As of July 31, 2025, in Banaskantha District, Gujarat, a total of 10,272 claims have been filed at the Gram Sabha level, comprising 9,488 individual claims and 784 community claims. Of these, 7,403 claims have been approved, including 6,619 individual and 784 community claims. An additional 2,869 claims are pending a decision, with no claims having been rejected.
The State Government of Gujarat reported an incident where a claimant's area was included in a proposed plantation. This was deemed inadvertent, and the chairperson of the District Level Committee has issued necessary directions.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), as the nodal ministry for tribal community development, implements various schemes to ensure the welfare, development, and livelihood security of Scheduled Tribes (STs). Initiatives include the DhartiAbhaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA), which aims to improve the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) by establishing dedicated FRA cells at state, district, and subdivision levels. This also involves converging benefits from schemes of the Departments of Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, and Fisheries to FRA Patta holders for socio-economic development.
Key Entities Referenced
FRA CLAIMS: Forest Rights Act claims filed for land rights.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA): Nodal Ministry responsible for policy, planning, and coordination of programs for tribal communities and implementation of FRA.
State Government of Gujarat: Provided information on FRA claims and involved in plantation area incident.
DhartiAbhaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA): Initiative by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for effective implementation of FRA and setting up FRA cells.
Banaskantha, Gujarat: Specific location where FRA claims are being reported.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
FRA CLAIMS IN BANASKANTHA, GUJARAT
Posted On: 12 MAR 2026 4:49PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that as per
information provided by State Government of Gujarat (as on 31st July 2025), in Banaskantha District, a
total of 10272 claims (9488 Individuals and 784 Community) have been filed at Gram Sabha level out of
which a total of 7403 claims have been approved (comprising 6619 Individuals and 784 Community).
Further, a total of 2869 claims are pending for decision and there is no rejection of claims.
State Government of Gujarat has informed that there was one such incident wherein the area of 1 claimant
was also involved in the proposed plantation area. State Government has further stated that the action was
inadvertent and necessary directions have been issued by the chairperson, District Level Committee in this
regard.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) being the nodal Ministry for overall policy, planning and coordination
of programs for development of Tribal Communities, is implementing various schemes for the welfare and
development of STs which also ensures livelihood security of ST communities. In this direction, Ministry
of Tribal Affairs has also taken various initiatives through multiple schemes including
DhartiAbhaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) which inter alia focuses on effective
implementation of FRA by setting up dedicated FRA cells at the State, district and subdivision levels and
convergence of benefits of various Government Schemes (related to Schemes of Department of Animal
Husbandry, Department of Agriculture and Department of Fisheries) to FRA Patta holders to ensure socio
economic development.
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