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Weeks after the forest department in Chhattisgarh stopped the efforts of its government to emphasize NGOs for help and implement plans for community forest management (CFR) according to the Central System instructions, the state authorities wrote to the Ministry of Protected Affairs of the Union looking for instructions on what to do.
“The Office of the Commissioner (planned tribes and planned castes of social care) communicated the arguments of the Forest Ministry of the Center and sought the Council of Forefly.
CFR management plans are to be created by communities of forest dwellings whose rights have been recognized under the Act on Forest Rights’ Rights to outline how they will sustainly use forest resources in a way that supports livelihoods and preserves forests and benefits the whole community. It seems that this commotion between the CHHhattisgarh departments is part of the long-term battle over who controls the forest sources of the tribal community living in the forests or in the forest department.
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The confusion in the CHHhattisgarh government on how to proceed with the implementation of CFR management plans was created from the road issued by the main main conservator of the forest 15. May and prohibits “any department, non -governmental organization or private organization” from “performing any work” in areas where community forest resources were awarded. The forest department quoted a circular of 2020, which gave him responsibility for “coordination” in matters related to the rights of community resources.
It is important that this communication came like the Ministry of Social Good Terms and Conditions of the CHATTISGARH Government, which was about to complete a list of NGOs and civil society organizations to help Gram Sabhas to prepare and carry out community forest resources and protection plans, which was carried out in the Dhaarti Center ABA Janjatiya Utkarsh) In 20223.
“At the beginning of this year, the state government organized consulting meetings with NGOs and CSO companies and the Department of Far Far Terms and Conditions have already prepared a proposal for a list of NGOs to be emphasized for this purpose,” said the source who was aware of the development.
Plans of the CFR model first
However, in the prohibition of any departments or NGOs in March 2024, the state forest ministry quoted any work in CFR management, which should be introduced according to instructions 2023 in March 2024 joint communication.
It also explained that the Ministry of Union Tribal Affairs “plans to develop several CFR management plans in accordance with the National Law on the Ministry of the Environment 2023 (NWPC) for” scientific forest management “that can be used to train local officials who can help integrate CFR with NWPC.
However, according to the reading of the Forestry Department, this common communication required any CFR management plan to be in accordance with NWPC and as long as the Ministry of Trade Union Matters’ Affairs share the CFR management plans, no work can be done for CFR. He also stated that from the Ministry of the Ministry of Regional Affairs from the Ministry of Regional Affairs, it has banned any department or non -governmental organization to work on it.
“Gram Sabhas has authority”
In particular, the instructions of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Regional Affairs 2023 on CFR management according to the Forest Rights Act stated that the power to prepare and approve plans for administration and protection of resources consisted solely with forest management committees (CFRMC) consisting of Gram Sabhas.
He added that only after gram Sabhas approves the CFR administration plans if the forest department consulted to comply with their working code.
The Ministry Communications further order the instructions that any adjustment of plans to be in accordance with the Labor Act of Forestry Ministry should be made “as necessary (CFRMC)” and added that Gram Sabhas can “Koopta” of the Forest Ministry to help them develop CFR.
Published – June 25, 2025 21:10
