Lok Sabha Question No. 4569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Healthcare Research Programme for Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4569

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## HEALTHCARE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES

## 4569.  SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  proposing  to  implement  Scheduled  Tribes  Healthcare Research Programme; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its scheme 'Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)' and 'Tribal Festival, Research Information and Mass Education' provides funds to Tribal Research Institutes and Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for Research project on various issues  including  Healthcare  Research  Programme  for  Scheduled  Tribes.  Details  of  project sanctioned by the Ministry, during last two years on Health issues is at annexure .

The  Ministry  is  also  implementing  the  programmes  of  Special  Central  Assistance  to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution. Under both the programmes, assistance is provided as 100% grant in the form of an additive to State Governments for various activities including health sector. The interventions related to health sector  funded  under  the  programmes  are  strengthening  of  building  infrastructure  of  CHC  / PHC, Mobile dispensary in remote locations, conduct of screening for acute health problems like  Sickle  Cell  Anaemia  among  tribal  students  and  provision  of  health  cards,  focus  on eradication  of  prevalent  endemic  health  problems  like  Malaria,  Leprosy,  TB  etc.  These interventions  are  demand  driven  and  funds  are  provided  to  State  Governments  based  upon proposals received from the State Governments and after appraisal and approval by a Project Appraisal  Committee  (PAC)  in  the  Ministry.  In  recent  years,  no  healthcare  project  was sanctioned under SCA to TSS or Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution.

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Statement in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 4569 regarding 'Healthcare Research  Programme for  Scheduled  Tribes'  raised  by  SHRI  SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR ULAKA  for answer on 22.07.2019.

## Project Sanctioned Detail

|   Sl. No | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | TRI/ COE             | Year of Sanction   |   Fund Release |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|        1 | Exploring the Traditional Health Practices among the Rabhas of Goalpara District                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam (TRI)          | 2017-18            |           3.5  |
|        2 | Disease Profile of PVTG in the Micro Project Area of Odisha (An Empirical Study in Consultation with RMRC &NRHM) through outsourcing agency                                                                                                               | Odisha (TRI)         | 2017-18            |          19.6  |
|        3 | Study of anaemia in tribal pregnant women and foster mother                                                                                                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh (TRI) | 2017-18            |           1.68 |
|        4 | Consumption of alcohol and its consequences among Scheduled Tribes of West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                         | West Bengal (TRI)    | 2017-18            |           7.94 |
|        5 | Research on Traditional healthcare practices among Toto and Birhor tribe of West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal (TRI)    | 2017-18            |          10.88 |
|        6 | Compendium of Tribal Medicines and related Traditional Knowledge                                                                                                                                                                                          | Assam (TRI)          | 2018-19            |          10    |
|        7 | Compendium of traditional medicinal practices with special references to Santhal, Munda and Oran                                                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand (TRI)      | 2018-19            |          15    |
|        8 | Preparation of Compendium on Traditional Tribal Medicine. (Bonda, Didayi, Kandha, DongriaKandha, Santal, Munda, Bhumij, Kolha, Kharia, Mankirdia, Juang, Saora, Koya, Kisan, Dharua, Oraon, Bhuyan, Gadaba, Bhunjia, Gond etc. based on previous studies) | Odisha (TRI)         | 2018-19            |           5    |
|        9 | Sensitization of unqualified medicinal practitioners (UMP's) in 5 districts (PVTGs)                                                                                                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh (TRI) | 2018-19            |          10    |
|       10 | Treatment seeking behavior for febrile illness and associated dependent factors in different tribal groups                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh (TRI) | 2018-19            |          10    |
|       11 | Improvement of health delivery system and utilization among PVTG of MP                                                                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh (TRI) | 2018-19            |          10    |
|       12 | Health issues among the Baiga tribe in Anuppur and Dindori district.                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh (TRI) | 2018-19            |           0.45 |
|       13 | Medicinal Plants &Herbs:- Study on its uses amongst the Tribal Community of Tripura including documentation.                                                                                                                                              | Tripura (TRI)        | 2018-19            |           4    |
|       14 | Shifting cultivation and its impact on livelihood and health of the tribes of Tripura                                                                                                                                                                     | Tripura (TRI)        | 2018-19            |           4    |
|       15 | Awareness camp on prevalence of mental health                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Tripura (TRI)        | 2018-19            |           5    |

(Rs. In lakh)

|    | problems among tribal cancer patient of Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                               |                 |             |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
| 16 | Traditional health care practices of Scheduled Tribes in West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | West Bengal (TRI)                                                                             | 2018-19         | 75.00       |
| 17 | Health of tribal elderly in Odisha: Challenges of access and affordability.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | NIT, Rourkela (COE)                                                                           | 2017-18 2018-19 | 54.93 38.41 |
| 18 | (a) Baseline study on the health status of the children studying in the selected EMRS of Odisha. (b) Propose an appropriate dietary intervention targeted to children attending the EMRS in selected districts of the Odisha state by introducing an affordable 'Nutri-Food Basket' and sensitizing the population on the need to diversify their diets. | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi - Aird Tropics (ICRISAT), Telangana (COE) | 2018-19         | 20.10       |
| 19 | Provision for documentation of Ethnomedicine / Traditional medicine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak. (COE)                                   | 2018-19         | 18.50       |
| 20 | To identify the health needs of tribal women in different groups, To identify the challenges faced by women in accessing health services, To study the health facilities in tribal blocks with special reference to infrastructure, services and human resources. To prepare the road map for improving health status of tribal women.                   | Atal Bihari Vajpaee Institute of Good Governance, Bhopal                                      | 2018-19         | 15.00       |
| 21 | 1. Documentation of traditional health care practices, traditional medicines and to enable research 2. To validate the traditional medicinal knowledge used by tribal population for treating cardio-metabolic diseases.                                                                                                                                 | NIPER, Guwahati                                                                               | 2018-19         | 20.00       |

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