Lok Sabha Question No. 4637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Tribal Sub-scheme (PVTG)
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4637

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## TRIBAL SUB-SCHEME (PVTG)

## 4637.  DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that  funds allocated to the States/UTs under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-scheme, Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution by the Government could  not  be  utilized  by  the  States/UTs  including  West  Bengal  and  remained unspent in the current financial year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of such funds/grants allocated to the States, including West Bengal in the last three years and purpose achieved so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : Funds are released to States / UTs only after examining project proposals with  reference  to  allocation,  pending  Utilization  Certificates  /  Physical  progress reports. Reports regarding Utilization of funds released during current financial year are not due at present.
- (c) Details of State-wise allocation under mentioned schemes are given at Annexure . The  purpose of support under Special Central Assistance to Tribal  Subscheme(SCA to TSS), scheme of Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups  (PVTGs),  grant  under  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  is  to  bridge  the development  gap  between  Scheduled  Tribes  and  national  /  state  average  on indicators like education, health and livelihood.

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## Annexure

State- wise details of Allocation under the Schemes SCA to TSS, Development of PVTG

## and Grants under Article 275(1) for 2019-20

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No.   | States                   | Allocation   | Allocation   | Allocation                    |
|----------|--------------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States                   | SCA to TSS   | PVTGs        | Article 275(1) including EMRS |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh           | 3219.90      | 1764.00      | 8942.43                       |
| 2        | Andaman & Nicobar island | **           | 250.00       | 0.00                          |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 6211.52      | **           | 13202.25                      |
| 4        | Assam                    | 3926.99      | **           | 10802.85                      |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 1152.06      | 250.00       | 0.00                          |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh             | 10257.61     | 1010.00      | 22500.77                      |
| 7        | Goa                      | 600.00       | **           | 0.00                          |
| 8        | Gujarat                  | 9311.04      | 580.00       | 16833.88                      |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 1859.94      | **           | 5314.08                       |
| 10       | J&K                      | 4508.82      | **           | 5410.00                       |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 10209.96     | 2541.00      | 11165.85                      |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 5273.73      | 442.00       | 10435.46                      |
| 13       | Kerala                   | 810.06       | 250.00       | 633.29                        |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh           | 20083.77     | 8262.00      | 44873.92                      |
| 15       | Maharashtra              | 11529.46     | 1510.00      | 23136.70                      |
| 16       | Manipur                  | 2069.93      | 239.00       | 6151.91                       |
| 17       | Meghalaya                | 3633.28      | **           | 4799.53                       |
| 18       | Mizoram                  | 2245.32      | **           | 6598.83                       |
| 19       | Nagaland                 | 2532.99      | **           | 6802.11                       |
| 20       | Odisha                   | 12327.39     | 1202.00      | 15110.66                      |
| 21       | Rajasthan                | 9182.49      | 968.00       | 15586.18                      |
| 22       | Sikkim                   | 600.00       | **           | 3175.36                       |
| 23       | Tamilnadu                | 813.13       | 2221.00      | 6356.07                       |
| 24       | Telangana                | 4022.57      | 882.00       | 9973.28                       |
| 25       | Tripura                  | 1459.57      | 1636.00      | 2952.63                       |
| 26       | Uttarakhand              | 600.00       | 476.00       | 428.37                        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh            | 976.62       | 417.00       | 2760.71                       |
| 28       | West Bengal              | 5081.86      | 100.00       | 12127.17                      |
|          | Total                    | 134500.01    | 25000.00     | 266074.29                     |