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In 2013, the Indian government notified September 11 as the Forest Martyrs’ Day. But the association believes “nothing concrete has been done for the welfare of the frontline staff” so far.
“Although state governments are continuously trying to the improve the working conditions of the field staff, it is time that urgent efforts are made to provide safer working conditions to these protectors of nature as well as extend an improved social security cover to these green soldiers, who are sacrificing their present for our future,” the association demanded.
Protection of wildlife and tackle poaching is among the prime responsibilities of the forest officials. Photo by Santanu Sen/Flickr.
They asked Javadekar for a series of steps to improve their working conditions and facilities for their families. They said that in case of an unnatural death while performing their duty there should be a minimum assured ex-gratia support of Rs 2.5 million (25 lakh) to the nearest family member and that the family of the deceased staff should be entitled to get the full salary till the time the deceased persons would have worked in the department to ensure that the family can lead a secure life even in his absence.
They demanded steps for providing immediate medical support to the injured staff member and making provisions to bear the entire cost of their treatment. “The PM scholarship scheme, as implemented for the children of the deceased soldiers of the armed forces, should be extended to the children of deceased green soldiers as well,” they said.
The association also demanded “constitution of a President’s Green Gallantry Medal,” on the lines of the ones being given to the members of the police, for the “foresters making supreme sacrifice or showing exemplary bravery while protecting our nation’s ecological security.”
They sought an improvement in the working conditions of the forest field staff by seeking minimum standards like better field accommodation facilities, equipped with necessary amenities such as toilets, bathrooms, the supply of potable water, electricity, first aid facilities and high-quality field gears.
A senior forest officer, who wished anonymity, said the forest officers don’t have the power to use minimal, reasonable and proportionate use of force like police under law. “The government needs to look at their genuine demands. In many cases, when forest officials take action against illegal felling of trees, illegal mining, poaching or encroachment cases, counter complaints are filed against them,” the official said.
Sushmita, an independent researcher working on issues of forest rights and climate change, said it is understandable that forest staff work under difficult circumstances, however, the role of forest departments when it comes to conflicts over forest land has been questionable.
“Reports from several sources have suggested that in Burhanpur, it was the forest staff who burnt the huts of adivasis (tribal people) when the rights claimed under the Forest Rights Act 2006 were still pending. Residents had even demanded action under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Under Section 4(5) of the FRA, no one can be evicted from the land till the documents and claims are under observation. Moreover, there is a stay on any such attempts to evict by the Supreme Court since last year. The Madhya Pradesh government in an order dated May 1, 2019, had clarified that until the documentation drive of Van Mitra App wasn’t completed, no department will take any action against anyone on this issue,” Sushmita said.
She said that this incident highlighted the high hand that the forest staff already exercise while interacting with Adivasis and Dalits residing in and around forests.