Lok Sabha Question No. 1179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Economic Development of Tribal Communities
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Satya Pal Singh, Rajesh Verma, Durga Das Uikey, Gajendra Singh Patel, Satyadev Pachauri, Kripanath Mallah, Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1179

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 11/12/2023

## ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

## 1179.  SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  initiatives have  transformed  the economic  landscape  for tribal communities in the country during the last five years; and
- (b) if so, the tangible outcomes of the Government's efforts to promote economic development and financial inclusion among tribal communities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS SHRI ARJUN MUNDA

- (a)  &  (b): The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  through  its  two  agencies  namely  Tribal  Co-operative Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  (TRIFED)  &  National  Scheduled  Tribes  Finance  & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) have contributed significantly in promoting economic activities being undertaken by the tribal communities and have impacted in turn their economic development.

Under the component of 'Van Dhan' of Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) scheme, TRIFED has sanctioned 3958 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras associating 11.83 lakh beneficiaries since its inception in 2019-20. These VDVKs have made a business of around Rs. 41 crores through value addition of Minor Forest Produces (MFPs) and non-MFPs so far. State-wise details of the same are enclosed in Annexure.

Further, TRIFED has also empaneled 3069 tribal artisans / suppliers and has realized a sale of Rs. 172.55 crores by marketing of various categories of tribal products through their online / offline platforms since 2019-20. Year-wise details of the same are as under:

| S. No   | Year                       |   Gross Sale (Rs in crore) |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | 2019-2020                  |                      40.29 |
| 2       | 2020-2021                  |                      30.12 |
| 3       | 2021-2022                  |                      43.42 |
| 4       | 2022-2023                  |                      36.12 |
| 5       | 2023-2024(upto 30.11.2023) |                      22.6  |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                      |                     172.55 |

Similarly, NSTFDC has disbursed concessional loans amounting to Rs. 1343.06 crores to 2.56 lakh  beneficiaries since  2019-20  under  its  schemes  like  Term  Loan,  Adivasi  Mahila  Sashaktikaran Yojana, Micro Credit scheme, Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana etc. for undertaking various economic activities. The year-wise details of the same are as under:

| Fin. Year                |   Disbursement (Rs. in crores) | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2019-20                  |                         285.37 | 1,20,831               |
| 2020-21                  |                         367.9  | 1,69,539               |
| 2021-22                  |                         272.92 | 1,65,101               |
| 2022-23                  |                         299.29 | 72,992                 |
| 2023-24 (as on 31.10.23) |                         117.58 | 27,662                 |
| Total                    |                        1343.06 | 256,128                |

## State-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras

| S. No .        | State                 |   Total Number of VDVKs Sanctioned |   Total No. of Van Dhan beneficiaries |   Total Sales reported (in Lakhs) |
|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh        |                                415 |                                123578 |                           278.477 |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh     |                                106 |                                 32897 |                             6.17  |
| 3              | Assam                 |                                471 |                                143309 |                           360.47  |
| 4              | Chhattisgarh          |                                139 |                                 41700 |                           753.04  |
| 5 Dadra &Nagar | Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                  1 |                                   302 |                             5     |
| 6              | Goa                   |                                 10 |                                  3000 |                            31.6   |
| 7              | Gujarat               |                                200 |                                 57968 |                             6     |
| 8              | Himachal Pradesh      |                                  4 |                                  1110 |                             7.7   |
| 9              | Jammu& Kashmir        |                                100 |                                 29791 |                             0     |
| 10             | Ladakh                |                                 10 |                                  3000 |                             0     |
| 11             | Jharkhand             |                                146 |                                 43701 |                            44.4   |
| 12             | Karnataka             |                                140 |                                 41748 |                            24.27  |
| 13             | Kerala                |                                 44 |                                 12038 |                             7.91  |
| 14             | Madhya Pradesh        |                                126 |                                 37860 |                           130.31  |
| 15             | Maharashtra           |                                264 |                                 79350 |                            97.32  |
| 16             | Manipur               |                                200 |                                 60403 |                           303.55  |
| 17             | Meghalaya             |                                169 |                                 50835 |                            14.71  |
| 18             | Mizoram               |                                259 |                                 76168 |                           295.71  |
| 19             | Nagaland              |                                284 |                                 85198 |                           409.02  |
| 20             | Odisha                |                                170 |                                 50094 |                          1072.01  |
| 21             | Rajasthan             |                                479 |                                144803 |                           117.43  |
| 22             | Sikkim                |                                 80 |                                 23381 |                            15.84  |
| 23             | Tamil Nadu            |                                  8 |                                  2400 |                            93.24  |
| 24             | Telangana             |                                 17 |                                  5100 |                             0     |
| 25             | Tripura               |                                 57 |                                 16116 |                            17.91  |
| 26             | Uttar Pradesh         |                                 25 |                                  7238 |                             6.97  |
| 27             | Uttarakhand           |                                 12 |                                  3605 |                             3.89  |
| 28             | West Bengal           |                                 22 |                                  6719 |                             0     |
|                | TOTAL                 |                               3958 |                               1183412 |                          4102.95  |