Forest Rights Act

Chhattigarh Govt Flip-Flop On Forest Rights Has Activists Worried
Activist talk about the problem with making the state forest department the nodal agency for community forest resource rights.
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Jharkhand: How The BJP Govt Put Thousands Of Adivasis At Risk Of Eviction
An affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the state government shows that over 16,000 claims under the Forest Rights Act were rejected by Gram Sabhas while grappling with problems like unavailability of records and lack of documentation.
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Maharashtra Govt Admits Babus Wrongly Rejected Forest Rights Claims
In affidavits filed before the SC, the Maharashtra government said the bureaucracy-led District Level Committees wrongly rejected more than 22,509 forest rights claims. This could lead to the forcible eviction of many more forest dwellers.
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Forest Rights Claims Of 13 Lakh Forest Dwellers Wrongly Rejected, Govt Documents Show
The rejections of claims could affect millions more vulnerable Adivasis, according to documents accessed by HuffPost India.
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10 Lakh Adivasis Face Eviction From Their Land It All Hinges On One SC Order
Over 200 land rights and Adivasi activists met in New Delhi this week to discuss two key legislations that could impact Indias Adivasis in the near future. All eyes now on the hearing in SC on July 24.
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