Lok Sabha Question No. 2855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Economic Landscape for Tribal Communities
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2855

ANSWERED ON:- 08.08.2024

## ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

2855  Shri Manoj Tiwari:

Shri Khagen Murmu:

Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan:

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;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the tangible  outcomes of the Government's  efforts to promote  economic development and financial inclusion among tribal communities across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its two agencies namely Tribal Cooperative 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.  52  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 4903 tribal  artisans / suppliers  and  has realized a sale of Rs. 185.99 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      |   Sale (Rs in crores) |
|---------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1       | 2019-2020 |                 40.29 |
| 2       | 2020-2021 |                 30.12 |
| 3       | 2021-2022 |                 43.42 |
| 4       | 2022-2023 |                 36.12 |
| 5       | 2023-2024 |                 36.04 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL     |                185.99 |

Similarly, NSTFDC has disbursed concessional loans amounting to Rs. 1577.13 crores  to  3.24  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:

| 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 |                         351.65 | 95,142                 |
| Total   |                        1577.13 | 323,608                |

## Annexure referred to reply to Part (a) to (c) of LSUQ No. 2855 for answer on 08.08.2024 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 |                            310.68 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                106 |                                 32897 |                              3.1  |
| 3         | Assam                              |                                471 |                                143309 |                            360.46 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                       |                                139 |                                 41700 |                           1863    |
| 5         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                                  1 |                                   302 |                              4.5  |
| 6         | Goa                                |                                 10 |                                  3000 |                             31.6  |
| 7         | Gujarat                            |                                200 |                                 57968 |                              4.1  |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                  4 |                                  1110 |                             15.4  |
| 9         | Jammu& Kashmir                     |                                100 |                                 29791 |                              0    |
| 10        | Ladakh                             |                                 10 |                                  3000 |                              0    |
| 11        | Jharkhand                          |                                146 |                                 43701 |                             46.78 |
| 12        | Karnataka                          |                                140 |                                 41748 |                             24.27 |
| 13        | Kerala                             |                                 44 |                                 12038 |                              7.91 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                126 |                                 37860 |                            136.16 |
| 15        | Maharashtra                        |                                264 |                                 79350 |                             97.32 |
| 16        | Manipur                            |                                200 |                                 60403 |                            320.35 |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          |                                169 |                                 50835 |                             16.82 |
| 18        | Mizoram                            |                                259 |                                 76168 |                            299.02 |
| 19        | Nagaland                           |                                284 |                                 85198 |                            409.02 |
| 20        | Odisha                             |                                170 |                                 50094 |                           1072.01 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                          |                                479 |                                144803 |                            125.02 |
| 22        | Sikkim                             |                                 80 |                                 23381 |                             15.87 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                         |                                  8 |                                  2400 |                             95.5  |
| 24        | Telangana                          |                                 17 |                                  5100 |                              0    |
| 25        | Tripura                            |                                 57 |                                 16116 |                             18.02 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                 25 |                                  7238 |                              6.97 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                        |                                 12 |                                  3605 |                              3.89 |
| 28        | West Bengal                        |                                 22 |                                  6719 |                              0    |
|           | TOTAL                              |                               3958 |                               1183412 |                           5287.77 |