Lok Sabha Question No. 3557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Smart Village
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. Srinivas Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3557

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## SMART VILLAGE

## 3557.   SHRI V. SRINIVAS PRASAD:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether due to the remote and inaccessible location of Chamrajnagara district in Karnataka, the education of tribal students and the livelihood of tribals is being affected;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  villages  in  the  said  district  lack  connectivity  as  there  is  no  motorable  roads, electricity and also no proper water supply;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the situation of tribals living in this place can be improved by installing solar power plants  for  providing  electricity  under  the  concept  of  'Smart  Village'  and  through  other measures?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a)  to  (e):  The  scheme  of  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  (EMRSs)  is  administered  by Ministry of Tribal Affairs with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of reservation in high  and  professional  educational  courses  and  get  jobs  in  Government,  Public  and  Private sectors.  One  Eklavya  Model  Residential  School(EMRS)  was  sanctioned  to  the  State  of Karnataka  at  Village-Mangala,  Block-Kollegal  in  Chamrajnagar  district  during  2010-11.  The EMRS is reported to be functional. A total number of 275 students have enrolled in this school during the current year i.e. 2019-20. Besides this, status of EMRS in the state is at Annexure -I

Government  has  adopted  a  multi-  pronged  strategy  for  overall  development  of  tribal people  living  across  the  country  including  Karnataka,  which  includes  supports  for  Education, Livelihood, Electricity, Roads, Water Supply, Health, Sanitation, Drinking, Skill Development, Agriculture,  Horticulture  and  Fisheries  etc.  Major  part  of  infrastructure  development  and provision of basic amenities in tribal areas/regions in the country is carried out through various schemes/programmes  of  concerned  central  Ministries  and  the  State  Governments  concerned, while  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  additive  to  these  initiatives  by  way  of  plugging critical gaps.

The  interventions  under  most  of  the  schemes/programmes  of  the  Ministry  are  demand driven and funds are provided to State Governments/UTs based upon proposals received from the  State  Government.  Details  of  different  activities  approved  in  the  Ministry  for  Karnataka including Chamrajnagar district during the current year, is given at AnnexureII.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3557 for 16.03.2020 by SHRI V. SRINIVAS PRASAD regarding 'Smart Village'.

## Statement showing EMRSs Status

|   S. No. | Year of Sanction   | District       | Block/Taluka     | Village/Habitats        | Status         |
|----------|--------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | 1997-98            | Belagavi       | Gokkak           | Thavaga                 | Functional     |
|        2 | 1997-98            | Kodagu         | Virajpet         | Balagodu                | Functional     |
|        3 | 2001-02            | Chikkamagaluru | Mudigere         | Taruve                  | Functional     |
|        4 | 2005-06            | Raichur        | Devadurga        | Kothadoddi              | Functional     |
|        5 | 2010-11            | Chitradurga    | Hiriur           | Devarakotta             | Functional     |
|        6 | 2012-13            | Kolar          | Srinivaspur      | Gangannagarapalli       | Functional     |
|        7 | 2010-11            | Tumkur         | Koratagere       | Bajjanahalli            | Functional     |
|        8 | 2010-11            | Mysore         | Heggadadevankote | S. Hosakote (Metikuppe) | Functional     |
|        9 | 2010-11            | Chamarajanagar | Kollegal         | Mangala                 | Functional     |
|       10 | 2010-11            | Gulburga       | Chittapur        | Konchur                 | Functional     |
|       11 | 2010-11            | Bellary        | N.A.             | Yarengalli              | Non Functional |
|       12 | 2015-16            | Yadgir         |                  | Bandalli                | Non Functional |

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## Annexure-II Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3557 for 16.03.2020 by SHRI V. SRINIVAS PRASAD regarding 'Smart Village'.

| All Activities of Grants, SCA to TSS and PVTG Article 275(1) for the FY 2019-20   | All Activities of Grants, SCA to TSS and PVTG Article 275(1) for the FY 2019-20   | All Activities of Grants, SCA to TSS and PVTG Article 275(1) for the FY 2019-20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | All Activities of Grants, SCA to TSS and PVTG Article 275(1) for the FY 2019-20   | All Activities of Grants, SCA to TSS and PVTG Article 275(1) for the FY 2019-20                                                                                                                                                       |
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| States                                                                            | Grants / PVTG /SCA                                                                | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Location                                                                          | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Foundation Courses for Students studying in 9 th and 10 th in EMRS for training for NEET, NDANTSC, JEE, and other competitive examinations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                   | Approved subject to availability of funds under General head.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Specialised coaching for NEET/CET/JEE for PUC I &IInd year Students. 6 EMRS 360 students Unit cost per head Rs. 1.00 lakh per year.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                   | Approved subject to availability of funds under General head.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | English learning Programme 106 guest English teacher-honorarium will be as per the norms fixed by Education Department.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Approved subject to availability of funds under General head.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Computer Lab for Scheduled Tribes Residential School with strength of about 250 students. (Scheduled Tribes 25 Morarji Desai Residential schools &22 Kithur Rani chennamma Residential Schools both Boys& Girls-47 Schools) Unit Cost @about Rs. 30.00 Lakhs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Non-Timber forest Product Collector Enterprise. (NTPCE) (Honey, Tamarind, Shikakai, etc.,) Unit Cost @Rs. 200.00 lakhs. • Setting up of business incubators for NTFP, NTPCE to provide support to Infrastructure, processing, packaging Unit, Quality Testing, Marketing& supply chain management in 7 Districts (Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Kogadu, Dakshinakannada, Chikkamagalore, Uttarakannada &Shivmogga) • It is proposed to implement this project in collaboration with CFTRI Mysore &Karnataka state council for science and technology. IISc Campus, Bangalore and This Scheme will be implemented along with LAMP Societies/Federation where the MFP collectors are the members. |                                                                                   | subjective approval                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Monitoring and Management Cost of the Programmes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                   | Approved in-principle subject to availability of General funds.                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Mapping of Ethno medical practices among tribal populations of karnataka and Commercialization of seclected Ethno-medicines of the Tribal communites. Total cost Rs. 700.00 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                   | PAC approved the project at the cost of Rs. 500 lakh SG to provide itemized breakup of work along with cost                                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                         | Grants                                                                            | Strengthening public engagement with science, environment and health behavior among fores-dwelling tribal comunities Costing :- approximately INR 38,00,000 per year Equipment &one-time costs: INR 20,00,000 Recurring costs per year (mainly human resources and coordination): INR8,00,000 Content creation and exhibits per year INR 10,00,000 Total cost Rs. 228.00 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Chamarajanagar Mysore, Kodagu, Dakshinakannada, Uttarakannada &udupi districts.   | PAC approved the activity at a total cost of Rs. 228.00 lakh which includes recurring cost for HR, content creation and exhibits costs for one year. All recurring and maintenance cost from next year to be borne by the State govt. |

| Karnataka   | Grants     | Establishment of Tribal Health Cell in community medicine department of concerned District Government Medical Colleges Budget for one year Tribal Health Cell (HR - coordinator):-6,00,000 Seed grant for tribal health research:5,00,000 per grant: depending on interest and completion more number of grants can be given Nodal research institute for Technical support 1,00,000 per year to conduct tribal health research workshop Total: 12,00,000 per year per medical college Total Cost Rs. 108.00 lakh   | Chamarajanagar, Mysore, Kodagu, karwar, Shimoga, Raicur, Koppal, Ballary &Udupi district                            | PAC approved the activity at a total cost of Rs. 108.00 lakh which includes all recurring cost for one year. All recurring and maintenance cost from next year to be born by the State Govt.        |
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| Karnataka   | Grants     | Providing Basis Infrastructure Facilities to the PHC in 10 talukas of four District. Total cost Rs. 255.17 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Chamarajanagara, Chinkkamagalore, Mysore and Uttarakannada District                                                 | PAC approved the activity at a total cost of Rs. 255.17 lakh with the directions to he State that they will evolve a mechanism to ensure that tribal persons get priority in availing the facility. |
| Karnataka   | Grants     | Improving Healthcare access among Adivasi populations - Construction of Dharmashala (Dormitory) Providing accomodation to the patient if necessary and to the accompanies / attendants, suitable building will be constructed at Sri Jayadeva Institute of cordiovascular Science and Research Total Cost Rs. 372.92 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1. Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru, Dakshinakannad a District - 5 taluks 2. District hospital Udupi District - 3 taluks | PAC approved the activity of Construction of Dharmashala (Dormitory) at a cost of Rs. 200.00 lakh and all other activities of recurring nature to be taken care by SG.                              |
| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS | Construction of 04 Girls and 06 Boys Hostels buildings. Total 10 Hostels. (2per-Metric and 8 Post-Metric) Unit Cost - Rs. 3.50 crores. State Share - Rs. 1.50 crores. Central Share - Rs. 2.00 crores.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Boys Hostel at Raichur Town, Maraladini (Raichur), yadgir, Kottur, Hadagali Town and Bidar                          | Approved an amount of Rs . 2000.00 lakhs.                                                                                                                                                           |
|             |            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Girls Hostel at Raichur, Manvi Town, Hagaribommanahalli Town (Bellary) and Kustari Town                             | The State Govt. will ensure that the unit cost is as per SoR (Schedule of Rates) of the State Govt. norms.                                                                                          |
| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS | Installation of Incinerators (sanitary napkins): Promote Environment Friendly disposal of use of Sanitary Napkins in 46 Girls Hostels. i) 46 Post Metric Girls Hostels. Unit Cost Rs. 50,000/-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS | Soft skill improvement measures in School . Soft skill improvement measures in School (normal academic teaching Hours) Interaction learning methodology using Digital Technology & Virtual Communication. The approach aims at role change from keeper of knowledge to facilitators of learning and dramatically changed way the student learn in collaboration withKarnataka state council for science and technology. 10 EMRS unit cost @ 25.00lakhs/environment.                                                 |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS   | TRIBAL - Farmer Producer Organization (TRIFPO) • 'Collectivization of producers, especially small and marginal farmers, into producer organizations has emerged as one of the most effective path ways to address the many challenges of agriculture, but most importantly, improved access to investments, technology, inputs and markets'. • Government of India recognized the small and marginal farmers and to help them to overcome the lack of input, technical, managerial and marketing hindrances faced by them has initiated promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations. • Unit Cost for Farmer Producer Organization - (for 200-500) Farmers. • Farmers mobilization cost Rs 25 lakhs for a period of 3 years. • Business Development cost - Rs 50 lakhs per FPO • Input cost - Rs 10000 per acre (1300X10,000 = 1.30 crores). Farm infrastructure / equipment cost - Rs 20000 per acre (1300X20,000 = 2.60 crores).   | For tribal Community belonging to Jenukuruba, Kadukuraba, Yarava, Hakkipikki (280 Families) who have been rehabilitated to Nagapura Block and allotted land of 1300 acres as part of rehabilitation package in Hunsur Taluk, Mysore Districts.   |                                                                                                                                                 |
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| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS   | Poultry:- Unit cost of 1000 Commercial Layer Farm under deep litter system (130 Beneficiary) I. Unit cost Rs. 5,50,000=00 II. Subsidy from Dept. of ST Welfare (75% of the unit cost Rs. 4,12,500=00) III. The remaining amount from Bank Loan/Beneficiary contribution Rs. 1,37,500=00                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS   | Bank-linked Self-Employment providing Goods Vehicle to the un- employed youth having Motor Driving Licence (Light/ Unit Cost - Goods Vehicle - between Rs. 3.50 lakhs to Rs. 8.00 lakhs. Subsidy - 50% of the vehicle cost or maximum Rs. 4.00 lakhs whichever is lower and remaining Loan from Banks. Eligibility - BPL ST family. Target - 500 beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Approved in-principle subject to SG providing list of beneficiaries.                                                                            |
| Karnataka   | SCA to TSS   | Computer Lab for Aashram Schools with strength of about 100 students. (1st to 7th Class - 16 Aashram Schools) Unit Cost @about Rs. 10.00 lakhs Each School - 8 Computers including CPU/UPS and Furniture. 1. Projector with integrated computer with tripod / ceiling mount kit for the projector system. 2. Optical source-long life high intensity LED Optical MODUCLAR COMPUTING unit. 3. Storegar -128GB internal Storage. 4. Camera for video interactivity - Dual camera, retractable 12 mega pixel camera with wide angle vision                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Approved in-principle.                                                                                                                          |
| Karnataka   | PVTG         | Housing for PVTGs (Jenukuruba and Koraga PVTGs) Physical targets 2732 unit cost @Rs. 3.50 lakhs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | In principle approved for an amount of Rs. 2049.00 lakh (GOI share 50% of Rs. 4098.00 lakh at unit cost of 1.50 lakh * 2732 units as per PMAY). |

| Karnataka   | PVTG   | Housing for PVTGs (Jenukuruba and Koraga PVTGs) Physical targets 2732 unit cost@Rs. 3.50 lakhs   | 1. Commuttee noted that PMAY - G, which envisages "Housing for All by 2022" prioritized PVTG beneficiaries, in addition to unit cost of Rs. 1,20,000 in plain areas and Rs. 1,30,000 in hilly and difficult areas, inter-alia, get benefits of 90 days of MGNREGA wage for un-skilled work done for construction of own houses and Rs. 70,000 credit at subsidized interest rate, SG to specify the location of the housing projects and ensure that beneficiaries of housing projects should get all the benefits due to PMAY-G beneficiaries by converging with the schemes of the respective Departments. 2. The Committee approved the proposal for an amount of Rs. 2130.96 lakh [GoI share @60% of 3551.60 lakh(2732 units @Rs. 1.3 lakh each)] subject of Micro Project and Beneficiary details.   |
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