Lok Sabha Question No. 4302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Success in Distribution of Title Deeds
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED   QUESTION NO. †4302

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## SUCCESS IN DISTRIBUTION OF TITLE DEEDS

† 4302. SHRIMATI   JYOTI  DHURVE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the extent of success in percentage terms achieved in the process of distribution of title deeds to the tribals as per the Forests Rights Act, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has requested the  State Governments to  withdraw false criminal cases against the tribals and scheduled tribes; and
- (c) if so, the number of cases withdrawn by the State Governments durign the last three years and the current year the State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

- (a)  As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Right) Act, 2006 and rules thereunder, responsibility for implementation of the act lies with the States/UTs.  As  per  the  information  received  from  State  Governments,  a  statement  showing claims filed and titles distributed  as well as the percentage of titles distributed against claims filed  State-wise as on 31.8.2016 is at Annexure .
- (b) This Ministry has not received information about false criminal cases against the Scheduled Tribes (STs).
- (c) Does not arise in view of reply to part (b) above.

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Annexure  referred  to  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.4302  for 12.12.2016 asked by Shrimat Jyoti Dhurve, M.P.

| S. No.   | States           | No. of Claims received upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.08.2016   |   Percentage Success in distribution against claims received |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 154,838                                  | 85,193                                      |                                                        55.02 |
| 2        | Assam            | 131,911                                  | 36,267                                      |                                                        27.49 |
| 3        | Bihar            | 8,022                                    | 222                                         |                                                         2.77 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     | 860,364                                  | 347,789                                     |                                                        40.42 |
| 5        | Gujarat          | 190,098                                  | 77,038                                      |                                                        40.53 |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh | 5,692                                    | 346                                         |                                                         6.08 |
| 7        | Jharkhand        | 107,028                                  | 54,423                                      |                                                        50.85 |
| 8        | Karnataka        | 372,248                                  | 8,303                                       |                                                         2.23 |
| 9        | Kerala           | 37,535                                   | 24,599                                      |                                                        65.54 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh   | 616,951                                  | 234,212                                     |                                                        37.96 |
| 11       | Maharashtra      | 355,606                                  | 110,250                                     |                                                        31    |
| 12       | Odisha           | 630,452                                  | 391,972                                     |                                                        62.17 |
| 13       | Rajasthan        | 71,200                                   | 35,971                                      |                                                        50.52 |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu       | 21,781                                   | 3,723                                       |                                                        17.09 |
| 15       | Telangana        | 215,742                                  | 100,247                                     |                                                        46.47 |
| 16       | Tripura          | 194,028                                  | 124,596                                     |                                                        64.22 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh    | 93,644                                   | 18,555                                      |                                                        19.81 |
| 18       | Uttarakhand      | 182                                      | 0                                           |                                                         0    |
| 19       | West Bengal      | 142,081                                  | 44,604                                      |                                                        31.39 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL            | 4,209,403                                | 1,698,310                                   |                                                        40.35 |