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BISWANATH CHARIALI: Under the Forest Land Rights Act, 2006, the Biswanath district administration formally handed over title certificates of land to 2145 claimants living on forest land in the district on Monday. In a meeting held at Kamalakanta Natya Samaj auditorium here, the Guardian Minister of Biswanath, Ashok Singhal, formally started the process of issuing certificates to the claimants who have received the title deeds of the land. It is to be noted that a total of 2145 claimants living in different forest areas under all the assembly constituencies under Biswanath district, namely Biswanath, Behali, and Gohpur, were given the title deeds of this land.
In his inaugural address, Ashok Singhal, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Assam said that this was a noble initiative of the Government of Assam to protect the forest dwellers of Assam socially and culturally under the Forest Rights Act, 2006. Singhal said that the state government had been striving to give land rights to the indigenous people of the state through the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006. The minister further said that the Government was keeping a close watch to ensure proper implementation of the Act at the field level through its members by constituting Forest Rights Committees.
Earlier, Biswanath Deputy Commissioner Simanta Kumar Das delivered the welcome address in the programme which was also attended by the MLAs and other officials of the district and co-district administrations.
On the other hand, the Guardian Minister also dedicated to the public a sluice gate reconstructed by the Irrigation Department at Sakomatha in the district and addressed a public meeting later.
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