Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Scheme of Siddharthanagar Villages
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1737 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/02/2023

## SCHEME OF SIDDHARTHANAGAR VILLAGES

## 1737.   SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has included any villages of Siddharthanagar under the schemes formulated by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far in these villages;
- (c) the details of the amount sanctioned by the Government under the programme during the last five years in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include any alternative of the scheme, if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Government has revamped the earlier Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS) with  nomenclature  'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojna (PMAAGY)',  for  implementation  during  2021-22  to  2025-26,  which  aims  at  integrated development  of   villages  with  significant  tribal  population.  It  is  envisaged  to  cover  36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs. This includes 182 villages in Uttar Pradesh. Since there is a criteria of 50% tribal population and 500 STs in a village for selection under the scheme of PMAAGY, villages of Siddharthanagar are not covered under the scheme.  The District-wise details of the villages selected under the scheme of PMAAGY in State of Uttar Pradesh is under:

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   No. of Villages |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Bahraich           |                 3 |
| 2.      | Balrampur          |                16 |
| 3.      | Bijnor             |                 1 |
| 4.      | Kheri              |                32 |
| 5.      | Lalitpur           |                 2 |
| 6.      | Mirzapur           |                 1 |
| 7.      | Shrawasti          |                 2 |
| 8.      | Sonbhadra          |               126 |
| Total   | Total              |               183 |

Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  had  provided  financial  assistance  to  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh under the erstwhile scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) till  2020-21  against the activities related to education, health, sanitation, water  supply, livelihood, skill development etc. The details of the funds released to the Government of Uttar Pradesh during last five years under the scheme of 'SCA to TSS' / 'PMAAGY' is as under:

|               |                                                                        |         |   Rs. in lakh) |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) | 2017-18 |         458.35 |
| Uttar Pradesh |                                                                        | 2018-19 |           0    |
| Uttar Pradesh |                                                                        | 2019-20 |         779.91 |
| Uttar Pradesh |                                                                        | 2020-21 |         508.83 |
| Uttar Pradesh | *Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)                        | 2021-22 |           0    |
| Uttar Pradesh |                                                                        | 2022-23 |           0    |

(d): Since, the Government has only recently revamped the earlier Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) into 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)', there is no proposal for considering alternative of the scheme.

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