Lok Sabha Question No. 3636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Van Grams
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †3636

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/12/2021

## VAN GRAMS

†3636. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the details of the 'Van Gram' developed by various States in the country;
- (b) the State-wise details of infrastructure established in such villages during the last three years till date;
- (c)   the details of the financial aid issued for this purpose during the above mentioned period; and
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken for suitable and timely completion of these projects?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Ministry of Tribal Affairs had implemented a programme from 2005-06 to 201112 as a one-time measure for integrated development of forest villages with a view to raise the Human Development Index (HDI) of the inhabitants of the forest villages and for providing basic facilities and services in 2,847 forest villages/habitations that were covered under the scheme spread over twelve States in the country. The programme was implemented as a part of the Special Area  Programme  'Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Plan'.  The  programme  included infrastructure  works  relating  to  basic  services  and  facilities  viz.,  approach  roads,  healthcare, primary education, minor irrigation, rain water harvesting, drinking water, sanitation, community halls etc. and activities related to income generation. The number of the forest villages in forest areas  and  villages  inside  the  core/critical  tiger  habitat  in  the  country,  State-wise  is  given  at Annexure 1 .  Components funded under the programme 'Development of forest villages' are covered under other schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs particularly Special Central Assistance to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS), Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India. The details of fund released to the States under these programmes during the last three years and the current year is given in Annexure 2 .

(d):  The  following  steps  are  taken  to  review/  monitor  the  implementation  of  the  schemes  / programmes administered by the Ministry:

(i)     MoTA  has  developed  an  online  portal  'ADI-GRAMS'  to  monitor  effective  planning, management  and implementation of 5 Schemes/Grants of MoTA  i.e. 'SCA  to TSS', 'Conservation-cum-Development of PVTG', "MSP to MFP', 'Institutional Support' and 'Grant under  Article  275  (1)  of  the  constitution.  The  portal  is  meant  to  capture  necessary  data  and information for monitoring of these schemes/grant.

(ii)     During Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) meetings the information on the progress on implementation  of  previous  sanctioned  projects  is  discussed  in  details  and  updated  status  is ascertained from the State Government officials.

(iii)   Utilization Certificates are insisted upon as a prerequisite for further release of funds as per provisions of GFR.

(iv)   Progress reports regarding the status of implementation of schemes are obtained.

(v)     Officers while visiting States/UTs also ascertain the progress of implementation of various schemes/ programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

(vi)    Review Meetings/ Conferences are convened at the Central level with State officials for ensuring  timely  submission  of  proposals,  speeding  up  of  implementation  of  the  schemes/ programmes, and reviewing the physical and financial progress.

Annexure- 1 Annexure 1 referred to in reply to the part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## Statement showing number of forest villages in various State/UT

| S.N.                                                                                                           | State                                                                                                          | Total No. of Villages                                                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                          | 499                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                   | 425                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                            | 52                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                        | 196                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                                              | HimachalPradesh                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                              | MadhyaPradesh                                                                                                  | 893                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                        | 85                                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                        | 62                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 61                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                             | UttarPradesh                                                                                                   | 13                                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                             | WestBengal                                                                                                     | 170                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                             | Lakshadweep                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                              |
| A                                                                                                              | Subtotal                                                                                                       | 2,513                                                                                                          |
| Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States | Information available for number of villages only for core/critical Tiger Reserve area in the following States |
| S.No.                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                          | No. of villages inside the core/critical tiger habitat                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                             | AndhraPradesh                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                             | ArunachalPradesh                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                             | Bihar                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                      | 102                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 82                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                             | TamilNadu                                                                                                      | 49                                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                      | 37                                                                                                             |
| B                                                                                                              | Subtotal                                                                                                       | 3,34                                                                                                           |
| Grand Total (A+B)                                                                                              | Grand Total (A+B)                                                                                              | 2,847                                                                                                          |

Annexure -2

Annexure 1 referred to in reply to the part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3636 due for reply on 20.12.2021

Statement showing State wise funds released under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan (SCA to TSS) during 2018-19 to 2021-22

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | States            |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 14.12.2021) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |   5617.39 |  12470.5  |   4954.96 |                            0 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |   2211.83 |   9224.29 |   7015.5  |                            0 |
| 3        | Assam             |      0    |   2710.08 |   4578.76 |                            0 |
| 4        | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |    994    |                            0 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |  10342.6  |   9415.53 |   8769.06 |                            0 |
| 6        | Goa               |    352.31 |      0    |    724.26 |                            0 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |  11765.4  |   8975.55 |  10786.4  |                            0 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |   3628    |   2394.18 |   1367    |                            0 |
| 9        | J&K               |   3749.8  |   4509    |      0    |                            0 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |   8564.52 |   6201.49 |   7049.64 |                            0 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |   5347.76 |   7434    |      0    |                            0 |
| 12       | Kerala            |    335    |      0    |    459.15 |                            0 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |  16969    |  13415.2  |      0    |                            0 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |  13802.6  |  11929.1  |      0    |                            0 |
| 15       | Manipur           |   5442.48 |   1434.02 |      0    |                            0 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |   2739.2  |   3788    |    328.25 |                            0 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |   1220    |   3140    |   1236.22 |                            0 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |   3225    |   2951.12 |   2846.14 |                            0 |
| 19       | Odisha            |  17553.2  |   8691.18 |   9010.42 |                            0 |
| 20       | Rajasthan         |  10327.9  |  11461.4  |   8662.66 |                            0 |
| 21       | Sikkim            |      0    |      0    |      0    |                            0 |
| 22       | Tamilnadu         |    315    |    450.56 |    377.47 |                            0 |
| 23       | Telangana         |   2850.32 |   5361.29 |   4191    |                            0 |
| 24       | Tripura           |   1294.38 |   1362.97 |   1173.3  |                            0 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand       |   1012.88 |    600    |    757.8  |                            0 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    |    779.91 |    508.83 |                            0 |
| 27       | West Bengal       |   5833.41 |   5862.58 |   3746    |                            0 |
|          | Total             | 134500    | 134562    |  79536.8  |                            0 |

| S.No.   | Name of State   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 14.12.2021) |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  |   1837    |   3713.43 |   1245.51 |                         0    |
| 2       | A &NIslands     |      0    |      0    |      0    |                       252.11 |
| 3       | Bihar           |      0    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh    |   1051.5  |   1311.35 |    989.32 |                         0    |
| 5       | Gujarat         |    604    |    429.05 |    552.2  |                         0    |
| 6       | Jharkhand       |   3295.79 |    847    |   1777.29 |                         0    |
| 7       | Karnataka       |    460    |   1933.01 |    438.46 |                         0    |
| 8       | Kerala          |      0    |      0    |     88    |                         0    |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh  |   7998.09 |   8064.89 |   2188.11 |                         0    |
| 10      | Maharashtra     |   1230.26 |   2510    |   1411.66 |                         0    |
| 11      | Manipur         |   1157.55 |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| 12      | Odisha          |   3626    |    976.38 |   1202    |                         0    |
| 13      | Rajasthan       |   1008    |    968.1  |    968    |                         0    |
| 14      | Tamil Nadu      |      0    |    819.48 |    551.08 |                         0    |
| 15      | Telangana       |    533    |    538.5  |   1460.5  |                         0    |
| 16      | Tripura         |    789.53 |   1960.82 |    231.43 |                         0    |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh   |      0    |      0    |     82.04 |                         0    |
| 18      | Uttarakhand     |    565.86 |    489.53 |    295    |                         0    |
| 19      | West Bengal     |    843.42 |    437.47 |    519.4  |                         0    |
|         | Grand Total     |  25000    |  24999    |  14000    |                       252.11 |

Statement  showing  State  wise  funds  released  under  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  of  the Constitution during 2018-19 to 2021-22

| S. No.   | Name of States    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 14.12.2021) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |   6390.77 |   8942.43 |  2055.55  |                      2638    |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |  12170.5  |  13202.2  |  6014     |                      3870    |
| 3.       | Assam             |   3916.32 |  10802.9  |  4592.37  |                         0    |
| 4.       | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |     0     |                         0    |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |  11352.9  |  22500.8  |  9976.24  |                      3420.95 |
| 6.       | Goa               |    345.66 |      0    |     0     |                         0    |
| 7.       | Gujarat           |  11648.2  |  16833.9  |  5940.04  |                         0    |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  |   3378.16 |   5314.7  |  1161     |                         0    |
| 9.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |   2051.79 |   5410    |     0     |                         0    |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         |   7354.3  |  11166.8  | 10278     |                         0    |
| 11.      | Karnataka         |   5220.61 |  10435.5  |  3305.68  |                      1110    |
| 12.      | Kerala            |    472.28 |    633.29 |     0     |                         0    |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    |  24635.3  |  44938.9  |  4279.78  |                         0    |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       |  17015.9  |  23136.7  |  4573.16  |                         0    |
| 15.      | Manipur           |   5367.65 |   6151.91 |     0     |                         0    |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         |   5129.79 |   4799.53 |   492.71  |                         0    |
| 17.      | Mizoram           |   3507.71 |   6598.83 |  1909.71  |                         0    |
| 18.      | Nagaland          |   9194.49 |   6802.11 |  1717.38  |                      1595.69 |
| 19.      | Odisha            |  21449.2  |  15110.7  |  6304.62  |                      3949.43 |
| 20.      | Rajasthan         |  13769.2  |  15586.2  |  9166     |                      4400.4  |
| 21.      | Sikkim            |    355.34 |   3175.35 |   516     |                         0    |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu        |    773.57 |   6356.07 |     0     |                         0    |
| 23.      | Telangana         |   3248.89 |   9973.28 |  2517     |                      1550    |
| 24.      | Tripura           |   2006.73 |   2952.63 |   201.74  |                         0    |
| 25.      | Uttar Pradesh     |    252.43 |   2760.71 |   927.426 |                       832.71 |
| 26.      | Uttarakhand       |   1255.27 |    428.37 |     0     |                         0    |
| 27.      | West Bengal       |   9235.73 |  12127.2  |  4041.14  |                         0    |
|          |                   | 181499    | 266141    | 79969.6   |                     23367.2  |

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