Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
State Forest Department
District Collector/Deputy Commissioner
Tahsildar/Block Development Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer
Gram Sabha
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UPSC IAS – 2013
According to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA), the Gram Sabha is designated as the primary authority responsible for initiating the process of determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights within its jurisdiction. Claims for forest rights are first submitted to the Gram Sabha, which verifies them and passes a resolution before forwarding them to higher-level committees (Sub-Divisional Level Committee and District Level Committee) for further verification and final approval.