Lok Sabha Question No. 4262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Funds to Development of ST
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4262

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 27/03/2023

## FUNDS TO DEVELOPMENT OF ST

4262. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  under  various  Tribal  Development Schemes during the last five years State-wise including Gujarat;

(b)  the  details  of  schemes  launched  for  scheduled  tribes  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise including Odisha;

(c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  fifth  and  sixth  schedule  areas  under  various  schemes during the last five years and the current year; and

(d) the details of works carried out with the funds allocated to various autonomous councils and others?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d): Ministry of  Tribal Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes for socioeconomic development and welfare of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country. Details of Statewise  funds  released  including  Fifth  and  Sixth  Schedule  States  under  some  major  schemes  of Ministry of Tribal Affairs during the last five years are given at Annexure I. Details of major schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry are given at Annexure II.

As informed by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), they sanction projects under their schemes i.e. Schemes of North Eastern Council (NEC),  Non-Lapsable Central Pool  of  Resources  Scheme  (NLCPR)-State;  North  East  Special  Infrastructure  Development Scheme (NESIDS); Special Development Packages of Autonomous Council in Assam (Bodoland Territorial Council; Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council) and Hill Area Development Programme for overall development of North Eastern Region (NER) including tribal areas of NER. During the last two years, three projects amounting to Rs.15.28 Crore have been sanctioned directly to autonomous councils under 'Schemes of NEC'. The details of the projects are as under:

## (Amount in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Autonomous Council                     | Name of Project                                                                                                                                      |   Sanctioned Amount |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Chakma Autonomous District Council     | Community Development Programme for Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram for construction of school building |                3.09 |
| 2         | Chakma Autonomous District Council     | Community Development Programme for Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram for rice area expansion             |                2.96 |
| 3         | Garo Hills Autonomous District Council | Construction of 2-Storied Guest House (Phase-I) at Shillong, Meghalaya                                                                               |                9.23 |
| Total     | Total                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                |               15.28 |

Annexure I

Annexure I referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4262  for  27.03.2023  by  SHRI  SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR  ULAKA  and  SHRI  JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR regarding 'FUNDS TO DEVELOPMENT OF ST'

## Funds released under the scheme 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS)'during 2017-18 to 2020-21

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S. No. | State/UT          |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |   3624.77 |   5617.39 |  12470.5  |   4954.96 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |   2211.83 |   9224.29 |   7015.5  |
|        3 | Assam             |      0    |      0    |   2710.08 |   4578.76 |
|        4 | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |      0    |    994    |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |  14327.6  |  10342.6  |   9415.53 |   8769.06 |
|        6 | Goa               |    559.09 |    352.31 |      0    |    724.26 |
|        7 | Gujarat           |  10270.4  |  11765.4  |   8975.55 |  10786.4  |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh  |   2291.2  |   3628    |   2394.18 |   1367    |
|        9 | Jammu &Kashmir    |   3626.5  |   3749.8  |   4509    |      0    |
|       10 | Jharkhand         |  11372.5  |   8564.52 |   6201.49 |   7049.64 |
|       11 | Karnataka         |   5955.37 |   5347.76 |   7434    |      0    |
|       12 | Kerala            |    808.43 |    335    |      0    |    459.15 |
|       13 | Madhya Pradesh    |  22828.7  |  16969    |  13415.2  |      0    |
|       14 | Maharashtra       |  13760.4  |  13802.6  |  11929.1  |      0    |
|       15 | Manipur           |   3790.38 |   5442.48 |   1434.02 |      0    |
|       16 | Meghalaya         |      0    |   2739.2  |   3788    |    328.25 |
|       17 | Mizoram           |      0    |   1220    |   3140    |   1236.22 |
|       18 | Nagaland          |      0    |   3225    |   2951.12 |   2846.14 |
|       19 | Odisha            |  11975    |  17553.2  |   8691.18 |   9010.42 |
|       20 | Rajasthan         |  10051.8  |  10327.9  |  11461.4  |   8662.66 |
|       21 | Sikkim            |   5986    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
|       22 | Tamil Nadu        |    894.1  |    315    |    450.56 |    377.47 |
|       23 | Telangana         |   4493.55 |   2850.32 |   5361.29 |   4191    |
|       24 | Tripura           |   1649.77 |   1294.38 |   1362.97 |   1173.3  |
|       25 | Uttarakhand       |    679    |   1012.88 |    600    |    757.8  |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh     |    458.35 |      0    |    779.91 |    508.83 |
|       27 | West Bengal       |   5397.11 |   5833.41 |   5862.58 |   3746    |

## Funds released under the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)' during last and current year

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S. No. | Name of State     |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on 22.03.2023) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |      0    |                         0    |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |    733.68 |                         0    |
|        3 | Assam             |   8743.02 |                     10317.4  |
|        4 | Bihar             |    774.44 |                         0    |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |  15595.8  |                     23021.8  |
|        6 | DNDD              |      0    |                       173.23 |
|        7 | Goa               |      0    |                         0    |
|        8 | Gujarat           |  15916.8  |                     19401.8  |
|        9 | Himachal Pradesh  |    377.03 |                         0    |
|       10 | J&K               |      0    |                       932.39 |
|       11 | Ladakh            |      0    |                       407.6  |
|       12 | Jharkhand         |   6531.79 |                      6915.28 |
|       13 | Karnataka         |   2139.9  |                       937.48 |
|       14 | Kerala            |      0    |                         0    |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh    |  12268.8  |                     27694.5  |
|       16 | Maharashtra       |      0    |                     13485.5  |
|       17 | Manipur           |    427.98 |                       295.47 |
|       18 | Meghalaya         |      0    |                      3342.3  |
|       19 | Mizoram           |    580.83 |                       641.97 |
|       20 | Nagaland          |    886.53 |                       681.6  |
|       21 | Odisha            |   2771.68 |                      1001.24 |
|       22 | Rajasthan         |   7224.71 |                     15269.7  |
|       23 | Sikkim            |      0    |                         0    |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu        |    285.32 |                        76.12 |
|       25 | Telangana         |   2262.18 |                       593.06 |
|       26 | Tripura           |    631.78 |                       904.48 |
|       27 | Uttarakhand       |      0    |                         0    |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    |                         0    |
|       29 | West Bengal       |      0    |                      3495.2  |

## Funds released under 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution' during last five years

## (Rs. in lakh)

|   S.No. | State/UT          |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (As on 23.03.2023) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |   4591.11 |   6390.77 |   8942.43 |  2055.55  |   2638.65 |                         0    |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh |   8378.82 |  12170.5  |  13202.2  |  6014     |   9830    |                      5510.3  |
|       3 | Assam             |      0    |   3916.32 |  10802.9  |  4592.37  |   2570    |                      2300    |
|       4 | Bihar             |    991.89 |      0    |      0    |     0     |    642.08 |                      1001.01 |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh      |  10964.5  |  11352.9  |  22500.8  |  9976.24  |  11604    |                     13578.4  |
|       6 | Goa               |    103    |    345.66 |      0    |     0     |    600.41 |                         0    |
|       7 | Gujarat           |  11384.1  |  11648.2  |  16833.9  |  5940.04  |   6923.79 |                      7549.12 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh  |   2074.7  |   3378.16 |   5314.7  |  1161     |   1500    |                      1655    |
|       9 | Jammu& Kashmir    |   3049.06 |   2051.79 |   5410    |     0     |      0    |                         0    |
|      10 | Jharkhand         |  12386.9  |   7354.3  |  11166.8  | 10278     |  12264.2  |                      6677.87 |
|      11 | Karnataka         |   5881.74 |   5220.61 |  10435.5  |  3305.68  |   3210    |                      4297.57 |
|      12 | Kerala            |    803.17 |    472.28 |    633.29 |     0     |      0    |                       817.67 |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    |  22399.5  |  24635.3  |  44938.9  |  4279.78  |   5319.1  |                      6136.87 |
|      14 | Maharashtra       |  13862.2  |  17015.9  |  23136.7  |  4573.16  |      0    |                         0    |
|      15 | Manipur           |   2308.8  |   5367.65 |   6151.91 |     0     |      0    |                      1067.35 |
|      16 | Meghalaya         |   3603.4  |   5129.79 |   4799.53 |   492.71  |   1595.25 |                      2432.39 |
|      17 | Mizoram           |   2504.41 |   3507.71 |   6598.83 |  1909.71  |   2971.54 |                      1654.05 |
|      18 | Nagaland          |   4434.11 |   9194.49 |   6802.11 |  1717.38  |   3202.39 |                      5713.47 |
|      19 | Odisha            |  15995.3  |  21449.2  |  15110.7  |  6304.62  |  11382    |                      1612    |
|      20 | Rajasthan         |  10240.6  |  13769.2  |  15586.2  |  9166     |  10435.2  |                      9647.73 |
|      21 | Sikkim            |    405.3  |    355.34 |   3175.35 |   516     |   2045    |                         0    |
|      22 | Tamil Nadu        |    378    |    773.57 |   6356.07 |     0     |      0    |                         0    |
|      23 | Telangana         |   5015.32 |   3248.89 |   9973.28 |  2517     |   2050    |                      2791.25 |
|      24 | Tripura           |   2040.89 |   2006.73 |   2952.63 |   201.74  |    607.53 |                      1294.71 |
|      25 | Uttar Pradesh     |    189    |    252.43 |   2760.71 |   927.426 |    832.71 |                      1135.85 |
|      26 | Uttarakhand       |   1577.56 |   1255.27 |    428.37 |     0     |    100.65 |                       306.02 |
|      27 | West Bengal       |   5376.51 |   9235.73 |  12127.2  |  4041.14  |      0    |                      4186.5  |

*

## Funds released under the Scheme of 'Development of PVTGs', during last five years

|    |                          | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |         | (Rs.    | (Rs.                       |
|----|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|----------------------------|
|    |                          | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |         | 2021-22 | 2022-23 (As on 23.03.2023) |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh           | 2076.00   | 1837.00   | 3713.43   | 1245.51 | 1829.6  | 0.00                       |
| 2  | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | 200.00    | 0.00      | 0         | 0       | 252.11  | 0.00                       |
| 3  | Bihar                    | 295.91    | 0.00      | 0         | 0       | 0       | 0.00                       |
| 4  | Chhattisgarh             | 1089.50   | 1051.50   | 1311.35   | 989.32  | 996.9   | 0.00                       |
| 5  | Gujarat                  | 390.67    | 604.00    | 429.05    | 552.2   | 761.8   | 0.00                       |
| 6  | Jharkhand                | 2047.03   | 3295.79   | 847       | 1777.29 | 1696.93 | 0.00                       |
| 7  | Karnataka                | 467.00    | 460.00    | 1933.01   | 438.46  | 661.17  | 0.00                       |
| 8  | Kerala                   | 62.00     | 0.00      | 0         | 88      | 0       | 0.00                       |
| 9  | Madhya Pradesh           | 8232.46   | 7998.09   | 12064.9   | 2188.11 | 2888.69 | 0.00                       |
| 10 | Maharashtra              | 1226.25   | 1230.26   | 2510      | 1411.66 | 0       | 0.00                       |
| 11 | Manipur                  | 195.00    | 1157.55   | 0         | 0       | 0       | 0.00                       |
| 12 | Odisha                   | 1297.00   | 3626.00   | 976.38    | 1202    | 1197    | 0.00                       |
| 13 | Rajasthan                | 1038.00   | 1008.00   | 968.1     | 968     | 706.17  | 104.38                     |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu               | 1770.75   | 0.00      | 819.48    | 551.08  | 1967.81 | 907.70*                    |
| 15 | Telangana                | 778.00    | 533.00    | 538.5     | 1460.5  | 1193.04 | 250.00                     |
| 16 | Tripura                  | 2305.00   | 789.53    | 1960.82   | 231.43  | 1481.71 | 188.70                     |
| 17 | Uttar Pradesh            | 17.96     | 0.00      | 0         | 82.04   | 0       | 0.00                       |
| 18 | Uttarakhand              | 130.00    | 565.86    | 489.53    | 295     | 367.07  | 0.00                       |
| 19 | West Bengal              | 330.75    | 843.42    | 437.47    | 519.4   | 0       | 104.75                     |

*Bill under submission to Pay and Account Office, Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Funds released to NGOs/VOs, State wise, under the Scheme 'Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of STs during last five years and current year (As on 22.03.2023)

(in Rs)

| State             | 2017-18    | 2018-19    | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2021-22    | 2022-23    |
|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 1293966 75 | 1287635 4  | 1015721 8  | 5026080    | 1622866 4  | 1781222 7  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 6428850 1  | 4871134 4  | 3559568 7  | 2718429 7  | 2377899 3  | 2139089 6  |
| ASSAM             | 3538670 5  | 2793413 2  | 6213405    | 4061646    | 1851247 8  | 1902032 7  |
| CHATTISGARH       | 1124805 9  | 1748224 0  | 1594861 5  | 4900346    | 1303687 4  | 1321378 6  |
| DELHI             | 1714742    | 540869     | -          | 1316151    | 1428775    | -          |
| GUJARAT           | 1585625 59 | 2401152 2  | 1788810 0  | 1209834 7  | 1040304 7  | 2503569 0  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 2510963 6  | 2801571 2  | 1795374 3  | 2242525 9  | 1315456 1  | 2260227 0  |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 1968601    | 1968822    | 1587901    | 4639377    | 2672910    | 1741500    |
| JHARKHAND         | 9662872 8  | 1286316 53 | 1075146 37 | 5013698 2  | 6971191 7  | 8819099 6  |
| KARNATAKA         | 3045386 9  | 4847587 9  | 2549746 9  | 1165104 4  | 2229378 1  | 2787054 4  |
| KERALA            | 6655688    | 7730092    | -          | 1208248 3  | 1428147 3  | 6270307    |
| LADAKH            | -          | -          | -          | -          | 4308595    | 7432575    |
| MADHYAPRADESH     | 5275051 7  | 9670250 2  | 4919997 7  | 2238857 0  | 1102693 07 | 6618439 7  |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 5273456 8  | 5669193 9  | 6285915 2  | 4025729 2  | 6739848 0  | 8191322 4  |
| MANIPUR           | 2642895 4  | 2061883 1  | 3309750 4  | 2809234 8  | 6020298 5  | 2009568 9  |
| MEGHALAYA         | 7570396 0  | 8514238 0  | 1453476 53 | 8450059 3  | 7760229 9  | 2122052 11 |
| MIZORAM           | 5589524    | 9373256    | 4711528    | 6963997    | 1115124 9  | 4924428    |
| NAGALAND          | 3079598    | 4515888    | -          | -          | -          | -          |
| ODISHA            | 2271151 20 | 3415394 15 | 2939975 70 | 1536818 94 | 2424816 60 | 1342590 57 |
| RAJASTHAN         | 3963317    | 2941924 5  | 1718449 5  | 1897992 2  | 1016558 2  | 2692141 5  |
| SIKKIM            | 9081202    | 8501627    | 3046526    | 946123     | 2718360    | 4681356    |

| TAMIL NADU    | 3420453 1   | 3603299 3   | 2890875 2   | 1170303 3   | 2747384 5   | 2503096 7   |
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| TELANGANA     | 3986708 5   | 5363885     | 1096770     | 5481754     | 5664219     | 3999477     |
| TRIPURA       | 3261804     | 5771765     | 4656113     | 3354479     | 156271      | 3104097     |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 6743175     | -           | -           | 1122293 7   | 3220666     | 6149490     |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 3742689     | 1338110 4   | 1558170     | 4854462     | 6422488     | 1129269 0   |
| WEST BENGAL   | 9374377 5   | 8056655 1   | 6448318 9   | 4705058 4   | 5776052 1   | 4674565 5   |

## Funds  released  under  the  scheme  'Pre-Matric  Scholarship'  during  last  five  years  and current year

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No | State/ UT                         | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 (as on 21.03.2023) |
|----------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman& Nicobar Island           | 0.00      | 5.00      | 5.62      | 12.33     | 8.03      |                         0    |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                    | 5282.94   | 1210.81   | 736.32    | 1433.81   | 3935.06   |                         0    |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 207.3     |                       267.44 |
|        4 | Assam                             | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0         | 17.27     | 102.19    |                       107.41 |
|        5 | Bihar                             | 0.00      | 0.00      | 7131.47   | 0         | 0         |                         0    |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                      | 1805.30   | 4755.63   | 4796.94   | 3541.54   | 0         |                         0    |
|        7 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | -         | -         | -         | 234       | 206.62    |                         0    |
|        8 | Dadar &Nagar Haveli               | 0         | 20.00     | 38.49     | -         | -         |                         0    |
|        9 | Daman &Diu                        | 8.04      | 0         | 5.89      | -         | -         |                         0    |
|       10 | Goa                               | 3.75      | 80.83     | 80.56     | 41.35     | 0         |                       108.18 |
|       11 | Gujarat                           | 3650.84   | 4482.31   | 5248.34   | 2198.84   | 3689.18   |                      5451.67 |
|       12 | Himachal Pradesh                  | 0.00      | 38.91     | 83.92     | 91.87     | 0         |                        79.02 |
|       13 | Jammu &Kashmir                    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0         | 0         | 0         |                         0    |

|   14 | Jharkhand      |   1704.53 |   2345.92 |   1514.49 |       0 |   3899.03 |        0 |
|------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|-----------|----------|
|   15 | Karnataka      |   1364.59 |   1256.31 |   1846.92 |    0    |   1753.16 |  2370.04 |
|   16 | Kerala         |      0    |    308.73 |    287.31 |  116.56 |    347.07 |     0    |
|   17 | Ladakh         |      0    |      0    |      0    |   42.27 |     74.22 |     0    |
|   18 | Madhya Pradesh |   5539.17 |   5884.33 |   7698.9  | 5429.34 |  11458.2  | 12743.9  |
|   19 | Manipur        |    619.09 |    773    |    443.33 |    0    |      0    |     0    |
|   20 | Meghalaya      |    156.69 |      0    |      0    |    0    |      0    |     0    |
|   21 | Mizoram        |    132.25 |    319.79 |    702.21 |  167.86 |    657.47 |   115.48 |
|   22 | Nagaland       |      0    |      0    |      0    |   60.75 |      0    |     0    |
|   23 | Odisha         |   5134.98 |   6665.88 |   6157.65 | 6944.96 |   5236.75 |     0    |
|   24 | Puducherry     |      0    |      0    |      0    |    1.63 |      0    |  9397.06 |
|   25 | Rajasthan      |   3284.79 |   1716.12 |   5346.97 | 3126.9  |   6234.34 |     0    |
|   26 | Sikkim         |     25.72 |      7.97 |      3.57 |    9.41 |      0    |     0    |
|   27 | Tamil Nadu     |      0    |      0    |    589.74 |  241    |    546.55 |    17.84 |
|   28 | Telangana      |    358.02 |    693.84 |      0    |    0    |      0    |   404.46 |
|   29 | Tripura        |    232.89 |      0    |    386.18 |  252.09 |     58.55 |     0    |
|   30 | Uttar Pradesh  |      0    |      0    |      0    |    0    |     88.17 |   810.42 |
|   31 | Uttarakhand    |    104.44 |      0    |      0    |  138.24 |      0    |     0    |
|   32 | West Bengal    |      0    |    584.62 |    894.18 |  788.22 |    912.51 |     0    |

## Funds  released  under  the  scheme  'Post-Matric  Scholarship'  during  last  five  years  and current year

(Rs in Lakh)

|   Sl. | NoState/ UT                       | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 (as on 21.03.2023) |
|-------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
|     1 | Andaman& Nicobar Island           | 0.00      | 10.09     | 11.34     | 13.29     | 10.35     |                         0    |
|     2 | Andhra Pradesh                    | 8269.11   | 13945.02  | 7797.07   | 6039.35   | 8991.45   |                     13356.5  |
|     3 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 5803.65   | 1883.82   | 6113.41   | 5712.96   | 12360.5   |                      9616.49 |
|     4 | Assam                             | 2516.48   | 3248.03   | 4867.2    | 5413.54   | 1093.4    |                      6845.47 |
|     5 | Bihar                             | 71.25     | 0.00      | 1525.43   | 708.22    | 0         |                         0    |
|     6 | Chhattisgarh                      | 3811.26   | 4609.57   | 7022.69   | 8790.24   | 0         |                      8224.58 |
|     7 | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | -         | -         | _-        | 3481.73   | 0         |                         0    |
|     8 | Dadra Nagar Haveli                | 0         | 0         | 88.66     | -         | -         |                         0    |
|     9 | Daman &Diu                        | 26.19     | 3.41      | 0         | -         | -         |                         0    |

|   10 | Goa              |   364.80 |   536.26 |   732.79 |   458.18 |        0 |   1187.23 |
|------|------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
|   11 | Gujarat          | 14609.7  | 32429.1  | 14004.5  | 22977.6  | 46170.2  |  24426.4  |
|   12 | Himachal Pradesh |  3123.36 |   278.15 |  2468.81 |     0    |     0    |      0    |
|   13 | Jammu& Kashmir   |  2322.56 |   637.93 |  1048.29 |   805.44 |     0    |    683.57 |
|   14 | Jharkhand        |  2716.5  |  5281.32 |  7862.86 |     0    | 12654.9  |      0    |
|   15 | Karnataka        |  8873.31 |  7341.33 | 15003.4  |     0    | 17080.5  |      0    |
|   16 | Kerala           |  2745.46 |  2674.37 |  1641.52 |  3285.25 |  2516.49 |      0    |
|   17 | Ladakh           |     0    |     0    |     0    |   738    |  2214    |   1891.27 |
|   18 | Madhya Pradesh   | 10320.5  | 13405.2  | 12198.6  | 12344    | 24529.4  |  27048.6  |
|   19 | Maharashtra      | 10884.9  | 15238.1  | 15575.4  | 18149.5  | 19214.8  |   9026.85 |
|   20 | Manipur          |  6382.55 |  2026.76 |  6235.55 |  2184.19 |  4292.15 |   4137.54 |
|   21 | Meghalaya        |   770.5  |  2457.52 |     0    |     0    |  2636.09 |  14619.8  |
|   22 | Mizoram          |  2434.73 |  3528.21 |  4415.78 |  3446.82 |  3874.64 |   2590.31 |
|   23 | Nagaland         |  2515    |  4716.66 |  3268.73 |  3226.37 |  4435.75 |   3608.43 |
|   24 | Odisha           |  8784.18 | 14801.9  | 16640.2  | 19096    | 21843    |  17133.3  |
|   25 | Puducherry       |     0    |     0    |     0    |    19.56 |     0    |      0    |
|   26 | Rajasthan        | 19912.5  | 13599    | 25950.5  | 25557    | 13744.7  |  18810.1  |
|   27 | Sikkim           |  1247.32 |  1134.36 |   566.8  |   553.83 |  1036.28 |    925.44 |
|   28 | Tamil Nadu       |  2440.39 |  3933.65 |  5025.19 |  3328.99 |  4849.38 |   2854.28 |
|   29 | Telangana        | 18031.2  |  9921.68 | 19610.6  | 27297.8  |  7503.9  |  23851.2  |
|   30 | Tripura          |  2756.25 |  3626.55 |  2355.78 |  4804.98 |  7188.77 |   4522.33 |
|   31 | Uttar Pradesh    |  1244.91 |  1210.54 |  1822.71 |  2218.67 |     0    |      0    |
|   32 | Uttarakhand      |   600.25 |     0    |     0    |     0    |  3568.37 |      0    |
|   33 | West Bengal      |  2807.89 |  2219.39 |  2411    |  2256.42 |  3872.05 |      0    |

Annexure II referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4262  for  27.03.2023  by  SHRI  SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR  ULAKA  and  SHRI  JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR regarding 'FUNDS TO DEVELOPMENT OF ST'

## Brief details of major schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the country:

- (i)  Special    Central    Assistance    to    Tribal    Sub-Scheme    (SCA    to    TSS)/Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY): Under scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) 100% grants was provided to the State Governments for activities  related  to  education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood,  skill  development, Ashram Schools, Boys and Girls Hostels, minor infrastructure, etc. to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and others as a critical gap filling measure. The Scheme has been revamped as Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY).

The Ministry has analyzed Mission Antyodaya data collated by Ministry of Rural Development and has identified 36,428 villages with 50% ST population and 500 STs to be covered under PMAAGY.  Relevant schemes of different Central Ministries have been identified based on Tribal Sub Plan allocation. States are also be encouraged to supplement with State TSP funds, District Mineral Funds (DMF) and Finance Commission grants. Under PMAAGY, 20.38 lakh per village as 'Gap-filling' for approved activities including administrative expenses will be provided by the Ministry.

- (ii) Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution :  Under the Proviso to Article 275(1) of Constitution,  Grants  are  released  to  26  States,  having  ST  population  for  raising  the  level  of administration in Scheduled Areas and for the welfare of tribal people. This is a Special Area Programme and 100% grants are provided to States. Funds are released to the   State Governments depending on the felt needs of ST population to bridge the gap in infrastructure activities in the fields of education, health, skill development, livelihood, drinking water, sanitation, etc.
- (iii)  Development  of  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs): The  scheme  of Development of PVTGs covers 75 identified PVTGs among Scheduled Tribes in 18 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands  for    activities  like  education,  housing,  land  distribution,  land  development,  agricul tural  development,   animal   husbandry,   construction   of   link   roads,   installation   of   nonconventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative  activity meant for the  comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs.
- (iv)  Grant-in  Aid  to  Voluntary  Organizations  working  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled Tribes: Under the scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the Ministry funds projects in the fields of education and health, covering residential  schools,  non-residential  schools,  hostels,  mobile  dispensaries,  ten  or  more  bedded hospitals, livelihood, etc.

(v)  Pre-Matric  Scholarships  to  ST  students :  The  scheme  is  applicable  to  students  who  are studying in Classes IX -X.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except  North  East  and  Hills  States/UT  like  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  Jammu  and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

(vi) Post Matric Scholarship to ST students: The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Scheduled   Tribe   students   studying   at   post-matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Compulsory fees charged by educational institutions are reimbursed  subject  to  the  limit  fixed  by  the  concerned  State  Fee  fixation  committee  and scholarship amount of Rs.230 to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except NE and Hilly States/UT of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

(vii) National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates: The Scheme provides for financial assistance to selected students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD & Post-Doctoral study abroad.  A total of 20 awards are given every year.  Of these, 17 awards are for STs and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).  Parental/family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum.

(viii) National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students:

(a)National Scholarship- (Top class) Scheme [Graduate level]: The objective of the scheme is to encourage meritorious ST students for pursuing studies in prescribed courses in any of the 246 institutions of excellence across the country like IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, NIITs, etc. identified by the Ministry. Family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer.

(b) National Fellowship for ST students: 750 fellowships are provided to ST students each year for pursing higher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship is granted as per UGC norms.

(ix) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) were introduced in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education exclusively to ST children with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of reservation in high and professional educational courses and get jobs in government and public and private sectors. In the Union Budget of 201819,  Government announced that every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 ST persons will be eligible to have an Eklavya Model Residential School. A total number of 740 EMRSs are scheduled to be established. Eklavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.

(x) Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM): Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing a Scheme 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce through Minimum Support Price and Development of Value Chain for MFP (MSP for MFP)' through Tribal Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  (TRIFED),  since  2011  with  the  objective  of providing safety net to ST MFP gatherers.

Ministry is implementing another scheme 'Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products' with 100 % grant to TRIFED and State Forest Development Corporations (SDCs) for development and marketing of tribal products.

PMJVM has been conceptualized with the merger of the above two Schemes i.e. 'MSP for MFP' and 'Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products'. PMJVM seeks to achieve livelihood driven tribal development through quality input, technology, credit and better marketing access etc. in the next five years.

- (xi)  Support  to  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIs): Ministry  extends  support  to  the  State Governments through the Scheme to set up new TRIs where it didn't exist and to strengthen functioning of existing TRIs  to carry out its core responsibility towards Research  & Documentations, Training and capacity building, promotion of rich tribal heritage etc. To preserve tribal art and culture, financial assistance is provided to TRI's to carry out various activities to preserve  and  promote  tribal  culture  and  heritage  across  the  country  through  research  and documentation, maintenance and preservation of art & artefacts, setting up  of tribal  museum, exchange visits for the tribals to other parts of the State, organizing tribal festivals etc. Funding under this Scheme is 100% grant-in-aid by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the TRIs on need basis with the approval of APEX Committee. TRIs prepare proposal and detailed action plan for the year along with budgetary requirement and submit it to the Ministry through State Tribal Welfare Department. Within the set of TRIs, there are cultural museum, library, training centre, research wing etc.
- (xii) Tribal  Festivals,  Research  Information  and Mass  Education : Through the scheme, promotion of rich tribal cultural heritage, dissemination of information and creation of awareness are  given  attention  to  which  includes  organization  of  Tribal  Craft  &  Food  Festivals,  Sports, Music,  Dance  &  Photo  Competitions,  Science,  Art  &  Craft  Expos,  Workshops,  Seminars, Production of documentary films by the Ministry & States, Bringing out Publications thereby highlighting significant studies, documenting historical facets of tribal communities, achievements  of  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  &  State  Departments  besides  other advertisements etc. at regular intervals. With a view to fill the gap of research studies on tribal issues,  MoTA recognizes  renowned NGOs,  Research Institutes,  Universities  where  expertise exist and which have already made a mark by carrying out pioneering research in the field of tribal  cultures  as  Centre  of  Excellences  (CoEs).  It  is  envisaged  that  CoEs  should  play  an important role in building knowledge bank to complement dedicated Activities of the Ministry.

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