THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOREST RIGHTS ACT IN INDIA: CRITICAL ISSUES |
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| Authors: | Debnarayan Sarker |
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| Affiliation: | Centre for Economic Studies, Presidency College, Kolkata |
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| Abstract: | The Forest Rights Act 2006 was designed to provide secure property rights to the forest dwellers of India. This paper analyses the effect of the legislation and finds that it has proved largely ineffective at meeting its objectives. There is evidence to suggest that the implementation of the Act has been undermined by bureaucratic interests. |
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| Keywords: | Forest Rights Act India indigenous peoples property rights |
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