Second Regional Review Conference on Implementation of the Forest Rights Act Held in Kolkata

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) convened the Second Regional Review Conference on the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, in Kolkata. The conference brought together senior officials from eight States (West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh) alongside invited officials from Andhra Pradesh. Discussions focused on reviewing pending and rejected claims, digitizing FRA records, incorporating recognized rights into revenue and forest records, and advancing Community Forest Resource Rights and Habitat Rights for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). Officials highlighted the need for time-bound district action plans, data reconciliation, and converging livelihood schemes with FRA titleholders.