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United Nations Development Programme release report “Securing Rights, Enabling Futures”

Posted 30 Aug 2025

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This report examines Forest Right Act (FRA) implementation over two decades in Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Odisha, highlighting innovations, challenges, and persistent gaps. 

About Forest Rights Act, 2006

  • Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, popularly known as FRA was enacted in 2006.
  • Objective: To undo historical injustice occurred to forest dwelling communities; ensure their livelihood & food security etc. 

Challenges in FRA Implementation

  • High Rejection Rates: Due to procedural errors, lack of documentation, or misinterpretation of FRA provisions.
  • Recording of Rights: Poor quality of land records and incomplete recognition processes.
  • Post-Recognition Issues: Difficulties in delineating Community Forest Resources (CFRs) and forming Community Forest Resource Management Committees (CFRMCs).
  • Institutional Capacity Gaps: Weak capacity at central and state levels, coupled with poor inter-departmental coordination.
  • Other issues: Social and Knowledge Barriers, Uneven implementation across states ,Limited integration of Gram Sabha in process  etc.

Key Recommendations from UNDP Report

  • Recognizing forest rights holders as a category across all social protection and livelihood programs
  • Provide dedicated funds for FRA right holders under national and state schemes.
  • Link FRA with national rural livelihood mission (NRLM), ensuring gender-sensitive livelihood opportunities.
  • Introduce a sunset clause to fix an end date for recognition and vesting of rights.
  • Strengthen post-rights support, moving beyond a welfare approach to community empowerment.
  • Ensure integration of FRA with PESA (Provisions of the Panchayats Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 for holistic governance.
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  • UNDP
  • Forest Rights Act, 2006
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