Lok Sabha Question No. 848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Integrated Tribal Development Agency
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 848

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## Integrated Tribal Development Agency

848. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) has been established for the welfare of tribals in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of welfare measures taken up by ITDA in various tribal areas, during each of the last three years and the current year along with financial assistance earmarked and disbursed during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Rajasthan for inclusion of desert block areas of the State in ITDA; and
- (d) if so, the details and the current status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Yes  Madam.  Integrated  Tribal  Development  Agency  (ITDA)  /  Integrated  Tribal Development Project (ITDP) were created in 1970s as additional institutions for delivery of public goods and services to Scheduled Tribes. As on date,there are 193 ITDAs/ITDPs across the  country,  out  of  which  a  total  of  30  ITDAs  are  functioning  in  the  States  of  Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana  and  Odisha.    A  list  showing  State/UT  wise  ITDAs  and  ITDPs  is  at Annexure.
- (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its programmes Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution provides block grants  to  State  Governments  to  address  need  of  critical  gaps  as  an  additive  to  TSP.  These Grants are also utilized for economic development of ITDA. ITDAs function under overall control of the concerned State Government. Respective State Government earmarks financial assistance  to  ITDAs  for  implementation  of  various  programmes  /  interventions.  As  per Ministry of Tribal Affairs Revised Guidelines (2016), 25% of total allocation to State shall be based on tribal areas covered under ITDAs / ITDPs.  Details of welfare measures taken up by ITDAsare not centrally maintained in the Ministry.
- (c)&  (d)  :  This  Ministryhas  not  received  any  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of Rajasthan for inclusion of desert block areas of the State in ITDA.

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## State/UT wise list of ITDAs / ITDPs

|    | State /UT        | ITDP / ITDA          |
|----|------------------|----------------------|
| 1  | ANDHRA PRADESH   |                      |
|    | 1                | Kotaramachandrapuram |
|    | 2                | Paderu               |
|    | 3                | Parvathipuram        |
|    | 4                | Rampachodavaram      |
|    | 5                | Seethampeta          |
|    | Total :          | 5 ITDAs              |
| 2  | CHHATTISGARH     |                      |
|    | 1                | Ambikapur            |
|    | 2                | Baikunthpur          |
|    | 3                | Bhanupratappur       |
|    | 4                | Bijapur              |
|    | 5                | Dantewada            |
|    | 6                | DaundiLohara         |
|    | 7                | Dharamjaigarh        |
|    | 8                | Gariyaband           |
|    | 9                | Gaurela              |
|    | 10               | Jagdalpur            |
|    | 11               | Jashpur              |
|    | 12               | Kondagaon            |
|    | 13               | Korba                |
|    | 14               | Nagri                |
|    | 15               | Narayanpur           |
|    | 16               | Rajnandgaon          |
|    | 17               | Ramanujganj (Pal)    |
|    | 18               | Sukma                |
|    | 19               | Surajpur             |
| 3  | GUJARAT          |                      |
|    | 1                | Ahwa                 |
|    | 2                | Chhotaudepur         |
|    | 3                | Dahod                |
|    | 4                | Khedbrahma           |
|    | 5                | Mandvi               |
|    | 6                | Palanpur             |
|    | 7                | Rajpipla             |
|    | 8                | Songadh              |
|    | 9                | Vansada              |
|    | Total :          | 9 ITDPs              |
| 4  | HIMACHAL PRADESH |                      |
|    | 1                | Bharmour             |
|    | 2                | Pangi                |
|    | 3                | Kinnaur              |
|    | 4                | Lahaul               |
|    | 5                | Spiti                |
|    | Total :          | 5 ITDPs              |
| 5  | JHARKHAND        |                      |

|    | 1              | Chaibaasa       |
|----|----------------|-----------------|
|    | 2              | Chakradharpur   |
|    | 3              | Dumka           |
|    | 4              | Gumla           |
|    | 5              | Jamtara         |
|    | 6              | Khunti          |
|    | 7              | Latehar         |
|    | 8              | Lohardaga       |
|    | 9              | Pakur           |
|    | 10             | PurbiSinghbhum  |
|    | 11             | Rajmahal        |
|    | 12             | Ranchi          |
|    | 13             | Saraikela       |
|    | 14             | Simdega         |
|    | Total:         | 14 ITDPs        |
| 6  | KARNATAKA      |                 |
|    | 1              | Chikmagalur     |
|    | 2              | Dakshin Kannada |
|    | 3              | Kodagu          |
|    | 4              | Mysore          |
|    | 5              | Udupi           |
|    | Total:         | 5 ITDPs         |
| 7  | KERALA         |                 |
|    | 1              | Thodupuzha      |
|    | 2              | Kannur          |
|    | 3              | Kanjirappally   |
|    | 4              | Nilambur        |
|    | 5              | Attappady       |
|    | 6              | Nedumangad      |
|    | 7              | Wayanad         |
|    | Total:         | 7 ITDPs         |
| 8  | MADHYA PRADESH |                 |
|    | 1              | Alirajpur       |
|    | 2              | Baagli          |
|    | 3              | Bandhavgarh     |
|    | 4              | Barwani         |
|    | 5              | Behar           |
|    | 6              | Betul           |
|    | 7              | Bhainsdehi      |
|    | 8              | Deosar          |
|    | 9              | Dhar            |
|    | 10             | Dindori         |
|    | 11             | Harda           |
|    | 12             | Jaisingnagar    |
|    | 13             | Jhabua          |
|    | 14             | Karahal         |
|    | 15             | Kesla           |
|    | 16             | Khandwa         |
|    | 17             | Khargone        |
|    | 18             | Kukshi          |
|    | 19             | Kundam          |
|    | 20             | Kurai           |

|    | 21          | Kusmi         |
|----|-------------|---------------|
|    | 22          | Lakhnadoun    |
|    | 23          | Maheshwar     |
|    | 24          | Mandla        |
|    | 25          | Niwas         |
|    | 26          | Pushprajgarh  |
|    | 27          | Sailana       |
|    | 28          | Saunsar       |
|    | 29          | Sendhwa       |
|    | 30          | Shahdol       |
|    | 31          | Tamia         |
|    | Total:      | 31 ITDPs      |
| 9  | MAHARASHTRA |               |
|    | 1 (a)       | Aheri         |
|    | 1 (b)       | Bhamragad     |
|    | 2           | Chandrapur    |
|    | 3           | Dahanu        |
|    | 4           | Dharni        |
|    | 5           | Gadchiroli    |
|    | 6           | Ghodegaon     |
|    | 7           | Jawhar        |
|    | 8           | Kalwan        |
|    | 19          | Kinwat        |
|    | 10          | Nandurbar     |
|    | 11          | Nashik        |
|    | 12          | Pandharkawda  |
|    | 13          | Rajur         |
|    | 14          | Shahapur      |
|    | 15          | Taloda Yawal  |
|    | 16 Total:   | 16 ITDPs      |
| 10 | ODISHA      |               |
|    | 1           | Baliguda      |
|    | 2           | Baripada      |
|    | 3           | Bhawanipatna  |
|    | 4           | Bonei         |
|    | 5           | Champua       |
|    | 6           | Gunupur       |
|    | 7           | Jeypore       |
|    | 8           | Kaptipada     |
|    | 9           | Karanjia      |
|    | 10          | Keonjhar      |
|    | 11          | Koraput       |
|    | 12          | Kuchinda      |
|    | 13          | Malkangiri    |
|    | 14          | Nilagiri      |
|    | 15          | Nowrangpur    |
|    | 16          | Panposh       |
|    | 17          | Parlakhemundi |
|    | 18          | Phulbani      |
|    | 19          | Rairangpur    |
|    | 20          | Rayagada      |

|    | 21                   | Sundargarh                       |
|----|----------------------|----------------------------------|
|    | 22                   | Teleibani                        |
|    | Total:               | 22 ITDAs                         |
| 11 | RAJASTHAN            |                                  |
|    | 1                    | Banswara                         |
|    | 2                    | Dungarpur                        |
|    | 3                    | Udaipur                          |
|    | 4                    | Pratapgarh                       |
|    | 5                    | Sirohi                           |
|    | Total:               | 5 ITDPs                          |
| 12 | TAMIL NADU           |                                  |
|    | 1                    | Arunuthumalai                    |
|    | 2                    | Jawadhu Hills, Jamunamarathur HQ |
|    | 3                    | Kalrayan Hills                   |
|    | 4                    | Kalrayan Hills Vellimalai HQ     |
|    | 5                    | Kolli Hills                      |
|    | 6                    | Pachamalai                       |
|    | 7                    | Pachamalai                       |
|    | 8                    | Sitteri Hills                    |
|    | 9                    | Yercaud Hills                    |
|    | Total :              | 9 ITDPs                          |
| 13 | TELANGANA            |                                  |
|    | 1                    | Bhadrachalam                     |
|    | 2                    | Eturunagaram                     |
|    | 3                    | Utnoor                           |
|    | Total :              | 3 ITDAs                          |
| 14 | UTTAR PRADESH        |                                  |
|    | 1                    | ChandanChowki                    |
|    | Total :              | 1 ITDP                           |
| 15 | WEST BENGAL          |                                  |
|    | 1                    | Bankura                          |
|    | 2                    | Burdwan                          |
|    | 3                    | Birbhum                          |
|    | 4                    | Darjeeling                       |
|    | 5                    | Hooghly                          |
|    | 6                    | Jalpaiguri                       |
|    | 7                    | Maldah                           |
|    | 8                    | Murshidabad                      |
|    | 9                    | 24 Parganas (North &South)       |
|    | 10                   | Medinipur                        |
|    | 11                   | Purulia                          |
|    | 12                   | West Dinajpur                    |
|    | Total :              | 12 ITDPs                         |
|    | NORTH EASTERN STATES |                                  |
| 16 | ASSAM                |                                  |
|    | 1                    | Kokrajhar                        |
|    | 2                    | Dhubri                           |
|    | 3                    | Goalpara                         |
|    | 4                    | Barpeta                          |
|    | 5                    | Nalbari                          |

|    | 6                              | Guwahati          |
|----|--------------------------------|-------------------|
|    | 7                              | Guwahati (Rangia) |
|    | 8                              | Marigaon          |
|    | 9                              | Mangaldai         |
|    | 10                             | Tezpur            |
|    | 11                             | Majuli            |
|    | 12                             | Jorhat            |
|    | 13                             | Golaghat          |
|    | 14                             | Sibsagar          |
|    | 15                             | Dibrugarh         |
|    | 16                             | Tinsukia          |
|    | 17                             | North-Lakhimpur   |
|    | 18                             | Dhemaji           |
|    | 19                             | Silchar           |
|    | Total :                        | 19 ITDPs          |
| 17 | MANIPUR                        |                   |
|    | 1                              | Chandel           |
|    | 2                              | Churachandpur     |
|    | 3                              | Senapati          |
|    | 4                              | Tamenglong        |
|    | 5                              | Ukhrul            |
|    | Total :                        | 5 ITDPs           |
| 18 | SIKKIM                         |                   |
|    | 1                              | East District     |
|    | 2                              | North District    |
|    | 3                              | South District    |
|    | 4                              | West District     |
|    | Total :                        | 4 ITDPs           |
|    | Total (18 States)              | 191 ITDPs/ITDAs   |
|    | UNION TERRITORIES              |                   |
| 19 | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS        |                   |
|    | 1                              | Nicobars          |
|    | Total :                        | 1 ITDP            |
| 20 | DAMAN &DIU                     |                   |
|    | 1                              | Daman             |
|    | Total :                        | 1 ITDP            |
|    | Grand Total (18 States &2UTs): | 193 ITDPs/ITDAs   |

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