Lok Sabha Question No. 1324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Traditional Habitats for Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, P.P. CHAUDHARY, INNOCENT, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1324

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## TRADITIONAL HABITATS FOR TRIBALS

## 1324: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

SHRI P.K.BIJU:

SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY:

SHRI INNOCENT:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  traditional  habitats  to  the  tribal  communities,  primitive communities and other forest dweller scheduled tribes in the reserved and protected forests:
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last year; and
- (c) the details of the work being done by the Government for imparting elementary, primary, secondary, higher secondary education and higher education to the students including the facilities for drinking water, power supply, transport and health care in said areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)

(a): The  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006 in short) is for recognition and vesting of pre-existing individual and community rights of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers on the forests.

(b): During the period 1 st April, 2014 to 31 st March, 2015 as many as 1,32,257 titles (1,25,642 individual titles and 6,615 community titles) have been distributed.

(c):      Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  administers  two  special  area  programmes  namely  Special  Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution wherein funds  are  provided  to  23  States  and  27  States  respectively.  Under  these  programmes,  this  Ministry supplements  the  State's  Tribal  Sub-Plan  as  an  additive  for  undertaking  various  Tribal  Development Initiatives  and  for  raising  the  level  of  administration  in  Scheduled  Areas  with  an  aim  to  boost  the economic  and  social  status  of  tribal  people.  The  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  also covers setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRs). Besides, this Ministry has launched a new Central Sector Scheme Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna (VKY) during 2014-15. This process envisages to ensure  delivery  of  goods  and  services  to  the  tribal  population  across  the  country  while  striking  at  the critical gaps in the sectors of Housing, Livelihood, Health & Sanitation, Drinking Water, Agriculture & Irrigation,  Electricity,  Education,  Skill  Development,  Sports  &  Games  and  Preservation  of  Cultural Heritage etc. in a targeted manner through appropriate Institutional mechanism.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs also provides support for construction of residential schools and hostels in addition to scholarships to Scheduled Tribes children for Pre  Matric, Post Matric, Top Class Educational Institutions, Research and overseas studies.