Lok Sabha Question No. 2107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Guidelines of Niti Aayog
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## GUIDELINES OF NITI AAYOG

## 2107. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether according to the guidelines of NITI Aayog, the allocation of funds to Schedule Tribes should be proportionate to their share of the po;ulation, which as per Census 2011 is 8.6 per cent of India's population, however the allocation in Budget 2021 are for from that;

- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  fund  requirement  that  directly benefits the ST community keeping in view that there are only 58 targeted schemes amounting to Rs. 27830 Cr. for ST welfare and if so, the details thereof and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) NITI Aayog from time to time issues guidelines for earmarking of funds by Central Ministries/Departments under Scheduled Tribe Component (STC). Besides, 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.  Details  of  obligation  for earmarking of funds under STC as prescribed by NITI Aayog and allocation made by Central Ministries/Departments in the year 2021-22 for welfare of STs under STC is at Annexure I.

State Governments  are  also supposed  to earmark  Tribal  Sub  Plan (TSP)/Scheduled  Tribe  Component  and  funds  in  proportion  to  ST  population (Census 2011) in the State with respect to total State Plan.  The details of TSP Allocation by different State Governments under State Tribal Sub-Plan from 202021 is placed at Annexure II .

(c)  In  the  Union  Budget  2021-22,  an  amount  of  Rs.  78256.31  crore  has  been allocated as STC funds out of the total scheme budgetary allocation of 41 obligated Ministries/Departments which is 50 % more than the STC budget of the current financial year. Out of 299 schemes for which allocations made under STC in 2021-

22 by the Central Ministries /Departments, 28 schemes (having allocation Rs. 500 crore or more) have STC allocation to the tune of Rs 64512.59 crore.

STC schemes provide direct benefit and also allied benefits for the welfare of tribal population. STC schemes of obligated Central Ministries/Departments aim for overall development of tribal people across the country which includes support for  education, health, sanitation, water supply, skill development, livelihood, etc. Major part of infrastructure development and provision of basic amenities in tribal areas / regions in the country is carried out through various schemes / programmes of  concerned  Central  Ministries  and  State  Governments  concerned,  while  the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides additive to these initiatives by way of plugging critical gaps. Government is doing Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) through Direct Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  under  various  schemes  such  as  Atal  Pension  Yojna, Scholarship Schemes, PAHAL, PM Awas Yojna, PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi etc.

Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs had given a research and evaluation project to the third party (M/s Price Waterhouse Cooper Private Limited (PWC)) for assessing the relevance and effectiveness of STC funds under various schemes of Central Ministries/Departments. Major findings of the study are listed below:

- i. 18 Ministries have allocated the funds as mandated by NITI Aayog.
- ii. 81% of the total allocated STC funds were utilized in the year 2019-20.
- iii. About 74 % of the assessed schemes (195 out of 261 total schemes) fall under  the  category  of  notional  reporting  indicating  need  of  robust  and  IT enabled monitoring for the STC schemes.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No.  2107  for  08.03.2021  by  DR.  T.  SUMATHY  (a)  THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN regarding 'GUIDELINES OF NITI AAYOG'

## Ministries / Department wise allocation for FY- 2021-22

| S.NO                                                                              |   Ministry / Departments | Earmarking Percentage Prescribed by NITI Aayog   | STC allocation      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1 Department of Agricultural Education                                            |                      4.3 |                                                  | Research and 115.50 |
| Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare                       |                      8.6 | 10528.73                                         | 2                   |
| Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying                                         |                      8.6 | 265.29                                           | 3                   |
| Department of Commerce                                                            |                      4.3 | 25.00                                            | 4                   |
| Department of Consumer Affairs                                                    |                      4.3 | 1.92                                             | 5                   |
| Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities                            |                      8.6 | 61.04                                            | 6                   |
| Department of Fisheries                                                           |                      8.6 | 91.52                                            | 7                   |
| Department of Higher Education                                                    |                      8.6 | 1963.45                                          | 8                   |
| Department of Land Resources                                                      |                     10   | 215.01                                           | 9                   |
| Department of School Education and Literacy                                       |                     10.7 | 5297.40                                          | 10                  |
| Department of Science and Technology                                              |                      4.3 | 125.45                                           | 11                  |
| Department of Telecommunications                                                  |                      4.3 | 401.01                                           | 12                  |
| Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation           |                      8.6 | 197.17                                           | 13                  |
| Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation                                       |                     10   | 5897.18                                          | 14                  |
| Department of Health and Family Welfare                                           |                      8.6 | 4260.20                                          | 15                  |
| Department of Rural Development                                                   |                     17.5 | 15127.24                                         | 16                  |
| Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) |                      4.3 | 35.80                                            | 17                  |
| 18 Ministry of Coal                                                               |                      8.6 | 36.11                                            |                     |
| 19 Ministry of Culture                                                            |                      4.3 | 19.57                                            |                     |
| Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                   |                      8.6 | 716.87                                           | 20                  |
| Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology                                |                      6.7 | 456.03                                           | 21                  |
| 22 Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change                            |                      8.6 | 152.00                                           |                     |

| 23                                                 |   Ministry of Food Processing Industries |     4.30 |   47.30 |
|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs              |                                      4.3 |   174.5  |      24 |
| Ministry of Labour and Employment                  |                                      8.6 |  1084.12 |      25 |
| Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises    |                                      8.6 |   350.5  |      26 |
| Ministry of Mines                                  |                                      4.3 |    15.03 |      27 |
| Ministry of New and Renewable Energy               |                                      8.6 |   486    |      28 |
| Ministry of Panchayati Raj                         |                                      8.6 |    78.86 |      29 |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas              |                                      4.3 |   555.99 |      30 |
| Ministry of Power                                  |                                      8.6 |   765.6  |      31 |
| Ministry of Road Transport and Highways            |                                      4.3 |  4125    |      32 |
| Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |                                      8.6 |   191.83 |      33 |
| Ministry of Textiles                               |                                      8.6 |   202.79 |      34 |
| Ministry of Tourism                                |                                      4.3 |    82    |      35 |
| Ministry of Tribal Affairs                         |                                    100   |  7484.07 |      36 |
| Ministry of Women and Child Development            |                                      8.6 |  2077.93 |      37 |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports               |                                      8.6 |   121.25 |      38 |
| Department of Pharmaceuticals                      |                                      4.3 |    17    |      39 |
| Department of Food and Public Distribution         |                                      4.3 | 10814.5  |      40 |
| Department of Fertilizers                          |                                      4.3 |  3592.57 |      41 |

## Annexure II

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question  No.  2107  for  08.03.2021  by  DR.  T.  SUMATHY  (a)  THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN regarding 'GUIDELINES OF NITI AAYOG'

## State/UT wise allocation & expenditure for FY- 2020-21

| S.    |                                      | %ST              | FY 2020-21              | FY 2020-21     | FY 2020-21      |
|-------|--------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-----------------|
| No.   | State/U.T.                           | Population(2011) | Total State Plan Outlay | TSP Allocation | %TSP Allocation |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                       | 5.3              | 104334.90               | 5177.54        | 4.96            |
| 2     | Andaman & Nicobar                    | 7.5              | 5234.26                 | 260.09         | 4.97            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 68.8             | 76.73                   | 76.73          | 100.00          |
| 4     | Assam                                | 12.4             | 28230.00                | 1609.64        | 5.70            |
| 5     | Bihar                                | 1.3              | 105262.34               | 1049.18        | 1.00            |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh                         | 30.6             | 95438.85                | 20919.60       | 21.92           |
| 7     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 33.0             | 17.45                   | 17.45          | 100.00          |
| 8     | Goa                                  | 10.2             | 21056.35                | 413.95         | 1.97            |
| 9     | Gujarat                              | 14.8             | 110529.00               | 14106.00       | 12.76           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh                     | 5.7              | 7900.00                 | 711.00         | 9.00            |
| 11    | Jharkhand                            | 26.2             | 48924.94                | 20201.43       | 41.29           |
| 12    | Kerala                               | 1.5              | 27610.00                | 781.36         | 2.83            |
| 13    | Lakshadweep                          | 94.8             | 6.93                    | 6.93           | 100.00          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh                       | 21.1             | 99029.67                | 24261.29       | 24.50           |
| 15    | Maharashtra                          | 9.4              | 108000.00               | 8853.00        | 8.20            |
| 16    | Meghalaya                            | 86.1             | 17375.00                | 17375.00       | 100.00          |
| 17    | Odisha                               | 22.8             | 46638.10                | 6808.23        | 14.60           |
| 18    | Rajasthan                            | 13.5             | 110200.82               | 16017.65       | 14.53           |
| 19    | Sikkim                               | 33.8             | 818.43                  | 1.00           | 0.12            |
| 20    | Tamil Nadu                           | 1.1              | 64255.96                | 1299.47        | 2.02            |
| 21    | Telangana                            | 9.3              | 104612.62               | 9771.28        | 9.34            |
| 22    | Tripura                              | 31.8             | 6529.34                 | 2573.98        | 39.42           |
| 23    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 0.6              | 512860.72               | 1195.97        | 0.23            |
| 24    | Uttarakhand                          | 2.9              | 53526.97                | 498.64         | 0.93            |
| Total | Total                                | 8.6              | 1678469.38              | 153986.41      | 9.17            |

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