Polity · 8 Aug 2026

Forest Rights Act nodal ministry

Consider the following pairs: List I (Institution/Concept) - List II (Correct Association) 1. Nodal Ministry for the Forest Rights Act, 2006 - Ministry of Tribal Affairs 2. Implementing authority for the Forest Rights Act on the ground - State Governments 3. Daudhan Dam under the Ken-Betwa project - Located inside the Panna Tiger Reserve 4. Niyamgiri judgment (2013) - Held that Gram Sabha consent is a mere formality, not binding How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

AOnly one pair
BOnly two pairs
COnly three pairs
DAll four pairs
This question is based on: Ken-Betwa Row: How the Centre Passed the Buck on Tribal Displacement
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About this question

Why in news

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Lok Sabha that Ken-Betwa displacement complaints from Chhatarpur were forwarded to the Madhya Pradesh government, reopening questions about nodal ministry accountability under the FRA.

Why for UPSC

UPSC's "match the pairs" style questions often test whether a landmark judgment's actual holding has been remembered correctly, not just its name and year - a favoured way to probe depth beyond surface recall.

Prelims summary

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry for the FRA, 2006, though states implement it. The Daudhan Dam of the Ken-Betwa project lies inside the Panna Tiger Reserve. The 2013 Niyamgiri judgment held that Gram Sabha consent is a substantive precondition, not a formality.

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