Lok Sabha Question No. 2347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Promotion and Marketing of Tribal Products
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2347

TO BE ANSWERED ON  01.08.2016

## PROMOTION AND MARKETING OF TRIBAL PRODUCTS

## †2347.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the schemes under implementation for the marketing and promotion of tribal products/produces and artefacts along with the steps taken by the Government to ensure remunerative prices for tribal products in the country;
- (b) whether the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) has been established for the welfare of tribals in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the number of ITDAs created in the country at present, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of welfare measures taken up by ITDA in various tribal areas along with financial assistance earmarked  and  disbursed  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR)

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  implements  a  scheme  viz.  'Institutional  Support  for  Development  & Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce' under which this Ministry extends Grants-in-Aid to the Tribal Cooperative Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  Ltd.  (TRIFED)  and  State  Tribal  Development  Cooperative Corporations  (STDCCs),  Minor  Forest  Produce  (Trading  and  Development)  Federations  (MFPTDFs)  etc,  for undertaking the activities of Market Intervention, Training and Skill Upgradation, R&D Activity, Supply Chain Infrastructure  Development  and  Trade  Information  System  etc.  for  the  marketing  and  promotion  of  tribal products/produces and artefacts.

The Government has taken several steps to provide remunerative price for MFP to the tribals.  A landmark legislation passed by the Government in this direction is the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, (FRA) 2006 which vests the right of ownership, access to collect, use and disposal of Minor Forest Produce which has been traditionally collected within or outside village boundaries by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers.

The Government has introduced a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Mechanism for  Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of value Chain for MFP'. To start with, the Scheme covers eight States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Gujarat for 12 MFP namely, (i) Tendu, (ii) Bamboo ((iii) Mahuwa Seed (iv) Sal Leaf (v) Sal Seed (vi) Lac, (vii) Chironjee, (viii) Wild Honey (ix) Myrobalan (x) Tamarind (xi) Gums (Gum Karaya) and (xii) Karanj. The Scheme seeks to establish a system to ensure fair monetary returns for the MFP collected by the STs and other forest dwelling communities by fixing Minimum Support Price. It also supports primary valueaddition of MFP, provides for supply chain infrastructure like cold storage, warehouses etc. and emphasizes on scientific harvesting of MFP

- (b): Yes, Madam. A statement indicating the number of ITDA / ITDPs presently created in the country  in the States / UTs is at Annex I.
- (c): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing Special Area Programmes viz. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution.  Under these programmes, financial  assistance  is  provided  to  State  Governments  against  their  proposal  for  the  welfare  of  STs  relating  to education, health, livelihood, agriculture, irrigation, skill development, housing, roads, electricity, sanitation, clean drinking water etc. Implementation of these welfare activities are carried out by State Governments through various implementing  agencies  including  ITDAs  /  ITDPs.    Statements  showing  funds  allocated  and  released  to  State Governments/  UTs  under  the  above  programmes  during  the  last  three  years    and  the  current  year  including Chhattisgarh is at Annex-II for SCA to TSP and at Annex-III for Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India.

Information in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2347 for 01.08.2016 regarding "Promotion and Marketing of Tribal Products' by Dr. Banshilal Mahato, MP

## Statement showing the number of Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs) / Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) in States / UTs

| S.No.   | States/U.T.s             | No. of ITDPs/ITDAs   |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh           | 5                    |
| 2.      | Telangana                | 3                    |
| 3.      | Assam                    | 19                   |
| 4.      | Jharkhand                | 14                   |
| 5.      | Gujarat                  | 9                    |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh         | 5                    |
| 7.      | Karnataka                | 5                    |
| 8.      | Kerala                   | 7                    |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh           | 31                   |
| 10.     | Chhattisgarh             | 19                   |
| 11.     | Maharashtra              | 16                   |
| 12.     | Manipur                  | 5                    |
| 13.     | Odisha                   | 22                   |
| 14.     | Rajasthan                | 5                    |
| 15.     | Sikkim                   | 4                    |
| 16.     | Tamil Nadu               | 9                    |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh            | 1                    |
| 18.     | West Bengal              | 12                   |
|         | Union Territory          |                      |
| 19.     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1                    |
| 20.     | Daman &Diu               | 1                    |
|         | Total                    | 193                  |

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## Information in reply to part (c) of LSUSQ No. 2347 for 01.08.2016 regarding "Promotion and Marketing of Tribal Products' by Dr. Banshilal Mahato, MP

## Statement showing of funds allocated and released under SCA to TSP during the last three years and current year, including Chhattisgarh.

(Rupees in lakh)

| S.No .   | States           | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15     | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16    | 2016-17     | 2016-17   |
|----------|------------------|------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------------|-----------|
| S.No .   | States           | Allocation | Released  | Allocatio n | Released  | Allocation | Released   | Allocatio n | Released  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 5789.00    |           | 2937.82     | 2937.82   | 3500.00    | 3500.00    | 1600.00     | 0.00      |
| 2        | Assam            | 6563.63    | 6563.63   | 1788.59     | 1788.59   | 5844.00    | 5844.00    | 2000.00     | 0.00      |
| 3        | Bihar            | 1306.00    | 0.00      | 403.00      | 403.00    | 1368.26    | 1368.26    | 600.00      | 0.00      |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh     | 9478.00    | 9478.00   | 9826.50     | 9826.50   | 10809.64   | 10809.64   | 4800.00     | 0.00      |
| 5        | Goa              | 237.00     | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00       | 400.00      | 0.00      |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 8448.00    | 8448.00   | 10382.74    | 10382.74  | 10566.50   | 10566.50   | 3900.00     | 0.00      |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh | 1768.00    | 1768.00   | 997.99      | 997.99    | 475.00     | 475.00     | 1000.00     | 0.00      |
| 8        | J&K              | 2163.00    | 1702.41   | 0.00        | 0.00      | 2000.00    | 2000.00    | 1200.00     | 0.00      |
| 9        | Jharkhand        | 12187.00   | 12187.00  | 9571.11     | 9571.11   | 10000.00   | 10000.00   | 8000.00     | 0.00      |
| 10       | Karnataka        | 2471.00    | 2471.00   | 3000.00     | 3000.00   | 4370.00    | 4370.00    | 4000.00     | 0.00      |
| 11       | Kerala           | 549.00     | 549.00    | 530.00      | 530.00    | 357.50     | 357.50     | 0.00        | 0.00      |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   | 17525.00   | 17525.00  | 15274.22    | 15274.22  | 11501.21   | 11501.21   | 2200.00     | 0.00      |
| 13       | Maharashtra      | 7728.00    | 7728.00   | 11726.18    | 11726.18  | 12514.91   | 12514.91   | 6700.00     | 0.00      |
| 14       | Manipur          | 1583.00    | 1581.90   | 1118.00     | 1118.00   | 1100.00    | 1100.00    | 400.00      | 0.00      |
| 15       | Odisha           | 13321.00   | 13321.00  | 14925.04    | 14925.04  | 14728.52   | 14728.52   | 5600.00     | 0.00      |
| 16       | Rajasthan        | 8377.00    | 8377.00   | 8822.04     | 8822.04   | 10190.00   | 10190.00   | 3000.00     | 0.00      |
| 17       | Sikkim           | 437.00     | 437.00    | 520.25      | 520.25    | 353.00     | 353.00     | 200.00      | 0.00      |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu       | 651.00     | 651.00    | 217.33      | 217.33    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 600.00      | 0.00      |
| 19       | Telangana        | 0.00       | 0.00      | 3541.00     | 3541.00   | 4000.00    | 4000.00    | 2100.00     | 0.00      |
| 20       | Tripura          | 2145.00    | 2102.10   | 1183.94     | 1183.94   | 2400.07    | 2400.07    | 800.00      | 0.00      |
| 21       | Uttarakhand      | 198.00     | 139.60    | 805.83      | 805.83    | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00        | 0.00      |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh    | 894.00     | 0.00      | 697.79      | 697.79    | 905.51     | 905.51     | 0.00        | 0.00      |
| 23       | West Bengal      | 4512.00    | 4181.36   | 5730.00     | 5730.00   | 6233.00    | 6233.00    | 1200.00     | 0.00      |
| Total    | Total            | 108330.63  | 105000.00 | 103999.3 7  | 103999.37 | 113217.12  | 113217.1 2 | 50300.00    | 0.00      |

## Annex-III

Information in reply to part (c) of LSUSQ No. 2347 for 01.08.2016 regarding "Promotion and Marketing of Tribal Products' by Dr. Banshilal Mahato, MP

Statement showing funds allocated & released under grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India last three years and the current year including Chhattisgarh

(Rupees in Lakh)

| S.N.   | States            | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   |
|--------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S.N.   | States            | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  |
| 1      | 2                 | 3          | 4         | 5          | 6         | 7          | 8         | 9          | 10        |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 6958.00    | 350.00    | 2969.20    | 2139.00   | 5500.00    | 5500.00   | 2500.00    | 0.00      |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 972.00     | 832.19    | 1074.12    | 1880.40   | 3000.80    | 3000.80   | 250.00     | 0.00      |
| 3      | Assam             | 4587.00    | 3540.25   | 4383.47    | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 4      | Bihar             | 1055.00    | 0.00      | 1508.31    | 586.00    | 0.00       | 0.00      | 900.00     | 0.00      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 9174.00    | 9172.11   | 8826.06    | 10778.00  | 11904.31   | 11904.31  | 7000.00    | 0.00      |
| 6      | Delhi             | 0.00       | 0.00      | 100.00     | 65.00     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 7      | Goa               | 225.00     | 0.00      | 168.46     | 0.00      | 400.00     | 400.00    | 65.00      | 0.00      |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 10371.00   | 10275.69  | 10062.93   | 8592.45   | 11680.00   | 11680.00  | 3900.00    | 0.00      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 474.00     | 474.00    | 442.51     | 190.99    | 523.20     | 523.20    | 375.00     | 0.00      |
| 10     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1529.00    | 1146.75   | 1685.17    | 0.00      | 2000.00    | 2000.00   | 1500.00    | 0.00      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 9826.00    | 9280.40   | 9755.84    | 9873.00   | 12202.96   | 12202.96  | 8100.00    | 0.00      |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 4800.00    | 4800.00   | 4794.94    | 4880.40   | 6300.00    | 6300.00   | 3300.00    | 0.00      |
| 13     | Kerala            | 510.00     | 510.00    | 547.14     | 748.94    | 1085.44    | 1085.44   | 500.00     | 0.00      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 16950.00   | 15793.47  | 17284.82   | 17321.42  | 14845.15   | 14845.15  | 4400.00    | 0.00      |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 11889.00   | 12489.00  | 11860.66   | 11701.29  | 13374.00   | 13374.00  | 9100.00    | 0.00      |
| 16     | Manipur           | 1031.00    | 1031.00   | 1018.73    | 1600.00   | 1216.00    | 1216.00   | 950.00     | 0.00      |

Contd……..

| S.N.   | States        | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   |
|--------|---------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S.N.   | States        | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  | Allocation | Released  |
| 17     | Meghalaya     | 2762.00    | 2924.38   | 2884.26    | 2334.03   | 1507.68    | 1507.68   | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 18     | Mizoram       | 1162.00    | 1133.61   | 1169.24    | 1877.78   | 3617.37    | 3617.37   | 1050.00    | 0.00      |
| 19     | Nagaland      | 2454.00    | 2886.93   | 1930.81    | 2067.15   | 5469.34    | 5469.34   | 1700.00    | 0.00      |
| 20     | Odisha        | 11284.00   | 14706.50  | 10823.06   | 12728.22  | 15200.00   | 15200.00  | 9600.00    | 0.00      |
| 21     | Rajasthan     | 9838.00    | 9437.80   | 10425.59   | 9755.92   | 11000.00   | 11000.00  | 700.00     | 0.00      |
| 22     | Sikkim        | 284.00     | 302.90    | 232.88     | 370.30    | 1250.30    | 1250.30   | 200.00     | 0.00      |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu    | 901.00     | 901.00    | 896.81     | 639.60    | 852.80     | 852.80    | 650.00     | 0.00      |
| 24     | Telangana     | 0.00       | 0.00      | 3709.26    | 3894.40   | 6090.00    | 6090.00   | 2750.00    | 0.00      |
| 25     | Tripura       | 1375.00    | 1355.00   | 1316.74    | 1218.99   | 1600.68    | 1600.68   | 1150.00    | 0.00      |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh | 1659.00    | 0.00      | 1280.01    | 743.49    | 1514.74    | 1514.74   | 700.00     | 0.00      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand   | 356.00     | 267.00    | 329.41     | 1530.36   | 92.02      | 92.02     | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 28     | West Bengal   | 6104.00    | 6104.00   | 5977.55    | 5747.00   | 7000.00    | 7000.00   | 2250.00    | 0.00      |
| Total  |               | 118530.00  | 109713.98 | 117457.98  | 113264.13 | 139226.79  | 139226.79 | 63590.00   | 0.00      |

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