Lok Sabha Question No. 2308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Technological Interventions for Tribal Empowerment
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26/12/2018

## TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT

## 2308.  SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Technological  Interventions  for  Tribal Empowerment (TITE) Scheme in the year 2018;
- (b) if so, the details of projects, sites and the beneficiaries thereof; and
- (c) the total cost in respect of those projects ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c):  The list of projects sanctioned in the year 2018, including the details of projects, sites, beneficiaries and the total cost is as per the Annexure attached.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2308 FOR 26/12/2018

## DETAILS  OF  PROJECTS  SANCTIONED  UNDER  TECHNOLOGICAL  INTERVENTIONS FOR TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT (TITE) SCHEME IN THE YEAR 2018

| Sl. No.   | Title of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Institute                                                                                                          | Sites                                                                                  | Total Bene- ficiari es   | Total Cost (in Rs)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| (1)       | (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | (3)                                                                                                                | (4)                                                                                    | (5)                      | (6)                  |
| 1         | Technological empowerment of tribal farm women through Good Agricultural Practices and eco- entrepreneurship development in rice based cropping systems in Deverkonda mandal of Andhra pradesh                                    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Telangana, Hyderabad                                        | Deverkonda mandal of Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh                               | 200                      | 51,97,800/-          |
| 2         | Development of sisal based livelihood income generation activities for baiga Primitive Tribal Group(PTG) of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | Society for Environmental Conservation , Bhopal                                                                    | Baiga area of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh                                        | 400                      | 24,08,000/-          |
| 3         | Livelihood promotion of tribal women collectives through application of science &Technology in production of Natural Vinegar using local natural resources in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh                                   | Centre for Advanced Research &Development, Bhopal                                                                  | Ghughari block of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh                                    | 550                      | 23,77,000/-          |
| 4         | Promoting Intercrop Based Broom Grass Cultivation with Microbial Inoculants in Degraded Forest Lands                                                                                                                              | Laya Resource Center, Visakhapatnam,& Centre for Natural Biological Resources and Community Development, Bangalore | Paderu Division of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh                              | 189                      | 71,83,000/-          |
| 5         | Integrated income generation programe for empowering schedule caste and schedule tribe group by sheep(ramblay) rearing for fiber production and training of weaving under Kapkot block of Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand state | Himalayan Organisation for Protecting Environment(HOPE), District Almora, Uttarakhand                              | Kapkot block of Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand                                      | 338                      | 49,90,640/-          |
| 6         | Sustainable utilization and conservation of natural resources by tribal community through innovative technology for improving alternate living conditions'                                                                        | Association for Social& Humanize Action [Asha], East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.                            | V.R. Puram Taluka Bhadrachalam block of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh       | 1128                     | 38,88,000/-          |
| 7         | Skilling Of Tribal Youth On Application Of Technology For Sustainable Livelihood Management'                                                                                                                                      | Chaitanya Shravanthi, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh                                                                | Ayinada, Devapuram and Salugu Gram Panchayat of Paderu block in Visakhapatnam district | 800                      | 42,96,860/-          |
| 8         | Empowerment of ST people of Arunachal Pradesh through income generation exploring under-utilized food item 'Tashe'                                                                                                                | CSIR-North East Institute of Science &Technology , Jorhat Branch Itanagar, G-Sector, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh | Palin block of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh                              | 120                      | 30,63,294/-          |
| 9         | Diversifying livelihood options among Bhutia tribal youth of Uttarkashi district: introduction of tissue culture technology for horticultural nurseries development                                                               | Ramchandra Uniyal Govt. Post graduate College, Uttarkashi                                                          | Dunda and Bhatwari block in district Uttarkashi                                        | 200                      | 56,07,000/-          |
| 10        | 'Introduction and Popularization of Technologies suitable for Rejuvenation of the Aged Coffee plants for enhancing the growth and yield from Coffee cultivation in Idukki district of Kerala state'                               | Ms. Stephy Prakash , Kottayam Social Service Society (KSSS), Chaithanya, Thellakom P.O., Kottayam -686630 , Kerala | Idukki district of kerala                                                              | 200                      | 31,10,400/-          |

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