India, April 1 -- Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that government of Maharashtra has informed that the reasons for widespread Maharashtra tribal protests in Nashik are as follow:

(i) Issues relating to evidence and approval of claims under Section 4(1), 4(3) and Section 6 of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short, FRA).Dispute regarding extent of land recognized under Section 4(6) of FRA.

As per the information received from State Government of Maharashtra, as of the end of January 2026, Maharashtra has a total of 14,726 pending Individual Forest Rights (IFR) cases, comprising 6,158 claims and 8...