The Hindu

Tribal Affairs Secretary says community rights have potential to strengthen gram sabha-led forest governance

Union Tribal Affairs Secretary Ranjana Chopras remarks came at a regional conference in Bengaluru over the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, days after the Tribal Affairs Ministrys own office memorandum, claiming that the FRA has no provision for Gram Sabha consent to divert forest land, led to severe criticism from Opposition leaders and Adivasi and forest dweller organisations alike