Lok Sabha Question No. 602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 602

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 06/02/2023

## TRIBAL SUB PLAN (TSP)

602. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) have achieved the desired results in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of financial and other assistance given under 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-scheme' to the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last three years, district-wise; and
- (d) the details of targets set and achieved during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) now known as Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) came into existence in 1974-75 as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for  tribal  development  under  DAPST  for  various  tribal  development  projects  relating  to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc.State Governments are also supposed to earmark TSP funds in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State with respect to total State Plan.

Though  there  have  been  challenges  in  achieving  the  desired  pace  of  development  for  tribal people  and  their  habitations  on  account  of  remoteness  of  habitations,  dispersed  population, difficult geographical conditions and lack of  employment opportunities in their areas. Considerable improvements have been registered in socio-economic indicatorswith  respect to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country, for example, literacy rate for STs has improved from 59% (Census) in 2011 to 71.6% (as per Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report (July 2020 -  June  2021).  Gross  Enrolment  Ratio  (GER)  at  upper  Primary  level  has  improved  from  91.3 (2013-14) to 98.0 (2021-22); GER for ST students at secondary level (IX-X) has increased from 70.2 (2013-14) to 78.1 (2021-22); GER for ST students at senior secondary level (XI-XII) has increased from 35.4 (2013-14) to 52.0 (2021-22) and GER for ST students at higher education level  has  increased  from  13.7  (2014-15)  to  18.9  (2020-21).  As  per  National  Family  Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in respect of Scheduled Tribes, Infant Mortality Rate has declined from 44.4 (2015-16) to 41.6 (2019-21); Under Five Mortality Rate has declined from 57.2 (2015-16) to 50.3 (2019-21), and Institutional Delivery has increased from 68% (2015-16) to 82.3% (2019-21). Further, full immunization of children aged  12-23  months  has  increased  from  55.8  %  (2015-16)  to  76.8  %  (2019-21).  As  per  the estimates of the earlier Planning Commission, percentage of ST people living below the poverty line in rural areas has declined from 62.3% in 2004-05 to 45.3% in 2011-12.

(c) to (d): The scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) was being  implemented  till  the  year  2020-21  wherein  100%  grants  were  provided  to  the  State Governments  with  notified  STs  including  Andhra  Pradesh  inter-alia  for  activities  related  to education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood,  skill  development,  minor  infrastructure etc. for the development of Scheduled Tribes (ST). Ministry of Tribal Affairs has revamped the existing Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) as 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY),' for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26, which aims at transforming villages with significant tribal population into model village (Adarsh Gram).  The details of the funds released to the State of Andhra Pradesh during last three years under the scheme of 'SCA to TSS' / 'PMAAGY' are as under:

| Scheme     | Year     |   Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) # | Utilization reported (Rs. in lakh)   |
|------------|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| SCA to TSS | 2019-20  |                        12470.5  | 3742.59                              |
|            | 2020-21  |                         4954.96 | 0.00                                 |
| PMAAGY     | 2021-22* |                            0    | -                                    |

# Funds are not provided district -wise by the Ministry.

* Funds could not be released due to pending Utilization Certificates (UCs) for previous years' releases.

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