Raji Tribe's Two-Decade Wait for Land Rights

Raji Tribe's Two-Decade Wait for Land Rights

Raji Tribe's Two-Decade Wait for Land Rights Representatives of the Raji tribe, a particularly vulnerable tribal group in Uttarakhand, voiced grievances on Tuesday, alleging the government has failed to grant them land leases under the Forest Rights Act, despite its enactment two decades ago.The Raji tribe members, limited to 11 villages, traveled collectively to press for their long-overdue rights. Supported by the Association for Rural Plannin…

Van Rajis seeks land rights, livelihood & basic facilities - Pioneer Edge | Uttarakhand News in English | Dehradun News Today

PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE / DEHRADUN The Van Raji community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Uttarakhand, reached the provisional State capital to seek the fulfilment of their long-pending demands related to land rights, livelihood security, education, healthcare and basic infrastructure. Addressing the media here on Tuesday, members of the community from Pithoragarh district said that nearly two decades after the enactment of t…