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union ministry of tribal affairs
‘Tribals turn extremists because states are too busy making money from land’
@ Issue Date: Jun 13, 2013
Tribals of Bastar are protesting against the provisions of the Fifth Schedule. With elections nearing, they are demanding tribal autonomy in the district as provided under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Do you think the Sixth Schedule is working better in protecting tribal rights?
Interviewee:
Kishore Chandra Deo
Odisha pays scant heed to tribal ministry's directions on mining for Vedanta
Issue Date: May 27, 2013
The new votaries of Forest Rights Act
Issue Date: Dec 4, 2012
Forest title claims of over 50% tribals, forest dwellers rejected: report
Issue Date: Jun 15, 2012
The latest status report of the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs on the implementation status of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 confirms the general perception that the law has not really benefitted tribal people and other forest dwellers of the country. The report shows that more than half of the total claims filed by the forest dwellers for land titles under FRA have been rejected.
No mining by PSUs for trade in Scheduled Areas: tribal affairs minister
Issue Date: Sep 20, 2011
The Union minister for tribal affairs and panchayati raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo, says he does not want public sector companies (PSUs) to undertake mineral exploration in Scheduled Areas or tribal-dominated areas as listed in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. These areas enjoy special powers and privileges. In an interview to Down To Earth (DTE), Deo pointed out that the Constitution does not allow private companies to mine in Scheduled Areas. But mining by PSUs for trade purposes also violates the Constitutional provision in 'spirit', he says.
