Lok Sabha Question No. 2156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-11
Subject: Review of SCSP and TSP
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, ARJUNLAL MEENA, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2015

## REVIEW OF SCSP AND TSP

## 2156. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

SHRIMATI P.K.

SREEMATHI TEACHER:

## Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding implementation of Scheduled Castes SubPlan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), if so, the details and the findings thereof;
- b) whether  the  Government  provides  funds  to  Non-Governmental  Organisations  (NGOs)  for  welfare activities under the Plans, if so, the details thereof along with funds allocated and released to NGOs during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- c) whether the Government proposes to release the Special Central Assistance (SCA) directly under the Plans to implementing agencies in States so that the SCA is fully utilised, if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether  the  Government  released  a  hand  book/manual  containing  all  the  guidelines  to  field  level officers for proper implementing the SCSP and TSP, if so, the details thereof; and
- e) whether the Government/NITI Aayog considers to prepare a 10 year Vision Document based on 11th Five Year Plan for development of SCs and STs, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) Yes Madam; a ' Research study on livelihood options, assets creation out of Special Component Plan (SCP) & Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) schemes and its impact among SCs and STs in India' was conducted under the aegis of the erstwhile Planning Commission, in 2007. The full report of the study, containing inter-alia conclusions & recommendations is available in the web-link http://planningcommission.gov.in/reports/sereport/ser/stdy\_scp.pdf.

(b) Yes Madam; the  respective  Ministries  /  Departments  of  Government  of  India  provide  funds  to  NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) for welfare activities. State-wise details of funds released to NGOs by the  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  and  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  including  to  NGOs  in Rajasthan, during last three years and current year, for the welfare SCs and STs are given in the Statement at Annexure-I and II respectively.

- (c)  The provision for Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCA to SCSP) and Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) made in the budget of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs respectively. The Ministries release funds to States and the States  release  the  same  to  implementing  agencies.  There  is  no  proposal  at  present  to  change  the  release procedure.
- (d)      A  compendium containing guidelines for implementation of SCSP & TSP was  circulated to Central Ministries  /  Departments  and  States  /  UTs  by  the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission  in  the  year  2006. Subsequently, Task Force guidelines (2010) and additional guidelines (2014) were issued to Central Ministries / Departments and revised guidelines to States /UTs in (2014). These guidelines are also available in the web link of erstwhile Planning Commission http://planningcommission.gov.in/sectors/guide.
- (e)  The strategies for development of SCs & STs have been spelt out in the Chapter 24 -'Social Inclusion' of the 12 th Five Year Plan document, which are based, inter alia on the outcome of the 11 th Five Year Plan.  At present, there is no proposal before NITI Aayog to prepare a 10 years Vision Document for SCs and STs separately.

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## STATE-WISE GRANT-IN-AID RELEASED TO NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UNDER THE ''SCEHME OF GRANT-IN-AID TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR SCHEDULED CASTES''

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs       | 2012-13                                      | 2013-14                                      | 2014-15                                      | 2015-16 (upto 08.12.2015)                    |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|           |                  | Amount sanctioned and released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount sanctioned and released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount sanctioned and released (Rs. in Lakh) | Amount sanctioned and released (Rs. in Lakh) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 80.81                                        | 54.18                                        | 26.06                                        | 7.57                                         |
| 2         | Bihar            | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           |
| 4         | Gujarat          | 23.28                                        | 50.27                                        | 23.80                                        | 00                                           |
| 5         | Haryana          | 00                                           | 15.59                                        | 15.32                                        | 00                                           |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh | 06.42                                        | 06.53                                        | 6.70                                         | 3.26                                         |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir   | 06.72                                        | 10.87                                        | 6.17                                         | 13.52                                        |
| 8         | Jharkhand        | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           |
| 9         | Karnataka        | 135.97                                       | 224.80                                       | 195.27                                       | 99.69                                        |
| 10        | Kerala           | 0.69                                         | 0.69                                         | 00                                           | 00                                           |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   | 82.59                                        | 194.27                                       | 40.14                                        | 00                                           |
| 12        | Maharashtra      | 316.20                                       | 379.46                                       | 524.03                                       | 53.51                                        |
| 13        | Odisha           | 110.54                                       | 192.25                                       | 246.51                                       | 00                                           |
| 14        | Punjab           | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           |
| 15        | Rajasthan        | 98.00                                        | 115.61                                       | 206.92                                       | 14.63                                        |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu       | 00                                           | 40.60                                        | 36.24                                        | 00                                           |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh    | 339.33                                       | 201.55                                       | 305.62                                       | 13.59                                        |
| 18        | Uttarakhand      | 31.32                                        | 9.81                                         | 1.64                                         | 00                                           |
| 19        | West Bengal      | 50.59                                        | 77.34                                        | 45.66                                        | 11.90                                        |
| 20        | NCT of Delhi     | 120.80                                       | 208.00                                       | 139.62                                       | 42.00                                        |
| 21        | Assam            | 60.48                                        | 63.17                                        | 52.99                                        | 7.29                                         |
| 22        | Manipur          | 18.82                                        | 50.49                                        | 30.01                                        | 4.05                                         |
| 23        | Tripura          | 3.51                                         | 00                                           | 00                                           | 00                                           |
|           | Grand Total      | 1486.07                                      | 1895.49                                      | 1902.70                                      | 271.01                                       |

## STATE-WISE GRANT-IN-AID RELEASED TO NON GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR UNDER THE ''SCEHME OF GRANT-IN-AID TO VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING FOR SCHEDULED  TRIBES''

|        |                   | (Amount in Rs Lakh)   | (Amount in Rs Lakh)   | (Amount in Rs Lakh)   | (Amount in Rs Lakh)       |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl.No. | Name of the State | 2012-13               | 2013-14               | 2014-15)              | 2015-16(as on 08.12.2015) |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 120.68                | 307.11                | 34.43                 | 179.40                    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 80.34                 | 671.33                | 449.75                | 65.30                     |
| 3      | Assam             | 83.90                 | 99.26                 | 87.55                 | 0.00                      |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh      | 16.20                 | 95.24                 | 49.44                 | 0.00                      |
| 5      | Gujarat           | 0.00                  | 83.79                 | 213.72                | 13.01                     |
| 6      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1.58                  | 153.08                | 170.74                | 0.00                      |
| 7      | Jharkhand         | 118.50                | 307.29                | 657.26                | 86.00                     |
| 8      | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0.00                  | 18.49                 | 40.36                 | 0.00                      |
| 9      | Karnataka         | 94.66                 | 166.75                | 248.89                | 171.88                    |
| 10     | Kerala            | 62.64                 | 70.23                 | 99.07                 | 43.69                     |
| 11     | Madhya Pradesh    | 70.54                 | 64.80                 | 101.90                | 0.00                      |
| 12     | Maharashtra       | 231.47                | 62.82                 | 196.97                | 18.24                     |
| 13     | Manipur           | 125.43                | 213.81                | 210.92                | 19.18                     |
| 14     | Meghalaya         | 293.50                | 857.92                | 672.15                | 0.00                      |
| 15     | Mizoram           | 0.00                  | 40.27                 | 40.40                 | 0.00                      |
| 16     | Nagaland          | 0.00                  | 10.50                 | 32.15                 | 0.00                      |
| 17     | Odisha            | 183.05                | 222.22                | 303.98                | 26.84                     |
| 18     | Rajasthan         | 0.00                  | 0.00                  | 83.31                 | 0.00                      |
| 19     | Sikkim            | 0.00                  | 28.29                 | 25.64                 | 0.00                      |
| 20     | Tamil Nadu        | 23.31                 | 34.34                 | 35.10                 | 0.00                      |
| 21     | Telangana         | 0.00                  | 23.72                 | 23.75                 | 0.00                      |
| 22     | Tripura           | 32.95                 | 1.07                  | 17.15                 | 0.00                      |
| 23     | Uttrakhand        | 28.57                 | 90.24                 | 118.67                | 0.00                      |
| 24     | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00                  | 16.84                 | 69.05                 | 15.82                     |
| 25     | West Begnal       | 234.21                | 360.57                | 452.53                | 137.48                    |
| 26     | Delhi             | 7.36                  | 0.00                  | 15.11                 | 0.00                      |
|        | Grand Total       | 1808.88               | 4000.00               | 4450.00               | 776.84                    |