No move to dilute Forest Act: Tribal Affairs Minister

The minister’s remarks come in the backdrop of reports that some wings of the government are pushing for relaxations in the Act.

Amid reports that the NDA government is attempting to ease some provisions of the Forest Rights Act, the Tribal Affairs Ministry on Friday denied there was any such move.

“There is no such initiative by our ministry or by any other ministry. Some people are suggesting that there should be some relaxation in case of linear projects like Railways and national highways and discussions are on. But there is no such move,” Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said at a press conference Friday.

The minister’s remarks come in the backdrop of reports that some wings of the government are pushing for relaxations in the Act, including doing away with the requirement of Gram Sabha’s consent for diverting traditional forest land into industrial projects.

Meanwhile, highlighting the initiatives of his ministry during the first 100 days of being in government, Oram said the integrated tribal development agencies and programmes were being strengthened on a priority basis to deliver goods and services effectively. He said he was personally reaching out to the tribals to help address their sense of alienation.

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