Lok Sabha Question No. 4125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Empowerment of Tribal Women in Rajasthan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †4125

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 28/03/2022

## EMPOWERMENT OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN RAJASTHAN

## †4125.   SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to promote tribal women entrepreneurship in Rajasthan;
- (b)  the  details  of  training/skill  development  programmes  to  empower  tribal  women  in  Banswara  and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan and the number of women who have got placement after training; and (c) the number of tribal women in Banswara and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan who have started their own work after getting training and the details of the assistance provided to those women by the Government?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs through Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) and National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) provides assistance and support to promote entrepreneurship among tribal people with special focus to tribal women in the States / UTs with notified STs including Rajasthan, who are involved in traditional art & craft products, natural & organic products etc. through the following schemes:

(i) 'Pradhan Mantri Jana Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)' from 2021-22, which has been redesigned through the merger and extension of two existing schemes for promotion of tribal livelihood, i.e., 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value  Chain  for  MFP'  and  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and  Marketing  of  Tribal  Products  / Produce'.

- (ii)    "Equity Support to National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) / State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporations (STFDCs)"

TRIFED is implementing Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram under PMJVM which envisages to set up Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK), each of which comprises about 300 members.  The scheme is implemented through

TRIFED  (Tribal  Co-Operative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  Limited)  in  the  areas  with significant tribal population in the Country including the State of Rajasthan to promote value-addition and marketing of tribal products and minor forest products (MFP). Each VDVK consists of 15 Van Dhan Self Help Groups (VDSHGs), each of which comprises of up to 20 members.  Since August, 2019,  TRIFED has sanctioned 3,110 Van DhanVikas Kendra wherein 52,976 Van Dhan Self Help Groups associated with 9.27 lakhs beneficiaries has been included in 25 States and 02 UTs.

479 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) have been sanctioned in  Rajasthan  State which are associated with  1,44,803  beneficiaries.  Among  these,  75  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  have  been  sanctioned  in  the Banswara (40) and Dungarpur (35) districts of Rajasthan State which comprise of both men and women. Training of 19 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras has been completed in Rajasthan State, which includes 2 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra of Dungarpur District, where beneficiaries are involved in value addition of MFPs. The details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) of Banswara and Dungarpur Districts at Annexure.

Under the Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram , 210 MFP gatherers (tribal women) have completed training  in 7 batches of 30  members each for 2 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra of Dungarpur District of Rajasthan  on value addition of  MFPs. The beneficiaries are engaged in value addition activities of Amla based products i.e. Amla Candy & Amla Pickle. An amount of Rs. 10.00 Lakhs @ Rs. 5.00 Lakh per Van Dhan Vikas Kendra has been released to the two (2) Van Dhan Vikas Kendras for value addition training purposes through  State Implementing Agency -Rajasthan Tribal Area Development Cooperative Federation Ltd., Udaipur.

NSTFDC is implementing an exclusive scheme titled "Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY)' for Tribal women to undertake any income generation activity. Under this scheme, loan up to 90% of project costing up to Rs.2 lakh is provided at a highly concessional rate of interest of 4% p.a. Number of women beneficiaries  assisted  under  AMSY  and  other  schemes  during  last  three  years  and  current  year  (upto 28.02.2022) is given below:

| Financial Year            | Women beneficiaries assisted under AMSY   |   Women beneficiaries assisted under other schemes |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                   | 208                                       |                                                244 |
| 2019-20                   | 512                                       |                                               1702 |
| 2020-21                   | 250                                       |                                                690 |
| 2021-22 (upto 28.02.2022) | -                                         |                                                217 |

## Annexure referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †4125 for 28.3.2022 raised by Shri Kanakmal Katara regarding Empowerment of Tribal Women in Rajasthan"

The details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) of Banswara and Dungarpur Districts:

|   Sl. No. | State     | District   | Name of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)   |
|-----------|-----------|------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Radha                                  |
|         2 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Sita mata                              |
|         3 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Mahakali                               |
|         4 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Mahadev                                |
|         5 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Vagad                                  |
|         6 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | mangaleshwar                           |
|         7 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | mahatma gandhi                         |
|         8 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | vande mataram                          |
|         9 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Ujjval                                 |
|        10 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Sawriya saith                          |
|        11 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Mahi ganga                             |
|        12 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Tripura                                |
|        13 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Dasha Mata                             |
|        14 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Guru Govind                            |
|        15 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Swariya ji                             |
|        16 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Jai bajrang bali                       |
|        17 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Bholynath                              |
|        18 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Nari shakti                            |
|        19 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Amjiya                                 |
|        20 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Jai Bhawani                            |
|        21 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Vidhya                                 |
|        22 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | jai bharat                             |
|        23 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Dharti Mata                            |
|        24 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Laxmi bai                              |
|        25 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Deepak                                 |
|        26 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Laxmi Mata                             |
|        27 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Ramdevji                               |
|        28 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Om Bana                                |
|        29 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Sawriya saith                          |
|        30 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Vandemataram                           |
|        31 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Puja                                   |
|        32 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Bhervji bavsi                          |
|        33 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Joganiya Mata                          |
|        34 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Mahadev                                |
|        35 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Roshni                                 |
|        36 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Varsha                                 |
|        37 | Rajasthan | Banswara   | Parvati                                |

|   38 | Rajasthan   | Banswara   | Vanvasi               |
|------|-------------|------------|-----------------------|
|   39 | Rajasthan   | Banswara   | johar                 |
|   40 | Rajasthan   | Banswara   | Tripura               |
|   41 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Semaliya pandiya |
|   42 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Selota           |
|   43 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Vanori           |
|   44 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Buchiya bada     |
|   45 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Padava           |
|   46 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Gada Jhumji      |
|   47 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Padardi badi     |
|   48 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Ranoli           |
|   49 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Kahela           |
|   50 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Kokapur          |
|   51 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Bain             |
|   52 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Dench            |
|   53 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Virat            |
|   54 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Badgama          |
|   55 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Chhani           |
|   56 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Ghugra           |
|   57 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Deval Khas       |
|   58 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Tadi obri        |
|   59 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Bhatwada         |
|   60 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Kheda            |
|   61 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Uper Gav         |
|   62 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Chela kherwara   |
|   63 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Sindri Kherwara  |
|   64 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Bori             |
|   65 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Antri            |
|   66 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Punali           |
|   67 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Faloj            |
|   68 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Shishod          |
|   69 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Mahipal pura     |
|   70 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Talaiya          |
|   71 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Bankoda          |
|   72 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Ramgarh          |
|   73 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Parda itiwar     |
|   74 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Aspur            |
|   75 | Rajasthan   | Dungarpur  | VDVK Indoda           |

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