Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) as well as Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for participating in the ideas-exchange workshop held in Bhopal on October 26, 2010 and providing invaluable inputs to improve the report. FRA STUDY
Our sincere gratitude also goes to Dr Arvind Jha (former Chief Forest Conservator, Govt of Maharashtra), for carefully vetting the document and providing inputs for finalising it and also Ms Roma, and Ms Vasavi Kiro, all Members of the Joint MoEF and MoTA committee for review of FRA during the stage of State Consultation for finalising this report. Last but not the least, we wish to thank Mr Amit Anand and Mr Akhilesh Kekre from UNDP for their regular technical inputs, moral support and guidance throughout the study, which helped ensure that the study becomes a learning document that is owned by the various stakeholder groups.
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