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                            <br /><div align="justify">The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, the 73rd amendment and the landmark PESA and Forest Rights Act (FRA) have progressively acknowledged the rights, and special powers of the Gram Sabha in deciding developmental projects as well as playing a role in protecting the ecology and forests.<br /><br />But a clutch of clever exemptions in recent months are ensuring that centralised authorities take away the same powers through the back door, without routing these rollbacks to any debate from below. Right now the exemptions are meant for critical public utilities in districts witnessing state-Maoist conflict and more recently infrastructure projects like &ldquo;roads, canals, transmission lines and pipelines&rdquo; and the ominous &ldquo;etc&rdquo;.<br /><br />But industry lobbies are welcoming the exclusion of the gram sabhas from the decision-making process and are already talking about seeking similar exemptions in other sectors. All this even while the existing provisions of the Forest Right Act, namely clearance by gram sabhas to projects that seek to divert forest land, are &ldquo;being honoured in the breach&rdquo;, in the words of Minister for Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo. In particular, the MoEF has never rejected a project because of the lack of Gram Sabha consent, with only one exception, according to a statement by Campaign for Survival and Dignity, a federation of 150 mass organisations. (See link: <a href="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it" title="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it">http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-fin<br />d-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it</a>). <br /><br />We also know that the rate of environmental clearances for dam projects is 100 per cent in India, despite the clamour that the environment clearances pose a roadblock to development! (See link: <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html">http://www.im4change.org/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-appr<br />oval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html</a>). <br /><br />From &lsquo;tribal versus tiger&rsquo; to &lsquo;Gram Sabha versus mining interests&rsquo; India&rsquo;s many debates about tribal rights seem to end up with the same result &ndash; the bypassing of gram sabha powers that were meant to ensure democratic and inclusive development.<br /><br />The Inclusive Media team has put together the URLs of the most relevant information/ studies on the subject. There are also statements/ views from the government departments and the peoples' movements. Please go through them for a larger picture of what ails tribal India.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom><w:TrackMoves/><w:TrackFormatting/><w:PunctuationKerning/><w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/><w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid><w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent><w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText><w:DoNotPromoteQF/><w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther><w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian><w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript><w:Compatibility><w:BreakWrappedTables/><w:SnapToGridInCell/><w:WrapTextWithPunct/><w:UseAsianBreakRules/><w:DontGrowAutofit/><w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/><w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/><w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/><w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/><w:Word11KerningPairs/><w:CachedColBalance/></w:Compatibility><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><m:mathPr><m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/><m:brkBin m:val="before"/><m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/><m:smallFrac m:val="off"/><m:dispDef/><m:lMargin m:val="0"/><m:rMargin m:val="0"/><m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/><m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/><m:intLim m:val="subSup"/><m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/></m:mathPr></w:WordDocument></xml><![endif]--><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mandating gram sabha clearances, and how tooperationalize this:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Order dated 3 Aug,2009-Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980-ensuring compliance of the Schedules tribes and OtherTraditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Frequently AskedQuestions on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf" title="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf">http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A set of exemptions in recent months:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 5February, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20la<br />nd05022013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 1Feb, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More links:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of road projectspending for Environment Clearance with MoEF as on 4 Feb, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%<br />20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">State-wise details ofHydroelectric projects pending for Environment Clearance</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%<br />20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pending Thermal powerprojects for Environment Clearance as on 31 January, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20<br />projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Statement indicatingdetails of proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forestpurpose pending before the MoEF as 30 Jan, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%<br />20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20<br />of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%<br />20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of pending ECand FC proposals as per the list of Ministry of Coal</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&<br />amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Report of theCommittee to formulate objective parameters for identification of Inviolate ForestArea, July, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Media links on ForestRights Act:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Development minusgreen shoots-TR Shankar Raman and MD Madhusudan, The Hindu, 13 February, 2013, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-gr<br />een-shoots/article4408226.ece</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forestland diversionfor roads, railway lines made easy-Kumar Sambhav S, Down to Earth, 6 February,2013, <a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/forestland-dive<br />rsion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19<br />274.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tribal Affairsministry, MoEF seek more time on diversion of forest land- Urmi A Goswami, TheEconomic Times, 23 January, 2013,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-<br />ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-u<br />rmi-a-goswami-19026.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Environment ministryeases clearance norms for highway projects -Dipak Kumar Dash, The Times ofIndia, 22 December, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/environment-ministry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kumar-dash-18672.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/environment-ministry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kumar-dash-18672.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/environment-min<br />istry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kum<br />ar-dash-18672.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forest clearancesunder national green tribunal ambit -Nitin Sethi, The Times of India, 12November, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span 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href="http://www.conservationindia.org/resources/facts-about-the-forests-rights-act" title="http://www.conservationindia.org/resources/facts-about-the-forests-rights-act">http://www.conservationindia.org/resources/facts-about-the<br />-forests-rights-act</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forest Rights Act:Combining Conservation with Human Development by Dr. DK Giri, <a href="http://www.cfc2010.org/papers/session13/giri_s13.pdf" title="http://www.cfc2010.org/papers/session13/giri_s13.pdf">http://www.cfc2010.org/papers/session13/giri_s13.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Decentralizing ForestManagement: Pretense or Reality? 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                            <br /><div align="justify">The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, the 73rd amendment and the landmark PESA and Forest Rights Act (FRA) have progressively acknowledged the rights, and special powers of the Gram Sabha in deciding developmental projects as well as playing a role in protecting the ecology and forests.<br /><br />But a clutch of clever exemptions in recent months are ensuring that centralised authorities take away the same powers through the back door, without routing these rollbacks to any debate from below. Right now the exemptions are meant for critical public utilities in districts witnessing state-Maoist conflict and more recently infrastructure projects like &ldquo;roads, canals, transmission lines and pipelines&rdquo; and the ominous &ldquo;etc&rdquo;.<br /><br />But industry lobbies are welcoming the exclusion of the gram sabhas from the decision-making process and are already talking about seeking similar exemptions in other sectors. All this even while the existing provisions of the Forest Right Act, namely clearance by gram sabhas to projects that seek to divert forest land, are &ldquo;being honoured in the breach&rdquo;, in the words of Minister for Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo. In particular, the MoEF has never rejected a project because of the lack of Gram Sabha consent, with only one exception, according to a statement by Campaign for Survival and Dignity, a federation of 150 mass organisations. (See link: <a href="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it" title="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it">http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-fin<br />d-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it</a>). <br /><br />We also know that the rate of environmental clearances for dam projects is 100 per cent in India, despite the clamour that the environment clearances pose a roadblock to development! (See link: <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html">http://www.im4change.org/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-appr<br />oval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html</a>). <br /><br />From &lsquo;tribal versus tiger&rsquo; to &lsquo;Gram Sabha versus mining interests&rsquo; India&rsquo;s many debates about tribal rights seem to end up with the same result &ndash; the bypassing of gram sabha powers that were meant to ensure democratic and inclusive development.<br /><br />The Inclusive Media team has put together the URLs of the most relevant information/ studies on the subject. There are also statements/ views from the government departments and the peoples' movements. 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Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Frequently AskedQuestions on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf" title="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf">http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A set of exemptions in recent months:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 5February, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20la<br />nd05022013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 1Feb, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More links:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of road projectspending for Environment Clearance with MoEF as on 4 Feb, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%<br />20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">State-wise details ofHydroelectric projects pending for Environment Clearance</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%<br />20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pending Thermal powerprojects for Environment Clearance as on 31 January, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20<br />projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Statement indicatingdetails of proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forestpurpose pending before the MoEF as 30 Jan, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%<br />20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20<br />of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%<br />20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of pending ECand FC proposals as per the list of Ministry of Coal</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&<br />amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Report of theCommittee to formulate objective parameters for identification of Inviolate ForestArea, July, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Media links on ForestRights Act:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Development minusgreen shoots-TR Shankar Raman and MD Madhusudan, The Hindu, 13 February, 2013, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-gr<br />een-shoots/article4408226.ece</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forestland diversionfor roads, railway lines made easy-Kumar Sambhav S, Down to Earth, 6 February,2013, <a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/forestland-dive<br />rsion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19<br />274.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tribal Affairsministry, MoEF seek more time on diversion of forest land- Urmi A Goswami, TheEconomic Times, 23 January, 2013,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-<br />ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-u<br />rmi-a-goswami-19026.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Environment ministryeases clearance norms for highway projects -Dipak Kumar Dash, The Times ofIndia, 22 December, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/environment-ministry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kumar-dash-18672.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/environment-ministry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kumar-dash-18672.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/environment-min<br />istry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kum<br />ar-dash-18672.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forest clearancesunder national green tribunal ambit -Nitin Sethi, The Times of India, 12November, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span 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'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Decentralizing ForestManagement: Pretense or Reality? 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                            <br /><div align="justify">The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, the 73rd amendment and the landmark PESA and Forest Rights Act (FRA) have progressively acknowledged the rights, and special powers of the Gram Sabha in deciding developmental projects as well as playing a role in protecting the ecology and forests.<br /><br />But a clutch of clever exemptions in recent months are ensuring that centralised authorities take away the same powers through the back door, without routing these rollbacks to any debate from below. Right now the exemptions are meant for critical public utilities in districts witnessing state-Maoist conflict and more recently infrastructure projects like &ldquo;roads, canals, transmission lines and pipelines&rdquo; and the ominous &ldquo;etc&rdquo;.<br /><br />But industry lobbies are welcoming the exclusion of the gram sabhas from the decision-making process and are already talking about seeking similar exemptions in other sectors. All this even while the existing provisions of the Forest Right Act, namely clearance by gram sabhas to projects that seek to divert forest land, are &ldquo;being honoured in the breach&rdquo;, in the words of Minister for Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo. In particular, the MoEF has never rejected a project because of the lack of Gram Sabha consent, with only one exception, according to a statement by Campaign for Survival and Dignity, a federation of 150 mass organisations. (See link: <a href="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it" title="http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-find-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it">http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-fin<br />d-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it</a>). <br /><br />We also know that the rate of environmental clearances for dam projects is 100 per cent in India, despite the clamour that the environment clearances pose a roadblock to development! (See link: <a href="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html" title="https://im4change.in/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-approval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html">http://www.im4change.org/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-appr<br />oval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html</a>). <br /><br />From &lsquo;tribal versus tiger&rsquo; to &lsquo;Gram Sabha versus mining interests&rsquo; India&rsquo;s many debates about tribal rights seem to end up with the same result &ndash; the bypassing of gram sabha powers that were meant to ensure democratic and inclusive development.<br /><br />The Inclusive Media team has put together the URLs of the most relevant information/ studies on the subject. There are also statements/ views from the government departments and the peoples' movements. Please go through them for a larger picture of what ails tribal India.<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><w:WordDocument><w:View>Normal</w:View><w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom><w:TrackMoves/><w:TrackFormatting/><w:PunctuationKerning/><w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/><w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid><w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent><w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText><w:DoNotPromoteQF/><w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther><w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian><w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript><w:Compatibility><w:BreakWrappedTables/><w:SnapToGridInCell/><w:WrapTextWithPunct/><w:UseAsianBreakRules/><w:DontGrowAutofit/><w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/><w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/><w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/><w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/><w:Word11KerningPairs/><w:CachedColBalance/></w:Compatibility><w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel><m:mathPr><m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/><m:brkBin 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Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006<span>&nbsp; </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Frequently AskedQuestions on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA)</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf" title="http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf">http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A set of exemptions in recent months:</span></em></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 5February, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20land05022013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20la<br />nd05022013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Guidelines dated 1Feb, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, </span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf</a><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf" title="http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf">http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More links:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of road projectspending for Environment Clearance with MoEF as on 4 Feb, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects%<br />20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">State-wise details ofHydroelectric projects pending for Environment Clearance</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of%<br />20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pending Thermal powerprojects for Environment Clearance as on 31 January, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20<br />projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Statement indicatingdetails of proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forestpurpose pending before the MoEF as 30 Jan, 2013</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior%<br />20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20<br />of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending%<br />20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">List of pending ECand FC proposals as per the list of Ministry of Coal</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20&<br />amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pd<br />f</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Report of theCommittee to formulate objective parameters for identification of Inviolate ForestArea, July, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf" title="http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf">http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Media links on ForestRights Act:</span></em></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Development minusgreen shoots-TR Shankar Raman and MD Madhusudan, The Hindu, 13 February, 2013, <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece" title="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-green-shoots/article4408226.ece">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-gr<br />een-shoots/article4408226.ece</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Forestland diversionfor roads, railway lines made easy-Kumar Sambhav S, Down to Earth, 6 February,2013, <a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/forestland-diversion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19274.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/forestland-dive<br />rsion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19<br />274.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tribal Affairsministry, MoEF seek more time on diversion of forest land- Urmi A Goswami, TheEconomic Times, 23 January, 2013,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><a href="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html" title="https://im4change.in/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-urmi-a-goswami-19026.html">http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs-<br />ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-u<br />rmi-a-goswami-19026.html</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Environment ministryeases clearance norms for highway projects -Dipak Kumar Dash, The Times ofIndia, 22 December, 2012,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 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'Arial','sans-serif'">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Decentralizing ForestManagement: Pretense or Reality? 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Gram Sabha is supreme but only on paper!

Published on Feb 14, 2013   Modified on Feb 27, 2013

The Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, the 73rd amendment and the landmark PESA and Forest Rights Act (FRA) have progressively acknowledged the rights, and special powers of the Gram Sabha in deciding developmental projects as well as playing a role in protecting the ecology and forests. But a clutch of clever exemptions in recent months are ensuring that centralised authorities take away the same powers through the back door, without routing these rollbacks to any debate from below. Right now the exemptions are meant for critical public utilities in districts witnessing state-Maoist conflict and more recently infrastructure projects like “roads, canals, transmission lines and pipelines” and the ominous “etc”. But industry lobbies are welcoming the exclusion of the gram sabhas from the decision-making process and are already talking about seeking similar exemptions in other sectors. All this even while the existing provisions of the Forest Right Act, namely clearance by gram sabhas to projects that seek to divert forest land, are “being honoured in the breach”, in the words of Minister for Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo. In particular, the MoEF has never rejected a project because of the lack of Gram Sabha consent, with only one exception, according to a statement by Campaign for Survival and Dignity, a federation of 150 mass organisations. (See link: http://www.forestrightsact.com/statements-and-news/132-fin d-the-law-inconvenient-exempt-yourself-from-it). We also know that the rate of environmental clearances for dam projects is 100 per cent in India, despite the clamour that the environment clearances pose a roadblock to development! (See link: http://www.im4change.org/news-alert/born-to-clear-100-appr oval-rate-for-dam-projects-19230.html). From ‘tribal versus tiger’ to ‘Gram Sabha versus mining interests’ India’s many debates about tribal rights seem to end up with the same result – the bypassing of gram sabha powers that were meant to ensure democratic and inclusive development. The Inclusive Media team has put together the URLs of the most relevant information/ studies on the subject. There are also statements/ views from the government departments and the peoples' movements. Please go through them for a larger picture of what ails tribal India. Mandating gram sabha clearances, and how tooperationalize this:   Order dated 3 Aug,2009-Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980-ensuring compliance of the Schedules tribes and OtherTraditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006  http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/3rdAugust2009.pdf   Frequently AskedQuestions on Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) http://tribal.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1539.pdf   A set of exemptions in recent months:   Guidelines dated 5February, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980, http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Diversion%20of%20forest%20la nd05022013.pdf    http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines-LWE-05012013.pdf   Guidelines dated 1Feb, 2013 Diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes under the Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980, http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Guidelines122013.pdf    http://moef.nic.in/divisions/forcon/13thMay2011.pdf   More links:   List of road projectspending for Environment Clearance with MoEF as on 4 Feb, 2013 http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20road%20projects% 20pending%20for%20EC%20with%20MoEF%20as%20on%2004.02.13.pd f   State-wise details ofHydroelectric projects pending for Environment Clearance http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/State%20wise%20details%20of% 20Hydroelectric%20projects%20pending%20for%20EC.pdf   Pending Thermal powerprojects for Environment Clearance as on 31 January, 2013 http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Pending%20thermal%20power%20 projects%20for%20EC%20as%20on%2031.01.13.pdf   Statement indicatingdetails of proposals seeking prior approval of Central Government under theForest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of forest land for non-forestpurpose pending before the MoEF as 30 Jan, 2013 http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Proposals%20seeking%20prior% 20approval%20under%20FC%20Act,%201980%20for%20diversion%20 of%20forest%20land%20for%20non-forest%20purpose%20pending% 20before%20MoEF%20as-.pdf   List of pending ECand FC proposals as per the list of Ministry of Coal http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/list%20of%20pending%20EC%20& amp;%20FC%20proposals%20as%20per%20Ministry%20of%20Coal.pd f   Report of theCommittee to formulate objective parameters for identification of Inviolate ForestArea, July, 2012, http://www.moef.nic.in/assets/Report_on_Inviolate_Forest_area.pdf   Media links on ForestRights Act:   Development minusgreen shoots-TR Shankar Raman and MD Madhusudan, The Hindu, 13 February, 2013, http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/development-minus-gr een-shoots/article4408226.ece   Forestland diversionfor roads, railway lines made easy-Kumar Sambhav S, Down to Earth, 6 February,2013, http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/forestland-dive rsion-for-roads-railway-lines-made-easy-kumar-sambhav-s-19 274.html   Tribal Affairsministry, MoEF seek more time on diversion of forest land- Urmi A Goswami, TheEconomic Times, 23 January, 2013, http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/tribal-affairs- ministry-moef-seek-more-time-on-diversion-of-forest-land-u rmi-a-goswami-19026.html   Environment ministryeases clearance norms for highway projects -Dipak Kumar Dash, The Times ofIndia, 22 December, 2012, http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/environment-min istry-eases-clearance-norms-for-highway-projects-dipak-kum ar-dash-18672.html   Forest clearancesunder national green tribunal ambit -Nitin Sethi, The Times of India, 12November, 2012, http://www.im4change.org/rural-news-update/forest-clearanc es-under-national-green-tribunal-ambit-nitin-sethi-18096.h tml   For more on conflict between Forest Conservation Act 1980and Forest Rights Act, 2006, please check:   Some Insights intothe Forests Rights Act (FRA) by Praveen Bhargav http://www.conservationindia.org/resources/facts-about-the -forests-rights-act   Forest Rights Act:Combining Conservation with Human Development by Dr. DK Giri, http://www.cfc2010.org/papers/session13/giri_s13.pdf   Decentralizing ForestManagement: Pretense or Reality? (In the context of Forest Rights Act in India)-Rucha Ghate (2009), http://www.indiana.edu/~wow4/papers/ghate_wow4.pdf    India's Forest RightsAct of 2006: Illusion or solution? http://www.aitpn.org/IRQ/vol-I/issues-2-3/story03.htm   India’s Forest RightsAct -The anatomy of a necessary but not sufficient institutional reform-MadhuSarin and Oliver Springate-Baginski (2010), http://www.ippg.org.uk/papers/dp45.pdf   Helping Forests Disappear, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol-XLVIII, No. 08, February 23, 2013

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