‘Navakiranam’, a voluntary relocation scheme implemented by the Forest department for non-tribal farmers in forest settlements in the State, has cast a cloud over the lives of tribal families in the settlements.
Though the scheme offers benefits to many settler farmers, it has put tribal families in a fix as they have not been included in the scheme.
The scheme, being implemented under the Rebuild Kerala Initiative, is meant to support voluntary relocation of non-tribal farmers in settlements marooned within forest enclosures.
