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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology

Volume  10, Issue 1,  January – June 2024, Pages 71-76
 

Original Article

Socio-economic Impacts of Forests Rights Act on the Individual Title Holders: An Analytical Study among the Lanjia Saoras of Odisha

Kalandi Singh1 , Prasant Kumar Sahoo

1 Research Assistant, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, Odisha 751012, Bhubaneswar, India, 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, F.M. Autonomous College, Balasore 756001, Odisha, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.10124.9

Abstract

The present study examines the socio-economic impacts of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 on Individual Forest Rights (IFR) title holders from the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) of Lanjia Saora in the Gumma block of Gajapati district, Odisha. It analyses the socioe[1] conomic status, land use patterns, occupations, and convergence of government schemes for IFR households across 4 villages through household surveys and focus group discussions covering 52 households. Key findings i.e reveal livelihood dependence on agriculture, agricultural wage labour and lack of basic amenities like pucca housing, electricity and toilets for majority of households. While some support have been provided through rural housing, land development and horticulture schemes, the coverage remains limited. The study therefore recommends increasing awareness about FRA, promoting cash crops, horticulture, Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) collection and marketing, skill development for off-farm livelihoods, improving connectivity and public infrastructure etc. It conlude the need to address developmental gaps of tribal IFR holders through appropriate policies and convergence of government schemes at the district level.


Keywords : Socio-economic impacts; IFR title holders; Lanjia Saora; PVTGs; Odisha; Forest rights.
Corresponding Author : Prasant Kumar Sahoo,