Lok Sabha Question No. 2876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Vocational Training in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †2876

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2023

## VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN TRIBAL AREAS

† 2876.     SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes implemented by the Government to impart vocational training in tribal areas;
- (b) the details of the vocational training centres functioning in the tribal areas of Chhattisgarh at present;
- (c) whether these centers are in porportion to the population of the tribal areas;
- (d) if so, the details thereof in respect of Chhattisgarh, district-wise; and
- (e) if not, the steps/measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (e): Ministry of Tribal Affairs was running a separate Scheme,till 2017, under which funds were  provided for running Vocational Training Centres (VTCs)  by  the State Governments / NGOs. Vocational Training Centres were run by various State Governments. Details of VTC that were funded under the erstwhile scheme of Vocational Training Centres in Chhattisgarh State is given below:

|   S.No. | Location                   | District     |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------|
|       1 | TCPC Kanker                | Kanker       |
|       2 | TCPC Narayanpur            | Baster       |
|       3 | TCPC Dantewada             | Dantewada    |
|       4 | TCPC Nagri                 | Dhamtari     |
|       5 | Kosa Centre Jagdalpur      | Baster       |
|       6 | Saw Mill Jagdalpur         | Baster       |
|       7 | UVS Kondagaon              | Baster       |
|       8 | UVS Durg (Industrial Area) | Durg         |
|       9 | UVS Ratanpur               | Bilaspur     |
|      10 | UVS Kunkuri                | Jashpurnagar |
|      11 | Jashpur                    | Jashpurnagar |

However, as a part of rationalization of schemes of the Ministry, the intervention of Vocational Training  Centres  has  been  subsumed  under  the  Schemes  of  'Special  Central  Assistance  to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution from

2018-19 onwards, wherein funds are  provided to  State  Governments  for carrying  out  Skill Development  /  Vocational  Training  programmes.  The  scheme  of  'SCA  to  TSS'  has  been subsequently  revamped  into  the  scheme  of  'Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana (PMAAGY) from 2021-22.  .Details of funds provided to States including Chhattisgarh for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under the schemes 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years are at Annexure 1 .

Ministry  is  also  implementing  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Karyakram  under  the  scheme  of  Pradhan Mantri  Jan  Jatiya  Mission  (PMJVM)  with  a  view  to  target  livelihood  generation  for tribals.  Under this Karyakram, tribal community owned Minor Forest Produce (MFP) centric multi-purpose Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVKs) are set-up in tribal dominated districts. These VDVKs act  as  common  facility  centres  for  procurement  and  the  members  are  also  given training in these centres.  State-wise No. of VDVKs sanctioned along with beneficiaries are at Annexure 2 .

Funds available under these schemes were released to the States / State Implementing Agencies commensurating  achievement  of  defined  objectives  catering  to  skill  development  and livelihood generation for ST people.

Besides,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development & Entrepreneurship earmarks specific funds  under their schemes as Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) which has to be specifically utilized for Scheduled Tribes (ST) people. The details of the funds allocated and released under STC by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship during 2021-22 and 2022-23 is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

| S.   | Name of Scheme                                                                                           | 2021-22              | 2021-22        | 2022-23              | 2022-23        |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|
| No.  |                                                                                                          | Funds Allocated (RE) | Funds Released | Funds Allocated (RE) | Funds Released |
| 1.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Development of Entrepreneurship                                    | 3.87                 | 0.36           | 0.46                 | 0.62           |
| 2.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Development of Skills                                              | 122.50               | 91.92          | 73.23                | 30.03          |
| 3.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme                           | 11.61                | 19.87          | 17.02                | 24.33          |
| 4.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion | 14.99                | 11.24          | 16.08                | 14.78          |
| 5.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancements Enhancements | 21.64                | 11.75          | 9.78                 | 9.65           |
| 6.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Strengthening of Infrastructure for Institutional Training         | 11.54                | 10.80          | 5.38                 | 4.71           |
| 7.   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana - Strengthening of Skill Institutions                                | 0.65                 | 0.24           | 0.98                 | 0.36           |

Annexure 1

Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2876 for 07.08.2023 regarding 'Vocational Training in Tribal Areas'

Details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under the schemes 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S No.   | Name of State     |   2018-19 Funds approved |   2019-20 Funds approved |   2020-21 Funds approved |   2021-22 *Funds approved |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |                         0 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                     0    |                    15    |                     0    |                         0 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                   300    |                     0    |                   440    |                         0 |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                     0    |                     0    |                   138.79 |                         0 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                     0    |                   410    |                   912    |                         0 |
| 6.      | Gujarat           |                  1608    |                  1640.58 |                  1070    |                      1360 |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                   363.25 |                   360.85 |                   160    |                         0 |
| 8.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |                         0 |
| 9.      | Jharkhand         |                  3125    |                   700    |                  1800    |                         0 |
| 10.     | Karnataka         |                     0    |                   250    |                  1540.08 |                         0 |
| 11.     | Kerala            |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |                         0 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                     0    |                     0    |                  1120.55 |                         0 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra       |                   779.74 |                   750.88 |                   850    |                         0 |
| 14.     | Manipur           |                   273.48 |                   172.32 |                   698.17 |                         0 |
| 15.     | Meghalaya         |                     0    |                     0    |                   377.6  |                         0 |
| 16.     | Mizoram           |                   654.97 |                    90    |                   210    |                         0 |
| 17.     | Nagaland          |                   205    |                   320    |                   100    |                        10 |
| 18.     | Odisha            |                  3250    |                  2200    |                   299    |                         0 |
| 19.     | Rajasthan         |                   504    |                   800    |                   675    |                         0 |
| 20.     | Sikkim            |                    21    |                    10    |                   170    |                         0 |
| 21.     | Telangana         |                   600    |                   150    |                    75.75 |                         0 |
| 22.     | Tripura           |                     0    |                   178    |                    59.7  |                         0 |
| 23.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                   200    |                    86    |                   279.82 |                         0 |
| 24.     | Uttrakhand        |                   108.43 |                     0    |                   206.6  |                         0 |
| 25.     | West Bengal       |                   900    |                  1013.04 |                   695    |                         0 |
| Total   |                   |                 12892.9  |                  9146.67 |                 11878.1  |                      1370 |

Annexure 2

Annexure 2 referred in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 2876 for 07.08.2023  regarding 'Vocational Training in Tribal Areas'

## State-wise No. of VDVKs sanctioned during the last three years with beneficiaries

| Sl. No   | State                                |   No. of sanctioned |   VDVKs No. of Beneficiaries |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |                 415 |                       123258 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                  85 |                        25500 |
| 3        | Assam                                |                 471 |                       143309 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                         |                 139 |                        41700 |
| 5        | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                   1 |                          302 |
| 6        | Goa                                  |                  10 |                         3000 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              |                 116 |                        34424 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                   4 |                         1110 |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                       |                 100 |                        29791 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                            |                 146 |                        43701 |
| 11       | Karnataka                            |                 140 |                        41748 |
| 12       | Kerala                               |                  44 |                        12038 |
| 13       | Ladakh                               |                  10 |                         3000 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                 126 |                        37860 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |                 264 |                        79350 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |                 200 |                        60403 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |                  39 |                        11835 |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |                 159 |                        46168 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |                 216 |                        64798 |
| 20       | Odisha                               |                 170 |                        50094 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                            |                 479 |                       144803 |
| 22       | Sikkim                               |                  80 |                        23801 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                           |                   8 |                         2400 |
| 24       | Telangana                            |                  17 |                         5100 |
| 25       | Tripura                              |                  57 |                        16116 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                  25 |                         7238 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                          |                  12 |                         3605 |
| 28       | West Bengal                          |                  22 |                         6719 |
| Total    | Total                                |                3555 |                      1063171 |

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