Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards


Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Awards or IPVM Awards are given by Ministry of Environment and Forests of Government of India to individuals and institutions who have done pioneering and exemplary work in the field of afforestation and wasteland development. A cash award of Rupees Two lakh fifty thousand is presented to individuals/institutions in seven categories. It was instituted in 1986 and were given annually. Initially IPVM awards were given in twelve categories till 2006. But as per 2012 notification of Ministry of Environment and Forests Seven Categories are approved for IPVM Awards.

Criteria

As per the Press Information Bureau of Government of India the activities deciding the awards are
establishing decentralized nurseries; tree planting on wastelands/farm land; awareness- raising, motivations and extension work; involving the rural poor/ tribal / cooperatives in Afforestation and tree planting; setting up grass-roots level institutions like the Tree Growers’ Cooperative; and social fencing of community woodlots and pasture lands.

Categories

  1. Individual-Forest Officers
  2. Individual-Other than Forest Officers
  3. Institutions/Organisations under Government
  4. Joint Forest Management Committees
  5. Non-profit making Voluntary Organisations
  6. Corporate Sector
  7. Eco-Clubs at School Level

    Recipients

YearName of Institution or IndividualCategoryState
2006Shri U. VeerakumarIndividual including government servantTamil Nadu
2006Social Forestry Division, JunagarhInstitutions / Organization under GovernmentOdisha
2006woman self-help groups within Binodpur Baikunthapur forests protection committee under Raidighi range of 24-Parganas DivisionJoint Forest Management CommitteeWest Bengal
2006The Jalgrahan Institution, Sattu, located in village panchayat Bhojato ka Oda, DungarpurNon Government Institution/ OrganisationRajasthan
2007B.B LimbasiyaIndividual including Government ServantGujarat
2007Department of Forests and Department of Education, Government of KeralaInstitution / Organization under GovernmentKerala
2007The village Forests Protection and Management Committee, PaliakheraJoint Forests Management CommitteeRajasthan
2007Nisarg Seva Samiti, WardhaNon Government Institution /OrganizationRajasthan
2008P. SivakumarIndividual including Government ServantAssam
2008Range Forests Office, Taluka Sewa Sadan, KhambatInstitution / Organization under GovernmentGujarat
2008The van Suraksha Evam Prabandh Samiti, Gram Karel, The Jadol, UdaipurJoint Forests Management CommitteeRajasthan
2008Women’s Mandua, Women’s organisation for Socio-cultural Awareness, KeonjharNon Government organizationOdisha