The Congress criticizes the Centre over the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), claiming it undermines the Forest Rights Act. They argue DAJGUA diminishes Adivasi empowerment by ...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticizes the Modi government for undermining Adivasi rights on Birsa Munda's birth ...

The FRA empowered the Adivasi community and gram sabhas to govern and manage forests as a major reform to ensure democratic governance of forests, Ramesh said. "After the revolution, however, came ...

"It shifted the authority over forests from the Forest Department to the Gram Sabha, and for the first time, the Ministry of ...