Lok Sabha Question No. 2631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Inclusion of Trans Giri Area in Scheduled Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2631

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## INCLUSION OF TRANS GIRI AREA IN SCHEDULED TRIBAL AREAS

## 2631. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to State:

- (a) the status of proposal for declaring the Trans Giri Area of Sirmour District as Scheduled Tribal Area;
- (b)  the  number  of  students  selected  and  benefited  by  National  Overseas  Scholarship  for Scheduled Tribe Students scheme during each of the last three years and the current year from Himachal Pradesh;
- (c) the details of proposals submitted by Himachal Pradesh during the said period under the programme  of  Special  Central  Assistance  to Tribal  Sub-Plan  (SCA  to  TSP)  for employment-cum income generation activities of BPL ST families;
- (d) the proposals accepted and the amount of funds released so far during the said period; and
- (e) the reasons for rejection of proposals, if any?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per procedure for declaration of an area as Scheduled Area under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution, Government of Himachal Pradesh has been requested for furnishing the complete proposal.
- (b): The number of students selected and benefited by National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe students Schemes during each of last three years and the current year from Himachal Pradesh State are given below :-

| Year    | Number of students selected and benefitted   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13 | 1                                            |
| 2013-14 | 0                                            |
| 2014-15 | selection under process                      |
| 2015-16 | selection under process                      |

(c) to (e): Under the programme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to  TSP),  grants-in-aid  to  the  State  Governments  depends  on  fulfilling  the  provisions  of General Financial Rules (GFR), 2005 such as receipt of utilization certificates and physical progress report of previous years' grant.  Besides allocation of funds to a particular state is made  based  on  the  basis  of  percentage  of  ST  population  in  a  State  vis-a-vis  total  ST population in the country.  The proposal of the State Government is examined and approved by  Project  Appraisal  Committee  (PAC)  in  its  meeting  in  which  representatives  of  State Government are also present.  The details of grants-in- aid released to State Government of Himachal Pradesh under said programme during the last three years and current year  is as under :-

| Year                      |   Amount released (Rs. In lakhs) |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-13                   |                          1262    |
| 2013-14                   |                          1788    |
| 2014-15                   |                           997.99 |
| 2015-16 (as on 10-3-2016) |                           357    |

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