Govt. urged to issue guidelines to implement Forest Rights Act

NGO says local officials do not recognise habitat rights of adivasis

- Peeved by the apathy of the local officials in recognising the habitat rights of adivasis, the government has been urged to issue proper guidelines and provide training for officials on the various provisions of the Forest Rights Act 2006. The Hunsur-based NGO Development through Education (DEED) has drawn the attention of the Chairperson of the Committee on Habitat Rights under the Ministry of Tribals, Government of India, to this issue. It said that the officials in the Forest Rights Committee at various levels should be trained and guidelines issued on the recognition of the habitat rights of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups under the FRA 2006.