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Centre for time-bound implementation of Forest Act

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NEW DELHI: The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has stressed the need for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act in a time-bound manner and impressed upon the States to complete the preliminary work for identification of beneficiaries by the middle of next month.

Gram sabha meetings

Addressing the concluding session of a two-day meeting of the State Secretaries of Tribal Development here on Tuesday, Union Tribal Affairs Secretary G.B. Mukherji said that the Centre accorded high priority to the implementation of the Forest Rights Act and urged upon the States to draw up an action plan besides setting up an effective monitoring mechanism at various levels for continuous review of the implementation of the legislation.

Making presentations of the preparatory actions already taken for the implementation of the Act, most States said the exercise of convening gram sabha meetings would be initiated from February 28 and completed by the next month.

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