Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
ANNEXURE 1
Rights conferred on communities, Gram Sabhas and individuals by the
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act, 2006
• Right to hold and live in forest land under individual or common occupation
provided that
• The land must be for the purpose of habitation or cultivation to provide
for livelihoods needs
• The land should be under occupation prior to 13 December 2005
• The land claimed is restricted to the area under actual occupation
• The land cannot be more than four hectares.
• Community rights such as nistar (user rights) or those community rights
used in erstwhile princely states of India
• Right to own, collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce which has been
traditionally collected within or outside the village. Minor forest produce
includes all NTFP of plant origin (including bamboo, brushwood, stumps,
cane, honey, wax, tussar, cocoon, lac, tendu or kendu leaves, medicinal plants,
herbs, roots, and tubers).
• Other community rights of use or entitlement, such as rights to fish and other
products of water bodies, grazing or traditional seasonal access to natural
resources by nomadic or pastoralist communities.
• Community tenure of habitat for particularly vulnerable tribal groups and preagricultural
communities.
• Rights in or over lands under any categorisation in any State where there are
any disputes regarding claims to such lands.
• Rights to convert leases or grants issued by any local authority or any State
Government on forest lands to titles (ownership deeds).
• Rights to convert the following types of habitation into revenue villages: forest
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