Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: BPL in Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## BPL IN TRIBALS

## †1309. SHRI SATISH CHANDRADUBEY: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGHSHEKHAWAT:

Will the Minister of TRIBALAFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of the per capita annualincome of tribals in the country at present,State/UTwise;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any survey to identify the tribalsliving Below Poverty Line (BPL), if so, thedetails thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasformulated any special scheme/programmefor the upliftment of the tribals living BelowPoverty Line; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of tribals benefited therefrom duringeach of the last three years and the currentyear, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementationhave informed that the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) does notcollect information on income in its socio-economic survey, but collects data on household consumer expenditure.

(b): The  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  had  estimated  poverty  ratios  for  the  years  for which  household  consumer  expenditure  surveys  have  been  conducted  by  NSSO.    The percentage of persons below poverty line among Scheduled Tribes, State-wise and at all India level for the year 2011-12, estimated by the erstwhile Planning Commission as per Tendulkar Methodology are given at Annexure-1 .

(c) & (d): There is no scheme which exclusively caters to Below Poverty Line tribals being administered by Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The schemes administered by the Ministry are for Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  only  and  the  beneficiaries  are  selected  by  the  State  concerned. However,  many  tribals  suffer  from  various  deprivations  and  have  poor  socio-economic indicators. The interventions especially those in sectors like agriculture, livelihood and health enable  upliftment  of  large  numbers  of  tribals.  Many  of  the  interventions  are  also  in convergence with State Government resources.

A list of schemes / programmes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs are given at Annexure 2. State/ UT wise number of STs benefited during each of the last three years are given at Annexures3 to 9.

Further, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing various rural development programmes  namely; Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA),  DeenDayalAntyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (DAYNRLM), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) in rural areas of the country through State Governments/UT Administrations to bring about overall improvement  in  the  quality  of  life  of  the  people  in  rural  areas  through  employment generation, development of rural infrastructure and provision of other basic amenities. The Ministry has made specific provisions in the guidelines of the programmes to ensure flow of resources  to  the  Scheduled  Tribes.  Earmarking  of  Plan  Outlay  under  Scheduled  Tribe Component  (erstwhile  Tribal  Sub  Plan)  is  being  made  at  24.71%,  under  PMAY-G  and 20.59% for DAY-NRLM. Though no specific earmarking of fund is being made for STs under other major Rural Development Programmes, like, MGNREGA, PMGSY and NSAP, specific provisions have been made in the guidelines of these programme for the benefit of Scheduled Tribes.

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## Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1309 for Answer on 24.7.2017

## State -wise Percentage of Scheduled Tribes Below Poverty Line, 2011-12

## (Tendulkar Methodology)

| S. No.    | State            |   RURAL |   URBAN |
|-----------|------------------|---------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |    24.1 |    12.1 |
| 2         | Assam            |    33.4 |    15.6 |
| 3         | Bihar            |    59.3 |    10.3 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     |    52.6 |    35.2 |
| 5         | Gujarat          |    36.5 |    30.1 |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh |     9.5 |     4   |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir   |    16.3 |     3   |
| 8         | Jharkhand        |    51.6 |    28.7 |
| 9         | Karnataka        |    30.8 |    33.7 |
| 10        | Kerala           |    41   |    13.6 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   |    55.3 |    32.3 |
| 12        | Maharashtra      |    61.6 |    23.3 |
| 13        | Orissa           |    63.5 |    39.7 |
| 14        | Rajasthan        |    41.4 |    21.7 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu       |    36.8 |     2.8 |
| 16        | Uttar Pradesh    |    27   |    16.3 |
| 17        | Uttarakhand      |    11.9 |    25.7 |
| 18        | West Bengal      |    50.1 |    44.5 |
| All India | All India        |    45.3 |    24.1 |

- NB: 1. The poverty ratios among the STs are estimated from the percentage distribution of persons of  ST  population  as  obtained  from  the  large  sample  survey  consumer  expenditure  data  of  the National Sample Survey (NSS) and the poverty line for all population.
2. The poverty ratios are based on MRP (Mixed Recall Period) consumption distribution.
3. All India poverty ratio for the ST is worked out from the respective NSS distribution of persons and (implicit) all-India poverty line for all population.
4.   The poverty ratio among Scheduled Tribes population at State level may be treated with caution due to small sample size of household based on which the class distribution of persons have been obtained.  These  States  are  in  urban  areas,  number  of  sample  households  is  18  in  Bihar,  18  in Himachal Pradesh and 9 in Kerala.
5. Source: Erstwhile Planning Commission.

## Annexure2 referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1309 for Answer on 24.7.2017

## Schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for STs

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme / Programme                                                                                                    |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS)(hitherto known as SCA to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)).                      |
|        2 | Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.                                                                        |
|        3 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students.                                                                                           |
|        4 | PostMatric Scholarship for ST students.                                                                                           |
|        5 | Girls &Boys Hostels for STs.                                                                                                      |
|        6 | Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Area.                                                                                           |
|        7 | Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.                                                                                              |
|        8 | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students.                                                         |
|        9 | National Overseas Scholarship for ST Students.                                                                                    |
|       10 | Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP. |
|       11 | Grants-in-Aid to State Tribal Development Corporative Corporations (STDCCs), etc. for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Operations.      |
|       12 | Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for the welfare of STs.                                                          |
|       13 | Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribe Girls in Low Literacy Districts.                                                    |
|       14 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).                                                                     |
|       15 | Institutional support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce.                                                 |
|       16 | Equity Support to National /State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporations.                                           |
|       17 | Research Information &Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others.                                                                 |
|       18 | Grant-in-Aid to Tribal Research Institutes.                                                                                       |

Annexures 3to 9 referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1309 for Answer on 24.7.2017

Annexure 3

State/UT wise number of beneficiaries for the Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels for STs

| Sl. No.   | State             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 |       340 |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh      |         0 |      1300 |
| 3.        | Kerala            |       600 |         0 |
| 4.        | Nagaland          |         0 |      9500 |
| 5         | Rajasthan         |         0 |      1600 |
|           | Total             |       600 |     12740 |

Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Area: During 2013-14, 10260 new seats (Maharashtra3700, Odisha-4500, Sikkim-420 and Tripura-1000) were created. Such schools are presently funded from SCA to TSS/ Article 275(1) grants.

## State/UT wise number of beneficiaries for the Scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas:

| Sl. No.   | State   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|-----------|---------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Assam   |      1000 |      3000 |
| 2.        | Gujarat |         0 |      4898 |
|           | Total   |      1000 |      7898 |

## Annexure 4

## STATE WISE NO.OF BENEFICARIES COVERED UNDER THE SCHEME OFGRANT-INAID TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR WELFARE OF STs.

| S.No.   | Name of State     |   2014-15 No. of Beneficiaries |   2015-16 No. of Beneficiaries |   2016-17 No. of Beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                          12268 |                          61477 |                          51936 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                          43386 |                          16552 |                          88711 |
| 3       | Assam             |                           8420 |                          53064 |                          73409 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |                           1540 |                            100 |                           1834 |
| 5       | Gujarat           |                         138900 |                          32671 |                         248545 |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  |                           1215 |                              0 |                           1215 |
| 7       | Jharkhand         |                         135536 |                          69003 |                         177506 |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir    |                            140 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 9       | Karnataka         |                          47950 |                          56803 |                          21544 |
| 10      | Kerala            |                          92564 |                         137110 |                          82022 |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh    |                            728 |                          23066 |                          15932 |
| 12      | Maharashtra       |                           6008 |                            200 |                           4441 |
| 13      | Manipur           |                           2722 |                           2976 |                           4093 |
| 14      | Meghalaya         |                          70783 |                          46385 |                          41904 |
| 15      | Mizoram           |                           1463 |                              0 |                           2411 |
| 16      | Nagaland          |                            100 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 17      | Orissa            |                         126276 |                          42185 |                          51867 |
| 18      | Rajasthan         |                            369 |                            200 |                            267 |
| 19      | Sikkim            |                             90 |                            258 |                            190 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        |                         123434 |                            100 |                          53862 |
| 21      | Telangana         |                             44 |                            150 |                           2689 |
| 22      | Tripura           |                            100 |                            100 |                            200 |
| 23      | Uttarakhand       |                            821 |                           2614 |                           2839 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     |                           3459 |                            150 |                            247 |
| 25      | West Bengal       |                          67167 |                          88955 |                          16525 |
| 26      | Delhi             |                             63 |                              0 |                             92 |
|         | Total             |                         885546 |                         634119 |                         944281 |

## Annexure 5

## STATE WISE NO. OF BENEFICARIES COVERED IN STRENGTHENING EDUCATION AMONG SCHEDULED TRIBE GIRLS IN LOW LITERACY DISTRICTS

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |      3898 |     14702 |      3552 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |       100 |         0 |         0 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        |       192 |         0 |       192 |
| 4        | Gujarat             |     10999 |      7742 |     11981 |
| 5        | Jharkhand           |       150 |       100 |         0 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh      |      2661 |       512 |      1325 |
| 7        | Maharashtra         |       200 |         0 |       440 |
| 8        | Orissa              |      1236 |      9601 |      8204 |
| 9        | Rajasthan           |      1392 |         0 |       535 |
| 10       | Telangana           |      3129 |      3459 |      3479 |
| Total    | Total               |     23957 |     36116 |     29708 |

## Number of Beneficiaries under

## Skill Development and Vocational Training under SCA to TSP and Article 275(1)

| S No.   | Name of State     |   2014-15 No. of Beneficiaries |   2015-16 No. of Beneficiaries |   2016-17 No. of Beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                           1623 |                            700 |                            125 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                            320 |                            700 |                            390 |
| 3       | Assam             |                           5600 |                           6000 |                           1120 |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                            800 |                           2500 |                           4620 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                           6500 |                           4000 |                           4400 |
| 6.      | Goa               |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 7.      | Gujarat           |                          10216 |                           8000 |                           2300 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                           2500 |                            400 |                            937 |
| 9.      | Jammu& Kashmir    |                              0 |                           1650 |                           3000 |
| 10.     | Jharkhand         |                          11500 |                           3500 |                              0 |
| 11.     | Karnataka         |                           3000 |                           6400 |                              0 |
| 12.     | Kerala            |                           3028 |                           1800 |                            290 |
| 13.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                          25000 |                          10000 |                           6500 |
| 14.     | Maharashtra       |                           3600 |                           6590 |                           1000 |
| 15.     | Manipur           |                           3000 |                            665 |                              0 |
| 16.     | Meghalaya         |                           1650 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 17.     | Mizoram           |                            175 |                            500 |                            937 |
| 18.     | Nagaland          |                           1175 |                           1000 |                            562 |
| 19.     | Odisha            |                          10000 |                          10640 |                          22165 |
| 20.     | Rajasthan         |                           8500 |                           7800 |                              0 |
| 21.     | Sikkim            |                            616 |                            715 |                             50 |
| 22.     | Tamil Nadu        |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 23.     | Telangana         |                           5800 |                           3800 |                           6000 |
| 24.     | Tripura           |                           1400 |                           1000 |                           2093 |
| 25.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                           1700 |                            965 |                              0 |
| 26.     | West Bengal       |                          10300 |                           6875 |                           5500 |
| Total   | Total             |                         118003 |                          86200 |                          61989 |

Annexure 6

Annexure 7

## Statement showing beneficiaries for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) under Article 275(1) as on 31.03.2017

| S.N.   | States            |   2014-15 No. of Beneficiaries |   2015-16 No. of Beneficiaries |   2016-17 No. of Beneficiaries |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                           1500 |                           1620 |                           1620 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                            120 |                            120 |                            120 |
| 3      | Assam             |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                           3500 |                           3735 |                           4181 |
| 6      | Goa               |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                           5961 |                           7545 |                           9053 |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh  |                            220 |                            210 |                            210 |
| 9      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 10     | Jharkhand         |                           1200 |                           1200 |                           1920 |
| 11     | Karnataka         |                           1620 |                           2380 |                           2380 |
| 12     | Kerala            |                            925 |                            833 |                            528 |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |                           7833 |                           6872 |                           8026 |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |                           3600 |                           1810 |                           3600 |
| 15     | Manipur           |                              0 |                            300 |                            450 |
| 16     | Meghalaya         |                              0 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 17     | Mizoram           |                            200 |                            320 |                            400 |
| 18     | Nagaland          |                            477 |                            439 |                            438 |
| 19     | Odisha            |                           5200 |                           4555 |                           5340 |
| 20     | Rajasthan         |                           3290 |                           2274 |                           3890 |
| 21     | Sikkim            |                            502 |                            349 |                            715 |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu        |                            840 |                            840 |                            900 |
| 23     | Telangana         |                              0 |                           4533 |                           3200 |
| 24     | Tripura           |                           1560 |                           1595 |                           1740 |
| 25     | Uttar Pradesh     |                            465 |                            450 |                            450 |
| 26     | Uttarakhand       |                            300 |                            404 |                            300 |
| 27     | West Bengal       |                           2490 |                           2307 |                           2498 |
| Total  | Total             |                          41803 |                          44691 |                          51959 |

## Number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students during 2014-15 to 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | NAMEOF STATE / UT        |   2014-15 Beneficiaries |   2015-16 Beneficiaries |   2016-17 Beneficiaries (provisional) |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |                     148 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |                   82091 |                   49239 |                                 65173 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                     630 |                       0 |                                 22564 |
| 4         | Assam                    |                  102800 |                  116693 |                                     0 |
| 5         | Bihar                    |                    6463 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             |                  139447 |                  148660 |                                 46426 |
| 7         | Daman &Diu               |                     320 |                       0 |                                   328 |
| 8         | Goa                      |                    1332 |                    4270 |                                  1924 |
| 9         | Gujarat                  |                  218570 |                  163989 |                                227000 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh         |                    5189 |                    8079 |                                  3739 |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                   21000 |                   21000 |                                 13846 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                |                   81768 |                       0 |                                 63029 |
| 13        | Karnataka                |                  134988 |                  140891 |                                     0 |
| 14        | Kerala                   |                   13225 |                       0 |                                 15834 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh           |                  188145 |                  197176 |                                249477 |
| 16        | Maharashtra              |                  175000 |                  175000 |                                163321 |
| 17        | Manipur                  |                   57828 |                   66928 |                                 59995 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                |                   79011 |                   74608 |                                 54900 |
| 19        | Mizoram                  |                   62410 |                   57330 |                                 40815 |
| 20        | Nagaland                 |                   40133 |                   45140 |                                 44402 |
| 21        | Odisha                   |                  130960 |                  165100 |                                181183 |
| 22        | Rajasthan                |                  246249 |                  275669 |                                 65535 |
| 23        | Sikkim                   |                    2705 |                    3053 |                                  2605 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               |                   11092 |                   20060 |                                 22673 |
| 25        | Telangana                |                  171329 |                  171329 |                                112236 |
| 26        | Tripura                  |                   22261 |                   28374 |                                 21001 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            |                    7500 |                       0 |                                  5322 |
| 28        | Uttrakhand               |                   25269 |                   27796 |                                     0 |
| 29        | West Bengal              |                   79230 |                   73357 |                                 44492 |
|           | Total                    |                 2107093 |                 2033741 |                               1527820 |

## Number of beneficiaries under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classes IX & X during 2014-15 to 2016-17

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   |   2014-15 Beneficiaries |   2015-16 Beneficiaries |   2016-17 Beneficiaries (provisional) |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar      |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         |                   75812 |                   79602 |                                 24829 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                       0 |                       0 |                                  2594 |
| 4        | Assam                  |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 5        | Bihar                  |                   40700 |                   37095 |                                     0 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           |                  228626 |                  225705 |                                207956 |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli    |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 8        | Daman &Diu             |                       0 |                       0 |                                  2264 |
| 9        | Goa                    |                       0 |                       0 |                                  3721 |
| 10       | Gujarat                |                  200000 |                  138465 |                                189000 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       |                    3996 |                    5798 |                                  1965 |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir         |                       0 |                   37813 |                                  6131 |
| 13       | Jharkhand              |                   93533 |                       0 |                                 19464 |
| 14       | Karnataka              |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 15       | Kerala                 |                       0 |                   30010 |                                 14464 |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh         |                       0 |                  364167 |                                344988 |
| 17       | Maharashtra            |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 18       | Manipur                |                   40126 |                       0 |                                 22401 |
| 19       | Meghalaya              |                       0 |                       0 |                                  3273 |
| 20       | Mizoram                |                       0 |                       0 |                                 10072 |
| 21       | Nagaland               |                       0 |                   42048 |                                 18780 |
| 22       | Odisha                 |                  203301 |                  221243 |                                 22283 |
| 23       | Rajasthan              |                  187508 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 24       | Sikkim                 |                     408 |                       0 |                                   272 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             |                       0 |                   15750 |                                 12209 |
| 26       | Telangana              |                  105672 |                       0 |                                 28966 |
| 27       | Tripura                |                   44598 |                   53516 |                                 16723 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          |                    9869 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            |                       0 |                       0 |                                     0 |
| 30       | West Bengal            |                       0 |                       0 |                                 28786 |
|          | Total                  |                 1234149 |                 1251212 |                                981141 |

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