gs1medium

Consider the following statements:

  1. 1.As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas.
  2. 2.As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
  3. 3.The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
▶ Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: B. 2 and 3 only

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, commonly known as the Forest Rights Act (FRA), recognizes bamboo as a minor forest produce. This act grants forest dwellers the right to ownership and management of these minor forest produce, including bamboo, thus enabling them to harvest and sell it. The Indian Forest Act, 1927, does not grant this specific right to fell bamboos to forest dwellers through a recent amendment; FRA is the primary legislation for such rights.

Source: UPSC gs1 2019

Practice this question with answer tracking

Track your performance, build spaced repetition reviews, and see your weak areas.

Start practising free →