Tribal land transferred to non-tribals sans permission in 214 cases in Divn
* Maximum 154 such cases are in Chandrapur district followed by 33 in Nagpur and 26 in Gondia * Government begins process of ‘rectification’ and starts restoring ownership of the land to original tribal owner or next to his/her kin By Kartik Lokhande Though the legal provisions bar transfer of land owned by a tribal to non-tribal, several such transfers have taken place in Maharashtra. As far as six districts of Nagpur Division are concerned, such transfers have taken place in 214 cases without obtaining proper permission from the State Government. After a long gap, now, the Government has started the process of ‘rectification’ in this regard. Many tribals and non-tribals as well as Government officials concerned did not know about the provisions dating back to 1974. As a result, there are many cases in which tribals have ‘sold’ their land to non-tribals, said sources in the administration. Owing to ignorance, there are cases in which registry of such ‘sale deeds’ ha...