Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Welfare Programmes for Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 151

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## WELFARE PROGRAMMES FOR TRIBALS

## 151. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

## SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a)        the  details  of  the  schemes/  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for welfare and development of tribal population in the country;
- (b)    whether  the  said  schemes/  programmes  particularly  Tribal  Sub-Plan  (TSP)  have achieved the desired results in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has provided adequate funds under the said schemes/programmes during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof along with its utilisation reported by the implementing agencies, scheme/ programmewise;
- (d)      the monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government to monitor the utilisation of funds allocated under TSP;
- (e)    whether  the  cases  of  irregularities/  corruption/diversion  of  funds  under  the  said schemes/programmes  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  during  the  said period; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  scheme/  programme-wise,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the corrective action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a): Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for overall development of tribal people  across  the  country,  which  includes  support  for  education,  health,  sanitation,  water supply,  skill  development,  livelihood  etc.  Major  part  of  infrastructure  development  and provision  of  basic  amenities  in  tribal  areas/regions  in  the  country  is  carried  out  through various  schemes/programmes  of  concerned  Central  Ministries  and  the  State  Governments concerned, while the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides additive to these initiatives by way of plugging critical gaps.A list of Schemes/programmes/interventions being administered by the the Government in the Ministry is at Annexure-I

(b) : Over  the  years,  the  Central  and  State  Governments  have  been  taking  various initiatives for socio-economic upliftment of tribal population of the country. The efforts have brought out some improvements for tribals in terms of various indices relating to housing, sanitation, literacy, health, livelihood, clean drinking water etc. However, there is still a gap in  the  facilities  available  to  Scheduled  Tribes  vis-à-vis  other  social  groups  as  reflected  in Census 2011:

| Indicators                                             |   All Social Groups |    STs |
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------|
| Rural BPL(2009-10) (Tendulkar Method)                  |               33.8  |  47.4  |
| Anemia in women                                        |               55.3  |  68.5  |
| Child Mortality Rates                                  |               18.4  |  35.8  |
| Infant Mortality Rates                                 |               57    |  62.1  |
| Literacy Rate                                          |               72.99 |  58.9  |
| Average dropout rates (Class I - X)                    |               49.15 |  70.95 |
| Good Houses                                            |               53.1  |  40.6  |
| Households availing Latrine facilities within premises |               46.9  |  22.6  |
| Households cooking with non-smoke fuel                 |               35.58 |  12    |
| Households availing banking services                   |               58.7  |  44.98 |
| Households having television                           |               47.2  |  21.9  |
| Households having two wheeler                          |               21    |   9    |
| Households with drinking water facilities at premises  |               46.6  |  19.7  |
| Households using electricity as source of light        |               67.2  |  51.7  |
| %households covered by a health scheme                 |               31.9  |   2.6  |
| Per Thousand Agricultural Labourer                     |              256    | 334    |

(c) The  statement  showing  allocation  and  expenditure  in  respect  of  the  schemes  / programmes  implemented  by  the  Government  in  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  for  the  years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 as at Annexure-II.

(d): The  Ministry  has  issued  'Operational  Guidelines  for  Formulation,  Implementation and Monitoring of Tribal Sub-Plan and Article 275(1) grants' in the month of March, 2014 for  effective  implementation  of  Schemes  administered  by  this  Ministry  wherein  issues related to allocation of funds, priority areas, need for nodal Department in States, judicious utilization  of  TSP  fund,  institutionalizing  the  instruments  for  ensuring  transparency  have been taken care of.

The  following  steps  are  taken  to  monitor  the  performance  of  the  schemes/programmes administered by the Ministry:

- (i) Utilization Certificates are insisted upon as a pre-requisite for further release of funds as per the norms of GFR.
- (ii) Progress reports regarding the status of implementation of schemes are obtained.
- (iii) Officers while visiting States/UTs also ascertain the progress of implementation of various schemes/ programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- (iv) Meetings/ Conferences are convened at the Central level with State officials for ensuring timely submission of proposals, speeding up of implementation of the schemes/ programmes, and reviewing the physical and financial progress.

(e) & (f): No  specific  reports  of  irregularities  /  corruption  /  diversion  of  funds  have been  received  under  the    schemes/programmes  of  the  Ministry.  The  erstwhile  Planning Commission has issued Guidelines for implementation of TSP by the States /UTs on 18 th June 2014.  The Guidelines stipulates for non-diversion of funds meant for tribal areas and comprehensive monitoring framework with well-defined indicators, covering provisioning, service  delivery  standards  as  well  as  outcomes.    Under  the  provisions  of  'Operational Guidelines for Formulation, Implementation and Monitoring of Tribal Sub-Plan and Article 275(1)  grants'  issued  by  the  Ministry  in  the  month  of  March,  2014  a  Project  Appraisal Committee (PAC) consisting of Secretary (Tribal Affairs) as chairman with representatives of NITI Aayog, Financial Advisor and representatives of the State as members/invitees  has been constituted for appraisal and approval of the proposals received from the States. This has helped in ensuring consultation with the States, convergence of various schemes of the Ministry, transparency in the process of  appraisal and fund  releases  and ensuring optimal utilization of financial resources.

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Annexure-I  referred  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  LokSabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  151 dated 25.04.2016.

## List of schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs

|   S.No. | Name of the scheme                                                                                                         |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan (SCA to TSP)                                                                 |
|       2 | Grant under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India                                                                    |
|       3 | Grants-in-Aid to State Tribal Development Corporative Corporations (STDCCs) etc. for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Operations |
|       4 | Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP                      |
|       5 | Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisation working for the Welfare of Scheduled Tribes                                         |
|       6 | Coaching for Scheduled Tribes                                                                                              |
|       7 | Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribe Girls in Low Literacy Districts                                              |
|       8 | Vocational Training in Tribal Areas (NGO component)                                                                        |
|       9 | Girls/Boys Hostels for STs                                                                                                 |
|      10 | Establishment of Ashram Schools for STs in TSP Area                                                                        |
|      11 | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students                                                                                    |
|      12 | Upgradation of Merit                                                                                                       |
|      13 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for needy ST students studying in Classes IX&X                                                      |
|      14 | Vocational Training in Tribal Areas                                                                                        |
|      15 | Top Class Education for STs                                                                                                |
|      16 | National Overseas Scholarship for ST students                                                                              |
|      17 | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship                                                                                           |
|      18 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PTGs)                                                                 |
|      19 | Research information &Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others                                                           |

## Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 151 dated 25.04.2016.

## Annex. II

( Rs. in crore)

| S.No   | Name of Scheme   | * BE            | RE*             | EXP             | * BE            | RE*             | EXP             | * BE    | RE*     | EXP     |
|--------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
| S.No   | Name of Scheme   | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2013-14 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2015-16 | 2015-16 |

## A SG Division

| (a)   | Special Central Assistance   | Special Central Assistance   | Special Central Assistance   | Special Central Assistance   | Special Central Assistance   |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |
|-------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1     | SCA to TSP                   | 1200.00                      | 1050.00                      | 1050.00                      | 1200.00                      | 1040.03                | 1039.61                | 1250.00                | 1132.27                | 1132.17                |
| 2     | Grants under Article 275 (1) | 1317.00                      | 1097.14                      | 1097.1398                    | 1317.00                      | 1134.68                | 1133.1500              | 1367.00                | 1392.78                | 1392.4600              |
|       | Sub Total                    | 2517.00                      | 2147.14                      | 2147.1398                    | 2517.00                      | 2174.71                | 2172.7600              | 2617.00                | 2525.05                | 2524.6300              |
| (b)   | Central Sector Schemes       | Central Sector Schemes       | Central Sector Schemes       | Central Sector Schemes       | Central Sector Schemes       | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes |
| 3     | Support to NSTFDC            | 70.00                        | 70.00                        | 60.50                        | 70.00                        | 70.00                  | 70.00                  | 70.00                  | 63.33                  | 63.33                  |
| 4     | Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna      |                              |                              |                              | 100.00                       | 100.00                 | 100.00                 | 200.00                 | 200.00                 | 200.00                 |
|       | Total of A                   | 2587.00                      | 2217.14                      | 2207.6398                    | 2687.00                      | 2344.71                | 2342.76                | 2887.00                | 2788.38                | 2787.96                |

| B                      | NGO Division                                              |                        |                        |                        |                        |        |          |        |        |          |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------|----------|--------|--------|----------|
| Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes                                    | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes | Central Sector Schemes |        |          |        |        |          |
| 5                      | Aid to Voluntary Organizations/Exemplary Service          | 60.00                  | 41.50                  | 41.1842                | 36.50                  | 45.00  | 44.6200  | 77.00  | 75.65  | 75.0500  |
| 6                      | Vocational Training Centers (NGOs)                        | 3.00                   | 2.80                   | 2.7075                 | 3.00                   | 2.90   | 2.7000   |        |        |          |
| 7                      | Strengthening of Educational among ST Girls               | 40.00                  | 42.00                  | 40.3001                | 40.00                  | 35.00  | 35.0000  |        |        |          |
| 8                      | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PTG) | 244.00                 | 207.00                 | 206.8954               | 207.00                 | 180.00 | 180.0000 | 217.35 | 217.35 | 213.5400 |
|                        | Total of B                                                | 347.00                 | 293.30                 | 291.0872               | 286.50                 | 262.90 | 262.3200 | 294.35 | 293.00 | 288.5900 |

| C                      | CP&R Division   |
|------------------------|-----------------|
| Central Sector Schemes |                 |

| 9   | Market Development of Tribal Products/Produce                                                                                   |   34.31 |   34.31 |   34.31 |   35.00 |   35.00 |   30.82 | 50.00   | 40.00   | 34.85   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 10  | State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation for Minor Forest Produce                                                       |   20    |   10    |   10    |      15 |   11.09 |   11.09 |         |         |         |
| 11  | Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce(MFP) through Minimum support Price (MSP) and Development of value Chain for MFP |    0    |  122    |  112.49 |     317 |  100    |  100    | 307.00  | 143.00  | 117.69  |
|     | Total of C                                                                                                                      |   54.31 |  166.31 |  156.8  |     367 |  146.09 |  141.91 | 357.00  | 183.00  | 152.54  |

D

Education Division

| (a)   | Central Sector Schemes                           |   Central Sector Schemes |   Central Sector Schemes |   Central Sector Schemes |   Central Sector Schemes |    |      |    |       |       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----|------|----|-------|-------|
| 12    | Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students |                       90 |                    10    |                   0      |                       50 |  0 | 0    | 50 | 48.81 | 40.7  |
| 13    | National Overseas Scholarship                    |                        1 |                     0.98 |                   0.6831 |                        1 |  1 | 0.99 |  1 |  0.72 |  0.39 |
|       | Total of (a)                                     |                       91 |                    10.98 |                   0.6831 |                       51 |  1 | 0.99 | 51 | 49.53 | 41.09 |

| (b)   | Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes                       |   Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes |   Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes |   Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes | Centrally Sponsored Plan Schemes   |      |        |       |       |         |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------|--------|-------|-------|---------|
| 14    | PMS,Book Bank and Upgradation of Merit                 |                             750    |                             750    |                           748.447  |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
| 15    | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students                 |                             212.19 |                             211.52 |                           219.432  |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
| 16    | Boys & Girls Hostels                                   |                             125    |                             125    |                           101.055  |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
| 17    | Ashram Schools                                         |                              75    |                              72.17 |                            72.17   |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
| 18    | Vocational Training Centers                            |                               6    |                               7.62 |                             6.1092 |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
| 19    | Scheme of Institute of Excellence /Top Class Institute |                              13    |                               9.5  |                             9.5    |                                    |      |        |       |       |         |
|       | Total of (b)                                           |                            1181.19 |                            1175.81 |                          1156.71   | 21.16                              | 0.00 | 0.0000 |       |       |         |
|       | Total of D                                             |                            1272.19 |                            1186.79 |                          1157.4    | 72.16                              | 1.00 | 0.9900 | 51.00 | 49.53 | 41.0900 |

| E   | R&M Division   |
|-----|----------------|

|    | Central Sector Schemes                                                   |      |       |        |       |       |       |      |       |       |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|
| 20 | Research Information & Mass Education , Tribal Festivals and Others      | 11.5 | 10.47 | 7.0199 | 18.34 | 24.09 | 20.79 | 38.7 | 21.2  | 18.35 |
| 21 | Monitoring and Evaluation                                                |  4   |  1.43 | 0.6503 |  4    |  1.99 |  1.21 |  4.5 |  2.25 |  1.9  |
| 22 | World Bank Project- Improving Development Programmes in the Tribal Areas |  0   |  1.16 | 0      |  3.86 |  1.44 |  0.56 |  2   |  1    |  1.37 |
|    | Total of E                                                               | 15.5 | 13.06 | 7.6702 | 26.2  | 27.52 | 22.56 | 45.2 | 24.45 | 21.62 |

| F   | Administration Division          |     |     |        |     |      |      |      |      |        |
|-----|----------------------------------|-----|-----|--------|-----|------|------|------|------|--------|
| 23  | Information Technology -Ministry | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.0356 | 2.8 | 1.7  | 1.27 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 0.3400 |
| 23  | Information Technology -NCST     | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0399 | 0.5 | 0.23 | 0.26 |      |      |        |
|     | Total of F                       | 3   | 2.4 | 1.0755 | 3.3 | 1.93 | 1.53 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 0.3400 |

| 24   | Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST children   |   2.80 |   2.20 |   1.0356 | 1036.84   | 1065.85   | 1058.5300   | 1154.84   | 1210.64   | 1173.3300   |
|------|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
|      |                                                |    0.2 |    0.2 |   0.0399 |           |           |             |           |           |             |

| Grand Total ( A+B+C+D+E+F)   | 4279.00   | 3879.00   | 3821.6685   | 4479.00   | 3850.00   | 3830.60   | 4792.19   | 4550.00   | 4465.47   |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

* including NE allocation