MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)
(a) A Statement is enclosed at Annexure-I.
(b) A Statement is enclosed at Annexure -II.
(c) The (in terms of value) procurement undertaken by TRIFED during the last three years from the State of Jharkhand and Bihar is as under:-
Year Value (Rs. In lakhs)
1999-2000 17.66 2000-2001 158.74 2001-2002 Nil
During the current financial year no procurement has been undertaken so far. However TRIFED has a budget provision for the procurement of Kusum Seed, Black Gram, Niger Seed and Red Gram worth Rs. 162.76 lakhs during the current year.
ANNEXURE-I
STATEMENT TO BE ATTACHED TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 FOR 09.08.2002.
DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED TO TRIFED UNDER THE SCHEMES OF MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(Rs. In lakhs)
Scheme 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-03
Bud. Funds Bud. Funds Bud. Funds Bud. Funds Alloc Rel. Alloc Rel. Alloc Rel. Alloc Rel.
Price support to TRIFED 500.00 296.56 400.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 600.00 Nil
Investment in Share Capital 25.00 25.00 100.00 Nil @ 100.00 Nil @ 1.00 Nil
Grain Bank 400.00 100.00 200.00 100.00 200.00 220.00 2000.00 Nil
@ Against the Authorised Share Capital of Rs. 100.00 crores, the paid up share capital of TRIFED reached Rs. 99.98 crores. Hence funds were not released
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT TO BE ATTACHED TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4064 FOR 09.08.2002.
The details of the work carried out in the country through TRIFED are as under:-
(a) Procurement of Agricultural and Minor Forest Produce from Tribal Areas.
With a view to give remunerative prices to the Tribals of the country for the produce cultivated/collected by them and to protect them from the exploitative forces, TRIFED undertakes procurement of Agricultural and Minor Forest Produce from Tribal Areas of the country.
TRIFED operates through its Regional offices set up across the country located at Jagdalpur, Bhubaneshwar, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, Ranchi, Bhopal, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi (North Cell).
This activity is carried out by TRIFED through its offices directly as well as through the State Tribal Development Cooperative Corporations, Forest Development Corporations, District Level Cooperative Societies, Vandhan Samities (Self Help Groups ) and other State Agencies associated with such activities.
The value-wise procurement undertaken by TRIFED during the last three years and till 30.6.2002 in the current financial year is as under:
Year Value of procurement (Rs. in lakhs)
1999-2000 7667.00
2000-2001 8339.00
2001-2002 (Unaudited) 3930.00
2002-2003 (till 30.6.2002- Provisional) 1181.00
The Government of India, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation has appointed TRIFED as an Agency to undertake Price Support operations in the Tribal Sub-Plan areas for procurement of Oilseeds & Pulses. During the last Rabi Crop (2002 )TRIFED has undertaken procurement under a minimum support price of the order of Rs.129.55 Lakhs
(b) Exports :
TRIFED is one of the canalizing agencies for the export of Niger Seed and the sole canalising agency for the export of Gum Karaya. Besides, it is also one of the registering authorities for the export of Lac and Lac products. Exports, including indirect exports, in terms of value during the last three years are as under:
Year Value of Exports (Rs. in lakhs)
1999-2000 1520.90
2000-2001 1433.00
2001-2002 2238.06
2002-03 ( till 30th June,2002) 468.83
(c) Training and Development :
TRIFED imparts training to tribals for better cultivation, collection, preservation, value-addition and marketing in respect of various commodities like Lac, Hill Brooms, Ginger, Tamarind, Neem Seed, Gum Karaya, Medicinal Herbs, etc.
(d) Grain Banks:
The scheme of Grain Banks was introduced during the year 1996-97 as a safeguard against a fall in nutritional standards of Scheduled Tribes living in remote areas and to check the deaths of tribals due to starvation, malnutrition etc. TRIFED has been nominated as the disbursing authority for release of funds to State Govts / channelising agencies for the establishment of Grain Banks. TRIFED has released an amount of Rs. 1024.38 to different States for establishment of 1876 Grain Banks till 2001-02.
(e) Projects:
Tribes:
TRIFED has established a sales outlet `Tribes`, in Delhi for promotion of the Handicrafts made by tribal artisans. Besides marketing of tribal handicrafts, exhibitions-cum-sale of artifacts made by tribal artisans are organised by `Tribes` at periodical intervals.
