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As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who has the authority to initiate and extent of individual or family rights?

As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who has the authority to initiate and extent of individual or family rights? Correct Answer Gram Sabha

The correct answer is Gram Sabha.

Key Points

  • The Gram Sabha shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both that may be given to the forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
  • The State Government shall constitute a Sub-Divisional Level Committee to examine the resolution passed by the Gram Sabha and prepare the record of forest rights and forward it through the Sub-Divisional Officer to the District Level Committee for a final decision.
  • “Gram Sabha” means a village assembly which shall consist of all adult members of a village and in case of States having no Panchayats, Padas, Tolas and other traditional village institutions and elected village committees.
  • The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, is a key piece of forest legislation passed in India on 18 December 2006.
    • It has also been called the Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Rights Act, the Tribal Bill, and the Tribal Land Act.

Related Questions

Consider the following statements: 1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas. 2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce. 3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
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In May 2020, the Governor of which state has modified the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
At the National level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
The Union Ministries of Environment and Tribal Affairs have decided to give more powers to the tribal communities in managing the forest resources. It pertains to effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act of which year?
Consider the following statements (a) The First National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was constituted in the year 1992. (b) First National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was constituted under the 65th Constitutional Amendment Act. (c) C.H. Hanumanthappa was the chairman of the First National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following statements are true in context of scheduled banks?
1. All banks which are included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are Scheduled Banks.
2. These banks comprise Scheduled Commercial Banks and Scheduled Co-operative Banks.
3. Scheduled Commercial Banks in India are categorized into five different groups - SBI, Nationalised Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Foreign Banks and Other Indian Scheduled Commercial Banks in the private sector.
4. Scheduled Co-operative Banks consist of Scheduled State Co-operative Banks and Scheduled Urban Co-operative Banks.
Which of the following is incorrectly matched? 1. Article 330: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People. 2. Article 331: Reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. 3. Article 334: Reservation of seats and special representation to cease after seventy years. 4. Article 335: Claims of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to services and posts.