Chief Secretary Ajay Singh has directed officials to speedily resolve long pending cases regarding distribution of forest rights lease papers in the State.
In a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary, a State-level Monitoring Committee had been formed for implementation of schemes under Forest Rights Act.
Singh has asked officials to expedite work for providing recognition to forest rights lease papers and carry out their verification.
Officials informed in the meeting that under the Forest Rights Act, more than 4.18 lakh beneficiaries have been distributed forest rights lease papers under which more than 10.87 hectares of land had been distributed under personal and community related cases.
Chhattisgarh stands first in the country in distribution of forest rights lease papers under which more than 8.36 lakh hectares of land had been distributed to the beneficiaries.