Lok Sabha Question No. 1173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Tribal Population Dwellings in Forests
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1173

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 11/12/2023

## TRIBAL POPULATION DWELLINGS IN FORESTS

## 1173. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of tribal population dwellings in the reserved and protected forests in the country States-wise;
- (b) whether there are proposals from the respective State Governments to provide settlement of land to these tribals; and
- (c) the progress made so far in this regard?

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS SHRI ARJUN MUNDA

- (a) to (c): Land and its management falls under the exclusive legislative and administrative jurisdiction of States as provided under the Constitution of India [Seventh Schedule - List ii (State List) - Entry No. (18)]

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (In short FRA) seeks to recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in Forest Dwelling Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  who  have  been  residing  in  such  forests  for generations but whose rights could not be recorded.

As per Section 3(1) FRA read with Section 2(d) thereof,  seeks  to  recognize and  vest  forest  rights  (both individual  and  community)  in  Forest  Dwelling  Scheduled  Tribes  (FDSTs)  and  Other  Traditional  Forest Dwellers (OTFDs) as defined under Section 2(c) & 2(o) of FRA respectively in the land of any description falling within any forest area and includes unclassified forests, undermarketed forests, existing or deemed forests,  protected  forests,  reserved  forests,  Sanctuaries  and  National  Parks.  As  per  FRA  and  rules  made thereunder State Governments / UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act. As per the information received from the State/UTs under FRA, details of claims received, titles distributed  and  the  extent  of  forest  land  for  which  titles  distributed  (individual  and  community)  as  on 31.10.2023 are given at Annexure .

## ANSWER

State wise details of claims received, titles distributed and the extent of forest land for which titles distributed (individual and community) as on 31.10.2023

| S. N o.   | States             | No. of Claims receiv ed   | No. of Claims receiv ed   | No. of Claims receiv ed   | No. of Titles Distrib uted   | No. of Titles Distrib uted   | No. of Titles Distrib uted   | 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. N o.   | States             | Indivi dual               | Comm unity                | Total                     | Indivi dual                  | Comm unity                   | Total                        | Individual                                                      | Community                                                       | Total                                                           |
| 1         | Andhra Prades h    | 2,84,2 94                 | 3,294                     | 2,87, 588                 | 2,25,8 26                    | 1,822                        | 2,27, 648                    | 4,54,041                                                        | 5,26,454                                                        | 9,80,495.00                                                     |
| 2         | Assam              | 1,48,9 65                 | 6,046                     | 1,55, 011                 | 57,325                       | 1,477                        | 58,80 2                      | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           |
| 3         | Bihar              | 8,022                     | NA/NR                     | 8,022                     | 121                          | 0                            | 121                          | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           | NA/NR                                                           |
| 4         | Chhatti sgarh      | 8,83,9 38                 | 53,920                    | 9,37, 858                 | 4,75,1 00                    | 49,241                       | 5,24, 341                    | 9,44,154.80                                                     | 51,46,193.75                                                    | 60,90,348.55                                                    |
| 5         | Goa                | 9,758                     | 378                       | 10,13 6                   | 472                          | 13                           | 485                          | 884.37                                                          | 18.16                                                           | 902.53                                                          |
| 6         | Gujarat            | 1,82,8 69                 | 7,187                     | 1,90, 056                 | 96,559                       | 4,791                        | 1,01, 350                    | 1,63,508.86                                                     | 12,40,680.15                                                    | 14,04,189.01                                                    |
| 7         | Himac hal Pra desh | 4,880                     | 466                       | 5,346                     | 256                          | 59                           | 315                          | 50.92                                                           | 11,180.74                                                       | 11,231.66                                                       |
| 8         | Jharkha nd         | 1,07,0 32                 | 3,724                     | 1,10, 756                 | 59,866                       | 2,104                        | 61,97 0                      | 1,53,395.86                                                     | 1,03,758.97                                                     | 2,57,154.83                                                     |
| 9         | Karnat aka         | 2,88,5 49                 | 5,940                     | 2,94, 489                 | 14,981                       | 1,345                        | 16,32 6                      | 20,077.30                                                       | 36,340.52                                                       | 56,417.82                                                       |
| 10        | Kerala             | 44,200                    | 991                       | 45,19 1                   | 28,641                       | 224                          | 28,86 5                      | 38,045.62                                                       | 7,61,489.62                                                     | 7,99,535.24                                                     |
| 11        | Madhy a Prade sh   | 5,85,3 26                 | 42,187                    | 6,27, 513                 | 2,66,9 01                    | 27,976                       | 2,94, 877                    | 9,03,533.06                                                     | 14,63,614.46                                                    | 23,67,147.52                                                    |
| 12        | Mahara shtra       | 3,89,7 23                 | 11,323                    | 4,01, 046                 | 1,98,2 20                    | 8,400                        | 2,06, 620                    | 5,53,960.01                                                     | 33,01,556.68                                                    | 38,55,516.70                                                    |
| 13        | Odisha             | 6,32,3 26                 | 15,461                    | 6,47, 787                 | 4,57,2 38                    | 7,813                        | 4,65, 051                    | 6,70,181.16                                                     | 3,74,303.02                                                     | 10,44,484.17                                                    |
| 14        | Rajasth an         | 1,11,5 60                 | 8,478                     | 1,20, 038                 | 48,614                       | 2,259                        | 50,87 3                      | 68,591.34                                                       | 1,83,091.77                                                     | 2,51,683.11                                                     |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu         | 34,877                    | 2,584                     | 37,46 1                   | 10,536                       | 531                          | 11,06 7                      | 9,626.44                                                        | NA/NR                                                           | 9,626.44                                                        |
| 16        | Telang ana         | 2,04,1 76                 | 2,808                     | 2,06, 984                 | 97,434                       | 102                          | 97,53 6                      | 3,10,916.00                                                     | 3,631.00                                                        | 3,14,547.00                                                     |
| 17        | Tripura            | 2,00,5 57                 | 164                       | 2,00, 721                 | 1,27,9 31                    | 101                          | 1,28, 032                    | 4,65,192.88                                                     | 552.40                                                          | 4,65,745.28                                                     |

|   18 | Uttar P radesh   | 92,577    | 1,162   | 93,73 9   | 18,049   | 861   | 18,91 0   | 19,190.27   | 1,20,776.00   | 1,39,966.27   |
|------|------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|-------|-----------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
|   19 | Uttarak hand     | 3,587     | 3,091   | 6,678     | 184      | 1     | 185       | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00          |
|   20 | West B engal     | 1,31,9 62 | 10,119  | 1,42, 081 | 44,444   | 686   | 45,13 0   | 21,014.27   | 572.03        | 21,586.29     |
|   21 | Jammu &Kash mir  | 32,207    | 10,224  | 42,43 1   | 315      | 4,190 | 4,505     | NA/NR       | NA/NR         | NA/NR         |

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