Lok Sabha Question No. 2440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: NSTFDC
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2440

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/12/2021

## NSTFDC

## 2440.    SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the financial support provided to tribal entrepreneurs by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC),State-wise;
- (b) the number of tribal entrepreneurs from the North Eastern Region registered with the Ministry, Statewise; and
- (c) the  schemes  implemented  and  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for providing support  to  tribal entrepreneurs in the North Eastern Region?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :      National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is an apex organisation set up exclusively for economic development of Scheduled Tribes. State-wise loan disbursed by NSTFDC since inception is given at Annexure .
- (b): There is no requirement of pre/post registration of beneficiary(ies) with Ministry of Tribal Affairs for availing loan from NSTFDC.
- (c): The  Corporation  provides  financial  assistance  for  income  generation  activities  and  marketing support assistance for economic upliftment of Scheduled Tribes all over the country including the north eastern region. The details of schemes of NSTFDC are as under:
-  Term Loan Scheme: NSTFDC provides Term Loan for viable projects costing upto ₹50.00 lakh per unit. Under the scheme, financial assistance is extended upto 90% of the cost of the project and the balance is met by way of subsidy / promoter contribution / margin money.
-  Adivasi  MahilaSashaktikaran  Yojana  (AMSY): This  is  an  exclusive  scheme  for  economic development of Scheduled Tribes Women. Under the scheme, NSTFDC, provides loan upto 90% for projects costing upto ₹2.00 lakh. Financial assistance under the scheme is extended at highly concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.
-  Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF) : This is an exclusive scheme for Self Help Groups for meeting small loan requirement of ST member. Under the scheme, the Corporation provides loans upto ₹50,000/- per member and maximum ₹ 5 Lakh per Self Help Group (SHG).
-  Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY) :  This  is  an  Education  loan  scheme  to  enable  the  ST students to meet expenditure for pursuing technical and professional education including Ph.D. in India.  Under  this  scheme,  the  Corporation  provides  financial  assistance  upto  ₹10.00  lakh  per eligible family at concessional rate of interest of 6% per annum.
-  Margin Money Support Scheme for ST Entrepreneurs: In order to finance projects under the Stand-Up India Scheme of Government of India, a separate scheme titled 'Margin Money Support Scheme for ST Entrepreneurs' has been formulated in December 2020. Under this scheme, the eligible ST Entrepreneurs are allowed to avail financial assistance of NSTFDC to the extent of 15% of the total project cost under Stand-Up India Scheme.

## Annexure referred to in reply to point (a) of LSUQ No. 2440 for answer on 13.12.2021

| Sl. No.   | State                    | 2018-19   | 2018-19        | 2019-20   | 2019-20        | 2020-21   | 2020-21        | 2021-22 (Upto 30.11.2021)   | 2021-22 (Upto 30.11.2021)   | Total    | Total          |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                    | Amount    | No. of benefi. | Amount    | No. of benefi. | Amount    | No. of benefi. | Amount                      | No. of benefi.              | Amount   | No. of benefi. |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 781.72    | 139            | 1285.03   | 276            | 5022.24   | 12533          | 127.19                      | 6                           | 7216.18  | 12954.00       |
| 2         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.00      | 0              | 245.00    | 7501           |           |                |                             |                             | 245.00   | 7501.00        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 324.25    | 3773           |           |                | 970.52    | 435            | 464.81                      | 3980                        | 1759.58  | 8188.00        |
| 4         | Assam                    | 4.92      | 12             | 58.20     | 167            | 5.00      | 2              |                             |                             | 68.12    | 181.00         |
| 5         | Bihar                    |           |                |           |                |           |                | 11.48                       | 955                         | 11.48    | 955.00         |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh             | 533.55    | 363            | 932.16    | 3787           | 197.49    | 236            | 80.35                       | 63                          | 1743.55  | 4449.00        |
| 7         | Goa                      | 0.00      | 0              |           |                |           |                |                             |                             | 0.00     | 0.00           |
| 8         | Gujarat                  | 2329.32   | 7485           | 394.75    | 98             | 1442.03   | 8230           | 22.50                       | 1053                        | 4188.60  | 16866.00       |
| 9         | Haryana                  | 0.41      | 1              |           |                |           |                |                             |                             | 0.41     | 1.00           |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh         | 82.30     | 65             | 40.83     | 75             | 13.40     | 2              |                             |                             | 136.53   | 142.00         |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1249.50   | 327            | 446.25    | 135            | 408.75    | 175            | 977.65                      | 259                         | 3082.15  | 896.00         |
| 12        | Jharkhand                | 85.70     | 5              | 633.17    | 3767           | 1001.60   | 10752          | 1422.00                     | 15523                       | 3142.47  | 30047.00       |
| 13        | Karnataka                | 26.89     | 34             | 47.38     | 1911           | 3109.08   | 3014           |                             |                             | 3183.35  | 4959.00        |
| 14        | Kerala                   | 143.39    | 107            | 128.31    | 89             | 298.76    | 192            | 203.82                      | 168                         | 774.28   | 556.00         |
| 15        | Lakshwadeep              | 0.00      | 0              |           |                |           |                |                             |                             | 0.00     | 0.00           |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh           | 2014.57   | 2265           | 4176.26   | 13282          | 3360.10   | 5685           | 401.06                      | 305                         | 9951.99  | 21537.00       |
| 17        | Maharasthra              | 9.43      | 11             | 1167.56   | 687            | 37.27     | 822            | 113.81                      | 1002                        | 1328.07  | 2522.00        |
| 18        | Manipur                  | 0.00      | 0              |           |                | 62.37     | 65             |                             |                             | 62.37    | 65.00          |
| 19        | Meghalaya                | 3090.60   | 2329           | 1745.18   | 1412           | 4485.43   | 35016          | 301.03                      | 1136                        | 9622.24  | 39893.00       |
| 20        | Mizoram                  | 2136.81   | 1464           | 6459.22   | 4670           | 3324.18   | 1399           | 2258.79                     | 7328                        | 14179.00 | 14861.00       |
| 21        | Nagaland                 | 1582.23   | 10504          | 2413.22   | 51918          | 1098.72   | 48240          | 463.95                      | 48201                       | 5558.12  | 158863.00      |

## Annexure

| 22   | Odisha         |   199.62 |   353 | 2298.15   | 11230   | 1794.44   | 22231   | 2398.72   | 29880   |   6690.93 |   63694.00 |
|------|----------------|----------|-------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|------------|
| 23   | Rajasthan      |  1470.54 |  1364 | 2311.39   | 3993    | 2205.16   | 2664    | 10        | 523     |   5997.09 |       8544 |
| 24   | Sikkim         |     0.92 |     1 | 253.30    | 100     | 82.11     | 21      |           |         |    336.33 |        122 |
| 25   | Tamilnadu      |    47.32 |    65 | 28.50     | 2775    | 12.50     | 1609    |           |         |     88.32 |       4449 |
| 26   | Telangana      | 10477.1  | 30417 | 2740.07   | 8661    | 5359.23   | 13065   | 26.55     | 1734    |  18603    |      53877 |
| 27   | Tripura        |  1009    |   429 | 71.41     | 24      | 2216.28   | 1056    | 58.22     | 46      |   3354.91 |       1555 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand    |   444.92 |   170 | 102.37    | 23      | 6.15      | 2       |           |         |    553.44 |        195 |
| 29   | Uttar Pradesh  |     3.73 |     3 |           |         | 1.55      | 4       |           |         |      5.28 |          7 |
| 30   | West Bengal    |  1283.3  |  9078 | 558.86    | 4250    | 275.64    | 2089    | 206.39    | 1607    |   2324.19 |      17024 |
| 31   | Syndicate Bank |     0    |     0 |           |         |           |         |           |         |      0    |          0 |
| 32   | Trifed-DLH     |     0    |     0 |           |         |           |         |           |         |      0    |          0 |
|      | Total          | 29332.1  | 70764 | 28536.57  | 120831  | 36790.00  | 169539  | 9548.32   | 113769  | 104207    |     474903 |

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