Lok Sabha Question No. 4241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Primitive Tribal Groups
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.01.2019

## PRIMITIVE TRIBAL GROUPS

## 4241. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has identified separate Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) among Scheduled Tribes in Odisha;
- (b)   if so, the names of tribes included in PTGs, State/UT-wise;
- (c)   the details of facilities being extended to them along with the funds allocated, released and utilised in this regard;
- (d)   whether the Government has given reservation in Government jobs for PTGs; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) & (b) There are 75 tribal groups in 18 States and one Union Territory (UT) which have been identified and categorized  as  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs)  earlier  known  as  Primitive  Tribal  Groups (PTGs).  State/UT-wise list of PVTGs is given at Annexure - I.

(c) The Ministry is implementing a scheme namely 'Development of Primitive Tribes Groups (PVTG)' for the welfare of PVTGs. The scheme is flexible as it enables the States to focus on areas that they consider is relevant to PVTGs and their socio-cultural environment. The scheme is demand driven and activities under it  include  housing,  land  distribution,  land  development,  agricultural  development,  animal  husbandry, construction  of  link  roads,  installation  of  non-conventional  sources  of  energy  for  lighting  purpose,  social security or any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs. The  funds  are  sanctioned  to  the  State  Government/UT  on  submitting  their  Annual  Conservation-cumDevelopment (CCD) Plan before the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry and on its approval. A statement showing funds released and utilized during last two years and Current Financial year under the scheme is at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) The  benefits  of  reservation  in  Government  jobs  are  extended  to  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs) (including these PVTGs who are STs) as notified by the Government from time to time.

## Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a)&(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4241 for answer on 07.01.2019.

| State-wise list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | State-wise list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | State-wise list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | State-wise list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | State-wise list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | State-wise list of 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                                                | 41                                                                 | Katkaria /kathodi                                                  |
| 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                                                        |                                                                    | 45                                                                 | Chukutia Bhunjia                                                   |
| 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                                                      |                                                                    | 49                                                                 | Dongaria Khond                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)                               | 12                                                                 | Tothi                                                              |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand )                                       | 13                                                                 | Asur                                                               | Odisha                                                             | 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                                                              |
| Bihar (including Jharkhand )                                       | 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                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                         | 64                                                                 | Toda                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                          | 28                                                                 | Koraga                                                             | Tripura                                                            | 65                                                                 | Raing                                                              |
| Kerala                                                             | 29                                                                 | Cholanaikayan                                                      | Uttar Pradesh (including Uttrakhand)                               | 66                                                                 | Buksa                                                              |
| Kerala                                                             | 30                                                                 | Kadar                                                              | Uttar Pradesh (including Uttrakhand)                               | 67                                                                 | Raji                                                               |
| Kerala                                                             | 31                                                                 | Kattunayakan                                                       | West Bengal                                                        | 68                                                                 | Birhor                                                             |
| Kerala                                                             | 32                                                                 | Koraga                                                             | West Bengal                                                        | 69                                                                 | Lodha                                                              |
| Kerala                                                             | 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                                           | 75                                                                 | Shom Pen                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh)                            | 40                                                                 | Sahariya                                                           | Andaman & Nicobar island                                           |                                                                    |                                                                    |

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4241 for  answer  on 07.01.2019.

| Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   | Statement showing fund released and Utilization Reported under Scheme of PVTG (as on 03.01.2019) (Rs. in lakh)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No                                                                                                            | Name of State                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                          | 2018-19*                                                                                                         |
| S. No                                                                                                            | Name of State                                                                                                    | Released                                                                                                         | Utilized Reported                                                                                                | Released                                                                                                         | Utilized Reported                                                                                                | Released                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 5105.00                                                                                                          | 5105.00                                                                                                          | 2076.00                                                                                                          | 1557.00                                                                                                          | 1837.00                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                | Andaman & Nicobar island                                                                                         | 100.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             | 200.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 342.87                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             | 295.91                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 1230.00                                                                                                          | 1230.00                                                                                                          | 1089.50                                                                                                          | 817.50                                                                                                           | 1051.50                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 779.12                                                                                                           | 125.02                                                                                                           | 390.67                                                                                                           | 228.63                                                                                                           | 422.88                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 3120.00                                                                                                          | 3120.00                                                                                                          | 2043.75                                                                                                          | 1818.67                                                                                                          | 2646.00                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 136.00                                                                                                           | 136.00                                                                                                           | 467.00                                                                                                           | 467.00                                                                                                           | 460.00                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                           | 100.00                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             | 62.00                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 10460.40                                                                                                         | 9950.40                                                                                                          | 8232.46                                                                                                          | 7905.72                                                                                                          | 7998.09                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 2077.00                                                                                                          | 2077.00                                                                                                          | 1226.25                                                                                                          | 1226.25                                                                                                          | 1230.26                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                          | 329.00                                                                                                           | 329.00                                                                                                           | 195.00                                                                                                           | 195.00                                                                                                           | 311.00                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                               | Orissa                                                                                                           | 1379.00                                                                                                          | 1379.00                                                                                                          | 1297.00                                                                                                          | 548.31                                                                                                           | 3341.31                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 1331.00                                                                                                          | 1331.00                                                                                                          | 1038.00                                                                                                          | 833.31                                                                                                           | 1008.00                                                                                                          |
| 14                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 3055.00                                                                                                          | 2742.80                                                                                                          | 1770.75                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 1139.00                                                                                                          | 1139.00                                                                                                          | 778.00                                                                                                           | 434.50                                                                                                           | 533.00                                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 2250.00                                                                                                          | 1529.81                                                                                                          | 2305.00                                                                                                          | 229.98                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 574.00                                                                                                           | 574.00                                                                                                           | 330.75                                                                                                           | 330.75                                                                                                           | 843.42                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                               | Utrakhand                                                                                                        | 292.48                                                                                                           | 292.48                                                                                                           | 130.00                                                                                                           | 130.00                                                                                                           | 565.86                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             | 17.96                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                  | Grand Total                                                                                                      | 33799.87                                                                                                         | 31060.51                                                                                                         | 23946.00                                                                                                         | 16722.62                                                                                                         | 22248.32                                                                                                         |