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The
Uttarakhand Bio-Fuel
Board has been
incessantly taking
incentives to create mass
awareness for Bio-fuel
production and implementing
Jatropha plantation
programme with close
association of Van-Panchayats
and doing advocacy at
National and International
level, the significance of
bio-energy for environment
protection and reduction in
GHGs to the atmosphere. The
Board has completed number
of plantation, provided
numerous man days to rural
people belonging to SC/ ST, OBC and women and turned
hectares of degraded land
usable.
Presently, total 20239
hectares of area is under
the Jatropha Plantation in
ten districts namely Chamoli, Tehri, Dehradun,
UdamsinghNagar, RudraPrayag, Almora, Pithoragarh.
Nainital, Champawat and
Pouri.
The physical achievements
can split as follows:
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S.
No. |
Area |
Covered under
programme |
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1 |
Area of
Implementation |
20239 hectares |
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2. |
Covered District |
10 |
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3. |
Covered Forest
Division |
18 |
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4. |
Covered Van
Panchayats(Forest
Panchayat)
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1233 |
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5. |
Beneficiaries
(total) |
11,728 |
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3086 |
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1601 |
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864 |
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4757 |
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5661 |
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6. |
Beneficiaries Bank
Account opened |
11,728 |
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7. |
Man Days @
Rs102.46/day
|
976443 |
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8. |
Income of each
beneficiary by the
Jatropha plantation
in 30 days
|
Rs8530.00 |
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9. |
Profit in
percentage
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177.52% higher then
the minimum wage
decided by the
Government |
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10. |
SC community
benefited %
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26.31% |
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11. |
ST community
benefited %
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13.65% |
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12. |
Women benefited %
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48.26% |
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Nursery Development
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13. |
Women SHGs involved |
40 |
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14. |
Total women
participated
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356 |
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15. |
Target of saplings |
11641050 |
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16. |
Total Man days @
Rs102.46/day |
1,13,615 |
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17. |
Total income to each
woman in 90 days
work |
Rs32,699.57 |
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18. |
Per day income |
Rs363.32 |
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19. |
Profit in percentage |
254.59% higher then
the minimum wage
decided by the
Government |
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