What is the Forest Right
Act in 2006 and explain the process?
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Answer:
t seeks to rectify colonial injustice to the FDST and OTFD who are integral to the very survival and sustainability of the forest ecosystem. It gives FDST and OTFD the right to ownership to land farmed by tribals or forest dwellers subject to a maximum of 4 hectares.
Answer:
The law recognises people's right of settlement in forests, and gives them legal document of ownership of their traditional habitation. It promises to recognise their customary rights over forest land (up to 4 hectares).
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, was enacted to protect the marginalised socio-economic class of citizens and balance the right to environment with their right to life and livelihood.