Forest Rights Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:amendedBy 2012
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Other_Traditional_Forest_Dwellers
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criticizedFor slow implementation
conflicts with forest department
legal ambiguities
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2006
gptkbp:decision gptkb:Gram_Sabha
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 2008
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forest Rights Act
gptkbp:keyProvision right to intellectual property and traditional knowledge
right to habitat for primitive tribal groups and pre-agricultural communities
right of ownership, access to collect, use, and dispose of minor forest produce
right to protect and conserve community forest resources
right to access to biodiversity
right to settlement and conversion of forest villages into revenue villages
right to protect, regenerate, conserve or manage community forest resources
recognition of community rights to forest resources
protection against forced eviction
recognition of individual rights to forest land
right to development facilities
right to traditional knowledge
right to protect against diversion of forest land without Gram Sabha consent
right to in-situ rehabilitation for displaced persons
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Scheduled_Tribes_and_Other_Traditional_Forest_Dwellers_(Recognition_of_Forest_Rights)_Act,_2006
gptkbp:purpose recognition of forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Forest_Act,_1927
gptkb:Wildlife_Protection_Act,_1972
gptkb:Panchayats_(Extension_to_Scheduled_Areas)_Act,_1996
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:FRA
gptkbp:website https://tribal.nic.in/actRules/forestRightsAct2006.pdf
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes_and_Other_Traditional_Forest_Dwellers_(Recognition_of_Forest_Rights)_Act
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes_and_Other_Traditional_Forest_Dwellers_(Recognition_of_Forest_Rights)_Act,_2006
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6