Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Funds to Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## FUNDS TO VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA

## 6. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of States where the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana is being implemented?
- (b)  the details of funds released by Government under this programme since its commencement and the utilization of such funds, State-wise including Tamil Nadu?
- (c) whether the economic standard of tribals is being improved positively by the said scheme?
- (d)  whether the said scheme has been successful in achieving its objective? and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the scheme of 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)' on 28.10.2014 for holistic development of tribal people across the country. During the financial year 2014-15,  an  amount  of  Rs.  100.00  crore  was  allocated  under  VKY.  Out  of  the  total  budgetary allocation, an amount of Rs. 10.00 Crores were provided to each of the ten States having Schedule V areas as gap filling for carrying out activities commensurating the objective of the Scheme.  During the financial year 2015-16, the gamut of the Scheme was extended to cover all the States having tribal population. Out of the total budgetary allocation to the tune of Rs. 200.00 Crore, funds were released to 21 States against their proposed activities. No fund could be allocated / released to the remaining six States viz. Manipur, Meghalaya, Goa, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh due to want of perspective plan and utilization certificate. In 2016-17, token provision of Rs. 1.00 crore was released to State Government of Rajasthan.

Since 2016-17, separate allocation of funds under VKY has been discontinued and it has been envisaged that the fund requirement under the VKY strategy will be fulfilled out of the TSP [now called  as  Schedule  Tribe  Component(STC)  at  central  level]  funds,  which  caters  to  sectoral development  including  support  for  education,  health,  power,  roads,  sanitation,  water  supply, livelihood etc.

Further, as part of rationalization of Schemes, convergence of schemes / interventions of Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been effected, including the following, as an Umbrella Programme of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana:

- (i) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
- (ii) Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce.
- (iii) Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education
- (iv) Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)

The  State-wise  details  of  funds  released  and  utilization  thereof  reported  by  the  State Governments including Government of Tamil Nadu under the scheme of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana and its component schemes is at Annexure .

(c) to (e): Funds available under the relevant scheme(s) were released to the States commensurating achievement of defined objectives catering to socio-economic development of ST people. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not received any adverse report from any State Government regarding the scheme(s) of VKY not achieving its objectives.

## ANSWER

Annexure referred in reply to part (a)& (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 6for 29.11.2021 by DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR regarding 'Funds to Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana'

State-wise details of funds released and utilization thereof reported by the State Governments including Government of Tamil Nadu under the scheme of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana during 2014-15 and 2015-16

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of States    | 2014-15        | 2014-15              | 2015-16        | 2015-16              |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of States    | Funds Released | Utilization reported | Funds Released | Utilization reported |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1000           | 1000                 | 500            | 300                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0              | 0                    | 600            | 600                  |
| 3        | Assam             | 0              | 0                    | 852            | 852                  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 0              | 0                    | 760            | 0                    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 1000           | 1000                 | 1384.5         | 1273.44              |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 1000           | 1000                 | 1723           | 1419.32              |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1000           | 1000                 | 0              | 0                    |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 1000           | 1000                 | 1344.8         | 1344.8               |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0              | 0                    | 500            | 272.36               |
| 10       | Kerala            | 0              | 0                    | 300            | 300                  |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1000           | 1000                 | 1909.28        | 1418                 |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 1000           | 0                    | 1400           | 0                    |
| 13       | Mizoram           | 0              | 0                    | 490.5          | 490.5                |
| 14       | Nagaland          | 0              | 0                    | 766.65         | 766.65               |
| 15       | Odisha            | 1000           | 1000                 | 1650           | 1650                 |
| 16       | Sikkim            | 0              | 0                    | 382.43         | 207                  |
| 17       | Rajasthan         | 1000           | 1000                 | 1046.42        | 1046.42              |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu        | 0              | 0                    | 700            | 351.94               |
| 19       | Telangana         | 1000           | 1000                 | 427.42         | 427                  |
| 20       | Tripura           | 0              | 0                    | 613            | 613                  |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh     | 0              | 0                    | 200            | 0                    |
| 22       | West Bengal       | 0              | 0                    | 2450           | 2025                 |
| Total    | Total             | 10000.00       | 9000.00              | 20000.00       | 15357.43             |

State-wise  details  of  funds  released  under  the  scheme  of  'Minimum  Support  Price  for  Minor Forest Produce' during 2016-17 to 2020-21:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of State/ Institution   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Odisha                       | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|         2 | Gujarat                      | -         | -         | 6.19      | -         | -         |
|         3 | Maharashtra                  | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|         4 | Rajasthan                    | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|         5 | Jharkhand                    | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|         6 | Madhya Pradesh               | -         | -         | 26.81     | -         | -         |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                 | -         | 0.89      | 1.97      | 7.03      | -         |
|         8 | Andhra Pradesh               | -         | 3.00      | 7.10      | -         | -         |
|         9 | Manipur                      | -         | 0.11      | 0.90      | -         | 2.10      |
|        10 | Nagaland                     | -         | 0.19      | 0.66      | 2.33      | -         |
|        11 | Uttar Pradesh                | -         | 2.40      | 8.21      | -         | -         |
|        12 | Kerala                       | -         | -         | 4.17      | -         | -         |
|        13 | West Bengal                  | -         | -         | 6.57      | -         | -         |
|        14 | Karnataka                    | -         | -         | 1.25      | -         | 0.36      |
|        15 | Assam                        | -         | -         | 1.55      | 5.840     | -         |
|        16 | Tripura                      |           |           |           | 2.006     | 1.14      |
|        17 | Tamil Nadu                   |           |           |           |           | 2.60      |
|        18 | Mizoram                      |           |           |           |           | 0.92      |

State-wise details of funds released under the scheme of 'Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education' during 2019-20:

(Rs. in lakhs)

| State       | Agency                                                         |   Amount |
|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| Assam       | Assam Plain Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. Assam          |    75    |
|             | Assam Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. Assam               |    25    |
| Uttarakhand | State Tribal Research Cum Cultural Center and Museum, Dehradun |    16.82 |

State-wise details of funds released and utilization thereof reported by the State Governments including Government of Tamil Nadu under the scheme of 'Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups' during 2016-17 to 2020-21:

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No   | Name of State   | FY 2016-17    | FY 2016-17                             | FY 2017-18    | FY 2017-18                             | FY 2018-19    | FY 2018-19                             | FY 2019-20    | FY 2019-20                             | FY 2020-21    | FY 2020-21                             |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No   | Name of State   | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  | 5105.00       | 5105.00                                | 2076.00       | 2076.00                                | 1837.00       | 1837.00                                | 3713.43       | 3713.43                                | 1245.51       | 0.00                                   |
| 2       | A & N Islands   | 100.00        | 100.00                                 | 200.00        | 190.11                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| 3       | Bihar           | 342.86        | 0.00                                   | 295.91        | 158.47                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh    | 1230.00       | 1230.00                                | 1089.50       | 1089.50                                | 1051.50       | 1051.50                                | 1311.35       | 1311.35                                | 989.32        | 989.32                                 |
| 5       | Gujarat         | 779.12        | 779.12                                 | 390.67        | 390.67                                 | 604.00        | 604.00                                 | 429.05        | 429.05                                 | 552.20        | 552.20                                 |
| 6       | Jharkhand       | 3120.00       | 3120.00                                | 2047.03       | 2039.33                                | 3295.79       | 3153.88                                | 847.00        | 837.04                                 | 1777.29       | 892.90                                 |
| 7       | Karnataka       | 136.00        | 136.00                                 | 467.00        | 467.00                                 | 460.00        | 460.00                                 | 1933.01       | 1933.01                                | 438.46        | 197.96                                 |
| 8       | Kerala          | 100.00        | 0.00                                   | 62.00         | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 88.00         | 0.00                                   |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh  | 10460.40      | 8460.40                                | 8232.46       | 7905.46                                | 7998.09       | 5642.08                                | 8064.89       | 6158.10                                | 2188.11       | 0.00                                   |
| 10      | Maharashtra     | 2077.00       | 2077.00                                | 1226.25       | 1226.25                                | 1230.26       | 1230.26                                | 2510.00       | 1510.00                                | 1411.66       | 0.00                                   |
| 11      | Manipur         | 329.00        | 329.00                                 | 195.00        | 195.00                                 | 1157.55       | 276.53                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| 12      | Odisha          | 1164.00       | 1164.00                                | 1297.00       | 1297.00                                | 3626.00       | 3626.00                                | 976.38        | 976.38                                 | 1202.00       | 1202.00                                |
| 13      | Rajasthan       | 1331.00       | 1331.00                                | 1038.00       | 1038.00                                | 1008.00       | 1008.00                                | 968.10        | 968.10                                 | 968.00        | 710.17                                 |
| 14      | Tamil Nadu      | 3055.00       | 3007.80                                | 1770.75       | 1735.13                                | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 819.48        | 316.83                                 | 551.08        | 30.00                                  |
| 15      | Telangana       | 1139.00       | 1139.00                                | 778.00        | 778.00                                 | 533.00        | 533.00                                 | 538.50        | 538.50                                 | 1460.50       | 1090.50                                |
| 16      | Tripura         | 2250.00       | 2250.00                                | 2305.00       | 2305.00                                | 789.53        | 789.53                                 | 1960.82       | 1719.93                                | 231.43        | 173.36                                 |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 17.96         | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 82.04         | 0.00                                   |
| 18      | Uttarakhand     | 292.48        | 292.48                                 | 130.00        | 130.00                                 | 565.86        | 565.86                                 | 489.53        | 155.71                                 | 295.00        | 0.00                                   |
| 19      | West Bengal     | 895.00        | 895.00                                 | 330.75        | 330.75                                 | 843.42        | 843.42                                 | 437.47        | 437.47                                 | 519.40        | 0.00                                   |
|         | Grand Total     | 33905.86      | 31415.80                               | 23949.28      | 23351.67                               | 25000.00      | 21621.05                               | 24999.00      | 21004.89                               | 14000.00      | 5838.41                                |

State-wise details of funds released and utilization thereof reported by the State Governments including Government of Tamil Nadu under the scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' during 2016-17 to 2020-21:

(Rs. in lakh)

| States            | 2016-17       | 2016-17                                | 2017-18       | 2017-18                                | 2018-19       | 2018-19                                | 2019-20       | 2019-20                                | 2020-21       | 2020-21                                |
|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
| States            | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5000.42       | 5000.42                                | 3624.77       | 3624.77                                | 5617.39       | 5617.39                                | 12470.50      | 3742.59                                | 4954.96       | 0.00                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 2211.83       | 2211.83                                | 9224.29       | 9224.29                                | 7015.50       | 0.00                                   |
| Assam             | 3407.80       | 3407.80                                | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 2710.08       | 2710.08                                | 4578.76       | 0.00                                   |
| Bihar             | 743.74        | 743.74                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 994.00        | 0.00                                   |
| Chhattisgarh      | 11717.82      | 11717.82                               | 14327.57      | 14327.57                               | 10342.65      | 10342.65                               | 9415.53       | 9415.53                                | 8769.06       | 8432.80                                |
| Goa               | 455.68        | 455.68                                 | 559.09        | 559.09                                 | 352.31        | 352.31                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 724.26        | 0.00                                   |
| Gujarat           | 9488.00       | 9488.00                                | 10270.41      | 10270.41                               | 11765.38      | 11765.38                               | 8975.55       | 8975.22                                | 10786.40      | 7859.63                                |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1959.39       | 1959.39                                | 2291.20       | 2291.20                                | 3628.00       | 3628.00                                | 2394.18       | 2394.18                                | 1367.00       | 1096.53                                |
| J & K             | 3671.61       | 3671.61                                | 3626.50       | 3626.500                               | 3749.80       | 749.96                                 | 4509.00       | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| Jharkhand         | 9820.75       | 9220.75                                | 11372.49      | 10414.74                               | 8564.52       | 8459.91                                | 6201.49       | 6001.49                                | 7049.64       | 0.00                                   |
| Karnataka         | 5100.00       | 5100.00                                | 5955.37       | 5955.37                                | 5347.76       | 5347.76                                | 7434.00       | 7247.16                                | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| Kerala            | 808.09        | 808.09                                 | 808.43        | 467.58                                 | 335.00        | 335.00                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 459.15        | 183.66                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 19236.61      | 13199.39                               | 22828.70      | 20612.38                               | 16968.97      | 15127.15                               | 13415.25      | 12223.47                               | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| Maharashtra       | 9547.00       | 9547.00                                | 13760.38      | 13760.38                               | 13802.57      | 6126.46                                | 11929.09      | 3430.30                                | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| Manipur           | 2260.00       | 2260.00                                | 3790.38       | 3790.38                                | 5442.48       | 5442.48                                | 1434.02       | 963.20                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |
| Meghalaya         | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 2739.20       | 2091.45                                | 3788.00       | 409.00                                 | 328.25        | 0.00                                   |
| Mizoram           | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 1220.00       | 1220.00                                | 3140.00       | 2322.75                                | 1236.22       | 661.22                                 |
| Nagaland          | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 3225.00       | 3225.00                                | 2951.12       | 2533.00                                | 2846.14       | 0.00                                   |
| Odisha            | 11806.27      | 11806.27                               | 11975.00      | 11975.00                               | 17553.22      | 17553.22                               | 8691.18       | 8138.56                                | 9010.42       | 6206.06                                |
| Rajasthan         | 11072.90      | 11072.90                               | 10051.83      | 10051.83                               | 10327.93      | 10327.93                               | 11461.41      | 3780.00                                | 8662.66       | 0.00                                   |
| Sikkim            | 1497.62       | 1497.62                                | 5986.00       | 2861.88                                | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   |

| States        | 2016-17       | 2016-17                                | 2017-18       | 2017-18                                | 2018-19       | 2018-19                                | 2019-20       | 2019-20                                | 2020-21       | 2020-21                                |
|---------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|
| States        | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted | Total Release | Utilization Certificate (UC) Submitted |
| Tamilnadu     | 600.00        | 569.42                                 | 894.10        | 800.09                                 | 315.00        | 315.00                                 | 450.56        | 392.00                                 | 377.47        | 0.00                                   |
| Telangana     | 3845.35       | 3845.35                                | 4493.55       | 4493.55                                | 2850.32       | 2850.32                                | 5361.29       | 5361.29                                | 4191.00       | 4191.00                                |
| Tripura       | 1345.76       | 1345.76                                | 1649.77       | 1649.77                                | 1294.38       | 1294.38                                | 1362.97       | 1127.87                                | 1173.30       | 146.41                                 |
| Uttarakhand   | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 679.00        | 679.00                                 | 1012.88       | 970.68                                 | 600.00        | 0.00                                   | 757.80        | 0.00                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh | 121.92        | 121.92                                 | 458.35        | 458.35                                 | 0.00          | 0.00                                   | 779.91        | 0.00                                   | 508.83        | 0.00                                   |
| West Bengal   | 5995.50       | 5995.50                                | 5397.11       | 5397.11                                | 5833.41       | 5833.41                                | 5862.58       | 3316.40                                | 3746.00       | 0.00                                   |
| Total         | 119502.230    | 112834.43                              | 134800.00     | 128066.95                              | 134500.00     | 121187.67                              | 134562.00     | 93708.38                               | 79536.82      | 28777.31                               |

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