Lok Sabha Question No. 3008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Claims of Gram Sabhas under FRA
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3008

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## CLAIMS OF GRAM SABHAS UNDER FRA

3008. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Gram Sabhas which have filed claims and received titles for Community Forest Resource (CFR) under Forest Rights Act (FRA), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the extent of forest area claimed as CFR by Gram Sabhas, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the extent of forest area recognized so far as CFR under FRA, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  information  in  respect  of  the  cases  where  rights  have  been  recognized  is recorded/registered  in  the  record  of  rights  of  both  the  Forest  Department  and  the  Revenue Department; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) 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 (individual and community)  and  titles distributed (individual and community) as well as extent of forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)  State-wise  as  on  31.8.2016  is  at Annexure .  No  segregated  data  for  Community Forest Resource (CFR) is maintained by this Ministry.

Annexure  refer  to  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.3008  for 05.12.2016 regarding Claims of Gram Sabhas under FRA asked by Sh. Godse Hemant Tukaram.

No. of claims received, titles distributed and extent of land for which titles distributed

| States           | No. of Claims received upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Claims received upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Claims received upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.08.2016   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.08.2016   | Extent of Forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| States           | Individual                               | Community                                | Total                                    | Individual                                  | Community                                   | Total                                       | Extent of Forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)   |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1,50,345                                 | 4,493                                    | 1,54,838                                 | 83,874                                      | 1,319                                       | 85,193                                      | 6,32,988.00                                                     |
| Assam            | 1,26,718                                 | 5,193                                    | 1,31,911                                 | 35,407                                      | 860                                         | 36,267                                      | 77,609.17                                                       |
| Bihar            | 8,022                                    |                                          | 8,022                                    | 222                                         |                                             | 222                                         | *0.00                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh     | 8,60,364                                 |                                          | 8,60,364                                 | 3,47,789                                    |                                             | 3,47,789                                    | 7,41,318.22                                                     |
| Gujarat          | 1,82,869                                 | 7,229                                    | 1,90,098                                 | 73,163                                      | 3,875                                       | 77,038                                      | 11,97,702.00                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5,409                                    | 283                                      | 5,692                                    | 238                                         | 108                                         | 346                                         | 0.35                                                            |
| Jharkhand        | 1,03,625                                 | 3,403                                    | 1,07,028                                 | 52,573                                      | 1,850                                       | 54,423                                      | 1,67,203.49                                                     |
| Karnataka        | 3,66,040                                 | 6,208                                    | 3,72,248                                 | 8,159                                       | 144                                         | 8,303                                       | 37,440.79                                                       |
| Kerala           | 36,140                                   | 1,395                                    | 37,535                                   | 24,599                                      |                                             | 24,599                                      | 33,018.12                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 5,74,795                                 | 42,156                                   | 6,16,951                                 | 2,06,960                                    | 27,252                                      | 2,34,212                                    | 21,10,991.87                                                    |
| Maharashtra      | 3,46,653                                 | 8,953                                    | 3,55,606                                 | 1,06,063                                    | 4,187                                       | 1,10,250                                    | 16,24,065.99                                                    |
| Odisha           | 6,17,049                                 | 13,403                                   | 6,30,452                                 | 3,86,588                                    | 5,384                                       | 3,91,972                                    | 9,22,663.35                                                     |
| Rajasthan        | 70,515                                   | 685                                      | 71,200                                   | 35,971                                      |                                             | 35,971                                      | 55,065.87                                                       |
| Tamil Nadu       | 18,420                                   | 3,361                                    | 21,781                                   | 3,723                                       |                                             | 3,723                                       | *0.00                                                           |
| Telangana        | 2,11,973                                 | 3,769                                    | 2,15,742                                 | 99,486                                      | 761                                         | 1,00,247                                    | 20,92,418.42                                                    |
| Tripura          | 1,93,751                                 | 277                                      | 1,94,028                                 | 1,24,541                                    | 55                                          | 1,24,596                                    | 4,34,210.47                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 92,520                                   | 1,124                                    | 93,644                                   | 17,712                                      | 843                                         | 18,555                                      | 1,39,656.53                                                     |
| Uttarakhand      | 182                                      |                                          | 182                                      |                                             |                                             | 0                                           | 0.00                                                            |
| West Bengal      | 1,31,962                                 | 10,119                                   | 1,42,081                                 | 43,799                                      | 805                                         | 44,604                                      | 22,325.47                                                       |
| TOTAL            | 40,97,352                                | 1,12,051                                 | 42,09,403                                | 16,50,867                                   | 47,443                                      | 16,98,310                                   | 1,02,88,678.11                                                  |

*The information has not been furnished by State Govt.

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