India, March 19 -- About 745,000 forest rights claims are pending across the states and union territories, according to data tabled by the ministry of tribal affairs in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. This includes both individual and community claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006.

Telangana has the highest number of pending claims, with around 329,000 unresolved claims. Other states with significant pending claims are Odisha, with 109,000 pending claims, Gujarat with 84,644 pending claims, and Maharashtra's 28,190. Chhattisgarh has 13,495 unresolved claims while Jharkhand has 20,679 pending claims.

Responding to a question by BJP MP Jaggesh, minister of state for tribal affairs Durga Das Uikey said the ministry has asked stat...