At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure ef

At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?

[amp_mcq option1=”Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change” option2=”Ministry of Panchayati Raj” option3=”Ministry of Rural Development” option4=”Ministry of Tribal Affairs” correct=”option4″]

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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) is a legislation aimed at recognizing the rights of forest-dwelling communities. Given that the Act primarily deals with the rights and welfare of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, the nodal agency for its implementation at the national level is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

– The Forest Rights Act, 2006 concerns the rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers.
– The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the central ministry responsible for the welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes.

While the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is responsible for forests and wildlife, the core subject of the FRA is the recognition of rights related to the people dwelling in these forests, making the Ministry of Tribal Affairs the appropriate nodal ministry. Gram Sabhas play a critical role in the process of recognizing and verifying forest rights under the Act.

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