Forest Rights Act, 2006

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Statements (43)
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:category Indian legislation
Forest law
Human rights law in India
Tribal rights
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2006
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:The_Scheduled_Tribes_and_Other_Traditional_Forest_Dwellers_(Recognition_of_Forest_Rights)_Act,_2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Forest Rights Act, 2006
gptkbp:processor claims approved by Sub-Divisional Level Committee
claims finalized by District Level Committee
claims to be filed before Gram Sabha
claims verified by Forest Rights Committee
gptkbp:purpose recognition of forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers
gptkbp:recognizesRight right to habitat for primitive tribal groups and pre-agricultural communities
right of ownership, access to collect, use, and dispose of minor forest produce
community rights to forest resources
right to protect and conserve community forest resources
individual rights to forest land
right to access to biodiversity
right to in-situ rehabilitation
right to intellectual property
right to protect traditional knowledge
right to traditional seasonal resource access
right to settlement and conversion of forest villages into revenue villages
right to protect, regenerate, conserve or manage community forest resources
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Ministry_of_Environment,_Forest_and_Climate_Change
forest conservation
biodiversity conservation
land rights
forest dwellers
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Forest_Rights_Act
gptkbp:startDate 31 December 2007
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Forest_Act,_1927
gptkb:Indigenous_peoples_of_India
gptkb:Adiwasi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6