A delegation of people from remote forest villages of lormi area of Mungeli district met Chief Minister Raman Singh at his residence on Tuesday .
The delegation led by Dhaniram Yadav handed over a memorandum to the Chief Minister and requested him to issue Forest land Rights certificates to the non-tribal families residing in the forest villages.
The delegation, including some of the Baiga tribesmen also had come to meet Raman from Bijrakachaar Gram Panchayat dependent villages of lormi Development Block.
They told the Chief Minister that they have been residing in the aforesaid villages for past 70 to 80 years and hence, should also be provided with the Forest Rights ‘pattas’.
On their request, Singh had a telephonic conversation with District Collector of Mungeli District Niranjan Mahawar and directed to redress the grievances of such families as per the rules.
The Chief Minister assured the delegation that State Government is making serious efforts to implement its announcement of converting more than 400 forest villages into revenue villages.