**Executive Summary**
This document relays information from the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs regarding the implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, based on a question raised in Lok Sabha. It provides an overview of the status of FRA implementation, particularly in Korba, Chhattisgarh, including the number of claims received, distributed, rejected, and pending. It urges State Governments to uphold the provisions of the Act.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **FRA Implementation Responsibility:** State Governments and UT Administrations are responsible for implementing the FRA.
* **Monitoring:** The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) monitors the Monthly Progress Reports submitted by States/UT.
* **Korba, Chhattisgarh FRA Status:**
* Total claims received: 1,10,290 (Individual: 1,07,890, Community: 2,400).
* Titles distributed: 58,773 (53.28%) (Individual: 57,141, Community: 1,632).
* Claims rejected: 50,749 (46.01%).
* Claims pending: 768.
* **Financial Support:** Ministry of Tribal Affairs has extended, financial support to State Governments under the DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA–JGUA)
* **District Level Committee Decision:** The decision of the District Level Committee on the record of forest rights shall be final and binding.
* **Cancellations/Withdrawals:** No information is available with this Ministry regarding cancellations or withdrawals of any granted rights under FRA in Korba District and cancellation of CFR rights in villages like Ghatbarra (Hasdeo).
* **Urgent Appeal:** State Governments are urged to uphold the provisions of the Act.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the implementation of FRA provisions and monitoring of the progress.
* **Action Required:** Uphold the provisions of the Act, ensure correct implementation, and regularly submit monthly progress reports to MoTA.
**Tribal Communities/Forest Dwellers**
* **Impact:** Concerned with the recognition and upholding of forest rights as outlined by the FRA.
* **Action Required:** Engage with the State Governments and local administrations to understand the status of claims and ensure that the provisions of the FRA are upheld.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA): The central legislation providing forest rights to tribal and other traditional forest dwellers; the primary act governing the content of the policy.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The ministry responsible for monitoring and supporting the implementation of the FRA.
Section 6 (6) of FRA: Specifies the finality and binding nature of decisions made by the District Level Committee regarding forest rights.
Chhattisgarh: One of the states implementing FRA, specifically mentioned with reference to implementation in Korba district.
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA–JGUA): A scheme to strengthen Gram Sabhas and Community Forest Resource Management Committees.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY FOREST RIGHTS
TITLES UNDER FRA, 2006
प्रव तथ: 11 DEC 2025 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question today in Lok Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri
Durgadas Uikey informed that As per the provisions of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short, FRA) and Rules made thereunder, the State
Governments and UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act
and are being implemented in 20 States (including Chhattisgarh) and 1 UT. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
(MoTA) monitors the Monthly Progress Reports submitted by States/UT. As reported by the State
Government of Chhattisgarh, the status of FRA implementation in Korba, there are a total of 1,10,290
claims (Individual- 1,07,890 and Community- 2,400) have been received, out of which a total of 58,773
(53.28%) (Individual- 57,141 and Community- 1,632) titles have been distributed. A total of 50,749
(46.01%) claims have been rejected, and 768 claims are pending.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has extended, financial support to State Governments under the
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA–JGUA) for strengthening Gram Sabhas and Community
Forest Resource Management Committees, including for the preparation and implementation of
community-led forest management plans.
As stipulated under Section 6 (6) of FRA, “the decision of the District Level Committee on the record of
forest rights shall be final and binding”. Further, no such information is available with this Ministry
regarding cancellations or withdrawals of any granted rights under FRA in Korba District and cancellation
of CFR rights in villages like Ghatbarra (Hasdeo). State Governments, the implementing authority are
regularly urged to uphold the provisions of the Act and other safeguards in their true letter and spirit.
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