How IAS-IPS officers turned PESA, FRA, TRIFED into tools against Naxalism

There can be no doubt that substantial credit for the conclusive victory over Left-Wing Extremism, or LWE, must go to the bravehearts of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and state police forces—many of whom lost their lives in the last decade. But, credit must also go to civil servants who translated laws and schemes into trust-building interventions on the ground. The column discusses interventions under the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA), the Forest Rights Act (FRA), and the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), because these created the ground conditions before the Union home ministry’s SAMADHAN framework for tackling LWE could gain acceptance among tribal populations in the deep forests and adjoining areas. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/how-ias-ips-officers-turned-pesa-fra-trifed-into-tools-against-naxalism/2915776/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8