Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (STARRED), answered on 2026-02-05
Subject: Implementation of Tribal Schemes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- †*81

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 05/02/2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIBAL SCHEMES

## † *81. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH :

(a)    whether  the  tribal  population  in  tribal-dominated  areas  of  the  country,  particularly Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh still lack to basic health, education and housing facilities and if so, the details thereof along with the efforts being made by the Government in this regard; (b)  whether  the  Vanbandhu  Kalyan  Yojana  being  run  by  the  Government  has  been effectively implemented in Chaudali district and if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the Government  is  running  any special  programme to promote employment generation, skill development and self-employment in tribal areas across the country and if so, the details thereof; (d)  whether  the  tribal  people  of  Chandauli  district  are  getting  benefits  from  the  said

- campaign and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is running any concrete programmes through Tribal Research Institutes  (TRIs) to conserve tribal culture,  traditions  and lifestyles and  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. * 81 for answer on 05.02.2026

(a) to  (b): Hon'ble  PM  launched  Dharti  Aaba  Janjatiya  Gram  Utkarsh  Abhiyan  on  2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, provide social infrastructure like hostels, Anganwadi facilities and mobile medical units and set up Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to provide livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years including Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh. The Abhiyan has a total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr).

Target population: The Abhiyan targets specific tribal-majority villages with populations of 500 or more, where at least 50% are tribal, and villages, in Aspirational blocks, with at least 50 tribal population.

Details of MoTA interventions in Uttar Pradesh under DAJGUA

| Interventions                                                                                               |   PACApproved amount (In Lakhs) * |   Total Fund Released (In Lakhs) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Construction of Toilet complex in Ashram/Tribal area Schools, Teacher &staff quarters in residential school |                            745    |                           301.24 |
| FRACells at District and State Level                                                                        |                             34.52 |                            34.52 |
| TMMC                                                                                                        |                            100    |                           100    |
| SCDAwareness and counselling/ASHA Honorarium + TOT                                                          |                              8    |                             8    |

Under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, 17 villages from two development blocks-Vahaniya and Naugarh-of Chandauli district in the Uttar Pradesh state have been identified. While identifying members of the tribal community, they are being covered under various schemes of 17 different ministries.

It  is  to  be  noted  that,  as  per  the  Gazette  of  India,  CG-DL-E-24122022-241400 dated 24.12.2022, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (C.O. 78) was amended wherein, in Entry 6 of the Schedule, the words 'Mirzapur and Sonbhadra' were substituted to include additional districts including ' Chandauli '.

Further, List of 17 villages of Chandauli District covered under DAJGUA and ST Population:

| SNo   | Block Name   | GP NAME        | SNo   | VILLAGENAME    |   Total Population |   ST Population |
|-------|--------------|----------------|-------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Ramgarh        | 1     | Ramgarh        |               6847 |             188 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Majhilepur     | 2     | Majhilepur     |               1592 |              55 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Agastipur      | 3     | Agastipur      |               1474 |             150 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Tanda Kalan    | 4     | Tanda Kalan    |               4644 |              61 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Zura Haradhan  | 5     | Zura Haradhan  |               5781 |             138 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Chahniya       | 6     | Chahania       |               1517 |              61 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Bhlehata       | 7     | Bhlehata       |               2749 |              54 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Bachhauli      | 8     | Keshavpur      |                383 |              59 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Ramauli        | 9     | Ramauli        |               3061 |             155 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Bishunpura     | 10    | Banshipur      |                790 |              92 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Amilai         | 11    | Amilai         |               2272 |              94 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Sikraura Kalan | 12    | Sikraura Kalan |                626 |              98 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Maharuara      | 13    | Maharuara      |               2149 |              54 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Kharuddinpur   | 14    | Jamuri         |               1135 |              83 |
| 1     | CHAHNIYA     | Rauna          | 15    | Bhikhapur      |                428 |             130 |
| 2     | NAUGARH      | Deori Kalan    | 16    | Nonawat        |                641 |             364 |
| 2     | NAUGARH      | Chikani        | 17    | Parhoti        |                511 |             277 |
| Total | Total        | Total          | Total | Total          |              36600 |            2113 |

Source: Census 2011

Under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana, an umbrella scheme for tribals, students are being benefited  under  its  components  like  the  Scheduled  Tribe  Pre-Matric  and  Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme as well as DAJGUA.

The  tribal  population  of  Chandauli  is  getting  benefitted  by  these  schemes.  Under  the Scheduled Tribe Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme, an amount of ₹3.22 lakh was disbursed to the accounts of 118 students during the financial year 2025-26. Under the Scheduled Tribe Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme, an amount of ₹3.03 lakh was disbursed to the accounts of 13 students. The details for preceding years is as follows:

The Beneficiary and fund released details in the Chandauli District of UP from F.Y. 2022-23 to F.Y. 2024-25 is as follows:

| UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   | UTTAR PRADESH (CHANDAULI)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                             | 2022-2023                   | 2022-2023                   | 2023-2024*                  | 2023-2024*                  | 2024-2025*                  | 2024-2025*                  |
| Scheme Name                 | Benefici ary                | Amount in Rs                | Benefici ary                | Amount in Rs*               | Benefici ary                | Amount in Rs*               |
| POSTMAT RIC                 | 34                          | 823149                      | 329                         | 3207092                     | 38                          | 614901                      |
| PREMATRI C                  | NA                          | NA                          | 146                         | 377025                      | NA                          | NA                          |

Note: - Based on the data uploaded by State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh on DBT Tribal portal of this Ministry as on 03.02.2026.

Further, the tribal population of Chandauli is getting benefitted under DAJGUA Scheme. The status of development work in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh under DAJGUA is given below:

Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), focused interventions have been undertaken in DAJGUA  villages  to  ensure  universal  access  to  Functional  Household  Tap  Connections (FHTCs), with special emphasis on Scheduled Tribe (ST) habitations. The interventions include  strengthening  of  in-village  water  supply  infrastructure,  provision  of  tap  water connections to uncovered households, water quality monitoring, and convergence with State and  district  agencies  to  address  last-mile  gaps.  As  a  result  of  these  targeted  efforts,  a majority  of  identified  villages  have  achieved  100%  household  tap  water  coverage, contributing to improved access to safe and adequate drinking water in tribal areas.

## As per the existing norms of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), the interventions/schemes taken up under the DA-JGUA Abhiyan are as follows:

- i) The fund sharing pattern remains unchanged, i.e., 50:50 between the Centre and States; 90:10  for  North-Eastern  and  Himalayan  States/UTs  with  legislature;  and  100%  Central funding for UTs without legislature.
2. ii) Tap  water  supply  is  provided  to  all  households  in  habitations  having  more  than  20 households, with saturation coverage of all such villages through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) as per JJM norms. For habitations having less than 20 households, provision of community tap water connections is made.

Details w.r.t JJM under DGJUA in Chandauli district

|   S.No | District   |   No of DA- JGUA Villages |   No. of Saturate d Village (100% tap connecti on) | Total No. of Househol d   | No. of househol ds with tap water connectio n   |
|--------|------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Chandauli  |                        17 |                                                 15 | 6,716                     | 6,603                                           |

List of 15 saturated villages (out of 17) identified under DGJUA in Chandauli district.

|   S.NO | Village Name   |   VillageLGD Code | Gram panchayat Name   |   Total number of households (as on date) |   Total number of households with connection (saturation) (as on date) |
|--------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Agastipur      |            206842 | Agastipur             |                                       438 |                                                                    438 |
|      2 | Amilai         |            206935 | Amilai                |                                       542 |                                                                    542 |
|      3 | Keshavpur      |            206908 | Bachhauli             |                                        59 |                                                                     59 |
|      4 | Bhlehata       |            206903 | Bhlehata              |                                       523 |                                                                    523 |
|      5 | Banshipur      |            206917 | Bishunpura            |                                       126 |                                                                    126 |
|      6 | Chahania       |            206874 | Chahniya              |                                       204 |                                                                    204 |
|      7 | Maharuara      |            206955 | Maharuara             |                                       337 |                                                                    337 |
|      8 | Majhilepur     |            206831 | Majhilepur            |                                       287 |                                                                    287 |
|      9 | Ramauli        |            206910 | Ramauli               |                                       436 |                                                                    436 |
|     10 | Ramgarh        |            206821 | Ramgarh               |                                      1158 |                                                                   1158 |
|     11 | Bhikhapur      |            206973 | Rauna                 |                                        76 |                                                                     76 |
|     12 | SIKRAURA KALAN |            206947 | Sikraura Kalan        |                                       128 |                                                                    128 |
|     13 | Tanda Kalan    |            206843 | Tanda Kalan           |                                       943 |                                                                    943 |
|     14 | Zura Haradhan  |            206853 | Zura Haradhan         |                                      1072 |                                                                   1072 |
|     15 | Nonawat        |            208322 | Deori Kalan           |                                       116 |                                                                    116 |

Under the Department of Telecommunications, the intervention under DA-JGUA focuses on improving telecom and digital connectivity in identified villages through expansion and strengthening of mobile and broadband infrastructure

Status of 4G Connectivity Intervention under DAJGUA in Chandauli District (Department of Telecommunications):

In Chandauli district, 4G connectivity under DAJGUA  is  currently being implemented. The intervention of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been completed in Nonawat and Parhoti villages, while connectivity in the remaining villages is being extended in a phased manner.

Details  regarding  Universal  Service  Obligation  (USO)  intervention  under  DGJUA  in Chandauli district, implemented by the Department of Telecommunications.

| STATE NAME     | DISTRIC T NAME   | BLOCK NAME   | GP NAME     | VILLA GE NAME   | Final DBN Rema rks   |
|----------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------------|
| UTTAR PRADE SH | CHANDA ULI       | NAUGA RH     | DEORI KALAN | Nonawa t        | USO* Planne d        |
| UTTAR PRADE SH | CHANDA ULI       | NAUGA RH     | CHIKANI     | Parhoti         | USO Planne d         |

## Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G):

PMAY-G is  a  flagship  rural  housing  programme  of  the  Government  of  India  aimed  at providing pucca houses with basic amenities to eligible rural families who are houseless or living in kutcha/dilapidated houses. Under the latest phase (FY 2024-25 to 2028-29), the scheme has been extended to build about 2 crore more houses and continues to support rural households with financial assistance directly transferred to the beneficiary's bank account. Beneficiaries are identified through the updated Awaas+ survey/SECC criteria, and houses should meet minimum specifications (e.g., ~25 sq m with a hygienic cooking space and basic  services).  The  programme  also  promotes  convergence  with  schemes  such  as MGNREGA for labour support and Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin for toilets to ensure complete and dignified living conditions.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G): Block-wise  cumulative progress of the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category in District Chandauli from 1st April 2015 to 29.01.2026 as per PMAY-G dashboard is given below-

|   Sr.No | Block Name   |   No. of households registered (STs) |   No. of Sanction houses (STs) |   No. of Completed houses (STs) |
|---------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       1 | Barhani      |                                   23 |                             23 |                              23 |
|       2 | Chahniya     |                                   19 |                             19 |                              19 |

| 3   | Chakiya     |   37 |   37 |   37 |
|-----|-------------|------|------|------|
| 4   | Chandauli   |   19 |   19 |   19 |
| 5   | Dhanapur    |   16 |   16 |   16 |
| 6   | Naugarh     |    9 |    9 |    9 |
| 7   | Niyamatabad |    5 |    5 |    5 |
| 8   | Sahabganj   |   33 |   33 |   33 |
| 9   | Sakaldiha   |   15 |   15 |   15 |
|     | Total       |  176 |  176 |  176 |

Source: https://pmayg.dord.gov.in/netiayHome/home.aspx

## Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY):

PMGSY is a major rural infrastructure initiative launched in 2000 to provide all-weather road  connectivity  to  unconnected  rural  habitations  across  India.  Under  the  latest  phase PMGSY-IV (FY 2024-25 to 2028-29), the scheme focuses on connecting 25,000 eligible unconnected  habitations  and  constructing  about  62,500  km  of  new  all-weather  roads, including necessary bridges, with a total budget of over ₹70,000 crore. It aims to improve access  to  markets,  health,  education,  and  employment  by  strengthening  rural  transport infrastructure. The programme uses modern technology and robust monitoring systems to ensure quality construction and promote socio-economic development in rural areas.

Till date, 277 road works of 1030.455 Km of road length have been sanctioned under various interventions/verticals of PMGSY to the Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh, and all these works have been completed

For  PMAG(Y)  and  PMGSY,  the  nature  of  interventions  under  DA-JGUA  focuses  on improving basic housing and all-weather road connectivity in tribal and remote habitations to  enhance  access  to  essential  services  and  livelihoods.  Under  both  schemes,  specific exemptions/relaxations  have  been  provided  for  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  beneficiaries, including relaxed eligibility norms, priority coverage of ST habitations, and flexibility in population thresholds in tribal and difficult areas, as per the respective scheme guidelines.

(c)  &(d): Under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA),  the  scheme  aims  to  enhance  livelihood  security  of  rural  households, particularly Scheduled Tribe (ST) households, by providing guaranteed wage employment through creation of durable assets related to water conservation, land development, rural connectivity, and livelihood enhancement. Under DA-JGUA, focused implementation of MGNREGA interventions supports employment generation and income security in tribal and remote areas.

Details of Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category-wise Household and Worker Details, Details of Scheduled  Tribes  persondays  %  as  of  total  persondays  and  Details  of  Employment Generated for Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category in Chandauli District in Uttar Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS During the previous financial years and current financial year 2025-26 (as on 02.02.2026) is given below:

## Details  of  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST)  Category-wise  Household  and  Worker  Details  in CHANDAULI district

(Nos.)

|                    | FY 2023-24         | FY 2023-24       | FY 2024-25         | FY 2024-25       | FY 2025-26 (as on 3.2.26)   | FY 2025-26 (as on 3.2.26)   |
|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/District     | Registered Workers | Active Workers * | Registered Workers | Active Workers * | Registered Workers          | Active Workers *            |
| CHANDAULI District | 1583               | 1106             | 1583               | 1106             | 1583                        | 1106                        |

Source: - https://nrega.dord.gov.in/

*Active Job cards: Any individuals of households who has worked any one day in either the last three financial year or in current financial year

## Details of Employment Generated for Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category in Chandauli District

| Financial Year                         |   FY 2025- 2026 |   FY 2024- 2025 |   FY 2023- 2024 |   FY 2022- 2023 |   FY 2021- 2022 |   FY 2020- 2021 |
|----------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| ST persondays % as of total persondays |            0.47 |            0.57 |            0.53 |            0.58 |            0.57 |            0.46 |

Details of Employment Generated for Scheduled Tribe (ST) Category in Chandauli District

| Stat e/      | FY 2023-24               | FY 2023-24                                                                   | FY 2023-24                         | FY 2024-25                          | FY 2024-25               | FY 2024-25                         | FY 2024-25                                | FY 2024-25                         | FY 2025-26                          | FY 2025-26                                                  | FY 2025-26                                | FY 2025-26                         |                                     |
|--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Dist rict    | H H iss ue d jo bc ar ds | No. of HH Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent No. of Wo rke rs Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent | No . of Pe rso nd ays ge ne rat ed | Fa mi lie s Co m ple ted 10 0 Da ys | H H iss ue d jo bc ar ds | No. of HH Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent | No. of Wo rke rs Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent | No . of Pe rso nd ays ge ne rat ed | Fa mi lie s Co m ple ted 10 0 Da ys | H H iss ue d jo bc ar ds No. of HH Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent | No. of Wo rke rs Pro vid ed Em plo ym ent | No . of Pe rso nd ays ge ne rat ed | Fa mi lie s Co m ple ted 10 0 Da ys |
| CH AN DA ULI | 80 9                     | 518 725                                                                      | 27 16 4                            | 24 97 7                             | 590                      | 817                                | 37 68 7                                   | 83                                 | 10 82                               | 562                                                         | 769                                       | 30 33 2                            | 13                                  |

Source: - https://nrega.dord.gov.in/

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  through  its  two  agencies  namely  Tribal  Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)  & National Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation (NSTFDC) have contributed significantly in promoting economic activities including employment generation, entrepreneurship among the tribal communities.

TRIFED has been implementing the PMJVM Scheme and establishing VDVKs under PM JANMAN scheme through State Nodal Departments and State Implementing Agencies for the promotion of livelihoods of tribal communities across the country. So far, 4,125 VDVKs have been sanctioned under the PMJVM scheme, consisting of 12.33 lakh members, and 539 VDVKs have been sanctioned under the PM JANMAN scheme, consisting of 0.46 lakh members across the country. Under the PMJVM scheme, a total of 13 VDVKs, have been sanctioned with sanctioned amount of Rs 195 Lakhs in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Besides, 5 VDVKs have been sanctioned with sanctioned amount of Rs 15.95 lakhs in the state of Uttar Pradesh under the PM JANMAN scheme. Proposals from Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be received for sanction by TRIFED.

National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public  Sector  Enterprise  (CPSE)  under  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  provides  credit linkage  by  extending  concessional  loans  to  the  eligible  Scheduled  Tribe  persons  for undertaking income generation activities/ self-employment thereby instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship.  The prominent  schemes  of NSTFDC  are Term Loan Scheme, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (AMSY), Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups (MCF) and Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana (ASRY).

As  per  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, (in short FRA) and Rules, State Governments/UT Administrations are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the Act, while Ministry of Tribal Affairs monitors the implementation of the Act through Monthly Progress Report submitted by the States/UTs. Benefits are being provided through the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, along with the amended Rules of 2012. Under the Forest Rights Scheme, titles have been distributed for 89 individual claims and 18 community claims in Chandauli district. Post claim FRA support is visualized under DAJGUA for FRA farmers.

## Information on FRA implementation in Uttar Pradesh as per information received up to 31.12.2025:

|   S. No. | Item                         | Individual   |   Community | Total   |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
|        1 | Number of Titles distributed | 22,537       |         893 | 23,430  |

Note: The state Government has not provided details of the extent of forest land for which titles are distributed.

The Chandauli district wise status of FRA implementation as on 31.12.2025:

|   S. No. | Item                         |   Individual |   Community |   Total |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------|-------------|---------|
|        1 | Number of Titles distributed |           89 |          18 |     107 |

Further, Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  delivers  skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill  training through  an  extensive  network  of  skill  development  centres  under  various  schemes,  viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme, National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country including STs.   As per SIDH report on 31-Dec-2025, Update on Scheduled Tribes (ST) Training / Orientation under PMKVY and PM Vishwakarma is provided here under:

Update on Scheduled Tribes (ST) Training / Orientation under PMKVY as pe SIDH reports till 31-Dec-25

| Financial year   | Trained /Oriented   |
|------------------|---------------------|
| FY-15-16         | 68,394              |
| FY-16-17         | 23,525              |
| FY-17-18         | 72,010              |
| FY-18-19         | 81 ,924             |
| FY-19-20         | 208,756             |
| FY-20-21         | 131 ,500            |
| FY-21-22         | 51 ,624             |
| FY-22-23         | 18,282              |
| FY-23-24         | 40,585              |
| FY-24-25         | 109,453             |
| FY-25-26         | 7,304               |
| Total            | 813,357             |

Update on Scheduled Tribes (ST) Certification under PM Vishwakarma (Basic Skilling) as per SIDH reports till 31-Dec-25 is provided here under: -

| Update on Scheduled Tribes (ST) Certification under PM Vishwakarma per SIDH reports till 31-Dec-25   | Update on Scheduled Tribes (ST) Certification under PM Vishwakarma per SIDH reports till 31-Dec-25   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY                                                                                                   | Certified                                                                                            |
| FY 23-24                                                                                             | 14,560                                                                                               |
| FY 24-25                                                                                             | 154,025                                                                                              |
| FY25-26                                                                                              | 15,525                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                                | 184,110                                                                                              |

(e): Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India under the Centrally Sponsored scheme 'Support  to  Tribal  Research  Institutes  (TRIS)'  extends  financial  support  to  29  Tribal Research Institutes (TRIS) in  States/Union Territories (UTs) on the basis of  the Annual Action Plan submitted by the States/UTs subject to the approval of the Apex Committee chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Under the Scheme, thrust is given to proposals relating to livelihood, entrpreunership, health, education, infrastructural needs. research  &  documentation  activities,  training  &  capacity  building  programmes.  Tribal festivals, yatras, tourism and exchange visits by tribals are organised so that their cultural practices,  languages  and  ritual  are  preserved  and  disseminated.  TRIS  are  primarily institutions under the administrative control of the State Government/UT Administration. Tribal  Research  Institute(s)  submit  to  the  Ministry  annual  detailed  action  plan  with budgetary  requirement  through  respective  State  Tribal  Welfare  Department.  Funds  are sanctioned to the State Government on need basis and with the approval of Apex Committee chaired by the Secretary, Tribal Affairs.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has taken various steps to conserve and protect the tribal culture, heritage, tradition and customs in all states of the country including Uttar Pradesh. The Ministry is implementing the schemes of 'Support to Tribal Research Institute' and 'Tribal  Research,  Information,  Education,  Communication  and  Events'  under  which various activities are undertaken to conserve and promote tribal culture, heritage, archives, artifacts, customs and traditions of the tribal communities. There are 29 Tribal Research Institutes  in  States/UTs  including  one  in  Lucknow,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  National  Tribal Research Institute in Delhi.

TRI,  Lucknow has  continuously  been  working  for  Protection  of  Tribal  Culture, tradition and  customs through tribal  cultural  museum, organizing  tribal  cultural  festival, organizing various competitions etc. TRI, Lucknow organizes tribal festivals at the state level and outside the state for the preservation of tribal culture, traditions, and lifestyle.

Further,  In  Uttar  Pradesh,  the  Adi  Karmayogi  Abhiyan  envisaged  village  workshops, transect walks and preparation of Village Action Plans (VAPs) as core participatory tools to enable bottom-up planning, problem identification and convergence of services in tribalinhabited villages. As per the AKA Portal data, the state covers 401 villages, with 30+ Adi Saathis  and  Adi  Sahyogis  mobilised  and  20+  Adi  Sewa  Kendras  mapped. In  Chandauli district, community-led village workshops and transect walks were held to systematically capture  local  needs,  translate  them  into  actionable  VAPs,  and  strengthen  last-mile governance outcomes for ST households under the Abhiyan.

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