UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 10
Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Section 6 of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 entrusts the Gram Sabha with initiating determination of individual and community forest rights.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Wrong: the Forest Department can supply records but does not start the statutory determination process.
B: Incorrect - Wrong: the District Level Committee has a final-decision role, not the initial Gram Sabha role.
C: Incorrect - Wrong: revenue officials are not the initiating authority under section 6.
D: Correct - Correct: Gram Sabha receives claims, verifies them and forwards its resolution for further scrutiny.