Annexure - I District-wise Forest Cover - Tamil Nadu in 2007

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1 Annexure - I District-wise Forest Cover - Tamil Nadu in 2007 Sl.No Name of the District Geographical Area (Km 2 ) Forest Cover (Km 2 ) Percentage to Geographical Area 1. Ariyalur Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode Kancheepuram Kanniyakumari Karur Madurai Nagapattinam Namakkal Perambalur Pudukkottai Ramanathapuram Salem Sivaganga Thanjavur The Nilgiris Theni Thiruvallur Thiruvarur Tiruchchirapalli Tirunelveli Tiruvannamalai Toothukudi Vellore Villupuram Virudhunagar Total (Source: India State of Forest Report 2009, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India.)

2 S.No. Name of family Relationship Age Sex (M/F) Marital status (Married / Single) Ednl. Qualification Std. studying (if dropout at which level) Occupation Monthly income (in Rs.) (Normal / Disablement) (If disable..) Annexure II QUESTIONNAIRE FOR MEMBERS OF VFC / EDC I. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Name of the Village Forest Committee (VFC) / Eco Development Committee : (EDC) in which you are member 2. Date of Information of VFC / EDC : 3. Date from which you are a member : 4. Name of the Respondent : 5. Address of Respondent : 6. Name of the Panchayat : 7. Ward No. : 8. Religion : 9. Community (SC/ST/MBC/OC) : 10. Caste : 11. Family Details : Total Members Adult Children Male Female Normal Disabled II. SIZE OF FAMILY

3 III. INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES AVAILABLE S.No. Details Before 2002 After a) House i) Owned ii) Rented b) Location i) RF ii) Patta iii) Poramboke c) Type of house i) Thatched roofs / Kutcha ii) Tiles iii) Concrete / Pucca d) Year of Construction e) Cost of construction f) Present value g) Floor type i) Mud ii) Cement iii) Mosaic h) Electricity available (Yes /No) If no, alternate source i) Kerosene ii) Solar iii) Others (specify) 2. Hospital A. Medical facilities a) Private Hospitals b) Govt. hospitals c) Medical camps i) Siddha ii) Allopathy iii) Any other preferred B. Distance travelled for medical facilities C. Nature of treatment i) Fees ii) Cost Basis If cost basis, mention how much/treatment i) Private hospitals ii) Govt. hospitals

4 S.No. Details Before 2002 After Education Name of the school Standard upto which classes permitted No. of teacher available No. of student per class First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Hr. Secondary No. of school drop outs No. of literate No. of student in college level i) UG ii) PG School funded by Infrastructure available in schools i) Tables ii) Chairs iii) Benches iv) Other 4. Electricity a) No. of street lights available i) Tube lights ii) Sodium vapour lamps iii) Others (specify) b) Periodical replacement i) As and when it fails ii) Occasionally iii) Biannual basis iv) Annual basis c) No. of bulbs in house

5 S.No. Details Before 2002 After 2002 d) To whom you will be requesting in case of failure of lights (specify) i) ii) iii) e) Distance to be travelled for reporting failure / fuse of lamps f) Replacement of street lights i) Own cost ii) iii) Panchayat Union FDAs iv) Other sources (specify) g) Whether they attend the failures i) Immediately ii) Occasionally iii) Others (Specify) h) Others if any

6 Man days generated Rs. / man day Total income Man days generated Rs. / man day Total income IV. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION S.No Nature of employment BEFORE 2002 AFTER Agriculture a) b) c) d) 2. Forest produce collection & sale a) b) c) d) 3. Wage labour a) Family labour b) Agriculture wages c) Industrial labour d) Others (specify) Afforestation 4. Dairying a) Milch cow b) Buffalo

7 Man days generated Rs. / man day Total income Man days generated Rs. / man day Total income S.No Nature of employment BEFORE 2002 AFTER Rearing of animals a) Calves b) Sheeps c) Goats d) Poultry 6. Apiculture 7. Sericulture 8. Occupation a) Private b) Government c) Other source 9. d) Brokerage if any 10. Collection and sale of fodder 11. Any other information in support of income & employment generation including migration a) Sale of young animals b) Sale of animal stocks c) Dividend /interest on deposits d) Hiring out of animals e) Sale of grains to others f) Others

8 V. CONSUMPTION EXPENSES S. No. 1. Food Particulars Monthly purchase Annual a) Rice b) Cereals c) Pulse d) Oil e) Sugar f) Tea g) Mutton h) Chicken i) Egg j) Fish k) Vegetables l) Fruits 2. Education 3. Clothing 4. Health 5. Functions & Ceremonies 6. Social & religious 7. Fuels & lighting 8. Fodder 9. Fuelwood 10. Fiber 11. Others a) Insurance b) Vehicle tax c) Loan repayment d) Recreation Quantity Value (Rs.) Quantity Value (Rs.) Before 2002 After 2002 Before 2002 After 2002 Before 2002 After 2002 Before 2002 After 2002

9 VI. ANIMAL SUPPORT SYSTEM S.No. Details Before 2002 After Working animals i) No. of animal hired ii) Hired iii) Rs. Per hour if hired 2. Milch animals i) No. of animals used a) Local b) Hybrid ii) Milk yield / day iii) Name of the milch animal (Cow / Buffalo) iv) No. of calves / obtained in a year v) To whom you are selling vi) Home consumption (how much?) 3. Sheep i) No. of animals owned ii) No. of animals leased in iii) No. of animals leased out iv) No. of breeds obtained in a year v) To whom you made a tie-up for sales 4. Goat i) No. of animals owned ii) No. of animals leased in iii) No. of animals leased out iv) No. of breeds obtained in a year v) To whom you made a tie-up for sales 5. Other animals if any (specify) a) Poultry i) No. of birds ii) With whom you made a tie-up iii) Margin obtained / unit iv) Specify if any information you want to include

10 VII. CONSTRAINTS IN CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION a) Crop Enterprise S.No. 1. Lack of suitable varieties 2. Water problem a) Scarce b) Water logged 3. Drainage problem 4. Pest and diseases 5. Problem of soil 6. Weed infestation 7. Wildlife damage 8. Poaching 9. Others if any Biological constraints Ranks given to each constraint Before 2002 After 2002 S.No. b) Livestock enterprise 1. Poor yielder 2. Pest / disease endemic 3. Low genetic capacity Biological constraints Ranks given to each constraint Before 2002 After 2002 S.No. Technical constraints 1. Non availability of quality feed 2. Non availability of feed combination ratio 3. Non availability of technical guidance Ranks given to each constraint Before 2002 After 2002

11 S.No. 1. Availability of feeds Grazing area Lack of veterinary care High price of inputs High price of livestock Poor price for products Unorganized market facility Others if any (please add) Socio-economic constraints Ranks given to each constraint Before 2002 After 2002 VIII. Details of other agricultural related successful enterprise i) Any other enterprise undertaken? : Yes / No ii) If she / he is aware of any other enterprise? : Yes / No If yes, S.No. Enterprise Order of preference Expected outcome Reasons for preference IX. Reasons for not resorting to such enterprise S.No. Biological constraints 1. Lack of knowledge / technical information 2. Lack of funds 3. High initial investment 4. Lack of market facility 5. Lack of transport facility 6. Others (specify) i) ii) iii) Ranks given to each constraint Before 2002 After 2002

12 X. Suggest possible opportunities for increasing the present level of income and employment for your farm / household XI. Assistance expected from Government or other organization Type of assistance Agency Remarks XII. How regularly do you and your family members go for fuelwood collection? What fuel do they use for cooking? Details Before 2002 After 2002 a) Almost every day b) Once a week c) Once a fortnight d) Once a month e) Once in 3 months f) Once or twice a year g) Others (specify) XIII. Nature of wood you prefer (Specify the species) S.No. Details of wood preferred Before 2002 After XIV. What types of fodder do you fetch when you go for fodder collection? Value of collection fodder, if Quantity / day S.No. Name of the fodder sold in the market Before 2002 After 2002 Before 2002 After 2002

13 XV. Distance travelled for collection of fuelwood, fodder, etc. S.No. Nature of travel Mode Distance / day (Kms.) Remarks XVI. Problems faced in mobilizing resources S.No. Details Before 2002 After Problems due to Forest Department a) b) c) d) e) f) 2. Due to wild animals a) b) c) d) e) f) 3. Others a) b) c) d) e) f)

14 XVII. Details of land use S.No. Details Before 2002 After Land owned (Ha) Leased in land Leased out land Total land (in Ha.) 2. Type of land Rainfed Irrigated Garden land 3. Nature of cultivation Shifting Regular 4. Cropping pattern S.No. Name of the crop 1. Agricultural crops (Cereals) a) b) c) d) 2. Pulse crops a) b) c) 3. Others a) b) c) Area in Ha Before 2002 After 2002 Yield obtained Area in Ha Yield obtained

15 5. Income generation S.No. Details of activity Before 2002 After Agriculture 2. As labour wages 3. i) Private Permanent Casual Contractual ii) Government Permanent Casual Contractual 4. Collection & sale of Non-Timber Forest Produces (NTFPs) 5. Others (specify) XVIII. Details of assistance provided for the Asset creation S.No. Name of assistance Assistance provided by whom 1. Agricultural inputs a) Seed b) Fertilizer c) Pesticides d) Others 2. Agricultural implements & tools a) b) c) 3. Animals a) Cow b) Buffalo c) Sheep d) Goats e) Poultry f) Others 4. Other activities, if any Before 2002 After 2002

16 No. of assets created Value in Rs. No. of villages / members benefitted No. of assets created Value in Rs. No. of villages / members benefitted XIX. Community development Before 2002 After 2002 S. No. Details of assets 1. Non Residential a) Creech b) Community hall c) TV Room d) Grocery shop e) Common toilet f) Drying yard g) Others if any (specify) h) Roads i) Black top ii) Cement top iii) Kutcha road i) Wells i) Bore wells ii) Open wells iii) Tube wells j) Check dams k) Percolation ponds l) Ponds / tanks m) Gully plugging 2. Transportation a) Autos b) Mini buses c) Town bus permits / extensions d) Tractor e) Others if any (specify) 3. Audiovisual aids & recreation a) Radio room b) Television c) Talkies / theatre

17 No. of assets created Value in Rs. No. of villages / members benefitted No. of assets created Value in Rs. No. of villages / members benefitted Before 2002 After 2002 S. No. Details of assets 4. Library and information a) No. of books i) Education interest ii) Soil interest iii) Recreation interest iv) Knowledge building v) Computer facilities 5. Drinking water a) Overhead tanks b) Common water storage c) Streams d) Rivers /dams e) Others 6. Recreation needs a) Club 7. Training needs b) Reading room c) Others a) Production b) Processing c) Harvesting d) Marketing e) Health maintenance f) Baby care g) Micro finance & banking h) Others 8. Social participation by the tribes a) No. of festivals attended b) No. of meetings attended c) How many occasions in sharing the resources in holidays / holydays d) How many worshipping performed e) Others if any

18 XX. FDA contribution (Forest Department contribution through FDA) S. No. Name of activity A) Asset creation (Movable & Immovable Assets) a) Immovable i) Residential building (Group house) ii) Non-residential buildings (Creech, Community hall, TV Shed, School, Toilets, Cow shed, Tractor shed, Store room, Drying yard, Pump house, etc.) No. of assets created Cost in Rs. Remarks iii) Roads (Construction, repairing) Black tap Mud Concrete iv) Wells (Bore wells, Tube wells, Open wells, etc.) Overhead tanks v) Provision shop, Ration shop etc. Others (Street light, Solar lights, etc.) b) Movable i) Agricultural implements (Tractors, Ploughs, Sprayer, Duster etc.) ii) Vehicle (Auto, Mini bus, Cycle, etc.) B. Employment Generation a) By Self Help Group - MFP collection - Loan - Shop (Tea shop, Provision shop) - Others b) By Govt. Schemes (Central & State Govt.) - SGRY - PMGY - IAY - Magalir Thittam - Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve (NBR) - Western Ghats Development Programme(WGDP) - TamilNadu Afforestation Programme (TAP) - National Afforestation Programme (NAP) - Project Elephant c) By NGOs / V.As - OSAI - CDFPES - KEYSTONE - Others

19 S. No. Name of activity No. of assets created Cost in Rs. Remarks d) Others - Supply of fruit bearing seedlings - Supply of Jatropha seedlings C) Welfare Measures a) Medical / Health camps b) Veterinary camps c) Training Programme - Sericulture - Apiculture - Fruit harvesting training - Others

20 Attitude towards VFCs/EDCs Sl.No Statement Agree Undecided Disagree 1. VFC/EDC has made significant improvements in the socio economic conditions of members. 2. Since no good work is done no need for existence of VFC/EDC. 3. VFC/EDC promotes mutual cooperation among people. 4. VFC/EDC has helped in protecting the forest. 5. VFC/EDC does not help to solve problems of local people. 6. VFC/EDC is a old concept and it has nothing new to offer. Attitude towards Forest Department Sl.No Statement Agree Undecided Disagree 1. Forest department makes sincere efforts to organise people and involve them in decision making through VFC/EDC and help them genuinely. 2. Since VFC/EDC does not help people monetarily it is a failure 3. Through VFC/EDC, there is positive relationship between forest department officials and people. 4. VFE/EDC is only a means to get funds from central government. 5. VFC/EDC will create a profound impact in optimising and stabilizing the income of people 6. Even after the formation of VFC/EDC harassment by the forest department people does not get reduced. XXI. Do you think FDA is required and to be continued? Yes / No If No, on what lines and how the support services are to be extended? If yes, who has to contribute maximum (pl. rank) A. 1. Forest Department 2. Agriculture Department 3. Horticulture Department

21 4. Health Department 5. Education Department 6. Rural Development Department 7. Tribal Welfare Department 8. Revenue Department B. Non-Government Organization C. Self-Help Groups D. Others XXII. What are the suggestions on your part to increase the facilities for tribals? (Please specify)

22 Annexure III

24 Annexure IV

ECONOMICS OF MANGO CULTIVATION IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT

I General Information APPENDIX ECONOMICS OF MANGO CULTIVATION IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE MANGO GROWER 1. Name of the Cultivator : 2. Village : 3. Block : 4. Taluk : 5. Age of the cultivator