Lok Sabha Question No. 3160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Nutritious Food to Tribal Community
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3160

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 31.12.2018

## NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO TRIBAL COMMUNITY

## 3160 SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a programme for providing nutritious food for the tribal community particularly to women and children in the tribal areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has also conducted study regarding the health condition of tribal population and if so, the details of such survey; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to provide sufficient funds for distribution of nutritious food to the tribal community in order to address the issue of chronic under nutrition among them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  demand-based  100%  grant  to  State  Governments  for  the development of Scheduled Tribe population under the following schemes:
- i) Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution
- ii) Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)
- iii) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
- iv) Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education

State Governments submit Annual Plan containing various project proposals including provisions for nutritious food for the tribal community before the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for appraisal and approval. Ministry encouraged giving focus to tribal areas through convergence in the POSHAN Abhiyan run by Ministry of Women & Child Development which addresses nutrition aspects.

- (b) Funds  have  been  provided  under  the  scheme ' Tribal  Festivals,  Research  Information  and  Mass Education' to the following centre of excellence for carrying out activities recommended by the committee of Centre of Excellence (COE) for the year 2018-19 is as follows:

| Sr. No.   | Name of Institute                                                             | Objective of Study                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   Fund Approved (Rs. In lakh) |   Fund Released (Rs. In lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi - Aird Tropics, Telangana | i.) A baseline study on the health status of the children studying in the 13 EMRS of Odisha. ii.) Propose an appropriate dietary intervention targeted to children attending theEMRS in selected district of the Odisha state by introducing an affordable 'Nutri-food- Basket' and sensitizing the population on the need to diversify their diets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                          23.1 |                          11.5 |
| 2.        | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kerala                                            | Awareness Campaigns Using Mobile Learning. i. Health and Social Awareness through Amrita Adolescent Awareness Program in Ranchi in Jharkhand and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. ii. Awareness about use and abuse of Oral Contraceptives among indigenous tribes in Wayand in Kerala. iii.Awareness on Micronutrient Deficiencies for Tribal Women of Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu District Coimbatore District in Tamil Nadu. iv.E Literacy phase 1 in Khurda District Odisha. Sawai Madhopur District Rajasthan and Raigarh District in Maharashtra. v.Handwashing and toothbrushing program in tribal school in Wayanad District Kerala. vi.Menstrual Hygiene Awareness for Adolescent Girls and young women in Madhya Pradesh District Alirajpur. vii.Health and Social Awareness through Amrita Adolescent Awareness Program in Phase 2 in Khurda District Odisha , Sawai Madhopur District in Rajasthan and Raigarh District Maharashtra - 2 nd year. viii.Antenatal Health Monitoring and Awareness and Vaccination Awareness using IoT and mobile based devices in Chhattisgarh District Bastar, Kerala District Wayanad. ix. E-Literacy phase 2 in Ranchi in Jharkhand and Bastar in Chhattisgarh. x. Tribal Girls-Awareness to Encourage Educating and Digital Safety in Tribal Communities in Andhra Pradesh District Guntur Rajasthan District Sawai Madhopour. |                          20   |                          10   |
|           | TOTAL                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                          43.1 |                          21.5 |

## (c) Funds sanctioned for nutrition and nutritious food under various schemes during 2018-19 is as under:

| Sl. No.   | Scheme/Programme     | State          |   Fund sanctioned in 2018-19 (Rs. in Lakh) |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Article 275(1)       | Andhra Pradesh |                                    1000    |
| 2.        |                      | Maharashtra    |                                     463.31 |
| 3.        |                      | Telangana      |                                     600    |
| 4.        | SCA to TSS           | Maharashtra    |                                     301.5  |
| 5.        |                      | Telangana      |                                     100    |
| 6.        |                      | West Bengal    |                                     159.6  |
| 7.        | Development of PVTGs | Andhra Pradesh |                                      49.85 |
|           | Grant total=         | Grant total=   |                                    2674.26 |