Lok Sabha Question No. 1824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Scientific Projects Hub
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shri Kalyan Banerjee

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1824

(ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025)

## SCIENTIFIC PROJECT HUB

## 1824.  SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Government  proposes  to  establish  and setup  different  scientific  projects  hub  throughout  the  country  to develop and improve the socio-economic conditions of marginalised tribal people of remote villages;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  projects  undertaken  by  the  research laboratories of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR); and
- (c) the  details  of  projects  undertaken  by  other  organisations  to upgrade the livelihood of marginalised tribe families?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is endeavoring  to  improve  the  socio-economic  conditions  of marginalised tribal people of remote villages through Mission Mode Projects. The brief detail is as under:
-  CSIR  Aroma  Mission:  Under  this  mission,  aromatic  crop cultivation has been introduced in different tribal areas in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, North-Eastern states, Tamil Nadu, Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Odisha  and  Madhya  Pradesh creating awareness about the advantages of aromatic crops like tolerance to weather  extremes, not affected by

wild/domestic  animals  and  by  providing  quality  planting materials  of  superior  varieties  suitable  for  those  regions, leading  to  higher  income  generation.  The  mission  has contributed  significantly  in  enhancing  farmers'  income, simultaneously nurturing the essential oil-based industries in India. Additional efforts were taken to improve the socioeconomic status of the farmers by continuous skilling and training to  enable  them  to  undertake  cultivation  and processing of raw material in their fields, increasing yield and profit by deploying superior agro-processing technologies of CSIR, leading to a substantial rise in their incomes.    Under  this  Mission,  20  tribal  clusters  were created  for  deploying  aromatic  crops  in  different  states. Through  these  aroma  clusters,  CSIR  is  empowering  and helping over 10,000 tribal farmers in various states, including  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  North-Eastern  states, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.

-  Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) Mission: The Mission focuses on a  disease prevalent among tribal communities. CSIR has developed  three  specific  scientific  outcomes:  a  costeffective molecular diagnostic test, supported the approval of Hydroxyurea as a treatment and established a CRISPRbased gene-editing platform.
-  Smart Village Mission: This project aims to develop model villages  in  various  regions  through  the  deployment  of appropriate CSIR technologies and eco-friendly solutions to address local challenges in areas such as water, agriculture, and energy for sustainable development. Among  one  such  village  in  Leh,  tribal  communities  are specific beneficiaries.
- (c) Department of Biotechnology (DBT): The department is supporting various programs and projects aimed at establishing scientific project hubs, including Rural Bioresource Complexes, across the country. These initiatives are designed to develop and improve the socio-economic conditions of marginalized tribal people and rural communities in  remote  villages  under  Biotech  Biotech-Based  Societal Development Program.

DBT has implemented 96 projects in collaboration with State Agricultural  Universities  (SKUAST,  TNAU,  AAU,  etc.),  ICAR Institutes,  IITs  and  NITs,  Central  Universities,  NGOs  and Research Foundations to upgrade the livelihood of marginalised tribal families. These projects focus on diverse areas,  including  aquaculture,  sericulture,  poultry,  livestock improvement, horticulture, organic farming, mushroom cultivation, bio fertilizers,  value  addition  of  local  resources, and women empowerment. These projects collectively aim at sustainable  livelihood  improvement  of  marginalized  tribal families  and  SC/ST  beneficiaries.  The  detail  of  the  projects undertaken is placed at Annexure-I.

Department  of  Science  and  Technology  (DST):  Under  Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), DST has also supported projects aimed at the socio-economic  development  of  Scheduled  Tribes  and  the protection  of their interests. The  detail of the  projects undertaken is placed at Annexure-II.

Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA): Two agencies namely, Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development  Federation  of India (TRIFED) & National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation  (NSTFDC)  of  Ministry  is  engaged  in  promoting livelihood  activities  for  the  tribal  communities  across  the country.

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED):  Under  'Pradhan  Mantri  Janjatiya  Vikas  Mission' (PMJVM), Scheme  which  is being implemented through TRIFED, financial assistance is provided to strengthen tribal entrepreneurship initiatives and to facilitate livelihood opportunities  by  promoting  more  efficient,  equitable,  selfmanaged, optimum use of natural resources, MFP/farm & nonfarm and tribal product-based enterprises. The major activities covered under the scheme are as under:

-  Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce (MSP for
- MFP)
-  Infrastructure creation at State Level
-  Setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVK)
- 
- Marketing and Promotion of Tribal Produce / Products

## State-wise details of VDVKs is given at Annexure-III.

National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC): The corporation provides concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation, self-employment and livelihood activities. The  loan  assistance  is  given  under  the  schemes  like  Term Loan Scheme, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY), Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF) and Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY). State-wise list of loans disbursed under the scheme of NSTFDC is given at AnnexureIV.

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ANNEXURE-I

| S No.                     | Project Title                                                                                                                | Implementing Organization                                                              | State/Locati on           |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Projects supported by DBT | Projects supported by DBT                                                                                                    | Projects supported by DBT                                                              | Projects supported by DBT |
| 1.                        | Facile method for the development of green and sustainable bamboo based feminine hygiene product - Chandel District, Manipur | Shriram Institute For Industrial Research, Delhi / South Asia Bamboo Foundation / NEHU | Manipur                   |
| 2.                        | Rural Bioresource Complex for tubers & millets - Kandhamal, Odisha                                                           | KIIT University / ICAR-CTCRI                                                           | Odisha                    |
| 3.                        | Promotion of technologies for quality seed production of landraces of paddy - Koraput, Odisha                                | M S Swaminathan Research Foundation / ICAR-IISWC                                       | Odisha                    |
| 4.                        | Genetic improvement to enhance productivity of local goat populations using AI                                               | The Goat Trust / DUVASU, Mathura                                                       | Uttar Pradesh             |
| 5.                        | Upscaling of Organic Technologies through Model Organic Farm in Aspirational Districts of NE India                           | CAU, Meghalaya / AAU, Assam                                                            | Meghalaya                 |
| 6.                        | Establishment of Rural Bio- resource Complex through Integrated Aquaculture - Goalpara, Assam                                | Guwahati University                                                                    | Assam                     |
| 7.                        | Promotion of Integrated Multi- Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) technology                                                         | ICAR-CIBA, Chennai                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                |
| 8.                        | Establishment of Rural Bioresource Complex for seaweed farming - Ramnad District                                             | University of Madras                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                |
| 9.                        | Development of Rural Bioresources Complex in Tribal Districts of Western Odisha                                              | IIT Delhi / NIT Rourkela                                                               | Odisha                    |
| 10.                       | Establishment of model mushroom bio-resource complex - Meghalaya                                                             | CAU, Meghalaya                                                                         | Meghalaya                 |
| 11.                       | Establishment of Rural Bioresource Complex for livestock based integrated cluster farming - Meghalaya                        | ICAR-NEH Region                                                                        | Meghalaya                 |

|   12. | Enhancing economy of livestock farmers through AI using cloned buffalo bull semen             | CIRB, Hisar               | Haryana           |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|    13 | Dissemination of AM fungi production technology - Ramanathapuram, TN                          | TNAU                      | Tamil Nadu        |
|    14 | Seri-Entrepreneurship Development in Aspirational Districts of NE India                       | CSRTI, Berhampore         | North-East India  |
|    15 | Establishment of DBT Rural Bioresource Complex - Ramanathapuram, TN                           | VIT / ICAR-CIBA / TANUVAS | Tamil Nadu        |
|    16 | Empowerment of rural women through poultry rearing - Osmanabad, Maharashtra                   | COVAS, Udgir              | Maharashtra       |
|    17 | Development of pilot plant for high value products from indigenous plants - Hailakandi, Assam | IIT Guwahati              | Assam             |
|    18 | Setting up of mechanized walnut processing clusters - Kupwara, J&K                            | SKUAST-Kashmir            | J&K               |
|    19 | Establish Tribal Bio-resource Complex - Paderu, Visakhapatnam, AP                             | LAYA / CNBRCD / ANGRAU    | Andhra Pradesh    |
|    20 | Value addition of Horticultural crops - Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh                             | CAU, Pasighat             | Arunachal Pradesh |
|    21 | Establishing rural bio resource centre for Nano bio polymer production                        | TNAU                      | Tamil Nadu        |
|    22 | Socio-economic upliftment through goat rearing - Yadgir, Karnataka                            | NIAB, Hyderabad           | Karnataka         |
|    23 | Augmentation of Rural Economy through Back Yard Poultry Farming - Kadapa, AP                  | SVVU, Proddatur           | Andhra Pradesh    |
|    24 | Creating innovation clusters - Moga, Punjab                                                   | KVK PAU, Moga             | Punjab            |
|    25 | Innovations using Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - North-West Himalayan Region                 | IIT Roorkee               | Uttarakhand       |
|    26 | Vedic Chants Intervention program for Autism                                                  | JIPMER, Pondicherry       | Puducherry        |
|    27 | Plant Tissue Culture training - Washim, Vidarbha                                              | Dr. PDKV, Akola           | Maharashtra       |
|    28 | Innovative Poultry-Horticulture Integrated Farming - Kashmir                                  | SKUAST-Kashmir            | J&K               |
|    29 | Community based Integrated Fish Farming - Udalguri & Baksa, Assam                             | Udalguri College          | Assam             |

|   30. | Socio Economic Upliftment of Sheep Breeders - J&K                                         | SKUAST-Kashmir                      | J&K               |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|
|    31 | Fruits and vegetables preservation training - Varanasi, Mirzapur                          | BHU, Varanasi                       | Uttar Pradesh     |
|    32 | Enabling Start-Ups for Under Utilized Crops - Tamil Nadu                                  | NIFTEM-T / Vrutti                   | Tamil Nadu        |
|    33 | Socio-economic upliftment of yak rearing communities - NE Region                          | ICAR-NRC on Yak, Dirang             | Arunachal Pradesh |
|    34 | Popularization of hygienic pig slaughter technology                                       | NTR CVS, Gannavaram                 | Andhra Pradesh    |
|    35 | Empowering women of wetland- dependent fisherfolk community - Lower Gangetic plain        | ICAR-CIFRI / BCKV                   | West Bengal       |
|    36 | Empowering rural population through bioinoculants - Virudhunagar, TN                      | TNAU, Madurai                       | Tamil Nadu        |
|    37 | Strengthening women managed backyard poultry - Tribal districts, Odisha                   | OUAT, Bhubaneswar                   | Odisha            |
|    38 | Development of horticulture based women friendly entrepreneurship - Tripura               | CAU / ICAR-NEH, Tripura             | Tripura           |
|    39 | Skill Building in Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture                                         | IARI, New Delhi                     | Delhi             |
|    40 | Augmentation of household income through dairy cattle, fodder &poultry - Kashmir          | SKUAST-Kashmir                      | J&K               |
|    41 | Strengthening Livelihood through Goat Farming - Sikkim                                    | ICAR-NEH Region                     | Sikkim            |
|    42 | Economic empowerment of Tribal Farming communities - Odisha                               | ILS / ICMR-RMRC / KISS, Bhubaneswar | Odisha            |
|    43 | Setting up of Rural Bioresource Complex - Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya                              | IBSD, Shillong                      | Meghalaya         |
|    44 | Entrepreneurial skill development in rural women through Poultry and livestock            | SVVU, Tirupati                      | Andhra Pradesh    |
|    45 | Production of disease-free Banana plants through Tissue culture                           | SVPUAT, Meerut                      | Uttar Pradesh     |
|    46 | Biotechnological interventions for seasonal vegetable production - Ghaziabad, UP          | Laxmi Jan Kalyan Sewa Sansthan      | Uttar Pradesh     |
|    47 | Entrepreneurship through Commercial Quail Production - Amravati, Maharashtra              | KVK, Amravati                       | Maharashtra       |
|    48 | Augmenting rural goat farming - Goa                                                       | ICAR Research Complex, Goa          | Goa               |
|    49 | Nano technological and precision farming for tulip and hyacinth bulb production - Kashmir | SKUAST-Kashmir                      | J&K               |

|   50. | Herbal Industry Oriented value cultivation of Medicinal Plants - Bundelkhand           | Bundelkhand University, Jhansi        | Uttar Pradesh              |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|    51 | Technology Integration for Doubling Farm Income - Jharkhand                            | BAU, Ranchi                           | Jharkhand                  |
|    52 | Promotion of Pulses Seed Production - Malda, Dakshin Dinajpur,WB                       | UBKV, Coochbehar                      | West Bengal                |
|    53 | Technology Intervention in Household Piggeries - Assam                                 | AAU, Guwahati                         | Assam                      |
|    54 | Upliftment of Tribal community through aquaculture - AP & Telangana                    | ICAR-CIFA, Vijayawada                 | Andhra Pradesh / Telangana |
|    55 | Upliftment of Marginal Basmati Growers Through SRI - Jammu                             | SKUAST-Jammu                          | J&K                        |
|    56 | Development of nematode management strategies for rural women                          | ICAR-IIHR, Bangalore                  | Karnataka                  |
|    57 | Developing entrepreneurial skills through bioconversion of agricultural wastes         | CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow                   | Uttar Pradesh              |
|    58 | Raising livelihood through Azolla bio-village - Madurai, TN                            | TNAU                                  | Tamil Nadu                 |
|    59 | Establishment of Trichoderma production units - Kashmir valley                         | SKUAST-Kashmir                        | J&K                        |
|    60 | Empowerment of women through Bio-technological innovations in millets                  | IIMR, Hyderabad                       | Telangana                  |
|    61 | Empowerment through capacity building in biotechnological innovation - Assam           | AAU, Jorhat                           | Assam                      |
|    62 | Entrepreneurship through milky mushroom production - Thoothukudi, TN                   | TNAU, Killikulam                      | Tamil Nadu                 |
|    63 | Status of prevalence and awareness among thalassemia population - West Bengal tribes   | NSCBCRI, Kolkata                      | West Bengal                |
|    64 | Training and demonstration of vermibiotechnology - Madhya Pradesh                      | Dr. HSGour Central University         | Madhya Pradesh             |
|    65 | Community based fish seed production - Dima Hasao, Assam                               | Haflong Govt. College / Waimijing NGO | Assam                      |
|    66 | CAU-DBT rural innovation cluster for value added pineapple products - Chandel, Manipur | CAU, Imphal                           | Manipur                    |
|    67 | Dissemination of pheromone technology for codling moth - Ladakh                        | SKUAST-Kashmir                        | Ladakh                     |

|   68. | Application of menthol mint and vetiver technology - Purvanchal, UP                                  | CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow                                | Uttar Pradesh    |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|    69 | Pig husbandry based approach for SC/ST rural women - Kolli Hills, TN                                 | TANUVAS, Namakkal                                  | Tamil Nadu       |
|    70 | Training on cut flowers and orchids cultivation - Mysore, Karnataka                                  | University of Mysore                               | Karnataka        |
|    71 | Amelioration of infertility in dairy cows through nutritional and biotechnological interventions     | NDRI, Karnal                                       | Haryana          |
|    72 | Formulation Of Cut Flower Production Technology - Allahabad                                          | SHIATS, Allahabad                                  | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    73 | Employment through sustainable utilization of moringa leaves                                         | Institute of Applied Sciences, Allahabad           | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    74 | Genetic awareness, diagnosis and counselling on maternal and neonatal health                         | BHU, Varanasi                                      | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    75 | Community based mass production of bio agents - J&K                                                  | SKUAST-Jammu                                       | J&K              |
|    76 | Socio economic upliftment through Integrated farming approach                                        | Guwahati University / Waimijing NGO                | Assam            |
|    77 | Empowering women through seritech capacity building - Anantapur, Chittoor, AP                        | APSSRDI / SPMV Tirupati                            | Andhra Pradesh   |
|    78 | Innovative Poultry-Horticulture Integrated Farming Systems                                           | SKUAST-Kashmir                                     | J&K              |
|    79 | Capacity building on biotechnological interventions for climate change adaptation - HP               | Dept. of Environment, Science & Technology, Shimla | Himachal Pradesh |
|    80 | Promotion of integrated farming with organic farming concept and mushroom cultivation - North Bengal | UBKV, Coochbehar                                   | West Bengal      |
|    81 | Sustainable Livelihood through Integrated Farming System - Central Brahmaputra Valley, Assam         | AAU College of Fisheries / Solmari NGO             | Assam            |
|    82 | Demonstration of Bio-farming inputs - J&K Himalayan ecosystem                                        | SKUAST-Kashmir                                     | J&K              |
|    83 | Dissemination of fish culture technology among women SHGs - NCR Delhi                                | University of Delhi                                | Delhi            |
|    84 | Demonstration of fisheries and aquaculture interventions for                                         | BSKKV, Dapoli                                      | Maharashtra      |

|    | fisherwomen - Konkan, Maharashtra                                                                      |                                  |               |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
| 85 | Setting up of Rural Biotech Innovation and Application Centre - Kandi, Punjab                          | PSCST, Chandigarh / CIAB, Mohali | Punjab        |
| 86 | Enhancement of livelihood security for disabled women - TN                                             | TNAU, Madurai                    | Tamil Nadu    |
| 87 | Socio-economic upliftment by scientific interventions in dairy animals - J&K                           | SKUAST-Jammu                     | J&K           |
| 88 | Immunological, genetic and behavioral profile of Women with urinary tract infections                   | KGMU, Lucknow                    | Uttar Pradesh |
| 89 | Economic Empowerment Of Rural Goat Farmers - RS Pura, Jammu                                            | SKUAST-Jammu                     | J&K           |
| 90 | mHealth based Preterm Home Care Program                                                                | Manipal College of Nursing       | Karnataka     |
| 91 | Gujjar and Bakarwal Women Empowerment through Livestock Rearing - J&K                                  | SKUAST-Jammu                     | J&K           |
| 92 | Poverty alleviation through medicinal-dietary plants for prevention of malnutrition - SC/ST children   | CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow               | Uttar Pradesh |
| 93 | Management of Green Wastes for Economic Benefit & Women Empowerment                                    | AAU, Jorhat                      | Assam         |
| 94 | Development of Sustainable rural livelihood through hygienic fish drying                               | AAU College of Fisheries, Nagaon | Assam         |
| 95 | Enhancement of tribal farmers' income through cultivation and processing of aromatic crops - Nandurbar | CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow              | Maharashtra   |
| 96 | Bioresource Centre for Banana Value Chain - Udalguri                                                   | CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat               | Assam         |

## ANNEXURE-II

| S No.                     | Project Title                                                                                                                                                                                          | Implementing Organisation                                                                                                            | State/location            |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Projects supported by DST | Projects supported by DST                                                                                                                                                                              | Projects supported by DST                                                                                                            | Projects supported by DST |
| 1.                        | Guar Gum based Science Technology and Innovation STI for Development of Scheduled Tribe in Srikalahasti Block                                                                                          | Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Tirupati, Tirupati, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517 50                                        | Andhra Pradesh            |
| 2.                        | KISS Science and Technology Innovation Hub for Tribals                                                                                                                                                 | KIIT Technology Business Incubator, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Orissa, 751024                                                             | Orissa                    |
| 3.                        | Survival of Surviving- A Project to Enhance Livelihood of PVTGs Through Introduction of Tuber Crop (Cultivation & Processing) in Sukinda Block of Jajpur District, Odisha                              | Utkalika Samiti, Jajpur, Jajpur, Orissa, 755051                                                                                      | Orissa                    |
| 4.                        | S&T Intervention in Pottery Technology for Capacity building of Women potters in Bahabandha village of Siadimal Gp, Nilagiri block of Balasore district in Odisha                                      | Society for Humanitarian Advancement with Key Technological Initiative (Shakti), Simulia, Balasore, Orissa, 756168                   | Orissa                    |
| 5.                        | Organic Goat Milk and Meat as a means of income generation for coastal tribals                                                                                                                         | Utkal Sevak Samaj, Cuttack, Cuttack, Orissa, 753003                                                                                  | Orissa                    |
| 6.                        | Science Technology and Innovation Hub in MARAYOOR, DEVIKULAM Block, IDUKKI District, KERALA State SUBTITLE Establishment of decentralized non- centrifugal sugars production unit for Marayoor Jaggery | CSIR National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019 | Kerala                    |
| 7.                        | Establishment of STI Hub for primitive Sidi                                                                                                                                                            | ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute                                                                                     | Gujarat                   |

|    | Adivasi tribes of Gujarat for socio- economic upliftment through mariculture entrepreneurship                                                                                                                                                       | Veraval Regional Station, Matsya Bhavan, Bhidiya, Veraval, 362269, Gujarat                 |             |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|  8 | Introduce scientific technique to conserve and enhancement of indigenous knowledge and traditional skills, practices of katkari community to sustain their livelihoods                                                                              | Anubhav Prathisthan Trust, Khopoli, Raigad, Maharashtra, 410203                            | Maharashtra |
|  9 | Utilization of Clay Brick Waste for Manufacturing of Eco- Friendly Building Materials to Improve Livelihoods of Katkari Tribals                                                                                                                     | Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, 400101 | Maharashtra |
| 10 | Production, scaling up and formulation of antiviral and anti- inflammatory herbal plant varieties by modern agricultural technology in the state of Manipur, A handholding program with farmers from backward communities for their economic growth | EMRC FEEDS, Senapati, Senapati, Manipur, 795129                                            | Manipur     |
| 11 | Tribal empowerment through scientific validation of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge in agriculture through Land-Lab-Land cycle of scientific refining                                                                                              | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641112                      | Tamilnadu   |
| 12 | Enhancing Livelihood of ST Farmer Community in Bheelyanaik Thanda by Development of Post-harvest Preservation Ecosystem for horticultural crops and flowers                                                                                         | KG Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Telangana, 501504  | Telangana   |

|   13. | Multilayered Agriculture strategies for income and nutritional security for cash crop plantation workers in Lefunga Block, West Tripura district                                                                            | ICAR Research Complex for Neh Region, Tripura Centre, Lembucherra, West Tripura, Tripura, 799210   | Tripura       |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|    14 | STI-Hub for the upliftment of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes by ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security through disseminating innovative technologies in intensively tribal dominated area of Sonbhadra UP | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India, Varanasi, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005        | Uttar Pradesh |
|    15 | Promoting natural resource base integrated livelihood approaches through Science Technology and Innovation Hub for socio-economic development of the Primitive tribe in Dzongu and Kabi Blocks of North District, Sikkim    | G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Almora, Almora, Uttarakhand, 263643          | Uttarakhand   |

## State-wise details of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs)

| PMJVMVDVKs   | PMJVMVDVKs        |                  |               |   Funds Sanctioned (In Lakhs) |
|--------------|-------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No.        | States/UTs        | VDVKs Sanctioned | Beneficiaries |                       6162.9  |
| 2.           | Arunachal Pradesh | 106              | 32897         |                       1590    |
| 3.           | Assam             | 483              | 146909        |                       7245    |
| 4.           | Chhattisgarh      | 139              | 41700         |                       2085    |
| 5.           | DNH&DD            | 1                | 302           |                         15    |
| 6.           | Goa               | 10               | 3000          |                        150    |
| 7.           | Gujarat           | 200              | 57968         |                       2895.65 |
| 8.           | Himachal Pradesh  | 4                | 1110          |                         55.5  |
| 9.           | Jammu &Kashmir    | 100              | 29791         |                       1457    |
| 10.          | Jharkhand         | 146              | 43701         |                       2174.7  |
| 11.          | Karnataka         | 140              | 41748         |                       2087.4  |
| 12.          | Kerala            | 44               | 12038         |                        597.25 |
| 13.          | Ladakh            | 10               | 3000          |                        150    |
| 14.          | Madhya Pradesh    | 126              | 37860         |                       1890    |
| 15.          | Maharashtra       | 279              | 83850         |                       4185    |
| 16.          | Manipur           | 204              | 61,493        |                       3051.8  |
| 17.          | Meghalaya         | 169              | 50835         |                       2534.1  |
| 18.          | Mizoram           | 286              | 84268         |                       4211.55 |
| 19.          | Nagaland          | 347              | 104068        |                       5203.4  |
| 20.          | Odisha            | 170              | 50094         |                       2479.25 |
| 21.          | Rajasthan         | 505              | 152362        |                       7513.55 |
| 22.          | Sikkim            | 80               | 23801         |                       1169.05 |
| 23.          | Tamil Nadu        | 8                | 2400          |                        120    |
| 24.          | Telangana         | 17               | 5100          |                        255    |
| 25.          | Tripura           | 57               | 16116         |                        776    |
| 26.          | Uttar Pradesh     | 25               | 7238          |                        359.55 |
| 27.          | Uttarakhand       | 12               | 3605          |                        179.95 |
| 28.          | West Bengal       | 22               | 6719          |                        329.35 |
| Total        |                   | 4105             | 1227231       |                      60922.9  |

| PM-JANMAN VDVK   | PM-JANMAN VDVK   | PM-JANMAN VDVK   | PM-JANMAN VDVK   | PM-JANMAN VDVK              |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No.            | States/ UTs      | VDVKs Sanctioned | Beneficiaries    | Funds Sanctioned (In Lakhs) |
| 1.               | Andaman &Nicobar | 1                | 56               | 2.80                        |
| 2.               | Andhra Pradesh   | 73               | 6162             | 307.55                      |
| 3.               | Chhattisgarh     | 16               | 2395             | 119.75                      |
| 4.               | Gujarat          | 21               | 1050             | 52.50                       |
| 5.               | Jharkhand        | 35               | 2876             | 143.80                      |
| 6.               | Karnataka        | 33               | 1836             | 91.80                       |
| 7.               | Kerala           | 7                | 537              | 26.85                       |
| 8.               | Madhya Pradesh   | 83               | 5091             | 254.50                      |
| 9.               | Maharashtra      | 40               | 3624             | 181.20                      |
| 10.              | Manipur          | 2                | 600              | 30.00                       |
| 11.              | Odisha           | 66               | 5244             | 262.95                      |
| 12.              | Rajasthan        | 51               | 8842             | 442.10                      |
| 13.              | Tamil Nadu       | 37               | 2403             | 120.15                      |
| 14.              | Telangana        | 25               | 1427             | 73.05                       |
| 15.              | Tripura          | 30               | 2550             | 127.50                      |
| 16.              | Uttarakhand      | 9                | 634              | 31.70                       |
| 17.              | Uttar Pradesh    | 5                | 319              | 15.95                       |
| 18.              | West Bengal      | 5                | 278              | 13.9                        |
| Total            |                  | 539              | 45924            | 2298.05                     |

## Annexure-IV

## State-wise amount of loans disbursed and beneficiaries under the schemes of NSTFDC

(Rs. In lakhs)

| S.No .   | State               | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21            | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22            | FY 2022-23   | FY 2022-23            | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24            | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25            |
|----------|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| S.No .   | State               | Amoun t      | No. of beneficiar ies | Amou nt      | No. of benefic iaries | Amount       | No. of benefi ciaries | Amount       | No. of benefic iaries | Amount       | No. of beneficiar ies |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | 5022.2 4     | 12533                 | 1127.1 9     | 2006                  | 4119.80      | 13669                 | 5551.49      | 27221                 | 6039.21      | 12899                 |
| 2.       | Andaman & Nicobar   | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 0            | 0                     | 0            | 0                     |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 970.52       | 435                   | 814.01       | 8143                  | 699.90       | 1835                  | 25.77        | 13                    | 17.88        | 17                    |
| 4.       | Assam               | 5.00         | 2                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 40.02        | 43                    | 24.24        | 21                    |
| 5.       | Bihar               | -            | -                     | 11.48        | 955                   | -            | -                     | 3.06         | 3                     | 0            | 0                     |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh        | 197.49       | 236                   | 1398.9 9     | 1107                  | 295.69       | 1216                  | 227.29       | 503                   | 499.43       | 4837                  |
| 7.       | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 4.55         | 6                     | 0            | 0                     |
| 8.       | Goa                 | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 0.22         | 1                     | 0            | 0                     |
| 9.       | Gujarat             | 1442.0 3     | 8230                  | 2022.5 0     | 11053                 | 1019.61      | 5224                  | 2810.12      | 11848                 | 4931.39      | 18461                 |
| 10.      | Haryana             | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 0            | 0                     | 0            | 0                     |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh    | 13.40        | 2                     | 14.00        | 2                     | 56.90        | 120                   | 2.19         | 2                     | 30.60        | 33                    |
| 12.      | Jammu & Kashmir     | 408.75       | 175                   | 1362.8 7     | 410                   | 1272.54      | 535                   | 295.19       | 106                   | 1102.49      | 409                   |
| 13.      | Jharkhand           | 1001.6 0     | 10752                 | 1422.0 0     | 15523                 | 3.00         | 756                   | 684.25       | 1703                  | 247.45       | 135                   |
| 14.      | Karnataka           | 3109.0 8     | 3014                  | 1369.3 1     | 962                   | 1582.42      | 1927                  | 853.41       | 1003                  | 1854.44      | 1368                  |
| 15.      | Kerala              | 298.76       | 192                   | 637.30       | 436                   | 720.73       | 666                   | 446.74       | 258                   | 684.80       | 567                   |
| 16.      | Ladakh              |              |                       |              |                       |              |                       |              |                       | 73.53        | 13                    |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 3360.1 0     | 5685                  | 2755.0 0     | 2373                  | 5392.05      | 10857                 | 1759.58      | 828                   | 1660.72      | 1582                  |
| 18.      | Maharashtra         | 37.27        | 822                   | 209.06       | 7408                  | 658.19       | 1204                  | 2523.52      | 1528                  | 567.76       | 1005                  |
| 19.      | Manipur             | 62.37        | 65                    | -            | -                     | 25.00        | 57                    | 235.49       | 174                   | 102.80       | 65                    |
| 20.      | Meghalaya           | 4485.4 3     | 35016                 | 694.81       | 1883                  | 470.60       | 1227                  | 475.91       | 1193                  | 298.09       | 112                   |
| 21.      | Mizoram             | 3324.1 8     | 1399                  | 5450.6 8     | 16278                 | 5295.74      | 3584                  | 6856.69      | 4573                  | 6948.28      | 3529                  |
| 22.      | Nagaland            | 1098.7 2     | 48240                 | 693.36       | 48257                 | 20.39        | 1                     | 1199.77      | 771                   | 627.08       | 282                   |
| 23.      | Odisha              | 1794.4 4     | 22231                 | 2457.9 2     | 30026                 | 63.19        | 4337                  | 362.35       | 17025                 | 883.56       | 15045                 |
| 24.      | Rajasthan           | 2205.1 6     | 2664                  | 508.60       | 588                   | 789.35       | 1856                  | 712.22       | 885                   | 130.16       | 1091                  |
| 25.      | Sikkim              | 82.11        | 21                    | 62.56        | 16                    | -            | -                     | 34.23        | 27                    | 201.63       | 46                    |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu          | 12.50        | 1609                  | 15.00        | 1609                  | 1087.13      | 3403                  | 3265.67      | 7327                  | 1210.39      | 6437                  |
| 27.      | Telangana           | 5359.2 3     | 13065                 | 3111.5 5     | 9355                  | 4583.99      | 11861                 | 3218.52      | 11369                 | 5174.31      | 10777                 |
| 28.      | Tripura             | 2216.2 8     | 1056                  | 580.26       | 2196                  | 48.02        | 20                    | 2014.62      | 2234                  | 1695.98      | 569                   |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh       | 1.55         | 4                     | -            | -                     | -            | -                     | 3.37         | 4                     | 1.92         | 2                     |
| 30.      | Uttarakhand         | 6.15         | 2                     | -            | -                     | 81.42        | 244                   | 32.59        | 8                     | 85.81        | 628                   |
| 31.      | West Bengal         | 275.64       | 2089                  | 573.92       | 4515                  | 1643.34      | 8393                  | 1526.59      | 4486                  | 2233.75      | 8828                  |

| S.No   |       | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21            | FY 2021-22   | FY 2021-22            | FY 2022-23   | FY 2022-23            | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24            | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25            |
|--------|-------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| S.No   | State | Amoun t      | No. of beneficiar ies | Amou nt      | No. of benefic iaries | Amount       | No. of benefi ciaries | Amount       | No. of benefic iaries | Amount       | No. of beneficiar ies |
|        | Total | 36790. 00    | 169539                | 27292. 37    | 165101                | 29929.00     | 72992                 | 24221.12     | 52432                 | 37327.70     | 88758                 |