The government resolution notifying the scheme was issued on May 20.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/village-panchayats-get-more-teeth-manage-forests
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anuradha-mascarenhas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-pune
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anna-hazare
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo