Lok Sabha Question No. 4814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Financial Assistance for Tribals in Training and Skilling
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Indra Hang Subba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4814

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.08.2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRIBALS IN TRAINING AND SKILLING

## 4814. Dr. Indra Hang Subba:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a whether the Government has any specific scheme for skilling of tribal youths and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) the funds allocated for training and skilling of tribal youths during the last five years, State- wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has any schemes to facilitate the employment of tribal youths in Multi-National Companies (MNCs) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to States / UTs for setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission  (PMJVM)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adiwasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan  (PMJANMAN)  schemes  for  value  addition  of  Minor  Forest  Produce  (MFP)  /  non-MFPs. Training and capacity building / skilling of members associated with these VDVKs  is an integral part of the scheme. So far, a total of 4624 VDVKs have been sanctioned across the country, associating 12.68 Lakhs members, including tribal youths. The State-wise funds sanctioned for establishment of VDVKs are given at Annexure .
- (c) The Ministry has no specific scheme to facilitate the employment of tribal youths in Multi-National Companies (MNCs).

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4814 for 21.08.2025

| S. No   | States/UTs                           |   Amount Sanctioned for establishment of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (Rs in lakhs) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar                  |                                                                          2.8  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       |                                                                       5406.45 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                                                                       1590    |
| 4       | Assam                                |                                                                       6315    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                         |                                                                        119.75 |
| 6       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                                                         15    |
| 7       | Goa                                  |                                                                        135    |
| 8       | Gujarat                              |                                                                       1226.95 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh                     |                                                                         55.5  |
| 10      | Jammu &Kashmir                       |                                                                       1457    |
| 11      | Jharkhand                            |                                                                       1748.8  |
| 12      | Karnataka                            |                                                                       1894.2  |
| 13      | Kerala                               |                                                                        429.1  |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                       |                                                                        854.5  |
| 15      | Maharashtra                          |                                                                       3316.2  |
| 16      | Manipur                              |                                                                       1871.8  |
| 17      | Meghalaya                            |                                                                       2534.1  |
| 18      | Mizoram                              |                                                                       3225    |
| 19      | Nagaland                             |                                                                       4033.5  |
| 20      | Odisha                               |                                                                        388.4  |
| 21      | Rajasthan                            |                                                                       7205.5  |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu                           |                                                                        135.15 |
| 23      | Telangana                            |                                                                         73.05 |
| 24      | Tripura                              |                                                                        677.25 |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh                        |                                                                        315.95 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                          |                                                                        211.65 |
| 27      | West Bengal                          |                                                                        329.35 |
| Total   | Total                                |                                                                      45566.9  |