Panchayati Van Niyamawali (PVN) Amendments 2024
- Uttarakhand amended rules governing Van Panchayats — unique community forest management institutions
- Highly regressive: centralises administrative and financial powers back to the state
- Nullifies progressive 2020-2022 reforms
Key Changes
- Changed composite management plan (CMP) cycle from 5 to 10 years
- Converted financial “income” into state “grants” — strips communities of financial autonomy
- Communities now unequipped to participate in emerging global green-credit and carbon markets
UPSC Angle
- GS2: Governance, decentralisation, community forest management
- GS3: Environment, forest policy, carbon markets
Sources: Down to Earth, CSE