(a) whether tribal communities have been displaced due to various reasons from their traditional habitats on a large scale in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor;
(c) the action being taken by the Government to stop this trend; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to rehabilitate the displaced tribals along with the progress made in this regard so far, State-wise?
MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI P.R. KYNDIAH)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Tribal communities have been displaced and alienated from their traditional habitats owing to various reasons,which inter-alia also include the developmental projects. `Land` and its management fall exclusively under the administrative and legislative jurisdiction of the respective State Governments, hence the information is State specific. The information with regard to alienation of tribal lands (as on March 2004) collected from the Ministry of Rural Development is as under:-
Sl. No. State Cases Pending Area (in acres) in Courts
1. Andhra Pradesh 7663 31324
2. Assam 1992 4192
3. Bihar# 9773 9742
4. Gujarat 7526 19633
5. Karnataka 4061 15352 6. Madhya Pradesh@ 24210 61275
7 Maharashtra 1010 NA
8. Orissa 837 896
9. Rajasthan 411 1526 10. Tripura 38 21
# Including Jharkhand @ Including Chhattisgarh