Changes in Act
the ministry for environment and forests has proposed several amendments to the Indian Forest Act enacted in 1927. The proposal has been sent to the Cabinet for approval.
Official sources said that the proposed amendment will facilitate setting up of a forest board and make attempts to contain shifting cultivation in forests and ridge areas. The provisions of the existing National Forest Policy of 1998 will be linked to the act.
First drafted in 1865, the Indian Forest Act was revised in 1878 and was consolidated again in 1927. The existing Indian Forest Act, 1927, is a consolidated law relating to forests managed for production. The proposed amendment gives more emphasis to conservation aspects in conformity with the National Forest Policy of 1998. The amendments include updation and consolidation of various forest-related acts and the amendments made by the states to the act since 1927.
Related Content
- Affidavit by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on the declining forest cover in northeastern states, 08/05/2025
- Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding district survey report for environmental clearance, 08/05/2025
- Reply filed by the state of Odisha regarding increasing instances of high energy swell waves, May 1, 2025
- Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015-2024
- Status report by Department of Environment, GNCTD on environmental clearance to mining projects in Delhi, 29/04/2025
- Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding use of environmental compensation funds, 29/04/2025