1970s | State-level regularisations of ‘encroachers’ | Included |
Sept 18, 1990 | MoEF issued six guidelines on regularisation, claims and leases, disputed land claims, and conversion of forest villages | Included |
Oct 10, 2002 | Maharashtra Revenue and Forest Department order on 1990 MoEF guidelines – Formation of Village/Taluka level Committees to examine eligibility of ‘encroachers’ | Included |
Feb 5, 2004 | MoEF issued two guidelines on – Regularisation of rights of tribals, and Conversion of Forest Villages | Not Included |
2004 | National Common Minimum Program of the UPA – MFP rights to forest labour and halting evictions of tribals and forest dwellers | Included |
Dec 23, 2004 | MoEF issued - One time clearance for basic infrastructure in forest villages;
Order to stop eviction by state forest departments and began developing verification and recognition process for tribal and forest dwellers | Included |