 bill no 332 of 2015 the forest (conservation) amendment bill, 2015 byshri shrirang appa barne, mp a billfurther to amend the forest (conservation) act, 1980be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the forest (conservation) amendment act, 2015short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointamendment of section 269 of 198052 in section 2 of the forest (conservation) act, 1980, after clause (iv), the following proviso shall be added, at the end, namely:—"provided that the decision on prior approval shall be given within a period of six months from the date of receipt of request from a state government or other authority" statement of objects and reasonsthe forest (conservation) act, 1980 was enacted with the purpose of protecting the fauna, flora and environment the act specifically make prior approval of central government for dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purposes mandatory but, in practice, it has been seen that whenever any case is referred to the central government for permission, the permission is not granted immediately and the central government either takes very long time or withholds the permission for no reason moreover, being a welfare state, it is a duty of every state government to undertake welfare schemes for the people but this act is creating a hindrance in the implementation of developmental works therefore, it is necessary to make a provision in the act that the central government shall take decision on prior approval cases within a period of six months from the date of receipt of request from a state government or other authority it will go a long way to protect the environment while taking up projects for the welfare of the common manhence this billnew delhi;shrirang appa barnenovember 16, 2015 annexure extract from the forest (conservation) act, 1980(act no 69 of 1980)  2 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force in a state, no state government or other authority shall make, except with the prior approval of the central government, any order directing,—|              ||---------------|| restriction   || on the        || dereservation || of forests or || use of forest || land for non- || forest        || purpose      | lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the forest (conservation) act, 1980————(shri shrirang appa barne, mp)gmgipmrnd—2825ls(s3)—09122015