Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ramban, Mussarat Islam, who is also the chairman of District Level Forest Rights Act Committee (DLFRAC), today convened a meeting to review progress on implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in the district.DDC Councilor Gool, Sakhi Mohd; DDC Councilor Gandhri Shamim Akhter; Addl. Deputy Commissioner Harbans Lal; ACR, Dherinder Sharma; DPO Sunil Buthyal; DFO Rajan Singh and other committee members attended the meeting. The meeting discussed in detail the measures taken-up by the concerned to implement Forest Rights Act 2006 effectively on ground. The DC informed that Forest Rights Act Committees (FRCs) have been constituted in all the Panchayats through the Gram Sabhas for implementing the Forest Right Act 2006 FRA as per guidelines.
The DC impressed upon the committee members to ensure thorough verification of the claims as per guidelines. He also asked the Chairpersons of Sub Divisional Level Committees to submit the claims received so far to DLCs after verification.The SDLCs have already been notified in the district which shall submit the claims to DLC in a time bound manner after proper verification.During the meeting various issues pertaining to the implementation of the Act were raised by DDC Councilors and other committee members, which were clarified by the DC and DFO Ramban.The DC also directed the concerned officers to provide records to FRCs and claimants in this regard for which directions have already been issued.