Lok Sabha Question No. 1811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1811

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/02/2023

## VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA

## 1811.   SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the schemes being run in the country for the overall development of the tribal people;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana launched for the purpose of delivery of services to the tribal people is still under implementation;
- (d) if so, the details of its functioning; and
- (e) the details of the work undertaken for tribals under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), now called as Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) is a dedicated  source  of  fund  for  tribal  development.  It  is  a  multi-pronged  strategy which  includes  support  for  education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood  etc.  Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), 41 Ministries / Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPST for various tribal development  projects.  Major  part  of  infrastructure  development  in  tribal  dominated  areas  and provision  of  basic  amenities  to  tribal  people  in  the  country  is  carried  out  through  various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments concerned, while  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  provides  additive  to  these  initiatives  by  way  of plugging  gaps.  Details  of  funds  allocated  by  different  Central  Ministries  /  Departments  under their schemes are reflected in the Union Budget as Statement 10B which is laid on the table of the House and is also available at https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/stat10b.pdf.

(c)  to  (e): Vanbandhu  Kalyan  Yojana  (VKY)  is  aimed  at  holistic   development  of  tribal communities and tribal areas across the country in area of education, livelihood and integrated development of villages in convergence with State and Central TSP funds.  During the financial year 2014-15, an amount of Rs. 100.00 crore was allocated under VKY. From During 2016-17 to 2020-21, under the umbrella of VKY, following component were added under different schemes with financial support given as under:

(Rs. in crores)

|   S.No. | Name of the Scheme                                           | 2016-17   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups         | 339.06    |    239.49 |    250    |    249.99 |    140    |
|       2 | Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce               | -         |      6.59 |     65.38 |     17.21 |      7.12 |
|       3 | Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education    | 4.69      |      4.01 |     23.35 |     23.23 |      9    |
|       4 | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) | 1195.02   |   1348    |   1345    |   1345.62 |    794.99 |

During 2021-22, Government approved 'Scheme for Development of Scheduled Tribes (Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (PMVKY)' for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26 with  a  total  cost  of  Rs.  26135.46  crores  which  covers  the  following  components,  along  with details of funds released during 2021-22 and 2022-23:

(Rs. in crores)

|   S. No. | Name of the Scheme                                           |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 09.02.2023) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                       |    394.14 |                       317.65 |
|        2 | Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme                               |   2256.81 |                      1939.19 |
|        3 | Support to Tribal Research Institutes                        |     60    |                         6.97 |
|        4 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) |    160    |                         6.48 |
|        5 | Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)                |    781.52 |                      1146.26 |

Under  the  above  mentioned  schemes,  various  projects  related  to  Education,  Health& Sanitation,  Drinking  water,  Agriculture,  Animal  Husbandry,  Connectivity,  Skill  Development, Scholarship,  promotion  and  preservation  of  tribal  cultural  heritage  etc.  are  considered  for approval  followed  by  release  of  funds  as  per  scheme  guidelines  and  other  relevant  financial norms / instructions in vogue.  The scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)',   under  the  umbrella  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Vanbandhu  Kalyan  Yojana  aims  at providing Basic Infrastructure in 36428 villages with significant tribal population having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs in convergence with Central STC and State TSP funds.

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