DEHRADUN: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked the state government to improve its coverage of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, to transfer land title to forest dwellers and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities by May 2016.

Source: Transfer land title to tribals, Centre tells state

Bhubaneswar, Dec 18: The Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(OTFDs) of the State organised two-days Lok Sammelani on 16th and 17th Dec at Lower PMG, Bhubaneswar d

Source: OTFDs demand recognition of Individual Forest Rights in Odisha

A parliamentary panel has asked the environment ministry to “seriously consider” vesting Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers, who were forced to relocate due to development interventions, with tenurial and other incidental rights.

Source: Parl panel bats for tenurial rights for displaced STs, forest

Hundreds of landless farmers, agricultural workers and labourers from across 20 States assembled at Jantar Mantar here on Tuesday under a joint platform ‘Bhumi Adhikar Andolan’ (Land Rights Movement)

Source: Farmers urge Centre to implement Forest Rights Act