Lok Sabha Question No. 1153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Central Assistance Scheme for ST
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1153

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## CENTRAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR ST

†1153. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)     the details of the grants-in-aid being provided under Special Central Assistance Scheme to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA-TSS) to Scheduled Tribes by the Government in the country including Rajasthan;
- (b)     the details of the amount provided to Rajasthan under this Scheme during the last three years;
- (c)       whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  this  grants-in-aid,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d)     whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  Rajasthan Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) &  (b): The details of the funds released to the State Governments including the State  of  Rajasthan  during  last  three  years  under  the  scheme  of  SCA  to  TSS  is furnished vide Annexure .
- (c):  Grants-in-aid  under  the  scheme  of  SCA  to  TSS  is  provided  to  the  State Governments according to  their  share  of allocation  out  of  total  allotment  under  the scheme. The share of allocation of the State is arrived at on the basis of following criteria:
- (i)  2/3rd weightage to proportion of ST population in the State as per latest census to total ST population.
- (ii) 1/3rd weightage to proportion of tribal dominated areas (i.e. Districts where tribal population is 25% or more and LWE affected Districts).
- (d):      Based on the proposals received from the Government of Rajasthan under the scheme of SCA to TSS, an amount of Rs.5911.00 lakh has been approved for the year 2020-21 so far.

Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1153 for answer on 19.09.2020

## Details of the Funds released to the State Governments under the scheme of SCA to TSS during the last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No.   | States            | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S.No.   | States            | 2017-18          | 2018-19          | 2019-20          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 3624.77          | 5617.39          | 12470.50         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00             | 2211.83          | 9224.29          |
| 3       | Assam             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 2710.08          |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 14327.57         | 10342.65         | 9415.53          |
| 6       | Goa               | 559.09           | 352.31           | 0.00             |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 10270.41         | 11765.38         | 8975.55          |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2291.20          | 3628.00          | 2394.18          |
| 9       | J & K             | 3626.50          | 3749.80          | 4509.00          |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 11372.49         | 8564.52          | 6201.49          |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 5955.37          | 5347.76          | 7434.00          |
| 12      | Kerala            | 808.43           | 335.00           | 0.00             |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 22828.70         | 16968.97         | 13415.25         |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 13760.38         | 13802.57         | 11929.09         |
| 15      | Manipur           | 3790.38          | 5442.48          | 1434.02          |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 0.00             | 2739.20          | 3788.00          |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 0.00             | 1220.00          | 3140.00          |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 0.00             | 3225.00          | 2951.12          |
| 19      | Odisha            | 11975.00         | 17553.22         | 8691.18          |
| 20      | Rajasthan         | 10051.83         | 10327.93         | 11461.41         |
| 21      | Sikkim            | 5986.00          | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 22      | Tamilnadu         | 894.10           | 315.00           | 450.56           |
| 23      | Telangana         | 4493.55          | 2850.32          | 5361.29          |
| 24      | Tripura           | 1649.77          | 1294.38          | 1362.97          |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       | 679.00           | 1012.88          | 600.00           |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     | 458.35           | 0.00             | 779.91           |
| 27      | West Bengal       | 5397.11          | 5833.41          | 5862.58          |
|         | Total             | 134800.00        | 134500.00        | 134562.00        |

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