Ama Jangala Yojana at Jeypore, Nabarangpur, Bargarh, Kalahandi (North) districts.
Ama Jangala Yojana was initiated by the Forest and Environment Department of Govt of Odisha. According to this Yojana, restoration of forests and sustainable management of forests will be promoted by strengthening the participation in forest management and by improving the livelihood of forest dependent community. Gramya Vikas Sangathan has been implementing the programme in Jeypore DMU as Partner-NGO . Its basic objective is to provide socio-technical assistance to VSS ground survey, demarcation and mapping, micro plan preparation, capacity building, construction of community building, forest restoration , planning for livelihood alternatives, co-coordinating between the VSS, FMU and DMU and aiming at democratic, equitable and sustainable governance of community and forest resources of the, by the end for the VSS.
After successful implementation of OFSD Programme from 2007 to 2014 and AJY Programme from 2015 to 2016 at Jeypore DMU. Forest Department, Govt. of Odisha continued supporting GVS in Jeypore DMU and allocated Sambalpur DMU, Bargarh DMU and Kalahandi (N) DMU to implement the AJY programme during 2016-17. Ama Jangala Yojana (AJY) & OFSDP -II:
After the successful achievement of OFSDP, Govt. of Odisha initiated Ama Jangala Yojana by the Forest and Environment Department. The scheme aims at forest restoration, promotion of sustainable management of forests by strengthening participatory forest management and improvement of livelihoods of forest dependent community. Gramya Vikas Sangathan implementing the programme in Jeypore DMU as Partner-NGO having basic objective of socio-technical assistance to VSS ground survey, demarcation and mapping, micro plan preparation, capacity building, construction of community building, forest restoration and planning for livelihood alternatives, thereby co-coordinating between the VSS, FMU and DMU and aiming at democratic, equitable and sustainable governance of community and forest resources of the, by the and for the VSS.