Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Loan for Tribal Women
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 725

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2022

## LOAN FOR TRIBAL WOMEN

## 725.   SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the proposals received and approved under various loans for the development of tribal women in Odisha during each of the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries under these loan schemes, year-wise; and
- (c) the  number  of  tribal  women  who  have  been  provided  loans  under  various  loan  schemes  in Odisha to set up industry by imparting training in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  and  Development  Corporation  (NSTFDC),  a  CPSE under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  soft  loans  to  the  eligible  tribal  beneficiaries  for undertaking  various  activities  under  the  different  schemes.  In  the  last  three  years  and  current  year, NSTFDC has received proposals for loans by tribal women of Odisha mainly the under schemes of the Term loan and Micro Credit.  Under the Term loan scheme financial assistance is extended up to 90% for  projects  costing  Rs.  50  lakh  and  balance  is  arranged  by  the  beneficiaries.  Similarly,  under  the scheme of Micro Credit, loan is provided to Self Help Groups (SHGs) for subsequent disbursement to the individual members of SHGs upto Rs. 5 lakh per SHG and Rs. 50,000/- per member of the SHG. The details of loans provided under these schemes to the tribal women in the State of Odisha during last three year & current year are given as under:

| Year                      | Term Loan         | Term Loan   | Term Loan                  | Micro Credit Scheme   | Micro Credit Scheme   | Micro Credit Scheme        |
|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
| Year                      | Proposal Received | Approved    | No. of Women Beneficiaries | Proposal Received     | Approved              | No. of Women Beneficiaries |
| 2019-20                   | 6                 | 6           | 309                        | 5                     | 5                     | 6613                       |
| 2020-21                   | 1                 | 1           | 30                         | 4                     | 4                     | 21236                      |
| 2021-22                   | 1                 | 1           | 44                         | 5                     | 5                     | 29880                      |
| 2022-23 (till 30.11.2022) | 5                 | 5           | 822                        | -                     | -                     | -                          |
| Total                     | 13                | 13          | 1205                       | 14                    | 14                    | 57,729                     |

(c): NSTFDC has not received any proposal for setting  up of Industry by tribal  women under any scheme of NSTFDC in the state of Odisha.

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