(a) whether the Government is aware that the atrocities are being committed on the tribals of
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the name of evacuation of forest land;and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS(SHRI P.R.KYNDIAH)
(a)&(b): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has received a complaint, alleging evacuation of the
tribals and forest dwellers from the land being cultivated by them prior to 13.12.2005, by the
Forest Department of the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. As the complaint was
against the action of the State Forest Departments, the same was forwarded to the Ministry of
Environment & Forests for necessary action. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has informed
that they had requested the State Governments for not evicting tribals from forest lands till
their rights are verified. The Governments of Rajasthan and Gujarat have replied that they are
not evicting tribals and also not committing atrocities against them.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not received any complaint alleging atrocities being
committed on the tribals of Chhatisgarh and Orissa in the name of evacuation of forest land.