Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: NGOs in Tribal Welfare
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO *12

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## NGO s IN TRIBAL WELFARE

## *12. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking adequate measures to promote Voluntary Organisations (VOs)/Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to work for the upliftment of Scheduled Tribes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    the number of NGOs/VOs provided grants-in-aid by the Government for running projects for the scheduled tribes during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)      whether the State Governments/UT Administrations have also been involved in promoting VOs/NGOs for the said purpose, if so, the details thereof including the share of the States/UTs; and
- (d)      the role played by the multidisciplinary State level committee which examines new as well as ongoing proposals of the NGOs for better and effective implementation of these schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a) to (d):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO *12 FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2016

(a)     Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements  following schemes for welfare of Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country through Voluntary Organisations (VOs) / Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs):-

- (i) Grants  in  aid  to  Voluntary  Organizations  working  for  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes (STs),
- (ii) Strengthening Education among ST  Girls in Low Literacy Districts,
- (iii) Vocational Training in Tribal Areas,
- (iv) Development  of  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs)  (partially  through NGOs till 31.03.2015)

The Ministry  releases  grants-in-aid  to  VOs  /  NGOs  for  running  projects  for  STs  in  the country, as per provisions of above schemes.  For this purpose, Ministry has released grants-in-aid to 138 VOs / NGOs during 2013-14, 172 VOs / NGOs during 2014-15, 105 VOs / NGOs during 2015-16 and 28 VOs / NGOs during 2016-17 (as on 13.07.2016).

(b): Details of number of NGOs / VOs provided grants-in-aid by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for running  and  maintenance  of  projects  for  STs  during  each  of  last  three  years  and  current  year, State/UT-wise under above schemes is given at Annexure-1(A) to 1(D).

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. There is no State Share involved in funding of these projects.  State Governments play an important role in scrutiny and recommendation of proposals submitted by NGOs  from  their  States  for  funding.  At  State  level,  there  is  a  multidisciplinary  State  Level Committee  for  supporting  Voluntary  efforts  which  is  responsible  to  recommend  &  forward proposals of NGOs / VOs for funding to Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  admitted  starred  Question  No.*12  for 18.07.2016 raised by Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, MP regarding ''NGOs in Tribal Welfare''.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF NO. OF NGOs/VOs UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'GRANT-IN-AID TO  VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES' DURING 2013-14  TO 2016-17

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2016-17 (as on 13.7.2016)   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                    | No. Of NGOs/Vos | No. Of NGOs/Vos | No. Of NGOs/Vos | No. Of NGOs/Vos             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 5               | 2               | 6               | 1                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 8               | 8               | 3               | 2                           |
| 3       | Assam              | 5               | 6               | 6               | 2                           |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh       | 3               | 1               | 1               | 1                           |
| 5       | Gujarat            | 2               | 7               | 4               | 0                           |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh   | 5               | 6               | 0               | 6                           |
| 7       | Jharkhand          | 8               | 8               | 5               | 0                           |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir     | 1               | 1               | 0               | 0                           |
| 9       | Karnataka          | 7               | 8               | 8               | 2                           |
| 10      | Kerala             | 4               | 4               | 5               | 1                           |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh     | 4               | 7               | 7               | 0                           |
| 12      | Maharashtra        | 4               | 11              | 2               | 2                           |
| 13      | Manipur            | 9               | 9               | 6               | 3                           |
| 14      | Meghalaya          | 2               | 1               | 2               | 0                           |
| 15      | Mizoram            | 3               | 3               | 0               | 0                           |
| 16      | Nagaland           | 1               | 2               | 0               | 0                           |
| 17      | Odisha             | 9               | 15              | 10              | 1                           |
| 18      | Rajasthan          | 0               | 3               | 2               | 0                           |
| 19      | Sikkim             | 1               | 1               | 2               | 0                           |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu         | 2               | 2               | 1               | 1                           |
| 21      | Telangana          | 1               | 1               | 1               | 0                           |
| 22      | Tripura            | 1               | 1               | 1               | 2                           |
| 23      | Uttrakhand         | 3               | 4               | 2               | 0                           |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh      | 1               | 3               | 2               | 0                           |
| 25      | West Bengal        | 7               | 16              | 13              | 4                           |
| 26      | Delhi              | 0               | 1               | 0               | 0                           |
|         | Total              | 96              | 131             | 89              | 28                          |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  admitted  starred  Question  No.*12  for 18.07.2016 raised by Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, MP regarding ''NGOs in Tribal Welfare''.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF NO. OF NGOs/VOs UNDER THE SCHEME OF  'STRENGTHENING  EDUCATION  AMONG  SCHEDULED  TRIBE  GIRLS  IN  LOW LITERACY DISTRICTS' DURING 2013-14 to 2016-17

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17 (as on 13.7.2016)   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                    | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos            |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh  | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                           |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh       | 1                | 1                | 0                | 0                           |
| 4       | Gujarat            | 3                | 3                | 2                | 0                           |
| 5       | Jharkhand          | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                           |
| 6       | Madhya Pradesh     | 10               | 8                | 3                | 0                           |
| 7       | Maharashtra        | 3                | 2                | 0                | 0                           |
| 8       | Odisha             | 8                | 7                | 5                | 0                           |
| 9       | Rajasthan          | 3                | 3                | 0                | 0                           |
| 10      | Telangana          | 0                | 1                | 1                | 0                           |
|         | Total              | 29               | 28               | 13               | 0                           |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  admitted  starred  Question  No.*12  for 18.07.2016 raised by Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, MP regarding ''NGOs in Tribal Welfare''.

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF NO. OF NGOs/VOs  UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN TRIBAL AREAS' DURING 2013-14 to 2016-17

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2016-17 (as on 13.7.2016)   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                    | No. of NGOs/Vos | No. of NGOs/Vos | No. of NGOs/Vos | No. of NGOs/Vos             |
| 1       | Assam              | 2               | 2               | 0               | 0                           |
| 2       | Karnataka          | 1               | 1               | 0               | 0                           |
| 3       | Meghalaya          | 1               | 1               | 0               | 0                           |
| 4       | Nagaland           | 0               | 2               | 0               | 0                           |
| 5       | Tamil Nadu         | 1               | 0               | 0               | 0                           |
|         | Total              | 5               | 6               | 0               | 0                           |

## Annexure-I (D)

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  admitted  starred  Question  No.*12  for 18.07.2016 raised by Shri Rabindra Kumar Jena, MP regarding ''NGOs in Tribal Welfare''.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF NO. OF NGOs/VOs UNDER THE SCHEME OF 'DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL' GROUPS  (PVTGs) ' DURING 2013-14 to 2016-17

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT         | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17 (as on 13.7.2016)   |
|---------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
|         |                          | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos | No. of NGOs /Vos            |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1                | 0                | 0                | 0                           |
| 2       | Chhattisgarh             | 2                | 2                | 0                | 0                           |
| 3       | Jharkhand                | 3                | 3                | 1                | 0                           |
| 4       | Karnataka                | 1                | 1                | 1                | 0                           |
| 5       | Tamil Nadu               | 1                | 1                | 1                | 0                           |
|         | Total                    | 8                | 7                | 3                | 0                           |