Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Employment in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 206

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 29.11.2021

## EMPLOYMENT TO TRIBES

## †206    SHRI RODMAL NAGAR

## SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)        the details of schemes that have been executed by the Government during the last seven years in order to boost employment generation in tribal areas;
- (b)        whether employment opportunities have increased due to such schemes;
- (c)        if so, the details thereof;
- (d)        the State-wise details of persons benefitted therefrom; and
- (e)        the steps taken regarding tribal areas of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e)      Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), now called as Scheduled Tribe Component (STC), is a dedicated source of fund  for  tribal  development.  STC  is  a  multi-pronged  strategy  which  includes  support  for  education,  health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, employment generation etc. Major part of infrastructure development in tribal dominated areas and provision of basic amenities to tribal people in the country is carried out through various schemes / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments concerned, while the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) provides additive to these initiatives by way of plugging gaps. Name of the schemes alongwith allocation of funds therefor by different Central Ministries / Departments are reflected in the Union Budget as Statement 10B which is laid on the table of the House. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs strives to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth of tribal population in the country including Rajasthan. The Centrally Sponsored Schemes/Grants administered by the Ministry which, inter-alia, supports livelihood and employment generation for tribal population are under:

- 1        Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)
- 2         Grant-in-aid under Article 275(1) of the Constitution
3.        Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

Apart from above, the list of schemes of other Central Ministries / Department, which are relevant for provision of livelihood and employment generation is at Annexure 1 .  Funds available under the relevant scheme(s) are provided to the States to achieve the defined objectives catering to socio-economic development of ST people. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not received any adverse report from any State Government regarding the schemes not achieving their objectives.

State-wise details of beneficiaries (including Rajasthan) under these schemes are not centrally maintained in the Ministry. However, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has recently developed an online portal (https://grants.tribal.gov.in/adigram) to capture physical and financial progress including beneficiary details under various schemes being administered.

Besides, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, through TRIFED  and  NSTFDC,  is  implementing  the  following programmes/Schemes which specifically cater to the livelihood needs of the tribal population:

1. Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.
2. Institutional Support for Development & Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce
3. Equity Support to National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC)/ State Tribal Finance and Development Corporations (STFDCs)

Van Dhan Vikas Karyakram, an initiative under the Scheme 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP', targets livelihood generation for tribals by harnessing the wealth of forest i.e. Van Dhan. Under this programme, it is envisaged to set-up tribal community owned Minor Forest Produce centric multi-purpose Kendras in predominantly tribal districts.  The  Kendras  would  act  as  common  facility  centres  for  procurement  cum  value  addition  to  locally available Minor Forest Produce. Value addition of raw produce is expected to increase the value of the MFP considerably and consequently the income of the gatherers.

State-wise details of beneficiaries (including Rajasthan) under these schemes are at Annexure 2 .

Annexure 1

Annexure 1 referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 206 for answer on 29.11.2021 Livelihood and Employment Generation Schemes of Central Ministries / Departments

(Rs. in crores)

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|   SN. | Ministry/Department                                         | Schemes focus on Livelihoods                                                                                                                              |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Agriculture Marketing: Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Marketing                                                                                         |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Crop Insurance Scheme: Pradhan MantriFasalBimaYojana                                                                                                      |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Distribution of Pulses to State / Union Territories for Welfare Schemes                                                                                   |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation                                                                                                             |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Interest Subsidy for Short Term Credit to Farmers                                                                                                         |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | Market Intervention Scheme and Price Support Scheme (MIS-PSS)                                                                                             |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | National Bamboo Mission                                                                                                                                   |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | National Food Security Mission                                                                                                                            |
|     1 | Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer's welfare | National Mission on Horticulture                                                                                                                          |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund                                                                                                          |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Dairy Entrepreneurship Development                                                                                                                        |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund                                                                                                      |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Livestock Health and Disease Control                                                                                                                      |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | National Animal Disease Control Programme for Foot and Mouth Dise ase (FMD) and Brucellosis                                                               |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | National Dairy Plan (EAP)                                                                                                                                 |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | National Livestock Mission                                                                                                                                |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | National Programme for Dairy Development                                                                                                                  |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Rashtriya Gokul Mission                                                                                                                                   |
|     2 | Department of Amimal Hu sbandry, Dairying                   | Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations en gaged in Dairy Activities (erstwhile Support to State Co-operative D airy Federations) |
|     3 | Department Commerce                                         | Coffee Board Rubber Board                                                                                                                                 |

|    |                                                                          | Spices Board                                                                         | Spices Board                                                                 |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                                                                          | Tea Board                                                                            | Tea Board                                                                    |
| 4  | Department of Empoermen t of Persons with Disability                     | Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme                                             | Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme                                     |
|    |                                                                          | Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appli cances         | Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/Fitting of Aids and Appli cances |
| 5  | Departmrnt of Fisheries                                                  | Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund                            | Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund                    |
|    |                                                                          | Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries                                   | Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries                           |
|    |                                                                          | Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)                                         | Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)                                 |
| 6  | Departmrnt of Food and Pu blic Distribution                              | Strengthening of PDS Operations                                                      | Strengthening of PDS Operations                                              |
| 7  | Department of Health &Fa mily Welfare                                    | Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana                                    | (PMJAY)                                                                      |
| 8  | Department of Land Resou rces                                            | Integrated Watershed Development Program (Programme t)                               | Componen                                                                     |
| 9  | Department of Rural Devel opment                                         | National Rural Livelihood Mission (Programme Component)                              | National Rural Livelihood Mission (Programme Component)                      |
|    |                                                                          | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY)- Rural (Programme nt)                               | Compone                                                                      |
| 10 | Department of Water Reso urces, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation | Har Khet Ko Pani                                                                     | Har Khet Ko Pani                                                             |
| 11 | Ministry of AYUSH                                                        | National AYUSH Misson (NAM)- Cultivation of Medicinal Plants                         | National AYUSH Misson (NAM)- Cultivation of Medicinal Plants                 |
| 12 | Ministry of DoNER                                                        | North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme                                 | (NESIDS)                                                                     |
| 13 | Ministry of Electronics and Information technology                       | Pradhan MantriGramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan HA)                                   | (PMGDIS                                                                      |
|    |                                                                          | Promotion of IT / ITeS Industries                                                    | Promotion of IT / ITeS Industries                                            |
| 14 | Ministry Of Food Processi ng industries                                  | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana                                                  | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana                                          |
| 15 | Ministry of Housing and U rban Affairs                                   | Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood AY-NULM) (States/UTs Component) | Mission (D                                                                   |
|    |                                                                          | PMAY-Urban (Other items of States/UTs Component)                                     |                                                                              |
| 16 | Ministry Of Labour and E mployment                                       | BimaYojana for Unorganised Workers                                                   |                                                                              |
|    |                                                                          | Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana                                                  |                                                                              |
| 17 | Ministry of Micro, Small a nd Medium Entreprises                         | ASPIRE (Promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and neurship)                        | Entrepre                                                                     |
|    |                                                                          | Coir VikasYojana                                                                     |                                                                              |

|    |                                                     | Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Upgradation Scheme                      |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 18 | Ministry of New and Rene wable Energy               | Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM)                                  |
| 18 | Ministry of New and Rene wable Energy               | Biogas Programme                                                                     |
| 19 | Ministry of Power                                   | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna                                                |
| 20 | Ministry of Skill Develop ment and Entrepreneurship | Programme for Apprenticeship Training                                                |
| 20 | Ministry of Skill Develop ment and Entrepreneurship | Development of Entrepreneurship                                                      |
| 20 | Ministry of Skill Develop ment and Entrepreneurship | Development of Skills                                                                |
| 20 | Ministry of Skill Develop ment and Entrepreneurship | Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion                   |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | AmbedkarHasthshilpVikasYojana                                                        |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Handicrafts Artisans comprehensive welfare scheme                                    |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Handloom Weaver Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS)                                 |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Integrated Scheme for Skill Development                                              |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Integrated Wool Development Programme                                                |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Marketing Support and Services National Handloom Development                         |
| 21 | Ministry of Textiles                                | Programme                                                                            |
| 22 | Ministry of Tourism                                 | Integrated Development of Tourist Circuits around specific themes (S wadesh Darshan) |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 206 for answer on 29.11.2021

## State-wise No. of beneficiaries assisted during the F. Y. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 under various schemes of NSTFDC

| S.No.   | State              | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADES H    |           | 1010      | 155       | 598       | 139       | 276       | 12533     |
| 2       | ANDAMAN& NIC OBAR  |           |           |           |           |           | 7,501     |           |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRA DESH | 2,350     | 36,546    | 12,306    | 10,410    | 3,773     |           | 435       |
| 4       | ASSAM              | 170       | 57        | 2,982     | 123       | 12        | 167       | 2         |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH       | 8         | 344       | 307       | 553       | 363       | 3,787     | 236       |
| 6       | GUJARAT            | 11,885    | 12,192    | 24,883    | 10,812    | 7,485     | 98        | 8,230     |
| 7       | HARYANA            |           |           |           |           | 1         |           |           |
| 8       | HIMACHAL PRAD ESH  | 2,866     | 23        | 2,069     | 61        | 65        | 75        | 2         |
| 9       | JAMMU&KASHM IR     |           | 169       | 150       | 195       | 327       | 135       | 175       |
| 10      | JHARKHAND          | 35        | 606       | 3,908     | 7         | 5         | 3,767     | 10,752    |
| 11      | KARNATAKA          | 1,010     |           |           |           | 34        | 1,911     | 3,014     |
| 12      | KERALA             | 109       | 96        | 152       | 88        | 107       | 89        | 192       |
| 13      | MADHYAPRADES H     | 626       | 537       | 942       | 2,209     | 2,265     | 13,282    | 5,685     |
| 14      | MAHARASHTRA        |           |           |           |           | 11        | 687       | 822       |
| 15      | MANIPUR            | 1,050     |           |           |           |           |           | 65        |
| 16      | MEGHALAYA          | 1,973     | 1,287     | 983       | 2,726     | 2,329     | 1,412     | 35,016    |
| 17      | MIZORAM            | 2,977     | 13,330    | 26,935    | 2,347     | 1,464     | 4,670     | 1,399     |
| 18      | NAGALAND           | 46        | 114       | 22        | 631       | 10,504    | 51,918    | 48,240    |
| 19      | ODISHA             | 82        | 9         | 495       | 1,566     | 353       | 11,230    | 22,231    |
| 20      | RAJASTHAN          | 1,482     | 485       | 1,475     | 2,563     | 1,364     | 3,993     | 2,664     |
| 21      | SIKKIM             |           | -         | 230       | 86        | 1         | 100       | 21        |
| 22      | TAMIL NADU         |           |           |           |           | 65        | 2,775     | 1,609     |
| 23      | TELANGANA          |           | 21,168    | 21,000    |           | 30,417    | 8,661     | 13,065    |
| 24      | TRIPURA            | 1,228     |           | 3,644     | 3,116     | 429       | 24        | 1,056     |
| 25      | UTTAR PRADESH      |           |           |           | 847       | 3         |           | 4         |
| 26      | UTTARAKHAND        | 13        | 137       | 18        | 104       | 170       | 23        | 2         |
| 27      | WEST BENGAL        | 1,745     | 4,714     | 4,370     | 3,327     | 9,078     | 4,250     | 2,089     |
|         | TOTAL              | 29,655    | 92,824    | 1,07,026  | 42,369    | 70,764    | 1,20,831  | 1,69,539  |

State-wise No. of VDVKCs sanctioned during the last three years with beneficiaries

|    | SL.NoStates                        |   No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2019-20 | No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2020-21   |   No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2021-22 |   Total No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned |   Total No. of VDSHGs | Total No. of Forest Gatherers   |
|----|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1  | Andaman& Nicobar                   |                                         0 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                       0 |                     0 | 0                               |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                        75 | 188                                       |                                       152 |                                     415 |                  6225 | 123258                          |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                         0 | 0                                         |                                        85 |                                      85 |                  1275 | 25500                           |
| 4  | Assam                              |                                        50 | 78                                        |                                       174 |                                     302 |                  7140 | 90316                           |
| 5  | Bihar                              |                                         8 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                       8 |                   120 | 1630                            |
| 6  | Chhattisgarh                       |                                       139 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                     139 |                  4170 | 41700                           |
| 7  | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |                                         0 | 1                                         |                                         0 |                                       1 |                    15 | 302                             |
| 8  | Goa                                |                                         1 | 9                                         |                                         0 |                                      10 |                   150 | 3000                            |
| 9  | Gujarat                            |                                       116 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                     116 |                  1740 | 34424                           |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                         0 | 0                                         |                                         3 |                                       3 |                    61 | 810                             |
| 11 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                         0 |                                           |                                         0 |                                       0 |                     0 |                                 |
| 12 | Ladakh                             |                                        10 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                      10 |                   150 | 3000                            |
| 13 | Lakshadweep                        |                                         0 |                                           |                                         0 |                                       0 |                     0 |                                 |
| 14 | Jharkhand                          |                                        39 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                      39 |                   585 | 11601                           |
| 15 | Karnataka                          |                                        19 | 20                                        |                                       101 |                                     140 |                  1946 | 41748                           |
| 16 | Kerala                             |                                        13 | 0                                         |                                        31 |                                      44 |                   660 | 12038                           |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                        86 | 0                                         |                                        21 |                                     107 |                  1605 | 32100                           |
| 18 | Maharashtra                        |                                        64 | 200                                       |                                         0 |                                     264 |                  3960 | 79350                           |
| 19 | Manipur                            |                                        77 | 123                                       |                                         0 |                                     200 |                  3000 | 60390                           |
| 20 | Meghalaya                          |                                         0 | 39                                        |                                         0 |                                      39 |                   585 | 11835                           |
| 21 | Mizoram                            |                                        44 | 115                                       |                                         0 |                                     159 |                  2385 | 46168                           |
| 22 | Nagaland                           |                                        78 | 128                                       |                                         0 |                                     206 |                  3090 | 61800                           |
| 23 | Odisha                             |                                       156 | 0                                         |                                        14 |                                     170 |                  4110 | 51019                           |
| 24 | Rajasthan                          |                                        25 | 164                                       |                                       290 |                                     479 |                  7322 | 144803                          |
| 25 | Sikkim                             |                                        80 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                      80 |                  1200 | 23800                           |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu                         |                                         7 | 0                                         |                                         1 |                                       8 |                   192 | 2400                            |
| 27 | Telangana                          |                                        17 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                      17 |                   255 | 5100                            |
| 28 | Tripura                            |                                        17 | 15                                        |                                         0 |                                      32 |                   480 | 9039                            |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                         5 | 7                                         |                                        13 |                                      25 |                   375 | 7191                            |
| 30 | Uttarakhand                        |                                         0 | 11                                        |                                         1 |                                      12 |                   180 | 3605                            |
| 31 | West Bengal                        |                                         0 | 0                                         |                                         0 |                                       0 |                     0 | 0                               |
|    | Total                              |                                      1126 | 1098                                      |                                       886 |                                    3110 |                 52976 | 927927                          |

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