Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Van Dhan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3578

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2022

## VAN DHAN

## 3578.    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government succeeded in improving tribal incomes through value addition of tribal  products  through  the  scheme  Van  Dhan  initiative  by  the  Government  specially  in  West Bengal during last two years; and

(b) if so, the details thereof State & UT-wise along with future initiatives in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Van  Dhan  Yojana  is  one  of  the  major  program  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Janajatiya  Vikas Mission  (PMJVM)  being  implemented  through  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation  of  India  (TRIFED).   The  program  emphasizes  the  enterprise  route  for  generating additional income to the village level primary SHG units known as Van Dhan Self Help Groups (VDSHGs), which combine into a  Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) with  300 members to reap the  advantages  of  economies  of  scale  in  training,  aggregation  of  raw  material,  branding, packaging and marketing operations.

Since 2019 TRIFED has sanctioned  funds of Rs.478.63 Crores for setting up 3225 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras having 9.63 Lakhs beneficiaries in 25 States and 3 UTs. As on date, 921 VDVKs are operational  and  have  made  a  sale  of  Rs.23.04  Crores  and  others  are  in  different stages before being operational. These enterprises have played key role in  improving the income of  the  tribal  community,  who  are  now  getting  much  better  price  due  to  value  addition.

In  the  State  of  West  Bengal,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  State  Tribal Development Department as the State Nodal Department and West Bengal Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation Ltd. (WBTDCC) as State Implementing Agency (SIA). TRIFED has sanctioned  22  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  (VDVKs)  amounting  to  Rs.  329.35  Lakhs  in  West Bengal,  associated  with  6719  beneficiaries  during  the  F/Y  2021-22.  The  SIA  has  completed survey of all the VDVK beneficiaries and process of preparing business plans of these VDVKs, training are underway before being operationalised.

(b): The State/UT-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) sanctioned across  country are  given  at Annexure .  Based  on  the  proposals  from  the  State  TRIFED  would  not  only strengthen these Van Dhan Vikas Kendras but also persuade states to explore new areas where tribal enterprise can be set up under Pradhan Mantri Janajatiya Vikas Mission.

## Annexure referred to in in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3578 for 08.08.2022

State/UT-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) sanctioned across the country

| S.N o   | Name of State                      | Total No. of VDVKs   | Total No. of beneficiaries /forest gatherers   | Amount Sanctione d (in Rs. lakhs)   | Amount Released (in Rs. lakhs)   | Surve y   | Trainings complete d by VDVKs   | Number of operatio nal VDVKs   | Total Amount of Sales (Rs. Lakhs)   |
|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 415                  | 123258                                         | 6162.9                              | 3604                             | 402       | 198                             | 143                            | 134.24                              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 85                   | 25500                                          | 1275                                | 637                              | 16        |                                 | 0                              | 0                                   |
| 3       | Assam                              | 302                  | 92119                                          | 4530                                | 2640                             | 150       | 128                             | 128                            | 202.8                               |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh                       | 139                  | 41700                                          | 2085                                | 2085                             | 111       | 139                             | 70                             | 753.04                              |
| 5       | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 1                    | 302                                            | 15                                  | 15                               |           |                                 | 0                              | 0.4                                 |
| 6       | Goa                                | 10                   | 3000                                           | 150                                 | 82.5                             | 1         | 0                               | 1                              | 27                                  |
| 7       | Gujarat                            | 116                  | 34424                                          | 1721.2                              | 1721.2                           | 116       | 2                               | 3                              | 0                                   |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 4                    | 1110                                           | 55.5                                | 41.8                             |           | 0                               | 0                              | 0                                   |
| 9       | Jammu& Kashmir                     | 100                  | 29791                                          | 1457                                | 1457                             |           | 0                               | 0                              | 0                                   |
| 10      | Ladakh                             | 10                   | 3000                                           | 150                                 | 150                              | 5         | 0                               | 0                              | 0                                   |
| 11      | Jharkhand                          | 39                   | 11601                                          | 569.7                               | 569.7                            | 39        | 39                              | 16                             | 20.43                               |
| 12      | Karnataka                          | 140                  | 41748                                          | 2087.4                              | 1186.2                           | 14        | 28                              | 25                             | 7.25                                |
| 13      | Kerala                             | 44                   | 12038                                          | 597.25                              | 396.125                          | 26        | 8                               | 16                             | 2.5                                 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 107                  | 32160                                          | 1605                                | 1447.5                           | 107       | 86                              | 62                             | 13.52                               |
| 15      | Maharashtra                        | 264                  | 79350                                          | 3960                                | 2460                             | 156       | 0                               | 32                             | 107.35                              |
| 16      | Manipur                            | 200                  | 60403                                          | 2996.8                              | 2075.975                         | 167       | 139                             | 139                            | 278.12                              |
| 17      | Meghalaya                          | 39                   | 11835                                          | 584.1                               | 584.1                            | 9         |                                 | 6                              | 0.16                                |
| 18      | Mizoram                            | 159                  | 46168                                          | 2306.55                             | 1444.05                          | 115       | 44                              | 74                             | 132.79                              |
| 19      | Nagaland                           | 206                  | 61798                                          | 3089.9                              | 2129.9                           | 92        | 70                              | 110                            | 135.01                              |
| 20      | Odisha                             | 170                  | 50094                                          | 2479.25                             | 2374.25                          | 115       | 46                              | 51                             | 348.14                              |
| 21      | Rajasthan                          | 479                  | 144803                                         | 7135.6                              | 3753.2                           | 246       | 19                              | 11                             | 57.28                               |
| 22      | Sikkim                             | 80                   | 23801                                          | 1169.05                             | 1169.05                          | 43        | 0                               | 7                              | 6.82                                |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                         | 8                    | 2400                                           | 120                                 | 112.5                            | 7         | 7                               | 1                              | 64.35                               |
| 24      | Telangana                          | 17                   | 5100                                           | 255                                 | 255                              |           | 17                              | 0                              | 0                                   |
| 25      | Tripura                            | 32                   | 8893                                           | 436.95                              | 331.55                           | 19        | 15                              | 21                             | 7.19                                |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 25                   | 7238                                           | 359.55                              | 209.55                           | 8         | 12                              | 5                              | 4.9                                 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand                        | 12                   | 3605                                           | 179.95                              | 127.45                           | 10        | 11                              | 0                              | 1.07                                |
| 28      | West Bengal                        | 22                   | 6719                                           | 329.35                              | 329.35                           | 22        | 0                               | 0                              | 0                                   |
|         |                                    | 3225                 | 963958                                         | 47863                               |                                  | 1996      | 1008                            | 921                            |                                     |
|         |                                    |                      |                                                |                                     | 33388.95                         |           |                                 |                                | 2304.36                             |