Question : SPECIAL INCENTIVE PACKAGE TO ORISSA

(a) whether the Union Government have any proposal for providing special incentive package for the improvement of the social sector projects in Orissa, m view of Orissa being one of the largest dominance of tribal population m the country having higher percentage of illiteracy amongst the tribals especially women and larger incidence offatal diseases like malaria, Pneumonia plurisi, etc;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government propose to convert all the Tribal Development Programmes in the State from CSP to Central Plan Programme to avoid non-achievement of the target in CSP due to disastrous fiscal situation of the State not even bemg able to contribute the State`s matching share;

(d) if so the details thereof;

(e) whether the Union Government are considering for the establishment of large number of residential Sebashrams and Ashram schools in KBK districts of Orissa and tribal sub-plan areas under the Central Plan; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs are implementing two Central Sector Schemes viz. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan (SCA to TSP) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution for welfare and. development of tribals m the country includmg Orissa. Under these two schemes, the followmg grants have been provided to the State during the last three years:

(Rs. in lakhs)
Name of Scheme	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02
SCA to TSP	5698.28	5188.40	6495.30
Art. 275(1) of the Constitution	1027.93	2957.10	4104.91