Lok Sabha Question No. 2907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-12
Subject: Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †2907

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 12/12/2024

## DHARTI AABA JANJATIYA GRAM UTKARSH ABHIYAN

†2907.   DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  Dharti  Aaba  Janjatiya  Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan (DAJGUA) for the upliftment of tribal people and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated under the said Abhiyan, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the work likely to be undertaken under the said Abhiyan in near future through various Ministries of the Government, Ministry-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Hon'ble Prime Minister launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17 line Ministries and aims  to  saturate  infrastructural  gaps  in  63,843  villages,  improve  access  to  health,  education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years.

Each  Ministry  has  been  allocated  budget  and  targets  under  Abhiyan  and  responsible  for implementing the intervention assigned to it. The Abhiyan aims at Saturation through convergence and outreach. The Abhiyan has total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr).. The actual release of funds to the States / UTs is subject to actual number  beneficiaries  to  be  covered  under  the  Abhiyan  in  a  particular  State/UT  in  accordance eligibility criteria of specific guidelines of concerned interventions as per the approved norms and submission of proposals by concerned States / UTs as per prescribed guidelines / procedures. The details  of  various  interventions  and  targets,  Ministry-wise,  thereof  under  the  Abhiyan  are  at Annexure-I .

Annexure-I

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2907 for answer on 12.12.2024 raised by  Dr. Manna Lal Rawat regarding  'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan'

The  details  of  various  interventions  and  targets,  Ministry-wise,  thereof  under  the  Dharti  Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

|   S. No. | Ministry                                           | Interventions/ (Scheme)                                             | Targets                                                                            |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)               | Pucca houses - (PMAY - Gramin)                                      | 20 lakhs houses                                                                    |
|        1 | Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)               | Connecting Road - (PMGSY)                                           | 25000 Km Road                                                                      |
|        2 | Ministry of Jal Shakti                             | Water Supply - Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)                             | (i). Every eligible village (ii). 5,000 hamlets ≤ 20HH                             |
|        3 | Ministry of Power                                  | House Electrification- (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme - RDSS) | Every unelectrified HH and unconnected public institutions                         |
|        4 | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy               | Off-grid Solar Connection - New Solar Power Scheme.                 | (i). Every unelectrified HH and public institutions not covered through grid.      |
|        5 | Ministry of Health and family Welfare              | Mobile Medical Units - National Health Mission                      | Up to 1000MMU                                                                      |
|        5 | Ministry of Health and family Welfare              | Ayushman Card - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) - NHA      | Every eligible HH covered under the Abhiyan                                        |
|        6 | Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas                | LPG Connections - (PM Ujjwala Yojana)                               | 25 Lakhs HHs (Subject to targets approved under original scheme)                   |
|        7 | Ministry of Women and Child Development            | Establishment of Anganwadi Centres - Poshan 2.0                     | 8000 (2000 New AWC)& 6000 upgradation to Saksham AWC)                              |
|        8 | Ministry of Education                              | Construction of Hostels-Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)               | 1000 hostels                                                                       |
|        9 | Ministry of AYUSH                                  | Poshan Vatikas - National AYUSH Mission                             | 700 Poshan Vatikas                                                                 |
|       10 | Department of Telecom                              | 4G/5G Network - Universal Service Obligation Fund (DoT)             | 5000 Villages                                                                      |
|       11 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Skill India Mission (Existing Schemes)/propose                      | Skilling Centre in tribal districts                                                |
|       11 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Skill India Mission (Existing Schemes)/propose                      | 1000 VDVKs, Tribal Groups etc                                                      |
|       12 | Ministry of Electronics&                           | Digital Initiatives for tribals in collaboration                    | Development and integration of mInistry specific portals with PM Gatishakti portal |

|    | Information Technology                   |                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13 | Ministry of Agriculture &farmer welfare  | Promotion of sustainable agriculture - multiple Schemes of DoAFW    | FRA Patta holders (~2 lakhs)                                                                                                                                         |
| 14 | Department of Fisheries                  | Fish culture support - Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) | 10,000 community and 1,00,000 individual beneficiaries                                                                                                               |
| 14 | Department of Animal Husbandry& Dairying | Livestock rearing - National Livestock Mission                      | 8500 Individual/Group beneficiaries                                                                                                                                  |
| 15 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj               | Capacity building on FRA - Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)     | All Gram sabhas and concerned officers at Sub-division, District and State level dealing with FRA                                                                    |
| 16 | Ministry of Tourism                      | Tribal Home Stays - Swadesh Darshan                                 | 1000 Tribal Home Stays with support of upto Rs 5 lakh per unit (for new construction), upto Rs 3 lakhs (renovation) and Rs 5 lakh for village community requirement. |
| 17 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs               | PMAAGY                                                              | Enhancing the scope of SCA to Tribal Development / PMAAGY by including other interventions*                                                                          |

*100Tribal Multi-purpose Marketing Centres, improving infrastructure of Ashram Schools, Hostels, Govt./State Tribal Residential schools, Centre of  Competencies for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and counselling support, Support for FRA & CFR Management interventions, setting up of FRA Cells, and project management funds with incentives for top performing tribal districts.

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