Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Impact of PM JANMAN Scheme on Education
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 472

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2024

## IMPACT OF PM JANMAN SCHEME ON EDUCATION

472  SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  data  on  the  beneficiaries  of  the  PM  JANMAN  Tribal  Particularly  Vulnerable Tribal  Group  (PVTG)  Youth  Education  and  Skill  Development  Scheme  since  its inception including regional distribution year-wise;
- (b) the impact of the PM JANMAN scheme on education and skill development among tribal youth, supported by relevant statistics and feedback from beneficiaries; and
- (c) the details of primary objectives and targets of the PM JANMAN scheme for the next five  years  and  the  manner  in  which  these  align  with  the  overall  goals  of  tribal development?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through NIESBUD and IIE has provided entrepreneurship and skill training to the PVTGs beneficiaries for the setting up of VDVKs followed by mentoring and handholding support. Further, the focus is on sustainable livelihoods, market development, fair pricing for products, value addition of Minor Forest Produce (MFP), and capacity building for PVTGs. The overall objective is to  establish PVTG- Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) by enhancing value addition to MFP and other products. As informed by MSDE, the year-wise details of the beneficiaries under PM-JANMAN for 2024-25 are as under:

|   Sl No. | State Name     |   No. of beneficiaries trained |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |                           5312 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh   |                           1362 |
|        3 | Gujarat        |                            835 |
|        4 | Jharkhand      |                           1561 |
|        5 | Karnataka      |                            551 |
|        6 | Kerala         |                            119 |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh |                           5075 |

| 8.   | Maharashtra   |   3553 |
|------|---------------|--------|
| 9.   | Odisha        |   1009 |
| 10.  | Rajasthan     |   2271 |
| 11.  | Tamil Nadu    |    611 |
| 12.  | Telangana     |     49 |
| 13.  | Uttar Pradesh |    299 |
| 14.  | Uttarakhand   |    263 |
| 15.  | Tripura       |   2551 |
|      |               |  25421 |

Further,  under  Samagra  Shiksha  in  respect  of  PM  JANMAN,  Ministry  of  Education, Department of School Education & Literacy has sanctioned 100 hostels towards  the target of education of PVTG students.

(c): Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  AbhiyaN  (PM  JANMAN)  aims  to  aid PVTG households and habitations work towards basic standards such as safe housing, clean drinking  water,  improved  access  to  education,  health  and  nutrition,  road  and telecom connectivity, electrification of un-electrified households and sustainable  livelihood opportunities in a mission mode in 3 years. These objectives are planned to be met through 11 interventions of 9 Ministries as shown below.

|   Sl. No . | Activity                                                 | Scheme                            | Ministry                        | No of Beneficiaries Targeted over the project   |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Provision of pucca houses                                | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna- Gramin | M/o Rural Development           | kaccha houses (4.9 lakh)                        |
|          2 | Connecting roads                                         | Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojna    | M/o Rural Development           | About 8000 KM                                   |
|          3 | Piped Water Supply individual or Community wate r supply | Jal Jeewan Mission (JJM)          | M/o Jal Shakti                  | All PVTG habitations                            |
|          4 | Mobile Medical Units with medicine cost(MMU)             | National Health Mission           | M/o Health and Family Welfare   | 1000 MMUs                                       |
|          5 | Construction and running of hostels                      | Samagra Shiksha (hostels)         | Ministry of Education           | 500 Hostels                                     |
|          6 | Construction and running of Anganwadi Centers            | Anganwadi Services(AW Cs)         | M/o Women and Child Development | 2500 Anganwadi Centers                          |
|          7 | Setting up of VDVKs                                      | PM Janjatiya Vikas Mission        | M/o Tribal Affairs              | 500 VDVKs                                       |

|   8 | Construction of Multipurpose Centers (MPC)   | Development of PVTG                                               |                                                         | 1000 MPCs                                                  |
|-----|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Energization of unelectrified HHs            | Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) or through MNRE scheme | M/o Power                                               | All unelectrified Households/Habitations                   |
|  10 | Installation of mobile towers                | DoT (USOF)                                                        | Ministry of Communication                               | All un covered villages/ habitations                       |
|  11 | Vocational Education and skilling            | Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan &PM Kausha l Vikas                        | D/o School Education and Literacy M/o Skill Development | Aspirational blocks, PVTG Hostels and Multipurpose Centers |

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