Lok Sabha Question No. 3510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Forest Land Allotted to Tribal People
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3510

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2022

## FOREST LAND ALLOTTED TO TRIBAL PEOPLE

## †3510. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether tribal people in the tribal dominated areas of the country have been allocated forest land for agricultural produce to help them earn their livelihood;
- (b) if so, the number of such tribal people who have been allocated forest land till date in tribal dominated areas, particularly in Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated/proposed to formulate any programme for making provision of water to irrigate the forest land allocated to these tribal farmers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Under the provisions of 'the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short FRA) rights are recognized and vested to the eligible individuals and community from amongst Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers to use forest land and resources for their livelihood through the respective State Governments / UT Administrations.  As per the information received from State Governments a total of 44,29,065 claims (42,60,247 individual and 1,68,818 community claims) have been filed and 22,34,292 titles (21,32,217 individual and 1,02,075 community claims) have been distributed to the extent of 1,59,12,693 acres of forest land (45,47,165 acres  individual and 1,13,65,528 acres community) upto 31.03.2022. The  State-wise  details  of  number  of  claims  received  (individual  and  community),  number  of  titles  distributed (individual and community) and extent of forest land for which titles distributed (individual and community) upto 31.03.2022 is at Annexure .
- (c)  &  (d): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  not  implementing  any  specific  scheme  for  irrigation  of  the  forest  land allocated  to  tribal  farmers  under  FRA.  However,  the  forest  land  for  which  titles  have  been  distributed  is  also covered under different agriculture/irrigation programmes/schemes implemented by Central and State Governments. Dedicated  funds  have  been  allocated  as  Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC)  under  the  schemes  of  irrigation implemented by various Central Ministries, which inter-alia includes funds allocated during 2022-23 as under:

| Name of the Programme / Scheme Implementing Central Ministry Department                                                                        | / STC funds allocated during 2022-23 (Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Har Khet Ko Pani Department of Water                                                                                                           | Resources, 110.00                                     |
| Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme and National/Special Projects Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | 600.00                                                |
| Integrated Watershed Development Program Department of Land Resources                                                                          | 204.40                                                |

State-wise  details  of  claims  received,  titles  distributed  and  the  extent  of  forest  land  for  which  titles  distributed  (individual  and community), as on   31.03.2022, is indicated below:

| S. No.   | States                   | No. of Claims received upto 31.03.2022   | No. of Claims received upto 31.03.2022   | No. of Claims received upto 31.03.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.03.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.03.2022   | No. of Titles Distributed upto 31.03.2022   | 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                               | Community                                | Total                                    | Individua l                                 | Community                                   | Total                                       | Individual                                                      | Community                                                       | Total                                                           |
|          |                          | 1                                        | 2                                        | 3                                        | 4                                           | 5                                           | 6                                           | 8                                                               | 9                                                               | 10                                                              |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 2,74,078                                 | 3,294                                    | 2,77,372                                 | 2,10,828                                    | 1,822                                       | 2,12,650                                    | 4,36,606                                                        | 5,26,454                                                        | 9,63,060.00                                                     |
| 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             | 8,66,955                                 | 50,806                                   | 9,17,761                                 | 4,45,573                                    | 45,303                                      | 4,90,876                                    | 8,98,009.99                                                     | 47,83,047.02                                                    | 56,81,057.02                                                    |
| 5        | Goa                      | 9,758                                    | 378                                      | 10,136                                   | 138                                         | 11                                          | 149                                         | 299.00                                                          | 16.93                                                           | 315.92                                                          |
| 6        | Gujarat                  | 1,82,869                                 | 7,187                                    | 1,90,056                                 | 91,686                                      | 4,597                                       | 96,283                                      | 1,56,924.55                                                     | 12,36,490.19                                                    | 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                                                     | 2,57,154.83                                                     |
| 9        | Karnataka                | 2,88,357                                 | 5,938                                    | 2,94,295                                 | 14,680                                      | 1,343                                       | 16,023                                      | 19,988.66                                                       | 36,340.40                                                       | 56,329.06                                                       |
| 10       | Kerala                   | 43,466                                   | 1,109                                    | 44,575                                   | 26,745                                      | 183                                         | 26,928                                      | 35,448.94                                                       | 0.00                                                            | 35,448.94                                                       |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh           | 5,85,326                                 | 42,187                                   | 6,27,513                                 | 2,66,609                                    | 27,976                                      | 2,94,585                                    | 9,02,750.46                                                     | 14,63,614.46                                                    | 23,66,364.92                                                    |
| 12       | Maharashtra              | 3,62,679                                 | 12,037                                   | 3,74,716                                 | 1,65,032                                    | 7,084                                       | 1,72,116                                    | 3,92,928.73                                                     | 27,36,660.68                                                    | 31,29,589.41                                                    |
| 13       | Odisha                   | 6,27,998                                 | 15,282                                   | 6,43,280                                 | 4,52,164                                    | 7,624                                       | 4,59,788                                    | 6,66,089.10                                                     | 3,37,043.36                                                     | 10,03,132.46                                                    |
| 14       | Rajasthan                | 85,243                                   | 2,016                                    | 87,259                                   | 45,135                                      | 361                                         | 45,496                                      | 63,788.43                                                       | 12,289.96                                                       | 76,078.39                                                       |
| 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                                                        | 3,14,547.00                                                     |
| 17       | Tripura                  | 2,00,696                                 | 277                                      | 2,00,973                                 | 1,27,931                                    | 55                                          | 1,27,986                                    | 4,60,182.41                                                     | 91.17                                                           | 4,60,273.58                                                     |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh            | 92,577                                   | 1,162                                    | 93,739                                   | 18,049                                      | 861                                         | 18,910                                      | 19,190.27                                                       | 1,20,776.00                                                     | 1,39,966.27                                                     |
| 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       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 22       | Ladakh                   | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
|          | TOTAL                    | 42,60,247                                | 1,68,818                                 | 44,29,065                                | 21,32,217                                   | 1,02,075                                    | 22,34,292                                   | 45,47,165                                                       | 1,13,65,528                                                     | 1,59,12,693.04                                                  |

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

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