Lok Sabha Question No. 677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Scheme of Siddharthnagar Villages
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 677

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2023

## SCHEME OF SIDDHARTHNAGAR VILLAGES

## 677. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has included any villages of Siddharthnagar under the Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far in these villages;
- (c) the details of the amount sanctioned by the Government under the programme during the last five years in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to any alternative of the scheme; if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS

(SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (c): Government has revamped the earlier Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS) with  nomenclature  'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojna (PMAAGY)',  for  implementation  during  2021-22  to  2025-26,  which  aims  at  integrated development of  villages with significant tribal population. It is envisaged to cover 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs. This includes 183 villages in Uttar Pradesh. Since there is a criteria of 50% tribal population and 500 STs in a village for selection under the scheme of PMAAGY, villages of Siddharthanagar are not covered under the scheme.  The District-wise details of the villages selected under the scheme of PMAAGY in State of Uttar Pradesh is under:

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   No. of Villages |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Bahraich           |                 3 |
| 2.      | Balrampur          |                16 |
| 3.      | Bijnor             |                 1 |
| 4.      | Kheri              |                32 |
| 5.      | Lalitpur           |                 2 |
| 6.      | Mirzapur           |                 1 |
| 7.      | Shrawasti          |                 2 |
| 8.      | Sonbhadra          |               126 |
| Total   | Total              |               183 |

Ministry of Tribal Affairs had provided financial assistance to Government of Uttar Pradesh under the erstwhile scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) till 202021  against  the  activities  related  to  education,  health,  sanitation,  water  supply,  livelihood,  skill development etc. The details of the funds released to the Government of Uttar Pradesh during last five years under the scheme of 'SCA to TSS' / 'PMAAGY' is as under:

Rs. in lakh)

| Name of State   | Name of Scheme                                                         | Year    |   Fund Released |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------|
|                 | Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) | 2017-18 |          458.35 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                                                                        | 2018-19 |            0    |
|                 |                                                                        | 2019-20 |          779.91 |
|                 |                                                                        | 2020-21 |          508.83 |

Under  PMAAGY funds  could  not  be  released  to  Uttar  Pradesh  for  FY  2021-22  and  2022-23 because of pending Utilization Certificates and unspent balance available with states.

(d): Since, the Government has only recently revamped the earlier Scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) into 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)', there is no proposal for considering alternative of the scheme.

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