Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Welfare of Scheduled Tribes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES

## 133. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the funds allocated/released/spent for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that irregularities/diversion/misappropriation are reported in many schemes meant for STs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and action taken so far along with the steps being taken to avoid such situation to check any type of irregularities in this regard?

(d) whether the Government has prepared any programme for development of basic facilities like water supply, housing etc. in tribal areas in various States including Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;

## ANSWER

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

(a) Government is implementing Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plant for STs (DAPSTs) for overall development of tribal people across the  country.  Besides,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  40  Central  Ministries  /  Departments  have  been mandated by NITI Aayog to earmark TSP funds in the range of 4.3 to 17.5 percent of their total Scheme allocation every year for tribal development. State Governments are also supposed to earmark Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) funds in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State with respect to total State Plan. NITI Aayog from time-to-time issues guidelines for earmarking and utilization of TSP funds.  The year-wise  and State-wise details of funds released for tribal  development  programmes under TSP by obligated Central Ministries/Departments during last three years are placed at Annexure.

(b) & (c) As per the SCSP and TSP guidelines of NITI Aayog, the issue of non-divertibility is already inbuilt  in  the  system  due  to  allocation  of  funds  on  the  basis  of  'budget  head'.  To  ensure  nondivertibility of TSP funds to any other scheme, the obligated Ministries/Departments are required to place the funds earmarked for TSP under Minor Head '796' below the functional major Head/SubMajor Heads. However, some flexibility is provided in specific instances wherever deemed necessary, and in case of non-utilization under one scheme, the budget should be utilized under the other schemes of the department but for DAPST, with approval of the Ministry and Financial Adviser. Further, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) convene meetings with obligated Ministries/Departments from time to time to review the allocation and expenditure of funds for tribal programmes and also guide them for better utilization of TSP funds. MoTA also monitors allocation, expenditure, etc. of Central TSP funds through a dedicated STC-MIS portal (https://stcmis.gov.in) regularly. No irregularities/diversion/misappropriation has been reported by any obligated Ministry/Department under STC/TSP.

(d) STC/TSP funds are spent by different Central Ministries / Departments under their schemes for various  development  projects  relating  to  education,  health,  agriculture,  irrigation,  roads,  housing, drinking water, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. for accelerated socioeconomic development of Scheduled Tribes. In addition, Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds under its schemes to supplement the efforts of tribal development by other Ministries/Departments.

Brief details of the schemes/programmes of the obligated Ministries/Departments under which funds are being provided for housing, water supply and sanitation in tribal areas in various States including Uttar Pradesh are as under:

Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G): Department  of  Rural  Development  is implementing rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households for construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities to achieve the objective of Housing for All in rural areas. Under PMAY-G, as on 10 th November, 2021, a total of 2.09 crore houses have been sanctioned and 1.62 crore houses completed. A total 46.26 lakh houses have been sanctioned to ST households, out of which 35.37 lakh houses have already been completed as on 10 th  November, 2021.

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY- U) addresses urban housing shortage among the EWS/LIG and MIG categories including the slum dwellers by ensuring pucca houses to all eligible urban  households.  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  sanctioned  6,92,967  houses  to  ST beneficiaries out of total 1,14,01,597 houses under the scheme PMAY-Urban as on 22 nd  November 2021.

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM): Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal shakti in implementing JJM to provide safe and adequate drinking water through  individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India. Under JJM, total 59,977 ST habitations were covered during 2017-18 to 2020-21. As on 09.11.2021 more than 15,750 ST majority villages have become `Har Ghar Jal` villages.

Swatchh Bharat Mission (Grameen) aims to make the country Open Defecation Free by providing access to toilet facilities to all rural households. Under the programme a total 90495324 Individual Household  Latrines  (IHHLs)  constructed  during  last  five  years  (2016-17  to  2020-21)  across  the country. Out of these IHHLs, 9622159 i.e. 10.63% of total individual household latrines constructed for STs.

Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides funds for basic amenities in tribal areas/localities under its schemes - Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS), Grants-in-aid under Provison to Article 275(1) of Constitution of India and Scheme for Development of PVTG based on the proposals received from States and after appraisal and approval of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry.

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 133 for 29.11.2021 by SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY, SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE and SHRI MALOOK NAGAR regarding 'WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES'

Central TSP fund released #  to State Governments by obligated Central Ministries/Departments from 2018-19 to 2020-21

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S.No. | State/UT                          |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR                 |     12.16 |      2.85 |     16.7  |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH                    |    943.81 |    991.2  |    785.39 |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                 |    691.12 |    930.8  |   1100.61 |
|       4 | ASSAM                             |   1143.07 |   1811.21 |   1224.78 |
|       5 | BIHAR                             |    496.44 |    737.61 |    728.57 |
|       6 | CHANDIGARH                        |      7.3  |     13.76 |      9.87 |
|       7 | CHHATTISGARH                      |   1921.63 |   2094.34 |   1885.03 |
|       8 | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI and DAMAN&DIU* |     43.26 |     61.1  |     80.83 |
|       9 | DELHI                             |   2010.47 |   2046.56 |   3919.13 |
|      10 | GOA                               |     27.97 |     37.57 |     27.39 |
|      11 | GUJARAT                           |   1465.35 |   1840.58 |   1951.39 |
|      12 | HARYANA                           |     62.07 |     28.23 |     39.84 |
|      13 | HIMACHAL PRADESH                  |    211.95 |    381.08 |    219.08 |
|      14 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                 |    678.82 |    617.05 |    319.07 |
|      15 | JHARKHAND                         |   1631.21 |   2039    |   1410.17 |
|      16 | KARNATAKA                         |    677.48 |   1034.19 |    733.93 |
|      17 | KERALA                            |    223.2  |    154.3  |    210.59 |
|      18 | LAKSHADWEEP                       |      3.21 |      8.38 |      7.79 |
|      19 | LADAKH                            |      0    |      0.14 |     19.25 |
|      20 | MADHYAPRADESH                     |   3425.89 |   4305.44 |   4324.06 |
|      21 | MAHARASHTRA                       |   2469.98 |   4146.78 |   6380.55 |
|      22 | MANIPUR                           |    419.2  |    544.33 |    566.4  |
|      23 | MEGHALAYA                         |    598.26 |    747.05 |    935.03 |
|      24 | MIZORAM                           |    604.48 |    781.48 |    751.57 |
|      25 | NAGALAND                          |    746.74 |    886.86 |   1089.12 |
|      26 | ODISHA                            |   2416.94 |   3448.25 |   3558.91 |
|      27 | PUDUCHERRY                        |      3.6  |      4.37 |      2.78 |
|      28 | PUNJAB                            |     59.18 |    260.87 |    220.39 |
|      29 | RAJASTHAN                         |   2116.06 |   2714.99 |   2533.97 |
|      30 | SIKKIM                            |    134.32 |    170.18 |    103.9  |
|      31 | TAMIL NADU                        |    287.71 |    528.92 |    608.55 |
|      32 | TELANGANA                         |    796.88 |   1282.03 |    816.12 |
|      33 | TRIPURA                           |    423.38 |    583.38 |    441.58 |
|      34 | UTTAR PRADESH                     |    669.25 |    984.96 |   1114.95 |
|      35 | UTTARAKHAND                       |    171.72 |    162.69 |    240.38 |
|      36 | WEST BENGAL                       |   1501.01 |   1785.74 |   1291.38 |

Note: -Source-STCMIS Portal (As on 18/11/2021)

# - Total Fund released to the State Government & Other Agencies in the State.

* The funds released to Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu have been added.

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