Srinagar, July 31, Aug. 1 -- The Jammu & Kashmir Government has directed all Deputy Commissioners to expedite the verification and settlement of claims under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA), ensuring timely recognition of the legal rights of eligible forest-dwelling communities. The Tribal Affairs Department issued a circular instructing all districts to speed up the receipt, scrutiny and disposal of claims through the statutory three-tier mechanism and submit completion certificates once the process is finalised.The department, headed by Minister Javed Ahmed Rana, said the move is aimed at ensuring early implementation of the Act while safeguarding the rights of Sc...