The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), on December 04, 2025, notified regarding the implementation of Forest Rights Act in Kerala.
The following has been stated namely:-
• FRA is being implemented in 12 districts, and a total of 29,422 Individual Forest Rights (IFR) titles and 282 Community Rights titles (inter alia includes all types of community rights) have been granted. Further, the segregated data of Community Rights (CR) and Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights have not been reported by the State Government of Kerala. The district-wise status of titles granted, along with the extent of forest land for which titles are distributed, is in the Annexure.
• Government of Kerala, steps are being taken by the State Government to resolve delays if any in coordination with State Forest Department, especially for the preparation of maps etc. There are 49 CR claims pending in the Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency.
• Government of Kerala, the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Kerala have not been granted habitat rights under FRA.
• Government of Kerala, the average extent of land granted for beneficiary under IFR is 1.33 acre, and CR is 117 acre in Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency.
• Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been providing financial support to the districts under 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan' (DA-JGUA)’ for setting up dedicated FRA cells at the state and district/subdivision levels for a period of two years. As per the proposal received from State Government of Kerala, MoTA approved an amount of Rs. 129.89 Lakhs for setting up FRA cells at the state level (01) and at the district level (12) (where FRA is being implemented); the list of districts is in Annexure
[Press release no. 2198843]
