Halt eviction of people settled in forests under British-era system, Assam govt. urged (opens original article in a new tab)

The All India Union of Forest Working People has asked the Assam government to stop evicting villagers living in a reserve forest under a British-era taungya system, citing legal and historical rights, and referencing a similar policy in Uttar Pradesh.

• AIUFWP urged Assam government to halt eviction of villagers in Lutumari Longjap reserve forest under taungya system
• Residents of four taungya villages claim historical and legal rights to their land under 2006 FRA and British-era agreements
• AIUFWP cited Uttar Pradesh's example of granting revenue status to forest villages with OTFDs