The State Forest Policy introduced in 2008 aimed to bring 33 per cent of the state under forest cover.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rs-6881-crore-and-8-years-later-forest-cover-maharashtra-actually-dips
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-pune
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-policy
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/comptroller-and-auditor-general-india-cag
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-encroachments