- The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, recognizes individual and community forest rights, granting land titles (Individual Forest Rights or IFRs) to marginalized forest-dwelling communities. - Despite receiving land titles, the agricultural potential of FRA lands remains underutilized due to lack of institutional credit, irrigation infrastructure, market linkages, and extension services. - Unlocking the agricultural productivity of FRA lands requires targeted policy interventions, including convergence with agricultural schemes (like PM-KISAN, NABARD support, and irrigation programs) and secure tenure support. - Empowering forest-dwellers economically through sustainable agricultural practices on FRA lands can significantly enhance tribal livelihoods while ensuring ecological conservation. - **Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA):** A landmark legislation enacted in 2006 to recognize and vest forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers, correcting historical injustices. **Introduction** The article discusses the economic and agricultural potential of lands distributed under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. It highlights that while title deeds (IFRs) have provided legal security to tribal and forest-dwelling communities, the lack of credit, irrigation, and agricultural support limits their productivity. It advocates for targeted convergence between forest rights and agricultural development schemes to uplift marginal farmers and enhance rural livelihoods. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, recognizes individual and community forest rights, granting land titles (Individual Forest Rights or IFRs) to marginalized forest-dwelling communities. - Despite receiving land titles, the agricultural potential of FRA lands remains underutilized due to lack of institutional credit, irrigation infrastructure, market linkages, and extension services. - Unlocking the agricultural productivity of FRA lands requires targeted policy interventions, including convergence with agricultural schemes (like PM-KISAN, NABARD support, and irrigation programs) and secure tenure support. - Empowering forest-dwellers economically through sustainable agricultural practices on FRA lands can significantly enhance tribal livelihoods while ensuring ecological conservation. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA):** A landmark legislation enacted in 2006 to recognize and vest forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers, correcting historical injustices.