The consent of gram sabha will not be mandatory for artificial regeneration of forests or plantation drives by the forest department, going by a latest draft of the Centre's compensatory afforestat
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/draft-rules-bypass-forest-dwellers-%E2%80%98consent%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gram-sabhas
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-products
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests