Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: State of Land Reforms Act in Kerla
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## COVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOKSABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO' 96 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 02.02.2021

## STATE OF LAND REFORMS ACT IN KERLA

## 96. DR. SHASHI  THAROOR:

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a)theenactmentstatusoftheLandReformsActintheStateofKeralathathascompleted5l years of its formation on the lst January,2}2l  with regard to the long-pending  legitimate land claims  ofthe State's  landless  tribals;
- (b)whetherthelandownershipofthetfibehouseholdsinKeralaisverylowaspertheSocio Economic  and Caste Census  (SECC);
- (c) if so, the details thereofand  the reasons  thereforl and
- (d)thedetailsofthesurplusandrevenueforestlandallocatedtothemforcultivationor housing in the last two  years till date in Kerala?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SIIRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The Govemment of Kerala has informed that the Kerala  Land Reforms Act' 1963 came into force w.e.f' 01.01.1964.  As  per Section 96 ofthe Act' 87'5 p€rcent of the area available for settlement  in a taluk shall  be allotted  to landless  agriculture  labourers.  of which halfofthe area shall be assigned to landless agriculture  labourers  belonging  to the SC/STs  and such othersociatlyandeconomicallybackwardclasses'Sofar,8S30sTfamilieswereassigned with 3175.97 hectares ofland in the State'
- (b) & (c): As per the Socio Economic and Caste  Census (SECC) 201l' there ate 6319215 ruralhouseholdsinKeralaincluding103263STruralhouseholds.outoftheSTRural Households'55164householdsarelandless.DistrictwisedetailsofSTRuralLandless

households are given at Annexure.  Covt of Kerala has informed that the prime aim of the Revenue  Department in the State is to allot suitable land to landless  under provisions of various  assignment  rules and caste-wise  data are not collected  and prepared by Revenue Department.

## (d): Distribution  on vested  Forest Land:

As per information received from Govt. of Kerala, the Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) had given stage I & II clearance  fot 7693.22  hectares  (19000 acres)  of vested  forest land in Palakkad,  Malappuram,  Wayanad,  Kannur & Kasargod districts  for resettlement  to the tandless  tribes  in the state. so far, 2021.88  hectares  of land  was assigned among 3594 beneficiaries.  The districts wise breakup are as follows:-

| District   | Extent of land which got stage I & II clearance from MoEF   | Assignment of land till date  i   | Assignment of land till date  i   | Land assigned for the last two years   | Land assigned for the last two years   |
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| District   | Extent of land which got stage I & II clearance from MoEF   | No. of beneficiaries               | Extent land hectares)  ¢          | No. of beneficiaries                   | Extent of land (in heclares)           |
| Palakkad   | 436130                                                      | 2003                               | 100590                             |  Â  S  `  Ò  O  O                | 24178                                  |
| Malappuram | 203.64                                                      | 34                                 |  O  O    O  U                | 34                                     |  O  O  O  O  U                    |
| Wayanad    | 3008.08                                                     | 1407                               | 97874                              | 557                                    | 22.55                                  |
| Kannur     | 8300                                                        |                                    |                                    |                                        |                                        |
| Kasargod   | 3720                                                        | 150                                | 3036                               |                                        |                                        |
| Total      | 7693.22                                                     | 3594                               | 2021.88                            | 1393                                   | 271.21                                 |

## Distribution of surPlus land:

Since the enacrment  of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, 8830 families belonging to Scheduled  Tribes  were  assigned  with 3175.97 hectares  ofland. outof  this,87 families  got benefi  ted during 2017  -2020.

Distribution  of land under the Kerala Assignment of Government  Land to Scheduled Tribes Rules' 2001:

As per this Rule, 284.5 hectares  of land were assigned to 310 ST families'

Annexure rcferrcd 10 in reply tO Part(b)&(C)。 f Lok Sabha Unstarred QuestiOn No.96 for Answer On 02.02.2021.

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SourcごI SECC,20 H data as prOVidCd by Department Development

| stateノ District      | Total Rural II^reahnlds   | Total ST Rural Households   | t"t s'f n,rtal Landless Households   |
|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                      |                           | 103268                      | 55164                                |
| All Kerala           | 6319215                   |                             | 4954                                 |
| Kasaragod            | 232943                    | 11063                       | 4105                                 |
| Kannur               | 475109                    | 8791                        |                                      |
|                      | 180860                    | 33033                       | 24762                                |
| Wayanad Kozhikodc    | 537969                    | 2632                        | 1315                                 |
|                      | 707117                    | 320′                        | 2540  S  O  V                     |
| Malappttram Palakkad | 563475                    | 11861                       | ．    ¡                          |
|                      | 59151C                    | 1298                        |  Ò                              |
| fhrissur             | 529673                    | 2258                        | 1277                                 |
| Emalirrlatl          |                           | 14634                       | 3019                                 |
| Idukki               | 258610                    | 4822                        | 1287                                 |
| Kottayatrl           | 418899                    |                             | 546                                  |
| Alappuzha            | 454793                    | 856                         |    Ò  O  O  O  t              |
| Patharrantth itta    | 283661                    | 161                         | n                                |
|                      | 542337                    | 143U                        | n                                    |
| Kollarrr             | 542259                    | 5770                        | 1500                                 |

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