Lok Sabha Question No. 4333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Population of PVTGs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. †4333

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## POPULATION OF PVTGS

† 4333.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to identify Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof including Sauria tribe from Jharkhand;

(c) the details of the types and population of PVTGs in the Country, State/ UT-wise;

(d) the percentage of population of PVTG residing in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan out of the total population of PVTG in the country; and

(e)  the  ongoing  schemes  of  the  Government  for  the  overall  development  of  PVTGs  in  the country, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

(a): to (c): The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has not conducted  any  survey  to  identify Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group(PVTG) across the country. The criteria for identification of community as Particularly  Vulnerable Tribal Groups (adopted in 1975-76) is:

- i. Pre-agricultural level of technology,
- ii. Very low level of literacy and
- iii. Declining trend of population

Recommendations of concerned State Government along with complete proposal(above mentioned information) is pre-requisite to process proposal for identification of community as PVTGs in the State.

75  such  groups  of  tribals  in  the  country  have  been  identified  and  categorized  as Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Group  (PVTG)s.  State-wise/UT  wise  list  is  at Annexure  I .  As regards their population the office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) collects data in each decadal census for all Scheduled Tribes including PVTGs who are categorized scheduled as STs.

Out of the total 75 PVTGs in the country, 40 PVTGs have been scheduled as single entry. As per established norms, the data of only main STs are tabulated and released by the office of RGI which include the data/population of their sub-groups/sections/synonyms also. Accordingly, the population  of  40  PVTGs  only,  who  are  scheduled  as  single  entry,  with  respect  to  15 States and 1 Union Territory tabulated by RGI on 2011 census including  population of PVTGSauria Paharia from Jharkhand, are enclosed as per Annexure-II .

(d): Since Census 2011 figures of RGI covers population data of only 40 PVTGs scheduled as single  entry,  complete  population  data  of  all  75  PVTGs  is  not  available  for  calculation  of complete State-wise percentage of population of PVTGs.

(e): The  Ministry implements a Central Sector Scheme  known  as  'Development  of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups  (PVTGs)'  for  the comprehensive  socio-economic development of PVTGs in the Country.  Under this scheme the Ministry provides 100% financial assistance through State Governments for activities in various sectors such as Education, health, agricultural development, livelihood & Skill development, housing and habitat, social security, preservation & promotion of culture etc. for the comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs, based on Conservation-cum-Development (CCD) Plan/Annual Plan proposals  prepared by    the  concerned  State  Governments  after    assessment  of  their  requirements,  which  are considered and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee of the Ministry.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha admitted Unstarred Question No.4333 for 12.12.2016 raised by Shri Bharat Singh, MP regarding ''Population of PVTGs''.

| Names of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)-State/UT-wise   | Names of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)-State/UT-wise   | Names of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)-State/UT-wise                                                                                                         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                       | Name of the State/UT                                                       | Name of PVTGs                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)                                       | 1. Bodo Gadaba 2. Bondo Poroja 3. Chenchu 4. Dongria Khond 5. Gutob Gadaba 6. Khond Poroja 7. Kolam 8. Kondareddis 9. Konda Savaras 10. Kutia Khond 11. Parengi Poroja 12. Thoti |
| 2                                                                          | Bihar (including Jharkhand)                                                | 13. Asurs 14. Birhor 15. Birjia 16. Hill Kharia 17. Korwas 18. Mal Paharia 19. Parhaiyas 20. Sauria Paharia 21. Savar                                                            |
| 3                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                    | 22. Kathodi 23. Kotwalia 24. Padhar 25. Siddi 26. Kolgha                                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                  | 27.Jenu Kuruba 28. Koraga                                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                          | Kerala                                                                     | 29. Cholanaikayan (a section of Kattunaickans) 30. Kadar 31. Kattunayakan 32. Kurumbas 33. Koraga                                                                                |
| 6                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh)                                    | 34. Abujh Marias 35. Baigas                                                                                                                                                      |

|    |                                       | 36. Bharias 37. Hill Korbas 38. Kamars 39. Saharias 40. Birhor                                                                                        |
|----|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  7 | Maharashtra                           | 41. Katkaria (Kathodia) 42. Kolam 43. Maria Gond                                                                                                      |
|  8 | Manipur                               | 44. Marram Nagas                                                                                                                                      |
|  9 | Orissa                                | 45. Birhor 46. Bondo 47. Didayi 48. Dongria-Khond 49. Juangs 50. Kharias 51. Kutia Kondh 52. Lanjia Sauras 53. Lodhas 54. Mankidias 55. Paudi Bhuyans |
| 10 | Rajasthan                             | 58. Seharias                                                                                                                                          |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu                            | 59. Kattu Nayakans 60. Kotas 61. Kurumbas 62. Irulas 63. Paniyans 64. Todas                                                                           |
| 12 | Tripura                               | 65. Reangs                                                                                                                                            |
| 13 | Uttar Pradesh (including Uttarakhand) | 66. Buxas 67. Rajis                                                                                                                                   |
| 14 | West Bengal                           | 68. Birhor 69. Lodhas 70. Totos                                                                                                                       |
| 15 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands              | 71. Great Andamanese 72. Jarawas 73. Onges 74. Sentinelese 75. Shom Pens                                                                              |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha admitted Unstarred Question No.4333 for 12.12.2016 raised by Shri Bharat Singh, MP regarding ''Population of PVTGs''.

| Statement showing States/UT wise population of PVTGs as per 2011 Census   | Statement showing States/UT wise population of PVTGs as per 2011 Census   | Statement showing States/UT wise population of PVTGs as per 2011 Census   | Statement showing States/UT wise population of PVTGs as per 2011 Census                                             |   Statement showing States/UT wise population of PVTGs as per 2011 Census |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.no.                                                                    | Name of the State/UT                                                      | Sl. no.                                                                   | Name of the Scheduled Tribes identified as PVTG by MoTA                                                             |                                                                      2011 |
| 1                                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | 1                                                                         | Kondareddis                                                                                                         |                                                                    107747 |
|                                                                           |                                                                           | 2                                                                         | Thoti (in Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal districts) |                                                                      4811 |
| 2                                                                         | Bihar                                                                     | 3                                                                         | Asur                                                                                                                |                                                                      4129 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 4                                                                         | Birhor                                                                                                              |                                                                       377 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 5                                                                         | Birjia                                                                                                              |                                                                       208 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 6                                                                         | Korwa                                                                                                               |                                                                       452 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 7                                                                         | Mal Paharia                                                                                                         |                                                                      2225 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 8                                                                         | Parhaiya                                                                                                            |                                                                       647 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 9                                                                         | Sauria Paharia                                                                                                      |                                                                      1932 |
| 2                                                                         |                                                                           | 10                                                                        | Savar                                                                                                               |                                                                        80 |
| 3                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                 | 3a                                                                        | Asur                                                                                                                |                                                                     22459 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 4a                                                                        | Birhor                                                                                                              |                                                                     10726 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 5a                                                                        | Birjia                                                                                                              |                                                                      6276 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 6a                                                                        | Korwa                                                                                                               |                                                                     35606 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 7a                                                                        | Mal Paharia                                                                                                         |                                                                    135797 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 8a                                                                        | Parhaiya                                                                                                            |                                                                     25585 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 9a                                                                        | Sauria Paharia                                                                                                      |                                                                     46222 |
| 3                                                                         |                                                                           | 10a                                                                       | Savar                                                                                                               |                                                                      9688 |
| 4                                                                         |                                                                           | 11                                                                        | Padhar                                                                                                              |                                                                     30932 |
| 4                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                   | 12                                                                        | Siddi (in Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendranagar disricts)                                 |                                                                      8661 |
| 5                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                 | 13                                                                        | Jenu Kuruba                                                                                                         |                                                                     36076 |
| 6                                                                         | Kerala                                                                    | 14                                                                        | Koraga                                                                                                              |                                                                     14794 |
| 6                                                                         |                                                                           | 15                                                                        | Kadar                                                                                                               |                                                                      2949 |
| 6                                                                         |                                                                           | 16                                                                        | Kattunayakan                                                                                                        |                                                                     18199 |

|    |                | 17   | Koraga                                                                             |   1582 |
|----|----------------|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|    |                | 18   | Kurumbas                                                                           |   2586 |
| 7  | Madhya Pradesh | 19   | Baiga                                                                              | 414526 |
|    |                | 20   | Kamar                                                                              |    666 |
| 8  | Chhattisgarh   | 19a  | Baiga                                                                              |  89744 |
| 8  |                | 20a  | Kamar                                                                              |  26530 |
| 9  | Manipur        | 21   | Maram                                                                              |  27524 |
| 10 | Odisha         | 22   | Birhor                                                                             |    596 |
| 10 |                | 23   | Didayi                                                                             |   8890 |
| 10 |                | 24   | Juang                                                                              |  47095 |
| 10 |                | 25   | Lodha                                                                              |   9785 |
| 10 |                | 26   | Mankirdia                                                                          |   2222 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu     | 27   | Irular                                                                             | 189661 |
| 11 |                | 28   | Kattunayakan                                                                       |  46672 |
| 11 |                | 29   | Kota (excluding Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunveli district) |    308 |
| 11 |                | 30   | Kurumbas (in the Nilgiri district)                                                 |   6823 |
| 11 |                | 31   | Paniyan                                                                            |  10134 |
| 11 |                | 32   | Toda (excluding Kanniyakumari district and Shencottah taluk of Tirunveli district) |   2002 |
| 12 | Tripura        | 33   | Riang                                                                              | 188220 |
| 13 | Uttar Pradesh  | 34   | Buksa                                                                              |   4710 |
| 13 |                | 35   | Raji                                                                               |   1295 |
| 14 | Uttrakhand     | 34a  | Buksa                                                                              |  54037 |
| 14 |                | 35a  | Raji                                                                               |    690 |
| 15 | West Bengal    | 36   | Birhor                                                                             |   2241 |
| 16 | Andaman &      | 37   | Jarawas                                                                            |    380 |
|    | Nicobar        | 38   | Onges                                                                              |    101 |
|    | islands        | 39   | Sentinelese                                                                        |     15 |
|    |                | 40   | Shompens                                                                           |    229 |