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Keonjhar with Rs 2,500 crore in DMF funds holds enormous potential to improve human development indicators and create livelihood security for the mining-affected people, says CSE report

CSE || FEBRUARY 28, 2019

CSE has analyzed the gaps in socio-economic and human development parameters in mining-affected areas of Keonjhar district and has proposed an outcome-oriented model plan for the DMFT.

Keonjhar is the top mining district in India in terms of DMFT collection, total funds in DMFT is more the Rs.2,600 crore. This is about 43% of Odisha’s DMFT collection, The state has a total of Rs. 6,100 crore in DMFT combining all mining districts. Read more

Villagers whose claims were rejected under FRA will have to vacate lands

The Times of India || Vijay Pinjarkar || February 27, 2019

NAGPUR: Stung by the Supreme Court order on evicting forest land in possession of people whose title claims were rejected under the Forest (Rights) Act, 2006, the Maharashtra government has asked forest officials to free such land from the possession of illegal occupants.

On February 22, the state government issued orders to PCCF, APCCF (conservation), district collectors, CCFs and DyCFs asking how many claims under community forest rights (CFRs) and individual forest rights (IFRs) under FRA were received and accepted, and how many rejected. This information will have to be submitted to APCCF (conservation) at Van Bhavan, the state forest department’s headquarters at Nagpur. TOI is possession of the order signed by Sunil Pandre, an under secretary in the forest and revenue department. Read more

SC Stays Order Directing States To Evict Persons Whose Claims As Forest Dwellers Were Rejected

BY: MEHAL JAIN28 Feb 2019

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed its February 13 order in the wake of which over 11 lakh tribals and other forest dwellers in 17 states stood to be evicted. The bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra also required the Chief Secretaries of the states to disclose the modalities of the procedure of adjudication of these claims on forestland. Noting that many of these claimants may not even possess the requisite documents, the court directed the states to furnish whether the rejections were made after following due process, if there was adequate communication with the evictees at all stages, and whether there is acquiescence of the State-level Monitoring Committees which ensure that no tribal is displaced except in compliance with the formalities under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Read more

DMF fund: Chhattisgarh puts a brake on misplaced priorities, no more non-mining urban areas

The New Indian Express || Published: 25th February 2019

The Bhupesh Baghel government gave a strong missive to the collectors to ensure effective utilisation of funds but no construction activities out of it in the urban areas.

RAIPUR: A query by the Chhattisgarh chief minister to all collectors apparently left the officials poker-faced and tongue-tied adding strength to the contention on how the funds released under the district mineral foundation (DMF) scheme actually didn’t reach the people affected by various mining activities in the state. Read more

Tribal affairs ministry statement

Ministry of Tribal Affairs – A Clarification

Posted On: 22 FEB 2019 5:56PM by PIB Delhi

With reference to the interim Order of the Apex Court dated 13th February 2019 in CWP No 109/18 regarding claims of forest rights by forest dwelling tribals and other traditional forest dwellers, several misleading news items are in a section of media. It’s clarified that Govt of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is well aware of its responsibilities of defending the Constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act and the Ministry will do everything at its disposal to safeguard the interests of the tribals as it has been doing so far. State Governments are being sensitised from time to time for implementation of the various provisions of the FRA in letter and spirit.

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NB/SK/jk-Tribal Affairs/22-02-2019

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