Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Economic Development of Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 276

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2024

## ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBALS

276.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHEPATIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government initiatives  have transformed the economic landscape  for tribal communities in India;
- (b) if so, the tangible outcomes of the Government's efforts to promote economic development and financial inclusion among tribal communities;
- (c) whether there are any specific initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship within tribal communities;
- (d) if so, any specific success stories and case studies of tribal entrepreneurs who have benefited from Government support;
- (e) whether there are any initiatives by the Government for bridging the skill gap and enhancing the employability prospects of tribal youth through vocational training; and
- (f) if so, the details of such initiatives, their outcome and financial outlay?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs through its two agencies namely Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) & National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) have contributed significantly in promoting economic activities  undertaken  by  the  tribal  communities  and  have  impacted  in  turn  their  economic development.

Ministry  is  implementing  the  scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas  Mission (PMJVM)' through 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) / Non-farm 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 31.10.2023, 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. TRIFED has empaneled 4666 tribal artisans / suppliers as on 31.10.2023 for procurement of tribal products.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/2023-12/Sucess%20Stories\_0.pdf.

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.

(e) & (f): With the creation of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) as a  separate  Ministry  in  2014  and  compulsory  requirement  of  National  Skills  Qualifications Framework (NSQF), from 2018-19 onwards, the intervention of Vocational Training Centres was subsumed under the Schemes of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to  TSS)  and  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution.  Now  for  carrying  out  Skill Development / Vocational Training programmes, funds are provided to State Governments based  on  proposals  received  from  them  which  are  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) within the state's allocation. Details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons including tribal youth under the schemes 'Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub-Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  and Grants  under  Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years is at Annexure 4 .

Training  activities  for  ST  population  is  also  provided  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. The details of ST beneficiaries under the scheme since 2015 are given at Annexure 5 .

Besides,  under  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Karyakram  component  of Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya Vikas Mission  (PMJVM) scheme  of  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  financial  support  is  provided  for imparting skill development training to associated tribal beneficiaries including tribal youth on value addition activities of tribal produce / products through setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) to scale up the income of the tribal people associated with these Kendras.

Pradhan Mantri Awas  Yojana -  Gramin  (PMAY-  G): Department of Rural Development is implementing rural housing scheme PMAY-G w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households for construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities to achieve  the  objective  of  Housing  for  All  in  rural  areas.  About  66  lakh  houses  have  been sanctioned  for  STs  under  Pradhan  Mantri  AwasYojna  (PMAY)-Gramin,  out  of  which construction of about 54 lakh houses has been completed.

Jal Jeevan Mission: Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a centrally sponsored programme, aims to provide tap water connection to every rural household of the country by 2024. The goal is universal coverage of all rural households across the country and as such encompasses overall rural  ST population/ households as well.  Around 1.40 crore household have been provided piped water supply in ST concentrated habitations under JJM.

Pradhan  Mantri  KisanSamman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  aims  at  providing  financial assistance to all cultivable landholding farmer families across the country, subject to certain exclusion criteria. Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs. 6000/- is transferred annually in three equal installments of Rs.2000/- directly into the Aadhaar Seeded bank accounts of the farmers. Around 1 crore ST farmers are getting benefits under PM-KISAN.

## Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of LSUQ No. 276 for 05.02.2024

## State-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras

| S. No.   | State                               |   Total Number of VDVKs Sanctioned | Amount Sanctioned (INR in Lakhs)   |   Total No. of Van Dhan beneficiaries |   Total Sales reported (in Lakhs) |
|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                      |                                415 | 6,162.90                           |                                123578 |                           278.477 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                   |                                106 | 1590                               |                                 32897 |                             6.17  |
| 3        | Assam                               |                                471 | 7065                               |                                143309 |                           360.47  |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh                        |                                139 | 2085                               |                                 41700 |                           753.04  |
| 5        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                                  1 | 15                                 |                                   302 |                             5     |
| 6        | Goa                                 |                                 10 | 150                                |                                  3000 |                            31.6   |
| 7        | Gujarat                             |                                200 | 2895.65                            |                                 57968 |                             6     |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                    |                                  4 | 55.5                               |                                  1110 |                             7.7   |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir                      |                                100 | 1457                               |                                 29791 |                             0     |
| 10       | Ladakh                              |                                 10 | 150                                |                                  3000 |                             0     |
| 11       | Jharkhand                           |                                146 | 2174.7                             |                                 43701 |                            44.4   |
| 12       | Karnataka                           |                                140 | 2087.4                             |                                 41748 |                            24.27  |
| 13       | Kerala                              |                                 44 | 597.25                             |                                 12038 |                             7.91  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                      |                                126 | 1890                               |                                 37860 |                           130.31  |
| 15       | Maharashtra                         |                                264 | 3960                               |                                 79350 |                            97.32  |
| 16       | Manipur                             |                                200 | 2996.8                             |                                 60403 |                           303.55  |
| 17       | Meghalaya                           |                                169 | 2534.1                             |                                 50835 |                            14.71  |
| 18       | Mizoram                             |                                259 | 3806.55                            |                                 76168 |                           295.71  |
| 19       | Nagaland                            |                                284 | 4259.9                             |                                 85198 |                           409.02  |
| 20       | Odisha                              |                                170 | 2479.25                            |                                 50094 |                          1072.01  |
| 21       | Rajasthan                           |                                479 | 7135.6                             |                                144803 |                           117.43  |
| 22       | Sikkim                              |                                 80 | 1169.05                            |                                 23381 |                            15.84  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                          |                                  8 | 120                                |                                  2400 |                            93.24  |
| 24       | Telangana                           |                                 17 | 255                                |                                  5100 |                             0     |
| 25       | Tripura                             |                                 57 | 776                                |                                 16116 |                            17.91  |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                       |                                 25 | 359.55                             |                                  7238 |                             6.97  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                         |                                 12 | 179.95                             |                                  3605 |                             3.89  |
| 28       | West Bengal                         |                                 22 | 329.35                             |                                  6719 |                             0     |
|          | TOTAL                               |                               3958 | 58,736.50                          |                               1183412 |                          4102.95  |

## Annexure 2 referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of LSUQ No. 276 for 05.02.2024 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 in reply to part (a) to (d) of LSUQ No. 276 for 05.02.2024

## State-wise details of beneficiaries assisted and loans disbursed to them under the schemes of NSTFDC in the last five years (till 2022-23)

(INR in lakhs)

| S.No.   | State             |   Disbursement |   Number of beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |       12336    |                     28623 |
| 2       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR |         245    |                      7501 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |        2808.68 |                     14186 |
| 4       | ASSAM             |          68.12 |                       181 |
| 5       | BIHAR             |          11.48 |                       955 |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH      |        3357.88 |                      6709 |
| 7       | GUJARAT           |        7208.21 |                     32090 |
| 8       | HARYANA           |           0.41 |                         1 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |         207.43 |                       264 |
| 10      | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |        4739.91 |                      1582 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         |        3145.47 |                     30803 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         |        6135.08 |                      7848 |
| 13      | KERALA            |        1928.5  |                      1490 |
| 14      | MADHYAPRADESH     |       17698    |                     34462 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA       |        2081.51 |                     10132 |
| 16      | MANIPUR           |          87.37 |                       122 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA         |       10486.6  |                     41867 |
| 18      | MIZORAM           |       22666.6  |                     27395 |
| 19      | NAGALAND          |        5807.92 |                    158920 |
| 20      | ODISHA            |        6813.32 |                     68177 |
| 21      | RAJASTHAN         |        7285.04 |                     10465 |
| 22      | SIKKIM            |         398.89 |                       138 |
| 23      | TAMIL NADU        |        1190.45 |                      9461 |
| 24      | TELANGANA         |       26272    |                     73359 |
| 25      | TRIPURA           |        3924.97 |                      3725 |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH     |           5.28 |                         7 |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND       |         634.86 |                       439 |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL       |        4335.06 |                     28325 |
|         | TOTAL             |      151880    |                    599227 |

## Annexure 4 referred in reply to part (e) & (f) of LSUQ No. 276 for 05.02.2024

## Details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons including tribal youth under the schemes 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal SubScheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years

(Rs. In lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name of State     |   Funds Released |   No. of Beneficiaries |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |           300    |                    450 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |            15    |                     50 |
| 3        | Assam             |           740    |                   2400 |
| 4        | Bihar             |           388.79 |                   4968 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |          1322    |                   4440 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |          6068.61 |                  23993 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  |          1204.1  |                   3648 |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir    |           100    |                    320 |
| 9        | Jharkhand         |          5925    |                  12983 |
| 10       | Karnataka         |          2970.08 |                   8994 |
| 11       | Kerala            |           100.52 |                    453 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |          5220.55 |                  11235 |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |          2380.62 |                  55650 |
| 14       | Manipur           |          1330.97 |                   2658 |
| 15       | Meghalaya         |           467.6  |                   5899 |
| 16       | Mizoram           |          1010.79 |                   2237 |
| 17       | Nagaland          |           675    |                   1706 |
| 18       | Odisha            |         10949    |                  48008 |
| 19       | Rajasthan         |          1979    |                   3196 |
| 20       | Sikkim            |           229    |                    493 |
| 21       | Telangana         |          1625.75 |                   4752 |
| 22       | Tripura           |           527.7  |                   3029 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh     |           765.82 |                   2489 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand       |           415.03 |                   2350 |
| 25       | West Bengal       |          3663.04 |                  18316 |
| Total    | Total             |         50374    |                 224717 |

## Annexure 5 referred in reply to part (e) & (f) of LSUQ No. 276 for 05.02.2024

## State-wise status of ST beneficiaries under PMKVY since 2015

| S. No   | State                                        | Trained   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 181       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                               | 15,007    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 33,345    |
| 4       | Assam                                        | 62,339    |
| 5       | Bihar                                        | 12,471    |
| 6       | Chandigarh                                   | 74        |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                                 | 30,555    |
| 8       | Delhi                                        | 5,956     |
| 9       | Goa                                          | 405       |
| 10      | Gujarat                                      | 29,089    |
| 11      | Haryana                                      | 3,807     |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                             | 5,474     |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 2,873     |
| 14      | Jharkhand                                    | 34,932    |
| 15      | Karnataka                                    | 13,013    |
| 16      | Kerala                                       | 2,362     |
| 17      | Ladakh                                       | 2,154     |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                                  | 270       |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                               | 65,630    |
| 20      | Maharashtra                                  | 43,636    |
| 21      | Manipur                                      | 19,403    |
| 22      | Meghalaya                                    | 23,133    |
| 23      | Mizoram                                      | 25,279    |
| 24      | Nagaland                                     | 29,077    |
| 25      | Odisha                                       | 39,269    |
| 26      | Puducherry                                   | 69        |
| 27      | Punjab                                       | 2,178     |
| 28      | Rajasthan                                    | 66,216    |
| 29      | Sikkim                                       | 4,044     |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                                   | 6,758     |
| 31      | Telangana                                    | 26,876    |
| 32      | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 1,143     |
| 33      | Tripura                                      | 25,001    |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                                | 18,987    |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                                  | 3,295     |
| 36      | West Bengal                                  | 19,754    |
| Total   | Total                                        | 6,74,055  |