Forest Rights Recognised and Forests Diverted Across States

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1			Forest Rights Recognised and Forests Diverted Across States
2	S. No	State	Source	Forest Rights				Forest Diversion 2008 to 2019 (in ha) (as on 20 August 2020)
3	S. No	State	Source	Potential No of Villages	Potential Area Under Community Forest Rights (Census 2001, low estimate)	Area recognised (ha) based on accepted claims	% of the potential area recognised	Land diverted for non-forestry purpose under FCA 1980	Total Recorded Forest Area (sq km)	% of forest diverted under FCA 1980	Degraded forest land diverted for compensatory afforestation under CAFA 2016
4		All India		1,79,230	400,00,000	52,50,548.90	13.1	2,32,952.40	7,67,419	0.3	47,435.56
5	1	Chhattisgarh		9,727 (2001)	10,03,195 (2001)	11,65,999.23	116.23	14,870.40	59,772	0.25	213.359
6	2	Gujarat		4,815 (2001)	12,55,856 (2001)	5,29,757.37	41.93	8,921.73	21,647	0.41	3,109.96
7	3	Maharashtra		16,610 (2001)	36,13,880 (2001)	15,09,311.29	35.05	11,736.80	61,579	0.19	1,066.12
8	4	Tripura		652 (2001)	5,40,912 (2001)	1,86,266.08	34.44	899.26	6,294	0.14	59.18
9	5	Madhya Pradesh		18,953 (2001)	32,30,528 (2001)	9,23,614.73	28.55	24,681.07	94,689	o.26	4,321.12
10	6	Andhra Pradesh		5,616 (2001)	25,96,732 (2001)	2,80,422.06	22.56	8,509.26	37,258	0.23	24,266.32
11	7	Telengana		5,616 (2001)	25,96,732 (2001)	3,05,270.16	22.56	14,838.32	26,904	0.55	1,844.38
12	8	Odisha		28,777 (2001)	23,02,706 (2001)	3,59,527.69	15.53	24,427.49	61,204	0.4	6,030.79
13	9	Jharkhand		16,452 (2001)	19,94,387 (2001)	1,04,066.71	5.22	14,213.94	23,605	0.6	601.521
14	10	Uttar Pradesh		16,649 (2001)	15,35,232 (2001)	56,516.80	3.68	2,864.16	16,582	0.17	172.244
15	11	Kerala		320 (2001)	9,11,299 (2001)	14,041.24	1.47	125.81	11,309	0.01	0
16	12	West Bengal		10,124 (2001)	630,135 (2001)	8,735.66	1.39	701.98	11,879	0.06	14.312
17	13	Rajasthan		9,441 (2001)	25,79,446 (2001)	24,574.09	0.95	6,488.63	32,737	0.2	1,671.54
18	14	Karnataka		7,450 (2001)	26,59,318 (2001)	19,817.16	0.75	4,943.01	38,284	0.13	1,062.24
19	15	Tamilnadu		1,808 (2001)	15,82,693 (2001)	3,483.24	0.22	858.96	22,877	0.04	242.367
20	16	Himachal Pradesh		9,079 (2001)	13,90,704 (2001)	1,921.11	0.14	4,472.69	37,033	0.12	345.206
21	17	Goa		137 (2001)	84,031 2001)	35.15	0.04	1,247.05	1,225	1.02	4.4
22	18	Uttarakhand		6,536 (2001)	6,91,488 (2001)	0	0	8,998.77	38,000	0.24	1,121.30
23	19	Bihar		NA	4,38,598 (2001)	NA	NA	5,079.47	6,877	0.74	61.014
24	20	Assam		3,693 (2001)	2,53,683 (2001)	NA	NA	639.90	26,832	0.02	171.2
25	Union Territories
26	1	Dadra & Nagar Haveli		61 (2001)	21,132 (2001)	NA	NA	29.09	204	0.14	0
27	Not implementing
28	States
29	1	Haryana		92 (2001)	10,546 (2001)	0	0	4,707.05	1,559	3.02	57.5
30	2	Punjab		399 (2001)	39,815 (2001)	0	0	59,829.78	3,084	19.4	283.546
31	3	Arunachal Pradesh		2,367 (2001)	NA	0	0	4,764.48	51,407	0.09	373.50
32	4	Manipur		1850 (1999)	NA	0	0	2,161.60	17,418	0.12	0
33	5	Meghalaya		3927 (1999)	NA	0	0	388.84	9,496	0.04	0
34	6	Sikkim		305 (1999)	66,428 (2001)	0	0	812.89	5,841	0.14	80.014
35	Union Territories
36	1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands		144 (2001)	31,010 (2001)	0	0	47.63	7,171	0.01	0
37	2	Chandigarh		6 (2001)	180 (2001)	0	0	42,61	35	1.22	1.866
38	3	Daman & Diu		5 (2001)	525 (2001)	0	0	0	8	0	0
39	4	Delhi		16 (2001)	4,733 (2001)	0	0	26.25	102	0.26	1.81
40	5	Jammu & Kashmir		1,872 (2001)	6,59,532 (2001)	0	0	0	21122	0	0
41	6	Ladakh		1,872 (2001)	6,59,532 (2001)	0	0	0	2490	0	0
42	7	Lakshadweep		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	8	Puducherry		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
44	Not applicable
45	1	Nagaland		669 (2001)	63,136 (2001)	Not applicable	Not applicable	0	8,623	0	0
46	2	Mizoram		683 (1999)	NA	Not applicable	Not applicable	523.48	5,641	0.18	258.753
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48	Sources: Census of India 2001,Government of India, State of Forest Report 1999, Forest Survey of India, Government of India, Rights and Resources Initiative, State-wise FCA projects from e-Green Watch of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. FCA Project Plantations Reports from e-Green Watch, Monthly update on status of implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dweller (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, State of Forest Report 2019, Forest Survey of India
49	Notes:
50	1. Villages with Forest land within Village Boundary and the potential areas are as per census 2001 and where not available, the figures from ‘State of Forest Report 1999’ are provided.
51	2. Telangana became a separate state only on 2 June 2014. Hence, the data prior to 2014 of Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana.
52	3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forests Rights) Act, 2007 was made applicable to the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on 9 August 2019
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