Lok Sabha Question No. 2211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Implementation of Schemes/ Programmes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2211

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES

2211.SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the performance of various schemes/programmes under implementation by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs during last three years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of the funds allocated to those schemes/programmes during the said period, schemes/programmes-wise and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Performance of various schemes / programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs have been got evaluated  through third party agencies. Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs), set up by various State Governments, also evaluate the performance of the schemes/programmes  implemented  for  the  benefits  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  their respective States.  Details are given at Annexure 1 .
- (b): Details of scheme / programme wise funds allocated are given at Annexure 2 .

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## Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2211 for 01.01.2018 regarding 'Implementation of Schemes/Programmes'.

## Details of Evaluation

| Scheme/Programme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Evaluation done during   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) (earlier known as Tribal Sub-Plan)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2013-14                  |
| Grants-in-Aid under Article 275(1) of the Constitution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 2013-14                  |
| Umbrella Scheme for Education of Tribal Students (containing 5 sub-schemes) • Pre - Matric Scholarships for ST students. • Post - Matric Scholarships for ST students. • Constructions of Hostels for ST Boys &Girls. • Ashram Schools. • Vocational Training                                                        | 2013                     |
| National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students (containing 2 sub-schemes) • Top Class Education for ST students. • National Fellowship for ST students.                                                                                                                                       | 2013                     |
| • Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) • Grant-in-aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of STs                                                                                                                                                                              | 2010-13                  |
| Tribal Research, Information and Mass Education, Tribal Festival, National Tribal Awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2012-13                  |
| Support to National /State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2012-13                  |
| Development interventions among PVTGs in 9 States namely : Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamilnadu and West Bengal covering total 12 no. of PVTGs undertaken by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research & Training Institute (SCSTRTI), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. | 2015                     |
| Research /Evaluation studies done by Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) of Odisha, Maharashtra, Manipur, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Island, Rajasthan and West Bengal.                                                                                                                            | 2014-15 to 2016-17       |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2211 for 01.01.2018 regarding 'Implementation of Schemes/Programmes'.

## Scheme / Programme wise funds allocated

|    |                                                                                                  |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|  1 | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub- Scheme (SCA to TSS) (earlier known as Tribal Sub-Plan) |   1050    |   1040.03 |   1132.27 |   1200    |
|  2 | Grants under Article 275 (1)                                                                     |   1097.14 |   1134.68 |   1392.78 |   1260    |
|  3 | Support to National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)                |     70    |     70    |     63.33 |     60    |
|  4 | Aid to Voluntary Organizations                                                                   |     86.3  |     82.9  |     75.65 |    120    |
|  5 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)                                     |    207    |    180    |    217.35 |    340    |
|  6 | Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products-TRIFED                    |     34.31 |     35    |     40    |     49    |
|  7 | Support to Tribal Research Institutes                                                            |     10    |     11.09 |     11    |     17    |
|  8 | Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce (MSP for MFP)                                     |    122    |    100    |    143    |      3    |
|  9 | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students                          |     10    |      0    |     48.81 |     80    |
| 10 | Scholarship to the ST Students for Studies Abroad                                                |      0.98 |      1    |      0.72 |      0.39 |
| 11 | Umbrella Scheme for Development of Scheduled Tribes: Tribal Education                            |   1175.81 |   1065.85 |   1210.64 |   1659.84 |
| 12 | Tribal Festivals, Research Information& Mass Education                                           |     10.47 |     24.09 |     10.2  |      6.39 |