Habitat Rights of PVTGs
On 9th October, 2023, the Chhattisgarh Government granted habitat rights to its Baiga Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) right after the Kamar PVTG received habitat rights in August 2023.
- Out of 75 PVTG in India, only three have habitat rights. The Bharia PVTG in Madhya Pradesh was the first, followed by the Kamar tribe and now the Baiga tribe in Chhattisgarh.
About Habitat Rights (HRs)
- Habitat rights recognition grants specific rights to the concerned community over their customary habitation territory.
- Legal Framework was provided under Section 3(1) (e) of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, ....
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