Lok Sabha Question No. 3055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Utilisation of Scheduled Tribes Component Funds
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3055

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## UTILISATION OF SCHEDULED TRIBES COMPONENT FUNDS

## 3055. ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministries/Department are utilising the Scheduled Tribes Component (STC) funds effectively as per norms and objectives and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any audit mechanism exists to track STC fund diversion or under-utilisation and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  penalised  or  issued  warnings  to  any  Departments  for  noncompliance and if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) to (c):  Government is implementing Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration in the country.  Besides  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  41  Ministries/Departments  are  allocating  certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPST to bridge the developmental gap between Scheduled Tribes (STs) and non-ST populations and for various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification,  employment  generation,  skill  development,  etc.  Details  of  DAPST  Expenditure made by Central Ministries/Departments during last five years is given at Annexure .

Further, the Ministry has undertaken two missions for development of STs through convergence of funds available with different Ministries/Departments under DAPST namely - Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan. Scheme-wise and Ministry/Department-wise allocation for welfare of Scheduled Tribes is given separately in Statement 10B of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget every year. Further, allocation under PMJANMAN and DAJGUA by concerned Ministries/Departments is given in Statement 10BB and 10BBB of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget respectively.

PM JANMAN: Government launched Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) for socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and one UT. The mission aims to provide basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and  improved  access  to  education,  health  and nutrition,  road  and  telecom  connectivity, electrification  of  unelectrified  households  and  sustainable  livelihood  opportunities  in  3  years. These objectives are planned to be met through 11 interventions including Hostels and Mobile Medical  Units  (MMUs)  implemented  by  9-line  Ministries.  PM  JANMAN  has  total  budgetary outlay of Rs.24,104 Cr (Central share: ₹15336 Cr and State share: ₹8768 Cr).

DAJGUA: Hon'ble PM launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) on 2 nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministries and  aims  to  saturate  infrastructural  gaps  in  63,843  villages,  provide  social  infrastructure  like hostels, Anganwadi facilities and mobile medical units and set up Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to provide livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911

blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years. The Abhiyan has a total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr).

In the Union Budget 2025-26, an amount of Rs. 1,27,434.20 crore (excluding UT allocation) has been  allocated  as  DAPST  funds  out  of  the  total  scheme  budgetary  allocation  of  obligated Ministries/Departments which is more than five time increase in DAPST funds allocation than that of FY 2013-14 (Rs. 24594.45 Crore). DAPST fund utilization has been more than 92 % of RE during last five years.

Expenditure under DAPST during last 5 years made by the Central Ministries /Departments are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Expenditure   |
|---------|---------------|
| 2020-21 | 48084.10      |
| 2021-22 | 82530.58      |
| 2022-23 | 90972.76      |
| 2023-24 | 103452.77     |
| 2024-25 | 104436.24 (P) |

(P): Provisional

NITI Aayog issues guidelines for earmarking of funds for welfare of Scheduled Tribes by the obligated  central  Ministries/Departments.  The  latest  guidelines  regarding  Development  Action Plan for STs (erstwhile TSP) were issued by NITI Aayog in 2017.

For proper accounting and monitoring and to ensure their non-divertibility to any other scheme, funds allocated under DAPST are shown by all the obligated Ministries/Depts under the minor head '796' below the functional major Head/Sub-Major Heads in their 'Detailed Demands for Grants'.

Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  convenes  meetings  with  obligated  Ministries/Departments from  time  to  time  to  review  the  implementation  of  guidelines,  allocation  and  expenditure  of DAPST funds. The concerned officers of all major schemes of the obligated Ministries/Departments  are  requested  to  attend  these  meetings  for  proper  and  meaningful discussions. Allocation,  expenditure,  and  implementation  of  individual  schemes  with  DAPST allocation are discussed in the review meetings. The obligated Ministries/Departments are urged to adhere to the norms prescribed by NITI Aayog for allocation of DAPST funds under the schemes which provide specific benefits to the STs and the obligated Ministries/Departments are urged to ensure full and effective utilization of the allocated funds through regular correspondence. Nodal officers are also appointed in the respective Ministries/Departments. An online monitoring system has been put in place by the Ministry with web address: https://stcmis.gov.in for monitoring of DAPST funds.

Further, Ministries/Departments and NITI Aayog undertakes evaluation of CS and CSS schemes respectively. In addition, NITI Aayog undertakes evaluation of CSS schemes of other mandated Ministries/Departments. While doing so, it also evaluates those schemes which are covered under DAPST as CSS. NITI Aayog has conducted an Evaluation Study for the EFC cycle which ended in 2020-21 with respect to the M/o Tribal Affairs which covered the schemes namely Post Matric Scholarship, Pre-Matric Scholarship, Support to TRI, MSP for Minor Forest Produce, SCA to TSS, Development of PVTGs, Tribal Festival, Infrastructure, Mass Education.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3055 for 07.08.2025 by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding 'Utilisation of Scheduled Tribes Component Funds'

Details of DAPST Expenditure made by Central Ministries/Departments during last five years is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

| S N O.   | Ministries / Departments                                                            | FY 2020- 21   | FY 2021-2 2   | FY 2022-2 3   | FY 2023-24   | FY 2024-25   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
| S N O.   | Ministries / Departments                                                            | Exp.          | Exp.          | Exp.          | Exp.         | Exp (P)      |
| 1        | Department of Agricultural Resear ch and Education                                  | 102.81        | 98.46         | 96.01         | 106.83       | 159.40       |
| 2        | Department of Agriculture, Cooper ation and Farmers' Welfare                        | 9677.81       | 10073.20      | 8516.43       | 9228.71      | 10037.67     |
| 3        | Department of Animal Husbandry &Dairying                                            | 241.34        | 222.82        | 166.48        | 209.17       | 218.68       |
| 4        | Department of Commerce                                                              | 15.45         | 15.53         | 24.51         | 25.51        | 32.52        |
| 5        | Department of Consumer Affairs                                                      | 1.71          | 1.92          | 0.75          | 1.09         | 0.80         |
| 6        | Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation                                         | 1623.40       | 4310.62       | 6109.97       | 7479.76      | 2561.70      |
| 7        | Department of Empowerment of P ersons with Disabilities                             | 38.90         | 46.69         | 43.50         | 48.29        | 62.10        |
| 8        | Department of Fertilizers                                                           | --            | 6782.83       | 10956.32      | 8403.08      | 7604.61      |
| 9        | Department of Fisheries                                                             | 62.89         | 109.38        | 100.47        | 133.39       | 159.06       |
| 10       | Department of Food and Public Di stribution                                         | 5421.31       | 12389.97      | 12756.53      | 9598.62      | 10169.80     |
| 11       | Department of Health and Family Welfare                                             | 4005.39       | 4262.70       | 4741.23       | 4134.09      | 4486.81      |
| 12       | Department of Higher Education                                                      | 1294.21       | 1459.86       | 1841.56       | 1983.06      | 1946.01      |
| 13       | Department of Land Resources                                                        | 134.81        | 223.76        | 23.92         | 201.77       | 123.64       |
| 14       | Department of Pharmaceuticals                                                       | 18.49         | --            | 23.35         | 15.88        | 18.85        |
| 15       | Department of Rural Development                                                     | 5167.14       | 18652.60      | 17701.14      | 18799.47     | 22580.62     |
| 16       | Department of School Education a nd Literacy                                        | 4099.62       | 4199.99       | 5288.89       | 5642.10      | 6829.56      |
| 17       | Department of Science and Techno logy                                               | 87.76         | 93.63         | 71.18         | 38.50        | 82.32        |
| 18       | Department of Telecommunication s                                                   | 290.20        | 411.73        | 188.20        | 539.05       | 855.25       |
| 19       | Department of Water Resources, R iver Development and Ganga Reju venation           | 186.18        | 354.52        | 220.49        | 298.01       | 178.95       |
| 20       | Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and N aturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Ho moeopathy (AYUSH) | 31.70         | 34.71         | 43.42         | 54.91        | 105.94       |
| 21       | Ministry of Coal                                                                    | 83.66         | 72.59         | 41.62         | 51.12        | 92.07        |
| 22       | Ministry of Cooperation                                                             | --            | --            | --            |              | ...          |
| 23       | Ministry of Culture                                                                 | 11.43         | 32.66         | 35.81         | 35.58        | 22.74        |
| 24       | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region                                     | 563.60        | 715.09        | 239.54        | 754.30       | 1293.43      |
| 25       | Ministry of Electronics and Inform ation Technology                                 | 204.00        | 347.52        | 254.56        | 535.22       | 565.96       |
| 26       | Ministry of Environment, Forests a nd Climate Change                                | 96.59         | 123.54        | 106.80        | 158.19       | 77.19        |

| 27   | Ministry of Food Processing Indust ries            |    27.70 | 28.61    | 13.28    | 40.62     |     41.81 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| 28   | Ministry of Housing and Urban Af fairs             |   369.08 | 565.99   | 953.43   | 1063.61   |    256.51 |
| 29   | Ministry of Labour and Employme nt                 |  1101.6  | 1960.57  | 1188.34  | 913.39    |    906.84 |
| 30   | Ministry of Micro, Small and Medi um Enterprises   |   553.87 | 1468.58  | 2469.77  | 2222.75   |    750.34 |
| 31   | Ministry of Mines                                  |    23.13 | 17.48    | 20.64    | 18.37     |     12.2  |
| 32   | Ministry of New and Renewable E nergy              |   200.98 | 235.91   | 349.48   | 381.28    |    973.97 |
| 33   | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                         |    56.48 | 125.08   | 76.50    | 83.51     |     71.81 |
| 34   | Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas              |  1134.14 | 92.23    | 286.15   | 498.49    |    593.35 |
| 35   | Ministry of Power                                  |   391.99 | ...      | --       | 763.36    |   1082.01 |
| 36   | Ministry of Road Transport and Hi ghways           |  3404.57 | 4501.10  | 6287.30  | 18495.36  |  16576.4  |
| 37   | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |   187.84 | 146.16   | 84.46    | 157.73    |    211.05 |
| 38   | Ministry of Textiles                               |   115.53 | 157.61   | 169.03   | 170.34    |    194.17 |
| 39   | Ministry of Tourism                                |    49    | ...      | 18.32    | ...       |     29.07 |
| 40   | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                         |  5461.67 | 6125.51  | 7225.29  | 7473.32   |  10145.7  |
| 41   | Ministry of Women and Child Dev elopment           |  1429.8  | 1967.27  | 2111.40  | 2571.91   |   2178.97 |
| 42   | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Spor ts              |   116.32 | 102.16   | 126.69   | 123.03    |    146.43 |
|      | Total                                              | 48084.1  | 82530.58 | 90972.76 | 103452.77 | 104436    |

(P): Provisional Source:

- 1)          Actual  expenditure  for  the  FY  2020-21  to  2023-24  is  based  on  Statement  10B  of  the Expenditure Profile of the corresponding Union Budgets.
- 2)         Provisional expenditure for the FY 2024-25 as on 31.3.25 is taken from the STC- MIS portal (https://stcmis.gov.in/).

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