Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Saikia Dilip, Geeta Kora, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1915

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 14/03/2022

## VAN DHAN VIKAS KENDRA (VDVK)

†1915. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO: SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of 'Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVK)'constructed by the Government under Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojna (PMVDY) during the last three years, State-wise details thereof particularly in the State of Assam, Jharkhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and North Eastern States;
- (b) the amount of funds earmarked under this scheme in Assam, Jharkhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra including the amount of funds spent so far along with the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of training sessions organized as well as the number of persons benefitted through it in  the  North-Eastern  States  including  Assam,  Jharkhand,  Haryana,  Jammu  and  Kashmir,  West Bengal and Bihar along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Van Dhan Vikas Karyakaram through TRIFED (Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) to promote value-addition and marketing of tribal products and minor forest products (MFP) to increase the income of tribal MFP gatherers. State-wise details of 'Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVK)' set up, funds sanctioned by TRIFED and training sessions organized as well as the number of persons benefitted through it during the last three years, including State of Assam, Jharkhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and North Eastern States are at Annexure-I.

## Annexure 1 referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1915 for answer on 14.03.2022

State-wise Van Dhan Vikas Kendras sanctioned:

| Sl. No.   | States                             |   No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned |   No. of VDSHGs Sanctioned |   No. of Forest Gatherers |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) |   Amount released (Rs. in lakhs) | Trainings of VDVK   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                               415 |                       6225 |                    123258 |                            6162.9  |                         3604     | 152                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                85 |                       1275 |                     25500 |                            1275    |                          637     |                     |
| 3         | Assam                              |                               302 |                       7140 |                     90316 |                            4530    |                         2640     | 128                 |
| 4         | Bihar                              |                                 8 |                        120 |                      1630 |                              81.5  |                            0     |                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                       |                               139 |                       4170 |                     41700 |                            2085    |                         2085     | 139                 |
| 6         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |                                 1 |                         15 |                       302 |                              15    |                           15     | -                   |
| 7         | Goa                                |                                10 |                        150 |                      3000 |                             150    |                           82.5   | -                   |
| 8         | Gujarat                            |                               116 |                       1740 |                     34424 |                            1721.2  |                         1721.2   | -                   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                 3 |                         61 |                       810 |                              40.5  |                           26.8   | -                   |
| 10        | Ladakh                             |                                10 |                        150 |                      3000 |                             150    |                          150     | -                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                39 |                        585 |                     11601 |                             569.7  |                          569.7   | 39                  |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                               140 |                       1946 |                     41748 |                            2087.4  |                         1186.2   | 28                  |
| 13        | Kerala                             |                                44 |                        660 |                     12038 |                             597.25 |                          396.125 | 8                   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                               107 |                       1605 |                     32100 |                            1605    |                         1447.5   | 86                  |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        |                               264 |                       3960 |                     79350 |                            3960    |                         2460     | 0                   |
| 16        | Manipur                            |                               200 |                       3000 |                     60390 |                            2996.8  |                         2075.97  | 139                 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          |                                39 |                        585 |                     11835 |                             584.1  |                          584.1   | -                   |
| 18        | Mizoram                            |                               159 |                       2385 |                     46168 |                            2306.55 |                         1444.05  | 44                  |
| 19        | Nagaland                           |                               206 |                       3090 |                     61800 |                            3089.9  |                         2129.9   | 70                  |
| 20        | Odisha                             |                               170 |                       4110 |                     51019 |                            2479.25 |                         2374.25  | 46                  |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          |                               479 |                       7322 |                    144803 |                            7135.6  |                         3753.2   | 19                  |
| 22        | Sikkim                             |                                80 |                       1200 |                     23800 |                            1169.05 |                         1169.05  | -                   |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                 8 |                        192 |                      2400 |                             120    |                          112.5   | 7                   |
| 24        | Telangana                          |                                17 |                        255 |                      5100 |                             255    |                          255     | 17                  |
| 25        | Tripura                            |                                32 |                        480 |                      9039 |                             436.95 |                          331.55  | 15                  |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                25 |                        375 |                      7191 |                             359.55 |                          209.55  | 12                  |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                        |                                12 |                        180 |                      3605 |                             179.95 |                          127.45  | 11                  |
|           | Total                              |                              3110 |                      52976 |                    927927 |                           46143.2  |                        31587.6   | 960                 |