With a view to ensure the indigenous people are no longer shortchanged by the brokers and corporates it is imperative that the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) is understood, interpreted, and used in its optimum contextual form, said social activist and Proprietor of Nadi Ghati Morcha Gautam Bandopadhyay on Wednesday.
He was speaking at Oxfam Raipur's day-long Consultation of "FREE Prior Informed Consent " toolkit held here.While inaugurating the session Vijendra Ajnabi from Oxfam India said that FPIC has been designed with the objective to create awareness among the masses who face challenges of sustenance and displacement.
Designer of FPIC Santayan Dasgupta from Thoughtshop Foundation, Kolkata highlighted on the nitty gritties of the tool kit and its relevance in securing tribal livelihood in the wake of current industrialization. Several NGOs, activists fighting for the cause of Human rights, Tribal rights, livelihood, securing the land and Natural resources rights participated enthusiastically from Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The programme was co ordinated by Vijendra Aznabi from Oxfam India and presided over by Gautam Bandopadhyay of Nadi Ghati Morcha.