FOREST RIGHTS ACT 2006

Rajendra JadhavRajendra Jadhav

The Scheduled Tribes and Other The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Traditional Forest Dwellers

(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 20062006

The Scheduled Tribes and Other The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Traditional Forest Dwellers

(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 20062006

also Called as Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Rights Act, and the Tribal Land Act.

● The FRA is intended to recognise the The FRA is intended to recognise the rights of the country's poorest and rights of the country's poorest and most marginalised people and most marginalised people and granted legal recognition to the granted legal recognition to the traditional forest dwelling traditional forest dwelling communitiescommunities

It Entitles

● Individuals & Families or Communities to a right over their own land

● Empowers the Gram-sabha to initiate the process of recognition

Rights

● Land Rights● Use Rights● Right to protect and Conserve

Policy●People’s involvement in the management, conservation and protection of forests●Sustenance needs and livelihood of the people living in and around forests have the first charge on forests

Statement of the purpose● To recognise and vest the forest rights and

occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Schedule Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forest for generations but whose rights could not be recorded

● To provide for a framework for recording the forest rights so vested and nature of evidence required for such recognition and vesting in respect of forest land

● Cont...

Statement of the purpose

● To Recognised the rights of ST and Traditional Forest Dweller

● Responsibilities and Authourities for Sustainable use, Conserve and Maintain

● Ensure Livelihood and Food Security of Forest Dwellers

● To recognised the rights of forced relocated forest dwellers due to State Development Interventions

Forest Rights● Right to hold, live and cultivate in the forest● Community Rights such as nistar,● Right to ownership, access to collect and dispose

of minor forest produce● Right to protect, regenerate or conserve or

manage any community forest resources● Right of access to biodiversity and community

right to intellectual property● Community based forest governance

Diversion of forest land Diversion of forest land (felling of trees not exceeding 75 trees hectare )(felling of trees not exceeding 75 trees hectare )

For the purpose ofFor the purpose of● SchoolSchool● Dispensary / HospitalDispensary / Hospital● AnganwadisAnganwadis● Fair Price ShopFair Price Shop● Electric linesElectric lines● Drinking water supplyDrinking water supply

● Diversion shall be allowed only ifDiversion shall be allowed only if● Land to be diverted is less than One hectareLand to be diverted is less than One hectare● Recommended by GramsabhaRecommended by Gramsabha

Rights

● Land Rights● Use Rights● Right to protect and Conserve

Eligibility

● Schedule Tribe and other traditional forest Dwellers who had occupied forest land before the December 2005

● Three generations of OTFD are living/Cultivating the forest land

Mechanism & Process

Mechanism & Process