Detailed Explanation:

Answer: Option 2 — 2 and 3 only

This question tests knowledge of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and amendments to the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Statement 1 is incorrect because the 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act removed bamboo from the definition of 'tree' but did not grant forest dwellers the right to fell bamboo on forest land. Statements 2 and 3 are correct as the FRA, 2006 classifies bamboo as minor forest produce and grants ownership rights over minor forest produce to forest dwellers.

❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: The 2017 amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 removed bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the definition of 'tree' (not forest areas), thereby exempting it from requirement of felling/transit permits; it did not grant forest dwellers right to fell bamboo in forest areas.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 explicitly classifies bamboo as a minor forest produce.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: The Forest Rights Act, 2006 grants forest dwellers the right to own, collect, use, and dispose of minor forest produce traditionally collected within the forest area.