How did The Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 impact the rights of tribal people in Maharashtra?
The Maharashtra Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1974 aimed to restore the rights and control over their ancestral lands to tribal people in Maharashtra. The act sought to prevent the transfer or alienation of tribal lands to non-tribals and facilitated the restoration of such lands that had been already transferred or alienated, thereby protecting and upholding the rights and interests of the tribal communities in the region.