Lok Sabha Question No. 1626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Funds to Tribal Development
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1626

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 31/07/2023

## FUNDS TO TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT

1626. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated to the States including Maharashtra under various tribal development schemes during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the schemes under which funds have been released for the Scheduled Tribes during the said period;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  the  Fifth  Schedule  Areas  and  Sixth  Schedule  Areas  under  various schemes during the last four years; and
- (d) the details of work done through funds allocated to various autonomous councils and others bodies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes for socio-economic development and welfare of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country including Maharashtra. Details of State-wise funds released including Fifth and Sixth Schedule States under some major schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs during the last three years are given at Annexure I . Details of major schemes/programmes implemented by the Ministry are given at Annexure II .

As informed by Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER), they sanction projects under  their  schemes  i.e.  Schemes  of  North  Eastern  Council  (NEC),   Non-Lapsable  Central  Pool  of Resources Scheme (NLCPR)-State; North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS); Special Development Packages of Autonomous Council in Assam (Bodoland Territorial Council; Dima Hasao Autonomous Territorial Council and Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council) and Hill Area Development Programme for overall development of North Eastern Region (NER) including tribal areas of  NER. During the last three years,  three projects amounting  to Rs.15.28 Crore have been sanctioned directly to autonomous councils under 'Schemes of NEC'. The details of the projects are as under:

|       |                                        | (Rs in                                                                                                                                               |   crore) |
|-------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 1     | Chakma Autonomous District Council     | Community Development Programme for Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram for construction of school building |     3.09 |
| 2     | Chakma Autonomous District Council     | Community Development Programme for Chakma Autonomous District Council, Kamalanagar, Lawngtlai District, Mizoram for rice area expansion             |     2.96 |
| 3     | Garo Hills Autonomous District Council | Construction of 2-Storied Guest House (Phase-I) at Shillong, Meghalaya                                                                               |     9.23 |
| Total | Total                                  | Total                                                                                                                                                |    15.28 |

Annexure I referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 for 31.07.2023 by SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE regarding 'FUNDS TO TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT'

## Funds released under the scheme 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS)'/Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)' during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S.No. | State/UT                           |   2020-21 (SCA to TSS) |   2021-22 (PMAAGY) |   2022-23 (PMAAGY) |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                     |                4954.96 |               0    |               0    |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                7015.5  |             733.68 |               0    |
|       3 | Assam                              |                4578.76 |            8743.02 |           11538.2  |
|       4 | Bihar                              |                3106    |             774.44 |               0    |
|       5 | Chhattisgarh                       |                8769.06 |           15595.8  |           23021.8  |
|       6 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                   0    |               0    |             173.23 |
|       7 | Goa                                |                 724.26 |               0    |               0    |
|       8 | Gujarat                            |               10786.4  |           15916.8  |           19401.8  |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                1367    |             377.03 |             288.09 |
|      10 | Jammu& Kashmir                     |                   0    |               0    |             932.39 |
|      11 | Ladakh                             |                   0    |               0    |             470.53 |
|      12 | Jharkhand                          |                7049.64 |            6531.79 |            6915.28 |
|      13 | Karnataka                          |                   0    |            2139.9  |             937.48 |
|      14 | Kerala                             |                 459.15 |               0    |               0    |
|      15 | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   0    |           12268.8  |           27694.5  |
|      16 | Maharashtra                        |                   0    |               0    |           13485.5  |
|      17 | Manipur                            |                   0    |             427.98 |             295.47 |
|      18 | Meghalaya                          |                 328.25 |               0    |            3342.3  |
|      19 | Mizoram                            |                1236.22 |             580.83 |            1818.61 |
|      20 | Nagaland                           |                2846.14 |             886.53 |            2233.97 |
|      21 | Odisha                             |                9010.42 |            2771.68 |            1001.24 |
|      22 | Rajasthan                          |                8662.66 |            7224.71 |           15269.7  |

| 23.   | Sikkim        |         |         |         |
|-------|---------------|---------|---------|---------|
|       |               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    |
| 24.   | Tamil Nadu    |         |         |         |
|       |               | 377.47  | 285.32  | 285.62  |
| 25.   | Telangana     |         |         |         |
|       |               | 4191.00 | 2262.18 | 1681.04 |
| 26.   | Tripura       |         |         |         |
|       |               | 1173.30 | 631.78  | 904.48  |
| 27.   | Uttarakhand   |         |         |         |
|       |               | 757.80  | 0.00    | 0.00    |
| 28.   | Uttar Pradesh |         |         |         |
|       |               | 508.83  | 0.00    | 0.00    |
| 29.   | West Bengal   |         |         |         |
|       |               | 3746.00 | 0.00    | 3495.20 |

Funds released under the scheme 'Grants under Article 275(1) of Constitution' during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S.No.State | S.No.State        |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|--------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|            1 | Andhra Pradesh    |  2055.55  |   2638.65 |      0    |
|            2 | Arunachal Pradesh |  6014     |   9830    |   7265.3  |
|            3 | Assam             |  4592.37  |   2570    |   2300    |
|            4 | Bihar             |     0     |    642.08 |   1001.01 |
|            5 | Chhattisgarh      |  9976.24  |  11604    |  13578.4  |
|            6 | Goa               |     0     |    600.41 |    667.79 |
|            7 | Gujarat           |  5940.04  |   6923.79 |   7549.12 |
|            8 | Himachal Pradesh  |  1161     |   1500    |   1655    |
|            9 | Jharkhand         | 10278     |  12264.2  |   6677.87 |
|           10 | Karnataka         |  3305.68  |   3210    |   4297.57 |
|           11 | Kerala            |     0     |      0    |    817.67 |
|           12 | Madhya Pradesh    |  4279.78  |   5319.1  |   8438.75 |
|           13 | Maharashtra       |  4573.16  |      0    |      0    |
|           14 | Manipur           |     0     |      0    |   1067.36 |
|           15 | Meghalaya         |   492.71  |   1595.25 |   2904.84 |
|           16 | Mizoram           |  1909.71  |   2971.54 |   1654.05 |
|           17 | Nagaland          |  1717.38  |   3202.39 |   5863.47 |
|           18 | Odisha            |  6304.62  |  11382    |  10150.5  |
|           19 | Rajasthan         |  9166     |  10435.2  |  11002.5  |
|           20 | Sikkim            |   516     |   2045    |    720.38 |
|           21 | Telangana         |  2517     |   2050    |   3114.46 |
|           22 | Tripura           |   201.74  |    607.53 |   1294.71 |
|           23 | Uttar Pradesh     |   927.426 |    832.71 |   1135.85 |
|           24 | Uttarakhand       |     0     |    100.65 |    306.02 |
|           25 | West Bengal       |  4041.14  |      0    |   4186.5  |

Funds released under the scheme 'Development of PVTGs' during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S.N. | State/UT                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh           |   1245.51 |   1829.6  |   1645.5  |
|      2 | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |      0    |    252.11 |      0    |
|      3 | Chhattisgarh             |    989.32 |    996.9  |   1500    |
|      4 | Gujarat                  |    552.2  |    761.8  |   1731.2  |
|      5 | Jharkhand                |   1777.29 |   1696.93 |      0    |
|      6 | Karnataka                |    438.46 |    661.17 |   1439.42 |
|      7 | Kerala                   |     88    |      0    |      0    |
|      8 | Madhya Pradesh           |   2188.11 |   2888.69 |      0    |
|      9 | Maharashtra              |   1411.66 |      0    |      0    |
|     10 | Odisha                   |   1202    |   1197    |   1796.75 |
|     11 | Rajasthan                |    968    |    706.17 |   1120.63 |
|     12 | Tamil Nadu               |    551.08 |   1967.81 |    907.7  |
|     13 | Telangana                |   1460.5  |   1193.04 |   1508.13 |
|     14 | Tripura                  |    231.43 |   1481.71 |   1402.65 |
|     15 | Uttar Pradesh            |     82.04 |      0    |      0    |
|     16 | Uttarakhand              |    295    |    367.07 |      0    |
|     17 | West Bengal              |    519.4  |      0    |    665.95 |

Funds released under the scheme 'Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme' during last three years

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                           |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar                   |     12.33 |      8.03 |      0    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |   1433.81 |   3935.06 |      0    |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |      0    |    207.3  |    267.44 |
|         4 | Assam                              |     17.27 |    102.19 |    107.41 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                       |   3541.54 |      0    |      0    |
|         6 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |    234    |    206.62 |      0    |
|         7 | Goa                                |     41.35 |      0    |    108.18 |
|         8 | Gujarat                            |   2198.84 |   3689.18 |   5451.67 |
|         9 | Himachal Pradesh                   |     91.87 |      0    |     79.02 |
|        10 | Jharkhand                          |      0    |   3899.03 |      0    |
|        11 | Karnataka                          |      0    |   1753.16 |   2370.04 |
|        12 | Kerala                             |    116.56 |    347.07 |      0    |
|        13 | Ladakh                             |     42.27 |     74.22 |      0    |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh                     |   5429.34 |  11458.2  |  12743.9  |
|        15 | Meghalaya                          |      0    |      0    |    115.48 |
|        16 | Mizoram                            |    167.86 |    657.47 |      0    |
|        17 | Nagaland                           |     60.75 |      0    |      0    |
|        18 | Odisha                             |   6944.96 |   5236.75 |   9397.06 |
|        19 | Puducherry                         |      1.63 |      0    |      0    |
|        20 | Rajasthan                          |   3126.9  |   6234.34 |   3530.8  |
|        21 | Sikkim                             |      9.41 |      0    |     17.84 |
|        22 | Tamil Nadu                         |    241    |    546.55 |    404.46 |
|        23 | Tripura                            |    252.09 |     58.55 |   1136.76 |
|        24 | Uttar Pradesh                      |      0    |     88.17 |      0    |
|        25 | Uttarakhand                        |    138.24 |      0    |      0    |
|        26 | West Bengal                        |    788.22 |    912.51 |      0    |

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No | State/UT                           |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar                   |     13.29 |     10.35 |      0    |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                     |   6039.35 |   8991.45 |  13356.5  |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  |   5712.96 |  12360.5  |   9616.49 |
|        4 | Assam                              |   5413.54 |   1093.4  |   6845.47 |
|        5 | Bihar                              |    708.22 |      0    |      0    |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                       |   8790.24 |      0    |   9330.35 |
|        7 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu |   3481.73 |      0    |      0    |
|        8 | Goa                                |    458.18 |      0    |   1187.23 |
|        9 | Gujarat                            |  22977.6  |  46170.2  |  24426.4  |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir                     |    805.44 |      0    |    683.57 |
|       11 | Jharkhand                          |      0    |  12654.9  |      0    |
|       12 | Karnataka                          |      0    |  17080.5  |      0    |
|       13 | Kerala                             |   3285.25 |   2516.49 |      0    |
|       14 | Ladakh                             |    738    |   2214    |   1891.27 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh                     |  12344    |  24529.4  |  27048.6  |
|       16 | Maharashtra                        |  18149.5  |  19214.8  |   9026.85 |
|       17 | Manipur                            |   2184.19 |   4292.15 |   4137.54 |
|       18 | Meghalaya                          |      0    |   2636.09 |  14619.8  |
|       19 | Mizoram                            |   3446.82 |   3874.64 |   2590.31 |
|       20 | Nagaland                           |   3226.37 |   4435.75 |   3608.43 |
|       21 | Odisha                             |  19096    |  21843    |  17133.3  |
|       22 | Puducherry                         |     19.56 |      0    |      0    |
|       23 | Rajasthan                          |  25557    |  13744.7  |  18810.1  |
|       24 | Sikkim                             |    553.83 |   1036.28 |    925.44 |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu                         |   3328.99 |   4849.38 |   2854.28 |
|       26 | Telangana                          |  27297.8  |   7503.9  |  23851.2  |
|       27 | Tripura                            |   4804.98 |   7188.77 |   4522.33 |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh                      |   2218.67 |      0    |      0    |
|       29 | Uttarakhand                        |      0    |   3568.37 |      0    |
|       30 | West Bengal                        |   2256.42 |   3872.05 |      0    |

Annexure II referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1626 for 31.07.2023 by SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE regarding 'FUNDS TO TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT'

## Brief details of major schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the country:

(i) Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)/Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY): Under scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)  100%  grants  was  provided  to  the  State  Governments  for  activities  related  to  education,  health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, skill development, Ashram Schools, Boys and Girls Hostels, minor infrastructure, etc. to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and others as a critical gap filling measure. The Scheme has been revamped as Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY).

The Ministry has analyzed Mission Antyodaya data collated by Ministry of Rural Development and has identified  36,428  villages  with  50%  ST  population and  500  STs  to  be  covered  under  PMAAGY.   The scheme envisaged to undertake the developmental activities in these villages mainly through convergence of funds available with different Ministries/Departments and State Government under TSP/DAPST and the funds  from  the  scheme  of  PMAAGY  would  be  used  for  gap  filling.  States  are  also  be  encouraged  to supplement with State TSP funds, District Mineral Funds (DMF) and Finance Commission grants.

(ii) Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution : Under the Proviso to Article 275(1) of Constitution, Grants are released to 26 States, having ST population for raising the level of administration in Scheduled Areas and for the welfare of tribal people. This is a Special Area Programme and 100% grants are provided to States. Funds are released to the State Governments depending on the felt needs of ST population to bridge the gap in infrastructure activities in the fields of education, health, skill development, livelihood, drinking water, sanitation, etc.

(iii) Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): The scheme of Development of PVTGs covers 75 identified PVTGs among Scheduled Tribes in 18 States and UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands   for      activities   like   education,   housing,   land   distribution,   land   development,   agricultural development, animal husbandry, construction of link roads, installation of nonconventional  sources  of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative  activity meant for the  comprehensive socio-economic development of PVTGs.

(iv) Grant-in Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes: Under the scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the Ministry funds projects in the fields of education and health, covering residential schools, non-residential schools, hostels, mobile dispensaries, ten or more bedded hospitals, livelihood, etc.

(v) Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students : The scheme is applicable to students who are studying in Classes  IX  -X.   Parental  income  from  all  sources  should  not  be  more  than  Rs.2.50  lakhs  per  annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except North East and Hills States/UT like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

(vi)  Post  Matric  Scholarship  to  ST  students: The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  provide  financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Compulsory fees charged by educational institutions are reimbursed subject to the limit fixed by the concerned State Fee fixation committee and scholarship amount of Rs.230 to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except

NE and Hilly States/UT of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.

(vii) National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates: The Scheme provides for financial assistance to selected students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD & Post-Doctoral study abroad.  A total of 20 awards are given every year.  Of these, 17 awards are for STs and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).  Parental/family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum.

## (viii) National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students:

(a)National  Scholarship-  (Top  class)  Scheme  [Graduate  level]: The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to encourage  meritorious  ST  students  for  pursuing  studies  in  prescribed  courses  in  many  institutions  of excellence across the country like IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, NIITs, etc. identified by the Ministry. Family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer.

(b)  National  Fellowship  for  ST  students: 750  fellowships  are  provided  to  ST  students  each  year  for pursing higher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship is granted as per UGC norms.

(ix) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) were introduced in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education exclusively to ST children with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas in order to  enable  them  to  avail  of  reservation  in  high  and  professional  educational  courses  and  get  jobs  in government and public and private sectors. In the Union Budget of 2018-19, Government announced that every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 ST persons will be eligible to have an Eklavya Model Residential School. A total number of 740 EMRSs are scheduled to be established. Eklavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.

- (x)  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Jatiya  Vikas  Mission  (PMJVM): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has  been implementing a Scheme 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce through Minimum Support Price and Development of Value Chain for MFP (MSP for MFP)' through Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development  Federation  (TRIFED), since  2011 with  the  objective  of  providing  safety  net  to  ST  MFP gatherers.

Ministry  was  implementing  another  scheme  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and  Marketing  of Tribal  Products' with 100 % grant to TRIFED and State Forest Development Corporations (SDCs) for development and marketing of tribal products.

PMJVM has been conceptualized with the merger of the above two Schemes i.e. 'MSP for MFP' and 'Institutional  Support  for  Development  and  Marketing  of  Tribal  Products'.  PMJVM  seeks  to  achieve livelihood driven tribal development through quality input, technology, credit and better marketing access etc. in the next five years.

- (xi) Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs): Ministry extends support to the State Governments through the Scheme to set up new TRIs where it did not exist and to strengthen functioning of existing TRIs  to  carry  out  its  core  responsibility  towards  Research  &  Documentations,  Training  and  capacity building, promotion of rich tribal heritage etc. To preserve tribal art and culture, financial assistance is provided to TRI's to carry out various activities to preserve and promote tribal culture and heritage across the country through research and documentation, maintenance and preservation of art & artefacts, setting up of tribal museum, exchange visits for the tribals to other parts of the State, organizing tribal festivals etc. Funding under this Scheme is 100% grant-in-aid by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the TRIs on need basis with the approval of APEX Committee. TRIs prepare proposal and detailed action plan for the year along with budgetary requirement and submit it to the Ministry through State Tribal Welfare Department. Within the set of TRIs, there are cultural museum, library, training centre, research wing, etc.

(xii) Tribal  Research  Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE) : Through the  scheme,  promotion  of  rich  tribal  cultural  heritage,  dissemination  of  information  and  creation  of awareness are given attention to which includes organization of Tribal Craft & Food Festivals, Sports, Music, Dance & Photo Competitions, Science, Art & Craft Expos, Workshops, Seminars, Production of documentary films by the Ministry & States, Bringing out Publications thereby highlighting significant studies, documenting historical facets of tribal communities, achievements of Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) & State Departments besides other advertisements etc. at regular intervals. With a view to fill the gap  of  research  studies  on  tribal  issues,  MoTA  recognizes  renowned  NGOs,  Research  Institutes, Universities  where  expertise  exist  and  which  have  already  made  a  mark  by  carrying  out  pioneering research in the field of tribal cultures as Centre of Excellences (CoEs). It is envisaged that CoEs should play an important role in building knowledge bank to complement dedicated Activities of the Ministry.

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