Lok Sabha Question No. 291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Tribal Development
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## 291. MS. CHANDRANI MURMU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of schemes launched for the development of tribals in the State of Odisha particularly in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts during the last five years; and
- (b) the percentage of tribals have been benefited through these schemes?

## ANSWER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 291

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2024

## TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (b): Government is  implementing  Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP) (now  known  as  Development  Action  Plan  for Scheduled  Tribes  (DAPST))  as  a  strategy  for  the  development  of  Scheduled  Tribes  and  areas  having  tribal concentration in the country including State of Odisha. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments  are  allocating  certain  percentage  of  their  total  scheme  budget  every  year  for  tribal development  under  DAPST  for  various  tribal  development  projects  relating  to  education,  health,  agriculture, irrigation,  roads,  housing,  electrification,  employment  generation,  skill  development,  etc.  Schemes  along-with funds allocated by the obligated Ministries/Departments for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes are given at Statement 10B of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget document in the link https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/stat10b.pdf

In Odisha, a total number of 106 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) have been sanctioned, out of which 32 are reported to be functional benefiting about 9644 students. 31 EMRSs have been sanctioned in Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts. 406 villages in Keonjhar and 191 villages in Mayurbhanj have been identified under Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY).

Data pertaining to Census, management information systems and large scale sample surveys conducted by different Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, reveal that over the years considerable improvements have been registered in socio-economic indicators with respect to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country, for example, literacy rate for STs has improved from 59% (Census) in 2011 to 73.6% (as per Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report (July 2022 - June 2023). Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at upper Primary level has improved from 86.4 (2012-13) to 98.0 (2021-22); GER for ST students at secondary level (IX-X) has increased from 61.9 (2012-13) to 78.1 (2021-22); GER for ST students at senior secondary level (XI-XII) has increased from 30.7 (201213) to 52.0 (2021-22) and GER for ST students at higher education level has increased from 11.1 (2012-13) to 21.2 (2021-22). As per National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in respect of Scheduled Tribes, Infant Mortality Rate has declined from 44.4 (2015-16) to 41.6 (2019-21); Under Five Mortality Rate has declined from 57.2 (2015-16) to 50.3 (2019-21), and Institutional Delivery has increased from 68% (2015-16) to 82.3% (2019-21). Further, full immunization of children aged 12-23 months has increased from 55.8 % (2015-16) to 76.8 % (2019-21).

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