Lok Sabha Question No. 1841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Rural Development Schemes in Tribal Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1841 ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 1841.SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

## Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various rural  development  schemes  being implemented in the tribal areas of the country;
- (b)
- the funds allocated for each of these schemes;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to grant ownership rights to the tribal people residing in the forest lands of rural areas;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has decided to construct roads and provide other infrastructural facilities in the said areas and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):         The  Department  of  Rural  Development(DoRD),  Ministry  of Rural  Development  (MoRD)  is  implementing  a  number  of  rural development  schemes,  namely  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), Pradhan Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhayay  Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), to alleviate poverty and to bring about overall improvement  in  the  quality  of  life  of  the  people  in  rural  areas including  tribal  areas  of  the  country,  strengthening  of  livelihood opportunities, providing minimum guaranteed employment, promoting  self-employment,  skilling  of  youths  in  various  useful trades  and  entrepreneurship  qualities,  infrastructure  development and  provision  of  social  assistance.   Further,  Department  of  Land Resources (DoLR), MoRD is also implementing Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY)  which  is  principally  for  development  of  rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands.

## (b):       Funds allocated/released for each of these above mentioned schemes/programmes are as under:

| Scheme/Programme   | Scheme/Programme   | Fund Allocated/Released (Rs. in crore)   | Fund Allocated/Released (Rs. in crore)   |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Mahatma NREGS      | Gandhi             |                                          | Rs. 8,63,409.46 (as on 28.07.2023)       |
| PMAY-G             |                    |                                          | Rs.2,08,035.85 (as on 26.07.2023)        |
| PMGSY              |                    |                                          | Rs. 2,48,429.18 (as on 28.07.2023)       |
| DAY-NRLM           |                    |                                          | Rs. 61,965.72 (as on 27.07.2023)         |
| DDU-GKY            |                    |                                          | Rs.7,444.11 (as on 30.06.2023)           |
| RSETIs             |                    |                                          | Rs. 1,092.69 (as on 30.06.2023)          |
| NSAP               |                    |                                          | Rs. 311568.57 (as on 28.07.2023)         |
| WDC-PMKSY-1        |                    |                                          | Rs. 19, 926.669 (as on 25.07.2023)       |
| WDC-PMKSY-2        |                    |                                          | Rs. 2,326.1573 (as on 25.07.2023)        |

(c) to (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has informed that it is the nodal Ministry  in  respect  of  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  (in  short FRA).  FRA  seeks  to  recognize  and  vest  the  forest  rights  and occupation  in  forest  land  in  forest  dwelling  Scheduled  Tribes  and other  traditional  forest  dwellers  who  have  been  residing  in  such forests for generations but whose rights could not be recorded. As per  FRA  and  rules  made  thereunder  State  Governments/Union Territory  Administrations  are  responsible  for  implementation  of various provisions of the Act. As per information received from State Governments, till 31.03.2023, 45,44,886 claims (43,64,312 individual and  1,80,574  community)  have  been  filed  and  23,07,712  titles

(21,99,012 individual and 1,08,700 community) have been distributed. A total 41,05,662 (90.34%) claims have been disposed of under the Schduld Tribe and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. (e)  Scheduled Tribes Areas have got specific focus under PMGSY by giving special dispensation. While eligibility criteria for other habitations for getting connectivity under the scheme is a population of 500 persons (as per 2001 census), for Tribal (Schedule V) areas and Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission) and for North-Eastern and Himalayan States, unconnected habitations with a  population  of  250  persons  and  above  (as  per  Census  2001)  are eligible for providing all-weather road connectivity under the scheme. In the critical Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected blocks (as  identified  by  MHA),  additional  relaxation  has  been  given  to connect eligible habitations with population 100 persons and above (as  per  Census  2001).  Thus,  the  scheme  has  played  an  important role in development of road connectivity infrastructure in rural areas including tribal areas of the country. Similarly, the Special Project of PMAY-G,  inter alia, aims at settlement of families affected due to / benefitted by Notified under 'The Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006' or its subsequent amendments and Households belonging to the 'Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG). Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has informed that it is implementing the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)'  which  aims  at  transforming  villages  with  significant tribal  population  into  model  village  (Adarsh  Gram)  covering  about population of 4.22 crore (About 40% the total Tribal Population). It is envisaged  to  cover  36,428  villages  having  at  least  50%  tribal population and 500 STs across States/UTs with notified Scheduled Tribes. The main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated socio-economic development of selected villages through convergence  approach  including  construction  of  roads  in  rural areas. During 2021-22 and 2022-23, a total of about 16554 villages have  been  taken  up.  So  far,  an  amount  of  Rs.  2133.39  Crore  has already been released to the States under the scheme.

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