Recommendations to the State and Central Governments.

Recommendations to the State and Central Governments.
1. Tribal’s and land rights
• Implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA 2006): The Forest Rights Act should be translated into regional languages and circulated among tribal communities. Since this act is recognizing the traditional forest rights of tribal’s, the necessary awareness programmes should be organized for tribal communities, government officials and to the general community.
• A civil society monitoring group has to be constituted to see to what extent, the Forest Rights Act is being implemented
• As per the Forest Land Rights act of 2006, from those who own more than 10 acres of land, the government should take back the surplus land that is over the 10 acre limit and distributes it to landless tribals immediately.
• To solve the land problems of tribals, constitute a task force like that of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
• Stop putting the label of extremist group to those who working for the development of tribal’s and dalits
• Put an end to the exploitation of mineral deposits and the underground deposits of forest land in the name of mining
• Stop forceful evictions of the tribal’s in the name of development schemes as per the Forest Rights Act of 2006.
• Stop the purchase of tribal lands by non tribal’s
• Provide 50% of employment opportunities to the tribals in forest sanctuary work and forest department work
• Implement the recommendation of National land Reforms committee.
2. Dalits and Land Rights
• To implement immediately, the land reformation act of 1950
• The tenancy land owner’s right act should be implemented
• The rulers, politicians and upper caste people have unlawfully taken over 12 lakh acres of panchami land. Those land should be restored immediately and distribute to Dalits.
• To publish a white report on present status of panchami land, In order to restore the dalit lands, Proper implementation in the SC/ST atrocities Act
• To take the temple lands, trust lands and the unused lands by government and distribute to landless dalit labours for lease
• To give equal share of the revenue coming from common lands and common resources of the villages to Dalits
• To issue land Patta to the landless Dalits and housing to those who have lived for many years on government lands
• In the budget allotted by THATCO, SC/ST commissions should spend their money only for development of SC/ST. The budget allocations, under special component plan, should be used only for Dalits welfare


3. Land encroachment in the name of industrialization and development projects
• Stop giving agricultural lands used by the farmers for the purpose of development projects and industrialization
• Stop special economic zones for the following reasons :
a. Free electricity supply,
b. Waste disposal to the river basin which pollute the drinking water
c. No entry of trade union
d. Tax exemption
e. Fertile lands to be converted as industries and corporate sectors.
• Stop destruction of livelihood resources, water sources and forceful eviction of people’s settlement in the name of implementing development projects.
• Implement the act of stopping the conversion of agricultural land into metro development SEZ, Urbanization, real-estate housing societies, and take action against those who violate the act
4. Non implemented land reformation Acts
• Modify the act of 1950 to ensure downtrodden & poor gain benefits.
• Bring appropriate amendments and changes in below listed Laws and Acts so that marginalized people get benefit.
a. Tenancy act
b. Land ceiling act
• Most of the current welfare and development acts are more favorable for land owners, ruling class and for the upper caste people. Pass new legislation that benefits marginalized sections.
5. Land crabbing by mafias
• The dwelling places of marginalized people are used for the construction of star hotels, title/Tidal Park, resorts etc with the support of political parties, mafia and antisocial elements. Government should takes steps to put an end to such practices
• In the name of employment opportunities, agricultural lands are being given to multinational companies and corporate sectors. Conversion of fertile lands to corporate sectors & industries is to be stopped.
6. Land rights of women
• Implement the act of 2005 for giving equal rights to women in land ownership
• Ensure women rights over community land
• Land entitlements to be given jointly to husband and wife and insist that both spouses name should be incorporated at the time of land registration
• If the above said demands are not implemented immediately to protect the rights of tribals and Dalits, we will organize the affected people together and conduct in-definite strike in the front of all district collectorates, secretariats and Indian parliament house.