Revenue |
| Tamil Nadu was the first State to ban felling of natural trees in reserved forests. Felling of natural trees in the reserved forests has been discontinued since 1979 and since then the major sources of forest revenue have been by sale of sandalwood, supply of raw materials to forest based industries and sale of farm forestry plantations. Dead sandalwood trees alone are extracted for sale. Supplies of raw materials for paper and tannin industries are being made from mature plantations. The farm forestry plantations raised in irrigation tanks are sold by auction to raise revenue for the State and local bodies |
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The accounts for the year 2011-12
and the comparative position during
2012-13 and Budget Estimate for
2013-14 are detailed below: |
(Rs. in lakhs) |
| S No |
Source of revenue |
Accounts (2011-2012) |
2012-2013(Revised Estimate) |
2013-2014(Budget Estimate) |
| a) |
Sandalwood |
2679.01 |
2000.00 |
3600.00 |
| b) |
Timber |
1007.11 |
520.00 |
520.00 |
| c) |
Supply of raw materials to industries |
59.44 |
87.40 |
87.40 |
| d) |
Other Minor Forest Produce |
30.78 |
27.81 |
27.81 |
| e) |
Farm Forestry plantations
(excluding refund) |
1602.36 |
1900.00 |
1900.00 |
| f) |
Sale of Bamboo, Cashew and Softwood plantations |
9.44 |
37.41 |
37.41 |
| g) |
Other receipts |
5203.00 |
3704.40 |
3705.21 |
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Deduct Recoveries(-) |
5.61 |
24.25 |
12.35 |
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Grand Total |
10586.47 |
8252.77 |
9865.48 |
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