a. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

b. Ministry of Panchayati Raj

c. Ministry of Rural Development

d. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Answer- d

Explanation:

To address the adverse living conditions of many tribal families living in forests was on account of non-recognition and vesting of pre-existing rights, a landmark legislation viz. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, has been enacted to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation of forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, who have been residing in such forests for generations, but whose rights could not be recorded.

The nodal agency to ensure the effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Hence, option d is correct. 

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