Mankidia Community Granted Habitat Rights in Odisha
On 22nd September, 2024, the Mankidia tribal community in Odisha was granted habitat rights (HR) under the legal sanction of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
- With this, Odisha becomes the leading state in the country to give approval to the habitat rights of six PVTGs — the maximum in the country.
Key Points
- Second PVTG: Mankidia is the second PVTG to get the habitat rights in the state, while the district level committees (DLCs) have approved for four other communities.
- Paudi Bhuyan: Paudi Bhuyan of Deogarh district was the first PVTG to receive ....
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