Lok Sabha Question No. 218 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Entrepreneurship within Tribal Communities
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajesh Verma, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *218

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 18/12/2023

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

- *218.  SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  are  any  specific  initiatives  aimed  at  fostering  entrepreneurship  within  tribal communities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any specific success stories and case studies of tribal entrepreneurs who have benefitted from Government support; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## ANSWER

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *218 for answer on 18.12.2023

- (a) to (d): The initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship within tribal communities undertaken by two agencies namely Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) and National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs are as under:
1. Ministry is implementing the scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)' through Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) which envisions to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate livelihood opportunities by promoting more efficient, equitable, self-managed, optimum use of natural resources, Agri / Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) / Nonfarm  produce.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  support  of  INR  15.00  lakhs  is  provided  to  the  State Governments for setting up of each Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are the centres of value addition  activities  of  MFPs/Non-MFPs.  As  on  date,  3958  VDVKs  have  been  sanctioned  which  have recorded  a  sale  of  INR  41.02  crores  since  2019-20.  The  state-wise  details  of  VDVKs  are  given  at Annexure  1 .  TRIFED  also  provides  backward  &  forward  linkages  to  tribal  artisans  /  suppliers  for marketing of tribal products of various categories like metal craft, textile, jewellery, painting, cane & bamboo, terracotta & pottery, organic & natural food products etc. through online and offline platforms. For this  purpose, TRIFED has made procurement of INR 123.02 crores in the last five years and has recorded a sale of INR 172.55 crores the details of which are given at Annexure 2 . In addition, TRIFED also  organizes  and  participates  in  festivals,  melas  etc.  to  provide  platforms  to  the  tribal  artisans  to showcase their products and connect them to the potential buyers giving thereby an opportunity to enhance their entrepreneurship activities. Some of the success stories of tribal entrepreneurship under this scheme is available at the following link -https://trifed.tribal.gov.in/sites/default/files/202312/Sucess%20Stories\_0.pdf.
2. National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public Sector  Enterprise  (CPSE)  under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  provides  credit  linkage  by  extending concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation activities/ self-employment thereby instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship. The prominent schemes of NSTFDC are given as under:
- a. Term Loan Scheme: NSTFDC provides Term Loan for viable projects costing upto ₹50.00 lakh per unit. Under the scheme, financial assistance is extended upto 90% of the cost of the project and the balance is met by way of subsidy/ promoter contribution/ margin money.
- b. Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY): This is an exclusive scheme for economic development of Scheduled Tribes Women. Under the scheme, NSTFDC provides loan upto 90% for projects costing upto ₹2.00 lakh at highly concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.
- c. Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF): This is an exclusive scheme for Self Help  Groups  for  meeting  small  loan  requirement  of  ST  members.  Under  the  scheme,  the Corporation  provides  loans  upto  ₹50,000/-  per  member  and  maximum  ₹5  Lakh  per  Self  Help Group (SHG).
- d. Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY): This is an education loan scheme to enable the ST students to meet expenditure for pursuing technical and professional education including Ph.D. in India.  Under  this  scheme,  the  Corporation  provides  financial  assistance  upto  ₹10.00  lakh  per eligible family at concessional rate of interest of 6% per annum.

The State-wise detail of beneficiaries assisted and loans disbursed to them in the last five years is given at Annexure 3 . Some of the success stories of tribal entrepreneurs supported by NSTFDC is available at the following link - https://nstfdc.tribal.gov.in/(S(3gwil13ratte2y5nojjmjwih))/frm\_success\_Details.aspx?id=20.

## Annexure 1 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the Reply to LSSQ No. *218 for 18.12.2023 State-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras

| S. No.   | State                              |   Total Number of VDVKs Sanctioned | Amount Sanctioned (INR in Lakhs)   |   Cumulative sales (INR in Lakhs) |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     |                                415 | 6,162.90                           |                           278.477 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                106 | 1590                               |                             6.17  |
| 3        | Assam                              |                                471 | 7065                               |                           360.47  |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                       |                                139 | 2085                               |                           753.04  |
| 5        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |                                  1 | 15                                 |                             5     |
| 6        | Goa                                |                                 10 | 150                                |                            31.6   |
| 7        | Gujarat                            |                                200 | 2895.65                            |                             6     |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                                  4 | 55.5                               |                             7.7   |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                100 | 1457                               |                             0     |
| 10       | Ladakh                             |                                 10 | 150                                |                             0     |
| 11       | Jharkhand                          |                                146 | 2174.7                             |                            44.4   |
| 12       | Karnataka                          |                                140 | 2087.4                             |                            24.27  |
| 13       | Kerala                             |                                 44 | 597.25                             |                             7.91  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                126 | 1890                               |                           130.31  |
| 15       | Maharashtra                        |                                264 | 3960                               |                            97.32  |
| 16       | Manipur                            |                                200 | 2996.8                             |                           303.55  |
| 17       | Meghalaya                          |                                169 | 2534.1                             |                            14.71  |
| 18       | Mizoram                            |                                259 | 3806.55                            |                           295.71  |
| 19       | Nagaland                           |                                284 | 4259.9                             |                           409.02  |
| 20       | Odisha                             |                                170 | 2479.25                            |                          1072.01  |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          |                                479 | 7135.6                             |                           117.43  |
| 22       | Sikkim                             |                                 80 | 1169.05                            |                            15.84  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         |                                  8 | 120                                |                            93.24  |
| 24       | Telangana                          |                                 17 | 255                                |                             0     |
| 25       | Tripura                            |                                 57 | 776                                |                            17.91  |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                 25 | 359.55                             |                             6.97  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                        |                                 12 | 179.95                             |                             3.89  |
| 28       | West Bengal                        |                                 22 | 329.35                             |                             0     |
|          | TOTAL                              |                               3958 | 58,736.50                          |                          4102.95  |

## Annexure 2 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the Reply to LSSQ No. *218 for 18.12.2023

## Year-wise details of Procurement / Sale made by TRIFED

(Includes Aadi Mahotsav/ Aadi Bazaar purchase & sale)

| Sl. No.   | Year                        |   Procurement (INR in crores) |   Sale (INR in crores) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | 2019-2020                   |                         50.95 |                  40.29 |
| 2         | 2020-2021                   |                         16.51 |                  30.12 |
| 3         | 2021-2022                   |                         29    |                  43.42 |
| 4         | 2022-2023                   |                         16.08 |                  36.12 |
| 5         | 2023-2024 (upto 30.11.2023) |                         10.48 |                  22.6  |
|           | TOTAL                       |                        123.02 |                 172.55 |

## Annexure 3 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the Reply to LSSQ No. 218 for 18.12.2023

## State-wise details of beneficiaries assisted and loans disbursed to them under the schemes of NSTFDC in the last five years

(INR in lakhs)

| S.N o.   |                   | 2018-19        | 2018-19                  | 2019-20        | 2019-20                  | 2020-21        | 2020-21                  | 2021-22        | 2021-22                  | 2022-23        | 2022-23                  |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
| S.N o.   | State             | Disburs e-ment | Number of beneficiar ies | Disburs e-ment | Number of beneficiar ies | Disburs e-ment | Number of beneficiar ies | Disburs e-ment | Number of beneficiar ies | Disburs e-ment | Number of beneficiar ies |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 781.72         | 139                      | 1285.03        | 276                      | 5022.24        | 12533                    | 1127.19        | 2006                     | 4119.80        | 13669                    |
| 2        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 0.00           | 0                        | 245.00         | 7501                     |                |                          |                |                          |                |                          |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 324.25         | 3773                     | 0.00           | 0                        | 970.52         | 435                      | 814.01         | 8143                     | 699.90         | 1835                     |
| 4        | ASSAM             | 4.92           | 12                       | 58.20          | 167                      | 5.00           | 2                        |                |                          |                |                          |
| 5        | BIHAR             |                |                          |                |                          |                |                          | 11.48          | 955                      |                |                          |
| 6        | CHHATTISGA RH     | 533.55         | 363                      | 932.16         | 3787                     | 197.49         | 236                      | 1398.99        | 1107                     | 295.69         | 1216                     |
| 7        | GUJARAT           | 2329.32        | 7485                     | 394.75         | 98                       | 1442.03        | 8230                     | 2022.50        | 11053                    | 1019.61        | 5224                     |
| 8        | HARYANA           | 0.41           | 1                        | 0.00           | 0                        |                |                          |                |                          |                |                          |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 82.30          | 65                       | 40.83          | 75                       | 13.40          | 2                        | 14.00          | 2                        | 56.90          | 120                      |
| 10       | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 1249.50        | 327                      | 446.25         | 135                      | 408.75         | 175                      | 1362.87        | 410                      | 1272.54        | 535                      |
| 11       | JHARKHAND         | 85.70          | 5                        | 633.17         | 3767                     | 1001.60        | 10752                    | 1422.00        | 15523                    | 3.00           | 756                      |
| 12       | KARNATAKA         | 26.89          | 34                       | 47.38          | 1911                     | 3109.08        | 3014                     | 1369.31        | 962                      | 1582.42        | 1927                     |

Annexure 3

| 13   | KERALA         | 143.40    | 107    | 128.31    | 89       | 298.76    | 192      | 637.30    | 436      | 720.73    | 666    |
|------|----------------|-----------|--------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|--------|
| 14   | MADHYA PRADESH | 2014.57   | 2265   | 4176.26   | 13282    | 3360.10   | 5685     | 2755.00   | 2373     | 5392.05   | 10857  |
| 15   | MAHARASHT RA   | 9.43      | 11     | 1167.56   | 687      | 37.27     | 822      | 209.06    | 7408     | 658.19    | 1204   |
| 16   | MANIPUR        |           |        |           |          | 62.37     | 65       |           |          | 25.00     | 57     |
| 17   | MEGHALAYA      | 3090.60   | 2329   | 1745.18   | 1412     | 4485.43   | 35016    | 694.81    | 1883     | 470.60    | 1227   |
| 18   | MIZORAM        | 2136.81   | 1464   | 6459.22   | 4670     | 3324.18   | 1399     | 5450.68   | 16278    | 5295.74   | 3584   |
| 19   | NAGALAND       | 1582.23   | 10504  | 2413.22   | 51918    | 1098.72   | 48240    | 693.36    | 48257    | 20.39     | 1      |
| 20   | ODISHA         | 199.62    | 353    | 2298.15   | 11230    | 1794.44   | 22231    | 2457.92   | 30026    | 63.19     | 4337   |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN      | 1470.54   | 1364   | 2311.39   | 3993     | 2205.16   | 2664     | 508.60    | 588      | 789.35    | 1856   |
| 22   | SIKKIM         | 0.92      | 1      | 253.30    | 100      | 82.11     | 21       | 62.56     | 16       |           |        |
| 23   | TAMIL NADU     | 47.32     | 65     | 28.50     | 2775     | 12.50     | 1609     | 15.00     | 1609     | 1087.13   | 3403   |
| 24   | TELANGANA      | 10477.1 5 | 30417  | 2740.07   | 8661     | 5359.23   | 13065    | 3111.55   | 9355     | 4583.99   | 11861  |
| 25   | TRIPURA        | 1009.00   | 429    | 71.41     | 24       | 2216.28   | 1056     | 580.26    | 2196     | 48.02     | 20     |
| 26   | UTTAR PRADESH  | 3.73      | 3      | 0.00      | 0        | 1.55      | 4        |           |          |           |        |
| 27   | UTTARAKHA ND   | 444.92    | 170    | 102.37    | 23       | 6.15      | 2        |           |          | 81.42     | 244    |
| 28   | WEST BENGAL    | 1283.30   | 9078   | 558.86    | 4250     | 275.64    | 2089     | 573.92    | 4515     | 1643.34   | 8393   |
|      | TOTAL          | 29332.1   | 70,764 | 28536.5 7 | 1,20,831 | 36790.0 0 | 1,69,539 | 27292.3 7 | 1,65,101 | 29929.0 0 | 72,992 |

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