The Ministry of Tribal Affairs recently commissioned a study about Community Forest resource Rights.
According to the study, broad guidelines are needed to implement Community Forest Rights.
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, also called the FRA act defines the Community Forest resource Rights.
It also says that a village shall get its traditionally held forest land.
It empowers the Gram Sabhas the right to protect, conserve and regenerate.
The 73rd amendment of the constitution also empowers the Gram Sabhas to govern community forests.
However, there are no guidelines to implement Community Forest Rights.
The State Governments should create guidelines according the local condition and their tradition.