Parliament Question: FRA settlement in Great Nicobar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.- 623 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 04/02/2026 FRA SETTLEMENT IN GREAT NICOBAR 623. SHRI SAKET GOKHALE: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether rights given under Forest Rights Act have been fully recognised/settled and consent has been obtained from Gram Sabhas for the Great Nicobar project; (b) whether the Ministry obtained National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST's) considered advice on the Great Nicobar project and FRA/Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) implications, if so, the details therof; (c) the details of the consent resolutions and rehabilitation plans with their respective dates; and (d) whether key reports have been withheld from the public domain despite continuing project steps, if so, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY) (a) to (d): The matter raised in the question is Sub Judice with Hon’ble Calcutta High Court in WPA (P) No. 12 of 2024 titled Meena Gupta Vs. Union of India & Ors. Therefore, as such no comments are offered. *****