Lok Sabha Question No. 3934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3934

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI DHARTI AABA JANJATIYA GRAM UTKARSH ABHIYAN

## 3934. SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of villages that have been covered under Pradhan Mantri Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the criteria that were used to select these villages;
- (c) whether more villages can be added under the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the list of the 25 interventions included under the programme, along with the potential number of interventions that can be provided for each district from the State of Andhra Pradesh, intervention-wise?

## Answer

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

(a): Hon'ble Prime Minister launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17 line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, improve access to health, education, Anganwadi  facilities  and  providing  livelihood  opportunities  benefiting  more  than  5  crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years. The number of villages, District-wise, in Andhra Pradesh to be covered under the Abhiyan is at Annexure-I .

(b) & (c): The  Abhiyan targets  specific  tribal-majority  villages  with  populations  of 500 or more, where at least 50% are tribal, and villages, in Aspirational blocks, with at least 50 tribal population.  The States have been provided with the list of 63,843villages, selected as per the selection criteria approved under the Mission.  In case the state finds any village has been left out in the list of 63,843, which is otherwise meeting the criteria, the States/UTs are free to send proposal for inclusion of the village under Abhiyan.  Further, under the Abhiyan, there are also dedicated schemes for villages, where FRA patta have been distributed.

(d): The actual intervention in a particular States / UTs including Andhra Pradesh is subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria of specific guidelines of concerned interventions. The details of  various  interventions  and  targets,  Ministry-wise,  thereof  under  the  Abhiyan  are  at Annexure-II .

Annexure-I

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No.3934  for answer  on  19.12.2024  raised  by  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath  regarding  'Pradhan  Mantri Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan'

| S.No   | Name of District      |   No. of Villages |
|--------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU |               521 |
| 2      | ANAKAPALLI            |                10 |
| 3      | ANANTAPUR             |                 3 |
| 4      | ANNAMAYYA             |                17 |
| 5      | CHITTOOR              |                 1 |
| 6      | ELURU                 |                46 |
| 7      | KAKINADA              |                 6 |
| 8      | KURNOOL               |                 7 |
| 9      | NANDYAL               |                 3 |
| 10     | NTR                   |                17 |
| 11     | PALNADU               |                 7 |
| 12     | PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM  |               165 |
| 13     | PRAKASAM              |                16 |
| 14     | SRI SATHYA SAI        |                 3 |
| 15     | SRIKAKULAM            |                34 |
| 16     | TIRUPATI              |                 3 |
| 17     | VIZIANAGARAM          |                 9 |
| 18     | Y.S.R.                |                10 |
| Total  | Total                 |               878 |

Annex referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.3934 for answer  on  19.12.2024  raised  by  Shri  Kesineni  Sivanath  regarding  'Pradhan  Mantri Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan'

The details of various interventions and targets, Ministry-wise, thereof under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

|   S. No. | Ministry                                           | Interventions/ (Scheme)                                             | Targets                                                                       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)               | Pucca houses - (PMAY - Gramin)                                      | 20 lakhs houses                                                               |
|        1 | Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)               | Connecting Road - (PMGSY)                                           | 25000 Km Road                                                                 |
|        2 | Ministry of Jal Shakti                             | Water Supply - Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)                             | (i). Every eligible village (ii). 5,000 hamlets ≤ 20HH                        |
|        3 | Ministry of Power                                  | House Electrification- (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme - RDSS) | Every unelectrified HH and unconnected public institutions                    |
|        4 | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy               | Off-grid Solar Connection - New Solar Power Scheme.                 | (i). Every unelectrified HH and public institutions not covered through grid. |
|        5 | Ministry of Health and family Welfare              | Mobile Medical Units - National Health Mission                      | Up to 1000MMU                                                                 |
|        5 | Ministry of Health and family Welfare              | Ayushman Card - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) - NHA      | Every eligible HH covered under the Abhiyan                                   |
|        6 | Ministry of Petroleum& Natural Gas                 | LPG Connections - (PM Ujjwala Yojana)                               | 25 Lakhs HHs (Subject to targets approved under original scheme)              |
|        7 | Ministry of Women and Child Development            | Establishment of Anganwadi Centres - Poshan 2.0                     | 8000 (2000 New AWC)& 6000 upgradation to Saksham AWC)                         |
|        8 | Ministry of Education                              | Construction of Hostels-Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)               | 1000 hostels                                                                  |
|        9 | Ministry of AYUSH                                  | Poshan Vatikas - National AYUSH Mission                             | 700 Poshan Vatikas                                                            |
|       10 | Department of Telecom                              | 4G/5G Network - Universal Service Obligation Fund (DoT)             | 5000 Villages                                                                 |
|       11 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Skill India Mission (Existing Schemes)/propose                      | Skilling Centre in tribal districts                                           |
|       11 | Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship | Skill India Mission (Existing Schemes)/propose                      | 1000 VDVKs, Tribal Groups etc                                                 |

|   12 | Ministry of Electronics& Information Technology   | Digital Initiatives for tribals in collaboration                    | Development and integration of mInistry specific portals with PM Gatishakti portal                                                                                   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13 | Ministry of Agriculture &farmer welfare           | Promotion of sustainable agriculture - multiple Schemes of DoAFW    | FRA Patta holders (~2 lakhs)                                                                                                                                         |
|   14 | Department of Fisheries                           | Fish culture support - Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) | 10,000 community and 1,00,000 individual beneficiaries                                                                                                               |
|   14 | Department of Animal Husbandry& Dairying          | Livestock rearing - National Livestock Mission                      | 8500 Individual/Group beneficiaries                                                                                                                                  |
|   15 | Ministry of Panchayati Raj                        | Capacity building on FRA - Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)     | All Gram sabhas and concerned officers at Sub-division, District and State level dealing with FRA                                                                    |
|   16 | Ministry of Tourism                               | Tribal Home Stays - Swadesh Darshan                                 | 1000 Tribal Home Stays with support of upto Rs 5 lakh per unit (for new construction), upto Rs 3 lakhs (renovation) and Rs 5 lakh for village community requirement. |
|   17 | Ministry of Tribal Affairs                        | PMAAGY                                                              | Enhancing the scope of SCA to Tribal Development / PMAAGY by including other interventions*                                                                          |

*100Tribal Multi-purpose Marketing Centres, improving infrastructure of Ashram Schools, Hostels, Govt./State Tribal Residential schools, Centre of Competencies for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and counselling support, Support for FRA & CFR Management interventions, setting up of FRA Cells, and project management funds with incentives for top performing tribal districts.

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