Lok Sabha Question No. 5109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Basic Facilities of Tribal Population
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †5109

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 04/04/2022

## BASIC FACILITIES OF TRIBAL POPULATION

†5109.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  entire  tribal  population  of  the  country  is  getting  the  facilities  of  safe  drinking water agriculture, irrigation, electricity, education, skill development, sports, housing, livelihood, health, conservation of tribal cultural heritage under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)   the manner in which the benefits of the above schemes are being provided to the people of tribal areas of Gujarat along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Government has 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:
- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship
- ii. Post Matric Scholarship
- iii. Support to Tribal Research Institute
- iv. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
- v. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna
- vi. Administrative Cost to States/ UTs for setting up PMU

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.

Under the Scheme PMAAGY, a total of 36,428 villages having at least 50 % tribal population and  500  STs  will  be  taken  during  2021-22  to  2025-26to  transform  them  into  model  villages (Adarsh Gram) across the country including Gujarat by mitigating existing gaps in various sectors  of  developmentthrough  appropriate  convergence  of  resources  in  State  Tribal  Sub-Plan (TSP), Schedule Tribe Component (STC) with Central Line Ministries etc.

(c): Funds to the tune of Rs. 15916.80 lakh commensurating to 50% of the allocated share (@ Rs.  20.38  lakh  per  village)  for  1562  villages  has  been  released  to  Gujarat  under  PMAAGY during 2021-22. The State Government has to submit the consolidated village development plan for  these  1562  villages  to  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs.   The  details  of  the  funds  released  to Government of Gujarat  under other components of PMVKY scheme during 2021-22  as on is given as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S.No. | Name of Scheme Component of PMVKY                            |   Funds Released (as on 29.03.2021) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship                                       |                             3689.18 |
|       2 | Post Matric Scholarship                                      |                            46170.2  |
|       3 | Support to Tribal Research Institute                         |                                0    |
|       4 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) |                              761.8  |

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