Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Traditional Forest Dwellers
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 681

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 06/02/2023

## TRADITIONAL FOREST DWELLERS

## 681. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of district-wise potential villages/ habitations in each State where the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) have to be implemented;
- (b) the details of the districts, villages/habitations  in  each  State  who  have constituted Forest Rights Committees under FRA, district-wise; and
- (c) the number of district-wise villages/habitations in each State who have claimed Community Forest Resource Rights under Section 3(1) (i) of FRA and out of them  how  many  claims  have  been  approved  by  the  Gram  Sabha  and  the number  of  titles  have  been  issued  and  total  district-wise  extent  of  area  thus titled?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  to  (c)  : As  per  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (In short FRA) and rules made there under State Governments / UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act. Section 6 of the Act delineates the  procedure to be followed  by  the State and constitution of various Committees for disposal of claims including Forest Rights Committee (FRC), Sub-Division Level Committee (SDLC), District Level Committee (DLC) and State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC).  The village wise habitation wise details where FRA is being implemented and FRC constituted is maintained by the  states.   The  State  Governments  /UT  administrations  submit  the  monthly progress  reports  (MPRs)  to  this  Ministry  regarding  implementation  of  FRA. The MPR,  inter alia, contains State-wise data regarding individual and community claims filed, titles distributed, claims rejected, extent of forest land for which titles distributed.  States/UTs implementing FRA have given reports about constitution of FRCs in their respective States/UTs. State-wise details of distribution individual and community rights under FRA upto 30.11.2022 is at Annexure  1 .   The  details  regarding  District-wise  coverage  of  villages  under FRA, village-wise constitution of FRC and conferment of rights envisaged in each section (a) to (m) of Section (3) (1) of FRA are maintained by States.

The Ministry of Tribal  Affairs  is  committed  to  ensure  implementation  of  the Act in accordance with the Act and Rules thereunder. For ensuring efficient and expeditious  implementation  of  the  Act,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  issues advisories and guidelines to the States from time to time besides meetings and conference on recognition of individual rights and community rights including right  for  protection,  regeneration,  conservation  or  management  of  community forest resource for sustainable use for the benefit of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  681  for 06.02.2023

## State wise details of claims received, titles distributed and the extent of forest land for which titles distributed (individual and community), as on 30.11.2022, in States/UTs, is indicated below:

| S. No .   | States                  | No. of Claims received upto 30.11.2022   | No. of Claims received upto 30.11.2022   | No. of Claims received upto 30.11.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 30.11.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 30.11.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 30.11.2022   | Extent of Forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)   | Extent of Forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)   | Extent of Forest land for which titles distributed (in acres)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No .   | States                  | Individual                               | Commun ity                               | Total                                    | Individua l                                 | Commun ity                                  | Total                                       | Individual                                                      | Commun ity                                                      | Total                                                           |
| S. No .   | States                  | 1                                        | 2                                        | 3                                        | 4                                           | 5                                           | 6                                           | 8                                                               | 9                                                               | 10                                                              |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 2,81,431                                 | 3,294                                    | 2,84,725                                 | 2,17,981                                    | 1,822                                       | 2,19,803                                    | 4,46,068                                                        | 5,26,455                                                        | 9,72,523.0 0                                                    |
| 2         | Assam                   | 1,48,965                                 | 6,046                                    | 1,55,011                                 | 57,325                                      | 1,477                                       | 58,802                                      | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           |
| 3         | Bihar                   | 8,022                                    | NA/NR                                    | 8,022                                    | 121                                         | 0                                           | 121                                         | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh            | 8,71,457                                 | 50,889                                   | 9,22,346                                 | 4,46,041                                    | 45,764                                      | 4,91,805                                    | 8,98,685.35                                                     | 49,00,03 6.27                                                   | 57,98,721. 63                                                   |
| 5         | Goa                     | 9,758                                    | 378                                      | 10,136                                   | 472                                         | 13                                          | 485                                         | 884.37                                                          | 18.16                                                           | 902.53                                                          |
| 6         | Gujarat                 | 1,82,869                                 | 7,187                                    | 1,90,056                                 | 91,686                                      | 4,597                                       | 96,283                                      | 1,56,924.55                                                     | 12,36,49 0.19                                                   | 13,93,414. 74                                                   |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh        | 2,746                                    | 275                                      | 3,021                                    | 129                                         | 35                                          | 164                                         | 5.96                                                            | 4,741.80                                                        | 4,747.76                                                        |
| 8         | Jharkhand               | 1,07,032                                 | 3,724                                    | 1,10,756                                 | 59,866                                      | 2,104                                       | 61,970                                      | 1,53,395.86                                                     | 1,03,758. 97                                                    | 2,57,154.8 3                                                    |
| 9         | Karnataka               | 2,85,874                                 | 5,862                                    | 2,91,736                                 | 14,783                                      | 1,344                                       | 16,127                                      | 19,998.38                                                       | 36,340.5 2                                                      | 56,338.90                                                       |
| 10        | Kerala                  | 43,889                                   | 940                                      | 44,829                                   | 27,637                                      | 190                                         | 27,827                                      | 36,594.74                                                       | 7,37,414. 40                                                    | 7,74,009.1 4                                                    |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh          | 5,85,326                                 | 42,187                                   | 6,27,513                                 | 2,66,609                                    | 27,976                                      | 2,94,585                                    | 9,02,750.46                                                     | 14,63,61 4.46                                                   | 23,66,364. 92                                                   |
| 12        | Maharashtr a            | 3,62,679                                 | 12,037                                   | 3,74,716                                 | 1,65,032                                    | 7,084                                       | 1,72,116                                    | 3,92,928.73                                                     | 27,36,66 0.68                                                   | 31,29,589. 41                                                   |
| 13        | Odisha                  | 6,29,913                                 | 15,430                                   | 6,45,343                                 | 4,54,454                                    | 7,706                                       | 4,62,160                                    | 6,67,625.99                                                     | 3,45,832. 37                                                    | 10,13,458. 36                                                   |
| 14        | Rajasthan               | 1,10,670                                 | 2,697                                    | 1,13,367                                 | 48,460                                      | 576                                         | 49,036                                      | 66,251.10                                                       | 44,916.9 9                                                      | 1,11,168.0 9                                                    |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu              | 33,755                                   | 1,082                                    | 34,837                                   | 8,144                                       | 450                                         | 8,594                                       | 9,626.44                                                        | NA/NR                                                           | 9,626.44                                                        |
| 16        | Telangana               | 2,04,176                                 | 2,808                                    | 2,06,984                                 | 97,434                                      | 102                                         | 97,536                                      | 3,10,916.00                                                     | 3,631.00                                                        | 3,14,547.0 0                                                    |
| 17        | Tripura                 | 2,00,557                                 | 164                                      | 2,00,721                                 | 1,27,931                                    | 101                                         | 1,28,032                                    | 4,65,192.88                                                     | 552.40                                                          | 4,65,745.2 8                                                    |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh           | 92,577                                   | 1,162                                    | 93,739                                   | 18,049                                      | 861                                         | 18,910                                      | 19,190.27                                                       | 1,20,776. 00                                                    | 1,39,966.2 7                                                    |
| 19        | Uttarakhand             | 3,587                                    | 3,091                                    | 6,678                                    | 184                                         | 1                                           | 185                                         | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 20        | West Bengal             | 1,31,962                                 | 10,119                                   | 1,42,081                                 | 44,444                                      | 686                                         | 45,130                                      | 21,014.27                                                       | 572.03                                                          | 21,586.29                                                       |
| 21        | Andman& Nicobar Islands | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| 22        | Ladakh                  | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            | 0.00                                                            |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                   | 42,97,245                                | 1,69,372                                 | 44,66,617                                | 21,46,78                                    | 1,02,889                                    | 22,49,67                                    | 45,68,053                                                       | 1,22,61,8                                                       | 1,68,29,86                                                      |

NA/NR-Related figure is either not available or not reported.

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