Society Overview

OFSDS Society

The Orissa Forestry Sector Development Society is registered under Societies Act bearing registration no 22321/49 of 2006-07 by the Registrar of Societies, Odisha at Cuttack.

With an objective to facilitate smooth implementation of the forestry project in the state, it has been considered expedient and necessary to constitute a society, namely, "Odisha Forestry Sector Development Society" as an autonomous organization under the administrative control of the Government of Odisha, Forest Environment and Climate Change Department.

Odisha Forestry Sector Development Society (OFSDS) has been constituted as an autonomous organisation under Forest Environment and Climate Change Department, primarily for the implementation of Odisha Forestry Sector Development Project (OFSDP) which was implemented from 2006-07 up to 2014-15 with financial assistance from JICA i.e. Japan International Cooperation Agency (formerly known as JBIC - Japan Bank of International Cooperation). Presently, the society is implementing OFSDP Phase-II, Ama Jangala Yojana (AJY) and OFSDS-OMBADC Projects. The Society has a High Power Committee headed by Chief Secretary, Odisha with other 14 members and 07 members in the Governing Body chaired by ACS, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department. The Project Director, OFSDS is the Member Secretary for both the above committees.