Lok Sabha Question No. 893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Industries in Tribal Dominated Districts
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †893

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/02/2022

## INDUSTRIES IN TRIBAL DOMINATED DISTRICTS

†893. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any policy in place for setting up of the industries by the tribal youth of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of tribal youth which have opened such industries as per such policy in the country, State- wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any special plans to allow the youth of tribal dominated districts  of  Jhabua  and  Alirajpur  to  set  up  industries  as  they  are  deprived  of  such opportunities;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, whether the same would be considered?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing a scheme 'Margin Money Support Scheme for ST Entrepreneurs' through National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) in order to finance projects under the Stand-Up India Scheme of Government of India, since December 2020. Under this scheme, the eligible ST Entrepreneurs are allowed to avail financial assistance of NSTFDC to the extent of 15% of the total project cost under Stand-Up India Scheme. No disbursement has been made till date under the scheme due to want of proposals from the Channelizing Agencies.

The  Ministry  also  provides  grants  to  states   under  Grant  to  States  for  275(1)  of  the Constitution  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  the  States.     The  Ministry  has  not received  any  request  from  the  State  specifically  for  Jhabua  and  Alirajpur  to  set  up industries.

Cabinet has approved  new scheme of 'Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes' (VCFST), which is aimed at promoting Entrepreneurship among the STs. The VCF-ST scheme would  be  a  social  sector  initiative  to  promote  ST  entrepreneurship  and  to  support  and incubate the start-up ideas by ST youth. An amount of Rs. 50 cr. has been sanctioned in the budget for the sheme.

NSTFDC) also extends concessional loans to the eligible ST persons for undertaking any income  generation  activities  through  its  implementing  agencies  through  the  following schemes:

Term Loan Scheme: Under this scheme, term loan is provided for viable projects costing upto ₹50.00 lakh per unit. Financial assistance is extended upto 90% of the cost of the project and the balance is met by way of subsidy/ promoter contribution/ margin money.

Adivasi  Mahila  Sashaktikaran Yojana  (AMSY): Under the scheme, NSTFDC, provides loan upto 90% for projects costing upto ₹2.00 lakh for economic development of Scheduled Tribes Women. Financial assistance under the scheme is extended at highly concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.

Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF): Under the scheme, the Corporation provides loans upto ₹50,000/- per member and maximum ₹5 Lakh per Self Help Group (SHG). The details of Amount and beneficiaries in respect of these schemes is given in Annexure 1 for 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Besides, assistance is provided to ST entrepreneurs under various schemes of Ministry of Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  and  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries,  as detailed at Annexure 2 .

## Annexure  1  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  the  Question  No.  893  to  be  answered  on 07.02.2022

## Details of Amount Disbursed and No. of Beneficiaries during 2018-19

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Term Loan   | Term Loan    | MCF      | MCF          | AMSY    | AMSY         | Total    | Total        |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------|--------------|----------|--------------|---------|--------------|----------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Amount      | Beneficia ry | Amount   | Benefi ciary | Amou nt | Benef iciary | Amount   | Beneficiar y |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 781.72      | 139          | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 781.72   | 139          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 324.25      | 3773         |          |              |         |              | 324.25   | 3773         |
| 3         | Assam               | 4.92        | 12           | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 4.92     | 12           |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh        | 497.36      | 185          | 8.91     | 150          | 24.30   | 27           | 530.57   | 362          |
| 5         | Gujarat             | 2329.32     | 7485         | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 2329.32  | 7485         |
| 6         | Haryana             | 0.41        | 1            |          |              |         |              | 0.41     | 1            |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh    | 73.69       | 62           | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 73.69    | 62           |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1249.50     | 327          | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 1249.5   | 327          |
| 9         | Jharkhand           | 85.70       | 5            | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 85.7     | 5            |
| 10        | Karnataka           | 26.89       | 34           |          |              |         |              | 26.89    | 34           |
| 11        | Kerala              | 135.33      | 89           | 0.00     | 0            | 8.06    | 18           | 143.39   | 107          |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh      | 2014.57     | 2265         | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 2014.57  | 2265         |
| 13        | Maharashtra         | 9.43        | 11           |          |              |         |              | 9.43     | 11           |
| 14        | Meghalaya           | 546.63      | 1992         | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 546.63   | 1992         |
| 15        | Mizoram             | 4680.78     | 1801         | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 4680.78  | 1801         |
| 16        | Nagaland            | 1582.23     | 10504        | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 1582.23  | 10504        |
| 17        | Odisha              | 199.62      | 353          | 0.00     | 0            | 0.00    | 0            | 199.62   | 353          |
| 18        | Rajasthan           | 1279.29     | 1155         | 0.00     | 0            | 186.75  | 208          | 1466.04  | 1363         |
| 19        | Sikkim              | 0.92        | 1            |          |              |         |              | 0.92     | 1            |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu          | 47.32       | 65           |          |              |         |              | 47.32    | 65           |
| 21        | Telangana           | 477.15      | 417          | 10000.00 | 30000        | 0.00    | 0            | 10477.15 | 30417        |
| 22        | Tripura             | 851.40      | 343          |          |              |         |              | 851.4    | 343          |
| 23        | Uttarakhand         | 444.47      | 169          | 0.00     | 0            | 0.45    | 1            | 444.92   | 170          |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh       | 3.73        | 3            |          |              |         |              | 3.73     | 3            |
| 25        | West Bengal         | 265.34      | 172          | 949.10   | 8664         | 20.25   | 225          | 1234.69  | 9061         |
|           | TOTAL               | 17911.97    | 31363        | 10958.01 | 38814        | 239.81  | 479          | 29109.79 | 70656        |

Details of Amount Disbursed and No. of Beneficiaries during 2019-20

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State         | Term Loan   | Term Loan    | MCF     | MCF          | AMSY    | AMSY         | Total     | Total        |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|---------|--------------|---------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State         | Amount      | Beneficia ry | Amoun t | Beneficia ry | Amoun t | Benef iciary | Amoun t   | Beneficiar y |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1285.03     | 276          | -       | -            | -       | -            | 1285.03   | 276          |
| 2         | Andaman& Nicob ar Islands | 245.00      | 7501         | -       | -            | -       | -            | 245       | 7501         |
| 3         | Assam                     | -           | -            | 58.20   | 167          | -       | -            | 58.2      | 167          |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh              | 929.30      | 3786         | -       | -            | -       | -            | 929.3     | 3786         |
| 5         | Gujarat                   | 388.00      | 96           | -       | -            | -       | -            | 388       | 96           |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh          | 20.83       | 25           | -       | -            | 20.00   | 50           | 40.83     | 75           |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir            | 446.25      | 135          | -       | -            | -       | -            | 446.25    | 135          |
| 8         | Jharkhand                 | 611.92      | 3742         | -       | -            | 21.25   | 25           | 633.17    | 3767         |
| 9         | Karnataka                 | 47.38       | 1911         | -       | -            | -       | -            | 47.38     | 1911         |
| 10        | Kerala                    | 114.90      | 54           | 3.51    | 13           | 9.90    | 22           | 128.31    | 89           |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh            | 4176.26     | 13282        | -       | -            | -       | -            | 4176.26   | 13282        |
| 12        | Maharashtra               | 951.56      | 447          | -       | -            | 216.00  | 240          | 1167.56   | 687          |
| 13        | Meghalaya                 | 1745.18     | 1412         | -       | -            | -       | -            | 1745.18   | 1412         |
| 14        | Mizoram                   | 4484.04     | 3084         | 1975.18 | 1586         | -       | -            | 6459.22   | 4670         |
| 15        | Nagaland                  | 2413.22     | 51918        |         |              | -       | -            | 2413.22   | 51918        |
| 16        | Odisha                    | 1654.78     | 4562         | 643.37  | 6668         | -       | -            | 2298.15   | 11230        |
| 17        | Rajasthan                 | 1849.52     | 3480         | -       | -            | 460.80  | 512          | 2310.32   | 3992         |
| 18        | Sikkim                    | 253.30      | 100          | -       | -            | -       | -            | 253.3     | 100          |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu                | 28.5        | 2775         | -       | -            | -       | -            | 28.5      | 2775         |
| 20        | Telangana                 | 30.07       | 1886         | 2710.00 | 6775         | -       | -            | 2740.07   | 8661         |
| 21        | Tripura                   | -           | -            | -       | -            | -       | -            | 0         | 0            |
| 22        | Uttarakhand               | 102.37      | 23           | -       | -            | -       | -            | 102.37    | 23           |
| 23        | West Bengal               | -           | -            | 453.90  | 3951         | 30.51   | 287          | 484.41    | 4238         |
|           | TOTAL                     | 21777.41    | 100495       | 5844.16 | 19160        | 758.46  | 1136         | 28380.0 3 | 120791       |

## Details of Amount Disbursed and No. of Beneficiaries during 2020-21

(Amount Rs. In Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Term Loan   | Term Loan   | MCF      | MCF         | AMSY    | AMSY        | Total    | Total       |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------|---------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Amount      | Beneficiary | Amount   | Beneficiary | Amount  | Beneficiary | Amount   | Beneficiary |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | -           | -           | 5022.24  | 12533       | -       | -           | 5022.24  | 12533       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 794.53      | 224         | 175.99   | 211         | -       | -           | 970.52   | 435         |
| 3         | Assam               | 5.00        | 2           | -        | -           | -       | -           | 5        | 2           |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh        | 195.76      | 235         | -        | -           | -       | -           | 195.76   | 235         |
| 5         | Gujarat             | 1440.90     | 8230        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 1440.9   | 8230        |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh    | 13.40       | 2           | -        | -           | -       | -           | 13.4     | 2           |
| 7         | Jammu& Kashmir      | 318.75      | 125         | -        | -           | 90.00   | 50          | 408.75   | 175         |
| 8         | Jharkhand           | 1.60        | 2           | 1000.00  | 10750       | -       | -           | 1001.6   | 10752       |
| 9         | Karnataka           | 2316.94     | 1905        | -        | -           | 792.14  | 1109        | 3109.08  | 3014        |
| 10        | Kerala              | 269.71      | 169         | -        | -           | 29.05   | 23          | 298.76   | 192         |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh      | 3360.10     | 5685        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 3360.1   | 5685        |
| 12        | Maharashtra         | 37.27       | 822         | -        | -           | -       | -           | 37.27    | 822         |
| 13        | Manipur             | 62.37       | 65          | -        | -           | -       | -           | 62.37    | 65          |
| 14        | Meghalaya           | 4485.43     | 35016       | -        | -           | -       | -           | 4485.43  | 35016       |
| 15        | Mizoram             | 3324.18     | 1399        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 3324.18  | 1399        |
| 16        | Nagaland            | 1098.72     | 48240       | -        | -           | -       | -           | 1098.72  | 48240       |
| 17        | Odisha              | 126.65      | 202         | 1667.79  | 22029       | 219.98  | 250         | 2014.42  | 22481       |
| 18        | Rajasthan           | 1985.18     | 2414        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 1985.18  | 2414        |
| 19        | Sikkim              | 82.11       | 21          | -        | -           | -       | -           | 82.11    | 21          |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu          | 12.50       | 1609        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 12.5     | 1609        |
| 21        | Telangana           | 273.00      | 442         | 5086.23  | 12623       | -       | -           | 5359.23  | 13065       |
| 22        | Tripura             | 2134.35     | 1000        | -        | -           | -       | -           | 2134.35  | 1000        |
| 23        | Uttarakhand         | 6.15        | 2           | -        | -           | -       | -           | 6.15     | 2           |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1.55        | 4           | -        | -           | -       | -           | 1.55     | 4           |
| 25        | West Bengal         | -           | -           | 231.20   | 2042        | 6.35    | 35          | 237.55   | 2077        |
|           | TOTAL               | 22346.15    | 107815      | 13183.45 | 60188       | 1137.52 | 1467        | 36667.12 | 169470      |

Annexure  1  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  the  Question  No.  893  to  be  answered  on 07.02.2022

## Details of Schemes alongwith allocation and fund disbursement during 2021-22 (as on 01.02.2022) under the relevant schemes of Ministry of Micro Small Medium Enterprises

| (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)                                                      | (Rs. in Crore)                             | (Rs. in Crore)                             |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sl No            | Scheme Name                                                         | Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) Allocation | Fund Released as Scheduled Tribe Component |
| 2                | Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme     | 2.80                                       | 0.00                                       |
| 5                | Gramodyog Vikas Yojana                                              | 4.50                                       | 2.87                                       |
| 6                | Infrastructure Development and Capacity Building                    | 15.00                                      | 2.04                                       |
| 8                | Interest Subvention Scheme for Incremental Credit to MSMEs          | 52.00                                      | 0.00                                       |
| 10               | Khadi Vikas Yojana                                                  | 21.65                                      | 15.36                                      |
| 11               | National Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe Hub Centre                   | 25.02                                      | 16.60                                      |
| 12               | Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)              | 210.19                                     | 305.76                                     |
| 15               | Scheme for Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) | 12.95                                      | 15.48                                      |

## Details of Schemes alongwith allocation and fund disbursement during 2021-22 (as on 01.02.2022) under the relevant schemes of Ministry of Micro Small Medium Enterprises

|   Sl No | Scheme Name                                                                                |   Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) Allocation (BE) (₹. in Crores) |   Fund Released as Scheduled Tribe Component (₹. in Crores) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (Integrated Cold Chain &Value Addition Infrastructure) |                                                             30.1 |                                                        9.89 |
|       2 | Prime Minister Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME)          |                                                             17.2 |                                                       11.25 |

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