Lok Sabha Question No. 2040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Employment Opportunities to Tribal Population
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2040

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/03/2023

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TRIBAL POPULATION

## 2040. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has the data of total number of people from the tribal population who have been given employment opportunities in the year 2022;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  the  data  of  total  tribal  women  being  given  employment opportunities in the year 2022 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  following  schemes  to  promote employment in the areas with significant tribal population in all States / UTs with notified STs:

(i)  Pradhan  Mantri  Janajatiya  Vikas  Mission  (PMJVM)  having  two  components  viz  (a) Institutional  Support  for  Marketing  and  Development  of  Tribal  Products/Produce;  (b) Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP;

(ii)  "Marketing  and  Logistics  Development  for  Promoting  Tribal  Products  from  North  Eastern Region"

(iii)  Support  to  National/State  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporations (NSTFDC/STFDC).

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 Kendra (VDVKs) 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.

Till date, TRIFED has sanctioned 3,225 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) associated with 9.63 Lakh beneficiaries in 25 States/UTs.

National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTFDC),  an  apex organisation  under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  set  up  exclusively  for  economic development of Scheduled Tribes. The Corporation is implementing various schemes for the economic  development  of  tribals  across  the  country  through  its  implementing  agencies. Under  these  schemes,  the  financial  assistance  is  given  for  self-employment/  livelihood activities  by  way  of  undertaking  any  income  generation  activities  including  providing education loan to the ST students.

During the financial year 2021-22, 165101 number of ST beneficiaries were assisted under the schemes of NSTFDC. This includes 123699 women beneficiaries.

Further, Department  of Rural Development,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship,  etc.,  are  implementing  schemes  for  providing  employment  under  Tribal Sub Plan(TSP)/Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST).

Under  the  programme  'Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA)' of Ministry of Rural Development, 6217.84 Lakh STs Person days have been generated during the year 2021-22.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, number of ST candidates trained are 51573, 61265 and 24645 respectively during the year 2021-22.

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