Objections overruled, Forest Bill goes to House unchanged:
Why is it in news?
A parliamentary committee, set up to examine the controversial proposed amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, has endorsed the amendment Bill in its entirety.
UPSC SYLLABUS RELEVANCE for prelims and Mains
Prelims: • Environment and Ecology.
Mains:• General Studies-III: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Important concepts• Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023
PRELIMS PYQ EXERCISE – FIND ANSWER
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboo grown in forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A] 1 and 2 only
B] 2 and 3 only
C] 3 only
D] 1, 2 and 3
TODAY’S PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTION:
Q. Consider the following statements about the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill,
2023:
1. The Bill seeks to amend the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, which was enacted to ensure that India’s forest land is not usurped for non-forestry purposes.
2. There is a proposal to change the name of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam.
Which among the statements mentioned above is/are incorrect?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: A
Explanation:
• The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 seeks to amend the pivotal Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, which was enacted to ensure that India’s forest land is not wantonly usurped for non-forestry purposes. There is a proposal to change the name of the 1980 law from the Forest (Conservation) Act to the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, which translates to Forest (Conservation and Augmentation) Act.
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