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April 2 , 2020
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- The Ministry of Tribal Affairs recently commissioned a study about Community Forest resource Rights.
- According to the study, broad guidelines are needed to implement Community Forest Rights.
- The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, also called the FRA act defines the Community Forest resource Rights.
- It also says that a village shall get its traditionally held forest land.
- It empowers the Gram Sabhas the right to protect, conserve and regenerate.
- The 73rd amendment of the constitution also empowers the Gram Sabhas to govern community forests.
- However, there are no guidelines to implement Community Forest Rights.
- The State Governments should create guidelines according the local condition and their tradition.
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