MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)
(a): Government has adopted Tribal Sub-Plan (now called as ‘Scheduled Tribe Component’) strategy for ensuring overall development of tribal areas across the country while ensuring inclusive growth of STs including tribal women. While the major schemes / programmes for providing infrastructural facilities and other amenities like roads, electricity, water, education, health etc. in the tribal areas are implemented by the concerned Central Ministries / Department and State Governments, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements schemes/programmes which are primarily aimed at filling critical gaps in these sectors for tribal population. Ministry of Tribal Affairs while trying to ensure that women benefit equally from general schemes also has some special schemes meant for the benefit of ST women and girls as given below:
(i) Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels for STs: Under the scheme, Central assistance is given to States / UTs / Universities for construction of new hostel buildings and / or extension of existing hostels. State Governments are eligible for 100% central share for construction of all Girls’ hostel and also for construction of Boys’ hostel in naxal affected areas. The funding pattern for other Boys’ Hostel to State Governments is on 50:50 basis.
(ii) Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Areas: The objective of the scheme is to provide residential schools for STs to increase the literacy rate among the tribal students and to bring them at par with other population of the country. Under the scheme, State Governments are eligible for 100% central share for construction of all Girls’ Ashram Schools and also for construction of Boys’ Ashram Schools in naxal affected areas. The funding pattern for the other Boys’ Ashram Schools is on 50:50 basis.
(iii) Scheme for Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts: This scheme is being implemented in 54 identified low literacy Districts where the ST population is 25% or more, and ST female literacy rate is below 35%, or its fractions, as per 2001 census.
(iv) In addition to above, to maximize retention of ST students within various stages of school education and promoting higher learning, monetary incentives are provided by Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the form of scholarships such as Pre Matric Scholarship, Post Matric Scholarship, National Overseas Scholarship, Scholarship for Top Class Education and Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students.
(v) Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS) (hitherto known as SCA to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)): It is 100% grant from Government of India. Its objective is to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribes (ST) population and others by providing support for education, health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, skill development, minor infrastructure etc. It is a flexible scheme and supplements the efforts of the line Ministries/Departments.
(vi) Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution: It is 100% grant from Government of India. Funding under this programme is to enable the State to meet the cost of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by the State for the purpose of promoting the welfare of Scheduled Tribes in that State or raising the level of administration of Scheduled Areas therein to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that State. Funds are provided to States for various sectoral interventions.
The Ministry has insisted upon the States, that in interventions under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme, and under Article 275(1) grants, one third beneficiaries should be women / girls.
(vii) Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana: National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), an apex organisation under Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing this exclusive scheme for tribal women. Under the scheme, Scheduled Tribes women can undertake any income generation activity. Loans upto 90% for scheme costing upto Rs.1 lakh are provided at a concessional rate of interest of 4% per annum.
A list of schemes / programmes administered by Ministry of Tribal Affairs is at Annexure-1.
Some major schemes of other Ministries / Departments are as follows:
The Department of Rural Development, inter-alia, is implementing various rural development programmes namely, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas, including tribal women. Department has been earmarking funds towards Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)(erstwhile Tribal Sub Plan) under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
Under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) (erstwhile Indira Awaas Yojana), 60% of the target allocated are being earmarked for SCs/STs subject to availability of eligible PMAY-G beneficiaries as per Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011. Moreover, there is provision of 5% of the allocation at national level as reserve fund which can be utilized for settlement of households benefitted under the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 commonly known as FRA beneficiaries. Primitive Tribal Groups and beneficiary families of the FRA are being covered on priority to achieve saturation. Under DAY-NRLM, the guidelines stipulate that at least 50% of the women beneficiaries shall be members of the SCs/STs. Funds are released to the States/UTs under ST Component and utilized as per programme guidelines.
Following schemes administered by Ministry of Women and Child Development are intended to benefit all women, including ST women:
1) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
2) One Stop Centre Scheme
3) Women Helpline Scheme
4) UJJAWALA : A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
5) Working Women Hostel
6) Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers.
(b): Allocation of Business Rules (ABR) has been amended in January, 2017 whereby Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has been given mandate for monitoring of ‘Tribal Sub-Plan’ (now called as ‘Scheduled Tribe Component’) funds of Central Ministries based on the framework and mechanism designed by NITI Aayog. An online monitoring system has been put in place with web address stcmis.nic.in. The framework envisages monitoring of allocations for welfare of STs under the schemes, monitoring of expenditure vis-à-vis allocations, monitoring of physical performance and outcome monitoring. The framework also envisages to capture location wise details to ensure accountability and targeted spending. Further, nodal officer has been nominated in the line Ministries / Departments for coordination and monitoring. The allocations under schemes for welfare of STs have already been allotted a separate budget head 796 for avoiding possibility of diversion of funds. Ministry / Department-wise performance shall be reviewed on a half yearly basis jointly by MoTA and NITI Aayog.
Public health is a State subject and Government of India provides funds and technical support to States to address the health needs. To address the problem of malnutrition, all the States have also been advised for use of traditional food, and minor millets in the food basket, through intervention in schools and also for supplementing food with iron and folic acid. Funds are also provided to States, as Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) and grants under Article (275(1) of the Constitution of India, for addressing health and nutrition needs of Tribals like establishing kitchen gardens in schools etc.
For addressing nutrition issues of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), activities like backyard poultry, kitchen garden, dairy units, vegetable cultivation etc. have been funded by the Ministry
(c): Scheme - wise and State / UT wise details of funds released and funds utilized during each of last three years and the number of beneficiaries are given at Annexures 2 to 10.
State/UT wise Self Help Groups (SHGs) promoted under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and Houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)for the Schedule Tribe community during the last three years and current year are given at Annexures 11 to 12.
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Annexure 1
Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 376 for 18.12.2017 regarding “Welfare of Tribal Women”.
Schemes being implemented by Ministry of Tribal Affairs for STs
S. No. Name of the Scheme / Programme
1 Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Tribal Sub Scheme (TSS) (hitherto known as SCA to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)).
2 Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India.
3 Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students.
4 Post Matric Scholarship for ST students.
5 Girls & Boys Hostels for STs.
6 Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Area.
7 Vocational Training in Tribal Areas.
8 National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students.
9 National Overseas Scholarship for ST Students.
10 Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP.
11 Grants-in-Aid to State Tribal Development Corporative Corporations (STDCCs), etc. for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) Operations.
12 Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisations working for the welfare of STs.
13 Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribe Girls in Low Literacy Districts.
14 Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
15 Institutional support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products / Produce.
16 Equity Support to National /State Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development Corporations.
17 Research Information & Mass Education, Tribal Festival and Others.
18 Grant-in-Aid to Tribal Research Institutes.
Annexure 2
Annexures 2 to 10 referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 376 for 18.12.2017 regarding “Welfare of Tribal Women”.
State-wise list of organisations funded during 2014-15 to 2017-18 under the scheme of ''strengthening education among scheduled tribe girls in low literacy Districts’
(Amount in Rs)
S.No.
States 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Andhra Pradesh 5207920 193107731 27094085
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4271709 0 0
3 Chhattisgarh 3925448 0 3963499
4 Gujarat 194219225 171232411 285792943
5 Jharkhand 4442520 2107200 0
6 Madhya Pradesh 57103228 14357845 42004939
7 Maharashtra 3600400 0 15838410
8 Odisha 26507661 104081259 192941396
9 Rajasthan 9665119 0 14877810
10 Telangana 41056770 48075810 71975792
GRAND TOTAL 350000000 532962256 654488874
Annexure 3
Details of Fund Released to State Governments / UT Administrations under the Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for ST students during 2014-15 to 2016-17
(Rs. in Lakh)
S.No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 A.& N. Islands 0.75 0.00 0.00
2 Andhra Pradesh 5070.01 1986.82 9777.62
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2.29 1137.61 1136.32
4 Assam 1114.00 6748.28 266.65
5 Bihar 23.00 0.00 0.00
6 Chhattisgarh 4066.75 4764.83 2674.82
7 Daman & Diu 1.00 0.00 53.63
8 Goa 2.00 356.00 645.00
9 Gujarat 3929.23 5520.40 22040.27
10 Himachal Pradesh 237.00 1350.00 931.36
11 Jammu & Kashmir 2494.17 2494.17 2587.84
12 Jharkhand 4927.23 0.00 8148.39
13 Karnataka 3691.00 5839.00 8540.00
14 Kerala 647.00 0.00 3122.00
15 Madhya Pradesh 2385.00 3065.00 13054.00
16 Maharashtra 7451.83 5209.83 22092.28
17 Manipur 3615.48 3588.00 3385.20
18 Meghalaya 438.00 3274.61 3189.00
19 Mizoram 4501.15 4927.91 4267.52
20 Nagaland 2329.59 2646.34 1344.00
21 Odisha 4512.00 4050.00 15556.48
22 Rajasthan 6440.00 10890.43 9800.00
23 Sikkim 414.00 400.00 938.16
24 Tamil Nadu 44.00 2266.86 3061.85
25 Telangana 12329.88 9650.00 11483.00
26 Tripura 974.82 1700.00 1323.90
27 Uttar Pradesh 56.00 0.00 1057.50
28 Uttarakhand 164.00 900.00 5090.57
29 West Bengal 237.00 2948.46 0
Total 72098.18 85714.55 155567.37
Annexure 4
Details of Fund Released to State Governments / UT Administrations under the Scheme of Pre Matric Scholarship for ST students during 2014-15 to 2016-17
(Rs. in lakh)
S.No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Andhra Pradesh 1386.00 1983.00 0.00
2 Assam 0.00 0.00 321.33
3 Bihar 688.60 375.00 0.00
4 Chhattisgarh 3718.00 3607.00 2534.15
5 Goa 0.00 0.00 52.64
6 Gujarat 3750.00 3745.76 80.81
7 Himachal Pradesh 73.00 96.12 51.21
8 Jammu & Kashmir 0.00 700.00 0.00
9 Jharkhand 1613.00 0.00 0.00
10 Karnataka 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Kerala 0.00 300.00 796.40
12 Madhya Pradesh 0.00 4300.00 0.00
13 Manipur 496.05 0.00 867.38
14 Mizoram 0.00 0.00 336.36
15 Nagaland 0.00 851.47 0.00
16 Odisha 4511.00 4900.00 3376.36
17 Rajasthan 2383.34 0.00 0.00
18 Sikkim 7.80 0.00 0.00
19 Tamil Nadu 0.00 600.00 0.00
20 Telangana 745.52 0.00 0.00
21 Tripura 678.75 1303.60 0.00
22 Uttarakhand 19.82 107.00 0.00
Total 20070.88 22868.95 8416.64
Annexure 5
Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations under the scheme of “Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan” during the last three years, i.e. from 2014-15 to 2016-17
(Rs. in Lakh)
S.No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Goa 0.00 300.00 0.00
2 Gujarat 1144.48 0.00 0.00
3 Madhya Pradesh 1425.00 0.00 0.00
4 Maharashtra 1000.00 0.00 0.00
5 Tripura 954.52 0.00 0.00
Total 4524.00 300.00 0.00
Annexure6
State/UT wise number of beneficiaries during the last three years
(i) Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels for STs:
Sl. No. State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17*
1. Arunachal Pradesh 0 340 0
2. Chhattisgarh 0 1300 0
3. Kerala 600 0 0
4. Nagaland 0 9500 0
5 Rajasthan 0 1600 0
Total 600
12740 0
* Hostels are now mostly funded from SCA to TSS / Article 275(1) grants.
(ii) Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Area: During 2013-14, 10260 new seats (Maharashtra-3700, Odisha-4500, Sikkim-420 and Tripura-1000) were created. Such schools are presently funded from SCA to TSS/ Article 275(1) grants.
Annexure 7
STATE WISE NO.OF BENEFICARIES COVERED IN STRENGTHENING EDUCATION AMONG SCHEDULED TRIBE GIRLS IN LOW LITERACY DISTRICTS
S. NO. Name of the State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Andhra Pradesh 3898 14702 3552
2 Arunachal Pradesh 100 0 0
3 Chhattisgarh 192 0 192
4 Gujarat 10999 7742 11981
5 Jharkhand 150 100 0
6 Madhya Pradesh 2661 512 1325
7 Maharashtra 200 0 440
8 Orissa 1236 9601 8204
9 Rajasthan 1392 0 535
10 Telangana 3129 3459 3479
Total 23957 36116 29708
Annexure 8
Statement showing funds released for Skill Development, Vocational Training under SCA to TSP and Article 275(1) and number of Beneficiaries in last three years
(Rs. in lakh)
S No. Name of State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Funds Release No. of Beneficiaries Funds Release No. of Beneficiaries Funds Release No. of Beneficiaries
1. Andhra Pradesh 487.82 1623 300.00 700 40.00 125
2. Arunachal Pradesh 100.00 320 230.00 700 125.00 390
3. Assam 1699.25 5600 1800.00 6000 168.00 1120
4. Bihar 250.00 800 750.00 2500 430.18 4620
5. Chhattisgarh 2029.56 6500 1000.00 4000 2090.00 4400
6. Goa 0 0 0.00 0.00 0 0
7. Gujarat 4620.00 10216 3695.72 8000 2998.00 2300
8. Himachal Pradesh 241.58 2500 175.00 400 300.64 937
9. Jammu & Kashmir 0.00 0 500.00 1650 500.00 3000
10. Jharkhand 3492.96 11500 1240.00 3500 0.00 0
11. Karnataka 900.00 3000 1800.00 6400 0.00 0
12. Kerala 530.00 3028 550.00 1800 35.10 290
13. Madhya Pradesh 8057.55 25000 3300.00 10000 2233.19 6500
14. Maharashtra 1100.00 3600 1977.18 6590 1000.00 1000
15. Manipur 150.00 3000 200.00 665 0.00 0
16. Meghalaya 500.00 1650 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
17. Mizoram 53.36 175 100.00 500 300.00 937
18. Nagaland 355.00 1175 300.00 1000 180.00 562
19. Odisha 4584.47 10000 3194.59 10640 7093.35 22165
20. Rajasthan 1650.00 8500 2675.00 7800 0.00 0
21. Sikkim 60.00 616 215.00 715 109.80 50
22. Tamil Nadu 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
23. Telangana 1750.00 5800 1300.00 3800 1186.35 6000
24. Tripura 1038.50 1400 290.00 1000 450.00 2093
25. Uttar Pradesh 536.92 1700 290.00 965 0.00 0
26. West Bengal 3110.00 10300 2063.58 6875 990.00 5500
Total 37296.97
118003
27946.07
86200
20229.61
61989
Annexure 9
Statewise No. of Women Beneficiaries assisted under NSTFDC Schemes during
the F. Y. 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 (upto 30.06.2017)
S.No. State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 ANDHRA PRADESH - 207 55
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 485 8,406 2,728
3 ASSAM 143 49 2,296
5 CHHATTISGARH 6 83 143
6 GUJARAT 11,486 5,831 17,201
7 HIMACHAL PRADESH 298 - 513
8 JAMMU & KASHMIR - 69 101
9 JHARKHAND 13 314 3,764
10 KARNATAKA 1,010 -
11 KERALA 40 67 61
12 MADHYA PRADESH 143 122 213
13 MANIPUR 1,050 - -
14 MEGHALAYA 1,531 778 418
15 MIZORAM - 12,884 8,928
16 NAGALAND 17 61 6
17 ODISHA 9 8 315
18 RAJASTHAN 330 113 614
19 SIKKIM - - 80
20 TELANGANA - 21,168 21,000
21 TRIPURA 286 - 1,577
22 UTTARAKHAND - 38 -
23 WEST BENGAL 1,639 4,272 4,105
TOTAL 18486 54470 64118
Annexure 10
Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations/ Universities under the Scheme of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys during from 2014-15 to 2016-17
(Rs. in lakh)
S.No. State / UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 400.00 0.00
2 Chhattisgarh 0.00 1221.74 0.00
3 Himachal Pradesh 380.47 0.00 0.00
4 Kerala 1949.63 0.00 0.00
5 Madhya Pradesh 1305.00 0.00 0.00
6 Manipur 0.00 0.00 1283.65
7 Maharashtra 1031.00 0.00 0.00
8 Nagaland 0.00 1798.45 0.00
9 Rajasthan 0.00 3393.97 595.35
10 Sikkim 460.29 0.00 0.00
11 Tripura 1797.62 0.00 0.00
12 Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi 304.99 0.00 0.00
13 Mizoram University 195.01 59.73 0.00
14 National Law School of India University, Bangalore 0.00 61.94 0.00
15 JLN Krishi Vishva Vidyala, Jabalpur 0.00 0.00 43.32
16 Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. 0.00 0.00 77.68
Total 7424.01 6935.83 1922.32
Annexure 11
Houses constructed under PMAY-G for STs
Sl No State/UT 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH
2 0 0
2 ASSAM
28075 14130 20
3 BIHAR
3308 1282 1
4 CHHATTISGARH
27006 20125 2498
5 GOA
12 40 0
6 GUJARAT
6906 7693 8
7 HARYANA
10 1 0
8 HIMACHAL PRADESH
739 443 32
9 JAMMU AND KASHMIR
853 601 0
10 JHARKHAND
12700 9784 14
11 KERALA
2705 2519 12
12 MADHYA PRADESH
46671 32812 3224
13 MAHARASHTRA
56693 36245 2938
14 MANIPUR
11 570 0
15 MEGHALAYA
6040 812 0
16 MIZORAM
1076 534 0
17 NAGALAND
5699 737 0
18 ODISHA
76111 68935 12254
19 PUNJAB
1 2 0
20 RAJASTHAN
23542 18538 487
21 SIKKIM
561 167 0
22 TAMIL NADU
2160 1986 0
23 TRIPURA
5658 4421 0
24 UTTAR PRADESH
5229 6882 4
25 UTTARAKHAND
888 734 10
26 WEST BENGAL
57230 53133 173
27 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
0 0 0
28 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
0 0 0
29 DAMAN AND DIU
0 0 0
30 LAKSHADWEEP
0 0 0
31 PUDUCHERRY
0 0 0
32 ANDHRA PRADESH
8795 10538 422
33 KARNATAKA
22796 15028 35
34 TELANGANA
15763 14815 0
Total 417240 323507 22132
as reported by the States/UTs in AwasSoft MIS
Annexure 12
Schedule Tribe SHGs Promoted under DAY-NRLM
S.No. State 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 1189 0 0
2 ASSAM 2561 3496 1998
3 BIHAR 2140 1303 1276
4 CHHATTISGARH 2808 5128 2746
5 GUJARAT 2046 9614 9468
6 JHARKHAND 5798 5677 5031
7 KARNATAKA 1222 1406 422
8 KERALA 60 401 204
9 MADHYA PRADESH 13733 24995 3617
10 MAHARASHTRA 4337 5468 2853
11 ODISHA 3754 2156 2817
12 RAJASTHAN 2051 9168 4886
13 TAMIL NADU 448 261 29
14 TELANGANA 1361 0 0
15 UTTAR PRADESH 97 376 214
16 WEST BENGAL 174 829 1196
17 HARYANA 0 0 0
18 HIMACHAL PRADESH 7 4 10
19 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 139 201 80
20 PUNJAB 0 0 0
21 UTTARAKHAND 50 119 68
22 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0
23 MANIPUR 0 0 140
24 MEGHALAYA 134 612 748
25 MIZORAM 288 51 370
26 NAGALAND 629 39 778
27 SIKKIM 0 0 248
28 TRIPURA 127 539 518
GRAND TOTAL 45153 71843 39717
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