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Change in outlook: A},, (0) eglected eae, — : k _ their quality ieee “arlier ex, social awakening: The ...: © 1s impro, Hostivel Social evi] :, effectively controlled in such vai ils, lages, , Children enrolment in scho, (fy Tnoome generation activitj, , generation activities like, members. Training is giv ae making, basket mak —, , % incu en in Various a : aking, Weavin Activities, incom, tor & UP Such activities Vocations and loan 8 etc. have b ., , (g) Women development nS are also provid, ) Other department works, , , , , , , , , , lik, : © female infanticide, , es Und “0, , impact, There are indicators of the He, ed improvement i : Positive impact of JEM across th, show! P n quality and area of forests. St © Country. Remote sensing data, , adhya Pradesh and West Bengal udies in Gujarat, Andh, Madhya gal have recorded improvements in productivity and cee, oe Haryana,, vegetation., , income to members of co CO oe, The rt a nny Institutions has increased from th i, collection. The main impacts are listed below € non timber forest products, , om lay ly *, , & i), Ef Ee >, , > Increased availability of fuel and fodder in buffer zone, , Buon in incidences of smuggling, fire and grazing, , Generation of employment in village. This reduces migration of tribal towards urban, Improvement in natural regeneration of forests, , Ground water table is increased due to soil and moisture conservation, , Increase in non timber forest produce (NTFP), , Gender equality in this area improved positively, , > People's attitude and lifestyle is changed in right direction, , V VV VV VV, , Constraints, , In spite of emphasis on micro planning through people involvement, the top down zperoae, not completely eliminated in the project. The extent of forest area to be treated in each micro ee :, is fixed irrespective of the size of the adjoining reserved forests. The number of oe o ‘ : a ‘, per hectare is constant irrespective of the ground needs. The planting on au ae, first year and the buffer zone and maintenance are pomp in 3 fan aioe, , as to pian, , alternate employment and assets after three years. The VEC p OF cates, , . i ‘taining the accounts, guidelines. The local forest range officer plays pivotal role in eee he success of VEC., Therefore range officer becomes the single most important factor, , ent !, Managem af resources lik, on work for comm decision making ‘, , er Forest Produce (N TEP) yet they h icipate in, ategise em, , t of these resources. To str, , ercial and domestic use,, ave little involvement In :, powerment of women to pa, , Gender equity and Joint Forest, , While women do the bulk of collecti, fuel, fodder, and non timb, with regard t, , o managemen