Lok Sabha Question No. 4562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Budgetary Allocation of Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4562

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## BUDGETARY ALLOCATION OF TRIBALS

## 4562: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government isplanning to make huge budgetary allocationto the tune of Rs. 6000 crore for the welfareof Tribals in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Governmenthas  identified  any  tribal  areas  inAndhra  Pradesh  for  the welfare of tribalpeople in the State and if so, the detailsthereof; and
- (d)  the  quantum  of  funds  beingallocated  for  each  State  and  particularly  toAndhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Union Budget, 2019-20  is  presented  before  the  Parliament,  details  of  which may be accessed at www.indiabudget.gov.in. During 2018-19, allocation of Rs. 31803.50crore was made by various Central Ministries under ST Component and total budget of Ministry of Tribal Affairs was Rs. 6000.00 crore.
- (c): Government has identified Vishakhapattanam District of Andhra Pradesh (with tribal population  14..4%)  as  'Aspirational  District'  for  taking  care  of  developmental  needsof  the District including that of tribal people.
- (d): Statement showing funds released to the States including Andhra Pradesh under the Schemes of Central Ministries / Departments for tribal welfare during 2017-18 and 2018-19, as reflected at https://stcmis.gov.in, is at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4562 for answer on 22.07.2019

Status of fund released to the States under various schemes of Central Ministries / Departments during 2017-18

| S.no.   | State             | Sanctioned amount to state   | Sanctioned amount to other agencies   |          |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 719.36                       | 26.26                                 | 745.62   |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 693.12                       | 21.29                                 | 714.41   |
| 3       | Assam             | 1301.62                      | 123.13                                | 1424.75  |
| 4       | Bihar             | 345.52                       | 28.46                                 | 373.98   |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 1805.31                      | 224.43                                | 2029.74  |
| 6       | Goa               | 22.29                        | 7.14                                  | 29.43    |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 1121.10                      | 50.11                                 | 1171.21  |
| 8       | Haryana           | 16.48                        | 40.18                                 | 56.66    |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 196.79                       | 29.15                                 | 225.94   |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir | 679.49                       | 28.67                                 | 708.16   |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 1500.11                      | 63.98                                 | 1564.09  |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 678.53                       | 37.14                                 | 715.67   |
| 13      | Kerala            | 138.60                       | 46.03                                 | 184.63   |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 4158.16                      | 70.86                                 | 4229.02  |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 1286.38                      | 606.74                                | 1893.12  |
| 16      | Manipur           | 404.46                       | 29.04                                 | 433.5    |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 488.30                       | 48.17                                 | 536.47   |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 538.57                       | 15.16                                 | 553.73   |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 521.17                       | 64.01                                 | 585.18   |
| 20      | Odisha            | 2114.44                      | 85.26                                 | 2199.7   |
| 21      | Punjab            | 9.25                         | 33.72                                 | 42.97    |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 2343.31                      | 45.61                                 | 2388.92  |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 146.83                       | 15.81                                 | 162.64   |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 259.05                       | 52.97                                 | 312.02   |
| 25      | Telangana         | 629.32                       | 219.85                                | 849.17   |
| 26      | Tripura           | 352.55                       | 13.73                                 | 366.28   |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 687.47                       | 149.39                                | 836.86   |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 138.15                       | 33.18                                 | 171.33   |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 1341.52                      | 89.39                                 | 1430.91  |
| Total   |                   | 24637.25                     |                                       | 26936.11 |
|         |                   |                              | 2298.86                               |          |

| S.No.   | State             |   Sanctioned Amount to State |   Sanctioned Amount to other agencies in the State |    Total |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                       874.24 |                                              36.17 |   910.41 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                       658.88 |                                              32.68 |   691.56 |
| 3       | Assam             |                      1113.24 |                                             135.4  |  1248.64 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                       465.62 |                                              38.28 |   503.9  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                      1688.33 |                                             248.6  |  1936.93 |
| 6       | Goa               |                        24.38 |                                               3.13 |    27.51 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                      1332.46 |                                              91.79 |  1424.25 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                        36.9  |                                              23.17 |    60.07 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |                       189.71 |                                              18.2  |   207.91 |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir |                       581.42 |                                              82.66 |   664.08 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                      1473.1  |                                              75.15 |  1548.25 |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                       645.94 |                                              43.14 |   689.08 |
| 13      | Kerala            |                       175.17 |                                              46.47 |   221.64 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                      3370.14 |                                              73.44 |  3443.58 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                      1626.04 |                                             818.15 |  2444.19 |
| 16      | Manipur           |                       369.28 |                                              48.79 |   418.07 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                       582.58 |                                              16.11 |   598.69 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                       578.2  |                                              21.64 |   599.84 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                       668.69 |                                              66.97 |   735.66 |
| 20      | Odisha            |                      2302.07 |                                              77.17 |  2379.24 |
| 21      | Punjab            |                        28.82 |                                              12.8  |    41.62 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                      2091.07 |                                              38.99 |  2130.06 |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                       107.32 |                                              26.8  |   134.12 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |                       241.57 |                                              44.42 |   285.99 |
| 25      | Telangana         |                       593.84 |                                             150.95 |   744.79 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                       382.75 |                                              16.71 |   399.46 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                       516.77 |                                             288.88 |   805.65 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                       151.67 |                                              30.76 |   182.43 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                      1446.42 |                                              68.22 |  1514.64 |
| Total   | Total             |                     24316.6  |                                            2675.64 | 26992.3  |