Tribal activists in Mysuru flag lapses in implementing Forest Rights Act

Key Points

1. Memorandum submitted to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs on December 11, 2025, regarding lapses in the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
2. Karnataka has nine tribal districts in the Western Ghats region, including Mysuru, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Ramanagar, parts of Hassan and Mandya, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada.
3. There are 11 Adivasi communities in Karnataka, including Jenukuruba and Koraga, which are categorized as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
4. In Mysuru district, 12,600 tribal families live in 219 tribal villages, with 168 villages being PVTG Jenukuruba villages.
5. Only 722 Individual Forest Rights (IFR) titles have been issued in Mysuru district, covering just 553 acres, despite the entitlement of 10 acres per family under FRA.
6. Only 38 villages have had their Community Forest Rights (CFR) recognized in Periyapatna and H.D. Kote.
7. The Karnataka High Court ordered the rehabilitation of 3,418 displaced tribal families from Nagarahole National Park on April 3, 2009.