(a) & (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs was running a separate Scheme under which funds were provided for running Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) by the State Governments / NGOs. Vocational Training Centres that were run by various State Governments are at Annexure 1. However, as a part of rationalization of schemes of the Ministry, the intervention of Vocational Training Centres has been subsumed under the Schemes of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution from 2018-19 onwards, wherein funds are provided to State Governments for carrying out Skill Development / Vocational Training programmes. These schemes are demand driven. Proposals received from the State Government under these schemes are appraised and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for funding depending upon the availability of funds under the relevant scheme(s).
Besides, Ministry is also implementing Van Dhan Vikas Karyakram with a view to target livelihood generation for tribals by harnessing the wealth of forest i.e. Van Dhan. The programme aims to tap traditional knowledge and skill sets of tribals by adding technology & IT to upgrade it at each stage and to convert the tribal wisdom into a viable economic activity to help them becoming self-reliant and entrepreneurs. Under this Karyakram, tribal community owned Minor Forest Produce (MFP) centric multi-purpose Van Dhan Vikas Kendra Clusters (VDVKCs) are set-up in tribal dominated districts. These Clusters act as common facility centres for procurement and value addition to locally available Minor Forest Produce. Value addition of raw produce results in enhancing the value of the MFP and consequently the income of the gatherers. Van Dhan Vikas Karyakram is primarily the training and development of value chain.
(c): Details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under the schemes ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years is at Annexure 2. State-wise No. of VDVKCs sanctioned during the last three years with beneficiaries are at Annexure 3. Funds available under these schemes were released to the States / State Implementing Agencies commensurating achievement of defined objectives catering to skill development and livelihood generation for ST people. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not received any adverse report from any State Government regarding the scheme(s) not achieving its objectives.
(d): The following steps are taken to review/ monitor the implementation of the schemes / programmes administered by the Ministry:
(i) MoTA has developed an online portal “ADI-GRAMS” to monitor effective planning, management and implementation of 5 Schemes/Grants of MoTA i.e. “SCA to TSS”, “Conservation-cum-Development of PVTG”, "MSP to MFP”, “Institutional Support” and “Grant under Article 275 (1) of the constitution. The portal is meant to capture necessary data and information for monitoring of these schemes/grant.
(ii) During Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) meetings the information on the progress on implementation of previous sanctioned projects is discussed in details and updated status is ascertained from the State Government officials.
(iii) Utilization Certificates are insisted upon as a prerequisite for further release of funds as per provisions of GFR.
(iv) Progress reports regarding the status of implementation of schemes are obtained.
(v) Officers while visiting States/UTs also ascertain the progress of implementation of various schemes/ programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
(vi) Review 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.
Annexure 1
Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1253 for 06.12.2021 regarding “Vocational Training in Tribal Areas”
State-wise Location of VTCs funded by Ministry and run by State Govt.
1. Assam
S.No. Location District
1. Khasiabari High School, Kokrajhar
2. Gurmow High School, Rangia
3. Baganpara High School, Nalbari
4. Kapahera High School, Morigaon
5. Parulabal Goswami BamuniBorbari H.S. Nagaon
6. DirmajakhiliH,S, Golpara
7. Sri Lohit High School, Majuli
8. Rupnath Brahma High School Dhemaji
9. Bihpuria Collegiate High School, Lakhimpur
10. GohpurBoro High School, Gohpur
11. District Computer Centre, Kokrajhar
2. Chhattisgarh
S.N. Location District
1 TCPC Kanker Kanker
2 TCPC Narayanpur Baster
3 TCPC Dantewada Dantewada
4 TCPC Nagri Dhamtari
5 Kosa Centre Jagdalpur Baster
6 Saw Mill Jagdalpur Baster
7 UVS Kondagaon Baster
8 UVS Durg (Industrial Area) Durg
9 UVS Ratanpur Bilaspur
10 UVS Kunkuri Jashpurnagar
11 Jashpur Jashpurnagar
3. Gujarat
S.No. Location District
1 Male VTC, Danta Banskantha
2 Male VTC, Bhiloda Sabarkantha
3 Male VTC, Dahod Dahod
4 Male VTC, Chhotaudepur Chhotaudepur
5 Male VTC, Rajpipla Narmada
6 Male VTC,Mandvi Surat
7 Male VTC,Songadh Surat
8 Male VTC,Vansada Navsari
9 Male VTC, Kaparda Valsad
10 Male VTC, Dangahwa Dang
11 Female VTC, Chhotaudepur Chhotaudepur
12 Female VTC, Dahod Dahod
13 Female VTC, Andhroka Sabarkantha
4. Madhya Pradesh
S. No. Name of VTC Distt.
1. Adarsh High School, Badwani Badwani
2. Adarsh High School, Sailan Ratlam
3. Adarsh High School, Mandla Mandla
4. Adarsh High School, Churhat Sidhi
5. ITI, Baihar Balaghat
6. ITI, Dhamnod Dhar
7. ITI, Pithampur Dhar
8. TCPC, Badwani Badwani
9. TCPC, Jhabua Jhabua
10. TCPC, Mandla Mandla
5. Mizoram
S.No. Location
1 VTC Lunglei
2 VTC Serchhip
3 VTC Kolasib
4 VTC Saiha
5 VTC Champhai
Annexure 2
Annexure 2 referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1253 for 06.12.2021 regarding “Vocational Training in Tribal Areas”
Details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under the schemes ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last four years
(Rs. in lakh)
S No. Name of State 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Funds Release No. of Beneficiaries Funds approved Targeted Beneficiaries Funds approved Targeted Beneficiaries Funds approved Targeted Beneficiaries
1. Andhra Pradesh 300.00 450 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.00 0
2. Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 0 0.00 0 15.00 50 0.00 0
3. Assam 0.00 0 300.00 1000 0.0 0 440.00 1400
4. Bihar 250.00 3600 0.00 0 0.0 0 138.79 1368
5. Chhattisgarh 0.00 0 0.00 0 410.00 1400 912.00 3040
6. Gujarat 1750.03 8540 1608.00 8112 1640.58 3775 1070.00 3566
7. Himachal Pradesh 320.00 1000 363.25 913 360.85 1202 160.00 533
8. Jammu & Kashmir 100.00 320 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0
9. Jharkhand 300.00 250 3125.00 1400 700.00 2333 1800.00 9000
10. Karnataka 1180.00 3028 0.00 0 250.00 833 1540.08 5133
11. Kerala 100.52 453 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.00 0
12. Madhya Pradesh 4100.00 7500 0.00 0 0.0 0 1120.55 3735
13. Maharashtra 0.00 0 779.74 1817 750.88 51000 850.00 2833
14. Manipur 187.00 131 273.48 150 172.32 50.0 698.17 2327
15. Meghalaya 90.00 4640 0.00 0 0.0 0 377.60 1259
16. Mizoram 55.82 500 654.97 400 90.00 637 210.00 700
17. Nagaland 50.00 90 205.00 216 320.00 1067 100.00 333
18. Odisha 5200.00 29378 3250.00 10300 2200.00 7333 299.00 997
19. Rajasthan 0.00 0 504.00 680 800.00 267 675.00 2249
20. Sikkim 28.00 100 21.00 70 10.00 40 170.00 283
21. Telangana 800.00 2500 600.00 1500 150.00 500 75.75 252
22. Tripura 290.00 1620 0.00 0 178.00 1210 59.70 199
23. Uttar Pradesh 200.00 1487 200.00 665 86.00 287 279.82 50
24. Uttrakhand 100.00 310 108.43 0 0.0 0 206.60 2040
25. West Bengal 1055.00 5500 900.00 4500 1013.04 6000 695.00 2316
Total 16456.37 71397 12892.87 31723 9146.67 77984 11878.06 43613
Annexure 3
Annexure 3 referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1253 for 06.12.2021 regarding “Vocational Training in Tribal Areas”
State-wise No. of VDVKCs sanctioned during the last three years with beneficiaries
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No States No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2019-20 No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2020-21 No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned 2021-22 Total No. of VDVK Clusters Sanctioned Total No. of VDSHGs Total No. of Forest Gatherers
1 Andaman & Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 75 188 152 415 6225 123258
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 85 85 1275 25500
4 Assam 50 78 174 302 7140 90316
5 Bihar 8 0 0 8 120 1630
6 Chhattisgarh 139 0 0 139 4170 41700
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 0 1 0 1 15 302
8 Goa 1 9 0 10 150 3000
9 Gujarat 116 0 0 116 1740 34424
10 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 3 3 61 810
11 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 0
12 Ladakh 10 0 0 10 150 3000
13 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0
14 Jharkhand 39 0 0 39 585 11601
15 Karnataka 19 20 101 140 1946 41748
16 Kerala 13 0 31 44 660 12038
17 Madhya Pradesh 86 0 21 107 1605 32100
18 Maharashtra 64 200 0 264 3960 79350
19 Manipur 77 123 0 200 3000 60390
20 Meghalaya 0 39 0 39 585 11835
21 Mizoram 44 115 0 159 2385 46168
22 Nagaland 78 128 0 206 3090 61800
23 Odisha 156 0 14 170 4110 51019
24 Rajasthan 25 164 290 479 7322 144803
25 Sikkim 80 0 0 80 1200 23800
26 Tamil Nadu 7 0 1 8 192 2400
27 Telangana 17 0 0 17 255 5100
28 Tripura 17 15 0 32 480 9039
29 Uttar Pradesh 5 7 13 25 375 7191
30 Uttarakhand 0 11 1 12 180 3605
31 West Bengal 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1126 1098 886 3110 52976 927927
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