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The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 recognizes which type of rights for forest-dwelling communities?

  1. Only individual cultivation rights
  2. Only community conservation rights
  3. Both individual and community forest rights
  4. Only rights to minor forest produce

Answer: Both individual and community forest rights

Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006: Recognizes: (a) Individual rights: land under cultivation, habitat, minor forest produce, (b) Community rights: grazing, fishing, water bodies, traditional seasonal resource access, habitat for PVTGs, (c) Rights to protect/ conserve/manage community forest resources. Aims to correct historical injustice to forest dwellers; balances conservation with livelihood security. Implementation challenges: delayed recognition, conflicting claims, bureaucratic hurdles.

Topic Forest Rights Act - Recognition of Rights
Exam Relevance Tribal rights legislation question critical for UPSC Mains and State PSC exams
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