(a) The responsibility for implementing the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 lies with the State/UT Governments. As per the information received from State Governments, till 28.2.2018, 69,434 CFR claims have been recognized in the country, against a total of 1,43,149 CFR claims received while 17,83,056 IFR claims have been recognized in the country, against a total of 40,46,563 IFR claims received. CFRs and IFRs are not comparable.
(b) The detail of number of CFR claims filed under FRA, 2006 so far, State- wise including Andhra Pradesh and the numbers of such claims recognized, as per information available in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is furnished at Annexure-I.
(c) The detail of the number of IFRs claims filed so far, State- wise and number of such claims recognized as per information available in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is furnished at Annexure- II.
(d) As per Section 4 (4) of Forest Rights Act, 2006, IFRs conferred under Forest Right Act, 2006 shall be registered jointly in the name of both the spouses in case of married persons. Hence, the Act itself does not necessitate maintenance of gender-wise segregated data. Thus, segregated data in respect of women including single women is not maintained.
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Annexure-I
Statement of claims and recognition of Community Forest Rights (CFRs) under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 as on 28.2.2018.
S. No. Name of State Number of Community Forest Rights claims
Received Recognized
1 Andhra Pradesh 4,043 1372
2 Assam 6,046 1,477
3 Bihar 0 0
4 Chhattisgarh 31,310 17,943
5 Goa 372 8
6 Gujarat 7,187 3,516
7 Himachal Pradesh 170 7
8 Jharkhand 3,286 1,723
9 Karnataka 5,903 1,406
10 Kerala 1,395 NA
11 Madhya Pradesh 39,420 27,276
12 Maharashtra 11,408 5,748
13 Odisha 13,064 6,336
14 Rajasthan 704 92
15 Tamil Nadu 803 225
16 Telangana 3,427 721
17 Tripura 277 55
18 Uttar Pradesh 1,124 843
19 Uttarakhand 3,091 0
20 West Bengal 10,119 686
TOTAL 1,43,149 69,434
Annexure-II
Statement of claims and recognition of Individual Forest Rights (IFRs) under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 as on 28.2.2018.
S. No. Name of State Number of Individual Forest Rights claims
Received Recognized
1 Andhra Pradesh 1,70,437 91,758
2 Assam 1,48,965 57,325
3 Bihar 8,022 121
4 Chhattisgarh 8,55,238 3,91,692
5 Goa 9,758 17
6 Gujarat 1,82,869 81,575
7 Himachal Pradesh 2,053 129
8 Jharkhand 99,224 54,458
9 Karnataka 2,75,446 14,667
10 Kerala 36,140 24,599
11 Madhya Pradesh 5,76,944 2,21,455
12 Maharashtra 3,52,950 1,06,898
13 Odisha 6,09,094 4,14,424
14 Rajasthan 73,455 37,317
15 Tamil Nadu 34,302 3,797
16 Telangana 1,83,252 93,639
17 Tripura 2,00,358 1,27,029
18 Uttar Pradesh 92,520 17,712
19 Uttarakhand 3,574 0
20 West Bengal 1,31,962 44,444
TOTAL 40,46,563 17,83,056
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