Lok Sabha Question No. 1188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Welfare Schemes of Tribal Community in Odisha
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo, Chandrani Murmu, Basanta Kumar Panda

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## WELFARE SCHEMES OF TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN ODISHA

## 1188. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO: MS. CHANDRANI MURMU: SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes welfare schemes for uplifiting the tribal community in State of Odisha during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the activities/beneficiaries in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi and Nuapada district of Odisha during the last five years;
- (c) the details of funds allocated/spent in Odisha in the last five years, district-wise; and
- (d) the details of success percentage of the schemes implemented so far during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS SHRI ARJUN MUNDA

(a)  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  various  schemes/programmes  such  as   Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY), Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India,  Grant-in  Aid  to  Voluntary  Organizations  working  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), Pre Matric and post matric Scholarship schemes, Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) etc. for  the welfare and to improve the socioeconomic conditions of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country including Odisha.

Government has also launched PM JANMAN (PM- Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) which is aimed at comprehensive development of 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTGs) residing in 18 States including Odisha and 1 UT who continue to lag behind in different  socio economic indicators with total outlay of Rs.24,104 crore.

Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under Development Action plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) for various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc.

(b) to (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has released about Rs 2500 crore to Odisha under it's different schemes in last 5 years. Other obligated central Ministries/Departments also provided funds to Odisha  under  DAPST.  784  Village  Development  Plans  have  been  approved in  Odisha  under PMAAGY. 106 Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) have been sanctioned in Odisha and 32 are functional. 202291 beneficiaries were given Post Matric Scholarship and 198038 students were given Pre Matric Scholarship in 2022-23 in Odisha. In Odisha, total Number of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras sanctioned is 170 and total No. of Van Dhan beneficiaries is 50094. 966250 houses sanctioned and 647996 houses have been completed for ST in Odisha under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin. More than 10 lakh STs benefitted under PM-Kisan in Odisha. District-wise funds released and beneficaries details are not maintained by the Ministry centrally.

(d) Data pertaining to Census, management information systems and large scale sample surveys conducted by different Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, reveal that over the years considerable improvements have been registered in socio-economic indicators with respect to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country including Odisha, for example, literacy rate for STs has improved from 59% (Census) in 2011 to 72.1 % (as per Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report (July 2021 - June 2022). Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at upper Primary level has improved from  86.4  (2012-13)  to  98.0  (2021-22);  GER  for  ST  students  at  secondary  level  (IX-X)  has increased from 61.9 (2012-13) to 78.1 (2021-22); GER for ST students at senior secondary level (XI-XII) has increased from 30.7 (2012-13) to 52.0 (2021-22) and GER for ST students at higher education level has increased from  11.1 (2012-13) to 18.9 (2020-21). As per National Family Health  Survey  (NFHS)  conducted  by  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  in  respect  of Scheduled  Tribes,  Infant  Mortality  Rate  has  declined  from  44.4  (2015-16)  to  41.6  (2019-21); Under Five Mortality Rate has declined from 57.2 (2015-16) to 50.3 (2019-21), and Institutional Delivery has increased from 68% (2015-16) to 82.3% (2019-21). Further, full immunization of children aged 12-23 months has increased from 55.8 % (2015-16) to 76.8 % (2019-21).

NITI Aayog has published a report 'National Multidimensional Poverty Index' in July 2023 which concludes that 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21. Though the report does not explicitly mention about STs, district -wise data reveals that almost all the tribal priority districts have shown an improvement in multidimensional poverty.

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