Lok Sabha Question No. 2610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi, Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil, Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2610 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2025

## SCHEME FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF DNTs

2610. MS. PRANITI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE: ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI: SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has reviewed the implementation of Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details of the review done so far and the outcomes of such reviews;
- (c) the details of the number of distributed Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Cards, Kamgar Kalyan Smart Cards, established coaching centres for competitive examinations and health insurance done under the SEED scheme for DNTs, particularly for Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (d) the details of the names of districts covered under SEED scheme, for such reviews in Maharashtra;
- (e) the details of the data on left out eligible districts or DNTs/NTs families under SEED in Maharashtra; and
- (f the details of available mechanism for application registration and grievance redressal, specifically for DNTs/NTs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L. VERMA)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b) & (c) The department reviews the implementation of the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) in Maharashtra. The department carries reviews through regular monitoring of the Self Help Groups (SHGs) formation, livelihood activities, health insurance enrollment, and free coaching initiatives. The key outcomes of the review undertaken in Maharashtra are as follows:
- (i) 776 SHGs have been formed covering 9,312 beneficiaries.
- (ii) 22,952 Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Cards have been issued.
- (iII) Free coaching support has been provided to 212 students in 2024-25 and 898 students in 2025-26 at the Class 12th level for various competitive examinations across multiple districts. There is no provision under the SEED scheme for issuance of Kamgar Kalyan Smart Cards or for establishing coaching centres. The health component and Coaching component under the Scheme has been taken up from 2024-25.

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(d): The details of districts covered under SEED livelihood and free coaching in Maharashtra is at Annexure-I. Under health component of SEED, all the districts are covered in which 22,952 cards have been issued for DNT community beneficiaries.

(e): The scheme currently covers 16 districts of Maharashtra under livelihood component, 30 districts under educational empowerment through free coaching as indicated at Annexure-l and 36 districts for issuing Ayushman cards.

(f): Beneficiaries are mobilized for application registration through partner NGOs for Livelihood intervention through SHG formation and Ayushman card issuance for availing health insurance benefits. For free coaching through online portal, a grievance redressal mechanism is available through the CP-GRAM.

## SEED implementation in the State of Maharashtra

The SEED scheme (for livelihood component) is implemented in 16 districts of Maharashtra:

## Livelihood:

| S. No.   | District   | SHG formed   | SHG Beneficiaries Covered   |
|----------|------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
|          | Aurangabad | 50           | 600                         |
|          | Jalna      | 50           | 600                         |
|          | Beed       | 50           | 600                         |
|          | Ahmednagar | 50           |                             |
|          | Osmanabad  |              |                             |
|          | Parabhani  | 50           |                             |
|          | Latur      | 50           |                             |
|          | Solapur    | 50           |                             |
|          | Pune       | 33           |                             |
|          | Buldhana   | 33           |                             |
|          | Hingoli    | 59           |                             |
|          | Nanded     | 84           |                             |
|          | Amravati   |              |                             |
|          | Yavatmal   | 66           |                             |
|          | Washim     | 26 -         |                             |
|          | Wardha     | 24           |                             |
|          | 16         | 776          |                             |

## The SEED scheme (for Free Coaching component) is implemented in 30 districts of Maharashtra:

## Free Coaching:

| S. No.   | Maharashtra     | 2024-25   | 2025-26   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Ahmednagar      |           | 18        |
| 2.       | Akola           |           | 1         |
|          | Amravati        |           | 3         |
| 4.       | Aurangabad      |           | 28        |
| 5.       | Beed            | 26        | 119       |
| 6.       | Buldhana        |           |           |
|          | Dhule           |           |           |
| 8.       | Gadchiroli      |           |           |
| 9.       | Hingoli         |           |           |
| 10.      | Jalgaon         |           |           |
| 11.      | Jalna           |           |           |
| 12.      | Kolhapur        |           |           |
| 13.      | Latur           |           |           |
| 14.      | Mumbai City     |           |           |
| 15.      | Mumbai Suburban |           |           |
| 16.      | Nagpur          |           |           |
| 17.      | Nanded          |           |           |
| 18.      | Nandurbar       |           |           |
| 19.      | Nashik          |           |           |
| 20.      | Osmanabad       |           |           |
| 21.      | Parbhani        |           |           |
| 22.      | Pune            |           |           |
| 23.      | Raigad          |           |           |
| 24.      | Ratnagiri       |           |           |
| 25.      |                 |           |           |
| 26.      |                 |           |           |
| 27.      |                 |           |           |
| 28.      |                 |           |           |
| 29.      |                 |           |           |
| 30.      |                 | 1         | 14        |
|          |                 | 212       | 898       |

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