Lok Sabha Question No. 1164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Basic Amenities for Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## † 1164. SHRI LAKHANLALSAHU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  provide  basic  amenities  such  as  road,  electricity, water, education and healthcare etc. in the tribal areas;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether any special package or assistance has been given to certain States during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise including Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) and  (b): Yes,  Madam.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  implements  two  Special  Area  Programmes  i.e. Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  and  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  to  provide  basic amenities such as road, electricity, water, education and healthcare etc. in the tribal areas. Activities like construction / strengthening of  Community Health Centres / Primary Health Centres, Construction of Eklavya Model Residential School  /  Schools  /  Hostels  /  drip  irrigation  /  last  mile  connectivity  /  solar  energy  etc  are  funded  under  these programmes. These are flexible programmes wherein funds are provided to States for interventions in various sectors like  health,  education,  minor  infrastructure,  livelihood,  skill  development  etc.  These  supplement  the  initiatives  of various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments.

Apart  from  these  two  programmes  which  are  specifically  for  the  welfare  of  STs,  32  Central  Ministries/ Departments  are  mandated  for  provisioning  a  certain  percentage  of  their  total  budget  towards  Scheduled  Tribe Component (STC) (hitherto known as Tribal Sub Plan). In 2017-18 an amounting of Rs. 30962.47 crore is allocated as Scheduled Tribe Component under 273 schemes.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs also implements following schemes to create basic amenities in tribal areas:

- (i) Ashram Schools: Funds are provided to States for making residential schools for STs for primary, middle, secondary and senior secondary level of education.
- (ii) ST Hostels: Central assistance is given to States/UTs for construction of new hostel buildings and/ or extension of existing hostels.
- (iii) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): The scheme is flexible as it enables the  States  to  focus  on  areas  that  they  consider  is  relevant  to  PVTGs  and  their  socio-cultural  environment. Activities  under  it  include  housing,  land  distribution,  land  development,  agricultural  development,  animal husbandry, construction of link roads, installation of non-conventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security including JanshreeBeemaYojana or any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive socio-economic developmentof PVTGs.

(c) & (d) Assistance provided to various State Governments including Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh under the special programmes of (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) during the last three years and current year is at Annexure  -  I andassistance  provided  under  the  schemes  of  Ashram  schools  and  Hostels  is  at Annexure  II. Assistance provided under Development of PVTGs scheme is at Annexure-III.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1164

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.7.2017

## BASIC AMENITIES FOR TRIBALS

(Rs.in Lakh)

| S. N        |                   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | SCA to TSS    | SCA to TSS    | SCA to TSS    | SCA to TSS    |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S. N        | States            | 2014-15 Total                    | 2015-16 Total                    | 2016-17 Total                    | 2017-18 Total                    | 2014-15 Total | 2015-16 Total | 2016-17 Total | 2017-18 Total |
| S. N        |                   | Released                         | Released                         | Released                         | Released                         | Released      | Released      | Released      | Released      |
| 1           | 2                 | 3                                | 4                                | 5                                | 6                                | 7             | 8             | 9             | 10            |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 2139.00                          | 5500.00                          | 2869.43                          | 3591.11                          | 2937.82       | 3500.00       | 5000.42       | 2178.00       |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh | 1880.40                          | 3000.80                          | 6580.53                          | 5660.80                          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 3           | Assam             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 844.12                           | 0.00                             | 1788.59       | 5844.00       | 3407.80       | 0.00          |
| 4           | Bihar             | 586.00                           | 0.00                             | 1467.58                          | 991.89                           | 403.00        | 1368.26       | 743.74        | 0.00          |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 10778.00                         | 11904.31                         | 10488.52                         | 1756.02                          | 9826.50       | 10809.64      | 11717.82      | 6995.74       |
| 6           | Delhi             | 65.00                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 7           | Goa               | 0.00                             | 400.00                           | 450.00                           | 0.00                             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 455.68        | 102.75        |
| 8           | Gujarat           | 8592.45                          | 11680.00                         | 9739.02                          | 5426.26                          | 10382.74      | 10566.50      | 9488.00       | 6162.25       |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh  | 190.99                           | 523.20                           | 1595.87                          | 1968.02                          | 997.99        | 475.00        | 1959.39       | 1375.08       |
| 10          | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00                             | 2000.00                          | 3539.66                          | 0.00                             | 0.00          | 2000.00       | 3671.61       | 0.00          |
| 11          | Jharkhand         | 9873.00                          | 12202.96                         | 9489.38                          | 9489.05                          | 9571.11       | 10000.00      | 9820.75       | 6974.41       |
| 12          | Karnataka         | 4880.40                          | 6300.00                          | 4664.00                          | 1703.48                          | 3000.00       | 4370.00       | 5100.00       | 2929.96       |
| 13          | Kerala            | 748.94                           | 1085.44                          | 695.58                           | 221.76                           | 530.00        | 357.50        | 808.09        | 286.57        |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh    | 17321.42                         | 14845.15                         | 14971.43                         | 19405.19                         | 15274.22      | 11501.21      | 19236.61      | 13697.23      |
| 15          | Maharashtra       | 11701.29                         | 13374.00                         | 11536.53                         | 12862.24                         | 11726.19      | 12514.91      | 9547.00       | 7686.23       |
| 16          | Manipur           | 1600.01                          | 1216.00                          | 1694.40                          | 239.40                           | 1118.00       | 1100.00       | 2260.00       | 297.49        |
| 17          | Meghalaya         | 2334.03                          | 1507.68                          | 1576.21                          | 0.00                             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 18          | Mizoram           | 1877.78                          | 3617.37                          | 1927.49                          | 2495.41                          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 19          | Nagaland          | 2067.15                          | 5469.34                          | 6368.00                          | 183.96                           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 20          | Odisha            | 12728.22                         | 15200.00                         | 11954.96                         | 10948.01                         | 14925.04      | 14728.52      | 11806.27      | 8385.00       |
| 21          | Rajasthan         | 9755.92                          | 11000.00                         | 10341.39                         | 10280.49                         | 8822.04       | 10190.00      | 11072.90      | 6370.88       |
| 22          | Sikkim            | 370.30                           | 1250.30                          | 1147.00                          | 405.30                           | 520.25        | 353.00        | 1497.62       | 0.00          |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu        | 639.60                           | 852.80                           | 798.24                           | 378.00                           | 217.33        | 0.00          | 600.00        | 348.20        |
| 24          | Telangana         | 3894.40                          | 6090.00                          | 3608.05                          | 2144.00                          | 3541.00       | 4000.00       | 3845.35       | 1436.39       |
| 25          | Tripura           | 1218.99                          | 1600.68                          | 1280.99                          | 1627.85                          | 1183.94       | 2400.07       | 1345.76       | 520.97        |
| 26          | Uttar Pradesh     | 743.49                           | 1514.74                          | 1138.62                          | 189.00                           | 697.79        | 905.51        | 121.92        | 0.00          |
| 27          | Uttrakhand        | 1530.36                          | 92.02                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 805.83        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 28          | West Bengal       | 5747.00                          | 7000.00                          | 5814.37                          | 4504.51                          | 5730.00       | 6233.00       | 5995.50       | 3318.75       |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 113264.14                        | 139226.79                        | 126581.37                        | 96471.75                         | 103999.38     | 113217.12     | 119502.23     | 69065.90      |

Annexure-II Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations/ Universities under the Scheme of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys during the last three years and current year (as on 17.07.2017) (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl.                     | Name of the State/ UT/University                  | 2014-15                                | 2015-16                           | 2016-17                          | 2017-18              |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|
| No                      |                                                   | Funds Released                         | Funds Released                    | Funds Released                   | Funds Released       |
| 1                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 0.00                                   | 400.00                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 2                       | Chhattisgarh                                      | 0.00                                   | 1221.74                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 3                       | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 380.47                                 | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 4                       | Kerala                                            | 1949.63                                | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 5                       | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 1305.00                                | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 6                       | Manipur                                           | 0.00                                   | 0.00                              | 1283.65                          | 0.00                 |
| 7                       | Maharashtra                                       | 1031.00                                | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 8                       | Nagaland                                          | 0.00                                   | 1798.45                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 9                       | Rajasthan                                         | 0.00                                   | 3393.97                           | 595.35                           | 0.00                 |
| 10                      | Sikkim                                            | 460.29                                 | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 11                      | Tripura                                           | 1797.62                                | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 12                      | Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi          | 304.99                                 | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 13                      | Mizoram University                                | 195.01                                 | 59.73                             | 0.00                             | 638.12               |
| 14                      | National Law School of India University, Banglore | 0.00                                   | 61.94                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 15                      | JLN KrishiVishvaVidyala, Jabalpur                 | 0.00                                   | 0.00                              | 43.32                            | 61.88                |
| 16                      | Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal       | 0.00                                   | 0.00                              | 77.68                            | 0.00                 |
|                         | Pradesh. Total                                    | 7424.01                                | 6935.83                           | 2000.00                          | 700.00               |
|                         |                                                   |                                        |                                   | 1/2                              | 1/2                  |
|                         |                                                   |                                        |                                   | Annexure-II                      | Annexure-II          |
| Details Schools Sl. No. | of Funds released to State State/UT               | Governments/UT Administrations 2014-15 | under the 2015-16                 | scheme of 'Establishment 2016-17 | of Ashram 2017-18    |
|                         | in Tribal Sub-Plan' during                        | the last three years and Fund released | current year (as on Fund released | 17.07.2017) Fund released        | Fund released        |
| 1                       | Goa                                               | 0.00                                   | 300.00                            | 0.00                             | (Rs. in lakh) 356.02 |
| 2                       | Gujarat                                           |                                        | 1144.48 0.00                      | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
|                         | Maharashtra                                       |                                        | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00                 |
| 4                       |                                                   | 1000.00                                |                                   |                                  |                      |
| 5                       | Tripura                                           | 954.52                                 | 0.00                              | 0.00                             | 0.00 356.02          |
|                         | Total                                             | 4524.00                                | 300.00                            | 0.00                             |                      |

| STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   | STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   | STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   | STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   | STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   | STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNT RELEASED TO STATES/UTs UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME OF DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGs) DURING 2014-15 TO 2017-18   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                           | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                                                                            | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                         | 2017-18 (as on 11.07.2017)                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 2000.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 3240.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 5105.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 519.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                                                               | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 100.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                               | Islands Bihar                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 342.865                                                                                                                                                                         | 113.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                               | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                     | 2212.020                                                                                                                                                                        | 1809.630                                                                                                                                                                        | 1230.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 272.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                         | 1091.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 898.100                                                                                                                                                                         | 779.120                                                                                                                                                                         | 156.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 1575.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 3120.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 681.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                          | 600.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 100.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 62.000                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 800.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 136.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 117.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                  | 4272.940                                                                                                                                                                        | 4491.920                                                                                                                                                                        | 10460.400                                                                                                                                                                       | 2218.000                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                     | 1900.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 2077.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 409.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                         | 47.500                                                                                                                                                                          | 100.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 329.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 65.000                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                          | 2500.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 3373.920                                                                                                                                                                        | 1379.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 324.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                       | 1500.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 1076.090                                                                                                                                                                        | 1331.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 260.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 1048.145                                                                                                                                                                        | 3055.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 590.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                         | 826.540                                                                                                                                                                         | 895.560                                                                                                                                                                         | 2250.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 441.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                       | 600.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 1439.035                                                                                                                                                                        | 1139.000                                                                                                                                                                        | 195.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                              | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 292.480                                                                                                                                                                         | 130.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.000                                                                                                                                                                           | 447.600                                                                                                                                                                         | 574.000                                                                                                                                                                         | 110.000                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                                                           | 17550.00                                                                                                                                                                        | 21195.00                                                                                                                                                                        | 33799.86                                                                                                                                                                        | 6662.00                                                                                                                                                                         |