India, June 1 -- Adivasi and forest rights groups have called for the dissolution of task forces on FRA and PESA in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

The Campaign for Survival and Dignity alleges that the task forces create parallel administrative structures that could weaken statutory bodies under the two laws.

The group says state governments should strengthen Gram Sabhas, Forest Rights Committees, SDLCs, DLCs and State Level Monitoring Committees instead.

CSD has raised concerns over the inclusion of representatives linked to the Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, which it describes as an RSS-affiliated organisation.

The controversy follows Chhattisgarh's decision to set up a task force in May 2026, after Madhya Pradesh constitut...