1. Consent
1.1Namaste, I am ……., data enumerator for a student of Masters in Environment Management. I am here to assess the governance in your Community Forest. Your opinion on the question related to governance study is really valuable for us. I need your answers related to your CF and it's management status which will be confidential. In fact, an overall analysis will be done to quantify good governance in CF. Can I take your time for a while to get answers to these questionnaires? *
Agree Disagree 2. Socio-economic Survey 2.1. Name
2.2. Sex 2.3. Age
2.4. Major Source of Income
Agriculture/worker Service Self-employment Remittance
2.5. Level of Education
Cannot read and write Other skills School attendant High school attendant
2.6. Well-being ranking
Rich Medium Poor Very-poor 2.7. Caste
Elite Non-elite and touchable Non-elite and untouchable 3. Rule of Law
3.1. Do you have revised and updated OP and constitution of your CF?
3.2. Do you have reward and punishment mentioned in your Operational plan?
3.3. How is the performance of Community Forest User Committee (CFUC)?
3.4. What is your opinion regarding the policies/objectives of CF?
3.5. Are CF objectives consistent with existing forest policies?
3.6. Do you think CF rules and regulation prevails for all unbiased?
4. Transparency
4.1. Do you know about the CF fund?
4.2. Who are responsible in setting prices of forest products?
4.3. Are you satisfied with existing forest product distribution system?
4.4. Do you think there is proper information flow in your CF?
4.5. Are you satisfied with decision making in your CF?
4.6. How you think fund is mobilized?
5. Accountability
5.1. When do Range Forest Office employees visit your CF?
5.2. Is there any I/NGOs, CBOs supporting the CFUGs?
5.3. Do you think that CFUC are being guided by CFUG assembly?
5.4. Is there conflict of power in committee and FUG?
5.5. Do you think CFUC members accountable to all CFUG members?
5.6. Have you ever read Operational Plan and constitution of your CF?
6. Participation
6.1. Have you ever participated in meetings for Operational Plan (OP)/constitution renew?
6.2. Have you ever attended the meetings for forest product distribution?
6.3. Do you participate in Cf activities for management of forest?
6.4. Have you ever participated in tour/training of CF?
6.5. How you feel about putting your opinion in CF meetings?
6.6. How you feel about poor/disadvantaged groups putting their opinion on CF meetings?
7. Responsive
7.1. How CF response to your needs?
7.2. Are you ever affected by decision made by CFUC?
7.3. If affected by decision, then how?
7.4. When do you coordinate/response with CF?
7.5. What kind of meeting are being conducted by your CF and how often you attend?
7.6. Is there any monitoring system in your CF to hear the voice of users? If yes, what is it?
8. Efficient and Effective
8.1. Is forest condition better after being CF?
8.2. Does it delivers services for needy when required?
8.3. What is the availability of fodder and firewood from the forest?
8.4. What is the condition of forest cover in your CF compared to previous condition?
8.5. Are forest management activities carried out in line with Operation Plan?
8.6. Is there any measure taken to reduce the consumption of forest product? If yes what are they?
9. Equity and Inclusiveness 9.1. Mode of benefit distribution
9.2. Is there any scheme for poor people/women/underprivileged group in your CF?
9.3. Is the representation of female/lower caste/poor in the committee as per rules and regulation?
9.4. Is there any provision for capacity development of poor/female/lower caste in your Cf like training, field visits, seminars?
9.5. Are the interests of certain group as poor/female/underprivileged groups considered during discussion?
9.6. Is your CF making effort to include all segregated groups in the CF activities for common goal? How?
10. Consensus-oriented
10.1. Are the decisions made on the basis of consensus?
10.2. How is consensus achieved?
10.3. How the position of representative leaders in committee chosen?
11. Thanking
11.1. Thank you for your valuable time.
