Lok Sabha Question No. 2231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2231

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA IN MADHYA PRADESH

†2231. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposal under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme and Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana from Madhya Pradesh including Satna district from the year 2016-17 to 2020-21;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the proposal and date-wise present status of the said proposals;
- (e) whether the said proposals are still lying pending with the Government for approval; and
- (f)  if  so,  the  reasons therefor and the time by which funds are likely to be released after approving the said proposals?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): 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.  The  VKY  was adopted  as  a  strategic  process,  which  had  envisaged  to  ensure  delivery  of  goods  and services to the tribal population across the country with outcome-oriented approach while striking at the critical gaps through appropriate convergence of resources and institutional mechanism. Following 14 thematic areas were included under VKY:
- i. Qualitative and sustainable employment.
- ii. Emphasis on quality education & higher education.
- iii. Accelerated economic development of tribal areas.
- iv. Health for all.
- v. Housing for all.
- vi. Safe drinking water for all at doorsteps.
- vii. Irrigation facilities suited to the terrain.
- viii. All weather roads with connectivity to the nearby town/cities.
- ix. Universal availability of electricity.
- x. Urban development.
- xi. Robust institutional mechanism to roll the vehicle of development with sustainability.
- xii. Promotion and conservation of Tribal Cultural Heritage.
- xiii. Promotion of Sports in Tribal Areas.
- xiv. Security.

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)

(b) to (f):  Receipt  of proposals  from States including Madhya Pradesh, approval of such projects and release of funds therefor by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is a continuous process keeping in view the schematic norms, submission of utilization certificate (UC) & physical progress report (PPR) and other relevant financial instructions in vogue. The details of funds released to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh after approval of proposals received from  Madhya  Pradesh  under  the  scheme  of  Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Subscheme (SCA to TSS) and other scheme components of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana during 2016-17  to  2020-21  for  various  projects  including  health,  education,  drinking  water, livelihood & income generation activities, skill development, road connectivity, etc. are at Annexure . During 2020-21, various projects to the tune of Rs. 15216.03 lakh was approved by the Ministry under the scheme of SCA to TSS. However, no funds could be released to the State under this scheme during the year pending submission of utilization certificate.

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2231 for 02.08.2021 by SHRI GANESH SINGH regarding 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana in Madhya Pradesh' Details of funds released to the State Government of Madhya Pradesh under the scheme of  Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  and  other  scheme components of Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana during 2016-17 to 2020-21

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of Scheme                                                                                                                               |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)                                                                                 |   19236.6 |  22828.7  |  16969    |  13415.2  |      0    |
| 2.       | Scheme of 'Development of PVTGs'                                                                                                             |   10460   |   8232.46 |   7998.09 |   8064.89 |   2188.11 |
| 3.       | Scheme of 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' |       0   |      0    |   2681    |      0    |      0    |
| 4.       | Tribal Festivals, Research Information and Mass Education                                                                                    |       0   |      0    |    158.44 |     77.5  |      0    |
| Total    | Total                                                                                                                                        |   29696.6 |  31061.2  |  27806.5  |  21557.6  |   2188.11 |

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