Lok Sabha Question No. 1082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: National Commission on ST
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1082

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ST

1082. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a)       the details of funds allocated, released and utilized for National Commission on Scheduled Tribes separately showing the expenditure incurred for each centre during the last three years;
- (b)       the details of assigned strength and vacant positions across various centres or offices of the commission: and
- (c)       the State-wise details of cases dealt with by the National Commission during each of the last three years along with current status of such cases?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       A statement containing the details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred by Headquarters  in  New  Delhi  and  six  Regional  Offices  of  National  Commission  for Scheduled Tribes during last three years is given at Annexure - I .
- (b)       The details of assigned strength and vacancy positions of Headquarters at New Delhi  and  six  Regional  Offices  at  Bhopal,  Bhubaneshwar,  Jaipur,  Raipur,  Ranchi and Shillong are given at Annexure - II.
- (c)       A statement showing the State-wise cases dealt with by National Commission for Scheduled  Tribes during each of last three years along with status is given at Annexure - III .

Annexure-I Details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred by Headquarters & Regional

## Office of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes during last three years.

(Rs. rounded in Lakhs)

ANNEXURE-II

| Name of the Office   | 2017-18         | 2017-18     | 2018-19         | 2018-19     | 2019-20         | 2019-20     |
|----------------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
|                      | Allocation (BE) | Expenditure | Allocation (BE) | Expenditure | Allocation (BE) | Expenditure |
| Delhi (HQ)           | 938.30          | 817.27      | 1334.95         | 997.27      | 1398.24         | 1020.48     |
| Bhopal               | 54.60           | 51.38       | 48.20           | 42.13       | 49.35           | 48.31       |
| Bhubaneswar          | 60.80           | 45.66       | 68.70           | 59.35       | 57.06           | 49.55       |
| Jaipur               | 44.50           | 36.24       | 52.75           | 45.96       | 41.70           | 33.60       |
| Raipur               | 34.70           | 20.70       | 48.20           | 38.39       | 36.80           | 29.34       |
| Ranchi               | 41.50           | 23.49       | 36.10           | 26.45       | 36.55           | 28.63       |
| Shillong             | 29.60           | 19.54       | 32.10           | 25.76       | 37.30           | 15.56       |
| Total                | 1204.00         | 1014.28     | 1621.00         | 1235.30     | 1657.00         | 1225.48     |

## DETAILS OF ASSIGNED STRENGTH AND VACANT POSITIONS OF HEADQUARTERS  AND  REGIONAL  OFFICES  OF  NATIONAL  COMMISSION  FOR SCHEDULED TRIBES

| Headquarters/Regional Offices   | Assigned strength   | Filled   | Vacant   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------|----------|----------|
| Hqrs., New Delhi                | 54                  | 32       | 22       |
| Regional Offices at             |                     |          |          |
| Bhopal                          | 16                  | 4        | 12       |
| Bhubaneswar                     | 13                  | 4        | 9        |
| Jaipur                          | 16                  | 3        | 13       |
| Raipur                          | 7                   | 1        | 6        |
| Ranchi                          | 8                   | 4        | 4        |
| Shillong                        | 10                  | 2        | 8        |
| Total                           | 124                 | 50       | 74       |

## ANNEXURE - III State wise details of cases dealt by the National Commission for Scheduled

## Tribes during last three years     i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20)

| Name of State/UT         | 2017-18      | 2017-18        | 2018-19      | 2018-19        | 2019-20      | 2019-20        |
|--------------------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
| Name of State/UT         | No. of cases | Under process* | No. of cases | Under process* | No. of cases | Under process* |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 77           | 44             | 73           | 68             | 96           | 73             |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | -            | -              | -            | -              | 12           | 12             |
| Assam                    | 11           | 06             | 05           | 05             | 17           | 16             |
| Bihar                    | 29           | 23             | 40           | 35             | 33           | 22             |
| Chhattisgarh             | 357          | 169            | 112          | 68             | 185          | 93             |
| Goa                      | 07           | 01             | 05           | 04             | 02           | 02             |
| Gujarat                  | 22           | 20             | 24           | 21             | 30           | 29             |
| Haryana                  | 03           | 01             | 03           | 02             | 03           | 03             |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 09           | 08             | 07           | 07             | 05           | 05             |
| Jammu & Kashmir          | 02           | 02             | 02           | 01             | -            | -              |
| Jharkhand                | 86           | 43             | 109          | 73             | 127          | 101            |
| Karnataka                | 17           | 15             | 16           | 11             | 22           | 21             |
| Kerala                   | 18           | 15             | 09           | 06             | 04           | 02             |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 285          | 204            | 248          | 191            | 160          | 132            |
| Maharashtra              | 173          | 105            | 179          | 110            | 218          | 184            |
| Manipur                  | 01           | 01             | 05           | 05             | 09           | 09             |
| Meghalaya                | 02           | -              | 04           | 03             | 08           | 08             |
| Mizoram                  | 01           | 01             | 01           | 01             | 02           | 02             |
| Nagaland                 | 01           | -              | 04           | 04             | 07           | 07             |
| Odisha                   | 107          | 30             | 85           | 38             | 80           | 47             |
| Punjab                   | -            | -              | -            | -              | -            | -              |
| Rajasthan                | 233          | 61             | 353          | 89             | 233          | 208            |
| Sikkim                   | 03           | 02             | 02           | 02             | -            | -              |
| Tamil Nadu               | 35           | 20             | 28           | 21             | 19           | 14             |
| Telangana                | 45           | 26             | 34           | 33             | 100          | 86             |
| Tripura                  | 06           | 05             | 03           | 02             | 03           | 03             |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 59           | 55             | 51           | 47             | 62           | 59             |
| Uttara Khand             | 09           | 09             | 08           | 08             | 08           | 07             |
| West Bengal              | 75           | 38             | 59           | 32             | 50           | 24             |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island | -            | -              | 01           | 01             | 03           | 03             |
| Chandigarh               | -            | -              | 01           | -              | 01           | 01             |
| Delhi                    | 45           | 42             | 25           | 25             | 28           | 26             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 53           | 21             | 21           | 20             | 27           | 23             |
| Daman & Diu              | 02           | 02             | 01           | 01             | -            | -              |
| Puducherry               | 08           | 03             | -            | -              | 04           | 03             |
| Lakshadweep              | 05           | -              | -            | -              | -            | -              |

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