Lok Sabha Question No. 733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Funds to Maharashtra
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †733

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## FUNDS TO MAHARASHTRA

## †733. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any project for development of Scheduled Tribes in aspirational district especially in Parbhani and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated by the Union Government to provide civic amenities to the Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra during the last two years;
- (c) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government to provide education to the Scheduled Tribes in Parbhani and Osmanabad districts of Maharashtra during the years 2020-22;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any cognizance about the several difficulties being faced by these tribes in obtaining caste certificate and getting those certificates verified; and
- (e)  whether there is any special project or alternative so that these people don't have to go to court for obtaining caste certificate and getting those certificates verified?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  Aspirational  Districts  Programme  aims  at  rapid  transformation  of  these  relatively underdeveloped  districts  across  sectors  which  are  critical  for  improving  quality  of  life  or economic productivity of citizens. These sectors are Health and Nutrition, School Education and Basic Infrastructure, and also Agriculture and Water Resources and Financial Inclusion & Skill Development. The broad strategy of the Programme is not to run any additional scheme, but to ensure that development works under the existing schemes of Central and State Governments are implemented efficiently to make improvement in the key performance indicators. Every month, districts are ranked on the basis of progress made on the key performance indicators. Another strategy of the programme is nomination of Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary level officials from Government of India as Central Prabhari Officers for each of the district. The role of these Prabhari Officers is to guide the district administration on basis of their long experience. This includes Osmanabad district of Maharashtra. Parbhani is not an Aspirational District.

Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  the  scheme  of  'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)' with the aim of transforming villages with significant tribal population in a phased  manner  wherein  ST  people  would  have  access  to  basic  services  and  infrastructure facilities to enable them lead a dignified living and utilize their inherent potential to the fullest. No.  of  villages  selected  under  PMAAGY  in  Osmanabad  and  Parbhani  are  one  and  three respectively.

(b) & (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes for welfare of  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  the  country.  Funds  are  provided  to  the  States  including Maharashtra  based  on  the  proposals  submitted  by  the  States  and  approved  by  the  Ministry. Details of the funds released to Maharashtra by the Ministry under various schemes are given at Annexure I . District wise details are not available.

Besides, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, other Central Ministries/Departments under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plan (DAPST) are allocating and spending funds for upgrading/improving education of STs and providing basic amenities to STs under  various  schemes.  Details  of  funds  provided  to  Maharashtra  under  some  schemes  of different Ministries/Departments during last two years are given at Annexure II.

(d)  &  (e): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  a  nodal  Ministry  for  specification  of  communities  as Scheduled  Tribes  under  Article  342  of  Constitution  of  India.  However,  the  responsibility  for issuance  of  Scheduled  Tribes  certificates  and  verification  of  social  status  rests  with  the concerned State Government/UT Administration.

State Government of Maharashtra has provided the following information in this regard:

"In  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  the  Maharashtra  Scheduled  Caste,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Denotified Tribed  (Vimukta  Jatis),  Nomadic  Tribes,  Other  Backward  Classes  and  Special  Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000 (Maha No. 23 of 2001) and Rules made thereunder, 2003 is in force.

Application process for caste certificate verification has been made online from 1 st May, 2016 as Adi  Praman  Pranali,  in  which  applicant  can  download  application  form,  track  submitted application  form,  resolve  errors  online,  get  validity  certificate  online  etc.  Facilities  have  been made available on www.etribevalidity.mahaonline.gov.in.

In  order  to  settle  the  case  of  vocational  and  academic  courses,  after  the  announcement  of  the admission  schedule  of  the  academic  courses,  the  cases  are  settled  within  the  prescribed  time frame by carrying out a special campaign. Also, speed up campaign is being implemented from October, 2019 to settle the long pending cases.

As per the Act and Rules the Government has constituted by notification in official gazette 15 Scrutiny Committees for verification of caste certificates issued by the competent authorities and by the said notification the function and the area of jurisdiction of each of scrutiny committee has been notified.

The Scrutiny committee following due procedure for verification of caste certificate and adhere to the time limit for verification and grant of validity certificate as prescribed. The order passed by the scrutiny committee under this act shall be final and shall not be challenged before any authority or court except the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India."

Annexure I referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †733  for  12.12.2022  by  SHRI  SANJAY  JADHAV  and  SHRI  OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR regarding 'FUNDS TO MAHARASHTRA'

## Funds released to Maharashtra by Ministry of Tribal Affairs

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Scheme                                                                            |   2020-21 | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Post-Matric Scholarship                                                           |  18149.5  | 19214.82  |
|         2 | Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of STs (in the State) |    402.57 | 673.98    |
|         3 | National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)            |     37.27 | 209.06    |
|         4 | Grants under Article 275(1)                                                       |   4573.16 | 0.00*     |
|         5 | Scheme for Development of PVTGs                                                   |   2188.11 | 2888.69   |

* No funds released due to huge amount of pending Utilization Certificate (UC)

Annexure II referred to in reply to parts (b) and (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  †733  for  12.12.2022  by  SHRI  SANJAY  JADHAV  and  SHRI  OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR regarding 'FUNDS TO MAHARASHTRA'

## Funds provided to Maharashtra under some schemes of different Ministries/Departments

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Scheme                              |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Jal Jeevan Mission                  |     69.4  |    243.04 |
|         2 | Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin      |     37.3  |    200.42 |
|         3 | Samagra Shiksha                     |    635.59 |    693.02 |
|         4 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin |    640.47 |    549.47 |

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