Q. Which of the following is the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of Individual Forest Rights (IFR) or Community Forest Rights (CFR) under the Forest Rights Act, 2006?
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 gives this authority to Gram Sabha. The Gram Sabha is the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of Individual Forest Rights (IFR) or Community Forest Rights (CFR) or both that may be given to forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribes (FDST) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFD).
