29 Status of Forest Rights Act in Chhattisgarh Arnab Bose and Jeet Singh Background The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, enacted in 2006 and came into force in 2008. It attempts to address the historic injustice done to forest dwelling communities by recognizing individual’s right over dwelling and cultivation of forest land under their occupation and community ...
Joint Statement on draft Indian Forest Amendment Act 1927 3rd September 2019 The proposed amendment to the Indian Forest Act 1927 (IFA) is more colonial and frightening than before. It is discriminatory and draconian in nature. It attempts to undo and take away the existing rights of indigenous and tribal people on lands, territories and resources in the Northeast states. Approximately 8 million hectares of ...
MAY 2019 FOREST RIGHTS ACT, 2006: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ISHA TYAGI ISSUE BRIEF FOREST RIGHTS ACT, 2006: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 1 Contents Executive Summary ... 1 Introduction ... 2 A Brief History ... 2 What does the Forest Rights Act Try to Achieve and How? ... 4 The FRA in the Supreme Court ... 5 Implementation ... 6 Why is the Dependence of Forest Dwellers on Forests for their ...
Report Draft Project Report Draft Project Report Taking Stock and Identifying Challenges in Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in Madhya Pradesh Indrani Barpujari, Ph.D. 2019 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance & Policy Analysis Taking Stock and Identifying Challenges in Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in Madhya Pradesh Report Indrani Barpujari, Ph.D. 2019 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good ...
FOREST RIGHTS ACT IMPLEMENTATION IN JHARKHAND PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE Geetanjoy Sahu, Abhilash Toppo & Aindrila Ganguly Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Deonar, Mumbai-400088 In collaboration with OXFAM INDIA NEW DELHI December 2018 1 Research Project Coordinator Dr. Geetanjoy Sahu Assistant Professor Centre for Science, Technology & Society Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Deonar, Mumbai-400088 Phone: +91-022-25525377 E-mail: geetanjoy@tiss.edu www.tiss ...
REVISITING THE FOREST RIGHTS ACT Status of Implementation with respect to Land Tenures and Collection of Minor Forest Produce JULY 12, 2019 BHARAT RURAL LIVELIHOODS FOUNDATION C-32 Ratan Vilas (Second Floor), Neeti Bagh New Delhi-110048 1 Research Team: Sayantani Satpathi, Research & Institutional Partnership Officer Shambhavi Singh, Research Intern Subhodeep Basu, Research Intern 2 Introduction: On February 13, the Supreme Court upheld the Writ ...
3/2/2019 News Release FRA 21.02.2019 - Google Docs News Release 21.02.2019 The Supreme Court Order on Forest Rights Act does not affect genuine claimants th On February 13 2019, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Arun Mishra issued an extremely important order in WP 109 of 2008 to ensure protection of forests, which have been severely affected ...