Lok Sabha Question No. 1637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Research on Forestry
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1637

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Research on Forestry

## † 1637.     DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  institutes/universities  engaged  in  educational  and  research  works on different aspects of forestry in the country;
- (b) whether the Government consult these institutes at the time of policy making;
- (c) the progress made in the setting up of Himalayan Study Centre;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  scheme  to  provide  employment through forests research institutes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof institute-wise and scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) List  of  Forest  Research  Institutes  functioning  under  the  control  of  Ministry  of Environment, Forest & Climate Change in the country is given below:-

| S.No.   | Name of the Institute                                                      |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (i)     | Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun                                  |
| (ii)    | Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur                        |
| (iii)   | Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI), Jodhpur                             |
| (iv)    | Institute of Wood Science &Technology (IWST), Bangalore                    |
| (v)     | Institute of Forest Genetics &Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore            |
| (vi)    | Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat                              |
| (vii)   | Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla                         |
| (viii)  | Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi                             |
| (ix)    | Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB), Hyderabad                          |
| (x)     | Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal                       |
| (xi)    | Indian Plywood Industries Research &Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore |

Further,  the  Indian  Council  of  Forestry  Research  and  Education  (ICFRE), Dehradun, an autonomous body under the Ministry provides financial assistance to 27 Universities (Annexure-I) which run forestry courses in the country to give impetus to forestry  education.  Out  of  these  27  Universities,  18  Universities  have  been  accredited with ICFRE.

Besides  these  forestry  research  institutions  under  the  overall  supervision  of  the Ministry,  State  Governments  of  Kerala,  Chhattisgarh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Uttar  Pradesh, etc. also have their own research institutes.

(b) Yes, the Ministry holds consultations with these institutes at the time of policy making.

(c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has established G.B. Pant Institute  of  Himalayan  Environment  &  Development  (GBPIHED)  as  a  dedicated Research  &  Development  Institute  for  the  Indian  Himalayan  Region  in  1988.  The Institute  is  identified  as  a  focal  agency,  to  advance  scientific  knowledge,  to  evolve integrated management  strategies, demonstrate their efficacy for conservation of biodiversity and natural resources and to ensure environmentally sound development in the entire Himalayan region. Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change  has  launched  the  National  Mission  on  Himalayan  Studies  (NMHS),  which  is being served by GBPIHED as its Project Management Unit.

(d)  &  (e)  No,  at  present  there  is  no  scheme  to  provide  employment  through  forest research institutes.

******

## List  of  27  Universities  who  are  being  given  Grant-in-Aid  to  for  Infrastructural Development of Forestry in the Country.

1. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Chhattisgarh
2. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat
3. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
4. Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, (H.P.)
5. Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, (H.P.)
6. Sher-E-Kashmir  University  of  Agrl.  Sciences  and  Technology  of  Kashmir, Srinagar, (J&K)
7. Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Jharkhand
8. University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka
9. University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka
10. Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala
11. Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur
12. Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra
13. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra
14. Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba
15. Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
16. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
17. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan
18. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
19. Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
20. Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, (UP)
21. FRI Deemed University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
22. G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
23. Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand
24. HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand
25. Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar, West Bengal
26. North Eastern Regional Inst. of Science and Tech. (NERIST), Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)
27. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Koni, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

***

## List of 18 Universities Accredited with ICFRE

|   1. | Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, Kerala                             |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    2 | University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka                  |
|    3 | Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra                               |
|    4 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu                                 |
|    5 | Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, U.P.        |
|    6 | Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Jharkhand                                            |
|    7 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh |
|    8 | Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand                                                   |
|    9 | University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka                                    |
|   10 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana                     |
|   11 | Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa                       |
|   12 | Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba                                                 |
|   13 | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab                                           |
|   14 | HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand                                              |
|   15 | Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra                         |
|   16 | Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat                                          |
|   17 | Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agrl. Sciences and Tech. of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K            |
|   18 | Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan               |