1. Individual - Forest Officers
2. Individual - Other than Forest Officers
3. Institutions/Organisations under Government
4. Joint Forest Management Committees ( six awards region-wise)
5. Non-profit making Voluntary Organisations (NGOs)
6. Corporate Sector (Private/Public Sector Agencies)
7. Eco-Clubs at School Level (covered under National Green
Corps Programme of the Ministry of Environment and Forests)
Note: i). Awards under category Individuals, both Forest
Officers and others, should be in recognition of personal
contribution demonstrating extra efforts beyond call of
routine duty.
ii) Officials (other than Forest Officers) working in
Government Departments including Forest. Department and
private individuals will come under category 2.
iii) Six regions for the purpose of IPVM awards to JFMC
will be North (Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu
& Kashmir, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and
UT of Chandigarh), East (Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and
West Bengal) West (Goa Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan,
UT of Dadara & Nagar Haveli, UT of Daman & Diu
and UT of Lakshdweep) South (Andhra Pradesh, Karanataka,
Kerala, Tamilnadu, UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
UT of Pondicherry) Central (Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh)
and North East (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura)
• Only one award is given in each category.
• Cash prize of Rs.2.5 lakhs along with Medallion
and Citation is given for each category.
• Nominations of Government servants/Govt. Institutions/Organizations
are forwarded through the Head of the Department/Organization
concerned and those from JFMCs may be forwarded by the
PCCF concerned.
