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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-29112025-268100
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 791]
NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2025/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1947
8030 GI/2025
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th November, 2025
G.S.R. 877(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Van
(Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Government hereby makes the following
rules to further amend the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023, namely: -
1. Short title, and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Second
Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2 In rule 13, in sub-rule (4), after clause (h), the following clause shall be inserted, namely,-
"(i) the Nodal Officer of the State Forest Department of the State Government or Union territory
Administration shall facilitate and assist the user agency in identifying degraded forest lands for
compensatory afforestation under these rules.".
[F. No. FC-11/104/2025-FC]
R. RAGHU PRASAD, Inspector General of Forests
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section(i), vide
number G.S.R. 869(E), dated 29th November, 2023 and subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 582(E),
dated the 20th September, 2024 and number G.S.R. 593(E), dated the 31st August, 2025.
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AMIT KUMAR
JAISWAL
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Date: 2025.11.29 17:37:47 +05'30'