Forest Survey of India (FSI), a national level organization under the Ministry is engaged in the assessment of the country’s forest resources on a regular interval. Established in 1981, the Forest Survey of India succeeded the “Pre-investment Survey of Forest Resources” (PISFR), a project initiated in 1965 by Government of India with the sponsorship of FAO and UNDP. The main objective of PISFR was to ascertain the availability of raw material for the establishment of wood-based industries in selected areas of the country. In its report in 1976, the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) recommended the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for the collection of reliable data through countrywide comprehensive forest resources survey at regular intervals. Consequently, PISFER was reorganized into FSI in June 1981. After a critical review of activities, the mandate of FSI was refined in 1986 in order to
make it more relevant to the rapidly changing needs and aspirations of the country. India_2020_DPD: E published on DPD mobile app.
