The government is all set to amend the colonial Indian Forest Act, and make it more biased against forest dwellers
Photo: Getty Images Proposed amendment to Indian Forest Act would deepen injustice
It will change the fundamentals of community-driven forest governance that has taken roots in the past decades. Read more about it
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The proposed amendment comes at a time when forest dwellers’ rights are being threatened even when there is Forest Rights Act. 
The proposed amendment to the IFA reveals the mindset of policymakers regarding the forest sector has not changed. 
The proposed amendment of IFA is an attempt to keep power in the hands of the forest bureaucracy by playing up village forests against community forest rights currently exercised by gram sabhas. .png)
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