Section 6 of FRA : Section 6: Authorities To Vest Forest Rights In Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers And Procedure Thereof

Explanation using Example

Imagine a village named Adivasipuram located in a forested area where the majority of the inhabitants belong to a Scheduled Tribe. The villagers have been traditionally collecting minor forest produce and farming on some patches of forest land for generations, although they do not have formal legal titles to these lands.

The villagers of Adivasipuram decide to claim their rights over the forest land and resources they have been using traditionally. Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, they approach their Gram Sabha to initiate the process. The Gram Sabha, as per Section 6(1), receives their claims, verifies them, prepares a map delineating the area of each claim, and passes a resolution recommending the recognition of these ...

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