(a) the funds spent on the welfare schemes for the people belonging to Scheduled Tribes during the Ninth Five Year Plan, Year-wise, scheme-wise and State-wise;
(b) whether there is a proposal for allocating more funds for these schemes during the Tenth Five Year Plan;
(c) if so, the details thereof, Scheme-wise and State-wise; and
(d) the funds out of it likely to be spent on the welfare of the people belonging to Scheduled Tribes, particularly in Gujarat, State-wise?
MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM)
(a): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
(b), (c) & (d): The scheme-wise allocation of funds for the year 2002-2003 of Ministry of Tribal Affairs is at Annexure.
Funds are released to the State Governments on the basis of proposals received.
ANNEXURE
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4656 FOR ANSWER ON 23.4.2002 REGARDING AMOUNT SPENT ON
WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES.
Scheme-wise allocation of fundsfor 2002-2003
S.N Name of the Scheme/Item Approved outlay for 1002-03
1. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan 500.00
2. Article 275(1) 300.00 J Post-Matric Scholarship 66.00
4. Girls Hostel for STs 13.00 S Boys Hostel for STs 11.00 6 Supporting Project of All-India or Inter-State nature 0.50 7 Price Support to TRIFED 6.00 8 Research & Training 4.00 9 Educational Complex 8.00 10 Vocational Training in Tribal Areas NGO 12.00 State Govt
11 Grant-in-aid to S.T.D.C.Cs 14.00 12 Assistance to Voluntary Orgns. 30.00 13 Grain Banks scheme 20.00 14 Dev. Of Primitive Tribal Group 20.00 15 Coaching and Allied 1.50 16 Book Bank 1.50 17 Upgradation of Merit 0.99 18 National Institute of Tribal Affairs 3.50 19 Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub Plan Areas 14.00 20 Lumpsum provision for N.East 29.00 21 Information & Mass Media 1.50 22 Special Incentive to NGOs 0.50 23 Exchange of visits by Tribal Communities/delegates 0.50 24 State Tribal Dev. Fin. Dev. Corp. 2.00 25 Investment in TRIFED 0.01 26 National ST Finance & Dev. Corporation 30.00 27 Organisation of Tribal Festival 0.50
TOTAL 1090.00
Note: 1. State-wise allocation is made only in respect of schemes mentioned at S.No.l and 2. State-wise allocation in respect of these two schemes for the year 2002-03 is yet to be finalised.
2. State-wise allocation is not made in respect of other schemes wherein Fund is released on the basis of proposals received.