Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Empowerment of Tribal Women
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 115

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2021

## EMPOWERMENT OF TRIBAL WOMEN

## †115.   SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any scheme to empower tribal women;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of tribal women benefitted under the scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Government has adopted a holistic approach for overall development of tribal population, including tribal women, by providing support, inter alia, for education, health,  employment,  agriculture,  horticulture,  animal  husbandry,  sanitation,  drinking water,  skill  development  and  livelihood.  The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has  been implementing  schemes/programmes  with  focused  approach  on  the  socio-economic development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs), including tribal women, in a coordinated and planned  manner.    The  schemes/  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of Tribal  Affairs  for  the  development  and  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  the  country  is given  at Annexure  1 .  The  National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development Corporation  (NSTFDC),  under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  is  implementing  an exclusive  scheme  titled  'Adivasi  MahilaSashaktikaran  Yojana  (AMSY)'  for  economic development of Scheduled Tribes Women. Under the scheme, NSTFDC provides loan upto 90% for projects costing upto ₹2.00 lakh. Financial assistance under the scheme is extended at highly concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.  State-wise number of women beneficiaries assisted under AMSY is given at Annexure 2.

## NAME OF THE SCHEMES / PROGRAMMES

1. Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution.
2. Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS).
3. Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
4. Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts.
5. Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students.
6. Post-Matric Scholarships to ST students.
7. National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates for Studying Abroad.
8. National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
9. (i) Scholarship for Higher Education (earlier known as Top Class Education For St Students).
10. (ii)Fellowship (earlier known as Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship scheme for ST students).
9. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS). 10.Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). 11.Institutional Support for Development & Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce.
12. 12.'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) & Development of Value Chain for MFP'.
13. 13.Support to National/State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporations (NSTFDC/STFDCS).
14. 14.Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) and Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education.

## Annexure 1

## NO. OF WOMEN BENEFICIARIES ASSISTED UNDER ADIVASI MAHILA

## SASHAKTIKARAN YOJANA SASHAKTIKARAN YOJANA DURING 2018-19, 2019-20 AND 2020-21

| Sl. No.   | State Name       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Chhattisgarh     | 27        |           |           |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh |           | 50        |           |
| 3         | Jammu & Kashmir  |           |           | 50        |
| 4         | Jharkhand        |           | 25        |           |
| 5         | Karnataka        |           |           | 1109      |
| 6         | Kerala           | 18        | 22        | 23        |
| 7         | Maharashtra      |           | 240       |           |
| 8         | Rajasthan        | 208       | 512       | 250       |
| 9         | Uttarakhand      | 1         |           |           |
| 10        | West Bengal      | 225       | 287       | 35        |
|           | Total            | 479       | 1136      | 1467      |

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