Archive · 30 Jul 2025
Land Titles Issued to Over 2,000 Forest Dwellers in Biswanath
Imagine a group of people living in the forest.
The government wants to make sure they have the right to the land they live on.
They're giving out special papers called land title certificates.
This is happening in a place called Biswanath.
Over two thousand people are getting these certificates.
A government official named Ashok Singhal helped start the process.
This is to help the forest people and protect their culture.
Biswanath district administration issued land title certificates to 2,145 forest dwellers.
The certificates were issued under the Forest Land Rights Act, 2006.
The event took place at the Kamalakanta Natya Samaj auditorium in Biswanath.
Ashok Singhal, Guardian Minister of Biswanath, started the certificate distribution.
The initiative aims to protect forest dwellers socially and culturally.
- Who
- 2,145 forest dwellers and Biswanath district administration
- What
- Land title certificates were issued to forest dwellers.
- When
- July 30
- Where
- Biswanath district, Kamalakanta Natya Samaj auditorium
- Why
- To protect forest dwellers socially and culturally under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- Event
- Land Title Certificate Distribution
- Location
- Biswanath district
- Beneficiaries
- 2,145 forest dwellers
- Law
- Forest Land Rights Act, 2006
- Minister
- Ashok Singhal