Cashew grafts / Gooseberry grafts.
v) All the Institutions /Departments, who wants to avail the consultancy services of the Corporation.
1.4
Organisation of the information in this handbook
|
Chapters |
Information
|
Page
No. |
|
1. |
Introduction |
2 |
|
2. |
Organisation,
Functions and Duties |
6 |
|
3. |
Powers and
Duties of Officers and Employees |
29 |
|
4. |
Procedure
followed in decision making process |
32 |
|
5. |
Norms set
for the Discharge of Functions |
33 |
|
6. |
Rules,
Regulations, Instructions, Manual and Records |
33 |
|
7. |
Categories
of document held by TAFCORN |
34 |
|
8. |
Arrangement for Consultation
with, or representation by, the Members of the Public in relation to the
Formulation of Policy or implementation thereof. |
34 |
|
9. |
Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies Constituted as part of
Public Authority. |
34 |
|
10. |
Directory of Officers and
Employees. |
36 |
|
11. |
Monthly Remuneration
received by Officers and Employees. |
39 |
|
12. |
Budget allocated to each
Agency including Plans etc. |
41 |
|
13. |
Manner of Execution of
Subsidy Programme. |
44 |
|
14. |
Recipients of Concessions,
Permits or Authorization granted by the Public Authority. |
44 |
|
15. |
Information available in
Electronic Form. |
45 |
|
16. |
Facilities available to
Citizens for obtaining information. |
45 |
|
17. |
Name, Designation and other particulars of Public
Information Officers |
46 |
|
18. |
Other useful information. |
47 |
1.5 Definitions
In these articles, unless the context otherwise requires
(a) “Board” means the Board of Directors:
(b) “Company” means the Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation Limited.
(c) “Directors” mean the Directors for the time being of the Company.
(d) “Dividend” includes bonus.
(e) “Government” means the Government of Tamilnadu.
(f) “Member” means the duly registered holder from time to time of the shares of the
Company.
(g) “Month” means Calendar month.
(h) “Persons” includes corporations as well as individuals.
(i) “Share” means share in the share capital of the Company.
1.6 Contact person in case some body wants to get more information on topics covered in the handbook as well as other information also.
For getting more information, Public Information Officer of this office as mentioned under Chapter 17 may please be contacted.
1.7
Procedure and Fee Structure for getting information
I. Fees- Every application for obtaining information under sub section (1) of Section 6 of the Act shall be accompanied by an application fee of rupees fifty by cash or by demand draft or banker’s cheque payable in the head of account, as may be specified by the public Authority.
II. For providing information under sub section (1) of Section 7 of the Act, a fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or bankers cheque payable in the head of account, as specified below:
1. Rupees two for each page (in A4 or A3 size paper) created or copied
2. Actual charge or cost price of a copy in largest size paper
3. Actual cost or price for samples or models; and
4. for inspection of records, no fee for the first hour and a fee of rupees five for each fifteen minutes (or fraction thereof) thereafter.
III. For providing the information under sub section (5) of Section 7, the fee shall be charged by way of cash against proper receipt or by demand draft or banker’s cheque in the head of account as specified below;
i. for information provided in diskette or floppy rupees fifty per diskette or floppy and
ii. for information provided in permitted form at the price fixed for publication.
Fees shall be credited under the following head of account.
“1.1711 Miscellaneous Receipts – collection of fees under Tamil Nadu Information Rules 2005”.
The Public Information Officer shall receive the cash or Demand Draft from the applicant and arrange to remit the fee under the above head of account in the Banks.
(Manual – I)
(Manual under Section 4(1)(b)(i) )
Organisation
Tamilnadu Forest Plantation
Corporation Limited was established on 13.06.1974 with headquarters at Tiruchirapalli
under Indian Companies Act, 1956.
The Government of Tamilnadu wholly owns the Corporation. The Corporation manages about 75000 hectares
forest area obtained on lease from the Tamilnadu Forest Department. The Forests include Reserved Forests and Protected
Forests constituted under

Registered Office at Trichy
It is an organization under corporate sector, governed by a Board of Directors with 8 members including a Chairman as the apex body. The Board, an Apex Body, controls the activities of the Corporation. The constitution of the Board is as follows,
1. Chairman - Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(Full time)
2. Director - Secretary to Government, Environment & Forests Department.
3. Director - Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
(
4. Director - Commissioner of Horticulture & Plantation Crops Department.
5. Director -
Joint Director, Finance (BPE) Department.
6. Director - Deputy Secretary to Government, Industries Department.
7. Director - Managing Director - Additional Principal Chief Conservator of
Forests.
8. Director - Joint Managing Director – Chief Conservator of Forests.
The Corporation
is administered and managed by Managing Director in the rank of
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests on deputation from Tamilnadu
Forest Department. The Corporation has
nine unit officers heading 6 Regions, one Sandalwood Factory, a Flying Squad
and recently added a Farm (Melchengam farm, taken over on 17-05-2006 from
Tamilnadu Forest Department) working directly under the control of Managing
Director. A Joint Managing Director and
a General Manager on deputation from Tamilnadu Forest Department assist the
Managing Director. In addition, one Chief Accounts Officer & Financial
Advisor, an Administrative Officer, one Senior Drafting Officer and
a Computer Programmer assist
the Managing Director on financial matters, establishment, technical aspects
and computerization respectively.
A brief Organization chart is given below

The
Registered office of TAFCORN is located at Trichirapalli. The plantations are
raised in 186
Area under existing agreement
... 75,568.24 ha.
* Area covered by Encroachment, washed out by
floods etc., ...
1,442.47 ha.
- - - - - - -
- - - -
Total ...
77,010.71 ha.
- - - - - - - - - - -
Opening balance ... 80,914.71
ha.
* Area covered by Encroachment, washed out by
floods etc., ...(-)
1,442.47 ha.
Subsequently handed over back to Forest Department
for
various purpose during the period ...
(-) 4,073.39 ha.
Area under Natural Forests(N.F) in Karaikudi Region ... (-) 481.85
ha.
- - - - - - - - - - -
Net area ... 74,917.00 ha.
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Statement showing details of the area in Region/Farm wise/species wise
|
Sl. No |
Name of
Region/ Farm |
Total area In ha. |
Plantations (Area in Ha.) |
Area not
under Plantations
such as rocky, stream
eroded area in
ha. |
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|
Eucalyptus |
Cashew |
Casua-rina |
Nelli |
Teak |
Others
e.g Bamboo, Tamarind Mango, etc |
Total |
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|
1. |
ARANTHANGI |
8766.88 |
6535.40 |
1532.44 |
227.71 |
84.00 |
- |
76.24 |
8455.79 |
311.09 |
|
2. |
KARAIKUDI |
12964.96 +
(481.85 NF) |
8477.91 |
3600.88 |
- |
66.00 |
- |
454.88 |
12599.67 |
365.29 |
|
3. |
PUDUKKOTTAI |
12001.16 |
7694.91 |
1313.72 |
910.35 |
22.00 |
59.55 |
120.13 |
10120.66 |
1880.47 |
|
4. |
TIRUKOILUR |
13654.24 |
12568.55 |
91.72 |
- |
80.00 |
- |
157.04 |
12897.31 |
756.93 |
|
5. |
VILLUPURAM |
11766.76 |
7576.47 |
2510.04 |
- |
61.00 |
- |
789.36 |
10936.87 |
829.89 |
|
6. |
VRIDHCHALAM |
11859.00 |
2040.44 |
9504.06 |
- |
71.00 |
- |
224.08 |
11839.58 |
19.42 |
|
7. |
MELCHENGAM FARM |
3904.00 |
67.00 |
251.00 |
- |
- |
|
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