Lok Sabha Question No. 909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Strengthening of Panchayati Raj System in Tribal Areas
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Anupriya Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 909

ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## STRENGTHENING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 909. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented to strengthen Panchayati Raj System in tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether of the Government is implementing any new scheme related to rural development through Panchayati Raj System in tribal areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the schemes being implemented under Panchayati Raj System in tribal areas to make tribal dominated areas self-reliant; and
- (d) the details of the major schemes being implemented in tribal dominated areas?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing the (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of  Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  with  the  primary  objective  of  strengthening Panchayati  Raj  Institutes  (PRIs)  by  way  of  capacity  building  and  training  of  the  elected representatives  and  the  functionaries  of  the  PRIs,    (ii)  Incentivization  of  Panchayats  (IoP),  a Central Components of RGSA scheme to encourage competitive spirit among Panchayat  Raj Institutions  (PRIs)  under  which,  Awards  including  financial  incentives  are  given  to  best performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public good, (iii) Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats, a Central component of RGSA scheme under which various e-governance projects  are  funded  towards  digitalization  of  Panchayats  to bring  in  efficiency,  accountability  and  transparency  in  the  functioning  of  the  PRIs  for  overall transformation of  PRIs (No funds are released to States under the scheme). These schemes are implemented in all the States/UTs including the State of Madhya Pradesh and its tribal areas.

(b) & (c) The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing a number of Schemes/Programmes viz.  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay -  Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes

(RSETIs),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram SadakYojana  (PMGSY), National  Social  Assistance  Programme  (NSAP)  and   Shyama  Prasad Mukherjee  Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  through  State  Governments  to  bring  about  overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas in the country including the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is implementing a scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)', which aims at integrated development of 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs through States / UTs with notified STs. As per the scheme guidelines, respective States / UTs are expected to prepare their Village Development Plan with active  consultation  with  the  villagers,  and  be  adopted  by  the  Gram  Sabha/  Panchayat/Village Council. MoTA is also administering the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (In short FRA), wherein Gram Sabha has been entrusted with the responsibility to initiate the process of  recognition of rights envisaged to be given to bonafide  Forest  Dweller  Scheduled  Tribes  (FDSTs)  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers (OTFDs), including rights to protect, regenerate or conserve or manage any community forest resource which they have been traditionally protecting and conserving for sustainable use.

(d) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following schemes for the development and welfare of Scheduled Tribe in the country:

- (i) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
- (ii) Marketing and Logistics Development for Promoting Tribal Products  from North Eastern Region.
- (iii) Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes (PM Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna)
- (a) Pre- Matric Scholarship for STs
- (b) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTGs)
- (c) Post- Matric Scholarship for STs
- (d) Support to Tribal Research Institute
- (e) Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)
- (iv) Grants under proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution
- (v) National Tribal Welfare Program
- (a) Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of scheduled Tribes
- (b) Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes
- (c) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)
- (d) Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)
- (e) Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey, Social Audit (MESSA)
- (f) National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
- (g) National Overseas Scholarship Scheme