Who owns the forest lands?

People living near forests

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The Government

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Industrialists

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
The Government

In India, the forest lands are owned by the government. Though the tribals residing in and around forest areas are given limited rights to exploit forest products but they are not given any ownership right.

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Column-I	Column-II
a. Forest department	(i) Residing inside or near the forests and obtain most of their requirement from there
b. Local people	(ii) Environmentalists and conservationists
c. Industrialists	(iii) Interest is only economical
d. Nature and wildlife enthusiasts	(iv) Has major stake in the management of forests and wildlife resources

For the industrialists, the forests are a source of:

Why are industrialists greatly interested in the raw materials obtained from forests?

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