Question

What were features of the National Forest Policy of 1988?

• A. The policy aimed to provide employment to people living in and around the forests.
• B. It sought to involve village communities around these forests to help the tribal people protect forests.
• C. This policy gave the villagers the right to use the forests for forest produce.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

The policy declared that tribal people would be actively involved in the tasks of protecting, regenerating and developing forests. It aimed to provide employment to the people living in and around these forests. It sought to involve village communities around these forests to help the tribal people protect forests. This policy gave the villagers the right to use the forests for forest produce.