(a) the prospects of employment for the Scheduled Tribes in the social sector;
(b) whether any new scheme is going to be operated in the aspirational districts; and
(c) if so, the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented?
(a) the prospects of employment for the Scheduled Tribes in the social sector;
(b) whether any new scheme is going to be operated in the aspirational districts; and
(c) if so, the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented?
(a) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements various schemes for welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes including employment in social sector. The Ministry provides funds to the State Governments based on their proposals for undertaking various employment generation activities including agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries and other non-farmbased livelihood activities etc. and Skill & entrepreneurship development under the schemes ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’, ‘Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)’, ‘Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce (MSP for MFP)’ and ‘Grants under Article 275(1)’. The details of State-wise funds release during 2020-21 under the major schemes of Ministry is as per Annexure 1.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing a scheme ''Institutional Support for development and marketing of Tribal Product/Produce'' wherein Grants-in-aid are provided to State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporations (STDCCs) and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED). The objective of the scheme is to create institutions to support marketing and development of tribal products, including training and skill up-gradation of tribal Artisans, Craftsmen, MFP gatherers and creation of supply chain infrastructure etc. Under the scheme, TRIFED provides marketing platform for tribal products through its network of 73 Tribes India outlets and 33 consignment counters and 15 Franchise outlets in State Emporiums located across the country along with other e-commerce platforms. TRIFED also organizes National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav" for development of traditional art and culture of tribal population which includes food and handicraft items. The funds released under the scheme during last three financial years are as under:
(Amount in lakh rupees)
Scheme 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Institutional Support 4495.00 7250.00 12850.00
Under the scheme of Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce (MSP for MFP), TRIFED also implements the initiative of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs), launched in 2018-19, wherein tribal community owned Minor Forest Produce centric multi-purpose Kendras are set up in predominantly tribal districts which act as common facility centres for procurement cum value addition to locally available MFPs. State-wise list of VDVKs sanctioned by TRIFED and the number of beneficiaries engaged in MFP value chain development activities is at Annexure 2.
Besides, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs extends concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking any income generation activities/ self-employment through its implementing agencies under its schemes namely Term Loan, Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana, Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Groups. The details of amount sanctioned, number of beneficiaries covered against said sanctions, amount disbursed and number of beneficiaries assisted covered under each of the Schemes of NSTFDC during the last three years is given as Annexure 3.
(b) & (c) No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry.
Annexure 1
Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question for answer on 15.03.2021
Release of funds to States during 2020-21 under major schemes of MoTA / Grant as on 28.02.2021
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl. No State/ UT Article 275 (1) Grants SCA to TSS PVTGs MSP to MFP
1. Andhra Pradesh 2055.55 3205.80 1245.51 0.00
2. Arunachal Pradesh 4894.00 4465.50 0.00 0.00
3. Assam 4592.37 3361.09 0.00 0.00
4. Bihar 0.00 994.00 0.00 0.00
5. Chhattisgarh 8484.43 8769.06 989.32 0.00
6. Goa 0.00 724.26 0.00 0.00
7. Gujarat 5940.04 9358.36 552.20 0.00
8. Himachal Pradesh 1161.00 1367.00 0.00 0.00
9. Jharkhand 8993.12 6743.55 1136.06 0.00
10. Karnataka 3305.68 0.00 438.46 0.00
11. Kerala 0.00 459.15 88.00 0.00
12. Madhya Pradesh 4279.78 0.00 2188.11 0.00
13. Maharashtra 4573.16 0.00 753.67 0.00
14. Manipur 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
15. Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
16. Mizoram 1909.71 1236.22 0.00 91.50
17. Nagaland 1717.38 1515.50 0.00 0.00
18. Odisha 4685.24 9010.42 1202.00 0.00
19. Rajasthan 9011.00 5910.50 968.00 0.00
20. Sikkim 516.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
21. Tamil Nadu 0.00 377.47 551.08 259.91
22. Telangana 2517.00 3451.00 1460.50 0.00
23. Tripura 201.74 1173.30 231.43 0.00
24. Uttar Pradesh 927.43 508.83 82.04 0.00
25. Uttarakhand 0.00 757.80 295.00 0.00
26. West Bengal 4041.14 3746.00 519.40 0.00
Total 73805.77 67134.81 12700.78 351.41
Annexure 2
Annexure 2 referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question for 15.03.2021
State wise number of Van Dhan Kendras sanctioned and beneficiaries’ details
Sl. No. State Number of VDVKs Number of beneficiaries
1 Andhra Pradesh 263 78818
2 Assam 128 38530
3 Bihar 8 1630
4 Chhattisgarh 139 41700
5 Goa 10 3000
6 Gujarat 116 34424
7 Ladakh (UT) 10 3000
8 Jharkhand 39 11601
9 Karnataka 19 5700
10 Kerala 13 3900
11 Madhya Pradesh 86 25800
12 Maharashtra 264 79350
13 Manipur 100 30194
14 Mizoram 159 46168
15 Nagaland 92 27600
16 Odisha 156 45578
17 Rajasthan 27 8190
18 Sikkim 80 23800
19 Tamil Nadu 7 2100
20 Telangana 17 5100
21 Tripura 27 7429
22 Uttar Pradesh 5 1238
23 Uttarakhand 5 1505
Total 1770 526355
Annexure 3
Annexure 3 referred to in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question for 15.03.2021
Details of amount sanctioned, number of beneficiaries covered against said sanctions, amount disbursed and number of beneficiaries assisted covered under each of the Schemes of NSTFDC during the last three years is given below:
(? in crore)
Schemes 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Term Loan Sanctioned Amt. 292.28 359.66 347.14
Benef. 29519 70197 69841
Disbursed Amt. 261.28 179.12 217.41
Benef. 37357 31363 86922
AMSY Sanctioned Amt. 4.53 5.55 15.53
Benef. 588 1048 1869
Disbursed Amt. 1.94 2.40 9.47
Benef. 290 479 1177
MCF Sanctioned Amt. 17.70 112.74 94.60
Benef. 17730 42142 21421
Disbursed Amt. 4.68 109.58 55.91
Benef. 4588 38814 16990
ASRY (Education Loan) Sanctioned Amt. 3.51 3.11 0.90
Benef. 122 96 38
Disbursed Amt. 2.83 2.22 1.22
Benef. 134 108 36
Working Capital Assistance Sanctioned Amt. 0.00 0.00 1.34
Benef. 0 0 14056
Disbursed Amt. 0.00 0.00 1.36
Benef. 0 0 15706
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