Parliament Question: Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in Telangana,

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1423 To Be Answered On- 11/02/2026 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOREST RIGHTS ACT IN TELANGANA 1423 Shri Ravi Chandra Vaddiraju: Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has assessed the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in the State of Telangana, particularly in Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) areas; (b) the number of individual and community forest rights titles granted and pending, district-wise; and (c) the steps taken to prevent displacement and ensure livelihood security of tribal communities? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY) (a): As per the provisions of ‘The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006’ (in short, FRA) and Rules made thereunder, the State Governments are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act and are being implemented in 20 States (including Telangana) and 1 UT. State Government of Telangana has informed that the implementation of the Forest Rights Act has been assessed in Telangana. (b): State Government of Telangana has informed that the FRA is being implemented in 29 districts and a total of 2,31,456 titles have been granted comprising 2,30,735 individual and 721 community forest rights titles. Further, a total of 3,29,367 claims are pending for decision. The district wise details of the number of individual and community forest rights titles granted and pending are at Annexure. (c): State Government of Telangana has informed that Hon’ble Supreme Court in its order dated 28.2.2019 kept its order dated 13.02.2019 on hold so far as eviction is concerned. Therefore, no tribal communities are displaced who are cultivating the forest lands. Further, the FRA provides provisions for safeguard against eviction through the provisions contained in Section 4(5) and also provision of petition by the aggrieved to SDLC and DLC (Section 6(2) and 6(4)). State Governments have been advised to ensure that the interests of the Scheduled Tribes are properly safeguarded in accordance with constitutional provisions and various laws designed to provide safeguards for the STs.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 like Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha AbhiyaN (PM-JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA).Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1423 to be answered on 11.02.2026 regarding “Implementation of the Forest Rights Act in Telangana”: District wise details of claims filed, titles granted, rejected and settled, as per report received from Telangana State Government as on 31.12.2025: Sr. District Claims received Titles Granted Claims Claims No. Rejected Pending Ind. Com. Total Ind. Com. Total 1 Bhadradri Kothagudem 139250 441 139691 68307 80 68387 25060 46244 2 Adilabad 64370 310 64680 26642 137 26779 8429 29472 3 Mahabubabad 65185 689 65874 30127 93 30220 13316 22338 4 Asifabad 59816 464 60280 26348 113 26461 4855 28964 5 Mulugu 47993 1 47994 12349 1 12350 7482 28162 6 khammam 32053 8 32061 12962 8 12970 7133 11958 7 Nirmal 25779 528 26307 10796 112 10908 3035 12364 8 Nalgonda 28742 0 28742 6701 0 6701 3969 18072 9 Nizamabad 20287 4 20291 4861 4 4865 4910 10516 10 Kamareddy 33111 3 33114 7133 3 7136 3598 22380 11 Jayashankar 29811 401 30212 4599 41 4640 3381 22191 Bhopalapally 12 Mancherial 16830 171 17001 3474 75 3549 2639 10813 13 Warangal 12537 150 12687 5121 17 5138 2027 5522 14 Vikarabad 12617 0 12617 1158 0 1158 1929 9530 15 Medak 5829 11 5840 1969 11 1980 297 3563 16 Sangareddy 5407 2 5409 1685 2 1687 793 2929 17 Nagarkumool 13492 42 13534 2938 11 2949 413 10172 18 Suryapet 9024 0 9024 155 0 155 824 8045 19 Jagityal 5277 0 5277 421 0 421 0 4856 20 Yadadri 2412 0 2412 397 0 397 137 187821 Rajanna Siricilla 6981 0 6981 1920 0 1920 0 5061 22 Peddapally 4651 0 4651 56 0 56 0 4595 23 Siddipet 297 13 310 41 12 53 11 246 24 Mahabubanagar 4574 1 4575 79 1 80 0 4495 25 Medchal Malkangiri 0 188 188 0 0 0 188 0 26 Wanaparthy 3256 0 3256 419 0 419 0 2837 27 Hanumakonda 777 0 777 70 0 70 0 707 28 Narayanapet 378 0 378 7 0 7 0 371 29 Ranga Reddy 1086 0 1086 0 0 0 0 1086 Total 651822 3427 655249 230735 721 231456 94426 329367 *****