Lok Sabha Question No. 1033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1033

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## SPECIAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL SUB-SCHEME

## 1033.  SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the amount of funds allocated and spent on Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Schemes in Maharashtra and Rajasthan over the last five years;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  amount  of  fund  spent  by  the  Government  in  Maharashtra  and  Rajasthan during the last five years, district-wise;
- (c)  whether the Government has observed any lack of adequate usage of the funds divulged for the welfare and development projects; and
- (d)  if so, the actions taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of amount of funds allocated under the scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme SCA to TSS) during last five years is given below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   BE |   RE |   Actuals |
|---------|------|------|-----------|
| 2016-17 | 1250 | 1200 |   1195.02 |
| 2017-18 | 1350 | 1350 |   1349.19 |
| 2018-19 | 1350 | 1350 |   1350    |
| 2019-20 | 1350 | 1350 |   1350    |
| 2020-21 | 1350 |  800 |    799.93 |

The  details  of  funds  spent  /  released  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  under  the  scheme  of  Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) in Maharashtra and Rajasthan during the last five years is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S.No. | Name of State   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Maharashtra     |     95.47 |    137.6  |    138.02 | 119.29.00 | -         |
|       2 | Rajasthan       |    110.72 |    100.51 |    103.27 | 114.61    | 86.62     |

- (b): The details of amount spent / utilized by the Government in Maharashtra and Rajasthan during the last five years out of the funds released to them under the scheme of SCA to TSS:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S.No. | Name of State   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | Maharashtra     |     95.47 |    137.6  |     52.42 |      34.3 | -         |
|       2 | Rajasthan       |    110.72 |    100.51 |    103.27 |      37.8 | 0.00      |

- (c):        It  has  been  observed  that  Government  of  Maharashtra  had  not  been  able  to  utilize  funds released  to  them  during  2019-20  under  the  scheme  of  Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  SubScheme SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution, which led to less / nonrelease of approved funds to the State during 2020-21 as well, as shown below:

(Rs. in crore)

| S.   | Name of Scheme                                              | 2018-19        | 2018-19                                | 2019-20        | 2019-20                                | 2020-21        | 2020-21                                |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
| No.  |                                                             | Funds Released | Utilization Certificate (UC) submitted | Funds Released | Utilization Certificate (UC) submitted | Funds Released | Utilization Certificate (UC) submitted |
| 1    | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme SCA to TSS) | 138.02         | 52.42                                  | 119.29         | 34.30                                  | 0.00           | 0.00                                   |
| 2    | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution             | 170.16         | 72.28                                  | 231.36         | 69.07                                  | 45.73          | 0.00                                   |

- (d):        The  matter  was  taken  up  at  highest  level  and  a  communication  dated  02.07.2020  from Minister of Tribal Affairs to Minister, Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Maharashtra was addressed. The Government of Maharashtra has responded in affirmative for utilization of released funds.

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