Lok Sabha Question No. 1614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Forest Rights Act in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1614

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/12/2024

## FOREST RIGHTS ACT IN CHHATTISGARH

†1614. SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress made in the process of giving tribal communities their rights under the Forest Rights Act in Chhattisgarh; and
- (b) the number of tribals got their forest rights and the number of cases in which decisions are still pending?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

- (a)  &  (b): 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).   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 (including Chhattisgarh) and 1 UT.

The State Governments /UT administrations submits the Monthly Progress Reports (MPRs) to this Ministry regarding the status of implementation of FRA. As reported by the State Government of Chhattisgarh, as on 30.09.2024, a total 4,22,101 individual titles and 47,685 community titles have been recognised under FRA to the Forest Dwelling  Scheduled Tribe (FDST) community in  Chhattisgarh State. The details are at Annexure .

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of LSUSQ. No. 1614 for answer on 05.12.2024

Status of FRA implementation in Chhattisgarh as per information received upto 30.09.2024 is as under:-

| S. No.   | Item                                                               | Individual   | Individual   | Individual   | Community    | Community    | Community   | Total      | Total        |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
| S. No.   | Item                                                               | ST           | OTFD         | Total        | ST           | OTF D        | Total       | ST         | OTFD         |
| 1        | Number of Claims recei ved                                         | 64934 1      | 238687       | 888028       | 52034        | 1,915        | 53,94 9     | 70137 5    | 240,60 2     |
| 2        | Number of Titles distrib uted                                      | 42210 1      | 56462        | 478563       | 47685        | 1,585        | 49,27 0     | 46978 6    | 58,047       |
| 3        | Extent of Fo rest land for which titles distributed (i n Hectares) | 34681 7.974  | 36532.3 01   | 383350 .28   | 196345 0.729 | 1193 50.59 2 | 2,082 ,801  | 23102 68.7 | 155,88 2.893 |
| 4        | Number of Claims rejec ted                                         | 21888 3      | 178536       | 397419       | 2942         | 288          | 3,230       | 22182 5    | 178,82 4     |
| 5        | Number of Claims disp osed of f ( Sr. No. 2 + 4)                   | 64098 4      | 234998       | 875982       | 50627        | 1873         | 5250 0      | 69161 1    | 236,87 1     |
| 6.       | Number of P ending Clai ms (Sr. No.1 - 5)                          | 8357         | 3689         | 12046        | 1407         | 42           | 1449        | 9764       | 3,731        |

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