MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KANTILAL BHURIA)
A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.122. for
27.11.2009 by Shri K.D.Deshmukh, M.P, regarding Projects in Tribal Areas.
(a) and (b) : Yes Sir. Development projects funded under various schemes of the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs are appraised and monitored throughout the country, including the hilly and far
flung areas, on the basis of annual inspections, periodic field visits, discussions with State
Governments, furnishing of periodic progress reports and utilization certificates. In addition,
the Ministry also sponsors evaluation and monitoring studies of selected programmes through
independent agencies.
(c) The allocation and utilisation of budgetary resources for the development of projects, in
tribal areas during the last three years is as under:
(Rs. In Crore)
Year Budget Estimates Expenditure
2006-07 1656.90 1647.73
2007-08 1719.17 1524.32
2008-09 2121.00 1805.91
(d) (e) and (f) : Utilization is dependant on various factors in the field, including selection
of the agencies, availability of workforce, law and order conditions and the capacity of the
State as well as the implementing agency. Corrective measures, being continuously taken at
the Centre to overcome these shortcomings, cover better monitoring, regular interactions with
the State Governments advising them to spend their allocations, submit utilization certificates
for amounts already released, send complete proposals for further release, refining scheme
guidelines, improving procedures for evaluation and sanction, training and skill development.
