Lok Sabha Question No. 344 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Schemes for Tribal People in Rural Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO- †*344

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 28/03/2022

## SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS

†*344. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the various schemes being implemented across the country by the Government especially for the development of tribal people in rural areas, State/UT-wise particularly in Rajasthan along with the achievements made in this regard;
- (b) the amount allocated/ released/ utilised during each of the last three years Scheme/Statewise; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any new initiative to make tribal people self-reliant and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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(a) to (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes for   socioeconomic development  and  welfare  of  the  Scheduled  Tribes  in  the  country.  Details  of  the schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry are given at Annexure- I .

Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 40 Central Ministries / Departments have been obligated by NITI Aayog for earmarking in the range of 4.3 to 17.5 percent of their total Scheme allocation every  year  as  Tribal  Sub  Plan  (TSP)/Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC)  funds  for  tribal development. TSP funds are spent by different Central Ministries / Departments under their schemes for various development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, drinking water, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. for accelerated socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes in the country.

The year-wise and State-wise details of funds released/utilised and achievements/beneficiaries under some major Schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs during last three years are given at Annexure II.

(c): Government  has  approved  the  scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas  Mission (PMJVM)' with a total financial outlay of Rs. 1612.27 crore for implementation during the financial  years  2021-22  to  2025-26.  PMJVM  has  been  redesigned  through  merger  and extension of two existing schemes for promotion of tribal livelihood, i.e., 'Mechanism for Marketing  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  through  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  and Development  of  Value  Chain  for  MFP'  and  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and Marketing  of  Tribal  Products  /  Produce'.  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is the nodal agency for implementation of the Scheme. PMJVM envisions to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate livelihood opportunities by promoting more efficient, equitable, self-managed, optimum use of natural resources, Agri / Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) / Non-farm enterprises. The Mission seeks to support the theme of 'Vocal for Local by Tribal'.

National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTFDC),  under  the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is an apex organisation set up exclusively for economic development of  Scheduled  Tribes.  The  Corporation  provides  financial  assistance  for  income  generation activities and marketing support assistance for economic upliftment of Scheduled Tribes all over the country under the following schemes:

-  Term Loan Scheme: NSTFDC provides Term Loan for viable projects costing upto ₹50.00 lakh per unit. Under the scheme, financial assistance is extended upto 90% of the cost of the project and the balance is met by way of subsidy / promoter contribution / margin money.
-  Adivasi  Mahila  Sashaktikaran  Yojana  (AMSY):  This  is  an  exclusive  scheme  for economic  development  of  Scheduled  Tribes  women.  Under  the  scheme,  NSTFDC, provides loan upto 90% for projects costing upto ₹2.00 lakh. Financial assistance under the scheme is extended at highly concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.
-  Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF): This is an exclusive scheme for Self  Help  Groups  for  meeting  small  loan  requirement  of  ST  members.  Under  the scheme, the Corporation provides loans upto ₹50,000/- per member and maximum ₹ 5 Lakh per Self Help Group (SHG).
-  Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY): This is an education loan scheme to enable the ST  students  to  meet  expenditure  for  pursuing  technical  and  professional  education including  Ph.D.  in  India.  Under  this  scheme,  the  Corporation  provides  financial assistance upto ₹10.00 lakh per eligible family at concessional rate of interest of 6% per annum.

Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds to the State Governments based on their proposals  to  make  tribal  people  self-reliant  by  undertaking  various  livelihood  activities including  agriculture,  horticulture,  animal  husbandry,  fisheries  and  other  non-farm-based livelihood  activities  etc.  under  the  schemes/programmes  'Development  of  Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)' and 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution'.

Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. †*344  for  28.03.2022  by  SHRI  ARJUN  LAL  MEENA  regarding  'SCHEMES  FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS'

## Brief  details  of  Schemes/Programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs in the country:

(i) Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution : Under the Proviso to Article 275(1) of Constitution, Grants are released to 26 States, having ST population for raising the level of administration in Scheduled Areas and for the welfare of tribal people. This is a Special Area Programme  and  100%  grants  are  provided  to  States.  Funds  are  released  to  the    State Governments depending on the felt needs of ST population to bridge the gap in infrastructure activities  in  the  fields  of  education,  health,  skill  development,  livelihood,  drinking  water, sanitation, etc.

(ii)  Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools  (EMRS): Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools (EMRSs) were introduced in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education exclusively to ST children with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of reservation in high and professional educational courses and get jobs in government and public and private sectors. In the Union Budget of 2018-19, Government announced that every block with more than 50% ST population and  at  least  20,000  ST  persons  will  be  eligible  to  have  an  Eklavya  Model Residential School. Eklavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.

(iii)  Grant-in  Aid  to  Voluntary  Organizations  working  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled Tribes: Under  the  scheme  of  Grant-in-Aid  to  Voluntary  Organizations  working  for  the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the Ministry funds projects in the fields of education and health, covering residential schools, non-residential schools, hostels, mobile dispensaries, ten or more bedded hospitals, etc.

(iv) Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students : The scheme is applicable to students who are studying in Classes IX -X.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all  States  except  North  East  and  Hills  States/UT  like  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

(v)  Post  Matric  Scholarship  to  ST  students: The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  provide financial assistance to the Scheduled   Tribe   students   studying   at   post-matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education.  Parental income from all sources  should  not  be  more  than  Rs.2.50  lakhs  per  annum.  Compulsory  fees  charged  by educational institutions are reimbursed subject to the limit fixed by the concerned State Fee fixation committee and scholarship amount of Rs.230 to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory  Administrations.  Funding  ratio  is  75:25  between  Centre  and  States  for  all  States except NE and Hilly States/UT of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

- (vi) National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates: The Scheme provides for financial assistance  to  selected  students  to  pursue  Post  Graduation,  PhD  &  Post-Doctoral  study abroad.  A total of 20 awards are given every year.  Of these, 17 awards are for STs and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).   Parental/family  income  from  all  sources  should  not  exceed  Rs.6.00  lakhs  per annum.

## (vii) National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students:

- (a)National Scholarship- (Top class) Scheme [Graduate level]: The objective of the scheme is to encourage meritorious ST students for pursuing studies in prescribed courses in any of the  246  institutions  of  excellence  across  the  country  like  IITs,  AIIMS,  IIMs,  NIITs,  etc. identified by the Ministry. Family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer.
- (b) National Fellowship for ST students: 750 fellowships are provided to ST students each year for pursing higher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship is granted as per UGC norms.
- (viii) Special   Central   Assistance   to   Tribal   Sub-Scheme   (SCA   to   TSS)/Pradhan Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (PMAAGY): Under  scheme  of  Special  Central Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  100%  grants  is  provided  to  the  State Governments for activities related to education, health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, skill  development,  Ashram  Schools,  Boys  and  Girls  Hostels,  minor  infrastructure,  etc.  to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and others as a critical gap filling measure.  The  Scheme  has  been  revamped  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana (PMAAGY).

The Ministry has analysed Mission Antyodaya data collated by Ministry of Rural Development and has identified 36,428 villages with 50% ST population and 500 STs to be covered under PMAAGY.  Relevant schemes of different Central Ministries have been identified based on Tribal Sub Plan allocation. States would also be encouraged to supplement with State TSP funds, District Mineral Funds (DMF) and Finance Commission grants. For PMAAGY, 20.38 lakh per village as 'Gap-filling' for approved activities including administrative expenses will be provided by the Ministry.

- (ix)  Development of  Particularly  Vulnerable Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs): The  scheme of Development of PVTGs covers 75 identified PVTGs among Scheduled Tribes in 18 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands  for    activities  like  education,  housing,  land  distribution,  land  development,  agri cultural development,  animal  husbandry,  construction  of  link  roads,  installation  of  nonconventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative  activity meant for the  comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs.
- (x) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing a Scheme 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce through Minimum Support Price and Development of Value Chain for MFP (MSP for MFP)' through Tribal  Co-operative  Marketing  Development  Federation  (TRIFED),  since  2011  with  the objective of providing safety net to ST MFP gatherers.

Ministry  is  implementing  another  scheme  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and Marketing of Tribal Products' with 100 % grant to TRIFED and State Forest Development Corporations (SDCs) for development and marketing of tribal products.

PMJVM has been conceptualized with the merger of the above two Schemes i.e. 'MSP for MFP' and 'Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products'. PMJVM seeks to achieve livelihood driven tribal development through quality input, technology, credit and better marketing access etc. in the next five years.

(xi)  Monitoring,  Evaluation,  Survey  and  Social  Audit  (MESSA): The  Ministry  is responsible for monitoring of Central and State Schedule Tribe Component as per framework and mechanism designed by NITI Aayog. Ministry has initiated end to end digitization of data bases of various schemes and has developed scheme specific portals. Still there is scope for strengthening the monitoring  and  evaluation framework  through  digital and  physical verification  of  the  projects.  Ministry  is revamping  the  scheme  with  the  establishment  of  a Central PMU to monitor the scheme and non-scheme initiatives of the ministry, which will coordinate with State level PMUs.

(xii) Support to National/State Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) / Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes (VCF - ST): NSTFDC was started by the Ministry in 2001 to extend financial assistance at concessional rates to Scheduled Tribes Individuals  /  Self  Help  Groups,  Co-operative  society  for  undertaking  income  generation activities.  The  authorized  share  capital  of  NSTFDC  stands  at  Rs  750.00  crore,  which  has already been provided completely by Government. Now, the Scheme of 'VCF-ST' has been conceptualized by the Ministry with a corpus fund of Rs 50.00 crore for a period of five years during 2021-26 for promoting entrepreneurship/start-up projects by ST youth. It is proposed that guidelines similar to the scheme of 'Venture Capital for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes' be adopted for the scheme.

(xiii) Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs): Ministry extends support to the State Governments through the Scheme to set up new TRIs where it didn't exist and to strengthen functioning  of  existing  TRIs  to  carry  out  its  core  responsibility  towards  Research  & Documentations,  Training  and  capacity  building,  promotion  of  rich  tribal  heritage  etc.  To preserve tribal art and culture, financial assistance is provided to TRI's to carry out various activities  to  preserve  and  promote  tribal  culture  and  heritage  across  the  country  through research and documentation, maintenance and preservation of art & artefacts, setting up of tribal  museum, exchange visits for  the tribals  to  other  parts  of  the  State,  organizing  tribal festivals etc. Funding under this Scheme is 100% grant-in-aid by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the TRIs on need basis with the approval of APEX Committee. TRIs prepare proposal and detailed action plan for the year along with budgetary requirement and submit it to the Ministry through State Tribal Welfare Department. Within the set of TRIs, there are cultural museum, library, training centre, research wing etc.

(xiv)  Tribal   Festivals,   Research   Information   and  Mass   Education :  Through  the scheme, promotion of rich tribal cultural heritage, dissemination of information and creation of  awareness  are  given  attention  to  which  includes  organization  of  Tribal  Craft  &  Food Festivals,  Sports,  Music,  Dance  &  Photo  Competitions,  Science,  Art  &  Craft  Expos, Workshops, Seminars, Production of documentary films by the Ministry & States, Bringing out  Publications  thereby  highlighting  significant  studies,  documenting  historical  facets  of tribal communities, achievements of Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) & State Departments besides other advertisements etc. at regular intervals. With a view to fill the gap of research studies on tribal issues, MoTA recognizes renowned NGOs, Research Institutes, Universities where  expertise  exist  and  which  have  already  made  a  mark  by  carrying  out  pioneering research in the field of tribal cultures as Centre of Excellences (CoEs). It is envisaged that CoEs should play an important role in building knowledge bank to complement dedicated Activities of the Ministry.

## Annexure II referred to in reply to part (a) to (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. †*344 for 28.03.2022 by SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA regarding 'SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS'

## Funds released under the scheme 'SCA to TSS 'during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

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

## Funds released and utilisation reported by the State Governments under 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution' during last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.N.   | States            | 2018-19       | 2018-19              | 2019-20       | 2019-20              | 2020-21       | 2020-21              |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|----------------------|
| S.N.   | States            | Total Release | Utilization reported | Total Release | Utilization reported | Total Release | Utilization reported |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 6390.77       | 6390.77              | 8942.43       | 8942.43              | 2055.55       | 0.00                 |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 12170.52      | 12170.520            | 13202.25      | 13202.25             | 6014.00       | 450.00               |
| 3.     | Assam             | 3916.32       | 3916.32              | 10802.85      | 8927.80              | 4592.37       | 1199.987             |
| 4.     | Chhattisgarh      | 11352.92      | 11352.92             | 22500.77      | 22500.77             | 9976.24       | 9976.24              |
| 5.     | Goa               | 345.66        | 345.66               | 0.00          | 0.00                 | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 6.     | Gujarat           | 11648.20      | 11240.2              | 16833.88      | 14963.88             | 5940.04       | 4084.57              |
| 7.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 3378.16       | 3378.16              | 5314.70       | 5314.70              | 1161.00       | 1276.00              |
| 8.     | Jammu& Kashmir    | 2051.79       | 721.954              | 5410.00       | 0.00                 | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 9.     | Jharkhand         | 7354.30       | 7354.3               | 11166.77      | 11166.77             | 10278.00      | 10278.00             |
| 10.    | Karnataka         | 5220.61       | 5220.610             | 10435.46      | 10435.46             | 3305.68       | 1255.68              |
| 11.    | Kerala            | 472.28        | 244.45               | 633.29        | 633.29               | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 12.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 24635.30      | 19849.08             | 44938.92      | 37934.47             | 4279.78       | 3383.81              |
| 13.    | Maharashtra       | 17015.91      | 7467.08              | 23136.70      | 6980.73              | 4573.16       | 0.00                 |
| 14.    | Manipur           | 5367.645      | 4995                 | 6151.91       | 4651.91              | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 15.    | Meghalaya         | 5129.79       | 4993.81              | 4799.53       | 3378.93              | 492.71        | 149.21               |
| 16.    | Mizoram           | 3507.71       | 3507.71              | 6598.83       | 6598.83              | 1909.71       | 1474.71              |
| 17.    | Nagaland          | 9194.485      | 9194.485             | 6802.11       | 6525.58              | 1717.38       | 858.69               |
| 18.    | Odisha            | 21449.15      | 21449.15             | 15110.66      | 14426.71             | 6304.62       | 4012.24              |
| 19.    | Rajasthan         | 13769.23      | 13769.23             | 15586.19      | 15085.54             | 9166.00       | 1539.00              |
| 20.    | Sikkim            | 355.34        | 355.34               | 3175.35       | 3175.35              | 516.00        | 220.00               |
| 21.    | Tamil Nadu        | 773.57        | 601.83               | 6356.07       | 3231.63              | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 22.    | Telangana         | 3248.89       | 3248.89              | 9973.28       | 9973.28              | 2517.00       | 2517.00              |
| 23.    | Tripura           | 2006.73       | 1594.24              | 2952.63       | 2664.54              | 201.74        | 0.00                 |
| 24.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 252.43        | 252.43               | 2760.71       | 2760.710             | 927.426       | 388.91               |
| 25.    | Uttarakhand       | 1255.265      | 1172.155             | 428.37        | 428.37               | 0.00          | 0.00                 |
| 26.    | West Bengal       | 9235.725      | 9235.725             | 12127.17      | 7960.00              | 4041.14       | 0.00                 |

*It is to be noted that upto 2019-20, release figures also include the amount of fund released for EMRS. However, from 2020-21 onwards, due to separate budget allocation for EMRS, an amount of Rs. 1200.00 Crore was released to  NESTS,  an  autonomous  body  under  this  Ministry,  for  its  onward  transmission  to  concerned  States  and Construction agencies.

## Fund released under the Scheme 'Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of STs during last three years (in Rs)

| State/UT          | 2018-19          | 2018-19       | 2019-20          | 2019-20       | 2020-21          | 2020-21       |
|-------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
| State/UT          | Education Sector | Health Sector | Education Sector | Health Sector | Education Sector | Health Sector |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 9956434          | 2919920       | 4979433          | 5177785       | 1221283          | 3804797       |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 40667502         | 8043842       | 15662535         | 19933152      | 12375556         | 14808741      |
| Assam             | 10684700         | 8192252       | 1405983          | 4807422       | 2340816          | 1720830       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 17482240         | -             | 15948615         | -             | 4189137          | 711209        |
| Delhi             | 540869           | -             | -                | -             | 1316151          | -             |
| Gujarat           | 17048209         | 6963313       | 12533244         | 5354856       | 4252127          | 7846220       |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 28015712         | -             | 17953743         | -             | 22425259         | -             |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1968822          | -             | 1587901          | -             | 4639377          | -             |
| Jharkhand         | 93725822         | 52803688      | 56615083         | 50899554      | 12448475         | 37688507      |
| Karnataka         | 25277497         | 21494382      | 16017371         | 9480098       | 3758208          | 7892836       |
| Kerala            | 5473467          | 2256625       | -                | -             | 2884500          | 9197983       |
| Ladakh            | -                | -             | -                | -             | -                | -             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 94196926         | -             | 49199977         | -             | 22388570         | -             |
| Maharashtra       | 56691939         | -             | 62859152         | -             | 40257292         | -             |
| Manipur           | 19204931         | 1413900       | 31683604         | 1413900       | 24506073         | 3586275       |
| Meghalaya         | 77190175         | 5288205       | 138754746        | 6592907       | 79359500         | 5141093       |
| Mizoram           | 7941076          | 1432180       | 2680047          | 2031481       | -                | 6963997       |
| Nagaland          | 1803888          | -             | -                | -             | -                | -             |
| Odisha            | 311188710        | 12452848      | 286782893        | 7214677       | 152394090        | 1287804       |
| Rajasthan         | 29419245         | -             | 17184495         | -             | 18979922         | -             |
| Sikkim            | 8501627          | -             | 3046526          | -             | 946123           | -             |
| Tamil Nadu        | 11680039         | 21232954      | 6235422          | 22673330      | 2604255          | 9098778       |
| Telangana         | 5363885          | -             | 1096770          | -             | 5481754          | -             |
| Tripura           | 5771765          | -             | 4656113          | -             | 3354479          | -             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | -                | -             | -                | -             | 11222937         | -             |
| Uttarakhand       | 13381104         | -             | 851220           | 706950        | 4147512          | 706950        |
| West Bengal       | 61207404         | 19359147      | 54328698         | 10154491      | 35068283         | 11982301      |

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No   | State/UT       | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|--------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        | State/UT       | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh | 1837.00   | 1837.00   | 3713.43   | 3713.43   | 1245.51   | 258.60    |
| 2.     | Chhattisgarh   | 1051.50   | 1051.50   | 1311.35   | 1311.35   | 989.32    | 989.32    |
| 3.     | Gujarat        | 604.00    | 604.00    | 429.05    | 429.05    | 552.20    | 552.20    |
| 4.     | Jharkhand      | 3295.79   | 3295.79   | 847.00    | 847.00    | 1777.29   | 1777.29   |
| 5.     | Karnataka      | 460.00    | 460.00    | 1933.01   | 1933.01   | 438.46    | 197.96    |
| 6.     | Kerala         | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 88.00     | 0.00      |
| 7.     | Madhya Pradesh | 7998.09   | 5642.08   | 8064.89   | 6158.10   | 2188.11   | 0.00      |
| 8.     | Maharashtra    | 1230.26   | 1230.26   | 2510.00   | 402.68    | 1411.66   | 0.00      |
| 9.     | Manipur        | 1157.55   | 276.53    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 10.    | Odisha         | 3626.00   | 3626.00   | 976.38    | 976.38    | 1202.00   | 1202.00   |
| 11.    | Rajasthan      | 1008.00   | 1008.00   | 968.10    | 968.10    | 968.00    | 914.24    |
| 12.    | Tamil Nadu     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 819.48    | 390.58    | 551.08    | 175.25    |
| 13.    | Telangana      | 533.00    | 533.00    | 538.50    | 538.50    | 1460.50   | 1460.50   |
| 14.    | Tripura        | 789.53    | 789.53    | 1960.82   | 1765.73   | 231.43    | 227.43    |
| 15.    | Uttarakhand    | 565.86    | 565.86    | 489.53    | 23.10     | 295.00    | 0.00      |
| 16.    | Uttar Pradesh  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 82.04     | 0.00      |
| 17.    | West Bengal    | 843.42    | 843.42    | 437.47    | 437.47    | 519.40    | 519.40    |

(Rs in Lakhs)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT                          | 2018-19       | 2018-19   | 2019-20       | 2019-20   | 2020-21       | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| Sl. No   | State/ UT                          | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  |
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 5             | 5         | 5.62          | 5.62      | 12.33         | 12.33     |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1210.81       | 1210.81   | 736.32        | 736.32    | 1433.81       | 1433.81   |
| 3.       | Assam                              | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 17.27         | 17.27     |
| 4.       | Bihar                              | 0             | 0         | 7131.47       | 0         | 0             | 0         |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                       | 4755.63       | 4755.63   | 4796.94       | 4796.94   | 3541.54       | 3541.54   |
| 6.       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 20            | 20        | 44.38         | 44.38     | 234           | 102.87    |
| 7.       | Goa                                | 80.83         | 80.83     | 80.56         | 80.56     | 41.35         | 0         |
| 8.       | Gujarat                            | 4482.31       | 4482.31   | 5248.34       | 5248.34   | 2198.84       | 2198.84   |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 38.91         | 38.91     | 83.92         | 83.92     | 91.87         | 0         |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                          | 2345.92       | 2345.92   | 1514.49       | 1514.49   | 0             | 0         |
| 11.      | Karnataka                          | 1256.31       | 1256.31   | 1846.92       | 1846.92   | 0             | 0         |
| 12.      | Kerala                             | 308.73        | 308.73    | 287.31        | 287.31    | 116.56        | 116.56    |
| 13.      | Ladakh                             | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 42.27         | 42.27     |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 5884.33       | 5884.33   | 7698.9        | 7698.9    | 5429.34       | 5429.34   |
| 15.      | Manipur                            | 773           | 773       | 443.33        | 72.81     | 0             | 0         |
| 16.      | Mizoram                            | 319.79        | 319.79    | 702.21        | 702.21    | 167.86        | 167.86    |
| 17.      | Nagaland                           | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 60.75         | 0         |
| 18.      | Odisha                             | 6665.88       | 6665.88   | 6157.65       | 6157.65   | 6944.96       | 6944.96   |
| 19.      | Puducherry                         | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 1.63          | 0         |
| 20.      | Rajasthan                          | 1716.12       | 1716.12   | 5346.97       | 5346.97   | 3126.9        | 3126.9    |
| 21.      | Sikkim                             | 7.97          | 7.97      | 3.57          | 3.57      | 9.41          | 0         |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu                         | 0             | 0         | 589.74        | 589.74    | 241           | 241       |
| 23.      | Telangana                          | 693.84        | 442.92    | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         |
| 24.      | Tripura                            | 0             | 0         | 386.18        | 386.18    | 252.09        | 252.09    |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand                        | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 138.24        | 99.89     |
| 26.      | West Bengal                        | 584.62        | 584.62    | 894.18        | 894.18    | 788.22        | 788.22    |

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No   | State/ UT                           | 2018-19       | 2018-19   | 2019-20       | 2019-20   | 2020-21       | 2020-21   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|
| Sl. No   | State/ UT                           | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands            | 10.09         | 10.09     | 11.34         | 11.34     | 13.29         | 13.29     |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 13945.02      | 13945.02  | 7797.07       | 7797.07   | 6039.35       | 6039.35   |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 1883.82       | 1883.82   | 6113.41       | 6113.41   | 5712.96       | 5712.96   |
| 4        | Assam                               | 3248.03       | 3248.03   | 4867.2        | 4867.2    | 5413.54       | 5413.54   |
| 5        | Bihar                               | 0             | 0         | 1525.43       | 1289.36   | 708.22        | 0         |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                        | 4609.57       | 4609.57   | 7022.69       | 7022.69   | 8790.24       | 8790.24   |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 3.41          | 3.41      | 88.66         | 88.66     | 3481.73       | 0         |
| 8        | Goa                                 | 536.26        | 536.26    | 732.79        | 732.79    | 458.18        | 0         |
| 9        | Gujarat                             | 32429.12      | 32429.12  | 14004.48      | 14004.48  | 22977.64      | 22977.64  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 278.15        | 278.15    | 2468.81       | 1555.51   | 0             | 0         |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir                      | 637.93        | 637.93    | 1048.29       | 1048.29   | 805.44        | 0         |
| 12       | Jharkhand                           | 5281.32       | 5281.32   | 7862.86       | 7862.86   | 0             | 0         |
| 13       | Karnataka                           | 7341.33       | 7341.33   | 15003.43      | 15003.43  | 0             | 0         |
| 14       | Kerala                              | 2674.37       | 2674.37   | 1641.52       | 1641.52   | 3285.25       | 3285.25   |
| 15       | Ladakh                              | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 738           | 738       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 13405.24      | 13405.24  | 12198.58      | 12198.58  | 12344         | 12344     |
| 17       | Maharashtra                         | 15238.15      | 15238.15  | 15575.38      | 15575.38  | 18149.52      | 18149.52  |
| 18       | Manipur                             | 2026.76       | 2026.76   | 6235.55       | 6235.55   | 2184.19       | 2184.19   |
| 19       | Meghalaya                           | 2457.52       | 2457.52   | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         |
| 20       | Mizoram                             | 3528.21       | 3528.21   | 4415.78       | 4415.78   | 3446.82       | 3446.82   |
| 21       | Nagaland                            | 4716.66       | 4716.66   | 3268.73       | 3268.73   | 3226.37       | 3226.37   |
| 22       | Odisha                              | 14801.92      | 14801.92  | 16640.15      | 16640.15  | 19095.97      | 19095.97  |
| 23       | Puducherry                          | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 19.56         | 0         |
| 24       | Rajasthan                           | 13598.95      | 13598.95  | 25950.52      | 25950.52  | 25557.03      | 25557.03  |
| 25       | Sikkim                              | 1134.36       | 1134.36   | 566.8         | 566.8     | 553.83        | 553.83    |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu                          | 3933.65       | 3933.65   | 5025.19       | 5025.19   | 3328.99       | 3328.99   |
| 27       | Telangana                           | 9921.68       | 9921.68   | 19610.6       | 19610.6   | 27297.83      | 27297.83  |
| 28       | Tripura                             | 3626.55       | 3626.55   | 2355.78       | 2355.78   | 4804.98       | 4804.98   |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 1210.54       | 1210.54   | 1822.71       | 1822.71   | 2218.67       | 1464.96   |
| 30       | West Bengal                         | 2219.39       | 2219.39   | 2411          | 2411      | 2256.42       | 2256.42   |

State wise list of EMRSs sanctioned/ functional (as on 22.03.2022)

|   S. No. | State / UT          |   Sanctioned |   Functional |
|----------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |           28 |           26 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh   |           10 |            2 |
|        3 | Assam               |           10 |            1 |
|        4 | Bihar               |            3 |            0 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh        |           73 |           71 |
|        6 | Dadra& Nagar Haveli |            1 |            1 |
|        7 | Gujarat             |           41 |           35 |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh    |            4 |            4 |
|        9 | Jammu &Kashmir      |            6 |            0 |
|       10 | Jharkhand           |           87 |           13 |
|       11 | Karnataka           |           12 |           12 |
|       12 | Kerala              |            4 |            2 |
|       13 | Ladakh              |            3 |            0 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh      |           69 |           63 |
|       15 | Maharashtra         |           36 |           25 |
|       16 | Manipur             |           21 |            3 |
|       17 | Meghalaya           |           25 |            0 |
|       18 | Mizoram             |           17 |            6 |
|       19 | Nagaland            |           22 |            3 |
|       20 | Odisha              |          104 |           27 |
|       21 | Rajasthan           |           31 |           21 |
|       22 | Sikkim              |            4 |            4 |
|       23 | Tamil Nadu          |            8 |            8 |
|       24 | Telangana           |           23 |           23 |
|       25 | Tripura             |           21 |            5 |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh       |            4 |            2 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand         |            4 |            3 |
|       28 | West Bengal         |            8 |            7 |

Enrollment in EMRSs during 2018-19 to 2020-21

|   Sl. No | State / UT                     | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |
|----------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh                 | 2800      | 3424      |      4609 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh              | 240       | 208       |       100 |
|        3 | Assam                          | -         | 480       |       480 |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh                   | 6780      | 7961      |     11519 |
|        5 | Dadra and Nagar &Daman and Diu | -         | -         |       120 |
|        6 | Gujarat                        | 10172     | 10156     |     10974 |
|        7 | Himachal Pradesh               | 210       | 312       |       422 |
|        8 | Jharkhand                      | 2829      | 3558      |      3084 |
|        9 | Karnataka                      | 2879      | 3053      |      3638 |
|       10 | Kerala                         | 600       | 535       |       520 |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh                 | 10270     | 12946     |     20657 |
|       12 | Maharashtra                    | 4103      | 5067      |      6272 |
|       13 | Manipur                        | 1170      | 1440      |      1439 |
|       14 | Mizoram                        | 400       | 396       |       856 |
|       15 | Nagaland                       | 583       | 619       |       640 |
|       16 | Odisha                         | 5340      | 5821      |      6711 |
|       17 | Rajasthan                      | 5350      | 4947      |      5938 |
|       18 | Sikkim                         | 915       | 979       |       987 |
|       19 | Tamil Nadu                     | 1553      | 2186      |      2506 |
|       20 | Telangana                      | 4160      | 3960      |      5815 |
|       21 | Tripura                        | 1680      | 1740      |      1824 |
|       22 | Uttar Pradesh                  | 630       | 473       |       495 |
|       23 | Uttarakhand                    | 279       | 393       |       514 |
|       24 | West Bengal                    | 2662      | 2737      |       400 |

State wise number of beneficiaries under the scheme 'Pre-Matric Scholarship' for ST students during last three years

|   Sl.No. | State/UT                           | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 222       | 247       |       278 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                     | 27437     | 28124     |     26676 |
|        3 | Assam                              | 12933     | 2869      |      2710 |
|        4 | Bihar                              | 46096     | 46096     |     55198 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh                       | 194413    | 143986    |    134262 |
|        6 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 4731      | 5421      |      3452 |
|        7 | Goa                                | 3582      | 3332      |      3475 |
|        8 | Gujarat                            | 124491    | 180123    |    160037 |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 3582      | 2709      |      1846 |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 25920     | 0         |     11470 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                          | 119877    | 106761    |     83511 |
|       12 | Karnataka                          | 62126     | 87364     |     72626 |
|       13 | Kerala                             | 12121     | 7858      |      9880 |
|       14 | Ladakh                             | -         | -_        |       421 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 359092    | 318870    |    314356 |
|       16 | Manipur                            | 21006     | 24760     |      2557 |
|       17 | Meghalaya                          | 150       | 136       |       616 |
|       18 | Mizoram                            | 14880     | 16890     |     11046 |
|       19 | Nagaland                           | 12553     | 1500      |       446 |
|       20 | Odisha                             | 204916    | 219875    |    173833 |
|       21 | Puducherry                         | _         | 60        |        19 |
|       22 | Rajasthan                          | 136915    | 184163    |    215040 |
|       23 | Sikkim                             | 247       | 415       |       414 |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu                         | 12800     | 13423     |     14822 |
|       25 | Telangana                          | 354       | 5570      |       856 |
|       26 | Tripura                            | 12353     | 10980     |      9404 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand                        | 2572      | 2504      |      1329 |
|       28 | West Bengal                        | 33870     | 37333     |     30050 |

Note: Figures for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been merged.

State wise number of beneficiaries under the scheme 'Post-Matric Scholarship' for ST students during last three years

|   Sl No | State/UT                              | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |
|---------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andaman& Nicobar Islands              | 439       | 447       |       312 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh                        | 59146     | 158195    |     71820 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 26000     | 20500     |     31916 |
|       4 | Assam                                 | 79526     | 55507     |     54846 |
|       5 | Bihar                                 | 12544     | 13938     |     19513 |
|       6 | Chhattisgarh                          | 154656    | 144453    |    140163 |
|       7 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 2307      | 5969      |      6180 |
|       8 | Goa                                   | 5847      | 5870      |      6412 |
|       9 | Gujarat                               | 198557    | 202667    |    202413 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh                      | 4729      | 3009      |      5121 |
|      11 | Jammu &Kashmir                        | 27900     | 10685     |      4940 |
|      12 | Jharkhand                             | 76782     | 79823     |     78755 |
|      13 | Karnataka                             | 111614    | 118083    |    129094 |
|      14 | Kerala                                | 16245     | 16583     |     15820 |
|      15 | Ladakh                                | -         | -         |      8200 |
|      16 | Madhya Pradesh                        | 289095    | 244126    |    279722 |
|      17 | Maharashtra                           | 131000    | 139550    |    157503 |
|      18 | Manipur                               | 22644     | 30969     |     39787 |
|      19 | Meghalaya                             | 634       | 6159      |     17315 |
|      20 | Mizoram                               | 47948     | 38174     |     33798 |
|      21 | Nagaland                              | 38380     | 40164     |     37183 |
|      22 | Odisha                                | 196667    | 171532    |    155309 |
|      23 | Puducherry                            | -         | 23        |        22 |
|      24 | Rajasthan                             | 269659    | 286652    |    315315 |
|      25 | Sikkim                                | 4299      | 4431      |      3488 |
|      26 | Tamil Nadu                            | 29622     | 29478     |     20324 |
|      27 | Telangana                             | 58253     | 129243    |    118347 |
|      28 | Tripura                               | 22896     | 23720     |     26092 |
|      29 | Uttar Pradesh                         | 15086     | 17984     |     19782 |
|      30 | Uttarakhand                           | 6133      | 6499      |      8396 |
|      31 | West Bengal                           | 58421     | 62234     |     58156 |

Note: Figures for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been merged.

State wise number of beneficiaries covered during 2018-19 to 2020-21 under the Scheme 'Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of STs'

| S.No.   | State/UT          | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State/UT          | Health    | Education | Health    | Education | Health    | Education |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 19081     | 885       | 26206     | 700       | 35640     | 300       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 87362     | 5660      | 206728    | 2637      | 208331    | 1368      |
| 3       | Assam             | 90190     | 7178      | 45842     | 3309      | 23966     | 189       |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | -         | 11955     | -         | 5138      | 14774     | 2117      |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 178160    | 926       | 159118    | 1162      | 166506    | 666       |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh  | -         | 2462      | -         | 1882      | -         | 2144      |
| 7       | Jharkhand         | 639025    | 6760      | 498376    | 5650      | 177473    | 1718      |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir | -         | 100       | -         | 366       | -         | 240       |
| 9       | Karnataka         | 177100    | 2159      | 97376     | 1618      | 63706     | 498       |
| 10      | Kerala            | 61847     | 412       | -         | -         | 124656    | 400       |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | 5785      | -         | 4481      | -         | 1743      |
| 12      | Maharashtra       | -         | 3457      | 8625      | 5081      | -         | 3039      |
| 13      | Manipur           | 2539      | 1652      | 2603      | 3366      | 6792      | 2174      |
| 14      | Meghalaya         | 137271    | 45379     | 148704    | 34664     | 79124     | 13760     |
| 15      | Mizoram           | 7916      | 486       | 5216      | 286       | 1049      | -         |
| 16      | Nagaland          | -         | 143       | -         | -         | -         | -         |
| 17      | Odisha            | 142872    | 27636     | 79938     | 37615     | 20764     | 26323     |
| 18      | Rajasthan         | -         | 1738      | -         | 1549      | -         | 1762      |
| 19      | Sikkim            | -         | 617       | -         | 412       | -         | 111       |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        | 481023    | 1596      | 194130    | 489       | 105527    | 411       |
| 21      | Telangana         | -         | 400       | -         | 91        | -         | 392       |
| 22      | Tripura           | -         | 400       | -         | 400       | -         | 533       |
| 23      | Uttarakhand       | -         | 1005      | 1015      | 56        | 816       | 423       |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | -         | -         | -         | -         | 680       |
| 25      | West Bengal       | 190857    | 6292      | 135975    | 5799      | 155360    | 4328      |
| 26      | Delhi             | -         | 50        | -         | -         | -         | 98        |

|   S.No. | State/UT                 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh           |       139 |       276 |     12533 |
|       2 | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |         0 |      7501 |         0 |
|       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 |         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                  |         0 |         0 |        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 |

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