Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Primitive Tribal Group in Jharkhand
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2153

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## PRIMITIVE TRIBAL GROUP IN JHARKHAND

## 2153.  SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  population  of  primitive  tribals  is  decreasing  continuously  in  the  country, especially in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has started/is sponsoring 'Primitive Tribal Group Development' for the overall development of primitive tribes and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the amount released for the development of tribals and the amount utilised during last three years; and

(d) the outcome of development schemes for the upliftment of such tribals?

## ANSWER

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

(a): There are certain tribal communities who have declining or stagnant population, low level of literacy, pre-agricultural level of technology and are economically backward in the country. These groups are among the most vulnerable section of our society as they are few in numbers, have  not  attained  any  significant  level  of  social  and  economic  development  and  generally inhabit remote localities having poor infrastructure and administrative support.  75 such groups have  been  identified  in  18  States  including  Jharkhand  &  Union  Territory  of  Andaman  & Nicobar  Islands  and  categorized  as  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs).  List  of PVTGs State / UT wise is given at Annexure - I. Population  of  PVTGs as  available  from Census 2011, are given at Annexure - II .

(b)  to  (d): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  the  scheme  of  'Development  of PVTGs'  for  the  activities  like  education,  housing,  land  distribution,  land  development, agricultural development, animal husbandry, construction of link roads, installation of nonconventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs.

The interventions  under  the  scheme  are  demand  driven  and  funds  are  provided  to State  Governments  based  upon  proposals  received  from  the  State  Government  duly approved  by  Executive  Committee  and  after  appraisal  and  approval  thereof  by  a  Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) constituted in this Ministry for the purpose. The details of the funds  released  and  Utilization  Certificate  submitted  by  the  State  Governments  during  the last three years under the scheme of 'Development of PVTGs' are given at Annexure - III.

Annexure - I referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2153 for 02.12.2019 regarding 'Primitive Tribal group in Jharkhand'

State / UT - wise Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

| Name of States/Union Territory          |   S.No | Name of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group   | Name of States/Union Territory       | S.No   | Name of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      1 | Chenchu                                            | Maharashtra Manipur                  | 41     | Katkaria /kathodi                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      2 | Bodo Gadaba                                        | Maharashtra Manipur                  |        |                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      3 | Gutob Gadaba                                       | Maharashtra Manipur                  | 42     | Kolam                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      4 | Dongaria Khond                                     | Maharashtra Manipur                  | 43     | Maria Gond                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      5 | Kutia Kondha                                       | Maharashtra Manipur                  | 44     | Maram Naga                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      6 | Kolam                                              |                                      | 45     | Chukutia Bhunjia                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      7 | Konda Reddi                                        |                                      |        |                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      8 | Kondasavara                                        |                                      | 46     | Birhore                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |      9 | Bondo Porja                                        |                                      | 47     | Bondo                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |     10 | Khond Porja                                        |                                      | 48     | Didayi                                             |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |     11 | Parengi Porja                                      |                                      |        |                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)    |     12 | Tothi                                              | Odisha                               | 49     | Dongaria Khond                                     |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     13 | Asur                                               |                                      | 50     | Juang                                              |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     14 | Birhor                                             |                                      | 51     | Kharia                                             |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     15 | Birjia                                             |                                      | 52     | Kutia Kondha                                       |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     16 | Hill Kharia                                        |                                      | 53     | Lanjia Saura                                       |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     17 | Korwa                                              |                                      | 54     | Lodha                                              |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     18 | Mal Paharia                                        |                                      | 55     | Mankirdia                                          |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     19 | Parhaiya                                           |                                      | 56     | Paudi Bhuiya                                       |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand)             |     20 | Sauria Paharia                                     |                                      | 57     | Saura                                              |
| Gujarat                                 |     21 | Savara                                             | Rajasthan                            | 58     | Saharia                                            |
| Gujarat                                 |     22 | Kolgha                                             | Tamil Nadu                           | 59     | Irular                                             |
| Gujarat                                 |     23 | Kathodi                                            | Tamil Nadu                           | 60     | Kattunayakan                                       |
| Gujarat                                 |     24 | Kotwalia                                           | Tamil Nadu                           | 61     | Kota                                               |
| Gujarat                                 |     25 | Padhar                                             | Tamil Nadu                           | 62     | Korumba                                            |
| Gujarat                                 |     26 | Siddi                                              | Tamil Nadu                           | 63     | Paniyan                                            |
| Karnataka                               |     27 | Jenu Kuruba                                        |                                      | 64     | Toda                                               |
| Kerala                                  |     28 | Koraga                                             | Tripura                              | 65     | Raing                                              |
|                                         |     29 | Cholanaikayan                                      | Uttar Pradesh (including Uttrakhand) | 66     | Buksa                                              |
|                                         |     30 | Kadar                                              | Uttar Pradesh (including Uttrakhand) | 67     | Raji                                               |
|                                         |     31 | Kattunayakan                                       | West Bengal                          | 68     | Birhor                                             |
|                                         |     32 | Koraga                                             | West Bengal                          | 69     | Lodha                                              |
|                                         |     33 | Kurumbas                                           | West Bengal                          | 70     | Totos                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     34 | Abujh Maria                                        | Andaman& Nicobar island              | 71     | Great Andamanies                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     35 | Baiga                                              | Andaman& Nicobar island              |        |                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     36 | Bharia                                             | Andaman& Nicobar island              | 72     | Jarawa                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     37 | Birhor                                             | Andaman& Nicobar island              | 73     | Onge                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     38 | Hill Korba                                         | Andaman& Nicobar island              | 74     | Sentinelese                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     39 | Kamar                                              | Andaman& Nicobar island              |        |                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh) |     40 | Sahariya                                           | Andaman& Nicobar island              | 75     | Shom Pen                                           |

Annexure - II referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2153 for 02.12.2019 regarding 'Primitive Tribal group in Jharkhand'

## Census Population Data related to PVTGs

| S. No   | State          | Name of the PVTGs   |   Population as per Census 2011 |
|---------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh | Chenchu             |                           64227 |
|         | Andhra Pradesh | Konda Reddi         |                          107747 |
|         | Andhra Pradesh | Tothi               |                            4811 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh | Total               |                          176785 |
|         | Bihar          | Asur                |                            4129 |
|         | Bihar          | Birhor              |                             377 |
|         | Bihar          | Birjia              |                             208 |
|         | Bihar          | Korwa               |                             452 |
|         | Bihar          | Mal Paharia         |                            2225 |
|         | Bihar          | Parhaiya            |                             647 |
|         | Bihar          | Sauria Paharia      |                            1932 |
|         | Bihar          | Savara              |                              80 |
| 2       | Bihar          | Total               |                           10050 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Asur                |                           22459 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Birhor              |                           10726 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Birjia              |                            6276 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Korwa               |                           35606 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Mal paharia         |                          135797 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Parhaiya            |                           25585 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Sauria Paharia      |                           46222 |
|         | Jharkhand      | Savara              |                            9688 |
| 3       | Jharkhand      | Total               |                          292359 |
| 4       | Gujarat        | Padhar              |                           30932 |
| 4       | Gujarat        | Siddi               |                            8661 |
| 4       | Gujarat        | Total               |                           39593 |

|    |                | Jenu Kuruba   |   36076 |
|----|----------------|---------------|---------|
|    | Karnataka      | Koraga        |   14794 |
| 5  |                | Total         |   50870 |
|    | Kerala         | Kadar         |    2949 |
|    |                | Kattunayakan  |   18199 |
|    |                | Kurumbas      |    2586 |
|    |                | Koraga        |    1582 |
| 6  |                | Total         |   25316 |
| 7  | Madhya Pradesh | Baiga         |  414526 |
| 7  |                | Kamar         |     666 |
| 7  |                | Total         |  415192 |
| 8  | Chhattisgarh   | Baiga         |   89744 |
| 8  |                | Kamar         |   26530 |
| 8  |                | Birhore       |     596 |
| 8  |                | Didayi        |    8890 |
| 8  | Odisha         | Juang         |   47095 |
| 8  |                | Lodha         |    9785 |
| 8  |                | Mankirdia     |    2222 |
| 9  |                | Total         |   68588 |
| 8  |                | Kattunayakan  |   46672 |
|    |                | Kota          |     308 |
|    |                | Korumba       |    6823 |
|    | Tamil Nadu     | Irular        |  189661 |
|    |                | Paniyan       |   10134 |
|    |                | Toda          |    2002 |
| 10 |                | Total         |  255600 |

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|             | Tripura                  | Raing       |   188220 |
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------|----------|
|             | Tripura                  | Total       |   188220 |
| 12          | Uttar Pradesh            | Buksa       |     4710 |
| 12          | Uttar Pradesh            | Raji        |     1295 |
| 12          | Uttar Pradesh            | Total       |     6005 |
| 13          | Uttarakhand              | Buksa       |    54037 |
| 13          | Uttarakhand              | Raji        |      690 |
| 13          | Uttarakhand              | Total       |    54727 |
| 14          | West Bengal              | Birhor      |     2241 |
| 14          | West Bengal              | Total       |     2241 |
|             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Jarawa      |      380 |
|             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Onge        |      101 |
|             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Sentinelese |       15 |
|             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Shom Pen    |      229 |
|             | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | Total       |      725 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | Grand Total |  1702545 |

Annexure - III referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No.2153 for 02.12.2019 regarding 'Primitive Tribal group in Jharkhand'

Details  of  the  funds  released  and  Utilization  Certificate  (UC)  submitted  by  the  State Governments during the last three years under the scheme of 'Development of PVTGs'

(Rs. in lakh)

|       |                          | 2016-17        | 2016-17     | 2017-18        | 2017-18     | 2018-19        | 2018-19     |
|-------|--------------------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
| S.No. | Name of State            | Funds Released | UC Received | Funds Released | UC Received | Funds Released | UC Received |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh           | 5105.00        | 5105.00     | 2076.00        | 2076.00     | 1837.00        | 1837.00     |
| 2     | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 100.00         | 57.00       | 200.00         | 0.00        | 0.00           | 0.00        |
| 3     | Bihar                    | 342.84         | 0.00        | 295.91         | 158.47      | 0.00           | 0.00        |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh             | 1230.00        | 1230.00     | 1089.50        | 1089.50     | 1051.50        | 1051.50     |
| 5     | Gujarat                  | 779.12         | 779.12      | 390.67         | 390.67      | 604.00         | 331.39      |
| 6     | Jharkhand                | 3120.00        | 3120.00     | 2043.75        | 2043.75     | 3295.79        | 700.00      |
| 7     | Karnataka                | 136.00         | 136.00      | 467.00         | 467.00      | 460.00         | 460.00      |
| 8     | Kerala                   | 100.00         | 0.00        | 62.00          | 0.00        | 0.00           | 0.00        |
| 9     | Madhya Pradesh           | 10460.00       | 9950.00     | 8232.46        | 8232.46     | 7998.09        | 5508.50     |
| 10    | Maharashtra              | 2077.00        | 2077.00     | 1226.25        | 1226.25     | 1230.26        | 1230.26     |
| 11    | Manipur                  | 329.00         | 329.00      | 195.00         | 195.00      | 1157.55        | 0.00        |
| 12    | Odisha                   | 1379.00        | 1379.00     | 1297.00        | 1297.00     | 3626.00        | 738.31      |
| 13    | Rajasthan                | 1331.00        | 1331.00     | 1038.00        | 1038.00     | 1008.00        | 1008.00     |
| 14    | Tamil Nadu               | 3055.00        | 2868.27     | 1770.75        | 1458.00     | 0.00           | 0.00        |
| 15    | Telangana                | 1139.00        | 1139.00     | 778.00         | 778.00      | 533.00         | 533.00      |
| 16    | Tripura                  | 2250.00        | 2250.00     | 2305.00        | 2072.28     | 789.53         | 0.00        |
| 17    | Uttar Pradesh            | 0.00           | 0.00        | 17.96          | 17.96       | 0.00           | 0.00        |
| 18    | Uttarakhand              | 292.48         | 292.48      | 130.00         | 130.00      | 565.86         | 206.00      |
| 19    | West Bengal              | 574.00         | 574.00      | 330.76         | 0.00        | 843.42         | 0.00        |

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