Lok Sabha Question No. 1187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Population of Tribals in Karnataka
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1187

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## POPULATION OF TRIBALS IN KARNATAKA

## 1187. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether assessment of the population of Scheduled Tribes has been done in the State of Karnataka;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  total  population  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in Karnataka;
- (c) the total number of schemes presently being implemented/proposed to be implemented by the Union Government for the welfare/development of Scheduled Tribes in the State of Karnataka; and

(d) the extent to which these schemes have been helpful in development of the Scheduled Tribe population in the State?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):The Office of  the Registrar General,  India conducts population census in the year ending with '1' wherein data on all persons, including those belonging toScheduled Tribes(STs)  living  in  the  country,  including  Karnataka,  at  the  time  of  Census  are collected.  As per Census 2011, details of ST population in Karnataka are given below:

|             |    Male |   Female |   Total |
|-------------|---------|----------|---------|
| Rural       | 1723762 |  1706029 | 3429791 |
| Urban       |  410992 |  4080204 |  819196 |
| Grant Total | 2134754 |  2114233 | 4248987 |

(c):      Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for overall development of ST population across the country,  which includes support for education, health, sanitation, water supply, skill development, livelihood, infrastructure, etc. Major part of infrastructure development and provision of basic amenities in tribal areas / regions in the country  is  carried  out  through  various  schemes  /  programmes  of  concerned  Central Ministries  and  the  State  Governments  concerned,  while  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs provides additive to these initiatives by way of plugging critical gaps. A list of schemes / programmes  presently being implemented  by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the welfare/development of Scheduled Tribes in various States including Karnataka is given at Annexure- 1.

(d):The  interventions  have  helped  in  creation  of  infrastructure  in  Karnataka,  including schools, hostels, link roads, and minor irrigation works in tribal areas. It has also helped in improving apiculture and providing livelihood to a large number of tribals by various area-specific  interventions  for  agriculture,  horticulture,  agro-forestry,  poultry,  dairying and other non-focus activities.Details of beneficiaries in the major activities during the last 3 years for the State of Karnataka are given below:

|   S.No. | Activity                                                                                                                                       | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Eklavya Model Residential Schools (No. of student)                                                                                             | 1620      | 2380      | 2380      |
|       2 | Skill Development, Vocational Training under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) and Article 275(1) in last three years | 3000      | 6400      | -         |
|       3 | Construction of Hostels (No. of seats created)                                                                                                 | -         | -         | 500       |
|       4 | Agricultural Activities (No. of beneficiaries)                                                                                                 | -         | -         | 1270      |
|       5 | Construction of Ashram Schools (No. of seats created)                                                                                          | -         | -         | 360       |

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## Annexure - 1 referred to in reply to part (c) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 1187 for Answer on 24.7.2017

## Schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for STs

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme / Programme                                                                                                    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS)(hitherto known as SCA to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS)).                    |
|        2 | Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.                                                                        |
|        3 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students.                                                                                           |
|        4 | PostMatric Scholarship for ST students.                                                                                           |
|        5 | Girls &Boys Hostels for STs.                                                                                                      |
|        6 | Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Area.                                                                                           |
|        7 | Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.                                                                                              |
|        8 | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students.                                                         |
|        9 | National Overseas Scholarship for ST Students.                                                                                    |
|       10 | Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP. |
|       11 | Grants-in-Aid to State Tribal Development Corporative Corporations (STDCCs), etc. for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Operations.      |
|       12 | Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for the welfare of STs.                                                          |
|       13 | Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribe Girls in Low Literacy Districts.                                                    |
|       14 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).                                                                     |
|       15 | Institutional support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce.                                                 |
|       16 | Equity Support to National /State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporations.                                           |
|       17 | Research Information &Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others.                                                                 |
|       18 | Grant-in-Aid to Tribal Research Institutes.                                                                                       |

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