At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
Correct Answer: Option D
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal agency at the national level responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).
The FRA, 2006 aims to recognize and vest forest rights and occupation of forest land to forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have resided in such forests for generations but whose rights were not recorded.
The Act establishes a framework for recording the forest rights and the evidence required for recognizing and vesting those rights concerning forest land.
Therefore, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the correct answer.