Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-31
Subject: Employment to Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025

## EMPLOYMENT TO TRIBALS

1926.  Shri Murari Lal Meena: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of tribal families/youths provided employment or direct benefits under central tribal schemes or associated institutions like TRIFED, NSTFDC etc. so far in the country, State-wise including Rajasthan, particularly in Dausa district;

(b)  whether  tribal  youths  are  receiving  adequate  placement  support  post-training  under  skill development schemes and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is a monitoring mechanism to track post-training employment status of tribal candidates and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether TRIFED is providing training and necessary financial assistance to tribal artisans of Rajasthan for marketing their products and if so, the details thereof;

(e)  the  present  status  of  the  Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and the quantity of procurement made under this scheme in Rajasthan so far; and

(f)  the  number  of  tribal  beneficiaries  provided  direct  benefits  so  far  under  the  said  scheme  in Rajasthan, particularly in Dausa district?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY

(a) to (d) Under the schemes of Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) and Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adiwasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), the Ministry provides financial support to State Governments for setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are clusters  of  tribal  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs).  The  tribal  members  associated  with  VDVKs  are provided value addition training and forward market linkages thereby supporting their livelihood /  self-employment  activities.  Besides,  TRIFED  undertakes  backward  and  forward  linkages  for marketing of tribal produce / products through empanelment of tribal artisans as suppliers and procurement of products from them. TRIFED has empaneled 11 artisans/suppliers in Dausa district of Rajasthan, associated with 90 families. The state-wise details of VDVKs, including Rajasthan, are given at Annexure 1.

Additionally, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprise  (CPSE)  under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  provides concessional  loans  to  the  eligible  Scheduled  Tribe  persons  for  undertaking  income  generation activities/self-employment thereby instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship. The State-wise detail of beneficiaries assisted and loans disbursed to them in the last five years including Rajasthan is given at Annexure 2 .

(e) and (f) Under the PMJVM scheme, the Ministry has provided revolving funds amounting to Rs. 20.00 lakhs to the State Government of Rajasthan for procurement of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) at Minimum Support Price (MSP). So far, Rajasthan State has reported procurement of 377.51 MT of MFPs worth Rs. 251.88 lakhs.

## State-wise details of PMJVM VDVKs

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                             |   No. of VDVKs Sanctioned | No. of Beneficiaries   |   Funds Sanctioned (In Lakhs) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                       415 | 123258                 |                       6162.9  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                       106 | 32897                  |                       1590    |
| 3         | Assam                                |                       508 | 154976                 |                       7620    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                         |                       139 | 41700                  |                       2085    |
| 5         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                         1 | 302                    |                         15    |
| 6         | Goa                                  |                        10 | 3000                   |                        150    |
| 7         | Gujarat                              |                       200 | 57968                  |                       2895.65 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                     |                         4 | 1110                   |                         55.5  |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                       100 | 29791                  |                       1457    |
| 10        | Jharkhand                            |                       146 | 43701                  |                       2174.7  |
| 11        | Karnataka                            |                       140 | 41748                  |                       2087.4  |
| 12        | Kerala                               |                        44 | 12038                  |                        597.25 |
| 13        | Ladakh                               |                        10 | 3000                   |                        150    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       |                       126 | 37860                  |                       1890    |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          |                       279 | 83850                  |                       4185    |
| 16        | Manipur                              |                       204 | 61,503                 |                       3051.8  |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            |                       169 | 50835                  |                       2534.1  |
| 18        | Mizoram                              |                       286 | 84268                  |                       4211.55 |
| 19        | Nagaland                             |                       347 | 104068                 |                       5203.4  |
| 20        | Odisha                               |                       170 | 50094                  |                       2479.25 |
| 21        | Rajasthan                            |                       505 | 152362                 |                       7511.55 |
| 22        | Sikkim                               |                        80 | 23801                  |                       1169.05 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                           |                         8 | 2400                   |                        120    |
| 24        | Telangana                            |                        17 | 5100                   |                        255    |
| 25        | Tripura                              |                        57 | 16116                  |                        776    |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                        |                        25 | 7238                   |                        359.55 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                          |                        12 | 3605                   |                        179.95 |
| 28        | West Bengal                          |                        22 | 6719                   |                        329.35 |
|           | Total                                |                      4130 | 1235308                |                      61296    |

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       |   No. of VDVKs SanctionedNo. | of Beneficiaries   |   Funds Sanctioned (In Lakhs) |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N            |                            1 | 56                 |                          2.8  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh |                           73 | 6,162              |                        307.55 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh   |                           16 | 2,422              |                        119.75 |
| 4         | Gujarat        |                           21 | 1,050              |                         52.5  |
| 5         | Jharkhand      |                           35 | 2,876              |                        143.8  |
| 6         | Karnataka      |                           33 | 1,836              |                         91.8  |
| 7         | Kerala         |                            7 | 537                |                         26.85 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh |                           83 | 5,091              |                        254.5  |
| 9         | Maharashtra    |                           40 | 3,624              |                        181.2  |
| 10        | Manipur        |                            2 | 600                |                         30    |
| 11        | Odisha         |                           58 | 4773               |                        223.65 |
| 12        | Rajasthan      |                           51 | 8,842              |                        442.1  |
| 13        | Tamil Nadu     |                           37 | 2,403              |                        120.15 |
| 14        | Telangana      |                           25 | 1427               |                         73.05 |
| 15        | Tripura        |                           30 | 2,550              |                        127.5  |
| 16        | Uttarakhand    |                            9 | 634                |                         31.7  |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh  |                            5 | 319                |                         15.95 |
| 18        | West Bengal    |                            5 | 278                |                         13.9  |
| Total     | Total          |                          531 | 45480              |                       2258.75 |

## Annexure 2 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1926 for 31.07.2025

## State-wise amount of loans disbursed and beneficiaries under the schemes of NSTFDC

(Rs. In lakhs)

| S. N   | State                | 2020-21   | 2020-21               | 2021-22   | 2021-22               | 2022-23   | 2022-23               | 2023-24   | 2023-24               | 2024-25   | 2024-25               |
|--------|----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
| o.     | State                | Amt.      | No. of benefic iaries | Amt.      | No. of benefic iaries | Amt.      | No. of benefic iaries | Amt.      | No. of benefic iaries | Amt.      | No. of benefic iaries |
| 1      | Andhra Prad esh      | 5022.2 4  | 12533                 | 1127.19   | 2006                  | 4119.8 0  | 13669                 | 5551.4 9  | 27221                 | 6039.2 1  | 12899                 |
| 2      | Andaman & Nicobar    | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | 0         | 0                     | 0         | 0                     |
| 3      | Arunachal P radesh   | 970.52    | 435                   | 814.01    | 8143                  | 699.90    | 1835                  | 25.77     | 13                    | 17.88     | 17                    |
| 4      | Assam                | 5.00      | 2                     | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | 40.02     | 43                    | 24.24     | 21                    |
| 5      | Bihar                | -         | -                     | 11.48     | 955                   | -         | -                     | 3.06      | 3                     | 0         | 0                     |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh         | 197.49    | 236                   | 1398.99   | 1107                  | 295.69    | 1216                  | 227.29    | 503                   | 499.43    | 4837                  |
| 7      | Dadra &Na gar Haveli | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | 4.55      | 6                     | 0         | 0                     |
| 8      | Goa                  | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | 0.22      | 1                     | 0         | 0                     |
| 9      | Gujarat              | 1442.0 3  | 8230                  | 2022.50   | 11053                 | 1019.6 1  | 5224                  | 2810.1 2  | 11848                 | 4931.3 9  | 18461                 |
| 10     | Haryana              | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | -         | -                     | 0         | 0                     | 0         | 0                     |
| 11     | Himachal Pr adesh    | 13.40     | 2                     | 14.00     | 2                     | 56.90     | 120                   | 2.19      | 2                     | 30.60     | 33                    |
| 12     | Jammu&K ashmir       | 408.75    | 175                   | 1362.87   | 410                   | 1272.5 4  | 535                   | 295.19    | 106                   | 1102.4 9  | 409                   |
| 13     | Jharkhand            | 1001.6 0  | 10752                 | 1422.00   | 15523                 | 3.00      | 756                   | 684.25    | 1703                  | 247.45    | 135                   |
| 14     | Karnataka            | 3109.0 8  | 3014                  | 1369.31   | 962                   | 1582.4 2  | 1927                  | 853.41    | 1003                  | 1854.4 4  | 1368                  |
| 15     | Kerala               | 298.76    | 192                   | 637.30    | 436                   | 720.73    | 666                   | 446.74    | 258                   | 684.80    | 567                   |
|        | Ladakh               |           |                       |           |                       |           |                       |           |                       | 73.53     | 13                    |
| 16     | Madhya Pra desh      | 3360.1 0  | 5685                  | 2755.00   | 2373                  | 5392.0 5  | 10857                 | 1759.5 8  | 828                   | 1660.7 2  | 1582                  |
| 17     | Maharashtra          | 37.27     | 822                   | 209.06    | 7408                  | 658.19    | 1204                  | 2523.5 2  | 1528                  | 567.76    | 1005                  |
| 18     | Manipur              | 62.37     | 65                    | -         | -                     | 25.00     | 57                    | 235.49    | 174                   | 102.80    | 65                    |
| 19     | Meghalaya            | 4485.4 3  | 35016                 | 694.81    | 1883                  | 470.60    | 1227                  | 475.91    | 1193                  | 298.09    | 112                   |
| 20     | Mizoram              | 3324.1 8  | 1399                  | 5450.68   | 16278                 | 5295.7 4  | 3584                  | 6856.6 9  | 4573                  | 6948.2 8  | 3529                  |
| 21     | Nagaland             | 1098.7 2  | 48240                 | 693.36    | 48257                 | 20.39     | 1                     | 1199.7 7  | 771                   | 627.08    | 282                   |
| 22     | Odisha               | 1794.4 4  | 22231                 | 2457.92   | 30026                 | 63.19     | 4337                  | 362.35    | 17025                 | 883.56    | 15045                 |
| 23     | Rajasthan            | 2205.1 6  | 2664                  | 508.60    | 588                   | 789.35    | 1856                  | 712.22    | 885                   | 130.16    | 1091                  |
| 24     | Sikkim               | 82.11     | 21                    | 62.56     | 16                    | -         | -                     | 34.23     | 27                    | 201.63    | 46                    |

| 25   | Tamil Nadu     | 12.50     |   1609 | 15.00     | 1609   | 1087.1 3   | 3403   | 3265.6 7   |   7327 | 1210.3 9   |   6437 |
|------|----------------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|------------|--------|
| 26   | Telangana      | 5359.2 3  |  13065 | 3111.55   | 9355   | 4583.9 9   | 11861  | 3218.5 2   |  11369 | 5174.3 1   |  10777 |
| 27   | Tripura        | 2216.2 8  |   1056 | 580.26    | 2196   | 48.02      | 20     | 2014.6 2   |   2234 | 1695.9 8   |    569 |
| 28   | Uttar Prades h | 1.55      |      4 | -         | -      | -          | -      | 3.37       |      4 | 1.92       |      2 |
| 29   | Uttarakhand    | 6.15      |      2 | -         | -      | 81.42      | 244    | 32.59      |      8 | 85.81      |    628 |
| 30   | West Bengal    | 275.64    |   2089 | 573.92    | 4515   | 1643.3 4   | 8393   | 1526.5 9   |   4486 | 2233.7 5   |   8828 |
|      | Total          | 36790. 00 | 169539 | 27292.3 7 | 165101 | 29929. 00  | 72992  | 24221. 12  |  52432 | 37327. 70  |  88758 |

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