Lok Sabha Question No. 2261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Vocational Education of Tribal Youth
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO † .2261

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF TRIBAL YOUTH

†2261.SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the programmes being run by the Government toconnect tribal youths to vocational education in all theStates including Haryana, Assam and other NorthEasternStates;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  these programmes State-wise;
- (c) the number  of tribal youths who  have acquired vocational education by participating  in  these programmes State-wise; and
- (d)  the  number  of  youths  who  have  been  providedemployment  after  acquiring vocational education?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  not  running  any  specific  training  programmeto connect tribal youths to vocational education. However, under the scheme of 'Special Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  and  Grants  under  Article 275(1) of the Constitution, financial assistance is provided to State Governmentswith notified  STs,  including  Assam  and  North  Eastern  Statesfor  tribal  development including Skill Development / Vocational Training activities.The State of Haryana is not covered under these scheme for not having notified STs. The State-wisedetails of the funds allocated for Skill Development/ Vocational Training activities in theseScheme / Grants during last three years and current year is at Annexure.

(c) & (d): The details regarding number of tribal youths who have acquiredvocational education and number of youths who have been providedemployment after acquiring vocational education is not centrally maintained.

Annexure

Annexurereferred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.2261for  08.03.2021  by  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER KAUSHIK and SHRI DILIP SAIKIA regarding 'Vocational Education of Tribal Youth'.

State-wise details of the funds allocated for Skill Development/ Vocational Training activities in SCA to TSS and Grants under Article 275(1) of Constitution during 2020-21

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of State     | 2017-18    | 2017-18        | 2018-19    | 2018-19        | 2019-20    | 2019-20        | 2020-21( as on 03.03.2021)   | 2020-21( as on 03.03.2021)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State     | SCA to TSS | Article 275(1) | SCA to TSS | Article 275(1) | SCA to TSS | Article 275(1) | SCA to TSS                   | Article 275(1)               |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 300.00     | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 15.00      | 0.00           | 250.00                       | 0.00                         |
| 3.       | Assam             | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 440.00                       | 0.00                         |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 300.29                       | 0.00                         |
| 5.       | Chhatisgarh       | 0.00       | 0.00           | 200.00     | 0.00           | 360.00     | 0.00           | 50.50                        | 0.00                         |
| 6.       | Goa               | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 1750.00    | 1174.00        | 1608.00    | 0.00           | 1629.33    | 0.00           | 900.00                       | 0.00                         |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 260.00     | 144.00         | 215.00     | 113.00         | 50.00      | 78.00          | 303.50                       | 0.00                         |
| 9.       | J & K             | 100.00     | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 300.00     | 0.00           | 0.00       | 3125.00        | 0.00       | 0.00           | 1200.00                      | 0.00                         |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 600.00         | 250.00     | 0.00           | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 12       | Kerala            | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00           | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |

| 13    | Madhya Pradesh   |   4100.00 |    0.00 |   3492.67 |   720.00 |    0.00 |    0.00 |   1120.55 |   0.00 |
|-------|------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|-----------|--------|
| 14    | Maharashtra      |       0   |    0    |      0    |   279.5  |    0    |  350    |      0    | 300    |
| 15    | Manipur          |     187.4 |    0    |    258.48 |     0    |  172.32 |    0    |      0    | 348.17 |
| 16    | Meghalaya        |       0   |   90    |    498.55 |     0    |    0    |  499    |      0    |   0    |
| 17    | Mizoram          |       0   |   55.83 |    300    |   501.96 |    0    |  245    |     56.02 |  60    |
| 18    | Nagaland         |       0   |  256    |      0    |    95    |  200    |    0    |      0    |   0    |
| 19    | Odisha           |    5200   |    0    |   3250    |     0    | 2100    |    0    |      0    |   0    |
| 20    | Rajasthan        |       0   |    0    |    504    |     0    |  800    |  300    |    475    |   0    |
| 21    | Sikkim           |      63.7 |    0    |      0    |     0    |    0    |    0    |    170    |   0    |
| 22    | Tamilnadu        |       0   |    0    |      0    |     0    |    0    |    0    |      0    |   0    |
| 23    | Telangana        |       0   |    0    |    500    |     0    |  150    |    0    |    100    |   0    |
| 24    | Tripura          |     290   |    0    |      0    |   110    |   50    |    0    |     53.5  |   0    |
| 25    | Uttarakhand      |       0   |    0    |      0    |     0    |    0    |    0    |     27.6  |   0    |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh    |       0   |    0    |      0    |     0    |  200    |    0    |    279.82 |   0    |
| 27    | West Bengal      |    1370   |    0    |   1438.5  |    98    |  912    |   99.04 |   1387    |  90    |
| Total | Total            |   13921.1 | 1719.83 |  12265.2  |  5642.46 | 6888.65 | 1571.04 |   7113.78 | 798.17 |

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