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?
- A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.Ministry of Panchayati Raj
- C.Ministry of Rural Development
- D.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Section 11 of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 names the ministry dealing with tribal affairs, or an officer it authorises, as the nodal agency for carrying out the law. The Act recognises the rights of forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers over land they have cultivated and over minor forest produce, grazing and community forest resources. Claims begin with the Gram Sabha, which passes a resolution; they are then examined by a Sub-Divisional Level Committee and decided by a District Level Committee, with a State Level Monitoring Committee watching over the process. Option A is wrong because the Environment Ministry manages forests and wildlife laws, but it is not the nodal ministry for this rights law. Option B is wrong because the Panchayati Raj Ministry deals with local self-government and PESA matters, not the recognition of forest rights. Option C is wrong because the Rural Development Ministry runs schemes such as MGNREGA and rural housing. Exam tip: Forest Rights Act 2006, nodal ministry is Tribal Affairs, and the claim process starts at the Gram Sabha.
Practice Questions
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- A.Protection against the tyranny of political rulers
- B.Absence of restraint
- C.Opportunity to do whatever one likes
- D.Opportunity to develop oneself fully
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- B.a government whose Head enjoys nominal powers
- C.a government whose Head enjoys real powers
- D.a government limited by the terms of the Constitution
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- B.A Sovereign Democratic Republic
- C.A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
- D.A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
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- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
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- B.the Directive Principles of State Policy
- C.the Right to Freedom
- D.the Concept of Welfare
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