Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: New Schemes for Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †317

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## NEW SCHEMES FOR TRIBALS

## †317. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  new  policy/scheme  for  the  economic upliftment of tribals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said policy/ scheme is likely to be implemented

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a)  to  (c):  Ministry  does  not  proposes  to  formulate  any  new  policy  /  schemefor  the  economic upliftment  of  tribals  at  this  stage.The  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  are  demand driven  and  funding  are  made  in  various  sectors  including  for  employment-cum-income generation  and  covers  activities  such  as  establishment  of  Agro/Forest/Natural  Resource  based micro  / village industries through  training of tribal  cooperatives,  SHGs  and  individual entrepreneurs,  promotion  and  skill  development  in  traditional  tribal  culture  areas  like  tribal jewelry, painting, dance forms, music and culinary art, Village tourism, Eco-tourism, etc.

The  scheme  of Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  and  Development  of  Value  Chain  for  MFP covers  various activities  including  procurement  of  MFPs  when  their  market  price  falls  below  their  notified MSP, setting up/expansion of storage facilities, expanding the knowledge base on MFP, training for  sustainable  collection,  value  addition,  etc.  The  activities  involving  expanding  knowledge base, training for sustainable collection, value addition, etc. are done through by the Ministry and the Central Government bears 100% of the expenditure incurred for these activities. While there is  no  proposal to introduce a separate scheme/policy on this matter, Ministry of Tribal Affairs desired to brand the activities being undertaken by it under the existing scheme of Mechanism for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  and Development  of  Value  Chain  for  MFP as  'Van  Dhan  Vikas  Karyakram'.    Van  Dhan  Vikas Karyakram  is a training and development of value chain components of the scheme of Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.

Government is formulating Five Year Vision plan for overall development of the tribals for  the  next  five  years.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  / programmes for overall development/welfare of Scheduled Tribes:-

|   Sl.No. | Names of Schemes / Programmes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        2 | Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST students                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        3 | National Overseas Scholarship for ST students for studying abroad.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|        4 | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students (a) Scholarship for Higher Education (earlier known as Top Class Education For ST Students). (b) Fellowship (earlier known as Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST students). |
|        5 | Grants-in-aid to Voluntary Organisations Working for welfare of STs                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|        6 | Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|        7 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        8 | Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|        9 | Special Central Assistance(SCA) to Tribal Sub-Scheme(TSS)                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       10 | Grants-in-aid to Tribal Research Institutes                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       11 | Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       12 | Support to National/State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporations                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       13 | Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Mechanism of marketing of Development of Value Chain for MFP                                                                                                                                 |
|       14 | Research Information &Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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