Tag: Forest Rights Act

The case for forest rights in the republic of India: why should the BJP be worried?

As the country moves closer to the date of the Lok Sabha elections, with the first phase beginning on April 19, the pot gets boiling on whether the BJP can save the Adivasi vote.

TN: More than 1,000 people of Jawadhu hills get title rights under FRA

Moreover, the administration is also in the process of reviewing those claims that were rejected in the past

Adivasis of Burhanpur rejoice as all demands get fulfilled, verification of claims for the entire district

Adivasis had been protesting outside the SDM office for two days demanding concrete steps towards implementation of FRA

UP: Tribals Protest In Mirzapur, Demand Implementation Of Forest Rights Act, Allege Harassment

The protest is being held under the banner of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which has been working to implement FRA in the region for nearly six years.

Tribals Allege Officials Use Forest Rights Act to Harass, Demand Money; Picket DM’s Office

Protesters said that those who refuse to pay forest officials were termed 'outsiders' or 'encroachers' and their ready-to-harvest crops or even homes were mowed down with JCBs.

MoTA: Titles for 50% claims under FRA distributed; 95% titles given to individuals

In the ongoing session of Parliament, the government provides state-wise details into the number of claims settled and titles distributed till June 30, 2022

Odisha: Over 1.5 lakh Individual Forest Rights claims rejected without reason!

Even though Odisha has usually been at the forefront in implementing the FRA, rejection rate at the district level paints an incongruent picture

Shepherds in Maharashtra send 10,000 postcards to CMO demanding repeal of Indian Forest Act

Protesting against the penalties imposed on them for cattle, mandated by this colonial law passed in 1927, grazing shepherds have started this campaign

Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri Range

The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.

Over 16,000 land claims under Forest Rights Act rejected in Karnataka

Officials allege encroachment and false claims lead to rejection

India farmers, Adivasis and forest dwellers condemn FCA draft changes

Finding the amendments that dismiss the Forest Rights Act unacceptable, Adivasis and other forest-dwellers have resolved to protest the Centre’s move on November 12

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