The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the Ministry of Tribal Affairs will jointly organise a two-day national workshop for training of trainers (ToT) on Forest Rights Act and Panchayat Extension in Scheduled Act (PESA) issues starting today at Jabalpur.

Both ministries are collaborating for focused Capacity Building and Training of tribal communities, particularly the members of the District Level Committees, Sub Division Level Committees and Elected Panchayat Representatives in the PESA areas with the aim of strengthening of Gram Sabhas in Areas covered by Panchayat Extension in Scheduled Act (PESA) and effective implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA).

Approximately, 150 State and District level Master Trainers from across 21 States and Union Territories (having Forest Rights Act in force) will be trained in the workshop.