On 28.01.1997 Seven Samaritans from Pune infused with the aim of building an organisation of Retired Forest Employs planted the seedling of Sevanivrutt Vana Karmachari Sangh (SEVAK), Pune which has now blossomed into Sevanivrutt Vana Karmachari Sangh, Maharashtra after twnty three years with eleven branches spread all over Maharashtra State.
The members of Sevanivrutt Vana Karmachari (Sevak) Sangh, Maharashtra are retired forest employs belonging to different cadres like Forest Guard, Forester, Range Forest Officer, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Conservator of Forests, Chief Conservator of Forests, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests of executive wing and others belonging to ministerial wing spread all over state of Maharashtra. They carry with them the
Financial Year Project Financial Outlay Physical Achievement Remarks 2004-05 to 2007-08 Evaluation of plantations under Forest Development Agency 5,06,465/- Completed in Pune, Junnar, Thane , Ahmednagar, Satara, Kolhapur, Sawantwadi, Sangli and Bhor Forest Divisions 2004-05 to 2008-09 Publication of Nisargavani Tri-monthly magazine 3,18,000/- Published twenty regular Issues and two special issues on Social Forestry and Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra. 2005-06 Information on 25 tree species pub