Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Basic Facilities in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- † 894

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2022

## BASIC FACILITIES IN TRIBAL AREAS

†894.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has implemented special schemes to provide basic facilities like electricity, health, water and education in the tribal areas of the country; and
- (b)  if so, the details thereof for the last three years, State-wise including Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Government has revamped the existing Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) with nomenclature '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)covering about population of 4.22 crore (About 40% of the total Tribal Population). It is envisaged to cover 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs. The main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated socio-economic development of selected villages through convergence approach. It includes the following components.
- i. Preparing Village Development Plan based on the needs, potential, and aspirations;
- ii. Maximizing the coverage of individual / family benefit schemes of the Central / State Governments;
- iii. Improving the infrastructure in vital sectors like health, education, connectivity and livelihood;

The scheme envisions to mitigate gaps prominently in 8 sectors of development viz.  Road  connectivity  (Internal  and  Intervillage  /block),  Telecom  connectivity (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centres, Health Sub-Centre, Drinking water facility,  Drainage  and  solid  waste  management.  A  sum  of  ₹20.38  lakh  per village as  'Gap-filling'  has  been  provisioned  for  approved  activities  including administrative expenses under PMAAGY. Besides States / UTs are encouraged for convergence  of  resources  as  Central  /  State  Scheduled  Tribe  Component  (STC) funds and other financial resources available with them for saturation of gaps in the villages identified under PMAAGY.

During 2021-22 and 2022-23, a total of about 16554 villages have been taken up. So far, an amount of Rs. 1927.00 Crore has already been released to the States and Village  Development  Plan  in  respect  of  6264  villages  have  been  approved  for implementation. As far as Gujarat State is concerned, a total of 3764 villages have been identified under PMAAGY. Out of which village development plan for 1562 Villages have been approved and a total of Rs. 35318.54 lakh has been released to the  State  of  Gujrat  under  the  scheme.  The  State-wise  details  of  total  villages identified under PMAAGY, No. of villages taken up during 2021-22 and 2022-23 and funds released as on 7.12.2022 is at Annexure .

Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 894 for

12.12.2022 regarding 'Basic Facilities in Tribal Areas' State-wise  details  of  total  villages  identified  under  PMAAGY,  No.  of  villages  taken  up during 2021-22 and 2022-23 and funds released

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of State     | No. of Villages       | 2021-22           | 2021-22        | 2022-23 (as on 07.12.2022)   | 2022-23 (as on 07.12.2022)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State     | Total No. of Villages | Villages Approved | Total Released | Villages Approved            | Funds Released               |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 517                   | 109               | 0.00           | 94                           | 0.00                         |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 141                   | 72                | 733.68         | 26                           | 0.00                         |
| 3        | Assam             | 1700                  | 858               | 8743.02        | 309                          | 10317.37                     |
| 4        | Bihar             | 184                   | 76                | 774.44         | 34                           | 0.00                         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 4029                  | 1530              | 15595.8        | 733                          | 23021.82                     |
| 6        | DNDD              | 55                    | 12                | 0.00           | 10                           | 173.23                       |
| 7        | Goa               | 21                    | 4                 | 0.00           | 4                            | 0.00                         |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 3764                  | 1562              | 15916.78       | 684                          | 19401.76                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 90                    | 37                | 377.03         | 16                           | 0.00                         |
| 10       | J&K               | 302                   | 64                | 0.00           | 55                           | 932.39                       |
| 11       | Ladakh            | 132                   | 28                | 0.00           | 24                           | 407.60                       |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 3891                  | 819               | 6531.79        | 707                          | 6915.28                      |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 507                   | 210               | 2139.9         | 92                           | 937.48                       |
| 14       | Kerala            | 6                     | 1                 | 0.00           | 1                            | 0.00                         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 7307                  | 1538              | 12268.76       | 1329                         | 13542.51                     |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 3605                  | 759               | 0.00           | 655                          | 13485.495                    |
| 17       | Manipur           | 254                   | 53                | 427.98         | 46                           | 295.47                       |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 836                   | 176               | 0.00           | 152                          | 3342.30                      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 344                   | 72                | 580.83         | 63                           | 641.97                       |
| 20       | Nagaland          | 530                   | 112               | 886.53         | 96                           | 681.60                       |
| 21       | Odisha            | 1653                  | 348               | 2771.68        | 301                          | 1001.24                      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 4302                  | 906               | 7224.71        | 782                          | 15269.66                     |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 62                    | 13                | 0.00           | 11                           | 0.00                         |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 167                   | 35                | 285.32         | 30                           | 76.12                        |
| 25       | Telangana         | 533                   | 222               | 2262.18        | 97                           | 593.06                       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 375                   | 79                | 631.78         | 68                           | 904.48                       |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 64                    | 13                | 0.00           | 12                           | 0.00                         |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 183                   | 39                | 0.00           | 33                           | 0.00                         |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 874                   | 184               | 0.00           | 159                          | 2685.06                      |
|          | Total             | 36428                 | 9931              | 78152.21       | 6623                         | 114625.895                   |

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