Lok Sabha Question No. 219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Schemes for Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Devendrappa Y

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 219

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 19.07.2021

## SCHEMES FOR TRIBALS

## 219   SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of  TRIBAL AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes presently under implementation meant for livelihood support for tribals in the country; and
- (b) the details of number of beneficiaries enrolled/benefited under these schemes, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal Ministry for overall policy, planning and coordination of programmes for the development of Scheduled Tribes. The Ministry  strives to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth of tribal population in the country. The programmes and schemes of the Ministry  support  and  supplement,  through  financial  assistance,  the  efforts  of  other  Central Ministries,  the  State  Governments,  and  voluntary  organizations,  and  fill  critical  gaps  taking  into account the needs of the tribal population. The Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Grants administered by the Ministry which also supports livelihood of the tribal population are under:
- 1  Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)
- 2  Grant-in-aid under Article 275(1) of the Constitution
3.  Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

Besides, the Ministry, through TRIFED and NSTFDC, is implementing the following programmes/Schemes which specifically cater to the livelihood needs of the tribal population:

1Mechanism  for  Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through  Minimum  Support  Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.

- 2 Institutional Support for Development & Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce

3 Equity Support to National Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation (NSTFDC)/ State Tribal Finance and Development Corporations (STFDCs)

Van Dhan Vikas Karyakram,  an initiative under the Scheme 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP', targets  livelihood  generation  for  tribals  by  harnessing  the  wealth  of  forest  i.e.  Van  Dhan. Under this  programme,  it  is  envisaged  to  set-up  tribal  community  owned  Minor  Forest  Produce centric multi-purpose Kendras in predominantly tribal districts. The Kendras would act as common facility centres for procurement cum value addition to locally available Minor Forest Produce. Value addition  of  raw  produce  is  expected  to  increase  the  value  of  the  MFP  considerably  and consequently the income of the gatherers. (b)         State-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under various scheme   so the  Ministry  is  enclosed  as

Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF VAN DHAN VIKAS KENDRAS ALONG WITH NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES

| S. No.   | State                                |   No. of VDVKs Sanctioned |   No. of Tribal Beneficiaries |   Total Funds Sanctioned (In Rs. Lakhs) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                       263 |                         77658 |                                 3882.9  |
| 2        | Assam                                |                       128 |                         37786 |                                 1920    |
| 3        | Bihar                                |                         8 |                          1630 |                                   81.5  |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                         |                       139 |                         41700 |                                 2085    |
| 5        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                         1 |                           302 |                                   15    |
| 6        | Goa                                  |                        10 |                          3000 |                                  150    |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |                       116 |                         34424 |                                 1721.2  |
| 8        | Ladakh                               |                        10 |                          3000 |                                  150    |
| 9        | Jharkhand                            |                        39 |                         11601 |                                  569.7  |
| 10       | Karnataka                            |                        39 |                         11448 |                                  572.4  |
| 11       | Kerala                               |                        28 |                          7732 |                                  385.25 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                        86 |                         25800 |                                 1290    |
| 13       | Maharashtra                          |                       264 |                         79350 |                                 3960    |
| 14       | Manipur                              |                       200 |                         60390 |                                 2996.8  |
| 15       | Meghalaya                            |                        39 |                         11835 |                                  584.1  |
| 16       | Mizoram                              |                       159 |                         46168 |                                 2306.55 |
| 17       | Nagaland                             |                       206 |                         61800 |                                 3090    |
| 18       | Odisha                               |                       156 |                         46807 |                                 2269.25 |
| 19       | Rajasthan                            |                       189 |                         57292 |                                 2832.2  |
| 20       | Sikkim                               |                        80 |                         24000 |                                 1169.05 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu                           |                         7 |                          2100 |                                  105    |
| 22       | Telangana                            |                        17 |                          5100 |                                  255    |
| 23       | Tripura                              |                        32 |                          9039 |                                  436.95 |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                        12 |                          3591 |                                  179.55 |
| 25       | Uttarakhand                          |                        12 |                          3305 |                                  164.95 |
|          | Total                                |                      2240 |                        666858 |                                33172.3  |

## STATEWISE NO. OF BENEFICIARIES ASSISTED UNDER SCHEMES OF NATIONAL SCHEDULED TRIBES FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NSTFDC) DURING THE F. Y. 2018-19, 2019-20 AND 2020-21

| S.No.   | State             | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 139       | 276       | 12533     |
| 2       | Andaman & Nicobar | 0         | 7501      |           |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 3773      | 0         | 435       |
| 4       | Assam             | 12        | 167       | 2         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 363       | 3787      | 236       |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 7485      | 98        | 8230      |
| 7       | Haryana           | 1         | 0         |           |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 65        | 75        | 2         |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 327       | 135       | 175       |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 5         | 3767      | 10752     |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 34        | 1911      | 3014      |
| 12      | Kerala            | 107       | 89        | 192       |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 2265      | 13282     | 5685      |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 11        | 687       | 822       |
| 15      | Manipur           |           |           | 65        |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 2329      | 1412      | 35016     |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 1464      | 4670      | 1399      |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 10504     | 51918     | 48240     |
| 19      | Odisha            | 353       | 11230     | 22231     |
| 20      | Rajasthan         | 1364      | 3993      | 2664      |
| 21      | Sikkim            | 1         | 100       | 21        |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | 65        | 2775      | 1609      |
| 23      | Telangana         | 30417     | 8661      | 13065     |
| 24      | Tripura           | 429       | 24        | 1056      |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh     | 3         | 0         | 4         |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       | 170       | 23        | 2         |
| 27      | West Bengal       | 9078      | 4250      | 2089      |
|         | Total             | 70,764    | 1,20,831  | 1,69,539  |

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