(a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from some of the State Governments
for converting forest villages/ vangrams into the revenue villages; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in the matter?
(a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from some of the State Governments
for converting forest villages/ vangrams into the revenue villages; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in the matter?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): As per the information received from the Ministry of Environment & Forests,
73 proposals from 6 states in the country for conversion of forest villages into revenue
villages under the provisions of the Forest (Conversion) Act, 1980, were received. Out of
these, 16 proposals have been accorded approval. The remaining 57 proposals are either pending
with the State Governments or returned or closed for want of information. As the de-reservation
of forest land is restrained by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, the State/UT Governments
have been advised to approach the Court for its permission.