Lok Sabha Question No. 1860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Van Gram Vikas Yojana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

1860.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.1860

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Van Gram VikasYojna

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of Van Gram Vikas Yojana in various States of the country and the date on which this scheme was started;
- (b) the total number of forest villages situated in conserved areas in various States, Union Territories of the country especially in Maharashtra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman  and Diu, Usmanabad, Parbhani and Ratnagiri Sindhudurg in Maharashtra under Van Gram Vikas Yojana;
- (c) whether the above said villages in various States/UTs have been included under the Van Gram Vikas Yojana and if so, the details thereof and the work undertaken in these villages under the said scheme;
- (d) the details  of funds allocated/used during the last three years and in the current year;
- (e) the status of progress and development of villages in the said places during the said period;
- (f) whether the Government has received any proposal for the implementation of Van Gram Vikas Yojana in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and RatnagiriSindhudurg Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra; and
- (g) the details of villages under the said States/ UTs likely to be included under the Van Gram VikasYojana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) &(b)

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs had implemented a programme from 2005-06 to 2011-12 as a one-time measure for integrated development of forest villages with a  view  to  raise  the  Human  Development  Index  (HDI)  of  the  inhabitants  of  the forest  villages  and  for  providing  basic  facilities  and  services  in  2,847  forest villages/habitations that were covered under the scheme spread over twelve States in  the  country.  The  programme  was  implemented  as  a  part  of  the  special  Area Programme'Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Plan'.  The  programme included infrastructure works relatingto basic services and facilities viz., approach roads, healthcare, primary education, minor irrigation,rain water harvesting, drinking water, sanitation, community halls etc. and activities related to  incomegeneration.  The  number  of  the  forest  villages  in  forest  areas  and villages inside the core/critical tigerhabitat in the country, State-wise, are given at Annexure.

- (c) As informed by Maharashtra State Forest Department and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu, no proposal for implementation of Van Gram VikasYojana has been submitted to the Government of India by these State/UT Governments.
- (d)to(g) Question does not arise

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the LokSabha Un-starred Question No.  1860  due  for  reply  on  19.12.2022  by  Shri  Omprakash  Bhupalsinh  Alias  Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Shrimati Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Sanjay Jadhav and Shri Vinayak Raut regarding 'Van Gram Vikas Yojana'

## Statement showing number of forest villages in various State/UT

| Sl.No                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                          | Total Number of Villages                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                          | 499                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 425                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 196                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                              | HimachalPradesh                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                              | MadhyaPradesh                                                                                                  | 893                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                        | 85                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                        | 62                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 61                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                             | UttarPradesh                                                                                                   | 13                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                             | WestBengal                                                                                                     | 170                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                              |
| Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States |
| 16                                                                                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 03                                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 102                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 82                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     | 49                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                      | 37                                                                                                             |

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