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Discuss the impact of Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the local forest communities in India.

  • UPSC 2022
  • Cultural Setting

Three rights, not one: individual forest rights (IFR) over up to four hectares of self-cultivated forest land; community rights of nistar, grazing and ownership of minor forest produce; and community forest resource (CFR) rights, which vest the gram sabha with authority to protect, regenerate and manage the customary forest boundary. Habitat rights are additionally available…

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