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Consider the following statements

1. Critical 'tiger' habitats are identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 1972.

2. Forest rights are not recognised inside the Critical Tiger Habitats

3. NTCA is a statutory body

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

2 only

3 only

In a letter dated March 28, 2017, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) of the Government of India ordered against the recognition of forest rights (which are rights recognisable under the Forest Rights Act, 2006) in ‘critical tiger habitat’. The order has raised many eyebrows with questions being asked on the legality of such an order and the authority of the NTCA to issue it.
The two-sentence order-cum-letter has been based on a premise-that forest rights cannot be conferred inside 'critical tiger habitats' because guidelines for notification of 'critical wildlife habitats' which were envisaged under the FRA, 2006) had not been issued yet.
This is confusing because the declaration of the two habitats is governed by two different legislations, which follow a two-step process–identification and notification. CTH versus CWLH Critical 'tiger' habitats (CTHs), also known as core areas of tiger reserves—are identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 1972 based on scientific evidence that "such areas are required to be kept as inviolate for the purpose of tiger conservation, without affecting the rights of the Scheduled Tribes or such other forest dwellers".
The notification of CTH is done by the state government in consultation with the expert committee constituted for the purpose. NTCA is a statutory body.