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Tripura gives land rights to poor teibals

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Press Trust of India Devendranagar (West Tripura)
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 4:04 AM IST

Claiming this as 'unique' in the country, an official of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomus District Council said the government was making special efforts to improve lives of the state's poor tribals by giving them land rights and taking up educational and economic schemes.

"This is unique. The state has been in the forefront of implementation of the Forest Rights Act. This is a major initiative for the development of tribals in the state,

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First Published: Aug 31 2012 | 11:45 AM IST

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