At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
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Answer: D. Section 11 of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 makes the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (or a department or officer it authorises) the nodal agency for implementing the Act at the national level.
Watch for: The Act deals with forests, which tempts students toward the Environment Ministry.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Environment Ministry is not the nodal agency for the FRA.
- B. Wrong because the Panchayati Raj Ministry is not the nodal agency.
- C. Wrong because Rural Development is not the nodal agency.
Source to check: Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Section 11
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