Lok Sabha Question No. 2600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Skill Development of Tribals
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL, PARESH RAWAL, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, P. KUMAR

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED   QUESTION   No. 2600**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 5** **th** **AUGUST, 2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR TRIBALS**

**QUESTION**

**2600 : SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:			           SHRI PARESH RAVAL:**

**DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL “NISHANK”:	           SHRI P.KUMAR:**

**Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:**

1. whether the Government is taking any special measures to promote skill development initiatives amongst tribals;

1. if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise including the North East Region, location-wise;

1. the number of people got benefited/ employed from these schemes during the above period;

1. the budgetary provision for such schemes during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise, scheme- wise; and

(e) 	the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) to (e)	The Ministry has not launched any specific scheme for the Skill Development of Tribals/Scheduled Tribes in the country. However, Government is pursuing an integrated approach to ameliorate the situation of unemployment among ST population across the country. Ministry of Tribal Affairs under its Specific Area Programmes and other Central Sector / Centrally Sponsored schemes provides funds as an additive to the State Plan for economic development of tribals in the States covering skill development and employment-cum-income generation activities. During the financial year 2014-15, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has asked the State Governments for promotion of need based integrated livelihood initiatives and skill upgradation of tribals to get them respectable jobs such as:

- Diversified crops, horticulture, dairy development with State cooperative, backyard poultry, fisheries, apiculture, sericulture etc. with proper market linkages.
- Financing under line department schemes like milk cooperatives.
- Marketable traditional skills like paintings, handlooms, handicrafts, artisans, skilled employment and other arts and crafts.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Modern skills: solar cell assembly and electrician, mobile phone repair etc. with appropriate placements.
- Eco tourism in Tribal areas.
- Skills for women: Computer training hospitality, paramedics, ayurvedic and tribal medicines and medical practices etc.

A statement showing amount sanctioned to the States for undertaking Skill Development and other Employment-cum-income generation programmes under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) and Grants under Article 275(1) during 2014-15 by the Ministry of Tribal is at **Annexure.**

**Annexure**

Statement showing amount sanctioned to the States for undertaking Skill Development and other Employment-cum-income generation programmes under Special Central Assistance to tribals Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) during 2014-15 and Grants under Article-275(1).

| Sl No   | Name of States    | Amount Sanctioned   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Assam             | 1699.25             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 100.00              |
| 3       | Meghalaya         | 500.00              |
| 4       | Mizoram           | 53.36               |
| 5       | Nagaland          | 355.00              |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 4620.00             |
| 7       | Karnataka         | 900.00              |
| 8       | Kerala            | 530.00              |
| 9       | Manipur           | 150.00              |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 3492.96             |
| 11      | Bihar             | 250.00              |
| 12      | Odisha            | 4584.47             |
| 13      | Chattisgarh       | 2029.56             |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 8057.55             |
| 15      | Tripura           | 1038.50             |
| 16      | Andhra Pradesh    | 487.82              |
| 17      | Telangana         | 1750.00             |
| 18      | Maharashtra       | 1100.00             |
| 19      | West Bengal       | 3110.00             |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh     | 536.92              |
| 21      | Himachal Pradesh  | 241.58              |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 1650.00             |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 60.00               |
|         | **Total**         | **37296.97**        |

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