Libertatem Magazine Issue 2 | Page 27

Over  the  past  five  years  the  Centre  has  faced  several  problems   diversion   of   forest   lands   and   forced   relocation,   and   with   in   implementing   the   Act   in   its   letter   and   spirit.   This   has   respect   awareness   raising,   monitoring   and   grievance   resulted  to  a  number  of  criticisms  regarding  the  efficiency  of   redressal.   It   is   unknown   on   how   far   these   guidelines   have   the   Act   and   numerous   questions   are   being   raised   on   the   been   effective   but   a   status   report   of   2014   prepared   by   the   Centre  with  respect  to  its  approach  towards  tribal  rights.  The   Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  on  the  implementation  of  the  Forest   scenario   today   is   that   of   making   the   nation   an   economic   Rights   Act,   2006   shows   that   only   39   per   cent   of   the   claims   superpower   and   this   has   sidelined   the   important   subject   of   from   across   India   have   been   addressed   to.   “As   per   the   sustainable   development.   With   less   priority   given   towards   information  collected  till  31st  December,  2014,  39,59,019  claims   conserving  the  forests  the  recognition  of  rights  of  the  forests   were   filed   out   of   which   only   15,56,676   titles   have   been   dwellers  has  taken  a  major  toll.  “Some  of  the  major  concerns   distributed.”  What  this  statistic  shows  is  that  many  States  are   regarding  implementation  of  the  Forest  Rights  Act  is  related  to   still  lacking  behind  in  implementation.     high   rate   of   rejection   of   claims   ,   little   progress   in   the   recognition   of   community   rights   and   habitat   rights   of   PTGs   ,   convening   of   Gram H0