Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Grants in Aid to TRIFED
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *318

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 16.03.2020

## GRANTS IN AID TO TRIFED

## *318 SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the grants in aid provided to the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) and the State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporations/Federations under the Scheme of 'Institutional support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce' during each of the last three years and the current year till date;
- (b) the status of implementation of the 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' scheme; and
- (c) its success in providing social safety to MFP gatherers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid down on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *318 for 16.03.2020 regarding 'Grants-in-Aid to TRIFED'.

- (a) The details of grants in aid provided to the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) and the State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporations/Federations under the Scheme of 'Institutional support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce' during last three years and the current year are at Annexure 1 .
- (b) The Scheme is implemented through a State level agency  (SLA) appointed by the State Govt.  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India provides fund to the SLA for procurement of MFP items and also for creation  of  infrastructure  and  modernization  of  Haats  in  the  ratio  of  75:25  Central  and  State  shame respectively. Loss, if any, is also shared by Centre and State in the ratio of 75:25. Presently, the scheme has coverage of 49 MFPs and is applicable to all states. The scheme being demand driven, funds are released as per requirement. Details of grants released during last three years and current year at Annexure 2 .
- (c) During 2014-15 to 2018-19, State Implementing Agencies have procured MFP items of the value of Rs.  133.68  Crore.  Further,  35,180  beneficiaries  have  also  been  imparted  MFP  development  training  on scientific collection, harvesting, storage, grading techniques, value addition etc. on the MFPs.From 2019-20, the  scheme  was  modified  and  a  component  of  establishment  of  VanDhan  Kendra  was  incorporated  under VanDhanYojna (VDY).Under the scheme Rs. 136.08 Crores has been sanctioned for establishment of 928 VDVK.  The details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra approved/sanctioned to states is enclosed as Annexure 3 .

Statement  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *318  regarding  'Grants  in  Aid  to TRIFED' raised by SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAMfor answer on 16.03.2020.

Details  of  grants-in-aid  provided  under  the  Scheme  of  'Institutional  support  for  Development  and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce' during 2016-17 to 2019-20 (upto 29.02.2020)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. N.   | State/TRIFED   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|---------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Kerala         | -         | 393.52    | -         | 79.70     |
| 2.      | Rajasthan      | 43.43     | -         | -         | 562.74    |
| 3.      | Tripura        | 351.10    | 201.48    | -         | -         |
| 4.      | West Bengal    | 431.47    | -         | 85.00     | -         |
| 5.      | Mizoram        | 174.00    | -         | 696.00    | -         |
| 6.      | Sikkim         | -         | -         | 219.00    | -         |
| 7.      | Maharashtra    | -         | -         | -         | 196.98    |
| 8.      | TRIFED         | 3900.00   | 3900.00   | 6250.00   | 11850.00  |
| Total   | Total          | 4900.00   | 4495.00   | 7250.00   | 12689.42  |

Statement  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *318  regarding  'Grants  in  Aid  to TRIFED' raised by SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAMfor answer on 16.03.2020.

Details  of  funds  released  under  the  Scheme  of  MSP  to  MFP  during  2016-17  to  2019-20  (upto 29.02.2020)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State/TRIFED   | Funds released in 2016-17   | Funds released in 2016-17   | Funds Released during 2017-18   | Funds Released during 2017-18   | Funds Released during 2018-19   | Funds Released during 2018-19   | Funds Released during 2019-20   | Funds Released during 2019-20   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/TRIFED   | General                     | Capital                     | General                         | Capital                         | General                         | Capital                         | General                         | Capital                         |
| 1.       | Chhattisgarh   | -                           | -                           | -                               | 89.41                           | 0.00                            | 197.31                          | -                               | 703.53                          |
| 2.       | Gujarat        | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | 122.00                          | 497.37                          | -                               | -                               |
| 3.       | Jharkhand      | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | -                               |                                 | -                               | -                               |
| 4.       | Maharashtra    | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | -                               |                                 | -                               | -                               |
| 5.       | Andhra Pradesh | -                           | -                           | 300.00                          | -                               | -                               | 709.50                          | -                               | -                               |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | -                               | 2,681.25                        | -                               | -                               |
| 7.       | Odisha         | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 9.       | West Bengal    | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | 201.72                          | 455.44                          | -                               | -                               |
| 10.      | Manipur        | -                           | -                           | 10.50                           | -                               | -                               | 90.00                           | -                               | -                               |
| 11.      | Nagaland       | -                           | -                           | 19.16                           | -                               | -                               | 65.80                           | 233.00                          | -                               |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh  | -                           | -                           | 240.00                          | -                               | -                               | 821.25                          | -                               | -                               |
| 13.      | Kerala         | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | 59.74                           | 357.75                          | -                               | -                               |
| 14.      | Karnataka      | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | 124.60                          | -                               | -                               | -                               |
| 15.      | Assam          | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | 30.24                           | 124.33                          | -                               | 584.06                          |
| 16.      | Tripura        | -                           | -                           | -                               | -                               | -                               | -                               | 200.66                          | -                               |
| 17.      | TRIFED         | 200.00                      | 0.00                        | 200.00                          | 0.00                            | 3,147.00                        | 0.00                            | 8,800.00                        | 0.00                            |
| Total    |                | 200.00                      | 0.00                        | 769.66                          | 89.41                           | 3,685.30                        | 6,000.00                        | 9,233.66                        | 1,287.59                        |

Statement  in  reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *318  regarding  'Grants  in  Aid  to TRIFED' raised by SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM for answer on 16.03.2020.

## Details of Van DhanVikas Kendras(VDVKs) sanctioned across the country

| Sl. No.   | States         |   No. of VDVKs Sanctioned |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) |   Number of Beneficiaries |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh |                        75 |                            1064    |                     21280 |
| 2.        | Assam          |                        27 |                             405    |                      8818 |
| 3.        | Bihar          |                         8 |                              81.5  |                     11630 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh   |                       139 |                            2085    |                     41700 |
| 5.        | Goa            |                         1 |                              15    |                       300 |
| 6.        | Gujarat        |                        38 |                             569.35 |                     11350 |
| 7.        | Jharkhand      |                        39 |                             569.7  |                     11601 |
| 8.        | Karnataka      |                        19 |                             285    |                      5700 |
| 9.        | Kerala         |                        13 |                             195    |                      3900 |
| 10.       | Madhya Pradesh |                        86 |                            1290    |                     25800 |
| 11.       | Maharashtra    |                        64 |                             960    |                     19350 |
| 12.       | Manipur        |                        77 |                            1155    |                     23259 |
| 13.       | Mizoram        |                        44 |                             581.55 |                     11665 |
| 14.       | Nagaland       |                        73 |                            1065    |                     21300 |
| 15.       | Odisha         |                       156 |                            2269.25 |                     45578 |
| 16.       | Rajasthan      |                        25 |                             372.2  |                      7580 |
| 17.       | Tamil Nadu     |                         7 |                             105    |                      2100 |
| 18.       | Telangana      |                        17 |                             255    |                      5100 |
| 19.       | Tripura        |                        17 |                             226.25 |                      4530 |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                         5 |                              59.55 |                      1238 |
| Total     | Total          |                       930 |                           13638.4  |                    283779 |

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