Lok Sabha Question No. 1928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Tribal Sub Scheme
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1928

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 14/03/2022

## TRIBAL SUB SCHEME

1928.   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   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, Year/District-wise;
- (b)  the details of facilities, including infrastructure, education, healthcare, nutrition, etc., provided to tribals during the above said period; and
- (c)   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 (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has provided financial assistance to Government of Andhra Pradesh under the scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) during last three years against the activities related to education, health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, skill development etc. as at Annexure .  Details of provision of funds to various districts in the State is not maintained by the Ministry. The details of funds released to Government of Andhra Pradesh under the scheme of SCA to TSS during last three years and utilization thereof reported by the State is as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Financial Year   |   Funds Released |   Utilization Certificate (UC) received |
|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          |          5617.39 |                                    0    |
| 2019-20          |         12470.5  |                                 8727.91 |
| 2020-21          |          4954.96 |                                 1548.4  |

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1928 for 14.03.2022 regarding 'Tribal Sub Scheme'

Activity-wise funds sanctioned by Ministry for release of funds to Government of Andhra Pradesh under the scheme of SCA to TSS during last 3 years

## Financial Year - 2018-19:

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No. | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Location                                      |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | For Increasing the production and Productivity of horiculture crop like Cashew& Adoption of Improved post - harvest technologies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | ITDA Paderu& ITDA R.C.Varam                   |             1000    |
|        2 | Supplying (i) Aluminum Ladders: (ii) Pepper Threshers and (iii) Pepper Cleaner/Graders to Coffee habitation groups to harvest pepper on a technical method. Area 56.3 78 acre                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | TSP Areas                                     |             1000    |
|        3 | Viability Gap Assistance lbr good dwelling housing program to (450) families of Yanadi Rat Pickers &Yarukulas for housing programme who are nomadic to ensure their settlement in Krishna District.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Jakkampudi, Vijaywada Rural, Krishna District |               58    |
|        4 | Special support lor curative as well as preventive measures to the ST families in the identified area of high prevalence of Kidney diseases.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Krishna District                              |              300    |
|        5 | AGRICULTURE / HORTICULTURE &OTHER LIVELIHOODS a) Agriculture: i) Promotion of millets &Pulses ii) Farm mechanization b) Horticulture: i) Canopy management of cashew and rejuvenation of mango; ii) Area explanation of pine apple, ginger and turmeric; iii) Promotion of nutria gardens / kitchen gardens iv) Hybrid vegetable cultivation and pandal veg. Cultivation v) Floriculture etc. c) Miro irrigation: i) Drip system and sprinkler system d) Animal Husbandry i) Livelihood improvement throught Mini sheet &goat units ii) Establishment of dairy units iii) Promotion of backyard poultry e) Fisheries i) Excavation of new fish ponds in potential ares ii) Assistance to retails fish marketing iii) Supply of fiber boats adn fishing nets f) Sericulture i) Plantation of mulberry saplings; |                                               |             2270.35 |

|       | ii) Construction of rearing shed with rearing equipment iii) Organic farming of mulbery         |    |         |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|---------|
|       | Recurring cost for existing Mini Gurukulam (Which was earlier met from NGO budget head of MoTA) | 6  |  989.04 |
| Total | Total                                                                                           |    | 5617.39 |

## Financial Year- 2019-20

(Rs.in lakh)

| S. No.   | Activities                                                                                                                                                             | Location   |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Strengthening education among ST Girls in female low literacy pockets scheme (10) Educational Complexes                                                                |            |              3219   |
| 2        | Financial support to (4) existing TWgirls Res. Schools                                                                                                                 |            |              3219   |
| 3        | Educational Complexes considered under GIA-Voluntary Organizations                                                                                                     |            |              3219   |
| 4        | Agriculture/ Horticulture &other livelihoods The project also includes a State Grant of GOAP for Rs. 2791.34 lakhs and a beneficiary contribution of Rs. 696.33 lakhs. |            |              3219   |
| 5        | (i) Agriculture:                                                                                                                                                       |            |              3219   |
| 6        | (ii) Horticulture:                                                                                                                                                     |            |              3219   |
| 7        | (iii) Micro irrigation:                                                                                                                                                |            |              3219   |
| 8        | (iv) Fisheries                                                                                                                                                         |            |              3219   |
| 9        | (v) Animal husbandry                                                                                                                                                   |            |              3219   |
| 10       | (vi) Sericulture                                                                                                                                                       |            |              3219   |
| 11       | (vii) Sub Total                                                                                                                                                        |            |              3219   |
| 12       | Special livelihoods Projects The project also includes a State Grant GOAP for Rs. 4626.81 lakhs and a beneficiary contribution of Rs. 1341.88 lakhs.                   | of         |              3219   |
| 13       | a) Dairy development project                                                                                                                                           |            |              3219   |
| 14       | b) Backyard Desi Poultry:                                                                                                                                              |            |              3219   |
| 15       | Comprehensive Turmeric Development Project GoAP share: 1106.00 lakh Beneficiary Contribution: 430.00 lakh                                                              |            |              9251.5 |
| 16       | Dairy Development Project - Construction of Animal Hostels GoAP share: 2238.00 lakh Beneficiary Contribution: 650.00 lakh                                              | ITDA area  |              9251.5 |
| 17       | Promotion of Backyard Desi Poultry- Construction of night shelters and sheds GoAP share: 656.10 lakh                                                                   | ITDA area  |              9251.5 |
| Total    | Total                                                                                                                                                                  |            |             12470.5 |

(Rs.in lakh)

|   S.No | Activities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Location            |   Amount Sanctioned |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | Fish farming in Small and Seasonal Water Bodies ( inAcs) Purpose: The activities involve bringing all the water bodies mostly seasonal water-bodies of less than 1acre and 1-5 acre on the potentiality and local conditions into scientific fish production using natural methods, enhancing productivity and incomes.                                                                                      | State               |              721.19 |
|      2 | Millet promotion through ZBNF in Paderu ITDA area Purpose : Promotion &Expansion of Millets Total cost of project is Rs 324.21 lakhs Cost sharing is between GoI and beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Visakhapatnam       |              302.32 |
|      3 | Demonstration - promotion of millets Cost sharing is between GoI and beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nellore             |                2.25 |
|      4 | Area expansion of cashew Cost sharing is between GoI and beneficiaries                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Vizianagram         |               47.25 |
|      5 | Cashew rejuvenation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Vizianagram         |               90    |
|      6 | Strengthening of FPO for the processing and marketing of organic coffee project, Chithapally                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Vishakhapatnam      |              234.61 |
|      7 | Setting Up of Pregnant Women Hostels. Total (42) Hostels-[4 running successfully, 18 proposed in GoAP& 15 proposed in GoI] including Non-Recurring@ Rs.11.5 lakhs &Recurring Cost@ Rs.50.00 lakhs/year per each hostel. Project to be shared between GoI and GoAP                                                                                                                                            | Tribal Areas, State |              172.5  |
|      8 | Custard apple plantation (160 plants /acre). Bund plantation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | East Godavari       |                9.72 |
|      9 | Farm equipments (secateurs and rechargeable hand sprayers)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | East Godavari       |               11.25 |
|     10 | Cost sharing with beneficiaries Ambulances for Emergency transportation of Patients- Total Unit : 5 units Unit Cost: @Rs. 10.00 lakhs each Tribal people are facing severe difficulties in reaching medical emergency. There is a need for more ambulances in tribal areas because of scattered area and geographical difficulties. Hence, proposed for ambulances for emergency transportation of patients. | Tribal Areas, State |               45    |
|     11 | Procurement of (6,000) Bunker Beds to TWAshram Schools &Post matric Hostels and (2250) Duel Desks to TWAshram Schools.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | State               |              571.91 |

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|    | GoI has already sanctioned Rs.16.35 Cr in 2016-17& Rs.9.92 Cr during 2018-19& 2019-20.   | GoI has already sanctioned Rs.16.35 Cr in 2016-17& Rs.9.92 Cr during 2018-19& 2019-20.                                                                                        | GoI has already sanctioned Rs.16.35 Cr in 2016-17& Rs.9.92 Cr during 2018-19& 2019-20.   |               |      |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------|
| 12 | Pineapple expansion with Mauritius variety                                               | Pineapple expansion with Mauritius variety                                                                                                                                    | Pineapple expansion with Mauritius variety                                               | Srikakulam    | 1398 |
| 13 | Comprehensive Turmeric Development Project                                               | Comprehensive Turmeric Development Project                                                                                                                                    | Comprehensive Turmeric Development Project                                               | Srikakulam    | 1398 |
| 14 | Improvement of Coffee farmers income                                                     | Improvement of Coffee farmers income                                                                                                                                          | Improvement of Coffee farmers income                                                     | Vishakapatnam |  265 |
| 15 | Pineapple area expansion                                                                 | Pineapple area expansion                                                                                                                                                      | Pineapple area expansion                                                                 | Vishakapatnam |  265 |
| 16 | Establishment of Cashew Processing Unit in ITDA, RC Varam                                | Establishment of Cashew Processing Unit in ITDA, RC Varam                                                                                                                     | Establishment of Cashew Processing Unit in ITDA, RC Varam                                |               |  570 |
| 16 | S. No.                                                                                   | Particulars                                                                                                                                                                   | Indicative Cost (Rs. in lakh)                                                            |               |  570 |
| 16 | 1                                                                                        | Land Development                                                                                                                                                              | 12.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 2                                                                                        | Building Civil Structure for processing/drying/packing                                                                                                                        | 60.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 3                                                                                        | Godown for Storage of Raw Cashew                                                                                                                                              | 78.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 4                                                                                        | Plant, Machinery, Electrical and Installation                                                                                                                                 | 60.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 5                                                                                        | Procurement of Raw cashew nut- 200 MT                                                                                                                                         | 160.00                                                                                   |               |  570 |
| 16 | 6                                                                                        | Labour for loading. unloading of raw materials and finished products, drying of raw material. processing and packing of cashew kernel (approximately 50 members for 200 days) | 30.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 7                                                                                        | Post roasting and Packing equipment                                                                                                                                           | 40.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 8                                                                                        | Vehicles for internal transportation (4 vehicles X Rs.15.00 lakhs each)                                                                                                       | 60.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 9                                                                                        | Equipment to VDVKs to process and to shift part of material to Cashew Processing Unit. (25 VDVKs)                                                                             | 50.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 | 10                                                                                       | Recurring expenditure for running the unit                                                                                                                                    | 20.00                                                                                    |               |  570 |
| 16 |                                                                                          | Total project cost                                                                                                                                                            | 570.00                                                                                   |               |  570 |

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