Q: Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
a) State Forest Department b) District Collector/Deputy Commissioner c) Tahsildar/Block Development Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer d) Gram Sabha
Correct Answer: Option (d)
Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, the Gram Sabha shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both. Hence, option (d) is correct
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