MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)
(a) Under the administrative control of the Ministry there is a multi-State Cooperative Society by the name of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) which has been imparting various skill upgradation trainings to tribal artisans in handicrafts and to Minor Forest produces gatherers for helping them to enhance their income generation. Besides, TRIFED provides marketing platform for tribal products through its network of 30 Tribes India outlets and 13 consignment counters in State Emporium located across the country. However, TRIFED has not provided any employment to tribal community as such directly.
(b) The details of tribal beneficiaries empowered by TRIFED during last 3 years and the current year through its various outreach activities are annexed.
(c) Details of funds provided to the State Government of Kerala under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan for vocational training, self-employment programmes, and skill upgradation of tribal population during last three years and current year are as under:
2013-14 - Rs. 538.25 Lakh
2014-15 - Rs. 530.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 3028)
2015-16 - Rs. 550.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 1800)
2016-17 - Rs. 288.00 Lakh (intended beneficiaries - 1970)
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ANNEX
Statement in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No.2891 by Shri Prem Das Rai, Shri Bharat Singh, Shri Manshankar Ninama, Shri M. B. Rajesh, Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher regarding ‘Promotion and Marketing of Traditional Arts’ for answer on 20.03.2017.
(I) Skill development and capacity building in Handicrafts:
Sl No STATE 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Number of Trainings Number of beneficiaries Number of Trainings Number of beneficiaries Number of Trainings Number of beneficiaries Number of Trainings Number of beneficiaries
1 Gujarat 0 0 1 20 0 0
2 Madhya Pradesh 2 35 2 40 0 0 1 20
3 Rajasthan 2 35 2 40 2 40 1* 20*
4 Meghalaya 1 15 0 0 0 0
5 Assam 2 35 3 60 2 40 2 40
6 Tripura 0 0 1 20 0 0
7 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 1 20
8 Nagaland 0 0 0 0
9 Sikkim 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 20
10 Tamilnadu 4 75 1 20 2 40
11 Karnataka 0 0 3 43 0 0
12 Andaman & Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kerala 0 0 2 40 0 0
14 Odisha 1 20 1 20 1 20 1 20
15 West Bengal 1 20 0 0 0 0
16 Jharkhand 2 30 3 75 2 40 3+1*
60+20*
17 Maharashtra 2 40 0 0 0 0
18 Chhattisgarh 2 35 1 20 2 40 1 20
19 Telengana 1 15 0 0 0 0
20 Utter Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Uttarakhand 1 20 0 0 0 0 1 20
22 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 395 22 403 12 240 12 240
*proposals under consideration.
(II) Retail Marketing Development Activity:
Sl. No State Empanelled Suppliers Of TRIFED as on 31.3.2016 No. of Tribal Beneficiary Families Associated as on 31.3.2016
1 Gujarat 17 2561
2 Karnataka 6 120
3 Kerala 4 90
4 Tamil Nadu 13 262
5 Orissa 107 958
6 Madhya Pradesh 161 691
7 Uttarakhand 16 5377
8 Utter Pradesh 1 30
9 Delhi 8 60
10 Sikkim 151 1246
11 West Bengal 188 2285
12 Assam 164 1820
13 Meghalaya 46 230
14 Tripura 9 45
15 Nagaland 136 1380
16 Manipur 38 242
17 Arunachal Pradesh 4 120
18 Mizoram 40 200
19 Telangana 16 281
20 Seemandhra 4 8384
21 Rajasthan 24 3000
22 Chhattisgarh 91 1939
23 Maharashtra 54 821
24 Jharkhand 16 18554
25 Himachal Pradesh 13 2492
26 Jammu and Kashmir 2 557
Total 1329
53745
(III) Skill Upgradation and capacity building of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) gatherers.
STATE 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (as on 28.2.17)
No. of Beneficiaries No. of Beneficiaries No of Beneficiaries No of Beneficiaries
Andhra Pradesh 360 2070 2790 2100
Telangana 0 840 0 0
Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0
Assam 2010 395 600
Chhattisgarh 90 2280 1500 2010
Gujarat 360 900 960
Jharkhand 503 422 1950 930
Kerala 90 330 0
Maharashtra 400 1560 1110 960
Meghalaya 180 145 0
Madhya Pradesh 300 2040 150 1500
Nagaland 150 0 1000
Odisha 360 4180 3450 1622
Rajasthan 240 750 720 720
West Bengal 90 0 0
Sikkim 150 358 0 120
Tamilnadu 250 180 930 1020
Tripura 0
HO(TOT) 54 0
Grand Total 3163 17579 14895 12542
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