Lok Sabha Question No. 2227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Performance Audit of ITDAs in Rayagada and Koraput
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2227

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF ITDAS IN RAYAGADA ANO KORAPUT

## 2227. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  any  independent  performance  audit,  third-party evaluation or outcome assessment of the Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) in the tribal-dominated districts of Rayagada and Koraput during the last five years, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of funds allocated, released and actually utilised along with the physical outcomes achieved against the prescribed targets under Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP), Article 275(1), EMRS, livelihood schemes and infrastructure schemes, year and schemewise;
- (c) the sanctioned strength, existing vacancies and the average vacancy period in key technical and field-level posts in both the district ITDAs;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed outcome indicators such as school retention, livelihood incomes and access to basic infrastructure despite high levels of expenditure; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  order  a  time-bound  independent  audit  by  a  CAGempanelled or any national-level institution and place its findings in the public domain?

## ANSWER

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

(b) and (c): As informed by the State of Odisha, the details of funds under I.T.D.A, KORAPUT from 2021-22 to 2025-26 are as under:

(in Rs. lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme   | Year (Last 5 Years)   |   Funds Allocated (Rs. In Lakh) |   Funds released (Rs. In Lakh) |   Funds utilised (Rs. In Lakh) |   Physical Targets |   Physical Achievement |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2021-22               |                          132    |                         132    |                         132    |                 11 |                     11 |
|         2 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2022-23               |                          324    |                         324    |                         324    |                  3 |                      3 |
|         3 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2022-23               |                          385    |                         345.79 |                         345.79 |                  8 |                      6 |
|         4 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2022-23               |                           84    |                          84    |                          77.95 |                 12 |                     12 |
|         5 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2022-23               |                          150    |                         150    |                         142.26 |                  1 |                      1 |
|         6 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2023-24               |                          357.56 |                         357.56 |                         233.11 |                  9 |                      5 |
|         7 | PMAAGY               | 2023-24               |                          160    |                          59    |                          57    |                 34 |                     19 |
|         8 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2024-25               |                          267    |                         267    |                          57.48 |                 17 |                      5 |
|         9 | DA-JGUA              | 2024-25               |                          865    |                          30    |                          30    |                 17 |                      0 |
|        10 | ARTICLE 275 (1)      | 2025-26               |                         1144    |                         689    |                           0    |                 18 |                      0 |

| LIVELIHOOD   | LIVELIHOOD                                   | LIVELIHOOD         | LIVELIHOOD                | LIVELIHOOD               | LIVELIHOOD               | LIVELIHOOD      | LIVELIHOOD           |
|--------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| Sl No        | Name of the Scheme                           | Year (last 5 Year) | Funds Allocated (in Lakh) | Funds Released (in Lakh) | Funds Utilised (in Lakh) | Physical Target | Physical Achievement |
| 1.           | Mission Jeevika (MJ)                         | 2021-22            | 335.22                    | 335.22                   | 335.22                   | 2574            | 2574                 |
| 2.           | Mission Jeevika (MJ)                         | 2022-23            | 185.00                    | 185.00                   | 185.00                   | 1753            | 1753                 |
| 3.           | Mukhya Mntri Janajati Jeevika Mission(MMJJM) | 2023-24            | 455.41                    | 455.41                   | 354.47                   | 3782            | 3782                 |
| 4.           | Mukhya Mntri Janajati Jeevika Mission(MMJJM) | 2024-25            | 896                       | 896                      | 797.58                   | 9182            | 99182                |
| 5.           | Mukhya Mntri Janajati Jeevika Mission(MMJJM) | 2025-26            | 512.36                    | 512.36                   | 443.41                   | 6948            | 6948                 |

The data includes Agriculture & Allied Activities under ITDA, Koraput.

## Information on position of Technical Staff.

|   Sl. No. | Sanctioned strength of Technical Staff of ITDA, Koraput   |   Men in position |   Vacancy position |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Asst. Executive Engineer-1                                |                 1 |                  0 |
|         2 | Junior Engineer-4                                         |                 4 |                  0 |

As informed by the State of Odisha, the details of funds under ITDA, Gunupur in last 5 years are as under: (in Rs. lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme           | Year (Last 5 Year)   |   Funds Allocated (in Lakh) |   Funds Released (In Lakh) |   Funds Utilised (In Lakh) |   Physical Target |   Physical Achievement |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Article 275 (I) (Livelihood) | 2021-22              |                      379.8  |                     379.8  |                     229.8  |                 6 |                      5 |
| 2         | Article 275 (I)              | 2021-22              |                      111    |                     111    |                     111    |                30 |                     30 |
|           | Total:                       | Total:               |                      490.8  |                     490.8  |                     340.8  |                36 |                     35 |
| 3         | Article 275 (I) (EMRS)       | 2022-23              |                      161.25 |                     161.25 |                      86.33 |                 4 |                      2 |
| 4         | Article -275 (I)             | 2022-23              |                      259    |                     259    |                     187.55 |                29 |                     13 |
|           | Article 275 (I) (Livelihood) | 2022-23              |                       65    |                      65    |                      65    |                16 |                     16 |
|           | Total:                       | Total:               |                      485.25 |                     485.25 |                     338.88 |                49 |                     31 |
| 5         | Article 275 (I) (EMRS)       | 2023-24              |                        4    |                       4    |                       4    |                 1 |                      1 |
| 6         | Article -275 (I)             | 2023-24              |                      246.89 |                     246.89 |                      31    |                 4 |                      0 |
|           | Total:                       | Total:               |                      250.89 |                     250.89 |                      35    |                 5 |                      1 |
| 7         | Article 275 (I) (EMRS)       | 2024-25              |                       54.64 |                      54.64 |                      40    |                 1 |                      0 |
| 8         | Article -275 (I)             | 2024-25              |                     1121.5  |                    1121.5  |                      32.9  |                58 |                      3 |
|           | Total:                       | Total:               |                     1176.14 |                    1176.14 |                      72.9  |                59 |                      3 |
| 9         | Article 275 (I) (EMRS)       | 2025-26              |                      270    |                     270    |                       0    |                 3 |                      0 |
|           | Article -275 (I)             | 2025-26              |                      950    |                     485    |                       0    |                30 |                      0 |
|           | Total:                       | Total:               |                     1220    |                     755    |                       0    |                33 |                      0 |

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| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme      | Year (Last 5 Year)   |   Funds Allocated (in Lakh) |   Funds Released (In Lakh) |   Funds Utilised (In Lakh) |   Physical Target |   Physical Achievement |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | DAJGUA (Toilet Complex) | 2024-25              |                         280 |                        100 |                     174    |                28 |                     13 |
| 2         | DAJGUA (Dormitoray)     | 2024-25              |                        1630 |                        585 |                     304.16 |                39 |                      0 |
|           | Total:                  |                      |                        1910 |                        685 |                     478.16 |                67 |                     13 |

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| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | Year (Last 5 Year)   |   Funds Allocated |   Funds Released |   Funds Utilised |   Physical Target |   Physical Achievement | Remarks                    |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | PMAAGY               | 2022-23              |          0        |         0        |      0           |               104 |                     80 | On going-14 Not Started-10 |
|           |                      | 2023-24              |          2.1e+07  |         2.1e+07  |      2.1e+07     |               104 |                     80 | On going-14 Not Started-10 |
|           |                      | 2024-25              |          1.5e+07  |         1.5e+07  |      1.5e+07     |               104 |                     80 | On going-14 Not Started-10 |
|           |                      | 2025-26              |          1.12e+07 |         1.12e+07 |      1.04378e+07 |               104 |                     80 | On going-14 Not Started-10 |
|           | Total:               |                      |          4.72e+07 |         4.72e+07 |      4.64378e+07 |               104 |                     80 |                            |

TECHNICAL STAFF STRENGTH OF ITDA GUNUPUR

|   Sl. No.Name of the Post Sanction StrengthMan in position Vacancy position | Sl. No.Name of the Post Sanction StrengthMan in position Vacancy position   | Sl. No.Name of the Post Sanction StrengthMan in position Vacancy position   |   Sl. No.Name of the Post Sanction StrengthMan in position Vacancy position | Sl. No.Name of the Post Sanction StrengthMan in position Vacancy position   | Remarks                         |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                           1 | A.E.E                                                                       | 01                                                                          |                                                                          01 | --                                                                          |                                 |
|                                                                           2 | JE                                                                          | 03 (AE)                                                                     |                                                                          03 | --                                                                          | One AE has been promoted to AEE |

As informed by the State of Odisha, the details of funds under ITDA, Rayagada in last 5 years are as under:

|   Sl No | ITD A      | Name of th e Scheme   | Year (l ast 5 ye ars)   |   Funds Alloca ted Rs in La khs |   Fun Rele ased Rs i n Lakhs |   Fund util ised Rs i n lakhs |   Physi cal Ta rget |   Physical Achi evements (Co mpleted) |
|---------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Ray aga da | Article 275(1)        | 2021-22                 |                          260.22 |                       260.22 |                        252.22 |                  60 |                                    58 |
|       2 | Ray aga da | Article 275(1)        | 2022-23                 |                          457.5  |                       457.5  |                        340.47 |                  62 |                                    43 |
|       3 | Ray aga da | Article 275(1)        | 2023-24                 |                          296.89 |                       296.89 |                        100    |                   4 |                                     1 |
|       4 | Ray aga da | Article 275(1)        | 2024-25                 |                          494.5  |                       494.5  |                         26.21 |                  27 |                                     1 |
|       5 | Ray aga da | Articl e 275( 1)      | 2025-26                 |                          675    |                       410    |                          0    |                  27 |                                     0 |
|       6 | Ray aga da | PMAAGY                | 2023-24                 |                          314.8  |                       302.8  |                        273.7  |                  66 |                                    60 |
|       7 | Ray aga da | PMAAGY                | 2024-25                 |                          314.8  |                       302.8  |                        273.7  |                  66 |                                    60 |
|       8 | Ray aga da | PMAAGY                | 2025-26                 |                          314.8  |                       302.8  |                        273.7  |                  66 |                                    60 |
|       9 | Ray aga da | DA-JGUA               | 2024-25                 |                         1872.34 |                      1365.34 |                          0    |                  23 |                                     0 |
|      10 | Ray aga da | PM- J ANMAN           | 2024-25                 |                          586    |                       118.5  |                         24    |                   5 |                                     2 |

|   Sl. No. | Category of Post         |   No. of post sanctioned |   Officer / staff in position |   No. of posts Lying vacant | Remarks                                                                                                 |
|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | P.A., ITDA               |                        1 |                             1 |                           0 |                                                                                                         |
|         2 | Asst. Executive Engineer |                        1 |                             1 |                           0 |                                                                                                         |
|         3 | Assistant Engineer (AE)  |                        2 |                             2 |                           0 | Recently one AE has been promoted to AEE place of posting order is yet to be received by the Department |
|         4 | Junior Engineer (JE)     |                        2 |                             1 |                           1 |                                                                                                         |

(a), (d) and (e):  NITI Aayog (DMEO) is a national institution which has conducted an Evaluation Study of Centrally Sponsored Schemes under Package 9, analysing their performance during the period FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 which covered the following Centrally Sponsored schemes for India including the State of Odisha:

1. Pre-Matric Scholarship
2. Post Matric Scholarship for STs
3. Support to Tribal Research Institutes
4. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
5. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)
6. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adrash Gram Yojna - PMAAGY (previously known as Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme - SCA to TSS). PMAAGY is now revamped and is subsumed under DAJGUA
7. Administrative Cost to States / UTs

The Ministry has also undertaken evaluation of the following Central Sector schemes:

1. Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
2. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
3. Scholarship to the ST Students for studies abroad
4. Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes
5. Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)
6. Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)
7. Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey and Social Audit (MESSA)

## 8. Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes

Further  the  two  schemes  PMJANMAN  and  DAJGUA  have  been  built  upon  on  all  India  gap analysis at village level focussing on gaps in health, education, livelihood etc. These gaps/interventions  cover  Odisha  as  well.  Regular  review  of  physical  progress  is  undertaken through dashboard.

As on date, a total number of 723 locations have been approved/land provided by the respective State /UT Governments, out of which 499 EMRSs have been made functional across the country.

With regard to Koraput districts of Odisha, as on 31.01.2026, a total of 12 EMRSs have been sanctioned / land has been made available by the State Government, out of which 05 EMRSs have been made functional by the State Government.

In Rayagada district, 09 EMRSs have been sanctioned / land has been made available by the State Government, out of which 03 EMRSs have been made functional by the State Government.

Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) is being administered and managed centrally by the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS). NESTS allocated a recurring grant of ₹1,09,000  per  student  per  annum  till  third  quarter  of  FY  2024-25.  For  fourth  quarter  it  was increased to Rs. 1,40,059 per student per annum. It has been subsequently revised to Rs. 1,47,062/per  student  per  annum  from  FY  2025-26  under  GIA-General,  towards  the  operational  and maintenance expenses of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs).

The details of Funds released for the establishment and operation of EMRS during the last 5 Year for Odisha is as follows:

| Year     | Rs.in Lakh   |
|----------|--------------|
| 2020-21  | 6,174.27     |
| 2021-22  | 10,648.82    |
| 2022-23  | 28,164.31    |
| 2023-24  | 48,934.80    |
| 2024-25* | 64,965.47    |

*Provisional

The  National  Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS),  regularly  reviews  outcome indicators under the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) Scheme. Monitoring focuses on student enrolment, attendance, academic performance, transition to higher classes, and availability of basic infrastructure such as hostels, classrooms, sanitation, drinking water, electricity and digital facilities. These outcomes are reviewed through periodic inspections, MIS and reports from State EMRS  Societies,  and  corrective  measures  are  undertaken  as  required  to  ensure  improved educational and developmental outcomes for EMRS students.

Further, outcome indicators along with their targets are placed before Parliament. Many of these indicators  are  part  of  schemes'  MIS  on  which  data  on  progress  is  updated  and  is  accessible publicly.

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