Lok Sabha Question No. 304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Financial Assistance to NGOs for Tribal Welfare
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †304

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NGOS FOR TRIBAL WELFARE

†304. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  NGOs/voluntary  organizations  by  the Government for the welfare of tribals in the country during each year of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the cases of misappropriation of such funds by the non-governmental organizations or voluntary organizations have come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the action taken by the Government against such organizations; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  ensure  appropriate  utilization  of  such  funds  by  the  above organizations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details, State-wise, of financial assistance provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to NGOs/VOs working for the welfare of tribals in the country during the last three years and the current financial year under the schemes being implemented by the Ministry are annexed.
- (b): No such instance of misappropriation of funds by NGOs has come to the notice of the Ministry.
- (c): To  ensure  proper  utilization  of  funds  by  the  NGOs  /  VOs,  the  projects/schemes,  are monitored through:
- i. Mandatory annual inspection by District Authorities.
- ii. Scrutiny of proposals by multidisciplinary State Level Committee every Year.
- iii. Mandatory  submission  of  Audited  statements  of  accounts  as  well  as  Utilization Certificate pertaining to the releases.
- iv. Field inspections by Officers from State Government / Central Government.

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  accounts  of  grantee  institutions  are  open  for  inspection  by representatives/officers from the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India, or concerned State Govt. at any time.

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## Annex referred to reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 304 for 18.12.2017 raised by Shrimati Kamla Devi Paatle regarding 'Financial Assistance to NGOs for Tribal Welfare'

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Grant- in-Aid to Vountary organisations working for the Welfare of STs.   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                                                                  | Name of the State                                                                                                       | 2014-15                                                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                                                 | 2016-17                                                                                                                 | (Amount in Rs) 2017-18(as on 08.12.2017)                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                          | 3443334                                                                                                                 | 25263164                                                                                                                | 16058361                                                                                                                | 2256057                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                       | 44975364                                                                                                                | 9569894                                                                                                                 | 45605089                                                                                                                | 12676140                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                   | 8755425                                                                                                                 | 5785170                                                                                                                 | 13766060                                                                                                                | 8761477                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                            | 4943900                                                                                                                 | 1620270                                                                                                                 | 6596669                                                                                                                 | 2396860                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                 | 21372227                                                                                                                | 4338188                                                                                                                 | 11193835                                                                                                                | 1879050                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                        | 17074044                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                       | 27733860                                                                                                                | 5687777                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                                               | 65726048                                                                                                                | 20519422                                                                                                                | 40575895                                                                                                                | 33454643                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                          | 4035911                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 1968601                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                                               | 24888744                                                                                                                | 22725348                                                                                                                | 38909904                                                                                                                | 8765995                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                  | 9907370                                                                                                                 | 9625460                                                                                                                 | 11355052                                                                                                                | 3671288                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                          | 10189512                                                                                                                | 6654020                                                                                                                 | 15278404                                                                                                                | 2065600                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                             | 19697375                                                                                                                | 3377213                                                                                                                 | 20295458                                                                                                                | 20185061                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                 | 21091546                                                                                                                | 6346350                                                                                                                 | 39406207                                                                                                                | 3715470                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                               | 67215218                                                                                                                | 27479208                                                                                                                | 60692770                                                                                                                | 31203557                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                 | 4039560                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       | 4016475                                                                                                                 | 3810494                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                | 3215437                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                  | 30398337                                                                                                                | 19079568                                                                                                                | 45737410                                                                                                                | 26222733                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                               | 8331000                                                                                                                 | 3182749                                                                                                                 | 6783268                                                                                                                 | 1449967                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                  | 2564384                                                                                                                 | 5454113                                                                                                                 | 5205330                                                                                                                 | 4787541                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                              | 3509519                                                                                                                 | 1181790                                                                                                                 | 3891019                                                                                                                 | 3928965                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                               | 2375010                                                                                                                 | 1976326                                                                                                                 | 63786629                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                 | 1715310                                                                                                                 | 1582470                                                                                                                 | 6602040                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                      | Uttrakhand                                                                                                              | 11866736                                                                                                                | 1766858                                                                                                                 | 11263873                                                                                                                | 2907065                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | 6904581                                                                                                                 | 2218403                                                                                                                 | 3448897                                                                                                                 | 1582470                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                      | West Begnal                                                                                                             | 45252818                                                                                                                | 37791760                                                                                                                | 31533450                                                                                                                | 49380580                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                                   | 1511290                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                       | 907171                                                                                                                  | 895719                                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                         | Grand Total                                                                                                             | 445000000                                                                                                               | 217537744                                                                                                               | 530643126                                                                                                               | 233653110                                                                                                               |

08.12.2017)

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | (Amount in Rs)                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 5207920                                                                                                          | 193107731                                                                                                        | 27094085                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 4271709                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                | 1940050                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 3925448                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 3963499                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 194219225                                                                                                        | 171232411                                                                                                        | 285792943                                                                                                        | 1706505                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 4442520                                                                                                          | 2107200                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 57103228                                                                                                         | 14357845                                                                                                         | 42004939                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 3600400                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 15838410                                                                                                         | 3652400                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                           | 26507661                                                                                                         | 104081259                                                                                                        | 192941396                                                                                                        | 61115701                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 9665119                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                | 14877810                                                                                                         | 2513350                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 41056770                                                                                                         | 48075810                                                                                                         | 71975792                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                  |
| Total                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                            | 350000000                                                                                                        | 532962256                                                                                                        | 654488874                                                                                                        | 70928006                                                                                                         |

| Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   | Details of Funds released under the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Amount in Rs)                                                                       | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       | (Amount in Rs)                                                                       |
| Sl.No.                                                                               | Name of the State                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                              | 2015-16                                                                              | 2016-17                                                                              | 2017-18(as on 08.12.2017)                                                            |
| 1                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 7232000                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 9300000                                                                              | 9240000                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                            | 6360000                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 3000000                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 5793259                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                            | 3044800                                                                              | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 3112000                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                             | 10392000                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 2448000                                                                              | 0                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 0                                                                                    | 0                                                                                    | 3120000                                                                              | 3120000                                                                              |
|                                                                                      | Grand Total                                                                          | 27028800                                                                             | 0                                                                                    | 14868000                                                                             | 24265259                                                                             |

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