• Madhav Ganesh
• Dr K Jameela

This paper will analyze the legal concerns and reforms required to protect the Greater Nicobari Tribals' rights to agriculture in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, namely the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). We respond to the fundamental question of the implications of the FRA 2006 on the Nicobari Tribals' cultural and land rights and what legal barriers to its implementation are present. Through detailed analysis of legal regimes and case law research, the paper determines policy implementation gaps and risks to the security of the land and the livelihoods of the Indigenous people. Findings call for particular reforms in augmenting the rights of the tribals over the land and augmenting legal protection from encroachment. This paper proposes legal and policy reforms to secure tribal land and culture and promote sustainable development among the Greater Nicobari Tribals to maintain their long-term prosperity and self-determination.

Greater Nicobari Tribals, Farming, Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA).

"Challenges and Necessary Legal Reforms for Tribal Farming Rights in India - With Special Reference to the Greater Nicobari Tribals", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no.f511-f518, March-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503589.pdf

"Challenges and Necessary Legal Reforms for Tribal Farming Rights in India - With Special Reference to the Greater Nicobari Tribals", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 3, page no. ppf511-f518, March-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2503589.pdf