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♤ Nodal Agency for the implementation is MoTA.
♤ This Act is applicable for Tribal and Other Traditional Forest Dwelling Communities.
♤ The Act provides for recognition of forest rights of other traditional forest dwellers provided they have for at least three generations prior to 13.12.2005 primarily resided in and have depended on the forest or forest land for bonafide livelihood needs. A “generation” for this purpose would mean a period comprising of 25 years.
♤ The maximum limit of the recognizing rights on forest land is 4 ha.
♤ National Parks and Sanctuaries have been included along with Reserve Forest, Protected Forests for the recognition of Rights.
Do you know?
The National Tiger conservation Authority (NTCA) has recommended Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) to be the third tiger reserve in the Uttarakhand after Rajaji and Corbett. The sanctuary is situated between the Gola and Sarda rivers. It is part of the Terai Arc landscape and the shivalik Elephant Reserve.