Activity Report 2012-13 · 2012-13 4 Bhupinder Singh Hooda Chief Minister Government of Haryana, Chandigarh It gives me immense pleasure to know that Haryana Forest Development Corporation

Activity Report

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Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited

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Haryana Forest DevelopmentCorporation Limited

ACTIVITY REPORT

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It gives me immense pleasure to know that the Haryana Forest Development Corporation

Limited is going to publish its Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13.

The Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited was established in 1989 with the

main purpose of assuring reasonable prices to the farmers for their standing trees and other forest

produce and also to ensure the welfare of farming community and development of forest based

industries.

It is heartening to note that the Corporation has achieved new heights during a short span

of two decades and serve the farming community at a large. I have been apprised that the

Corporation is one of the profit making public undertakings. It has paid Rs. 48.08 lacs dividend to

the shareholders during the last nine years.

I congratulate the Corporation for its achievements and service to the farmers. I convey my

best wishes to the Management of the Corporation.

Jagannath Pahadia

Message

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Bhupinder Singh HoodaChief Minister

Government of Haryana, Chandigarh

It gives me immense pleasure to know that Haryana Forest Development Corporation

Limited is publishing its Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13. Besides, its conventional

jobs, the Corporation has endeavoured to diversify its activities within and outside the Haryana

State.

I am further glad to learn that this Corporation has registered an increase of 66% in its

gross operating profit during the financial year 2012-13, in comparison to the

financial year 2011-12.

I appreciate and congratulate the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited in

doing this commendable job and extend my best wishes for resounding success in future.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Message

It is a matter of great pleasure that Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited is

bringing out its Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13.

The Corporation is undertaking various activities like arboriculture, landscaping and

plantations projects being executed for Ministry of Defence, Northern Railway, NHAI, NBCC and

Delhi Forest Department. The initiative undertaken by the Corporation in supplying wooden crates,

dual desks, tables and chairs to various government agencies is also commendable.

I appreciate the Chairman, Managing Director and all other employees of the Corporation

for their commendable work exhibited during the financial year 2012-13.

Capt. Ajay Singh Yadav

Capt. Ajay Singh YadavMinister of Power, Forests & Environment,Government of Haryana, Chandigarh

Message

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It is a matter of great pleasure that the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited

is publishing its Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13 on important matters concerning the

farmers and other institutions of Haryana.

The Activity Report is a medium to know about the Haryana Forest Development

Corporation Limited and its activities all over the country, that makes it a trend setter.

I am sure that this Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13, will be useful and

meaningful interface with the public and stakeholders in further popularizing the achievements of

Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited.

Javed Aslam

Javed AslamChairman,

Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited,

Panchkula

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Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited is playing a vital role in stabilizing

market price of farm grown wood. A perusal of activity report of the Corporation would reveal that

it has made steady progress towards achieving goals for which it was set-up by the Government. I

am sure the Corporation will take new initiatives especially in the field of research and development

so that farm benefit forestry can get benefit in the state and tree cover can be increased.

I hope that the Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13 will be useful to all concerned.

I wish for the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited all success for its future ventures.

Ramendra Jakhu

Ramendra Jakhu, IASAdditional Chief Secretary,Government of Haryana, Forests & Wildlife Department,Chandigarh

Foreword

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The management of the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited is vested in

Board of Directors. The Corporation has five Directors including a Chairman and a Managing

Director. Against its effective sanctioned strength of 147 personnel, 82 officers/officials were in

position as on 31.03.2013, which includes all categories of posts mostly on deputation from the

State Forest Department, Haryana.

The Corporation is meeting its objectives with success and grossed profit over the years

with active cooperation of various government departments and agencies. It has ventured into

projects outside the state and successfully completed them profitably.

The Activity Report for the financial year 2012-13, has been effectively compiled showing

various development activities of the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited. We look

forward to more such efforts in the future also.

Dr. S. S. Jattan

Preface

Dr. S. S. Jattan, IFSPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forest

-cum- Managing Director,Haryana Forest Development

Corporation Limited, Panchkula

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AcknowledgmentThe Board of Directors of the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited

express their gratitude for invaluable suggestions and support extended to this

Corporation by the various Government departments and agencies to carry out its

activities in the interest of the people of the Haryana State particularly for the

farming community.

The Corporation also extends its foremost gratitude to the Forests Department,

Education Department, Food & Supplies Department, Haryana State Agricultural

Marketing Board, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, Haryana Agro-Industries

Corporation Limited, HAFED, CONFED and National Rural Health Mission for

reposing their full faith in procuring respective materials for their organizations

and thereby making this Corporation a financially viable body.

Further we extend all the felicitation to the officers and staff of the Corporation for

giving their full cooperation and valuable suggestions from time to time to make

this Corporation a profitable venture perpetually and being instrumental in raising

this Corporation to new heights.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS ON 31.03.2012

Sh. Javed Aslam Chairman

Haryana Forest Development

Corporation Limited

Sh. Ramendra Jakhu, IAS Director

Additional Chief Secretary,

Forest & Wildlife Department,

Government of Haryana

Sh. C. R. Jotriwal, IFS Director

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,

Forest Department,


Smt. Kusum Bansal, IRS Director

Joint Secretary,

Finance Department,


Dr. S. S. Jattan, IFS Managing Director

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,

Forest Department,


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Executive and Managerial organization of the Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited

during the year 2012-13

1 Chairman Sh. Javed Aslam 01.04.12 – 31.03.13

2 PCCF -cum- Managing Director Dr. S. S. Jattan, IFS 01.04.12 - 31.03.13

3 Chief General Manager Sh. G. Raman, IFS 01.04.12 - 31.03.13

4 General Manager, Ambala Sh. Harish Kumar, HFS 01.04.12 - 02.07.12

Sh. Rajesh Arya, HFS 02.07.12 - 02.08.12

Sh. Vijender Singh, HFS 02.08.12 - 31.03.13

5 General Manager, Kurukshetra Smt. Vijay Laxmi, HFS 01.04.12 - 31.03.13

6 General Manager, Rohtak Sh. Satbir Singh Kadian, HFS 01.04.12 - 31.03.13

7 General Manager, Hisar Sh. S. K. Goyat, HFS 01.04.12 - 15.06.12

Sh. Ram Kumar, HFS 15.06.12 - 31.03.13

8 General Manager, Jind Sh. Naresh Kumar Malik, HFS 01.04.12 - 31.03.13

9 General Manager, Gurgaon Sh. Partap Singh Birthal, HFS 01.04.12 - 14.05.12

Sh. Subhash Chander, HFS 14.05.12 - 31.03.13

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Salient features

• Purchase of trees of different species from farmers, Panchayats and institutions within and

outside the State on competitive rates.

• Felling and conversion of trees from forest and non-forest lands.

• Sale of round timber, pulpwood and firewood from the sale depots by open auction.

• Manufacture and supply of nursery bags and woven bags for the Forest Department.

• Manufacture and supply of barbed wire and concrete fence post to the Forest Department.

• Government of Haryana declared HFDC as approved source for round and sawn materials of

various timber, wooden furniture, firewood and wooden crates.

• Government of Haryana declared HFDC as approved source for supply of barbed wire.

• Executing various projects like arboriculture, landscaping and plantations for Ministry of

Defence, Northern Railway, NHAI, NBCC and Delhi Forest Department.

• Supply of wooden crates to various Government agencies such as Food & Supplies

Department, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, CONFED, HAFED and Haryana Agro

Industries Corporation etc.

• Manufacture and supply of dual desks, tables and chairs to various Government Schools.

a) The turnover of the Company has increased by 82% i.e. from Rs. 5179.74 lac in the year 2011-12

to Rs. 9439.26 lac in the year 2012-13.

b) The gross operating profit of the Company has increased by 66% i.e. from Rs. 613.25 lac in the

year 2011-12 to Rs. 1016.58 lac in the year 2012-13.

c) The net profit of the Company has increased by 69% i.e. from Rs. 439.12 lac in the year 2011-12

to Rs. 741.08 lac in the year 2012-13.

d) The Company had started with a capital of Rs. 20.03 lac in 1989-90, and at present, the

Company has the reserve and surplus of Rs. 3810.81 lac in the year 2012-13.

e) The Company has paid Rs. 48.08 lac as dividend to its shareholders (Government of Haryana) in

the last years.

Note: Figures for the financial year 2000-01 to 2008-09 are based on audited balance sheets and for

the financial year 2009-10 to 2011-12 are based on un-audited/provisional balance sheets and for

the financial year 2012-13 are based on reports submitted by the respective General Managers of

Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited. Turnover includes sales, other income of stocks

(increase/decrease). Expenditure includes purchase, administrative & other expenses and

depreciation etc.

Financial highlights of the Corporation

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Board of Directors MeetingsDuring the year 2012-13 four meetings of Board of Directors were convened, the dates of the same

are given as under:

During the year 2012-13, one Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was convened, the

details of the same is given as under:

Annual General Meetings

ending

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Audit of the Company

The special performance audit and performance review was conducted by the Principal Accountant

General (Audit), Haryana from November, 2007 to March 2008 on the working of the Company

during the financial years 2002-03 to 2006-07 (five years). The accounts of the Company were in

arrear from 2009-10 with a backlog of three years. As the commercial accountants and separate

finance wing are not in existence to supervise and monitor the accounting functions and therefore

in the absence of the same, accounts for the financial years 2009 to 2012 also remains in arrears.

The Internal audit was conducted by the firm M/S. Gandhi Minocha & Company, Chartered

Accountants, appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors, who are on panel of Comptroller and

Auditor General of India.

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has appointed M/S. Ashwani Pardeep & Company,

Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditors of the Company for financial years 2009-10, 2010-11,

2011-12 and 2012-13, by replacing the earlier Statutory Auditors in November, 2012. The annual

proprietary audit of the Company has been conducted by the Audit Team of the Principal

Accountant General (Audit), Haryana.

The Balance Sheet for the financial year 2009-10, has been forwarded to M/S. Ashwani Pardeep &

Company, Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors for their audit and the same has been

completed by them. The provisional Balance Sheets for the financial year 2010-11 and 2011-12 have

been handed over to the Statutory Auditors for their audit and they have already completed the

preliminary audit of the same.

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The Company

The Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited was incorporated on 7th December, 1989

under the Companies Act, 1956, as a wholly owned Government Company with the main purpose of

assuring reasonable prices to the farmers for their standing trees and other forest produce and also

to ensure the welfare of farming community and development of forest based industries.

The main objectives of the Company as per Memorandum and Articles of Association are as under:

• To assure reasonable prices to the farmers for their standing trees and other forest produce.

• To generate employment opportunities in rural areas.

• To increase financial status of farming and labour community.

• To promote development of forest based and allied industries.

• To stabilize timber and fuelwood prices in open market.

• To protect the forest producer from exploitation of the middlemen and safeguard the interest

of the consumers by undertaking proper and scientific exploitation of the forest resources of

the State and if necessary outside it, in order to obtain maximum financial return thereof.

• To transfer related technology to farmers.

• Tree felling and wood extraction from Government forests earmarked to the Haryana Forest

Development Corporation Limited, development of forests and raising plantations.

The management of the Company is vested in a Board of Directors having not less than two and not

more than 12 Directors. As on 31.03.2013 the Company had five Directors including a Chairman and

a Managing Director. The Managing Director, an officer of Indian Forest Service in the rank of

Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, is the Chief Executive of the Company. He is assisted by one

Chief General Manager, an officer of Indian Forest Service in the rank of Conservator of Forests, at

the Head office and six General Managers, officers of Haryana Forest Services in the rank of

Assistant Conservator of Forests, in the field offices. The General Managers are assisted by

Managers (Forest Rangers), Dy. Managers (Foresters) and Assistant Managers (Forest Guards).

Main objectives

Organization

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The Managing Director is also assisted by a Superintendent, Dy. Superintendent, Assistants, Clerks

and Data Entry Operators at the Head office. The total number of officers/officials in position as on

31.03.2013 are 82 against a sanctioned strength of 147 which includes all categories of posts of

deputation and also 10 posts of class III & class IV employees working on the permanent

establishment of the Company. The cadre position in Head Office and Branch Offices are given in

Annexure-I.

The Company has not engaged any employee drawing remuneration in excess of the limits laid

down under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of

Employees) Rules, 1975.

The Company has its registered office at Bays No. 27-28, Sector 4, Panchkula. The Branch offices are

headed by the General Managers. The Branch offices are situated at various districts of the State as

under:

I) Ambala

ii) Kurukshetra

iii) Rohtak

iv) Hisar

v) Jind

vi) Gurgaon

The State Government has earmarked certain forest areas to the Company for the purpose of felling

of trees as per approved working plans of the Forest Department of the State whose details are

given as below:

Head office and Branch offices

Area of operations

Palwal Palwal District

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Operation in non-forest areas

The General Managers have been earmarked their jurisdiction for the operation in non-forest areas

to avoid confusion and dispute among the General Managers for their operational activities in the

State. However, there is no restriction to carry out any activity outside the State for any of the

General Manager. The jurisdiction for operation in non-forest areas within the state are as under:

The authorized share capital of the Company is Rs. 5,00,00,000/- (Rupees Five Crore only) divided

into 50,000 equity shares of Rs. 1,000/- each. The paid up share capital of the Company is Rs.

20,03,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lacs Three Thousand only). There are 2003 shares of Rs. 1000/- each

allotted by the Company. Two thousand shares have been allotted in the name of Governor of

Haryana through the Principal Secretary, Forest Department and one share each held by three

shareholders of the State Government. They are:

i) Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Finance Department

ii) Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Forest Department

iii) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

The turnover, operating profit and net profit of the Company have increased by 82%, 66% and 69%

respectively in the year 2012-13. The summary of financial results for the year 2012-13 (un-audited)

in comparison to 2011-12 (un-audited) are given as under:

Share Capital and Shareholders

Financial position and working results

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The above increase in Turnover during the financial year 2012-13 is due to supply of wooden crates

to various Government agencies such as Food & Supplies Department, Haryana Warehousing

Corporation, CONFED and Haryana Agro Industries Corporation and other activities like

arboriculture, landscaping and plantations projects being executed for Ministry of Defence,

Northern Railway, NHAI, NBCC and Delhi Forest Department.

The Company has been undertaking the activities which are enshrined in the Memorandum of

Association and additional activities as assigned by the State Government from time to time. Tree

felling and wood extraction from Government forests earmarked to the Company, development of

forests and raising of plantations are the major activities of the Company. Besides, the conventional

activities the Company has diversified it’s activities within and outside Haryana state such as:

1. Government of Haryana has declared HFDC as approved source for round and sawn materials

of various timber, wooden furniture, firewood and crates. A seasoning kiln run by the solar

energy has been installed in the premises of sawmill at Pipli, Kurukshetra.

2. Wooden furniture are being manufactured at Pipli (Kurukshetra) sawmill and being supplied

to various Government and non Government agencies.

3. Government of Haryana has also declared HFDC as approved source for supply of barbed wire.

The Company has one unit for manufacturing of barbed wire, nursery bags and woven bags

each at Kurukshetra and Hisar.

4. The Company has been supplying the nursery bags and barbed wire mainly to the Forest

Department for raising of seedlings and plantations.

5. Wooden crates are being supplying to various Government agencies such as Food & Supplies

Department, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, CONFED, HAFED and Haryana Agro

Industries Corporation.

6. Various projects like arboriculture, landscaping and plantations are being executed for

Ministry of Defence, Northern Railway, NHAI, NBCC and Delhi Forest Department.

The turnover of the Company depends upon the sale of wood/forest produce, nursery bags, barbed

wire, furniture, wooden crates and income from various projects like arboriculture, landscaping and

plantations etc. The turnover of the Company since the financial year 2000-01 to 2012-13 is given in

the table-1. The turnover during the year 2012-13 has increased by 82% due to supply of wooden

crates and on execution of projects like arboriculture, landscaping and plantations for various

Government agencies.

Diversification of activities

Turnover

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Note: Figures for the period 2009-12 and 2012-13 are based on provisional balance sheets and

monthly meeting folders respectively.

Turnover (Rs. in lac) of the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is shown below in the bar chart:

ExpenditureThe expenditure of the Company depends upon the purchase of trees, raw materials, administrative

and other expenses. The expenditure of the Company since the financial year 2000-01 to 2012-13 is

given in the table-2. The expenditure during the financial year 2012-13 has increased by 84% as

compared to the financial year 2011-12.

Table-1: Turnover (Rs. in Lac) of the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is given as under:

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Table-2: Expenditure (Rs. in Lac) of the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is given as under:



Value Added Tax and Income TaxThe Company has been paying sales tax, service tax and income tax on the sales, purchase and

profit. The contributions of sales tax, now designated as Value Added Tax (VAT), and income tax

since 2000-01 to 2012-13 are given in the table-3. The VAT and income tax as Rs. 111.82 lac and Rs.

275.50 lac respectively was paid by the Company during the year 2012-13.

Expenditure (Rs. in lac) of the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is shown below in the bar chart:

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Table-3: VAT and Income Tax paid by the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 are given as under:

VAT and Income Tax paid by the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 are shown below in the bar chart:

ProfitThe gross operational profit of the Company has increased by 66% i.e. from Rs. 613.25 lac in the year

2011-12 to Rs. 1016.58 lac in the year 2012-13. According to audited/un-audited balance sheets of

the Company, the gross operational profit and profit after tax of the Company since 2000-01 to

2012-13 are given in the table-4.

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The net profit of the Company has increased by 69% i.e. from Rs. 439.12 lac in the year 2011-12 to Rs.

741.08 lac in the year 2012-13. The profits before tax and after tax of the Company since 2000-01 to

2012-13 are shown below in the bar chart and through the line graph:

a) Bar chart:



Table-4: Gross Profit and Profit after tax of the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 are given

as under:

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b) Line graph:

Royalty paid to the Forest DepartmentThe Government of Haryana and Forest Department has earmarked some of the Forest Department

areas to the Company for the purpose of felling of trees as per approved working plans. The

Company pays price of such trees to the Forest Department as royalty. The Company also pays

purchase price of trees of different species to the farmers, institutions and individuals as determined

by the Standing Committee comprised by the Board of Directors. In case of dead and dry trees, the

Company pays 65% of the actual purchase price of trees as determined by the Forest Department.

The royalty paid to the Forest Department since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is given in the table-5. The

Company has paid Rs. 726.49 lac to the Forest Department as royalty during the year 2012-13.

Table-5: Royalty (Rs. in Lac) paid to the Forest Department by the Company since 2000-01 to

2012-13 is given as under:

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DividendThe Board of Directors of the Company approved the payment of interim dividend at the rate of

30% i.e. Rs. 6,00,900/- for the share capital of Rs. 20,03,000/- to the Government of Haryana for the

financial year 2010-11, and accordingly the interim dividend has been paid to the Financial

Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Government of Haryana, Finance Department. The dividend

paid to the shareholders (Government of Haryana) since 2000-01 to 2010-11 is given in the table-6.

The Company has so far paid Rs. 48.08 lacs dividend to the shareholders (Government of Haryana)

till 2010-11. However, the interim dividend for the financial year 2011-12 and 2012-13 is yet to be

declared by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Table-6: Dividend (Rs. in Lac) paid to the shareholders (Government of Haryana) since 2000-

01 to 2010-11 is given as under:

Royalty (Rs. in lac) paid to the Forest Department by the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is shown below in the bar chart:

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Reserve and SurplusAs per the provisional balance sheet for the year 2011-12, the reserve and surplus as on 31.03.2012

was Rs. 1891.82 lac. During the year 2012-13, the reserve and surplus as on 31.03.2013 is Rs. 3810.81

lac. The said reserve and surplus in the form of fixed deposit receipts, cash in bank and cash in hand

are given in the table-7. Besides, there was some closing stock in depots and also advances were

given to the agencies/firms for purchase of raw material etc. are shown in the below table.

Table-7: Reserve & Surplus (in Rs.) of the Company as on 31.03.2013 are given as under:

Descriptions of Activities of the Companya) Felling of Trees from Forest and Non-Forest Lands

The Company carries out felling of dead, dry as well as green standing trees allotted by the Haryana

Forest Department from its forests areas. After felling and conversion of trees, timber is sold by

open auction from the sale depots. The Company also purchases trees from farmers, panchayats,

government departments and institutions at purchase prices fixed by the Company. Volume of

standing trees (from Forest Department and other sources) felled by the Company since the

financial year 2000-01 to 2012-13 is given in the table-8.

Note: Figures are based on monthly meeting folders for the financial year 2012-13

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Note: Figures are based on monthly meeting folders for the financial year 2012-13

The details of standing volume received and felled during the year 2012-13 and balance of standing

volume in each unit of the Company as on 31.03.2013 in given in table-9.

Table-9: Standing volume balance as on 31.03.2012, volume received during the year 2012-

13, volume felled during the year 2012-13 and volume balance of the Company as on

31.03.2013 is given as under (in cum):

Note: Figures are based on monthly meeting folders for the financial year 2012-13.

Table-8: Volume (in cum) of standing trees felled by the Company since 2000-01 to


Volume (in cum) of standing trees felled by the Company since 2000-01 to 2012-13 is shown

below in the bar chart:

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Table-10: Species wise felling from forest and non forest lands during the year 2012-

13 is given as under:

(in cum)

b) Species wise trees felled from the forest and non forest lands

Details of standing trees species wise felled from the forest and non forest lands during the financial

year 2012-13 is given in the table-10.

Note: Abbreviation used for districts as Amb – Ambala, Kur – Kurukshetra, Roh – Rohtak, His – Hisar, Jin – Jind, Gur – Gurgaon and tree species as Euc – Eucalyptus, Kik–

Kikar, Mis – Miscellaneous, Shi – Shisham, Pop – Poplar, Tor – Tortilis, Kha – Khair.

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Out of total felling, 83% was from the forest lands and rest 17% from non forest lands consisting of

institutions, panchayats and farmers. The region wise felling from forest and non forest lands during

the financial year 2012-13 is given in the table-11.

Table-11: Region wise felling from forest and non forest lands during the year 2012-

13 is given as under :

(in cum)

Region wise felling from forest and non forest lands during the year 2012-13 is

shown below in the bar chart:

(in cum)

The felling from forest lands is highest by Ambala followed by Kurukshetra Region and felling from

non-forest lands is highest in Jind followed by Ambala region.

c) Conversion of trees

The region wise fellings of dead, dry and green trees from forest and non-forest lands, their

numbers and volume of the financial year 2012-13 is given in table-12 alongwith the conversion

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Table-12: Region wise felling of dead/dry & green trees alongwith conversion during the

year 2012-13 is give as under:

Region wise conversion during the year 2012-13 is shown below in the bar chart:

obtained from the volume harvested by each region. Out of total fellings of 47704 cum standing

volume from forest areas, 31201 cum (65%) were green and 16503 cum (35%) were dead, dry and

fallen. Out of total felling of standing trees from forest and non-forest areas, the conversion was

obtained as 51% timber, 27% pulpwood size (G-I) and 14% firewood (G-II). Volume of G-I and G-II

are taken in stacked cubic meter.

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d) Sale of Timber, Pulpwood and Firewood

After harvesting and conversion, timber, pulp wood and fire wood are transported to sale depots.

Details of converted volume during the financial year 2012-13 of regionwise of Company are given

in the table-13.

Table-13: Depot balance as on 31.03.2012, arrival during the year 2012-13, disposal during

the year 2012-13 and depot balance of the Company as on 31.03.2013 is

given as under (in cum) :

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Note: Figures are based on monthly meeting folders for the financial year 2012-13.a

A centralized Auction Notice of Haryana Forest Development Corporation Limited has been posted

every month on the website www.hfdc.gov.in.

e) Average Sale Price of converted wood

The species wise average sale price of converted wood during the year 2012-13 is given in the table-

14. The price of round timber (RT) is given per cubic meter whereas the prices for Grade-I and

Grade-II are given per stacked cubic meter. The total sale of converted wood has been made as

Rs. 2327.94 Lac during the financial year 2012-13.

Table-14: Species wise average sale price (in Rs. per cum) of converted wood during the year


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f) Establishment of Sawmill

The Company has taken over the abandoned Sawmill of the Forest Department at Pipli on lease

basis in the month of April 2007. After taking over, the existing buildings were renovated and the

Corporation installed the required machinery to run the Sawmill and workshop. A seasoning kiln run

by solar energy was also installed in the premises of sawmill at Pipli, Kurukshetra. Government of

Haryana has declared HFDC as approved source for round and sawn materials of various timber,

wooden furniture, firewood and wooden crates.

The Company has sold furniture worth Rs. 314.17 lac during the financial year 2012-13.

Specieswise average sale price of converted wood during the year 2012-13 is

shown below in the bar chart:

(in Rs. per cum)

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h) Manufacture of Barbed wire

The Company has installed three manufacturing units of

barbed wires each at Kurukshetra and Hisar to meet the

requirement of Forest Department. Each unit produces

about 600 Kg. Barbed wire in two shifts of eight hours

intervals. The price of Barbed Wire depends upon the cost

of raw material at the time of purchase by the Company.

Government of Haryana has declared the Haryana Forest

Development Corporation Limited as approved source

for supply of Barbed wire. The sale price of Barbed wire

was fixed at the rate of Rs. 74/- per Kg. excluding taxes till

31.03.2013. The Company has sold barbed wires worth Rs.

15.74 lac during the year 2012-13.

Table-15: Manufacture and Supply of nursery bags during 2012-13 is given as under:

Table-16: Manufacture and Supply of Barbed wire during 2012-13 is given as under:

g) Manufacture of nursery bags and woven bags

The Company manufactures nursery bags in its two units located at

Kurukshetra and Hisar and supplies them to the Forest Department for

raising of plants in nurseries. The manufacturing units at Kurukshetra and

Hisar also manufacture woven bags for the Forest Department for raising

of tall plants in their nurseries. The prices of nursery bags and woven bags

vary from time to time depending upon the cost of raw material at the time

of purchase by the Company. However, the sale price of nursery bags was

fixed at the rate of Rs. 138/- per Kg. excluding taxes till 31.03.2013. The

Company manufactures only A-Grade good quality of nursery bags. The

Company has sold nursery bags worth Rs. 268.29 lac during the financial

year 2012-13.

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Table-17: Agencywise and regionwise numbers of wooden crates supplied to various

Government agencies during the year 2012-13 is given as under:

i) Supply of wooden crates

The Company has supplied Eucalyptus wooden crates to the various government agencies such as

Food & Supplies Department, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, Confed, Hafed, Haryana Agro

Industries Corporation and others. The agencywise and regionwise numbers of wooden crates

supplied to various Government agencies during the financial year is given in the table-17. The cost

of wooden crate was finalized at the rate of Rs. 741/- till December, 2012 and Rs. 747/- from January,

2013 inclusive of VAT and transportation charges during the meeting of State level High Powered

Purchase Committee held on 15.02.2012, under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Finance Minister,

Haryana. The Company has sold wooden crates worth Rs. 4071.89 lac during the financial

year 2012-13.

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j) Projects on arboriculture, landscaping and plantation

Many projects related to plantation, arboriculture and landscaping works were awarded in the past

to the General Manager, Gurgaon by various Government agencies like Ministry of Defence,

National Highway Authority of India, National Building Construction Corporation Limited, RITES,

Department of Forests & Wildlife, Government of NCR of Delhi, Municipal Corporation Gurgaon,

Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi and Indian Railways. These works were either awarded

through open tender or on nomination basis to the Corporation.

The General Manager, Gurgaon has successfully completed some of the projects during the

financial year 2012-13. The list of such projects is tabulated below in the Table-18. Some of the

projects have been completed and handed over but their final bills are under process. The list of

such projects is given in the Table-19. Some of the projects awarded in the past are still under

maintenance period. The list of such projects along with their tentative date of completion is given

in the Table-20. The General Manager, Gurgaon has undertaken a few new projects during the

financial year 2012-13. The list of new projects undertaken during the financial year 2012-13 is given

in the Table-21.

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Table-18: List of projects completed during the financial year 2012-13

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i) Purchase price of trees of different species

The Company has a tree purchase scheme in which purchase prices of trees of different species is

fixed based on girth class. The Board of Directors of Haryana Forest Development Corporation

Limited in its 75th meeting held on 25.06.2008 has constituted a standing committee comprising of

various senior officers of Forest Department and the Company to review and recommend the

purchase price of trees of different species after every six months. The standing committee

comprises of:

1. PCCF -cum- Managing Director of the HFDC

2. One officer to be nominated by PCCF, Haryana (Not below the rank of CCF)

3. CCF (Production) in Forest Department

4. Chief General Manager of HFDC

5. Any two General Managers nominated by PCCF -cum- MD, HFDC

6. A tree grower to be nominated by the PCCF -cum- MD, HFDC

The 8th meeting of standing committee was convened on 17th December, 2012 under the

Chairmanship of Dr. S. S. Jattan, IFS, PCCF -cum- Managing Director, HFDC for reviewing and

recommending the purchase prices of trees of different species. The standing committee has fixed

the purchase price of trees of different species after study of average sale rates obtained from the

open auction and the latest market trend of timber of different species. These are the minimum

price, which the farmers will get from the Company. However, the farmers are free to sell their wood

produce as desired by them to any third party at their own price.

For the purchase of Eucalyptus trees, the State has been divided into two Zones. The Zone-I

comprises districts of Ambala, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat & Yamunanagar and

the Zone-II comprises other remaining districts of Haryana and other States. The standing

committee has fixed the purchase price of trees of different species with effect from 01.01.2013. The

purchase price of trees of different species has been given as Annexure-II.

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HEAD OFFICE

Sh. Javed Aslam

Chairman,

Haryana Forest Development Corporation,

Bays No. 27-28, Sector-4, Panchkula, Haryana

Tel.: 0172-2575730

Email: [email protected]

Dr. S. S. Jattan, IFS

PCCF -cum- Managing Director,


Bays No. 27-28, Sector-4,

Panchkula, Haryana

Tel.: 0172-2564463


Sh. G. Raman, IFS

Chief General Manager,


Bays No. 27-28, Sector-4,

Panchkula, Haryana

Tel/Fax: 0172-2582307


BRANCH OFFICES

Sh. Vijender Singh, HFS

General Manager,


Forest Complex, Company Bagh,

Ambala City, Haryana

Tel.: 0171-2551567


Sh. Satbir Singh Kadian, HFS

General Manager,


Kothi No. 1098, Ward No. 2, Prem Nagar,

Jail Road, Rohtak, Haryana

Tel.: 01262-253584


Sh. Ram Kumar, HFS

General Manager,


Forest Complex, Mill Gate,

Hisar, Haryana

Tel.: 01662-259278


Smt. Vijay Laxmi, HFS

General Manager,


Kirmach Road, Near Braham Sarovar,

Kurukshetra, Haryana

Tel.: 01744-293364


Sh. Naresh Kumar Malik, HFS

General Manager,


Kothi No. 2177, Urban Estate,

Jind, Haryana

Tel.: 01681-248498


Sh. Subhash Chander, HFS

General Manager,


Near New Courts, Sohna Road,

Gurgaon, Haryana

Tel.: 0124-2305348


HFDC

For any suggestion please contact

PCCF-cum-Managing Director

Haryana Forest Development Corporation LimitedBays No. 27-28, Sector 4, Panchkula, Haryana (India) 134112

Tel. : 0172-2564463 & 2575730, Tel/Fax : 0172-2582307

Website : www.hfdc.gov.in Email : [email protected]

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