Question

Describe the 1927 and 2006 forest policy and discuss their drawbacks

Answer 1

The Indian government has initiated the process of revamping its nationalforest policy, but the new draft has critics on edge. The current NationalForest Policy 1988 (NFP-1988) was announced 30 years ago. ... The draftpolicy also aims to maintain at least one-third of India's total land area under forest and tree cover
India is one of the few countries which has a forest policy since 1894. The policy was revised in 1952 and again in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation and development of forests.

Its aims are:

1. Maintenance of environmental stability” through preservation and restoration of ecological balance;