Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Regarding SHGs in Telangana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

## 489. DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Government  has  proposed  to  set  up  Van  Dhan  Kendras  involving  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  in Telangana under the Van-Dhan Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  any  guidelines  have  been  issued  for  this  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  districts selected for the implementation of the scheme, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 489

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 28.11.2024

## REGARDING SHGs IN TELANGANA

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

- (a) & (b) : Under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM), the Ministry through Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India (TRIFED) provides grant-in-aid to State Governments or its implementing agencies for setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) for tribal communities in general. A VDVK is a cluster of up to 15 tribal SHGs, each SHG consisting of around 20 members of the tribal communities in general. These VDVKs are centers for value addition activities of Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) and non-MFPs to scale up the income of associated beneficiaries. The Ministry also provides grant-in-aid for setting up VDVKs for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). In Telangana, 17 VDVKs have been sanctioned under PMJVM scheme; while under PM-JANMAN, 25 VDVKs have been sanctioned.
- (c) : The guidelines of PMJVM  and  PM  JANMAN  can  be  accessed  at  the  Ministry's website at https://tribal.nic.in/downloads/Livelihood/Guidelines/PMJVMGuidelines.pdf and https://adiprasaran.tribal.gov.in/pm-janman/janman\_Download/PM-JANMAN-Operational%20Guidelines.pdf respectively.

State/ UT-wise details of VDVKs under PMJVM and PM JANMAN schemes are given below:

(As on 01.11.2024)

|   Sl. No. | State               | PMJVM Total Number of VDVKs Sanctioned   | PMJANMAN Total Number of VDVKs Sanctioned   |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar | NA                                       | 1                                           |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      | 415                                      | 73                                          |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 106                                      | NA*                                         |
|         4 | Assam               | 471                                      | NA                                          |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh        | 139                                      | 16                                          |

| 6     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu   |    1 | NA   |
|-------|--------------------------------------|------|------|
| 7     | Goa                                  |   10 | NA   |
| 8     | Gujarat                              |  200 | 21   |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh                     |    4 | NA   |
| 10    | Jammu &Kashmir                       |  100 | NA   |
| 11    | Ladakh                               |   10 | NA   |
| 12    | Jharkhand                            |  146 | 35   |
| 13    | Karnataka                            |  140 | 32   |
| 14    | Kerala                               |   44 | 5    |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh                       |  126 | 83   |
| 16    | Maharashtra                          |  264 | 40   |
| 17    | Manipur                              |  200 | 2    |
| 18    | Meghalaya                            |  169 | 0    |
| 19    | Mizoram                              |  259 | 0    |
| 20    | Nagaland                             |  284 | 0    |
| 21    | Odisha                               |  170 | 43   |
| 22    | Rajasthan                            |  479 | 50   |
| 23    | Sikkim                               |   80 | 0    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                           |    8 | 37   |
| 25    | Telangana                            |   17 | 25   |
| 26    | Tripura                              |   57 | 30   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                        |   25 | 5    |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                          |   12 | 5    |
| 29    | West Bengal                          |   22 | 0    |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                                | 3958 | 503  |

*NA: Not Applicable

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