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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 6260
TO BE ANSWERED ON- 02/04/2026
ISSUANCE OF LEASE UNDER FRA CLAIMS IN RAJASTHAN
†6260. SHRI AMRA RAM:
Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the number of applications received, the number of leases (pattas) issued and the
number of applications rejected under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in Rajasthan till date, district-
wise;
(b) whether the Government intends to reopen the rejected applications;
(c) if so, the timeline set thereof; and
(d) if not, the reasons for not reopening the said applications by the State Government of Rajasthan
when the State Government of Maharashtra has already taken such a measure?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGA DAS UIKEY)
(a): Government of Rajasthan has informed that under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional
Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short, FRA), cumulatively till
February, 2026, a total of 1,18,675 applications have been received, out of which a total of 51,775
applications have been approved and titles have been issued and 66213 applications have been
rejected. A statement showing district wise details of number of claims received, number of titles
issued and number of claims rejected is at Annexure.
(b) to (d): State/UT Governments are responsible for implementation of various provisions of
the FRA and Rules made thereunder. State Government of Rajasthan has informed that in
compliance with the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order dated 13.02.2019 and 28.02.2019, a review
of the rejected claims till the orders’ date was undertaken wherein 4740 individual and 34
community forest rights titles were issued. They have further informed that at present, the matter
of review of rejected applications is not under consideration.Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6260 for
answer on 02.04.2026 regarding “Issuance of Lease under FRA Claims in Rajasthan”:
District wise details of number of claims received, number of claims approved and titles
distributed and number of claims rejected:
S. District Number of Number of claims Claims
No. claims received approved and titles Rejected
issued
1 Banswara 28435 15551 12650
2 Pratapgarh 33244 10223 22568
3 Dungarpur 13063 6599 6464
4 Udaipur 22533 12758 9775
5 Sirohi 5768 3422 2346
6 Rajsamand 1083 260 823
7 Baran 8925 1581 7344
8 Pali 1546 614 932
9 Bhilwara 534 122 412
10 Savai Madhopur
121 0 121
11 Kota 433 86 347
12 Jhalawar 302 88 214
13 Bundi 567 14 553
14 Jaipur 98 0 98
15 Chittorgarh 1156 457 699
16 Tonk 245 0 245
17 Dhoulpur 94 0 94
18 Alwar 528 0 528
Total 118675 51775 66213
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