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For conifer species, Nu.40 per tree upto 10 trees.
For broadleaved species, Nu.120 per tree upto 10 trees.
For sawn timber, Nu. 1 per cft. upto 2,000 cft.
For logs, Nu.0.80 per cft. upto 3,000 cft.
For cham-sized conifer trees, Nu.30 per tree upto 80 trees.
For broadleaf cham-sized trees, Nu.40 per tree upto 60 trees.
The Minister pointed out that if the above rates were compared with the existing
commercial royalty rates, the rural royalty rate is between 8 to 25% of the
commercial rate for standing trees and 5 to 9% for sawn timber. For availing more
than 5 broadleaf trees, the royalty rate has come down from Nu.140 to Nu.120 per
tree. The revision of the royalty rates on the rural timber is therefore justified on
the following grounds:
1. The last revision, before July 2000 was done in 1993, more than 7
years ago.
2. The revised rate is 8-25% of the commercial royalty rate only.
3. It is a negligible amount compared to the commercial value of the total
timber eligible for allotment, which is about Nu.4 lakhs.
The Minister said that with regard to the number of trees, the revised quantity
has been arrived at based on the study conducted by the Ministry of
Agriculture. If the quantity of timber eligible at present is converted to logs or
sawn timber, the total quantity of conifer species eligible, excluding
dangchung and tsim for rural house construction for a household comes to
about 6,000 cft. and for broadleaf species 5,000 cft. It is felt that the quantity is
more than adequate for the construction of an average sized house in the
villages.
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