Sarkari Yojana
Birsa Harit Gram Yojana
About Birsa Harit Gram Yojana
Run by the Rural Development Department, Government of Jharkhand, the “Birsa Harit Gram Yojana” encourages afforestation while creating sustainable livelihoods for marginalised communities. Block and linear plantations are raised on common and private land, benefiting Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), landless families and other economically weaker groups. Implementation takes place through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) framework.
Objective: It seeks to expand green cover, create rural jobs and secure environmental sustainability using a structured three-phase plantation model.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Birsa Harit Gram Yojana, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must be from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled…
Applicants must be from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Primitive Tribes, or a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.
The applicant must be a woman-headed household, a…
The applicant must be a woman-headed household, a person with disabilities, or a Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) beneficiary.
Only small or marginal farmers are eligible
Only small or marginal farmers are eligible.
A MGNREGA job card must be held by…
A MGNREGA job card must be held by the applicant.
Agriculture must be the applicant's main source of…
Agriculture must be the applicant's main source of livelihood.
Benefits Provided
Birsa Harit Gram Yojana provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Fruit-bearing and fodder trees are planted on common…
Fruit-bearing and fodder trees are planted on common and private land.
Marginalised families gain sustainable livelihoods
Marginalised families gain sustainable livelihoods.
100 days of guaranteed employment under MGNREGA
100 days of guaranteed employment under MGNREGA.
Beneficiaries enjoy usufruct rights over the plantation
Beneficiaries enjoy usufruct rights over the plantation.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
A valid document proving identity
A valid document proving identity
Certificate of caste (where applicable)
Certificate of caste (where applicable)
Below Poverty Line certificate (where applicable)
Below Poverty Line certificate (where applicable)
The applicant's MGNREGA Job Card
The applicant's MGNREGA Job Card
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Birsa Harit Gram Yojana through the offline application process outlined below.
Interested applicants can approach the local Gram Panchayat…
Interested applicants can approach the local Gram Panchayat or the MGNREGA office.
Hand in the completed application form together with…
Hand in the completed application form together with the necessary documents.
Eligible applications are verified and approved by the…
Eligible applications are verified and approved by the Gram Sabha.
After approval, plantation work is allotted according to…
After approval, plantation work is allotted according to the scheme phase.
Objectives
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The objectives include improving green cover, generating rural employment, and ensuring environmental sustainability through a structured three-phase plantation model.
Official Application & Website
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