Baghel stresses on effective implementation of Forest Rights Act

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Baghel stresses on effective implementation of Forest Rights Act

Thursday, 23 May 2019 | Staff Reporter | RAIPUR

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that effective implementation of Forest Rights Act should be ensured in the state.

In a review meeting held at Chief Minister's residence on Wednesday, Baghel gave instructions to organise workshops in Raipur, Ambikapur and Jagdalpur on implementation of the Act, according to a government press release. 

It was decided in the meeting that this workshop would be held in Ambikapur headquarters of Sarguja Division on May 28, in Raipur on May 29 and in Jagdalpur headquarters of Bastar Division on May 30.

Chief Minister, Forest Minister, Chief Secretary, Regional Ministers, MLAs, Collector, District Panchayat CEO, Forest Department Officers, SDOs of Forest and Revenue Department, CEO of Janpad Panchayat, Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development will also mark their presence in all of these workshops.

In the review meeting, Chief Minister said that in these workshops, detailed and comprehensive information about Forest Rights Act should be provided, so that its effective implementation could be ensured. It should also be ensured that only eligible beneficiaries are provided forestland rights certificates. He also gave instructions for distribution of   community forestland rights    certificates.

The CM also instructed officials to reconstitute the committees formed at Gram Panchayat, Janpad and District-level for implementation of the Act. He added that the applications for forest land rights certificates, which were rejected before, should be reconsidered.

He also directed officials concerned to redress the cases of demarcation, transfer and division within the time-limit prescribed under Public Service Guarantee Act.

The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Sunil Kumar Kujur, Additional Chief Secretary CK Khetan, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Gaurav Dwivedi.

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