MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MAHADEO SINGH KHANDELA)
(a): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements the following Centrally
Sponsored Schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes in the country including
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Orissa :-
(i) Post Matric Scholarships for ST students,
(ii) Hostels for ST Boys and ST Girls,
(iii) Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas, and
(iv) Research, Information and Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others
(b): The Scheme-wise and State-wise funds sanctioned and released by the
Ministry and utilized amount by the State Governments during the last three
years and the current year is at Annexure-I to IV.
(c): The Ministry undertakes the following steps to ensure the proper
implementation of the schemes:-
(i) States are asked to submit the proposals complete in all respects
conforming to guidelines of the concerned scheme / programme, in time.
(ii) Utilization Certificates are insisted upon as a pre-requisite for
further release of funds;
(iii) Progress reports regarding the status of implementation of schemes
are obtained;
(iv) Central Government officers while on visits to the States / Union
Territories also ascertain the progress of implementation of various schemes/
programmes of the Ministry.
(v) Meetings / Conferences are convened at the Central level with State
Secretaries in charge of Tribal Welfare Development Departments in the States
to ensure timely submission of proposals, speed up of implementation of the
schemes / programmes, and reviewing the physical and financial progress;
