Consider the following statements : 1. The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006. 2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights. 3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct because the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, provides the legal definition for "Critical Wildlife Habitat," and the Baiga tribe in Madhya Pradesh was indeed the first community in India to be granted habitat rights in 2016. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), not the MoEFCC, is the nodal agency responsible for the implementation of the FRA and the declaration of rights for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). The core concept tested is the institutional and legal framework governing forest rights and the administrative authority of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.