PVDPS AND OXYVAN IN HARYANA

PVDPS AND OXYVAN IN HARYANA

Subject : Governance

Context : “Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme”, and Oxy Van (Oxygen Forests) was announced on the occasion of World Environment Day by Chief Minister of Haryana

Concept :

Pran Vayu Devta Pension Scheme (PVDPS)

• The state government has taken an initiative to honour all those trees which are of the age of 75 years and above and have served humanity throughout their life by producing oxygen, reducing pollution, providing shade and so on.
• Such trees will be identified throughout the state and these will be looked after by involving local people in this scheme.
• For maintenance of trees older than 75 years, a “pension amount” of Rs 2,500 would be given per year in the name of PVDPS. This ‘tree pension’ shall continue to increase every year, on lines similar to the Old Age Samman Pension Scheme in the state.

Oxy Van (Oxygen Forest)

• The state government is calling an Oxy Van are identified pieces of land, on which as many as 3 crore trees would be planted. The Oxy Vans will occupy 10 per cent of the 8 lakh hectares of land across Haryana.
• “Oxy Van, Panchkula, will be established in BirGhaggar over an area of 100 acres to create Mother Nature’s green lungs so that residents of Panchkula can breathe in fresh oxygen. Total cost of project shall be Rs 1 crore,” the government said.