Forest Rights Act 2006 Implementation
Question
Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both? (a) State Forest Department (b) District Collector/Deputy Commissioner (c) Tahsildar/Block Development Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer (d) Gram Sabha
Options
State Forest Department
District Collector/Deputy Commissioner
Tahsildar/Block Development Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer
Gram Sabha
Explanation
The Forest Rights Act 2006 specifically vests the authority to initiate the process for determining individual or community forest rights with the Gram Sabha. The Gram Sabha is the grassroots democratic institution that is best placed to identify legitimate claimants among tribal and traditional forest dweller communities. While other government officials (b and c) may be involved in verification and implementation, the initiating authority is the Gram Sabha. Option (d) is correct.
Question details
Year
2013
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q26
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Tribal and Forest Dweller Rights
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
Forest Rights Act 2006 - Gram Sabha Role
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