Claims and pending approvals under FRA

• The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 recognises pre-existing individual and community forest rights of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs); claim settlement is the operational metric of its success.
• Implementation is a State subject in execution but monitored centrally by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) through Monthly Progress Reports (MPRs) from 20 States + 1 UT.
• Aspirants must master the claim-settlement pipeline (filed → titled → rejected → pending) and the federal split between MoTA and State Tribal Welfare Departments.