Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## VANBANDHU KALYANYOJANA

## 1586.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana for the holistic development and welfare of tribal population is well progressing;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  financial  outlay  and  amount  expanded  for  various  activities  under  the yojana State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  facing  any  administrative  difficulties  in  implementing  the scheme;
- (e) if so the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government is planning to allot more funds under the scheme and if so the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):Government of India launched 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)' during 2014-15 for holistic  development  of  tribal  people  across  the  country.  The  VKY  has  been  adopted  as  a strategic process. This process envisages to ensure delivery of goods and services to the tribal population across the country with outcome-oriented approach while striking at the critical gaps in  the  sectors  of  Housing,  Livelihood,  Health  &  Sanitation,  Drinking  Water,  Agriculture  & Irrigation,  Electricity,  Education,  Skill  development,  Sports  &  Games  and  Preservation  of Cultural Heritage etc. through appropriate convergence of resources and institutional mechanism. State Governments have been impressed upon to endeavour effecting convergence of resources under  various  Central  as  well  as  State  Government  schemes  appropriately  while  formulating Annual Plan and long-term perspective plan for holistic development of tribalscommensurating the objectives of VKY.

In 2014-15, an amount of Rs. 100.00 crore was allocated under VKY, which was released to ten States having Scheduled Areas. During 2015-16, allocation of Rs. 200.00 crores was made for 21 States based on their perspective plan. In 2016-17, only a token provision of Rs. 1.00 crore was made that was released to State Government of Rajasthan. The details of the funds released to the State Governments during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 under VKY is at Annexure-1.

Since 2016-17, separate  allocation of funds  under VKYhas been discontinued and it has been envisaged  that  the  fund  requirement  under  the  VKY  strategy  will  be  fulfilled  out  of  the  TSP [now called as Schedule Tribe Component(STC)]funds. The TSPcaters to sectoral development by way of specific fund allocation under various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments.

A  statement  showing  earmarking  of  TSP  funds  by  the  Central  Government  Ministries  / Departments and expenditure thereof during 2014-15 to 2016-17 is at Annexure 2 . A statement showing State wise percentage of ST Population (as per 2011 census), total plan outlay, TSP Allocation and Expenditure during 2014-15 to 2016-17 is at Annexure 3 .

Further,  as  a  part  of  rationalization  of  Schemes  of  the  Ministry,  convergence  of  following schemes  /  interventions  of  the  Ministry  has  been  effected  from  2016-17  as  an  Umbrella Programme of Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY):

- (i) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
- (ii) Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce.
- (iii) Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for the Welfare of Scheduled Tribes
- (iv) Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education
- (v) Monitoring and Evaluation
- (vi) Development Programmes in the Tribal Areas (EAP)
- (vii) Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

A  statement  showing  Allocation  and  Expenditure  under  Umbrella  Programme  of  VKY  for  the financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18 is at Annexure -4 .

(d)  &  (e):  No  specific  difficulty  has  been  reported  by  the  State  Government.  However,  the strategy involvesbringing synergy and effecting convergence in planning and allocation of funds lying with various Central Ministries / Departments and State Governments. There is multiplicity of  schemes  and  agencies,  coupled  with  multiple  source  of  funds,  multiple  implementation guidelines. Among the States there is no uniform structure for control of TSP funds. Within each State, different Departments handle TSP funds, further complicating efforts at coordinating with the State.  An online monitoring system has been put in place by the Ministry with web address http://stcmis.gov.in since 2017. The framework envisages monitoring of allocations for welfare of  STs  under  the  schemes,  monitoring  of  expenditure  vis-à-vis  allocations,  monitoring  of physical  performance  and  outcome  monitoring.  Further,  nodal  officer  has  been  nominated  in each of the line Ministries / Departments  for  coordination and  monitoring. Ministry / Department-wise performance shall be reviewed jointly by MoTA and NITI Aayog.

(f): Economic and social advancement of Scheduled Tribes (STs) has received core attention of Government. The allocation under Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) was increased from Rs. 21,811 crore in 2016-17 to Rs. 32,508 crore in Revised Estimate (RE) 2017-18. In the Budget Estimate (BE ) of 2018-19, Rs. 39,135 crore has been allocated under STC for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, which is 94% more than the allocation in 2012-13.

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## Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of LSUQ No. 1586

## Details of the funds released to the State Governments during the year 2014-15 and 2015-16 under VKY and Utilization Reported

(Rs in lakh)

| S.N.   | States            | 2014-15        | 2014-15              | 2015-16        | 2015-16              |
|--------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| S.N.   | States            | Funds Released | Utilization reported | Funds Released | Utilization reported |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 500.00         | 300.00               |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 600.00         | 600.00               |
| 3      | Assam             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 852.00         | 852.00               |
| 4      | Bihar             | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 760.00         | 0.00                 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1384.50        | 1273.44              |
| 6      | Gujarat           | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1723.00        | 0.00                 |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1000.00        | 700.10               | 0.00           | 0.00                 |
| 8      | Jharkhand         | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1344.80        | 1344.80              |
| 9      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 500.00         | 0.00                 |
| 10     | Kerala            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 300.00         | 300.00               |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1909.28        | 1418.00              |
| 12     | Maharashtra       | 1000.00        | 0.00                 | 1400.00        | 0.00                 |
| 13     | Mizoram           | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 490.50         | 490.50               |
| 14     | Nagaland          | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 766.65         | 766.65               |
| 15     | Odisha            | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1650.00        | 1650.00              |
| 16     | Sikkim            | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 382.43         | 207.00               |
| 17     | Rajasthan         | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 1046.42        | 1046.42              |
| 18     | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 700.00         | 0.00                 |
| 19     | Telangana         | 1000.00        | 1000.00              | 427.42         | 427.00               |
| 20     | Tripura           | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 613.00         | 613.00               |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 200.00         | 0.00                 |
| 22     | West Bengal       | 0.00           | 0.00                 | 2450.00        | 2025.00              |
| Total  | Total             | 10000.00       | 8700.10              | 20000.00       | 13313.81             |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1586

## TSP Allocation and Expenditure by Central Ministries / Departments during 2014-15 to 2016-17

## Annexure 2

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No   | Ministry/ Department                                                  | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No   | Ministry/ Department                                                  | BE        | RE        | Exp.      | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       |
| 1        | Agricultural Research and Education                                   | 133.80    | 90.00     | 90.00     | 133.00    | 108.03    | 108.03    | 133.20    | 114.00    | 112.07    |
| 2        | Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare                         | 953.52    | 885.60    | 875.68    | 971.71    | 930.10    | 914.25    | 1200.00   | 1765.21   | 1071.37   |
| 3        | Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities                              | 45.20     | 28.93     | 31.78     | 45.22     | 43.60     | 37.46     | 56.00     | 57.37     | 56.44     |
| 4        | Food and Public Distribution                                          | 4.13      | 2.40      | 2.40      | 1.12      | 1.12      | 1.12      | 2.10      | 2.10      | 1.28      |
| 5        | Health and Family Welfare                                             | 2512.89   | 1866.37   | 1916.16   | 2013.02   | 2014.56   | 2038.64   | 2566.60   | 2572.18   | 320.91    |
| 6        | Higher Education                                                      | 1267.62   | 951.31    | 884.34    | 1189.17   | 1011.05   | 1006.33   | 1238.00   | 1288.34   | 1231.12   |
| 7        | Land Resources                                                        | 375.00    | 250.10    | 254.03    | 159.97    | 154.80    | 153.33    | 165.00    | 169.00    | 169.00    |
| 8        | Rural Development                                                     | 10358.49  | 2907.93   | 3314.27   | 2714.37   | 2786.18   | 2786.64   | 4269.49   | 4269.49   | 4266.31   |
| 9        | School Education and Literacy                                         | 5663.80   | 4796.35   | 4707.15   | 4297.27   | 4297.16   | 4287.24   | 4276.70   | 4748.87   | 4343.98   |
| 10       | Science and Technology                                                | 78.12     | 36.30     | 36.20     | 85.04     | 85.04     | 53.23     | 100.00    | 100.00    | 59.10     |
| 11       | Telecommunications                                                    | 17.50     | 7.47      | 0.00      | 1.64      | 0.00      | 11.96     | 0.00      | 25.65     | 29.00     |
| 12       | Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) | 21.38     | 9.35      | 9.35      | 20.16     | 12.80     | 12.80     | 21.00     | 20.55     | 20.55     |
| 13       | Coal                                                                  | 37.15     | 0.00      | 33.05     | 0.00      | 37.15     | 37.15     | 18.00     | 25.38     | 25.38     |
| 14       | Culture                                                               | 36.70     | 30.00     | 25.88     | 29.10     | 28.34     | 25.16     | 35.10     | 34.41     | 24.76     |
| 15       | Drinking Water and Sanitation                                         | 1526.00   | 1210.00   | 672.52    | 623.00    | 1074.30   | 1094.26   | 1400.00   | 1650.00   | 1649.90   |
| 16       | Electronics and Information Technology                                | 256.00    | 106.22    | 222.33    | 172.00    | 181.00    | 172.23    | 214.40    | 186.40    | 185.42    |
| 17       | Environment, Forests and Climate Change                               | 16.00     | 11.74     | 12.72     | 5.00      | 5.00      | 5.00      | 5.50      | 5.50      | 5.50      |
| 18       | Housing and Urban Affairs                                             | 144.00    | 24.60     | 19.99     | 130.00    | 40.20     | 26.05     | 111.38    | 111.60    | 111.32    |
| 19       | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                     | 200.57    | 121.36    | 123.14    | 176.55    | 52.65     | 49.23     | 127.10    | 43.94     | 27.11     |
| 20       | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                                   | 273.00    | 179.37    | 170.39    | 214.27    | 206.53    | 197.18    | 246.01    | 409.11    | 350.83    |

| Sl.   | Ministry/ Department                                      | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No    | Ministry/ Department                                      | BE        | RE        | Exp.      | BE        | RE        | Exp       | BE        | RE        | Exp       |
| 21    | Ministry of Mines                                         | 21.47     | 0.00      | 10.71     | 0.00      | 8.94      | 8.19      | 11.70     | 12.70     | 12.52     |
| 22    | New and Renewable Energy                                  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 87.00     | 72.00     | 69.49     |
| 23    | Panchayati Raj                                            | 1203.00   | 582.20    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 15.21     | 16.12     | 0.00      | 53.37     | 56.50     |
| 24    | Road Transport and Highways                               | 400.00    | 350.00    | 399.26    | 400.00    | 520.00    | 513.26    | 400.00    | 380.00    | 379.96    |
| 25    | Skill Development and Entreprenuership                    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 157.75    | 0.00      |
| 26    | Textiles                                                  | 55.57     | 49.47     | 33.04     | 42.28     | 67.78     | 49.16     | 40.20     | 40.20     | 33.62     |
| 27    | Tourism                                                   | 47.05     | 27.50     | 30.45     | 37.00     | 21.25     | 21.24     | 37.50     | 37.50     | 37.50     |
| 28    | Tribal Affairs                                            | 4479.00   | 3850.00   | 3832.20   | 4792.19   | 4550.00   | 4472.26   | 4800.00   | 4798.64   | 4793.96   |
| 29    | Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | 191.58    | 0.00      | 60.00     | 0.00      | 190.05    | 188.94    | 146.00    | 30.01     | 30.01     |
| 30    | Women and Child Development                               | 1730.20   | 1517.00   | 1597.51   | 843.51    | 1666.71   | 1653.90   | 1418.60   | 1418.60   | 1417.55   |
| 31    | Youth Affairs and Sports                                  | 101.29    | 69.72     | 72.30     | 85.30     | 68.07     | 84.30     | 79.56     | 71.71     | 62.94     |
| 32    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                               | 228.13    | 129.56    | 103.83    | 231.90    | 219.57    | 221.39    | 213.24    | 175.66    | 129.60    |
| 33    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                       | 0.00      | 40.53     | 35.42     | 43.40     | 43.40     | 56.36     | 44.77     | 44.77     | 47.73     |
| 34    | Daman &Diu                                                | 8.68      | 8.68      | 10.36     | 12.18     | 12.18     | 14.48     | 16.24     | 16.24     | 23.04     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                                               | 0.00      | 395.46    | 334.26    | 510.40    | 510.40    | 899.65    | 525.00    | 693.83    | 654.79    |
|       | TOTAL                                                     | 32386.84  | 20535.52  | 19920.72  | 19979.77  | 20963.17  | 21216.54  | 24005.39  | 25602.08  | 21810.56  |

BE = Budget Estimate, RE = Revised Estimate, Exp. = Actual Expenditure

## Annexure 3 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1586

## State wise % ST Population, Total Plan Outlay, TSP Allocation and % TSP  during 2014-15 to 2016-17

(Rs. in Crore)

| Name of State    | %ST Popln in State   | 2014-15           | 2014-15        | 2014-15               | 2015-16           | 2015-16        | 2015-16               | 2016-17           | 2016-17        | 2016-17               |
|------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| Name of State    | %ST Popln in State   | Total Plan Outlay | TSP Allocation | %of Total Plan Outlay | Total Plan Outlay | TSP Allocation | %of Total Plan Outlay | Total Plan Outlay | TSP Allocation | %of Total Plan Outlay |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 5.5                  | 26670             | 1500           | 5.62                  | 34408             | 1904           | 5.53                  | 56067             | 3100           | 5.53                  |
| Assam            | 12.45                | 18000             | 90             | 0.50                  | 25406             | 98             | 0.39                  | -                 | -              | -                     |
| Bihar            | 1.28                 | 55099             | 509            | 0.92                  | 57138             | 679            | 1.19                  | 64126             | 982            | 1.53                  |
| Chhattisgarh     | 30.62                | 26615             | 9519           | 35.77                 | 29753             | 10513          | 35.33                 | 34715             | 11500          | 33.13                 |
| Goa              | 10.23                | 357.25            | 36             | 10.08                 | 490               | 51.5           | 10.51                 | 474               | 56             | 11.81                 |
| Gujrat           | 14.75                | 69195             | 9039           | 13.06                 | 79295             | 9691           | 12.22                 | 85558             | 10267          | 12.00                 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 5.71                 | 4400              | 395            | 8.98                  | 4800              | 432            | 9.00                  | 5200              | 468            | 9.00                  |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 11.91                | -                 | -              | -                     | -                 | -              | -                     | -                 | -              | -                     |
| Jharkhand        | 26.21                | 18260             | 11797          | 64.61                 | 22526             | 14272          | 63.36                 | 28220             | 16304          | 57.77                 |
| Karnataka        | 6.95                 | 65600             | 4357           | 6.64                  | 72597             | 4678           | 6.44                  | 85375             | 5566           | 6.52                  |
| Kerala           | 1.45                 | 20000             | 600            | 3.00                  | 20000             | 605            | 3.03                  | 24000             | 683            | 2.85                  |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 21.09                | 54902             | 7562           | 13.77                 | 60747             | 8658           | 14.25                 | 75189             | 10907          | 14.51                 |
| Maharashtra      | 9.35                 | 51223             | 4815           | 9.40                  | 54999             | 5170           | 9.40                  | 56997             | 5358           | 9.40                  |
| Manipur          | 35.12                | 8671              | 3060           | 35.29                 | -                 | 3366           | -                     | -                 | -              | -                     |
| Odisha           | 22.85                | 37529             | 7885           | 21.01                 | 44230             | 8468           | 19.15                 | 50200             | 10466          | 20.85                 |
| Rajasthan        | 13.48                | 66065             | 9178           | 13.89                 | 111784            | 15613          | 13.97                 | 99693             | 13596          | 13.64                 |
| Sikkim           | 33.8                 | 2957              | 810            | 27.39                 | 5176              | -              | -                     | 1574              | 819            | 52.03                 |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1.1                  | 42185             | 573            | 1.36                  | 55100             | 658            | 1.19                  | 60610             | 722            | 1.19                  |
| Telangana        | 9.34                 | 48648             | 4560           | 9.37                  | 52383             | 5036           | 9.61                  | 67630             | 6171           | 9.12                  |
| Tripura          | 31.76                | 5151              | 2052           | 39.84                 | 4827              | 2064           | 42.76                 | 5184              | 2308           | 44.52                 |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 0.57                 | 113500            | 104            | 0.09                  | 120000            | 256            | 0.21                  | 136667            | 260            | 0.19                  |
| Uttarakhand      | 2.89                 | 16260             | 457            | 2.81                  | 15795             | 430            | 2.72                  | 15937             | 455            | 2.85                  |
| West Bengal      | 5.8                  | 42694             | 3139           | 7.35                  | 49507             | 3725           | 7.52                  | 57905             | 4418           | 7.63                  |
| Total            |                      | 793981            | 82037          | 10.33                 | 920961            | 96368          | 10.46                 | 1011321           | 104406         | 10.32                 |

## Annexure 4 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1586

Allocation and Expenditure under the schemes of Umbrella Programme of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana during 2016-17and 2017-18

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No   | Name of Scheme                                                  | BE      | RE      | EXP     | BE      | RE      | EXP (Up to 20.02.2018   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------------|
|        |                                                                 | 2016-17 | 2016-17 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2017-18 | 2017-18                 |
| 1      | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)      | 200.00  | 340.00  | 340.21  | 270.00  | 240.00  | 191.82                  |
| 2      | Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce (MSP for MFP)    | 158.00  | 3.00    | 2.00    | 100.00  | 25.00   | 0.00                    |
| 3      | Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the Scheduled Tribes | 120.00  | 120.00  | 120.00  | 120.00  | 120.00  | 72.40                   |
| 4      | Tribal Festivals, Research Information &Mass Education          | 17.39   | 6.39    | 4.69    | 12.04   | 6.35    | 0.76                    |
| 5      | Monitoring and Evaluation                                       | 8.00    | 2.00    | 1.39    | 3.00    | 3.00    | 0.98                    |
| 6      | Development Programmes in the Tribal Areas                      | 0.39    | 0.01    | 0.00    | 0.01    | 0.00    | 0.00                    |
| 7      | Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna                                          | 1.00    | 1.00    | 1.00    | 0.01    | 0.00    | 0.00                    |
|        | Grand Total                                                     | 504.78  | 472.4   | 469.29  | 505.06  | 394.35  | 265.96                  |