As per the information collected by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs from the State/UT Governments, till 31st October, 2011, more than 31.49 lakh claims have been filed and more than 12.30 lakh titles have been distributed under the Act. More than 13 thousand titles were ready for distribution.
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 seeks to recognize and vest the forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded.
State-wise details of the claims filed, titles distributed under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and the number of claims still pending for disposal are given below:
(As on 31.10.2011)
|
Sl. No.
|
States
|
Total number of claims filed
|
Number of titles distributed/ready for distribution
|
Total number of claims pending for disposal
|
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3,30,479
|
1,67,797
|
9,244
|
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
3.
|
Assam
|
1,31,911
|
36,,267
|
57,975
|
|
4.
|
Bihar
|
2,343
|
22
|
1,170
|
|
5.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4,92,068
|
2,15,443
|
3,961
|
|
6.
|
Goa
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
1,91,559
|
39,318
|
33,664
|
|
8.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
5,633
|
7
|
4,599
|
|
9.
|
Jharkhand
|
34,936
|
13,357
|
6,436
|
|
10.
|
Karnataka
|
1,63,090
|
6,523
|
12,742
|
|
11.
|
Kerala
|
37,509
|
19,455
|
13,802
|
|
12.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4,46,659
|
1,51,672 distributed and 7,301 ready
|
30,940
|
|
13.
|
Maharashtra
|
3,39,689
|
1,04,767
|
13,127
|
|
14.
|
Manipur
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
15.
|
Meghalaya
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
16.
|
Mizoram
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
17.
|
Odisha
|
4,81,210
|
2,84,579
|
55,505
|
|
18.
|
Rajasthan
|
64,844
|
30,325
|
4,369
|
|
19.
|
Sikkim
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
20.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
21,781
|
3,723 ready ( In the State of Tamil Nadu, these titles
could not be distributed due to restrictive High Court order.)
|
21,781
|
|
21.
|
Tripura
|
1,75,679
|
1,19,437
|
35,530
|
|
22.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
92,419
|
13,923
|
5,701
|
|
23.
|
Uttarakhand
|
182
|
-
|
181
|
|
24.
|
West Bengal
|
1,37,278
|
27,773 distributed and 2,192 ready for distribution
|
30,048
|
|
25.
|
A & N Islands
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
26.
|
Daman & Diu
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
27.
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
Total
|
31,49,269
|
12,30,665
distributed and 13,216 ready for distribution.
|
3,40,775
|