Lok Sabha Question No. 3091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Guidelines on Tribal Sub-Plan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3091 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## GUIDELINES ON TRIBAL SUB-PLAN

## 3091.   SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY: SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of guidelines issued by the NITI Aayog for implementation of Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan (STSP);
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  by  various  Central  Ministries  and  States  for  the implementation of said STSP during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether cases of alleged irregularities and violation of guidelines including diversion of funds in implementation of the aforesaid STSP by State/UT have come to light and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  State/UT-wise  number  of  complaints  received  during  the  aforesaid  period  and  the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard thereto; and
- (e) the mechanism established to monitor maximum utilization of funds under the said STSP?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP),  now  called  as  Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC)  are dedicated source of fund for tribal development. STC is a multi-pronged strategy which includes support for education, health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood etc. Major part of infrastructure development in tribal dominated areas and provision of basic amenities to tribal people 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 (MoTA) provides additive to these initiatives by way of plugging gaps. Earmarking of funds under erstwhile Tribal SubPlan(TSP) (now called as STC) were done by the concerned Ministries / Departments against their Plan  allocation  under  the  broad  strategies  of  Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP)  as  per  the  criteria recommended by the Task Force, 2010 constituted by the erstwhile Planning Commission under the  Chairmanship  of  Dr.  Narendra  Jadhav.  The  Task  Force  had  recommended  for  differential earmarking i.e. earmarking at different rates by a total of 28 Ministries / Departments and only against their plan outlay as at Annexure 1 . After merger of Plan and Non-Plan, Ministry of Finance revised percentage for earmarking of STC funds for the Central Ministries / Department in the month  of  December  2016  and  included  two  new  Central  Ministries  i.e.  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  and  Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region

(DONER) as at Annexure 2 . The matter of earmarking of funds has further been deliberated upon by the NITI Aayog and Ministry of Finance and the allocation percentages for different Ministries / Departments have been revisited as at Annexure 3 . As per Budget 2018-19, there are 37 Central Ministries  and  Departments  including  MoTA  having  STC  funds  catering  to  specific  tribal development in various sectors through 299 different schemes.

As regards State Tribal Sub-Plan, now called as Tribal Sub-Scheme(TSS), Guidelines have been issued in the year 2014 by erstwhile Planning Commission.  In the guidelines it is stipulated that Tribal  Welfare  Department  is  the  nodal  department  authorized  to  lead  the  process  of  TSP development at the State level. Nodal Department has to coordinate progress of various schemes / programmes and design a comprehensive monitoring framework with  well-defined  indicators, covering provisioning, service delivery standards as well as outcomes. As per Guidelines, States has to allocate funds under TSP out of total Plan Outlays not less than the population proportion of STs in State as per 2011 Census.

Details of STC/TSS allocations by Central Ministries / Departments during last three financial years and current year is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year             |   Total Plan Allocation of identified Ministries / Departments |   Allocation | Expenditure   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|
| 2015-16 (Actual) |                                                         275175 |      20177.6 | 20024.66      |
| 2016-17 (Actual) |                                                         380036 |      24671.6 | 20956.40      |
| 2017-18 (RE)     |                                                         443406 |      31292.2 | 30020.25      |
| 2018-19 (BE)     |                                                         511402 |      37802.9 | 13862.37*     |

Details of TSP allocation and expenditure by State Governments during 2014-15 to 2017-18 is as under :

(Rs. in crore)

| Year     |   Total State Plan / Scheme Outlay |   TSP Allocation |   %TSP Allocation |   TSP Expenditure |   % Expenditure w.r.t. Total State Plan Outlay |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15  |                   804040           |          83167.2 |             10.34 |           63305.9 |                                           7.87 |
| 2015-16  |                   920961           |          96369   |             10.46 |           74050.1 |                                           8.04 |
| 2016-17  |                        1.04079e+06 |         110632   |             10.63 |           89145.2 |                                           8.57 |
| 2017-18* |                        1.13696e+06 |         125799   |             11.06 |           75608.4 |                                           6.65 |

## * Provisional figures

(c) & (d): It has been noticed that some of the States are not allocating funds under TSP in proportion to percentage of ST population in State. In other cases, expenditure vis-à-vis allocation is found to be less. MoTA has introduced Mechanism of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in 2014  for  appraisal  and  approval  of  projects  of  State  Governments  under  the  scheme  'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' and under Grants under Article 275(1) of  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  Committee  is  headed  by  Secretary  (Tribal  Affairs)  with representatives of State Governments, Financial Advisor, Planning Commission, etc. During PAC meetings, Ministry has emphasized the need for adherence to the provisions of TSP Guidelines by the States. Further, State Tribal Welfare Departments have been persuaded through letters to Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary (Tribal Development Departments) / discussions in the meetings for -

- (i) Declaring Tribal Development Department as the nodal Department to lead the process of tribal development.
- (ii) Constitution of Executive Committee as stipulated in the Guidelines to ensure proper planning, coordination and convergence with the State Governments Departments.
- (iii) Address gaps and deficit to mitigate inter-habitation variance / inequalities in the socioeconomic status of tribals.
- (iv) Allocation of TSP funds as per norms stipulated in the TSP Guidelines.
- (v) Monitoring of TSP in the manner it has been stipulated in the Guidelines.

State Governments were also pursued by MoTA to intimate the position regarding instances of diversion of funds, if any. States responded so far have not formally accepted the instances of diversion of funds.

(e): Allocation of Business Rules (ABR) has been amended in January, 2017 whereby Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has been given mandate for monitoring of TSP/STC funds based on the framework and mechanism designed by NITI Aayog. An online monitoring system has been put in place with web address http://stcmis.gov.in. The framework envisages monitoring of allocations for welfare of STs under the schemes, monitoring of expenditure vis-a- vis allocations, monitoring of physical performance and outcome monitoring. Further, nodal officer has been nominated in the line Ministries / Departments for coordination and monitoring. Regular meetings with Nodal Officers are held to review Ministry / Department-wise performance on TSP / TSP funds.

Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3091 for answer on 06.08.2018.

## Obligation  for  Earmarking  of  Funds  under  TSP  as  per  Dr.  Narendra  Jadhav Committee's recommendations, 2011

| Ministry/ Department                          |   Earmarking of Funds under TSP Recommended for the Ministry (In Per cent) |
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Department of Telecommunications              |                                                                       0.25 |
| Ministry of Textiles                          |                                                                       1.2  |
| Ministry of Water Resources                   |                                                                       1.3  |
| Department of Food and Public Distribution    |                                                                       1.4  |
| Ministry of Culture                           |                                                                       2    |
| Department of AYUSH                           |                                                                       2    |
| Ministry of HUPA                              |                                                                       2.4  |
| Ministry of Tourism                           |                                                                       2.5  |
| Department of Science &Technology             |                                                                       2.5  |
| Ministry of Road Transport &Highways          |                                                                       3.5  |
| Department of Agriculture Research &Education |                                                                       3.6  |
| Ministry of Mines                             |                                                                       4    |
| Department of Information Technology          |                                                                       6.7  |
| Department of Higher Education                |                                                                       7.5  |
| Department of Agriculture &Cooperation        |                                                                       8    |
| Ministry of MSME                              |                                                                       8.2  |
| Ministry of Coal                              |                                                                       8.2  |
| Department of Youth Affairs                   |                                                                       8.2  |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment             |                                                                       8.2  |
| Ministry of Panchayati Raj                    |                                                                       8.2  |
| Department of Sports                          |                                                                       8.2  |
| Ministry of Women &Child Development          |                                                                       8.2  |
| Department of Health &Family Welfare          |                                                                       8.2  |
| Department of Land Resources                  |                                                                      10    |
| Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation   |                                                                      10    |
| Department of School Education &Literacy      |                                                                      10.7  |
| Department of Rural Development               |                                                                      17.5  |
| Ministry of Tribal Affairs                    |                                                                     100    |

## Annexure 2

Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3091 for answer on 06.08.2018.

## Obligation for Earmarking of Funds under STC as per M/o Finance's OM dated 30.12.2016

|   Sl. No | Name of the Ministry / Department                                                 | (in %)                   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Department of Telecommunications                                                  | 0.25                     |
|        2 | Ministry of Textiles                                                              | 1.2                      |
|        3 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation             | 1.3                      |
|        4 | Department of Food and Public Distribution                                        | 1.4                      |
|        5 | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) | 2.0                      |
|        6 | Ministry of Culture                                                               | 2.0                      |
|        7 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation                                 | 2.4                      |
|        8 | Department of Science and Technology                                              | 2.5                      |
|        9 | Ministry of Tourism                                                               | 2.5                      |
|       10 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                                           | 3.5                      |
|       11 | Department of Agricultural Research and Education                                 | 3.6                      |
|       12 | Ministry of Mines                                                                 | 4.0                      |
|       13 | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology                                | 6.7                      |
|       14 | Department of Higher Education                                                    | 7.5                      |
|       15 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare                       | 8.0                      |
|       16 | Ministry of Coal                                                                  | 8.2                      |
|       17 | Ministry of Women and Child Development                                           | 8.2                      |
|       18 | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities                            | 8.2                      |
|       19 | Department of Health and Family Welfare                                           | 8.2                      |
|       20 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                              | 8.2                      |
|       21 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                                   | 8.2                      |
|       22 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                                                        | 8.2                      |
|       23 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entreprenuership                                | 8.2                      |
|       24 | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                                 | 8.2                      |
|       25 | Department of Land Resources                                                      | 10.0                     |
|       26 | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation                                         | 10.0                     |
|       27 | Department of School Education and Literacy                                       | 10.7                     |
|       28 | Department of Rural Development                                                   | 17.5                     |
|       29 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                   | 27.0                     |
|       30 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                                        | 100.0                    |
|       31 | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change                               | No earmarking prescribed |

## Annexure 3

## Annexure 3 referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3091 for answer on 06.08.2018.

## Obligation for Earmarking of Funds under TSP as per extant instructions issued in 2017

|   Sl. No | Name of the Ministry / Department                                                 |   (in %) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|        1 | Department of Telecommunications                                                  |      4.3 |
|        2 | Ministry of Textiles                                                              |      4.3 |
|        3 | Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation             |      4.3 |
|        4 | Department of Food and Public Distribution                                        |      4.3 |
|        5 | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |      4.3 |
|        6 | Ministry of Culture                                                               |      4.3 |
|        7 | Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation                                 |      4.3 |
|        8 | Department of Science and Technology                                              |      4.3 |
|        9 | Ministry of Tourism                                                               |      4.3 |
|       10 | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways                                           |      4.3 |
|       11 | Department of Agricultural Research and Education                                 |      4.3 |
|       12 | Ministry of Mines                                                                 |      4.3 |
|       13 | Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology                                |      6.7 |
|       14 | Department of Higher Education                                                    |      8.6 |
|       15 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare                       |      8.6 |
|       16 | Ministry of Coal                                                                  |      4.3 |
|       17 | Ministry of Women and Child Development                                           |      8.6 |
|       18 | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities                            |      8.6 |
|       19 | Department of Health and Family Welfare                                           |      8.6 |
|       20 | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports                                              |      8.6 |
|       21 | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises                                   |      8.6 |
|       22 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                                                        |      8.6 |
|       23 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship                                |      8.6 |
|       24 | Ministry of Labour and Employment                                                 |      8.2 |
|       25 | Department of Land Resources                                                      |     10   |
|       26 | Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation                                         |     10   |
|       27 | Department of School Education and Literacy                                       |     10.7 |
|       28 | Department of Rural Development                                                   |     17.5 |
|       29 | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                   |      8.6 |
|       30 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                                                        |    100   |
|       31 | Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change                               |      4.3 |
|       32 | Ministry of New and Renewable Engergy                                             |      4.3 |
|       33 | Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries                                          |      8.6 |
|       34 | Minister of Commerce                                                              |      4.3 |
|       35 | Department of Consumer Affairs                                                    |      4.3 |
|       36 | Ministry of Food Processing Industries                                            |      4.3 |
|       37 | Ministry of Power                                                                 |      8.6 |
|       38 | Department of Fertilizers                                                         |      4.3 |
|       39 | Department of Pharmaceutical                                                      |      4.3 |
|       40 | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas                                             |      4.3 |