---
title: "Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 | Model Diplomat"
description: "The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 narrowed which land needs Centre clearance and renamed the 1980 Act—key for UPSC GS3 and the Godavarman ruling."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/forest-conservation-amendment-act-2023"
---

[New](https://modeldiplomat.com/)

#

Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 is an Indian statute that amended the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, renaming it Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam and exempting categories of land from forest-cl…
- How does the 2023 amendment relate to the T. N. Godavarman judgment?
- What land does the amendment exempt from forest clearance?
- Why was the Act renamed in Hindi?
- How does this differ from the Forest Rights Act 2006?

[Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026

Go beyond the definition

## Research Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam / Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 like a delegate

Model Diplomat's AI drafts position papers, speeches, and country research with real sources — built for MUN and politics students.

## Timeline

1. 4 August 2023

   The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 received the assent of the President of India on and was published in the Gazette as Act No.

2. 29 March 2023

   The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on , referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament chaired by Rajendra Agrawal, and passed by both Houses in the monso…

3. 25 October 1980

   The Act now covers land notified as forest under the Indian Forest Act 1927 or any other law, and land recorded as forest in government records on or after .

4. 12 December 1996

   It further exempts land converted to non-forest use before , and roadside or railside plantations and small zoos and safaris.

5. 29 November 2023

   The Ministry issued the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules 2023, notified on , to operationalise the procedural regime.

## Research it like a delegate

Research on modeldiplomat.com

## Ask a follow-up about Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam / Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023

Open a cited briefing in Model Diplomat search — timelines, positions, and sources you can use in committee or exam answers.

[Start research on Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam / Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023](https://modeldiplomat.com/search?q=Explain%20Van%20\(Sanrakshan%20Evam%20Samvardhan\)%20Adhiniyam%20%2F%20Forest%20\(Conservation\)%20Amendment%20Act%202023%20%E2%80%94%20key%20dates%2C%20actors%2C%20positions%2C%20and%20sources)

Example

In August 2023, India's Parliament passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, renaming the 1980 statute Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam and exempting forest land within 100 kilometres of international borders from prior central clearance.

Keep learning

## Go deeper than the definition

[Explore all Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams lessons](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services)[Test yourself with a quiz](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/quiz/civil-services)

## Take Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam / Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act 2023 beyond the glossary

Ask the AI research engine built for diplomacy — get briefings, position papers, and speeches with sources you can cite in committee.