the
forests
which
is
in
contravention
to
the
Forest
Rights
Act.
that
the
FRA
is
on
the
top
of
the
list
of
the
laws
and
scheme
“In
March,
last
year
the
Maharashtra
Village
Forest
Rules
that
are
considered
to
be
hindering
the
“development
agenda”
were
issued
by
the
forest
department
of
Maharashtra
which
of
the
NDA
government”.
The
job
for
undermining
the
Forest
sought
to
make
communities
declare
forests
under
their
Rights
Act
was
made
difficult
for
the
UPA
Government
due
to
jurisdictions
as
“village
forests”,
which
would
then
be
the
Supreme
Court’s
decision
in
the
Vedanta
Case
where
the
managed
by
communities
in
collaboration
with
the
forest
rights
of
the
tribe
of
Niyamgiris
were
given
more
importance
department.
The
management
committees
formed
to
look
than
the
mining
project
of
Vedanta.
The
latest
development
after
such
forests
would
have
a
forest
officer
as
the
secretary
is
that
the
Modi
led
government
has
moved
to
the
option
of
and
the
overall
authority
to
take
decisions
on
the
making
the
States
decide
the
fate
of
the
Forest
Rights
Act
and
management
of
such
forests
would
lie
with
the
forest
with
most
States
under
BJP
control
the
Act
seems
to
have
a
department”.
This
is
in
violation
of
the
community
rights
bleak
chance
to
be
favoured.
In
October
last
year
Ministry
of
provisions
mentioned
under
the
Forest
Rights
Act.
This
Environment
and
Forest
issued
a
circular
stating
that
the
Act
provision
gives
absolute
authority
to
the
gram
sabha
over
will
be
applicable
only
in
those
forests
which
are
more
than
forests
under
the
community’s
j