Estimated annual consumption of timber by Wood Based Industries.

For the purpose of assessing the wood requirement of the Saw mills, the annual requirement of round wood for Saw mills of different capacities may be fixed by the State Level Committee based on the criteria approved by the Central Empowered Committee (Constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition Nos. 202 of 1995 and 171 of 1996). For other Wood Based Industries, the consumption of timber would be taken based on the Government of India Guidelines of 2016 or based on any scientific/technical study to the satisfaction of the State Level Committee.