Lok Sabha Question No. 816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Villages in Forest Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018

## Villages in Forest Areas

## 816. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the total number of villages situated in the forest areas of the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any rehabilitation scheme for these villages, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  provided/to  be  provided  for  the  rehabilitation  of  these  villages, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  deadline  for  the  rehabilitation  of  these  villages; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The  villages  in  forest  areas  may  include  forest  villages,  old  habitations,  unsurveyed villages and other villages in the forests, whether recorded, notified or not into revenue villages. However, as per information available in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and  Climate  Change,  the  State-wise  details  of  the  forest  villages/villages  inside  the core/critical tiger habitat in the country is given at Annexure-I .
- (b)&(c)  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  is  implementing  the  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  of  'Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats'  and  'Project Tiger' under which funds are provided to States/UTs for relocation and rehabilitation of forest  villages.  The  details  of  funds  provided  for  such  relocation  and  rehabilitation  is given in the Annexure-II (a) and II(b) .
- (d) &(e) Rehabilitation of villages is a voluntary process. Hence no deadline has been fixed.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD REGARDING VILLAGES IN FOREST AREAS

## Statement showing total No. of forest villages in various States

| S.N.                                                                                                           | State                                                                                                          | Total No. of Villages                                                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                          | 499                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 425                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 199                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 893                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                        | 85                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                        | 62                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 61                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                    | 170                                                                                                            |
| A                                                                                                              | Sub total                                                                                                      | 2,474                                                                                                          |
| Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States |
| S.No.                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                          | No. of villages inside the core/critical tiger habitat                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 102                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 82                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 49                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                      | 37                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                             | Uttrakhand                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                              |
| B                                                                                                              | Sub total                                                                                                      | 3,34                                                                                                           |
| Grand Total (A+B)=                                                                                             | Grand Total (A+B)=                                                                                             | 2,808                                                                                                          |

## Annexure-II(a)

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD REGARDING VILLAGES IN FOREST AREAS

State-wise details of funds released during last three years for the voluntary relocation of families from the Protected Areas under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Development of Wildlife Habitats' during the last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No.   | Name of State   | Village/sancuary                                                   | Year    | Year    | Year    |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|         |                 |                                                                    | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
| 1.      | Kerala          | Kurchiyat                                                          | 270.00  | -       | -       |
| 1.      | Kerala          | Chettiyalathur                                                     | -       | 1108.80 | -       |
| 2.      | Mizoram         | Kawanpuri West, Darangawn West and Thorangthlang Wildlife Santuary | -       | 1044.00 | -       |
| 2.      | Mizoram         | Kawanpuri West, Darangawn West and Thoranthlang Wildlife Santuary  | -       | -       | 261.00  |
| 3.      | Madhya Pradesh  | Jaitpur Village, Ratapani Wildlife Sancuary                        | -       | -       | 748.00  |
|         | Total           | Total                                                              | 270.00  | 2152.80 | 1009.00 |

## Annexure-II(b)

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD REGARDING VILLAGES IN FOREST AREAS

State-wise fund allocated/provided under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Project Tiger' for voluntary village relocation during last three years and the current year

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.N.   | State          | Name of Tiger Reserve/State   | Year    | Year     | Year     | Year                 |
|--------|----------------|-------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|----------------------|
| S.N.   | State          | Name of Tiger Reserve/State   | 2015-16 | 2016-17  | 2017-18  | 2018-19 (30.11.2018) |
| 1.     | Karnataka      | Kali (DandeliAnshi)           | 0.00    | 786.00   | 0.00     | 0.00                 |
| 2.     | Madhya Pradesh | Bandhavgarh                   | 0.00    | 1338.00  | 0.00     | 0.00                 |
| 2.     | Madhya Pradesh | Satpura                       | 0.00    | 630.00   | 2076.00  | 0.00                 |
| 2.     | Madhya Pradesh | Sanjay Dubri                  | 0.00    | 8209.96  | 6610.00  | 2580.00              |
| 3.     | Maharashtra    | Tadoba Andhari                | 0.00    | 0.00     | 858.00   | 0.00                 |
| 3.     | Maharashtra    | Melghat                       | 2532.00 | 2856.00  | 2886.00  | 5908.00              |
| 3.     | Maharashtra    | Pench                         | 0.00    | 1020.00  | 0.00     | 0.00                 |
| 3.     | Maharashtra    | Bor                           | 0.00    | 1860.00  | 0.00     | 0.00                 |
| 4.     | Tamil Nadu     | Mudumalai                     | 1410.00 | 0.00     | 1530.00  | 0.00                 |
| 5.     | Rajasthan      | Sariska                       | 810.00  | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00                 |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh   | Achanakmar                    | 0.00    | 0.00     | 798.00   | 0.00                 |
| 7.     | Odisha         | Satkosia                      | 0.00    | 0.00     | 468.00   | 0.00                 |
| 8.     | Telangana      | Kawal                         | 0.00    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 852.00               |
|        |                | TOTAL                         | 4752.00 | 16699.96 | 15226.00 | 9340.00              |