Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Funds Allocated to Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *56

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2024

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO TRIBALS

| *56. SHRIK RADHAKRISHNAN:                                                                                                         |
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| Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:                                                                          |
| (a) the details of the total number of tribals in the country, State-wise;                                                        |
| (b) the details of the budget allocated and spent for tribals during the last three years; and                                    |
| (c) whether the Government would allocate more funds for tribals and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                            |
| (SHRI JUAL ORAM)                                                                                                                  |
| (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House.                                                                        |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *56 for  25.07.2024  by  SHRI  K  RADHAKRISHNAN  regarding  'FUNDS  ALLOCATED  TO TRIBALS'

(a):

State / UT wise Scheduled Tribes (STs) population in India

| S. No   | India / State              | ST Population   |
|---------|----------------------------|-----------------|
|         | India                      | 10,45,45,716    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh             | 26,31,145       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh          | 9,51,821        |
| 3       | Assam                      | 38,84,371       |
| 4       | Bihar                      | 13,36,573       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh               | 78,22,902       |
| 6       | Goa                        | 1,49,275        |
| 7       | Gujarat                    | 89,17,174       |
| 8       | Haryana                    | NST             |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh           | 3,92,126        |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir (UT)        | 12,75,106       |
| 11      | Jharkhand                  | 86,45,042       |
| 12      | Karnataka                  | 42,48,987       |
| 13      | Kerala                     | 4,84,839        |
| 14      | Ladakh (UT)                | 2,18,193        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh             | 1,53,16,784     |
| 16      | Maharashtra                | 1,05,10,213     |
| 17      | Manipur                    | 11,67,422       |
| 18      | Meghalaya                  | 25,55,861       |
| 19      | Mizoram                    | 10,36,115       |
| 20      | Nagaland                   | 17,10,973       |
| 21      | Odisha                     | 95,90,756       |
| 22      | Punjab                     | NST             |
| 23      | Rajasthan                  | 92,38,534       |
| 24      | Sikkim                     | 2,06,360        |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                 | 7,94,697        |
| 26      | Telangana                  | 3286928         |
| 27      | Tripura                    | 11,66,813       |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                | 2,91,903        |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh              | 11,34,273       |
| 30      | West Bengal                | 52,96,953       |
| 31      | A &NIslands                | 28,530          |
| 32      | Chandigarh                 | NST             |
| 33      | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu. | 1,93,927        |
| 34      | Delhi                      | NST             |
| 35      | Lakshadweep                | 61,120          |
| 36      | Puducherry                 | NST             |

Source: Census 2011, Office of the Registrar General, India

NST: No notified Scheduled Tribes (as in 2011), NA: Not Applicable

(b) to (c): Allocation  and  Expenditure under Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) during the last 3 years made by the Central Ministries /Departments are as follows:

| Year    |   DAPST (BE) |   Allocation DAPST Allocation (RE) | Expenditure   |   % Expenditure out of RE |
|---------|--------------|------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| 2021-22 |      78256.3 |                            85930.5 | 82530.58      |                     96.04 |
| 2022-23 |      87584.7 |                            92781.1 | 90972.76      |                     98.05 |
| 2023-24 |     117944   |                           107456   | 104777.80*    |                     97.51 |

Data Source: BE & Exp. - Expenditure Profile: Statement 10B of Union Budget for FY 2021-22 to 2022-23. STC-MIS portal for the year 2023-24.

Development of STs has been one of the top priorities of the Government, which is reflected in increased budget allocation for welfare of Scheduled Tribes over the years. In Union Budget 202324, an amount of Rs. 1,17,943.73 crore has been allocated as DAPST funds out of the total scheme budgetary allocation  of  obligated  Ministries/Departments  which is  about  5.5  times  increase  in DAPST funds allocation than that of the actuals of Rs 21525.36 crores in FY 2013-14. Further, budget of Ministry of Tribal Affairs has also increased about 2.7 times in 2023-24 in comparison to 2015-16.

The increasing trend in DAPST expenditure is likely to continue in accordance with the changes in need assessment for tribal development.

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