Dharamshala, April 26 -- The forest department of the Himachal Pradesh government has set a target for 2026-27 to undertake plantations over approximately 4,000 hectares by engaging 1,100 community groups under the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana (RGVSY), officials said on Saturday. Of these, 60% will be women's groups, 20% youth groups and 20% other self-help groups. A budgetary provision of around Rs 55 crore has been allocated for the scheme. Officials said that the initiative is expected to engage nearly 15,000 women in plantation work. Each group is receiving Rs 1.20 lakh per hectare and can undertake plantations on 2 to 5 hectares of land. Performance-based incentives have also been built into the scheme, groups achieving a survival rate of over 50% after one year will be awarded Rs one lakh for every two hectares. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Van Samvardhan Yojana (RGVSY), launched last year, nearly 300 women's groups, 70 youth groups and 75 other self-help groups carried out plantation activities across about 1,100 hectares of land. htc...