Lok Sabha Question No. 545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 545

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 24/07/2023

## VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA

## 545.     SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana which aims for the overall welfare of the tribals in the country;
- (b) the number of tribal people who have been benefited from this scheme so far in the country, State-wise and district-wise including West Bengal, Karnataka and Gujarat; and
- (c) details of other schemes introduced for tribal development in the country during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b): Government  has  approved  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Vanbandhu  Kalyan  Yojana (PMVKY)' for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total cost of Rs. 26135.46 crores which covers the following components:
- i. Pre-Matric Scholarship
- ii. Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
- iii. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
- iv. Support to Tribal Research Institutes
- v. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)

The revamped strategy is aimed at development of tribal communities and tribal areas across the  country  in  area  of  education,  livelihood  and  integrated  development  of  villages  in convergence with State and Central TSP funds.

Under  the  above-mentioned  components,  various  projects  related  to  Education,  Health& Sanitation, Drinking water, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Connectivity, Skill Development, Scholarship, promotion and preservation of tribal cultural heritage etc. have been sanctioned and funds released as per scheme guidelines and other relevant financial norms / instructions in vogue.

The scheme of 'PMAAGY' envisions to transform the villages with significant tribal population into model villages (adarsh gram), having saturated basic services and adequate infrastructure, through  convergence  of  government schemes,  so as  to  enable  the  villagers  to  develop  their potential for a meaningful contribution to the economy and society. It is envisaged to cover 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across States / UTs with notified STs.  Total population to be covered / benefitted under the scheme would be about 4.22 crore (About 40% of the total Tribal Population). The main objective of this scheme is to achieve integrated  socio-economic  development  of  selected  villages  through  convergence  approach. During 2021-22 and 2022-23, a total of about 16554 villages with tribal population have been taken up. So far, an amount of Rs. 2133.39 Crore has already been released to the States under the scheme.  A statement showing State wise list of Districts and number of villages alongwith ST intended to be covered under PMAAGY is at Annexure 1 .

The scheme of 'Pre-Matric Scholarship' a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented through respective State/UT administrations. This is an open-ended Scheme covering all ST students studying  in  Std.  IXth&Xth,  whose  parental  annual  income  is  up  to  Rs.  2.50  lakhs.  The contribution from Government of India is 75% and the state contribution is 25%. In respect of North East states and hilly states, the contribution from Government of India is 90% and the state  contribution  is  10%.  In  case  of  UTs  like  Andaman  &  Nicobar  without  Legislative Assembly  and  own  grants,  Govt.  of  India's  contribution  is  100%.  More  than  27  lakh beneficiaries  were  covered  out  of  this  scheme  during  2021-22  and  2022-23.  Details  of Beneficiaries  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  thereof  under  the  Scheme  of  PreMatric Scholarship for ST students are at Annexure 2 .

The  scheme  of  'Post  Matric  Scholarship'  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  implemented through  respective  Ste/UT  administrations.  This  is  an  open-ended  Scheme  covering  all  ST students studying in in class XI and above, whose parental annual income is up to Rs. 2.50 lakhs. The contribution from Government of India is 75% and the state contribution is 25%. In respect of North East states and hilly states, the contribution from Government of India is 90% and the state  contribution  is  10%.  In  case  of  UTs  like  Andaman  &  Nicobar  without  Legislative Assembly  and  own  grants,  Govt.  of  India's  contribution  is  100%.  More  than  46  lakh beneficiaries  were  covered  out  of  this  scheme  during  2021-22  and  2022-23.  Details  of Beneficiaries  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  thereof  under  the  Scheme  of  PostMatric Scholarship for ST students are at Annexure 3 .

Under the schemes Development of PVTGs and Support to TRIs funds are provided to the State governments / UTs to carry out various development activities / research works based on their proposal after approval of Project Appraisal Committee in the Ministry.  Details of beneficiary are not centrally maintained in respect of these schemes.

(c): The scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)' has been approved with a total financial outlay of Rs. 1612.27 crore for implementation during the financial years 202122 to 2025-26. PMJVM has been redesigned through the merger and extension of two existing schemes for promotion of tribal livelihood, i.e., 'Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP' and 'Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce'.

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) is the nodal agency for  implementation  of  the  Scheme.   PMJVM  envisions  to strengthen  tribal  entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate livelihood opportunities by promoting more efficient, equitable, selfmanaged, optimum use of natural resources, Agri / NTFP / Non-farm enterprises.

Further, Government has made an announcement in the Budget Speech 2023-24 for introduction of a Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission to improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly  vulnerable  tribal  groups  (PVTGs),  by  saturating  PVTG  families  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. An amount of Rs. 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the Mission in the next three years under the Mission i.e. 2023-24 to 2025-26.

Apart from above, Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) continues to be the dedicated  source  of  fund  for  tribal  development.  During  the  year  the  budgetary  support  to DAPST has been increased from Rs. 87584.66 crore to Rs. 117943.73 crore i.e. about 35%.  The DAPST is a multi-pronged strategy which includes support for education, health, sanitation, water  supply,  livelihood  etc.  Besides  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA),  42  Ministries  / Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPST for various tribal development projects. Details of funds allocated under various schemes are reflected in the Union Budget as Statement 10B which is laid on the table of the House and is also available at https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/eb/stat10b.pdf.

## Annexure1 referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 545 for 24.07.2023  regarding 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana'

State wise list of Districts and number of villages alongwith ST intended to be covered under PMAAGY

| S. No.    | Name of the Districts   | No. of Villages   | Total Scheduled Tribes Population   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA    | PRADESH                 |                   |                                     |
| 1.        | Visakhapatnam           | 225               | 202581                              |
| 2.        | Vizianagaram            | 104               | 91754                               |
| 3.        | Srikakulam              | 66                | 70710                               |
| 4.        | East Godavari           | 69                | 56749                               |
| 5.        | West Godavari           | 26                | 30592                               |
| 6.        | Guntur                  | 6                 | 10849                               |
| 7.        | Krishna                 | 7                 | 10024                               |
| 8.        | Anantapur               | 4                 | 4696                                |
| 9.        | Prakasam                | 6                 | 4126                                |
| 10.       | Kurnool                 | 2                 | 1288                                |
| 11.       | Chittoor                | 1                 | 820                                 |
| 12.       | Y.S.R.                  | 1                 | 543                                 |
|           | Sub - Total             | 517               | 484732                              |
| Arunachal | Pradesh                 |                   |                                     |
| 13.       | Tirap                   | 45                | 42520                               |
| 14.       | East Siang              | 29                | 24172                               |
| 15.       | West Siang              | 19                | 15050                               |
| 16.       | Upper Siang             | 12                | 7198                                |
| 17.       | West Kameng             | 10                | 6894                                |
| 18.       | Lohit                   | 7                 | 6136                                |
| 19.       | Tawang                  | 7                 | 5393                                |
| 20.       | Lower Dibang Valley     | 4                 | 2812                                |
| 21.       | East Kameng             | 3                 | 2482                                |
| 22.       | Changlang               | 3                 | 1805                                |
| 23.       | Lower Subansiri         | 1                 | 1160                                |
| 24.       | Kurung Kumey            | 1                 | 668                                 |
|           | Sub-Total               | 141               | 116290                              |
|           | ASSAM                   |                   |                                     |
| 25.       | Baksa                   | 180               | 191595                              |
| 26.       | Lakhimpur               | 156               | 157900                              |
| 27.       | Dhemaji                 | 182               | 145379                              |
| 28.       | Goalpara                | 153               | 140966                              |
| 29.       | Udalguri                | 155               | 138386                              |
| 30.       | Karbi Anglong           | 155               | 127195                              |
| 31.       | Kokrajhar               | 138               | 121317                              |
| 32.       | Kamrup                  | 106               | 90795                               |
| 33.       | Chirang                 | 82                | 90027                               |

| 34.   | Jorhat                        | 72   | 81593   |
|-------|-------------------------------|------|---------|
| 35.   | Sonitpur                      | 75   | 77413   |
| 36.   | Morigaon                      | 57   | 60470   |
| 37.   | Golaghat                      | 41   | 45688   |
| 38.   | Dibrugarh                     | 34   | 30191   |
| 39.   | Tinsukia                      | 31   | 30112   |
| 40.   | Nagaon                        | 30   | 30060   |
| 41.   | Sivasagar                     | 20   | 19171   |
| 42.   | Dima Hasao                    | 22   | 18669   |
| 43.   | Kamrup Metropolitan           | 6    | 4804    |
| 44.   | Cachar                        | 3    | 1691    |
| 45.   | Nalbari                       | 1    | 863     |
| 46.   | Barpeta                       | 1    | 755     |
|       | Sub-Total                     | 1700 | 1605040 |
|       | BIHAR                         |      |         |
| 47.   | Pashchim Champaran            | 114  | 137559  |
| 48.   | Banka                         | 21   | 20534   |
| 49.   | Katihar                       | 15   | 18950   |
| 50.   | Rohtas                        | 7    | 12405   |
| 51.   | Jamui                         | 14   | 10211   |
| 52.   | Kaimur (Bhabua)               | 5    | 4378    |
| 53.   | Purnia                        | 3    | 3550    |
| 54.   | Munger                        | 3    | 2222    |
| 55.   | Bhagalpur                     | 1    | 1114    |
| 56.   | Lakhisarai                    | 1    | 678     |
|       | Sub-Total                     | 184  | 211601  |
|       | CHHATTISGARH                  |      |         |
| 57.   | Surguja                       | 879  | 923206  |
| 58.   | Bastar                        | 600  | 695480  |
| 59.   | Jashpur                       | 336  | 362021  |
| 60.   | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada      | 256  | 284710  |
| 61.   | Korba                         | 287  | 281382  |
| 62.   | Raigarh                       | 237  | 232214  |
| 63.   | Bilaspur                      | 226  | 222836  |
| 64.   | Uttar Bastar Kanker           | 231  | 184911  |
| 65.   | Koriya                        | 169  | 151435  |
| 66.   | Rajnandgaon                   | 163  | 120953  |
| 67.   | Durg                          | 133  | 111449  |
| 68.   | Bijapur                       | 103  | 93224   |
| 69.   | Raipur                        | 121  | 86720   |
| 70.   | Dhamtari                      | 80   | 64903   |
| 71.   | Kabeerdham                    | 69   | 49107   |
| 72.   | Mahasamund                    | 60   | 39409   |
| 73.   | Narayanpur                    | 47   | 37055   |
| 74.   | Janjgir - Champa              | 33   | 27122   |
|       | Sub-Total Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 4029 | 3968137 |
| 75.   | Dadra&Nagar Haveli            | 53   | 128403  |

|          | DAMAN &DIU    |      |         |
|----------|---------------|------|---------|
| 76.      | Daman         | 2    | 1807    |
|          | GOA           |      |         |
| 77.      | South Goa     | 18   | 28170   |
| 78.      | North Goa     | 3    | 4422    |
|          | Sub-Total     | 21   | 32592   |
|          | GUJARAT       |      |         |
| 79.      | Dohad         | 502  | 1439814 |
| 80.      | Vadodara      | 587  | 758812  |
| 81.      | Valsad        | 330  | 694816  |
| 82.      | Tapi          | 360  | 604585  |
| 83.      | Surat         | 366  | 500651  |
| 84.      | Navsari       | 226  | 488790  |
| 85.      | Panch Mahals  | 269  | 483013  |
| 86.      | Sabar Kantha  | 268  | 444899  |
| 87.      | Narmada       | 335  | 390850  |
| 88.      | Bharuch       | 203  | 221496  |
| 89.      | Banas Kantha  | 129  | 183339  |
| 90.      | The Dangs     | 180  | 159358  |
| 91.      | Surendranagar | 2    | 11725   |
| 92.      | Ahmadabad     | 2    | 8861    |
| 93.      | Jamnagar      | 2    | 2889    |
| 94.      | Junagadh      | 3    | 2630    |
|          | Sub-Total     | 3764 | 6396528 |
| HIMACHAL | PRADESH       |      |         |
| 95.      | Chamba        | 45   | 31631   |
| 96.      | Kinnaur       | 22   | 15667   |
| 97.      | Lahul &Spiti  | 8    | 5253    |
| 98.      | Kangra        | 7    | 4713    |
| 99.      | Solan         | 4    | 2591    |
| 100.     | Sirmaur       | 3    | 2368    |
| 101.     | Una           | 1    | 1917    |
|          | Sub-Total     | 90   | 64140   |
| JAMMU    | &KASHMIR      |      |         |
| 102.     | Rajouri       | 82   | 130896  |
| 103.     | Punch         | 50   | 96331   |
| 104.     | Anantnag      | 21   | 53220   |
| 105.     | Reasi         | 25   | 41391   |
| 106.     | Bandipore     | 28   | 40608   |
| 107.     | Ganderbal     | 10   | 22240   |
| 108.     | Kishtwar      | 15   | 14355   |
| 109.     | Doda          | 11   | 13416   |
| 110.     | Kupwara       | 11   | 13255   |
| 111.     | Shupiyan      | 3    | 10779   |
| 112.     | Kulgam        | 5    | 9437    |
| 113.     | Jammu         | 10   | 8446    |
| 114.     | Baramula      | 8    | 8170    |
| 115.     | Pulwama       | 3    | 8093    |
| 116.     | Kathua        | 6    | 7203    |
| 117.     | Ramban        | 5    | 5957    |
| 118.     | Udhampur      | 4    | 4667    |

| 119.   | Badgam              | 3    | 3633    |
|--------|---------------------|------|---------|
| 120.   | Srinagar            | 1    | 1837    |
| 121.   | Samba               | 1    | 1679    |
|        |                     | 302  | 495613  |
|        | LADAKH              |      |         |
| 122.   | Kargil              | 81   | 95427   |
| 123.   | Leh(Ladakh)         | 51   | 55873   |
|        |                     | 132  | 151300  |
|        | JHARKHAND           |      |         |
| 124.   | Pashchimi Singhbhum | 615  | 596177  |
| 125.   | Gumla               | 474  | 494451  |
| 126.   | Ranchi              | 442  | 470907  |
| 127.   | Simdega             | 254  | 334532  |
| 128.   | Khunti              | 254  | 223713  |
| 129.   | Purbi Singhbhum     | 266  | 222476  |
| 130.   | Pakur               | 224  | 178383  |
| 131.   | Lohardaga           | 161  | 169530  |
| 132.   | Latehar             | 177  | 168145  |
| 133.   | Saraikela-Kharsawan | 151  | 124072  |
| 134.   | Dumka               | 133  | 94865   |
| 135.   | Jamtara             | 108  | 83390   |
| 136.   | Sahibganj           | 102  | 82212   |
| 137.   | Garhwa              | 70   | 72011   |
| 138.   | Giridih             | 86   | 61437   |
| 139.   | Dhanbad             | 73   | 57467   |
| 140.   | Palamu              | 68   | 55404   |
| 141.   | Godda               | 61   | 49563   |
| 142.   | Ramgarh             | 49   | 49529   |
| 143.   | Bokaro              | 48   | 48350   |
| 144.   | Deoghar             | 42   | 28953   |
| 145.   | Hazaribagh          | 21   | 24677   |
| 146.   | Chatra              | 12   | 10137   |
|        | Sub-Total           | 3891 | 3700381 |
|        | KARNATAKA           |      |         |
| 147.   | Chitradurga         | 71   | 98743   |
| 148.   | Raichur             | 89   | 98564   |
| 149.   | Bellary             | 55   | 87473   |
| 150.   | Mysore              | 48   | 74509   |
| 151.   | Belgaum             | 50   | 71952   |
| 152.   | Davanagere          | 33   | 28548   |
| 153.   | Yadgir              | 26   | 25256   |
| 154.   | Koppal              | 32   | 24426   |
| 155.   | Chamarajanagar      | 9    | 13413   |
| 156.   | Tumkur              | 18   | 13161   |
| 157.   | Bidar               | 14   | 12615   |
| 158.   | Chikkaballapura     | 18   | 10901   |
| 159.   | Bagalkot            | 7    | 8548    |
| 160.   | Haveri              | 7    | 5495    |
| 161.   | Kodagu              | 4    | 4773    |
| 162.   | Bangalore Rural     | 7    | 4492    |
| 163.   | Kolar               | 4    | 3477    |

| 164.   | Hassan                | 4     | 2485   |
|--------|-----------------------|-------|--------|
| 165.   | Gulbarga              | 3     | 2092   |
| 166.   | Bangalore             | 2     | 1823   |
| 167.   | Shimoga               | 1     | 1248   |
| 168.   | Uttara Kannada        | 2     | 1165   |
| 169.   | Gadag                 | 2     | 1070   |
| 170.   | Mandya                | 1     | 792    |
|        | Sub-Total             | 507   | 597021 |
|        | KERALA                |       |        |
| 171.   | Wayanad               | 2     | 14245  |
| 172.   | Palakkad              | 3     | 11789  |
| 173.   | Idukki                | 1     | 648    |
|        | Sub-Total             | 6     | 26682  |
|        | MADHYA PRADESH        |       |        |
| 174.   | Dhar                  | 690   | 887778 |
| 175.   | Barwani               | 493   | 836237 |
| 176.   | Jhabua                | 559   | 780177 |
| 177.   | Alirajpur             | 425   | 595090 |
| 178.   | Khargone (West Nimar) | 353   | 508173 |
| 179.   | Betul                 | 471   | 448998 |
| 180.   | Mandla                | 459   | 363492 |
| 181.   | Chhindwara            | 452   | 355889 |
| 182.   | Dindori               | 356   | 271891 |
| 183.   | Khandwa (East Nimar)  | 225   | 266499 |
| 184.   | Shahdol               | 284   | 247031 |
| 185.   | Ratlam                | 242   | 245701 |
| 186.   | Anuppur               | 226   | 202253 |
| 187.   | SINGRAULI             | 183   | 193586 |
| 188.   | Burhanpur             | 105   | 175690 |
| 189.   | Seoni                 | 250   | 173622 |
| 190.   | Umaria                | 157   | 129801 |
| 191.   | Balaghat              | 150   | 116674 |
| 192.   | Sidhi                 | 97    | 103211 |
| 193.   | Dewas                 | 97    | 101609 |
| 194.   | Sheopur               | 82    | 84920  |
| 195.   | Jabalpur              | 103   | 72025  |
| 196.   | Harda                 | 84    | 70103  |
| 197.   | Guna                  | 84    | 69041  |
| 198.   | Sehore                | 67    | 67527  |
| 199.   | Hoshangabad           | 58    | 51982  |
| 200.   | Shivpuri              | 69    | 51666  |
| 201.   | Katni                 | 76    | 51044  |
| 202.   | Raisen                | 58    | 50521  |
| 203.   | Panna                 | 54    | 42003  |
| 204.   | Indore                |       | 39759  |
| 205.   | Satna                 | 48 52 | 36780  |
| 206.   | Damoh                 | 40    | 26533  |
| 207.   | Rewa                  | 21    | 24745  |
| 208.   | Sagar                 | 38    | 24121  |
| 209.   | Narsimhapur           | 31    | 20589  |
| 210.   | Ashoknagar            | 18    | 14729  |

| 211.        | Neemuch       | 11   | 8121    |
|-------------|---------------|------|---------|
| 212.        | Chhatarpur    | 10   | 7096    |
| 213.        | Gwalior       | 6    | 6565    |
| 214.        | Rajgarh       | 6    | 6408    |
| 215.        | Vidisha       | 5    | 3242    |
| 216.        | Morena        | 5    | 3074    |
| 217.        | Ujjain        | 3    | 1943    |
| 218.        | Mandsaur      | 2    | 1450    |
| 219.        | Bhopal        | 1    | 1196    |
| 220.        | Tikamgarh     | 1    | 843     |
|             | Sub-Total     | 7307 | 7841428 |
| Maharashtra |               |      |         |
| 221.        | Thane         | 661  | 966176  |
| 222.        | Nandurbar     | 682  | 961775  |
| 223.        | Nashik        | 705  | 811434  |
| 224.        | Dhule         | 214  | 334079  |
| 225.        | Amravati      | 225  | 210985  |
| 226.        | Yavatmal      | 152  | 127405  |
| 227.        | Gadchiroli    | 163  | 124282  |
| 228.        | Ahmadnagar    | 111  | 114435  |
| 229.        | Jalgaon       | 98   | 113232  |
| 230.        | Raigarh       | 88   | 84898   |
| 231.        | Pune          | 88   | 80302   |
| 232.        | Nanded        | 71   | 68220   |
| 233.        | Gondiya       | 74   | 57599   |
| 234.        | Chandrapur    | 74   | 55239   |
| 235.        | Hingoli       | 45   | 47454   |
| 236.        | Buldana       | 35   | 42489   |
| 237.        | Akola         | 29   | 24976   |
| 238.        | Nagpur        | 30   | 21704   |
| 239.        | Washim        | 24   | 19613   |
| 240.        | Aurangabad    | 9    | 9512    |
| 241.        | Bhandara      | 8    | 5368    |
| 242.        | Parbhani      | 3    | 2842    |
| 243.        | Wardha        | 4    | 2751    |
| 244.        | Jalna         | 3    | 2728    |
| 245.        | Satara        | 4    | 2417    |
| 246.        | Latur         | 2    | 1512    |
| 247.        | Kolhapur      | 1    | 821     |
| 248.        | Osmanabad     | 1    | 813     |
| 249.        | Ratnagiri     | 1    | 795     |
|             | Sub-Total     | 3605 | 4295856 |
| MANIPUR     |               |      |         |
| 250.        | Senapati      | 113  | 233957  |
| 251.        | Churachandpur | 74   | 105930  |
| 252.        | Ukhrul        | 19   | 28431   |
| 253.        | Chandel       | 28   | 21110   |
| 254.        | Tamenglong    | 16   | 19746   |
| 255.        | Imphal East   | 4    | 2748    |
|             | Sub-total     | 254  | 411922  |

| 256.     | East Khasi Hills   | 233   | 248229   |
|----------|--------------------|-------|----------|
| 257.     | Jaintia Hills      | 160   | 218739   |
| 258.     | West Khasi Hills   | 136   | 109254   |
| 259.     | Ribhoi             | 139   | 108170   |
| 260.     | West Garo Hills    | 84    | 57362    |
| 261.     | East Garo Hills    | 67    | 44819    |
| 262.     | South Garo Hills   | 17    | 11779    |
|          | Sub-Total          | 836   | 798352   |
| MIZORAM  |                    |       |          |
| 263.     | Aizawl             | 59    | 72921    |
| 264.     | Champhai           | 54    | 66220    |
| 265.     | Lawngtlai          | 67    | 64478    |
| 266.     | Lunglei            | 61    | 58540    |
| 267.     | Mamit              | 39    | 44583    |
| 268.     | Serchhip           | 21    | 27729    |
| 269.     | Saiha              | 26    | 21727    |
| 270.     | Kolasib            | 17    | 20547    |
|          | Sub-Total          | 344   | 376745   |
| NAGALAND |                    |       |          |
| 271.     | Mon                | 60    | 120037   |
| 272.     | Tuensang           | 71    | 106925   |
| 273.     | Kohima             | 49    | 106580   |
| 274.     | Phek               | 54    | 97520    |
| 275.     | Mokokchung         | 42    | 93889    |
| 276.     | Wokha              | 54    | 91401    |
| 277.     | Dimapur            | 53    | 71047    |
| 278.     | Zunheboto          | 73    | 64494    |
| 279.     | Peren              | 31    | 40141    |
| 280.     | Kiphire            | 24    | 26502    |
| 281.     | Longleng           | 19    | 25884    |
|          | Sub-Total          | 530   | 844420   |
|          | ODISHA             |       |          |
| 282.     | Kendujhar          | 406   | 353188   |
| 283.     | Nabarangapur       | 157   | 188479   |
| 284.     | Mayurbhanj         | 191   | 151618   |
| 285.     | Malkangiri         | 126   | 120716   |
| 286.     | Sundargarh         | 98    | 93463    |
| 287.     | Sambalpur          | 99    | 84296    |
| 288.     | Baleshwar          | 59    | 76305    |
| 289.     | Nuapada            | 87    | 71938    |
| 290.     | Koraput            | 69    | 65224    |
| 291.     | Jharsuguda         | 50    | 46616    |
| 292.     | Jajapur            | 35    | 41162    |
| 293.     | Gajapati           | 58    | 40943    |
| 294.     | Rayagada           | 48    | 32305    |
| 295.     | Bargarh            | 38    | 29847    |
| 296.     | Kandhamal          | 25    | 19262    |
| 297.     | Cuttack            | 18    | 17052    |
| 298.     | Dhenkanal          | 24    | 16879    |
| 299.     | Anugul             | 16    | 10222    |
| 300.     | Kalahandi          | 14    | 9547     |

| 301.      | Debagarh        | 10   | 8453    |
|-----------|-----------------|------|---------|
| 302.      | Balangir        | 10   | 6716    |
| 303.      | Khordha         | 7    | 5962    |
| 304.      | Ganjam          | 6    | 3901    |
| 305.      | Nayagarh        | 2    | 1214    |
|           | Sub-Total       | 1653 | 1495308 |
| RAJASTHAN |                 |      |         |
| 306.      | Banswara        | 939  | 1133286 |
| 307.      | Udaipur         | 905  | 1076398 |
| 308.      | Dungarpur       | 578  | 792045  |
| 309.      | Pratapgarh      | 354  | 400372  |
| 310.      | Dausa           | 224  | 231677  |
| 311.      | Karauli         | 161  | 180089  |
| 312.      | Sirohi          | 104  | 179265  |
| 313.      | Sawai Madhopur  | 141  | 168053  |
| 314.      | Jaipur          | 151  | 151468  |
| 315.      | Alwar           | 98   | 96046   |
| 316.      | Baran           | 116  | 89451   |
| 317.      | Bundi           | 101  | 80299   |
| 318.      | Tonk            | 71   | 61916   |
| 319.      | Jhalawar        | 73   | 55854   |
| 320.      | Pali            | 37   | 52513   |
| 321.      | Bhilwara        | 41   | 39083   |
| 322.      | Dhaulpur        | 43   | 37403   |
| 323.      | Chittaurgarh    | 40   | 29085   |
| 324.      | Rajsamand       | 37   | 28869   |
| 325.      | Barmer          | 27   | 19353   |
| 326.      | Kota            | 23   | 14619   |
| 327.      | Bharatpur       | 13   | 13989   |
| 328.      | Jalor           | 9    | 7750    |
| 329.      | Ajmer           | 6    | 5186    |
| 330.      | Sikar           | 2    | 3888    |
| 331.      | Jodhpur         | 5    | 3098    |
| 332.      | Jaisalmer       | 3    | 2365    |
|           | Sub-Total       | 4302 | 4953420 |
|           | SIKKIM          |      |         |
| 333.      | West District   | 25   | 24426   |
| 334.      | North District  | 21   | 16240   |
| 335.      | East District   | 9    | 7448    |
| 336.      | South District  | 7    | 6494    |
|           | Sub-Total       | 62   | 54608   |
| Tamil     | Nadu            |      |         |
| 337.      | Salem           | 46   | 66569   |
| 338.      | Tiruvannamalai  | 31   | 52120   |
| 339.      | Viluppuram      | 42   | 42377   |
| 340.      | Namakkal        | 17   | 40279   |
| 341.      | Vellore         | 10   | 37245   |
| 342.      | Dharmapuri      | 16   | 24906   |
| 343.      | Tiruchirappalli | 3    | 9943    |
| 344.      | Kanniyakumari   | 1    | 1579    |
| 345.      | The Nilgiris    | 1    | 772     |

|       | Sub-Total                  | 167   | 275790   |
|-------|----------------------------|-------|----------|
|       | Telangana                  |       |          |
| 346.  | Khammam                    | 163   | 259760   |
| 347.  | Adilabad                   | 204   | 202360   |
| 348.  | Warangal                   | 68    | 128857   |
| 349.  | Mahbubnagar                | 31    | 38527    |
| 350.  | Nalgonda                   | 16    | 36625    |
| 351.  | Medak                      | 22    | 24362    |
| 352.  | Nizamabad                  | 17    | 20444    |
| 353.  | Rangareddy                 | 11    | 13648    |
| 354.  | Karimnagar                 | 1     | 1045     |
|       | Sub-Total                  | 533   | 725628   |
|       | TRIPURA                    |       |          |
| 355.  | West Tripura               | 113   | 294187   |
| 356.  | South Tripura              | 130   | 251044   |
| 357.  | Dhalai                     | 80    | 156348   |
| 358.  | North Tripura              | 52    | 120284   |
|       | Sub-Total                  | 375   | 821863   |
| UTTAR | PRADESH                    |       |          |
| 359.  | Sonbhadra                  | 126   | 181898   |
| 360.  | Kheri                      | 32    | 41733    |
| 361.  | Balrampur                  | 16    | 17108    |
| 362.  | Bahraich                   | 3     | 5249     |
| 363.  | Shrawasti                  | 2     | 4395     |
| 364.  | Bijnor                     | 1     | 1141     |
| 365.  | Mirzapur                   | 1     | 1135     |
| 366.  | Lalitpur                   | 2     | 1110     |
|       | Sub-Total                  | 183   | 253769   |
|       | UTTARAKHAND                |       |          |
| 367.  | Udham Singh Nagar          | 42    | 40116    |
| 368.  | Dehradun                   | 18    | 17349    |
| 369.  | Pithoragarh                | 2     | 1128     |
| 370.  | Uttarkashi                 | 1     | 1088     |
| 371.  | Chamoli                    | 1     | 857      |
|       | Sub-Total                  | 64    | 60538    |
| West  | Bengal                     |       |          |
| 372.  | Jalpaiguri                 | 151   | 415416   |
| 373.  | Puruliya                   | 223   | 182137   |
| 374.  | Paschim Medinipur          | 121   | 90075    |
| 375.  | Darjiling                  | 53    | 70743    |
| 376.  | Bankura                    | 90    | 65890    |
| 377.  | Maldah                     | 64    | 59408    |
| 378.  | Birbhum                    | 51    | 53994    |
| 379.  | Dakshin Dinajpur           | 46    | 33913    |
| 380.  | Barddhaman                 | 25    | 20578    |
| 381.  | North Twenty Four Parganas | 8     | 20429    |
| 382.  | Uttar Dinajpur             | 16    | 14850    |
| 383.  | Murshidabad                | 10    | 10336    |
| 384.  | Nadia                      | 7     | 4977     |
| 385.  | Hugli                      | 6     | 4661     |
| 386.  | South Twenty Four Parganas | 2     | 1375     |

| 387.   | Koch Bihar   |     1 |      540 |
|--------|--------------|-------|----------|
|        | Sub-Total    |   874 |  1049322 |
|        | Grand Total  | 36428 | 42239236 |

Annexure2 referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 545 for 24.07.2023  regarding 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana'

Details  of  Beneficiaries  to  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  thereof  under  the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students

| Sl.No.   | Name of the State/UT           | F.Y. 2021-22 Beneficiaries   | F.Y. 2022-23 Beneficiaries   |
|----------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar               | 450                          | _                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 35364                        | 38900                        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 5811                         | 6120                         |
| 4        | Assam                          | 2656                         | 5013                         |
| 5        | Bihar                          | 42679                        | 23138                        |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                   | 136546                       | 90987                        |
| 7        | Dadar Nagar Haveli& Daman &Diu | 2402                         | _                            |
| 8        | Goa                            | 2600                         | 2400                         |
| 9        | Gujarat                        | 182679                       | 102797                       |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh               | 2160                         | 2512                         |
| 11       | Jammu& Kashmir                 | 5883                         | 10000                        |
| 12       | Jharkhand                      | 91862                        |                              |
| 13       | Karnataka                      | 92742                        | 102016                       |
| 14       | Kerala                         | 7071                         | 7640                         |
| 15       | Ladakh                         | 1439                         | 761                          |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 367454                       | 416596                       |
| 17       | Manipur                        | 3038                         | _                            |
| 18       | Meghalaya                      | 2673                         | 2940                         |
| 19       | Mizoram                        | 8148                         | 12600                        |
| 20       | Nagaland                       | 1354                         | _                            |
| 21       | Odisha                         | 137545                       | 198038                       |
| 22       | Puducherry                     | 38                           | _                            |
| 23       | Rajasthan                      | 214984                       | 225733                       |
| 24       | Sikkim                         | 296                          | 355                          |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu                     | 16854                        | 17697                        |
| 26       | Telangana                      | 3175                         | 225                          |
| 27       | Tripura                        | 17544                        | 19298                        |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 3528                         | _                            |
| 29       | Uttarakhand                    | _                            | _                            |
| 30       | West Bengal                    | 27938                        | 30736                        |
|          | Total                          | 1416913                      | 1316502                      |

Note:- district-wise beneficiaries are not available.

## Annexure 3 referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 545 for 24.07.2023  regarding 'Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana'

## Details of Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students

| Sl No         | Name of the State/UT            | F.Y. 2021-22   | F.Y. 2022-23   |
|---------------|---------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl No         | Name of the State/UT            | Beneficiaries  | Beneficiaries  |
| 1             | Andaman &Nicobar                | 550            | _              |
| 2             | Andhra Pradesh                  | 117089         | 128799         |
| 3             | Arunachal Pradesh               | 44144          | 46359          |
| 4             | Assam                           | 74408          | 74171          |
| 5             | Bihar                           | 16156          |                |
| 6             | Chhattisgarh                    | 173228         | 162336         |
| 7             | Dadar Nagar Haveli& Daman & Diu | 3352           | _              |
| 8             | Goa                             | 4047           | 4452           |
| 9             | Gujarat                         | 259360         | 179226         |
| 10            | Himachal Pradesh                | 3332           | 4580           |
| 11            | Jammu &Kashmir                  | 8264           | 15000          |
| 12 Jharkhand  |                                 | 94506          | _              |
| 13            | Karnataka                       | 129862         | 133567         |
| 14            | Kerala                          | 14558          | 15773          |
| 15            | Ladakh                          | 8631           | 8619           |
| 16 Madhya     | Pradesh                         | 426996         | 469703         |
| 17            | Maharashtra                     | 105693         | 154517         |
| 18            | Manipur                         | 47793          | 54962          |
| 19 Meghalaya  |                                 | 58443          | 64287          |
| 20 Mizoram    |                                 | 33267          | 39708          |
| 21 Nagaland   |                                 | 40744          | 43424          |
| 22            | Odisha                          | 154347         | 218747         |
| 23 Puducherry |                                 | 50             | _              |
| 24 Rajasthan  |                                 | 188614         | 221510         |
| 25 Sikkim     |                                 | 4457           | 5348           |
| 26            | Tamil Nadu                      | 24441          | 25663          |
| 27            | Telangana                       | 126708         | 114911         |
| 28            | Tripura                         | 35921          | 39513          |

| 29   | Uttar Pradesh   |   18938 | _       |
|------|-----------------|---------|---------|
| 30   | Uttarakhand     |    9235 | _       |
| 31   | West Bengal     |   86939 | 95636   |
|      | Total           | 2314073 | 2320811 |

Note:- district-wise beneficiaries are not available.

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