Lok Sabha Question No. 636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Development of Tribal People in Odisha
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 636

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL PEOPLE IN ODISHA

## 636. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme/plans for the economic development of Tribal people residing in the Tribal dominated region of Nabarangapur, Koraput and Malkangiri Districts in Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government at present to promote traditional method in Nabarangapur, Malkangiri and Koraput districts of Odisha; and
- (d) the details of the scheme being implemented by the Government to integrate the traditional methods with modern ones including the details of the beneficiaries of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d): Some  of  the  schemes  being  implemented by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  for  the  economic development  of  Tribal  people  residing  in  the  country  including  the  Tribal  dominated  regions  of Nabarangapur, Koraput and Malkangiri Districts in Odisha are as under:
- (i). Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM): The scheme is being implemented through The Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  (TRIFED).  The  scheme  provides financial assistance to the State Governments for procurement of notified Minor Forest Produces (MFPs) at Minimum Support Price (MSP) to safeguard the livelihood of tribal MFP gatherers. It also provides financial support for value addition activities of tribal produce through setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) to scale up the income of the tribal people associated with these Kendras. VDVKs aim to add technology and value addition to the traditional knowledge and skills of the tribal people and to convert them into viable economic activity. Besides, the scheme has also the provision of procurement and marketing of tribal products through empanelled tribal artisans. Till date, 170 VDVKs have been sanctioned in the State of Odisha associated with 50,094 beneficiaries, out of these, 3 VDVKs have been sanctioned in Nabarangapur, 26 in Koraput, and 9 in Malkangiri district of Odisha.
- (ii). National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC): It is a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs which extends concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation activities/ self-employment through the schemes of Term Loan, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana, Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups, Margin Money Support Scheme for ST Entrepreneurs etc. So far, loans amounting to Rs. 8347.57

lakhs  have  been  disbursed  to  72,351  beneficiaries  in  the  State  of  Odisha  for  undertaking  various livelihood generation activities.

In addition, the financial support being provided under the schemes of Grants under Article 275(1) of  the  Constitution  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Adi  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana  (PMAAGY)  for  creation  of infrastructure which contributes indirectly in economic development of tribal areas. In the last two years, an amount of Rs. 215.33 crores have been released to Odisha under Article 275(1) scheme and Rs. 37.73 crores have been released in the last two years under PMAAGY scheme to Odisha. Further, Rs. 146.34 crores and Rs. 389.76 crores have been released to the State of Odisha during the last two years under the  Pre-Matric  and  Post-Matric  Scholarship  schemes  of  the  Ministry.  The  details  of  EMRS  in  the aforementioned three districts of Odisha is as under:

| District    |   Sanctioned EMRS |   Total Enrollment |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| Koraput     |                10 |                642 |
| Malkangiri  |                 5 |                429 |
| Nabarangpur |                 8 |                391 |