Lok Sabha Question No. 1813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Schemes for STs in Jammu & Kashmir
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Mian Altaf Ahmad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1813

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/12/2024

## SCHEMES FOR STs IN JAMMU & KASHMIR

1813. SHRI MIAN ALTAF AHMAD:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of funds released during the last five years for the development of Scheduled Tribe Community of Jammu & Kashmir;
- (b) the names of the schemes implemented and the status of targets set thereunder; and
- (c) the details of number of roads and hospitals constructed in Tribal areas of J&K?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c): Government is implementing Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration in the country. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are  allocating  certain  percentage  of  their  total  scheme  budget  every  year  for  tribal development under DAPST for various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. The details of fund released under DAPST by Ministries/Departments to Jammu & Kashmir during last five years is as under:

| Year                         |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Fund released (Rs. in crore) |    617.04 |    319.06 |    541.48 |    765.57 |   1106.11 |

Source: STC MIS Portal (https://stcmis.gov.in/) (As on 02/12/2024, 11:00 AM)

The names of the schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs is given at Annexure . Most of the schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs are demand driven and funds are provided to the State Governments based on the proposals received from them after appraisal and approval by the Ministry.

Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana (PMGSY). PMGSY is an area development programme and the objective of the scheme is to provide all- weather road connectivity in rural areas catering to the access needs of the entire population of the target habitation. Since inception till 02 nd   December 2024, 3,437 roads of 20,801 km length & 305 bridges at value of projects of Rs. 14,810 crore have been sanctioned under all the interventions/ verticals of PMGSY to the UT of J&K, against which 3,214 roads of 19,324.72 km and 217 bridges have been constructed at an expenditure of Rs. 12,610 Crore (including UT share).

Further, as per Health Dynamics of India (Infrastructure & Human Resources) 2022-23, as on 31 st March 2023, 198 Sub Centres, 65 PHCs and 3 CHCs are functional in tribal areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1813 for 5.12.2024 by SHRI MIAN ALTAF AHMAD regarding 'SCHEMES FOR STS IN JAMMU & KASHMIR'

Name of schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry

|   S.N. | Name of the scheme/programme                                                        |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan                                          |
|      2 | Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)                       |
|      3 | Pradhan Mantri Jan Jatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)                                     |
|      4 | Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)                                            |
|      5 | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution                                     |
|      6 | Grant-in Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes |
|      7 | Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students                                              |
|      8 | Post Matric Scholarship to ST students                                              |
|      9 | National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates                                    |
|     10 | National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students                |
|     11 | Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs)                                        |
|     12 | Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events                    |
|     13 | Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes                                           |