Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Distribution of Land Titles to Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION- 632

To Be ANSWERED ON- 06/02/2025

## DISTRIBUTION OF LAND TITLES TO TRIBALS

## 632. SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government allocated 12,461.88 crore for Tribal Welfare during the financial year 2023-24, reflecting a 70.69 per cent increase compared to the previous year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether, despite this significant boost, the distribution of land titles under the Forest Rights Act remains slow as only 23.43 lakh titles distributed by October, 2023 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  concrete  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  accelerate  the  distribution  of  land  titles ensuring that the increased budget would translate into tangible improvements for tribal communities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Budgetary  allocation  for  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  at  Budget  Estimates  (BE)  stage  was Rs.12461.88 crore for the financial  year 2023-24 which was  70.69% higher than the allocation at Revised Estimate (RE) stage of 2022-23. However, the allocation was revised to Rs.7605.00 crores at RE stage during financial year 2023-24.
- (b): As per FRA and rules made thereunder respective State Governments/UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act and are being implemented in 20 States and 1 UT.  Ministry of  Tribal  Affairs,  being  the  Nodal  Ministry  for  Monitoring  and  administering  the  legislative  matters  of 'Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act 2006' (in short FRA), has been issuing directions and guidelines from time to time on various aspects to ensure proper implementation of the Act.

The  State  Governments  /UT  administrations  submits  the  Monthly  Progress  Reports  (MPRs)  to  this Ministry regarding the status of implementation of FRA. The progress reported by the State Governments and UT administrations as on November 2024 in comparison with the progress reported on October 2023, is as follows:

| Items   | Titles Distributed under FRA (As on 31.10.2023)   | Titles Distributed under FRA (As on 30.11.2024)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

| Individual   | 22,29,013   | 23,73,714   |
|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| Community    | 1,13,996    | 1,16,007    |
| Total        | 23,43,009   | 24,89,721   |

The state wise comparative progress is at Annexure .

(c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs, is issuing directions and required guidelines to States to ensure that bonafide claimants are not deprived of their forest rights. Further in order to accelerate benefit of various schemes meant for development are accrued to the right holders in full measure, Ministry under scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, launched by Hon'ble PM on 2nd October 2024 has interalia included several initiatives under FRA. Ministry through this Abhiyan intends to support the States implementing FRA to map their Potential Area under FRA, digitalisation legacy data , digitisation of claim process, support to Gram Sabha for preparation and execution of CFR Management Plans .With these efforts implementation of FRA will gain impetus. Further under the Abhiyan Ministry through convergence also intends to support FRA patta holders with several schemes of Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries where the respective scheme guidelines have been modified to limit the beneficiary contribution where ever needed to only 10 % . Further to resolve field level issues with Forest department Ministry has also issued two joint advisories with Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change dated 14.03.2024 and 06.07.2021.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LSUSQ No. 632 for answer on 06.02.2025

Status  of  FRA  implementation  -  state  wise  comparative  progress  made  during  the  reporting  period  (From 31.10.2023 to 30.11.2024)

| S. No.   | States            | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 31.10.2023)   | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 31.10.2023)   | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 31.10.2023)   | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 30.11.2024)   | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 30.11.2024)   | No. of Titles Distributed (As on 30.11.2024)   | Progress (during 31.1 0.2023 to 30.11.2024)   | Progress (during 31.1 0.2023 to 30.11.2024)   | Progress (during 31.1 0.2023 to 30.11.2024)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States            | Ind.                                           | Com.                                           | Total                                          | Ind.                                           | Com.                                           | Total                                          | Ind.                                          | Com .                                         | Total                                         |
| 1        | Andhra Prade sh   | 22582 6                                        | 1822                                           | 227648                                         | 226434                                         | 1822                                           | 228256                                         | 608                                           | 0                                             | 608                                           |
| 2        | Assam             | 57325                                          | 1477                                           | 58802                                          | 57325                                          | 1477                                           | 58802                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 3        | Bihar             | 121                                            | 0                                              | 121                                            | 121                                            | 0                                              | 121                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 47510 0                                        | 49241                                          | 524341                                         | 478563                                         | 49270                                          | 527833                                         | 3463                                          | 29                                            | 3492                                          |
| 5        | Goa               | 472                                            | 13                                             | 485                                            | 856                                            | 15                                             | 871                                            | 384                                           | 2                                             | 386                                           |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 96559                                          | 4791                                           | 101350                                         | 98124                                          | 4791                                           | 102915                                         | 1565                                          | 0                                             | 1565                                          |
| 7        | Himachal Pra desh | 256                                            | 59                                             | 315                                            | 256                                            | 59                                             | 315                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 59866                                          | 2104                                           | 61970                                          | 59866                                          | 2104                                           | 61970                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 9        | Karnataka         | 14981                                          | 1345                                           | 16326                                          | 14981                                          | 1345                                           | 16326                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 10       | Kerala            | 28641                                          | 224                                            | 28865                                          | 29139                                          | 261                                            | 29400                                          | 498                                           | 37                                            | 535                                           |
| 11       | Madhya Prad esh   | 26690 1                                        | 27976                                          | 294877                                         | 266901                                         | 27976                                          | 294877                                         | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 19822 0                                        | 8400                                           | 206620                                         | 198748                                         | 8661                                           | 207409                                         | 528                                           | 261                                           | 789                                           |
| 13       | Odisha            | 45723 8                                        | 7813                                           | 465051                                         | 461013                                         | 8162                                           | 469175                                         | 3775                                          | 349                                           | 4124                                          |
| 14       | Rajasthan         | 48614                                          | 2259                                           | 50873                                          | 49193                                          | 2973                                           | 52166                                          | 579                                           | 714                                           | 1293                                          |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu        | 10536                                          | 531                                            | 11067                                          | 10536                                          | 531                                            | 11067                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 16       | Telangana         | 97434                                          | 102                                            | 97536                                          | 230735                                         | 721                                            | 231456                                         | 13330 1                                       | 619                                           | 133920                                        |
| 17       | Tripura           | 12793 1                                        | 101                                            | 128032                                         | 127931                                         | 101                                            | 128032                                         | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     | 18049                                          | 861                                            | 18910                                          | 18049                                          | 861                                            | 18910                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       | 184                                            | 1                                              | 185                                            | 184                                            | 1                                              | 185                                            | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 20       | West Bengal       | 44444                                          | 686                                            | 45130                                          | 44444                                          | 686                                            | 45130                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 21       | Jammu & Ka shmir  | 315                                            | 4190                                           | 4505                                           | 315                                            | 4190                                           | 4505                                           | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 22290 13                                       | 11399 6                                        | 234300 9                                       | 2373714                                        | 11600 7                                        | 2489721                                        | 14470 1                                       | 2011                                          | 146712                                        |