Lok Sabha Question No. 1224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Infrastructure Develoment in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1224

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2022

## INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOMENT IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 1224.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the strategies or action-plans by the Government for the infrastructural development of tribal hamlets across the country;
- (b) whether the tribal hamlets are provided health related infrastructural development to fight against Covid pandemic;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the utilization of the funds allotted to the NGOs working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, strengthening education among Scheduled Tribe girls in low literacy districts and other schemes and programmes being implemented for the welfare of the tribal people; and
- (e) the details of the data for the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP)/Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC)/Development  action  Plan  for STs  (DAPSTs) is  a  dedicated  source  of  fund  for  tribal  development.  TSP  is  a  multi-pronged strategy  which  includes  support  for  education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood  etc. 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/Departments  and  the  State  Governments  concerned,  while  the Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  provides  additive  to  these  initiatives  by  way  of  plugging gaps.  Apart  from  the  schemes  and  interventions  of  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  40  Central Ministries / Departments have been mandated to earmark STC funds in the range of 4.3 to 17.5 percent of their total Scheme allocation every year for tribal development. State Governments are also supposed to earmark TSP funds in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State with respect to total State Plan.

Further Government has revamped the existing Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)   with  nomenclature  'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojna (PMAAGY)', which  aims  at  providing  basic  infrastructure  in  36428  villages  with  significant tribal population having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs in a span of five years. The scheme  envisages  to  mitigate  gaps  in  various  sectors  of  development  including  health  and economic  well-being  through  appropriate  convergence  of  resources  available  under  various schemes of Central and State Governments. The State-wise list of number of villages identified under the Scheme is at Annexure 1 .

(b)  &  (c): 'Public  Health  and  Hospitals'  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  of strengthening  public  healthcare  system  including  for  the  tribal  communities  lies  with  the respective  State  Governments.   However,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  through  the National Health Mission (NHM) and other schemes, provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their health care systems as also to address health situations arising out of Covid pandemic including setting-up/upgrading public health facilities and augmenting health human resource on contractual basis for provision of equitable, affordable healthcare to all its citizens  particularly  the  poor  and  vulnerable  population  including  tribal  population  based  on requirements placed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) .  Details of funds  provided  by  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  to  the  States  as  Scheduled  Tribe component  during  2020-21  and  2021-22  is Annexure  2 .   Details  of  funds  provided  by  the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the states during 2020-21 and 2021-22 under different schemes to address health related issues as per proposals received from them are at Annexure 3 .

(d)  &  (e): The  funds  released  under  the  schemes/programmes  of  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs including  the  NGOs  working  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes,  strengthening  education among Scheduled Tribe girls in Low Literacy Districts during last three financial years are given at Annexure 4 .

Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1224 for 25.07.2022 regarding 'INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL HAMLET'

State-wise  list  of  number  of  villages  identified  under  the  Scheme  of  PMAAGY  with  at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs

| S.No   | Name of the State   |   No. of Villages |
|--------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      |               517 |
| 2      | Arunanchal Pradesh  |               141 |
| 3      | Assam               |              1700 |
| 4      | Bihar               |               184 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh        |              4029 |
| 6      | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                53 |
| 7      | Daman &Diu          |                 2 |
| 8      | Goa                 |                21 |
| 9      | Gujarat             |              3764 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh    |                90 |
| 11     | Jammu &Kashmir      |               434 |
| 12     | Jharkhand           |              3891 |
| 13     | Karnataka           |               507 |
| 14     | Kerala              |                 6 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh      |              7307 |
| 16     | Maharashtra         |              3605 |
| 17     | Manipur             |               254 |
| 18     | Meghalaya           |               836 |
| 19     | Mizoram             |               344 |
| 20     | Nagaland            |               530 |
| 21     | Odisha              |              1653 |
| 22     | Rajasthan           |              4302 |
| 23     | Sikkim              |                62 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu          |               167 |
| 25     | Telangana           |               533 |
| 26     | Tripura             |               375 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh       |               183 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand         |                64 |
| 29     | West Bengal         |               874 |
|        | Total Villages      |             36428 |

Annexure 2 referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1224  for  25.07.2022  regarding  'INFRASTRUCTURAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TRIBAL HAMLET'

Details  of  funds  provided  by  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  to  the  States  as Scheduled Tribe component during 2020-21 and 2021-22

(Amount in Crore)

| SN.   | Schemes/Programs                                                                                                                                                             | 2020-21   | FY 2021-22   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------|
| 1     | National Rural Health Mission(Flexible Pool for RCH & Health System Strengthening , National Health Programme and National Urban Health Mission) &Infrastructure Maintenance | 3059.32   | 3344.91      |
| 2     | National Urban Health Mission                                                                                                                                                | 81.58     | 44.86        |
| 3     | Tertiary Care Programs                                                                                                                                                       | 33.26     | 26.61        |
| 4     | Human Resources for Health and Medical Education                                                                                                                             | 568.31    | 542.76       |
| 5     | Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)                                                                                                                   | 252.21    | 241.6        |
| 6     | Strengthening of State Drug Regulatory System                                                                                                                                | 10.7      | 5.17         |
| 7     | Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY)                                                                                                                                         | 0.01      | --           |
| 8     | Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PMABHIM)                                                                                                       | --        | 56.78        |
|       | Total                                                                                                                                                                        | 4005.39   | 4262.69*     |

## Annexure 3

Annexure 3 referred in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1224  for  25.07.2022  regarding  'INFRASTRUCTURAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF  TRIBAL HAMLET'

Details of funds provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the states during 2020-21 and 2021-22 under different schemes to address health related issues

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Article Grants | 275(1)   | SCA to TSS   |   Grant- in-Aid Voluntary organizations working for the Welfare of STs |      to |
|---------|------------------|----------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 2020-21 |         10611.6  |          | 7829.45      |                                                                1224.38 | 1224.38 |
| 2021-22 |          7692.02 | -        |              |                                                                1294.99 | 1294.99 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1224   for  25.07.2022  regarding  'INFRASTRUCTURAL  DEVELOPMENT  OF TRIBAL HAMLET'

( Rs. in Lakh )

| S. No.   | Scheme                                                                                                                           | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)                                                                     | 134902.0  | 134500.00 | 134562.00 | 79536.82  | 78499.3   |
| 2        | Article 275(1) of Constitution of India including                                                                                | 151066.0  | 181498.70 | 266140.83 | 79969.55  | 92344.4   |
|          | Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS)                                                                                          | -         | -         | -         | -         | 105774.0  |
| 3        | Development of PVTGs                                                                                                             | 23949.0   | 25000.00  | 24999.00  | 14000.00  | 16000.0   |
| 4        | Institutional Support for Marketing and Development of Tribal Products/Produce                                                   | 4495.0    | 1000.00   | 1000.00   | 1000.00   | 11361.0   |
| 5        | Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP | 859.0     | 6538.00   | 1720.60   | 712.00    | 10629     |
| 6        | NSTFDC / STFDCs                                                                                                                  | 5500.0    | 52000     | 80000     | 59046     | 0.00      |
| 7        | Grant- in-Aid to Voluntary organizationsworking for the Welfare of STs                                                           | 11994.0   | 8917.18   | 8078.15   | 5138.98   | 8945.7    |
| 8        | Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts                                                                 | -         | 2265.19   | 1406.89   | 811.02    | -         |
| 9        | Vocational Training in Tribal Areas                                                                                              | 0.00      | 217.63    | 0.00      | 0.00      |           |
| 10       | Support to Tribal Research Institutes                                                                                            | 7900.0    | 10000.00  | 10998.00  | 6000.00   | 6000.0    |
| 11       | Pre Matric Scholarship for ST students                                                                                           | 29400.0   | 31150.00  | 43999.00  | 24890.24  | 39414.4   |
| 12       | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students                                                                                          | 146368.0  | 164698.00 | 186264.75 | 182908.02 | 225793.7  |
| 13       | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students                                                         | 7022.0    | 8208.91   | 8100.00   | 9070.00   | 8483.4    |
| 14       | Scholarship for Higher Education (Top Class Edu) Component                                                                       | 2977.00   | 1789.09   | 1900.00   | 2900.00   | 3517.00   |
| 15       | National Overseas Scholarship for ST students                                                                                    | 100       | 200.00    | 200.00    | 476.00    | 495.00    |

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