India - Maharashtra Forestry Project

CFt - /vt- Dcumnat of The World Bank tOR OFFMCLAL USE ONLY ReputiNo. P-5661-IN MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT OF SDR 88.9 MILLION TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR THE MAHARASHTRA FORESTRY PROJECT DECEMBER '9, 1991 Tlis document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the perfornmance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  =Y EQIVALENTS (as of July 1, 1991) Currency Unit - Rupees (Rs) USS 1 - Rs. 26.0 WEIGHTS ANu tEASURES The metric system is used throughout the report ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS GOI - Government of India GOM - Government of Maharashtra NWFP - Non-wood Forest Products NGO - Non Government Organization FISCAL YEAR GOI, GOM - April 1 to March 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY TDMA =AMASHTRA EORESTRY PROJECT Credit and Project Suimary Borrowre: India, Acting by its President aeneficiary: The Forest Administration of the Government of Maharashtra(GOM) Amount: IDA Credit SDR 88.9 million (US$124.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard, with 35 years maturity Qnlending Term: From the Government of India (GOI) to GOM as part of central assistance to the state for development projects on terms and conditions applicable at the time Financing Plan: Local Foreign TotlQ