Lok Sabha Question No. 6260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Issuance of Lease under FRA Claims in Rajasthan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 6260

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 02/04/2026

## ISSUANCE OF LEASE UNDER FRA CLAIMS IN RAJASTHAN

## †6260. SHRI AMRA RAM:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of applications received, the number of leases (pattas) issued and the number of applications rejected under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in Rajasthan till date, districtwise;

(b) whether the Government intends to reopen the rejected applications;

(c) if so, the timeline set thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons for not reopening the said applications by the State Government of Rajasthan when the State Government of Maharashtra has already taken such a measure?

ANSWER

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

(a): Government of Rajasthan has informed that under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  (in  short,  FRA),  cumulatively  till February, 2026, a total of 1,18,675 applications have been received, out of which a total of 51,775 applications have been approved and titles have been issued and 66213 applications have been rejected. A statement showing district wise details of number of claims received, number of titles issued and number of claims rejected is at Annexure .

(b) to (d): State/UT Governments are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the  FRA  and  Rules  made  thereunder.  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  has  informed  that  in compliance with the Hon'ble Supreme Court's Order dated 13.02.2019 and 28.02.2019, a review of  the  rejected  claims  till  the  orders'  date  was  undertaken  wherein  4740  individual  and  34 community forest rights titles were issued. They have further informed that at present, the matter of review of rejected applications is not under consideration.

Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6260 for answer on 02.04.2026 regarding 'Issuance of Lease under FRA Claims in Rajasthan': District wise details of number of claims received, number of claims approved and titles

## distributed and number of claims rejected:

| S. No.   | District       |   Number of claims received |   Number of claims approved and titles issued |   Claims Rejected |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Banswara       |                       28435 |                                         15551 |             12650 |
| 2        | Pratapgarh     |                       33244 |                                         10223 |             22568 |
| 3        | Dungarpur      |                       13063 |                                          6599 |              6464 |
| 4        | Udaipur        |                       22533 |                                         12758 |              9775 |
| 5        | Sirohi         |                        5768 |                                          3422 |              2346 |
| 6        | Rajsamand      |                        1083 |                                           260 |               823 |
| 7        | Baran          |                        8925 |                                          1581 |              7344 |
| 8        | Pali           |                        1546 |                                           614 |               932 |
| 9        | Bhilwara       |                         534 |                                           122 |               412 |
| 10       | Savai Madhopur |                         121 |                                             0 |               121 |
| 11       | Kota           |                         433 |                                            86 |               347 |
| 12       | Jhalawar       |                         302 |                                            88 |               214 |
| 13       | Bundi          |                         567 |                                            14 |               553 |
| 14       | Jaipur         |                          98 |                                             0 |                98 |
| 15       | Chittorgarh    |                        1156 |                                           457 |               699 |
| 16       | Tonk           |                         245 |                                             0 |               245 |
| 17       | Dhoulpur       |                          94 |                                             0 |                94 |
| 18       | Alwar          |                         528 |                                             0 |               528 |
| Total    | Total          |                      118675 |                                         51775 |             66213 |

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