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DISPLACEMENT FROM FOREST LAND

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

DISPLACEMENT FROM FOREST LAND

Posted On: 11 DEC 2025 4:57PM by PIB Delhi

The Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram today laid a statement on the table of the house in Lok Sabha that Section 3 (1) of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act" (in short, FRA) enacted in 2006 provides vesting of forest rights including right to hold and live in the forest land under individual or common occupation for habitation or for self-cultivation for livelihood by a member or members of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dweller as defined in Section 2 (c) and 2 (o). Section 4 (5) of FRA states that "Save as otherwise provided, no member of a Forest Dwelling Scheduled Tribe or Other Traditional Forest Dweller shall be evicted or removed from forest land under his occupation till the recognition and verification procedure is complete". Further, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 provides for provisions for resettlement of forest rights holders subject to satisfying certain conditions outlined in Section 4, sub-section (2) of the said Act.

No reports have been received from the State Governments regarding pending applicants being displaced. As reported by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), there are no persons who have been displaced from core/critical tiger habitats of tiger reserves, and free and informed prior consent of the people is taken and due diligence is exercised by the States in harmony with the voluntarism enshrined in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 read with the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.

As reported by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, in Dewas district, there are a total of 9238 claims (Individual- 8762 and Community- 476) have been received, out of which a total of 4869 (52.70%) titles were distributed, 4368 (47.28%) claims have been rejected, and 1 claim is pending. Therefore, 99.98% claims are disposed of in Dewas District of Madhya Pradesh.

As reported by States/UTs, cumulatively till 31st October 2025, a total of 51,57,332 claims have been filed at Gram Sabha Level, comprising 49,44,101 individual and 2,13,231 community claims. Out of which a total of 25,14,774 (48.76%) titles were distributed, comprising 23,92,545 individual and 1,22,229 community titles. A total of 18,73,738 (36.33%) have been rejected and a total of 7,68,820 claims are pending for decision. State-wise details are at Annexure.

No applications have been received in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs under FRA for the Tiger Project, ecotourism in the forest areas, and in other project areas. Further ,the said information is not collated at the level of the Government of India as relevant provisions clearly prescribe a State-level Monitoring Committee and a District-level Implementing Committee to oversee the process of monitoring and implementing the voluntary resettlement process.

Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 171 for answer on 11.12.2025

State-wise details of Claims and Distribution of title deeds and rejected claims under The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 as per information received from States as on 31.10.2025:

S. No.

States

No. of Claims receivedupto 31.10.2025

No. of Titles Distributedupto 31.10.2025

Number of Claims Rejected

Individual

Community

Total

Individual

Community

Total

Individual

Community

1

Andhra Pradesh

285,115

3,294

288,409

226,667

1,822

228,489

56925

1470

2

Assam

148,965

6,046

155,011

57,325

1,477

58,802

0

0

3

Bihar

4,696

0

4,696

191

0

191

4496

0

4

Chhattisgarh

890,220

57,259

947,479

481,432

52,636

534,068

403129

3658

5

Goa

9,958

388

10,346

1,027

19

1,046

702

1178

6

Gujarat

183,055

7,187

190,242

98,732

4,792

103,524

0

2331

7

Himachal Pradesh

4,981

683

5,664

755

146

901

52

2

8

Jharkhand

107,032

3,724

110,756

59,866

2,104

61,970

26370

1737

9

Karnataka

289,236

5,940

295,176

15,355

1,345

16,700

258109

4270

10

Kerala

44,455

1,014

45,469

29,422

282

29,704

12668

296

11

Madhya Pradesh

585,326

42,187

627,513

266,901

27,976

294,877

310216

12191

12

Maharashtra

397,897

11,259

409,156

199,667

8,668

208,335

170487

2144

13

Odisha

732,751

36,637

769,388

464,288

9,352

473,640

145762

578

14

Rajasthan

113,162

5,213

118,375

49,215

2,551

51,766

63466

2455

15

Tamil Nadu

33,119

1,548

34,667

15,442

1,066

16,508

12293

418

16

Telangana

651,822

3,427

655,249

230,735

721

231,456

92744

1682

17

Tripura

200,557

164

200,721

127,931

101

128,032

68785

63

18

Uttar Pradesh

92,972

1,194

94,166

22,537

893

23,430

70435

301

19

Uttarakhand

3,587

3,091

6,678

184

1

185

3403

3090

20

West Bengal

131,962

10,119

142,081

44,444

686

45,130

87333

9254

21

Jammu & Kashmir

33,233

12,857

46,090

429

5,591

6,020

32727

7197

TOTAL

4,944,101

213,231

5,157,332

2,392,545

122,229

2,514,774

1,820,578

53,160

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