(a) whether the Government has any action plan to provide assistance to the tribal people residing in Urban areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the government has received any proposal from rural areas seeking such assistance; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI P.R. KYNDIAH)
(a) & (b) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements several Central Sector/Centrally
Sponsored Schemes/Programmes for the socio-economic development of
tribal people living in rural as well as urban areas in the country. These
Schemes/Programmes are meant for the welfare of all the tribal people,
including those living in urban areas of the country. A list of the Schemes
being implemented for the development of the tribal people is at Annexure.
(c) & (d) Receipt and sanction of the proposals from the State Governments/Union
Territory Administrations under the schemes of this Ministry is an on-going
process. The proposals submitted by the State Governments under the various
schemes of this Ministry are processed and sanctioned when they fulfill the
eligibility conditions of the relevant schemes and subject to the availability of
funds and the utilization of the previously released funds.
Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred
Question No. 4118 raised by Shri Bapu Hari Chaure for answer on 23.08.2005
regarding `Action Plan for Welfare of Tribals`
List of Schemes/Programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the development of tribal people
1. Grant-in-Aid to NGOs for Scheduled Tribes including Coaching & Allied Schemes and award for exemplary service.
2. Vocational Training Centres in Tribal Areas
3. Educational Complex in Low Literacy Pockets
4. Grant-in-Aid to State Tribal Development Corporations for Minor Forest Produce
5. Development of Primitive Tribal Groups
6. Support to National/State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporations
7. Scheme of Post Matric Scholarship and Upgradation of Merit of Scheduled Tribe Students
8. Scheme of Hostels for Scheduled Tribe Girls and Boys
9. Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub Plan Areas
10. Research, Information & Mass Education, Tribal Festivals and Others
11. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan (SCA to TSP)
12. Grants-in-Aid under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution.