PIB- Salient Features of The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act

PIB dated 02.01.2008: Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act on 1 st Jan 2008, has finally paved the way to undo the injustice to tribals and other forest dwellers. Act confers right to cultivate forest land to the extent under occupation, the right to own, collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce, rights inside forests which are traditional and customary like grazing upon tribals and other forest dwellers Provided, they have been living in and depending on forests for their livelihood, for three generations prior to 13th December, 2005. It designates Gram Sabhas as competent authority for initiating the process of determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights that may be given to the scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.

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