Q98. Consider the following statements:
- The definition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
- Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
- Statement 1 is correct: The definition ‘Critical Wildlife Habitat’ is incorporated in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
- Statement 2 is correct: Baiga Tribals became India’s first community to get Habitat Rights. Baigas are considered as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the Indian Constitution and rely mostly on shifting cultivation, forest produce and fishing for sustenance. The tribe numbers only 150,000 people spread over forested areas of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
- Statement 3 is not correct: The definition of the Habitat Rights was incorporated through an Amendment in the FRA in 2012. As per the amendment, the District Level Committee under the Act shall ensure that all PVTGs receive Habitat Rights, in the Consultation with the concerned traditional institutions of these groups, after filing claims before the Gram Sabha.
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