Guwahati, July 28 -- Assam Health and Family Welfare, Irrigation, and Guardian Minister of Bishwanath district, Ashok Singhal, on Monday, handed over land title certificates to 2,145 people in Bishwanath district under the Forest Rights Act.

It is worth noting that the District Administration of Bishwanath has issued land title certificates to individuals residing on forest land under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

Under the 82 forest rights committees in Biswanath district, land title certificates were distributed today to 1336 claimants from Bishwanath constituency, 157 from Gahpur constituency, 509 from Naduar constituency, and 143 from Bihali constituency. A total of 11,982 people have received land title certificates in forest land i...