Lok Sabha Question No. 1233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Tribal and Backward Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1233

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL AND BACKWARD AREAS

## 1233.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any specific schemes aimed at development of Tribal and backward areas of the country are being implemented by Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the implementation status of the said schemes State/UT-wise including Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the Government has received proposals from various State Governments seeking higher allocations for development of tribal and backward areas in their States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):    Yes,  Madam.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  implements  two  Special  Area  Programmes  i.e. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) for the  development  of  tribal  and  backward  areas.  These  are  flexible  programmes  wherein  funds  are provided to  States  for  interventions  in  various  sectors  like  health,  education,  minor  infrastructure, livelihood, skill development etc. These supplement the initiatives of various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments.

Apart  from  these  two  programmes  which  are  specifically  for  the  welfare  of  STs,  32  Central Ministries/  Departments  are  mandated  for  provisioning  a  certain  percentage  of  their  total  budget towards  Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC)  (hitherto  known  as  Tribal  Sub  Plan).  In  2017-18  an amounting of Rs. 30962.47 crore is allocated as Scheduled Tribe Component under 273 schemes.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs also implements following schemes  for welfare of tribal / backward areas:

(i) Ashram  Schools:  Funds  are  provided  to  States  for  making  residential  schools  for  STs  for primary, middle, secondary and senior secondary level of education.

(ii) ST Hostels: Central assistance is given to States/UTs for construction of new hostel buildings and/ or extension of existing hostels.

(iii) Scheme of Vocational  Training  in  Tribal  Areas  (VTC):The  main  aim  of  the  Scheme  is  to develop the skills of the ST youth for a variety of jobs as well as self-employment and to improve their socio-economic condition by enhancing their income.

Assistance  provided  to  various  State  Governments  including  Jharkhand  under  the  specific programmes for welfare of STs(SCA to TSS and Grants under Article 275(1) during the last three years and current  year is  at Annexure - I and assistance provided under the schemes of Ashram schools, Hostels and VTC is at Annexure - II.

(c)&(d): Every  year  State  Governments  send  proposals  to  the  Ministry  for  funding  under Special Central Assistance(SCA)  to Tribal Sub-Scheme  (TSS)    and  Article 275(1) of the Constitution.    Every  year,  each  State  is  allocated  a  specific  amount  from  the  budget.      Though proposals for higher allocations are received from some States, the proposals are approved within the amount allocated to each State.  Only in case of balance funds availability , in view of their not being released to certain States, due to reasons like non-receipt of Utilisation Certificates, or non-receipt of proposals/disapproval of proposals, such amounts are then sanctioned to other States above the initial amount allocated to them.

Some of the Schemes are demand driven and funds are allocated keeping in view the requirement of the State Governments/UT Administrations/Organizations/Bodies seeking funds, and the availability of funds.

Besides,  under  the  scheme  of  Development  of  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups(PVTGs), proposals  from  the  State  Governments  have  been  received  for  amounts  higher  than  the  budget allocation for each State, however, grants are sanctioned as per the funds availability.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1233 for 24.07.2017 regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Tribal and Backward Areas'.

## Statement showing fund Released under Article 275(1) of Constitution and SCA to TSS in last three years and current year (as on 18.07.2017)

(Rs.in Lakh)

| S. N   |                   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | SCA to TSS              | SCA to TSS              | SCA to TSS              | SCA to TSS              |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. N   |                   | 2014-15 Total Release d          | 2015-16 Total Release d          | 2016-17 Total Release d          | 2017-18 Total Release d          | 2014-15 Total Release d | 2015-16 Total Release d | 2016-17 Total Release d | 2017-18 Total Release d |
| 1      | 2                 | 3                                | 4                                | 5                                | 6                                | 7                       | 8                       | 9                       | 10                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 2139.00                          | 5500.00                          | 2869.43                          | 3591.11                          | 2937.82                 | 3500.00                 | 5000.42                 | 2178.00                 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1880.40                          | 3000.80                          | 6580.53                          | 5660.80                          | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 3      | Assam             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 844.12                           | 0.00                             | 1788.59                 | 5844.00                 | 3407.80                 | 0.00                    |
| 4      | Bihar             | 586.00                           | 0.00                             | 1467.58                          | 991.89                           | 403.00                  | 1368.26                 | 743.74                  | 0.00                    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 10778.00                         | 11904.31                         | 10488.52                         | 1756.02                          | 9826.50                 | 10809.64                | 11717.82                | 6995.74                 |
| 6      | Delhi             | 65.00                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 7      | Goa               | 0.00                             | 400.00                           | 450.00                           | 0.00                             | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 455.68                  | 102.75                  |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 8592.45                          | 11680.00                         | 9739.02                          | 5426.26                          | 10382.74                | 10566.50                | 9488.00                 | 6162.25                 |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 190.99                           | 523.20                           | 1595.87                          | 1968.02                          | 997.99                  | 475.00                  | 1959.39                 | 1375.08                 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00                             | 2000.00                          | 3539.66                          | 0.00                             | 0.00                    | 2000.00                 | 3671.61                 | 0.00                    |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 9873.00                          | 12202.96                         | 9489.38                          | 9489.05                          | 9571.11                 | 10000.00                | 9820.75                 | 6974.41                 |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 4880.40                          | 6300.00                          | 4664.00                          | 1703.48                          | 3000.00                 | 4370.00                 | 5100.00                 | 2929.96                 |
| 13     | Kerala            | 748.94                           | 1085.44                          | 695.58                           | 221.76                           | 530.00                  | 357.50                  | 808.09                  | 286.57                  |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 17321.42                         | 14845.15                         | 14971.43                         | 19405.1 9                        | 15274.22                | 11501.21                | 19236.61                | 13697.2 3               |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 11701.29                         | 13374.00                         | 11536.53                         | 12862.2 4                        | 11726.19                | 12514.91                | 9547.00                 | 7686.23                 |
| 16     | Manipur           | 1600.01                          | 1216.00                          | 1694.40                          | 239.40                           | 1118.00                 | 1100.00                 | 2260.00                 | 297.49                  |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 2334.03                          | 1507.68                          | 1576.21                          | 0.00                             | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 1877.78                          | 3617.37                          | 1927.49                          | 2495.41                          | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 2067.15                          | 5469.34                          | 6368.00                          | 183.96                           | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 20     | Odisha            | 12728.22                         | 15200.00                         | 11954.96                         | 10948.0 1                        | 14925.04                | 14728.52                | 11806.27                | 8385.00                 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         | 9755.92                          | 11000.00                         | 10341.39                         | 10280.4 9                        | 8822.04                 | 10190.00                | 11072.90                | 6370.88                 |

|             |               | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | Art.275(1) of the Constitution   | SCA to TSS      | SCA to TSS      | SCA to TSS      | SCA to TSS      |
|-------------|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S.          |               | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2017-18         |
| N           | States        | Total Release d                  | Total Release d                  | Total Release d                  | Total Release d                  | Total Release d | Total Release d | Total Release d | Total Release d |
| 1           | 2             | 3                                | 4                                | 5                                | 6                                | 7               | 8               | 9               | 10              |
| 22          | Sikkim        | 370.30                           | 1250.30                          | 1147.00                          | 405.30                           | 520.25          | 353.00          | 1497.62         | 0.00            |
| 23          | Tamil Nadu    | 639.60                           | 852.80                           | 798.24                           | 378.00                           | 217.33          | 0.00            | 600.00          | 348.20          |
| 24          | Telangana     | 3894.40                          | 6090.00                          | 3608.05                          | 2144.00                          | 3541.00         | 4000.00         | 3845.35         | 1436.39         |
| 25          | Tripura       | 1218.99                          | 1600.68                          | 1280.99                          | 1627.85                          | 1183.94         | 2400.07         | 1345.76         | 520.97          |
| 26          | Uttar Pradesh | 743.49                           | 1514.74                          | 1138.62                          | 189.00                           | 697.79          | 905.51          | 121.92          | 0.00            |
| 27          | Uttrakhand    | 1530.36                          | 92.02                            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 805.83          | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 28          | West Bengal   | 5747.00                          | 7000.00                          | 5814.37                          | 4504.51                          | 5730.00         | 6233.00         | 5995.50         | 3318.75         |
| Grand Total | Grand Total   | 113264.1 4                       | 139226.7 9                       | 126581.3 7                       | 96471.7 5                        | 103999.3 8      | 113217.1 2      | 119502.2 3      | 69065.9 0       |

## Annexure-II

Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations/ Universities under the Scheme of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys during the last three years and current year (as on 17.07.2017)

## (Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UT/University                     | 2014-15        | 2015-16        | 2016-17        | 2017-18        |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UT/University                     | Funds Released | Funds Released | Funds Released | Funds Released |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 0.00           | 400.00         | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh                                         | 0.00           | 1221.74        | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh                                     | 380.47         | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 4        | Kerala                                               | 1949.63        | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh                                       | 1305.00        | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 6        | Manipur                                              | 0.00           | 0.00           | 1283.65        | 0.00           |
| 7        | Maharashtra                                          | 1031.00        | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 8        | Nagaland                                             | 0.00           | 1798.45        | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 9        | Rajasthan                                            | 0.00           | 3393.97        | 595.35         | 0.00           |
| 10       | Sikkim                                               | 460.29         | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 11       | Tripura                                              | 1797.62        | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 12       | Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi             | 304.99         | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 13       | Mizoram University                                   | 195.01         | 59.73          | 0.00           | 638.12         |
| 14       | National Law School of India University, Banglore    | 0.00           | 61.94          | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 15       | JLN KrishiVishvaVidyala, Jabalpur                    | 0.00           | 0.00           | 43.32          | 61.88          |
| 16       | Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. | 0.00           | 0.00           | 77.68          | 0.00           |
|          | Total                                                | 7424.01        | 6935.83        | 2000.00        | 700.00         |

Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations  under the scheme of 'Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan' during the last three years and current year (as on 17.07.2017)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       | 2017-18       |
|-----------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | Fund released | Fund released | Fund released | Fund released |
| 1         | Goa            | 0.00          | 300.00        | 0.00          | 356.02        |
| 2         | Gujarat        | 1144.48       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh | 1425.00       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 4         | Maharashtra    | 1000.00       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 5         | Tripura        | 954.52        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
|           | Total          | 4524.00       | 300.00        | 0.00          | 356.02        |

Details  of  Funds  released  to  State  Government  /  UT  Administrations  under  the  Scheme  of Vocational  Training  in  Tribal  Areas  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  (as  on 17.07.2017)

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl.No.   | Name of State/UT   |   2014-15 Funds Released |   2015-16 Funds Released |   2016-17 Funds Released |   2017-18 Funds Released |
|----------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Assam              |                    485.7 |                   900    |                        0 |                        0 |
| 2.       | Gujarat            |                      0   |                   605.76 |                        0 |                        0 |
| Total    | Total              |                    485.7 |                  1505.76 |                        0 |                        0 |