Scheduled Tribes and other Taditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition to Forest Rights) Act 2006, is the second most significant Act, adopted after Right to Information Act, 2005. Even before the operationalisation of the Act in 2007, preparations began in Madhya Pradesh for its implemention in phases. This is the reason, the state is among the leading  states as far as the implementation of this Act is concerned. The State
government has initiated several innovative measures for effective implementation of the Act Government prepareda comprehensive plan for publicity of the Act, under which electronic, print and folk media (traditional media) have been extensively used. Under print media, apart from Hindi and  English versions of the Act, its translated versions in the tribal dialects of Gond, Bhil and Korkn communities were freely distributed in the tribal areas. Advertisements in the newspapers have been given to publicise it all over the state. As regards to electronic media, radio spots (advertisements) were broadcast on 13 primary channe ls and three Vividh Bharati (Commercial) channels of All India Radio. Similarly, a specially prepared programme titled Naye Dwar, was telecast every Monday on Doordarshan’s local channel. Besides, media workshops were organized at divisional level to disseminate information among various media about the provisions of the Act. The media was urged to play the role of a vigilant watchdog of the rights of forest dwellers. This resulted in the transparency in the implementation of the Act.