Another Wave of Forest and Adivasi Land Alienation? Revenue versus Forest Pattayam and Adivasi Land Question in Kerala.

Autor: Thadathil, Abhilash, K. H., Amitha Bachan
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Zdroj: Artha Vijnana; Mar2022, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p75-87, 13p
Abstrakt: This article examines the Kerala government decision to issue revenue land rights to individuals, including scheduled caste and scheduled tribes in a few districts. It also looks at a circular issued by the state forest department to do away with the myriad of issues associated with the implementation of the Forest Right Act, 2006 (FRA) in the state. Such a decision in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has raised suspicion among the community and triggered arguments and counterarguments within major tribal groups and activists in the state. These documents seem to be a clear violation of FRA. We argue that the policies might help the government and private land mafia to acquire tribal land for large-scale commercial use that further vitiate the adivasi land question in the state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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