India No provision in Forest Rights Act to obtain gram sabha consent for projects, Tribal Affairs Ministry says September 6, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com In a discussion with the Union Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs also says ‘such matters’ related to the requirement of ‘100% gram sabha consent’ for projects in forest areas do not fall under its purview Related posts: Bangladesh High Commission stops visa services citing ‘security situation’ Jet fuel prices more than doubled to ₹2.07 lakh/kl, commercial LPG up ₹195.50 Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job Sitharaman leads delegation to Singapore for ministerial roundtable