The State Plan Scheme is the Department's core, year-round afforestation programme. It is run through a network of 41 departmental nurseries spread across all 7 Social Forestry Divisions — North Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, West Khasi Hills, East & North Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, and East Khasi Hills — which raise saplings for both new plantation and the maintenance of plantations raised in earlier years.

Under the scheme, plantation area has grown steadily over the last few years:

Alongside the State Plan Scheme, the Social Forestry Wing raises and maintains plantations under three additional funding schemes, each Division running all schemes in parallel depending on local need:

CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority) — Government of India funds used for compensatory afforestation and restoration of forest land, largely directed towards critical catchment areas.

MEPRF (Meghalaya Environment Protection and Restoration Fund) — a State fund supporting additional plantation, maintenance and restoration work beyond the regular State Plan allocation.

MMMRF — a newer scheme supporting large-scale plantation raised in select Divisions, introduced from 2025–26.

For 2024–25, plantation activity proposed and under maintenance across the State Plan, CAMPA and MEPRF schemes together totalled:

PLANTATION TO BE RAISED UNDER VARIOUS SCHEME

Beyond raising plantations on forest land, the Wing distributes saplings free of cost to the public, institutions and community groups to encourage tree-planting on private and community land. Across the State Plan and MEPRF schemes, 5,85,558 saplings were made available for public distribution, led by West Garo Hills (1,71,278), East Khasi Hills (1,64,980) and East & North Garo Hills (1,12,350) Divisions.

Each Division's nurseries raise a range of native and economically useful species suited to local conditions — from timber and fruit species to medicinal and ornamental varieties. Species commonly raised include Chukrasia tabularis (Dieng Sali), Michelia champaca (Diengrai), Pongamia pinnata, Gmelina arborea, Syzygium cumini, Pinus kesiya, Terminalia arjuna, Alnus nepalensis, Prunus nepalensis (Sohiong) and Aquilaria (agarwood), alongside many other locally important trees selected by each Division to match its terrain and community needs.

The Social Forestry Wing has developed 43 parks and gardens covering close to 79.4 hectares across all 7 Divisions, offering public recreational green spaces alongside the Wing's plantation work.

The Social Forestry Wing's total nursery infrastructure has a combined raising capacity across its 7 Divisions. Below is the multi-year capacity and public distribution data: