Lok Sabha Question No. 5288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Action Plan for Economic Development of Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-† 5288

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 04/04/2022

## ACTION PLAN FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBALS

## †5288.  SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  action  plan  to  promote  the  production  of forest produce in the States where large areas of land are lying under forest and to develop a system for storage/distribution of forest produce;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the amount allocated to each of the States including Maharashtra under the said scheme during the last three years and the current year;

(c)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  prepare  any  action  plan  for  economic development of the tribal living in these areas; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Government has approved the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)' with a total financial outlay of Rs. 1612.27 crore for implementation during the financial years 2021-22 to 2025-26.   PMJVM  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'.  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is the nodal agency for implementation of the Scheme. PMJVM envisions to strengthen  tribal  entrepreneurship  initiatives  and  to  facilitate  livelihood  opportunities  by  promoting  more efficient, equitable, self-managed, optimum use of natural resources, Agri / NTFP / Non-farm enterprises. Under  the  scheme  'PMJVM',  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  funds  for  procurement  of  minor  forest produce (MFP) on minimum support price to provide a safety net to the tribals by providing a fair deal in the trade of minor forest produces.  Further, Van Dhan Vikas Kendras are set up through Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED), which targets employment generation for tribals by harnessing the wealth of forest i.e. Van Dhan. Under this programme, tribal community owned Minor Forest Produce  (MFP)  centric  multi-purpose  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  (VDVKs)  are  set-up  in  the  areas  with significant tribal population.  A Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) consists of 15 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with each SHG having up to 20 members. The Kendras act as common facility centres for procurement cum value addition to locally available Minor Forest Produce. Value addition of raw produce is expected to increase the value of the MFP considerably and consequently augment the income of the gatherers. During last three years, MFPs worth Rs. 342 Crores have been procured in the tribal areas of 16 States which have benefitted  more than 10 Lakhs MFP gatherers. TRIFED has also sanctioned 3,225 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs)  associated  with  9.63  Lakh  beneficiaries  in  25  States  and  3  UTs.   State-wise  No.  of  VDVKs sanctioned with beneficiaries since its inception in the States / UTs including Maharshtra are at Annexure 1 . Under the component "Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce' of the  PMJVM  Scheme,  TRIFED  undertakes  activities  to  create  opportunities  for  the  Scheduled  Tribes  for providing  a  sustainable  livelihood  by  providing  institutional  support  for  marketing   of  their  artifacts  and products  including  skill  development  to  tribal  artisans.  During  the  last  five  years  TRIFED  has  benefitted 3,27,218 number of families under the scheme of Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce.

Funds sanctioned to the  States/UTs  based  on  their  proposals  as  per  the  laid  down  objectives.  TDetails  of funds sanctioned to States and TRIFED under the component Schemes of PMJVM including Maharashtra during last three years are at Annexure 2 . During 2021-22, a total of Rs.219.90 crores  has been provided to Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  (TRIFED)  for  implementation  of  the Scheme PMJVM.

The  scheme  "Marketing  and  Logistics  Development  for  Promoting  Tribal  Products  from  North  -Eastern Region" has been approved during 2021-22 for two years which aims to strengthen livelihood opportunities for tribal artisans through increased efficiency in procurement, logistics and  marketing of tribal products.

The  scheme  of  'Venture  Capital  Funds  for  STs'  has  been  approved  during  2021-22.  It  aims  to  promote entrepreneurship among the Scheduled Tribes and to provide concessional finance to them.

Annexure 1

## Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 5288 for answer on 04.04.2022

Details on 3,225 Van DhanVikas Kendra sanctioned in 25 States and 03 UTs including Maharashtra :

| Sl. No.         | State/UT                             |   No. of VDVKs sanctioned |   No. of VDSHGs established |   No. of Beneficiaries |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs in lakhs) |   Amount Released(Rs in lakhs) |   Training completed by VDVKs |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1Andhra Pradesh | 1Andhra Pradesh                      |                       415 |                        6225 |                 123258 |                           6162.9  |                       3604     |                           198 |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                        85 |                        1275 |                  25500 |                           1275    |                        637     |                             0 |
| 3               | Assam                                |                       302 |                        7140 |                  92119 |                           4530    |                       2640     |                           128 |
| 4               | Chhattisgarh                         |                       139 |                        4170 |                  41700 |                           2085    |                       2085     |                           139 |
| 5               | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                         1 |                          15 |                    302 |                             15    |                         15     |                             0 |
| 6               | Goa                                  |                        10 |                         150 |                   3000 |                            150    |                         82.5   |                             0 |
| 7               | Gujarat                              |                       116 |                        1740 |                  34424 |                           1721.2  |                       1721.2   |                             2 |
| 8               | Himachal Pradesh                     |                         4 |                          76 |                   1110 |                             55.5  |                         41.8   |                             0 |
| 9               | Jammu &Kashmir                       |                       100 |                        1500 |                  29791 |                           1457    |                       1457     |                             0 |
| 10              | Jharkhand                            |                        39 |                         585 |                  11601 |                            569.7  |                        569.7   |                            39 |
| 11              | Karnataka                            |                       140 |                        1946 |                  41748 |                           2087.4  |                       1186.2   |                            28 |
| 12              | Kerala                               |                        44 |                         660 |                  12038 |                            597.25 |                        396.125 |                             8 |
| 13              | Ladakh                               |                        10 |                         150 |                   3000 |                            150    |                        150     |                             0 |
| 14              | Madhya Pradesh                       |                       107 |                        1605 |                  32160 |                           1605    |                       1447.5   |                            86 |
| 15              | Maharashtra                          |                       264 |                        3960 |                  79350 |                           3960    |                       2460     |                             0 |
| 16              | Manipur                              |                       200 |                        3000 |                  60403 |                           2996.8  |                       2075.97  |                           139 |
| 17              | Meghalaya                            |                        39 |                         585 |                  11835 |                            584.1  |                        584.1   |                             0 |
| 18              | Mizoram                              |                       159 |                        2385 |                  46168 |                           2306.55 |                       1444.05  |                            44 |
| 19              | Nagaland                             |                       206 |                        3090 |                  61798 |                           3089.9  |                       2129.9   |                            70 |
| 20              | Odisha                               |                       170 |                        4110 |                  50094 |                           2479.25 |                       2374.25  |                            46 |
| 21              | Rajasthan                            |                       479 |                        7322 |                 144803 |                           7135.6  |                       3753.2   |                            19 |
| 22              | Sikkim                               |                        80 |                        1200 |                  23801 |                           1169.05 |                       1169.05  |                             0 |
| 23              | Tamil Nadu                           |                         8 |                         192 |                   2400 |                            120    |                        112.5   |                             7 |
| 24              | Telangana                            |                        17 |                         255 |                   5100 |                            255    |                        255     |                            17 |
| 25              | Tripura                              |                        32 |                         480 |                   8893 |                            436.95 |                        331.55  |                            15 |
| 26              | Uttar Pradesh                        |                        25 |                         375 |                   7238 |                            359.55 |                        209.55  |                            12 |
| 27              | Uttarakhand                          |                        12 |                         180 |                   3605 |                            179.95 |                        127.45  |                            11 |
| 28              | West Bengal                          |                        22 |                         665 |                   6719 |                            329.35 |                        329.35  |                             0 |
| Grand Total     | Grand Total                          |                      3225 |                       55036 |                 963958 |                          47863    |                      33388.9   |                          1008 |

## Annexure2  refer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 5288 for  4.4.2022

## (1) 'Institutional Support for Marketing and Development of Tribal Products/Produce'

## (Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/ Institution   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | -         | -         | 205.00    |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh         | -         | -         | -         |
| 3         | Kerala               | -         | 79.70     | -         |
| 4         | Odisha               | -         | 160.58    | -         |
| 5         | Rajasthan            | -         | 562.74    | -         |
| 6         | Tripura              | -         | -         | -         |
| 7         | West Bengal          | 85.00     | -         | -         |
| 8         | Mizoram              | 696.00    | -         | 795.00    |
| 9.        | Sikkim               | 219.00    | -         | -         |
| 10        | Maharashtra          | -         | 196.98    | -         |
| 11        | TRIFED               | 6250.00   | 11850.00  | 9500.00   |
|           | Total                | 7250.00   | 1118.50   | 10500.00  |

## 2.  'Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through  Minimum  Support  Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP'

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.No.   | Name of State/ Institution   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Gujarat                      | 6.19      | -         | -         |
| 2        | Madhya Pradesh               | 26.81     | -         | -         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh                 | 1.97      | 7.03      | -         |
| 4        | Andhra Pradesh               | 7.10      | -         | -         |
| 5        | Manipur                      | 0.90      | -         | 2.10      |
| 6        | Nagaland                     | 0.66      | 2.33      | -         |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh                | 8.21      | -         | -         |
| 8        | Kerala                       | 4.17      | -         | -         |
| 9        | West Bengal                  | 6.57      | -         | -         |
| 10       | Karnataka                    | 1.25      | -         | 0.36      |
| 11       | Assam                        | 1.55      | 5.840     | -         |
| 12       | Tripura                      | -         | 2.006     | 1.14      |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu                   | -         | -         | 2.60      |
| 14       | Mizoram                      | -         | -         | 0.92      |
|          | TRIFED                       | 31.47     | 147.43    | 75.74     |
|          | TOTAL                        | 96.85     | 164.636   | 82.86     |

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