Bhopal, May 12: Instructions have been issued to forest officers for implementation of Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition to Forest Rights) Act-2006 and Rule 2008. The state government has set in motion the process of making available updated records of the land encroached by forest dwellers.

All the Conservators of Forest (Territorial) and Field Directors of National Parks would make available these records to Gram Sabhas, Forest Rights Committees and division as well district level committees as per their requirements. As per the set process, all the compiled documents would be put up at forest circle level. For this purpose, Directors of National Parks/Divisional Forest Officers would ensure sending all the records prepared by them to concerning Forest Range Officers.

Similarly, as per the demand of records from Gram Sabhas or Forest Rights Committees for records prepared by Beat Guards/Game Guards, officers would have to collect the concerning records with the help of Range Assistants and provide the same to the concerning Gram Sabha or Forest Rights Committee within a week.

If the sub-division level committee asks for records from Forest Ranger/Game Ranger, they would have to make the records available within a week. The concerning records would be made available within the same time span to district level committee on demand by Forest Ranger/Game Ranger.

According to directives issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests VR Khare, Conservators of Forests have been asked to accelerate implementation of Forest Rights Act by monthly review of cases concerning supply of documents in their respective circles.