Q98.
Consider the following statements: 1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006. 2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights. 3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
A
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: The phrase 'critical wildlife habitat' is defined only in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Statement 2 is correct: Government of Madhya Pradesh, for the first time, recognised the habitat rights of seven villages in Dindori district mostly inhabited by the Baigas. Statement 3 is not correct: Under the Act, the DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE (not the Union Ministry) shall ensure that all Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups receive habitat rights.