The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal, seeking an amendment to the Indian Forest Act (IFA) that aims to put an end to harassment of tribals for petty cases. The proposal sought amendment to Section 68 of IFA, 1927, which deals with the power of forest officials to compound offences. The proposed amendment aims to increase the financial LIMit of the power to compound a forest offence up to an...
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New laws for old: Forest rights and red-tape wrongs by Shankar Gopalakrishnan
It is a little known fact that in roughly a fifth of our country’s land area, a different legal system operates. In some of these places, if you are caught with certain items, it is up to you to prove that you are innocent of a crime — and whether you go to jail depends on whether a government official kept proper records years earlier. If you are using some...
More »Haryana gears up for lifting wheat
Haryana government has made all arrangements for smooth procurement of wheat during the Rabi season-2011. The state government was committed to make the payments to farmers within 48-72 hours, said state minister for food and supplies minister HS Chattha here on Thursday. The minister said the state arranged cash credit LIMit of R7,373 crore for purchase of wheat from Reserve Bank of India. Chattha said that wheat procurement season had been notified...
More »Aruna Roy, Magsaysay award winner and former bureaucrat interviewed by Danish Raza
Aruna Roy, a Magsaysay award winner former bureaucrat, was closely involved in the drafting of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. As a member of the UPA's National Advisory Council (NAC), among other things, she has been conveying to the government the views of civil society on the proposed changes in the transparency act. On the sidelines of 3rd national convention of National Campaign for People’s Right to Information, held...
More »Rural areas to get better green cover than city by Neha Shukla
The forest department has got a target of planting over 2 crore saplings in the year 2011-12. However, it is the rural areas that may get far more saplings when compared to the city areas. Reason: The funds for plantation in 74 forest divisions come through Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Thus, rural workers are engaged for plantation exercise, most of which is consequently, carried out in rural...
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