Lok Sabha Question No. 3004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: IFR and CFR Claims
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manoj Kumar

## 3004. Shri Manoj Kumar:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of pending Individual Forest Rights (IFR) and Community Forest Rights (CFR) claims across the country, particularly in Scheduled Areas such as Kaimur and Rohtas districts;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to dispose of these claims in a time-bound manner; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering the use of digitisation and blockchain-enabled tracking systems for Forest Rights Act (FRA) claims to enhance transparency and processing speed and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY)

(a) & (b): As per the provisions of 'The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006' and Rules made thereunder, the State Governments are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act and are being implemented in 20 States (including Bihar) and 1 UT. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) monitors the Monthly Progress Reports (MPR) submitted by States/UTs. As reported by States/UTs, cumulatively  till  31st  May  2025,  a  total  of  7,49,673  (14.53%) claims  are pending  for  decisions, comprising 7,12,808 individual and 36,865 community claims. The State-wise details of Number of pending Claims as on 31.05.2025 is at Annexure. As reported by the State Government of Bihar in their MPR, no claims have been pending in Kaimur and Rohtas districts of Bihar.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked all FRA implementing states to consider the pending claims under FRA in a time bound manner and engage with districts to resolve bottlenecks, if any, in settling of claims. Further, with a view to enhance the comprehensive implementation of the FRA, MoTA has been providing support to the districts by setting up dedicated FRA cells at the State and district/subdivision levels, for a period of two years. Ministry has approved 17 State Level FRA Cells and 416 District/ Sub-divisional Level Cells in 20 States/UT under 'Dharti AabaJanjatiya  Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan'  (DA-JGUA).  Further,  MoTA  held  DC/DM  National  Conference  in January,  2025  wherein  the  progress  of  FRA  implementation  was  reviewed,  and  participant  DM/DC  were requested to dispose of all pending FRA Claims.

(c): Government has launched 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan' (DA-JGUA) on 2nd October 2024 with the aim of improving the socio-economic condition of tribal  communities by  adopting saturation coverage for tribal families in tribal majority villages and Aspirational Districts covering about 63000 villages. Digitization of record, claim process and development of State and National FRA Portal is one of the initiatives under DA JGUA. MoTA provides financial support to the State Tribal Welfare Department for development and maintenance of the portal (which includes dedicated server, cost of software, hardware, security audit, digital mapping of land records and other operational costs).

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3004

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/08/2025

## IFR AND CFR CLAIMS

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3004 to be answered on 07/08/2025

Statement  showing  number  of  pending  claims  under  'The  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006'  as  on  31.05.2025,  as reported by the States/UT in their Monthly Progress Report (MPR):

| S. No.   | States           | Total Number of pending Claims   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 1,509                            |
| 2        | Assam            | 96,209                           |
| 3        | Bihar            | 9                                |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     | 6,624                            |
| 5        | Goa              | 8,818                            |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 84,387                           |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh | 4,704                            |
| 8        | Jharkhand        | 20,679                           |
| 9        | Karnataka        | 24,894                           |
| 10       | Kerala           | 2,930                            |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh   | 10,229                           |
| 12       | Maharashtra      | 28,190                           |
| 13       | Odisha           | 120,637                          |
| 14       | Rajasthan        | 688                              |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu       | 5,448                            |
| 16       | Telangana        | 329,367                          |
| 17       | Tripura          | 3,841                            |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh    | 0                                |
| 19       | Uttarakhand      | 0                                |
| 20       | West Bengal      | 364                              |
| 21       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 146                              |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL            | 7,49,673                         |

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