Lok Sabha Question No. 1344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in West Bengal
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1344

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.12.2021

## VAN DHAN VIKAS KENDRAS IN WEST BENGAL

1344. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has succeeded in improving tribal incomes through value addition of tribal products through the Van Dhan Vikas Kendras initiative;
- (b) if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise including West Bengal;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the future initiatives in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c)  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Karyakaram  through TRIFED (Tribal Co-Operative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited) to promote value-addition  and  marketing  of  tribal  products  and  minor  forest  products  (MFP)  catering  to increase in the income of tribal MFP gatherers. State-wise number of beneficiaries and the sales generated through these Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK) clusters is at Annexure . This being a demand-driven  scheme,  the  proposals  for  establishment  of  VDVKCs  are  received  from  State Governments. Funds have been provided by TRIFED to the respective Implementing Agencies of State Governments to implement the Karyakaram as per the laid down objectives. No beneficiary State Government has so far formally submitted any report regarding non-fulfilling of the objective of the Karyakram. Till date no proposal for VDVKCs has been received from the State of West Bengal.
- (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs envisages to set up 500 VDVKCs each year through TRIFED for generating additional income to the village level primary SHG units through value-addition and marketing of tribal products and minor forest products.

## Annexure mentioned at reply to LSUQ No. 1344 for answer on 06.12.2021 regarding Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in West Bengal

## Details of State wise Van Dhan Self Help Groups (VDSHGs) & VDVK Clusters (VDVKCs)

| Sl No.   | States /UT                          |   No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned Approved |   / No. of Forest Gatherers |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) | No. of VDVK Clusters operationalized   | Sales by VDVK Clusters (in Rs. Lakhs)   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                        415 |                      123258 |                            6162.9  | 105                                    | 211.99                                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                         85 |                       25500 |                            1275    |                                        |                                         |
| 3        | Assam                               |                                        302 |                       90316 |                            4530    | 80                                     | 41.16                                   |
| 4        | Bihar                               |                                          8 |                        1630 |                              81.5  |                                        |                                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                        |                                        139 |                       41700 |                            2085    | 70                                     | 624.1                                   |
| 6        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |                                          1 |                         302 |                              15    | -                                      | -                                       |
| 7        | Goa                                 |                                         10 |                        3000 |                             150    | 1                                      | -                                       |
| 8        | Gujarat                             |                                        116 |                       34424 |                            1721.2  | 3                                      | -                                       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                          3 |                         810 |                              40.5  | -                                      | -                                       |
| 10       | Ladakh                              |                                         10 |                        3000 |                             150    | -                                      | -                                       |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |                                         39 |                       11601 |                             569.7  | 15                                     | 20.43                                   |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |                                        140 |                       41748 |                            2087.4  | 21                                     | 12                                      |
| 13       | Kerala                              |                                         44 |                       12038 |                             597.25 | 5                                      | 1.85                                    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                        107 |                       32100 |                            1605    | 28                                     | 31.9                                    |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |                                        264 |                       79350 |                            3960    | 32                                     | 84.975                                  |
| 16       | Manipur                             |                                        200 |                       60390 |                            2996.8  | 139                                    | 212.47                                  |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |                                         39 |                       11835 |                             584.1  | -                                      | -                                       |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |                                        159 |                       46168 |                            2306.55 | 44                                     | 77.21                                   |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |                                        206 |                       61800 |                            3089.9  | 85                                     | 233.68                                  |
| 20       | Odisha                              |                                        170 |                       51019 |                            2479.25 | 23                                     | 117.98                                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan                           |                                        479 |                      144803 |                            7135.6  | 16                                     | 61.28                                   |
| 22       | Sikkim                              |                                         80 |                       23800 |                            1169.05 | 6                                      | 6.77                                    |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                          |                                          8 |                        2400 |                             120    | 4                                      | 38                                      |
| 24       | Telangana                           |                                         17 |                        5100 |                             255    | -                                      | -                                       |
| 25       | Tripura                             |                                         32 |                        9039 |                             436.95 | 15                                     | 5.51                                    |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                         25 |                        7191 |                             359.55 | 5                                      | 7.8                                     |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |                                         12 |                        3605 |                             179.95 | 6                                      | 0.62                                    |
| Total    | Total                               |                                       3110 |                      927927 |                           46143.2  | 703                                    | 1789.725                                |

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