Forest Rights Act

1. FOREST RIGHTS ACT 2006
Rajendra JadhavRajendra Jadhav

2. The Scheduled Tribes and OtherThe Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest DwellersTraditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,
20062006
The Scheduled Tribes and OtherThe Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest DwellersTraditional 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.

3. ●
The FRA is intended to recogniseThe FRA is intended to recognise
the rights of the country'sthe rights of the country's
poorest and most marginalisedpoorest and most marginalised
people and granted legalpeople and granted legal
recognition to the traditionalrecognition to the traditional
forest dwelling communitiesforest dwelling communities

4. It Entitles
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Individuals & Families or
Communities to a right
over their own land
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Empowers the Gram-
sabha to initiate the
process of recognition

5. Rights
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Land Rights
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Use Rights
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Right to protect and Conserve

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

7. Statement of the purpose
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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
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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
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Cont...

8. Statement of the purpose
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To Recognised the rights of ST and
Traditional Forest Dweller
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Responsibilities and Authourities for
Sustainable use, Conserve and Maintain
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Ensure Livelihood and Food Security of
Forest Dwellers

9. Forest Rights
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Right to hold, live and cultivate in the forest
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Community Rights such as nistar,
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Right to ownership, access to collect and dispose
of minor forest produce
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Right to protect, regenerate or conserve or
manage any community forest resources
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Right of access to biodiversity and community
right to intellectual property
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Community based forest governance

10. Diversion of forest landDiversion 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
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SchoolSchool
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Dispensary / HospitalDispensary / Hospital
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AnganwadisAnganwadis
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Fair Price ShopFair Price Shop
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Electric linesElectric lines
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Drinking water supplyDrinking water supply
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Diversion shall be allowed only ifDiversion shall be allowed only if
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Land to be diverted is less than One hectareLand to be diverted is less than One hectare

11. Rights
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Land Rights
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Use Rights
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Right to protect and Conserve

12. Eligibility
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Schedule Tribe and other traditional
forest Dwellers who had occupied for
land before the December 2005
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Three generations of OTFD are
living/Cultivating the forest land

13. Mechanism & Process

14. Mechanism & Process