Lok Sabha Question No. 2512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Scheme
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, Satya Pal Singh, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod, Satyadev Pachauri, Ramesh Bidhuri, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Dhal Singh Bisen, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Kripanath Mallah, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2512

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 18/12/2023

## PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS SCHEME

2512. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH

RATHOD:

SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI

KUNDARIYA:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE

PATIL:

SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the increase in the budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs since 2009 year-wise;
- (b) the details of the PM-Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) scheme and its aims and objectives;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any other steps to improve the condition and provide benefits to the 75 recognised PVTG groups in India;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any initiatives for bridging the skill gap and enhancing the employability prospects of tribal youth through vocational training programmes, if so, the detail thereof, along with the outcome and financial outlay;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  transformed  its  approach  to  tribal  development during the last five years; and
- (f) if so, the key milestones and achievements of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a): The details of budgetary allocation in respect of Ministry of Tribal Affairs since financial year 2009-10 is tabulated below:

(in Rs. Cr)

|         | Budget Allocation   | Budget Allocation   | Budget Allocation   | Revised Allocation   | Revised Allocation   | Revised Allocation   |
|---------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| FY      | Schemes             | Non- Scheme         | Total               | Schemes              | Non-Scheme           | Total                |
| 2009-10 | 3205.66             | 14.45               | 3220.11             | 2000.16              | 16.01                | 2016.17              |
| 2010-11 | 3206.66             | 13.71               | 3220.37             | 3205.86              | 15.55                | 3221.41              |
| 2011-12 | 3723.17             | 16.84               | 3740.01             | 3723.01              | 17.00                | 3740.01              |
| 2012-13 | 4090.00             | 18.00               | 4108.00             | 3100.00              | 15.55                | 3115.55              |
| 2013-14 | 4279.14             | 16.80               | 4295.94             | 3879.05              | 17.00                | 3896.05              |
| 2014-15 | 4479.19             | 18.77               | 4497.96             | 3850.01              | 21.87                | 3871.88              |
| 2015-16 | 4792.38             | 26.83               | 4819.21             | 4550.01              | 23.79                | 4573.80              |
| 2016-17 | 4800.14             | 26.36               | 4826.50             | 4798.64              | 27.86                | 4826.50              |
| 2017-18 | 5300.14             | 29.18               | 5329.32             | 5293.30              | 36.02                | 5329.32              |
| 2018-19 | 5957.18             | 42.82               | 6000.00             | 5957.50              | 42.50                | 6000.00              |
| 2019-20 | 6847.89             | 47.07               | 6894.96             | 7293.66              | 46.50                | 7340.16              |
| 2020-21 | 7355.76             | 55.24               | 7411.00             | 5472.50              | 35.50                | 5508.00              |
| 2021-22 | 7484.07             | 40.80               | 7524.87             | 6126.46              | 54.84                | 6181.30              |
| 2022-23 | 8406.92             | 45.00               | 8451.92             | 7246.30              | 54.70                | 7301.00              |
| 2023-24 | 12386.00            | 75.88               | 12461.88            | Being finalized      | Being finalized      | Being finalized      |

(b): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  implementing  the  scheme  of  'Development  of PVTGs' with the objective of overall socio-economic development and welfare of these  most  vulnerable  sections  among  tribal  people.  Funds  are  provided  to  the concerned State Government / UT on the basis of their proposals for Conservation cum Development (CCD) plans.

(c): Government has recently launched Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) that aims to saturate PVTG households and habitations with  basic  facilities  such  as  safe  housing,  clean  drinking  water  and  sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing a flagship scheme 'Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS)' to provide quality education to ST Students from class 6th to 12th. 5% seats in each of the EMRSs is reserved for PVTG students.

In the scheme of National Fellowship, 25 slots out of 750 slots are reserved for PVTG students. Under National Overseas Scholarship for ST students, 3 slots out of 20 slots are reserved for PVTG candidate.

(d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides financial assistance to the State Governments under Grants under Proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution. It is a 100% grant from Government of India. Funding under this programme is to enable the State to meet the cost of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by the  State  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  that State  which includes various sectors viz. (i) Education (ii) Health (iii) Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry (AH), Fisheries, Dairy & others in Primary Sector (iv) Other income generating schemes to augment Tribal household economy and (v)  Administrative  structure  /  Institutional  framework  &  Research  studies.  The details of funds approved/released for Skill Development and Vocational Training under grants under proviso to Article 275(1) during last 03 years are as under:

| S. No.   | State       |   No. of activities |   Funds approved 2020-21 |   No. of activities |   Funds approved 2021-22 |   No. of activities |   Funds approved 2022-23 |
|----------|-------------|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.       | Gujarat     |                   0 |                     0    |                  03 |                  1504.64 |                  01 |                     1360 |
| 2.       | Maharashtra |                  02 |                   400    |                   0 |                     0    |                   0 |                        0 |
| 3.       | Manipur     |                  02 |                   348.17 |                  01 |                   150    |                   0 |                        0 |
| 4.       | Mizoram     |                  05 |                   150    |                  05 |                   150    |                   0 |                        0 |
| 5.       | Nagaland    |                   0 |                     0    |                   0 |                     0    |                  02 |                      110 |
| Total    | Total       |                  09 |                   898.17 |                  09 |                  1804.64 |                  03 |                     1470 |

Ministry  is  implementing  the  scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas  Mission' (PMJVM) which envisions to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate  livelihood  opportunities  through Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendra  (VDVK) and also  provides  funds  to  states  for  procuring  Minor  Forest  produce  on  minimum support  price.      An  amount  of  Rs.  15  lakhs  is  currently  provided  towards  each VDVK for incurring expenditure on raw material, training and capacity building, Tool kits and machinery (equipment).

(e) & (f): Government has formulated the scheme of 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAAGY)' for integrated development of villages for 5 years (202122  to  2025-26).  Under  the  Scheme,  36,428  villages  having  at  least  50%  tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs have been identified for undertaking development programs / activities through convergence approach amongst Ministries to bridge gaps prominently in 8 sectors of development viz. Road connectivity  (Internal  and  Inter  village  /block),  Telecom  connectivity  (Mobile /internet), School, Anganwadi Centres, Health Sub- Centre, Drinking water facility, Drainage and solid waste management and bring about saturation. The State-wise details of the villages covered and funds released during 2021-22 and 2022-23 are as under:

## (Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of State     |   No. of Villages Total No. of Villages |   2021-22 Total Released |   2022-23 Funds Released |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                     517 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                     141 |                   733.68 |                    0     |
| 3        | Assam             |                                    1700 |                  8743.02 |                11538.2   |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                     184 |                   774.44 |                    0     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                    4029 |                 15595.8  |                23021.8   |
| 6        | DNDD              |                                      55 |                     0    |                  173.23  |
| 7        | Goa               |                                      21 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 8        | Gujarat           |                                    3764 |                 15916.8  |                19401.8   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                      90 |                   377.03 |                  288.09  |
| 10       | J&K               |                                     302 |                     0    |                  932.39  |
| 11       | Ladakh            |                                     132 |                     0    |                  470.925 |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |                                    3891 |                  6531.79 |                 6915.28  |
| 13       | Karnataka         |                                     507 |                  2139.9  |                  937.48  |
| 14       | Kerala            |                                       6 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                    7307 |                 12268.8  |                27694.5   |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |                                    3605 |                     0    |                13485.5   |
| 17       | Manipur           |                                     254 |                   427.98 |                  295.47  |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |                                     836 |                     0    |                 3342.3   |
| 19       | Mizoram           |                                     344 |                   580.83 |                 1818.61  |
| 20       | Nagaland          |                                     530 |                   886.53 |                 2233.97  |
| 21       | Odisha            |                                    1653 |                  2771.68 |                 1001.24  |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |                                    4302 |                  7224.71 |                15269.7   |
| 23       | Sikkim            |                                      62 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |                                     167 |                   285.32 |                  285.62  |
| 25       | Telangana         |                                     533 |                  2262.18 |                 1681.04  |
| 26       | Tripura           |                                     375 |                   631.78 |                  904.48  |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                      64 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                     183 |                     0    |                    0     |
| 29       | West Bengal       |                                     874 |                     0    |                 3495.2   |
|          | Total             |                                   36428 |                 78152.2  |               135187     |

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) is a central sector scheme introduced in the year 1997-98 to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students (Class 6th to 12th) in remote areas to enable them to access the best opportunities in education  and  to  bring  them  at  par  with  the  general  population.  Realizing  the importance of the EMRS, in the Union Budget of 2018-19, Government announced that every block with 50% or more ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, is to have an EMRS. Accordingly, the target of establishing 740 EMRSs across the country has been set up which is likely to benefit more than 3.5 lakh ST children. National Education Society for Tribal (NESTS) an autonomous society has been established to administer the scheme. As on date, 694 schools have been sanctioned by the Ministry, out of which 401 are reported to be functional benefiting about 1,18,982 ST children.

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