 In India, large number of poor are dependent on agriculture, either as sharecroppers, tenant farmers or daily wage laborers. Many migrate to the cities to escape the exploitative caste-based dynamics of the village. Similarly, forest dependent communities also face an uncertain future at the hands of the forest department, which has failed to recognize the rise to their traditional access to forest lands and minor forest produce. Not having ownership of land in India hampers the accessibility of land-related social welfare schemes leading to exploitation, poverty and deprivation.