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Juanga Tribe - FRA Act
August 24 , 2024
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- The Juangs of Jajpur in Odisha have become the fifth Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in the country.
- They are the second in the state to get habitat rights under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.
- The rights will provide the Juangs uninterrupted access and legal recognition to their ancestral land and resources.
- Habitat rights are given to PVTGs under section 3(1) (e) of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
- Juang tribals reside in 13 villages under Sukinda block of Jajpur.
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