Lok Sabha Question No. 2364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Trible Population in Maharashtra
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-† 2364

TO BE ANSWERED ON-13/12/2021

## TRIBLE POPULATION IN MAHARASHTRA

†2364. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any research/study has been conducted by the Government to know the status of the tribal population and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the tribal population is decreasing in Maharashtra and if so, the reason therefor; and
- (c) the efforts being made to increase the population of tribals and to provide them employment in the area itself and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Status of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population is ascertained through the data available from Census, Management Information Systems, Large Scale Sample Surveys conducted by different Ministries/ Departments of Government. A statement showing State-wise details of some  indicators in respect of Scheduled Tribes is given at Annexure .
- (b)  &  (c):  As  per  Census,  2011  the  population  of  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  the  State  of Maharashtra has increased about 23% in comparison to Census, 2001. Further, Tribal Research Institutes (TRI), Government of Maharashtra has been asked to undertake a study on population of certain ST communities in the State.

The schemes/programmes namely 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal  Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)', 'Grant-in-aid under Article 275(1) of the Constitution' and 'Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs)'  administered  by  the  Ministry  of Tribal  Affairs  inter-alia, supports livelihood and employment generation for tribal population.

Besides, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, through TRIFED is implementing the following programmes/Schemes which specifically cater to the livelihood needs of the tribal population:

1. Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.
2. Institutional Support for Development & Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce.

Further, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) an apex organisation of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance for income generation activities and marketing support assistance for economic upliftment of Scheduled Tribes.

Apart from above, the schemes/programmes of other Central Ministries / Departments having provision for livelihood and employment generation include the following:

-  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
-  Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM)
-  Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY)
-  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY)
-  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
-  Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
-  Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)

Annexure Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2364 for 13.12.2021  by  SHRI  RAJENDRA  DHEDYA  GAVIT  regarding  'Trible  Population  in

Maharashtra'

## Indicators showing the status of Scheduled Tribes

|                               | Census 2011   | UDISE Plus, Ministry of Education 2019-20    | UDISE Plus, Ministry of Education 2019-20   | NFHS-4 (2015-16) Ministry of Health &Family Welfare   | NFHS-4 (2015-16) Ministry of Health &Family Welfare                          | NFHS-4 (2015-16) Ministry of Health &Family Welfare   | NFHS-4 (2015-16) Ministry of Health &Family Welfare         |
|-------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. States/UTs            | Literacy Rate | Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) (Secondary IX-X) | Dropout Rate (Secondary IX-X)               | Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)                           | Institutional Delivery (Percentage of births delivered in a health facility) | All basic vaccinations children                       | Nutritional Status of Children under 5 years (Under weight) |
| 1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 75.6          | 72.77                                        | 19.62                                       | -                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                     | -                                                           |
| 2Andhra Pradesh               | 48.8          | 71.02                                        | 16.92                                       | -                                                     | 77.8                                                                         | 55.4                                                  | 47.4                                                        |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh            | 64.6          | 61.71                                        | 30.65                                       | 21                                                    | 51.3                                                                         | 32.5                                                  | 18.1                                                        |
| 4Assam                        | 72.1          | 89.65                                        | 29.49                                       | 41.6                                                  | 78.2                                                                         | 48.4                                                  | 18.5                                                        |
| 5Bihar                        | 51.1          | 116.18                                       | 19.4                                        | 47.1                                                  | 54.7                                                                         | 49.5                                                  | 46.8                                                        |
| 6Chhattisgarh                 | 59.1          | 79.45                                        | 20.32                                       | 65.8                                                  | 62.2                                                                         | 69.8                                                  | 43.8                                                        |
| 7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 61.9          | 80.98                                        | 25.01                                       | -                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                     | -                                                           |
| 8Daman and Diu                | 78.8          | 87.65                                        | 28.73                                       | -                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                     | -                                                           |
| 9Goa                          | 79.1          | 82.78                                        | 8.35                                        | -                                                     | 94.8                                                                         | -                                                     | 24.4                                                        |
| 10Gujarat                     | 62.5          | 74.84                                        | 26.56                                       | 29.3                                                  | 76.6                                                                         | 55                                                    | 51.6                                                        |
| 11Himachal Pradesh            | 73.6          | 101.53                                       | 6.59                                        | 49.6                                                  | 63.7                                                                         | 75.8                                                  | 20.3                                                        |
| 12 Jammu and Kashmir (UT)     | 50.6          | 49.22                                        | 30.97                                       | 37.5                                                  | 74.1                                                                         | 69                                                    | 26.3                                                        |
| 13Jharkhand                   | 57.1          | 53.15                                        | 24.15                                       | 46.8                                                  | 49.2                                                                         | 62.4                                                  | 55.1                                                        |
| 14Karnataka                   | 62.1          | 79.58                                        | 19.31                                       | 37.7                                                  | 91.2                                                                         | 53.1                                                  | 40.3                                                        |
| 15Kerala                      | 75.8          | 105.72                                       | 20.12                                       | -                                                     | 99.6                                                                         | -                                                     | 21.6                                                        |
| 16Ladakh                      | -             | 60.83                                        | 0                                           | -                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                     | -                                                           |
| 17Lakshadweep                 | 91.7          | 63.9                                         | 6.72                                        | -                                                     | -                                                                            | -                                                     | -                                                           |
| 18Madhya Pradesh              | 50.6          | 66.44                                        | 30.93                                       | 58.9                                                  | 60.3                                                                         | 41                                                    | 51.5                                                        |
| 19Maharashtra                 | 65.7          | 88.01                                        | 26.15                                       | 32.8                                                  | 74.3                                                                         | 50.4                                                  | 49.4                                                        |
| 20Manipur                     | 72.6          | 53.14                                        | 11.7                                        | 27.8                                                  | 44.9                                                                         | 50.8                                                  | 12.6                                                        |
| 21Meghalaya                   | 74.5          | 84.89                                        | 22.08                                       | -                                                     | 52.5                                                                         | 61.7                                                  | 28.6                                                        |
| 22Mizoram                     | 91.5          | 96.8                                         | 20.12                                       | -                                                     | 80.3                                                                         | -                                                     | 11.6                                                        |
| 23Nagaland                    | 80            | 56.75                                        | 21.05                                       | -                                                     | 31.4                                                                         | 37.9                                                  | 16.3                                                        |
| 24Odisha                      | 52.2          | 79.64                                        | 31.51                                       | 51.8                                                  | 72.5                                                                         | 74.4                                                  | 48.5                                                        |
| 25Rajasthan                   | 52.8          | 84.8                                         | 16.93                                       | 39.5                                                  | 78.3                                                                         | 47.9                                                  | 52.1                                                        |
| 26Sikkim                      | 79.7          | 100.97                                       | 23.27                                       | 44.1                                                  | 94.5                                                                         | 86.6                                                  | 14.2                                                        |
| 27Tamilnadu                   | 54.3          | 105.37                                       | 32.34                                       | -                                                     | 91.8                                                                         | 32.4                                                  | 33                                                          |
| 28Telangana                   | 49.5          | 81.68                                        | 11.03                                       | -                                                     | 79.7                                                                         | 78                                                    | 35.4                                                        |
| 29Tripura                     | 79.1          | 84.9                                         | 34.65                                       | 27.5                                                  | 68.6                                                                         | 28.2                                                  | 20.9                                                        |
| 30Uttar Pradesh               | 55.7          | 117.32                                       | 20.58                                       | 40.8                                                  | 50.2                                                                         | 34.1                                                  | 46                                                          |
| 31Uttarakhand                 | 73.9          | 85.88                                        | 9.58                                        | -                                                     | 68.9                                                                         | 55.4                                                  | 29.9                                                        |
| 32West Bengal                 | 57.9          | 81.18                                        | 21.64                                       | 46.1                                                  | 78.3                                                                         | 91                                                    | 42                                                          |

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