MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (Dr. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
(a): Information is given in the statement at Annex I .
(b): As per the information received from the Planning Commission,State- wise
details of funds allocated under TSP during 2008-09 are given in the statement at
Annex II. Details of funds allocated during current year and utilization under TSP
are not available.
(c) & (d): Details of Programmes/ Schemes dealt in the Ministry along with
the state-wise fund releases made are available under Annual Report 2008-09 of the
Ministry, which can be seen on website tribal.gov.in.
(e) & (f): Monitoring of the schemes is an ongoing process and mechanism
followed in this regard is as under :
(i) Utilization Certificates are insisted upon as a pre-requisite for further
release of funds;
(ii) Periodic progress reports regarding the status of implementation of schemes
are obtained.
(iii) Central Government Officers undertake on the spot visits to the States/Union
Territories for ascertaining the progress of implementation of various
schemes/programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs;
(iv) Meetings/ Conferences are convened at the Central level with State Ministers
and State Secretaries in charge of Tribal Welfare and Development Departments in the
States to ensure timely submission of proposals, speed up of implementation of the
schemes/ programmes, and reviewing the physical and financial progress;
(v) At the State and field level, bodies like the Tribal Advisory Council,
Projects Implementation Committees of ITDPs and Panchayat Samities also monitor
timely spending of funds and effective implementation of the schemes/ programmes.
(g) & (h): There is no proposal to give any special package to any State for
welfare of Tribals, including Orissa, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, since the funds
allocated to the various states are based on the ST Population in the state and
the provisions of the guidelines in vogue for the various schemes, as may be
applicable.
Annex-I
Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 270
for 20.11.2009
STATE-WISE ST POPULATION
S.No. State ST Population as per census 2001
1. Andhra Pradesh 5,024,104
2. Arunachal Pradesh 705,158
3. Assam 3,308,570
4. Bihar 758,351
5. Chhattisgarh 6,616,596
6. Goa 566
7 Gujarat 7,481,160
8. Haryana 0
9. Himachal Pradesh 244,587
10. J&K 1,105,979
11. Jharkhand 7,087,068
12. Karnataka 3,463,986
13. Kerala 364,189
14. Madhya Pradesh 12,233,474
15. Maharashtra 8,577,276
16. Manipur 741,141
17. Meghalaya 1,992,862
18. Mizoram 839,310
19. Nagaland 1,774,026
20. Orissa 8,145,081
21. Punjab 0
22. Rajasthan 7,097,706
23. Sikkim 111,405
24. Tamil Nadu 651,321
25. Tripura 993,426
26. Uttranchal 256,129
27. Uttar Pradesh 107,963
28. West Bengal 4,406,794
29. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 29,469
30. Chandigrh 0
31. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 137,225
32. Daman & Diu 13,997
33. Delhi NST
34. Lakshadweep 57,321
35. Poducherry 0
Annex-II
Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.
270 for 20.11.2009
STATE–WISE TSP ALLOCATION 2008-09
Sl No. State/UT % of ST Total TSP % of Population Agreed Allocation TSP (2001 Outlay/ Allocation Census) Annual Plan 2008 -09
(1) (2) (3) (10) (11) (12)
1. Andhra Pradesh 6.60 44000.00 3331.96 7.57
2. Assam 12.40 5011.51 621.33 12.40
3. Bihar 0.90 13000.00 117.00 0.90
4. Chhattisgarh 32.40 9600.00 3052.80 31.80
5. Goa 12.10 1737.65 212.00 12.20
6. Gujarat 14.80 21000.00 255.00 1.21
7. Himachal 5.60 2400.00 96.00 4.00 Pradesh
8. Jammu & Kashmir 10.90 4500.00 20.00 0.44
9. Jharkhand 26.30 8015.00 4082.39 50.93
10. Karnataka 6.60 26188.83 1263.90 4.83
11. Kerala 1.10 7700.00 84.70 1.10
12. Madhya Pradesh 20.30 14182.61 2879.00 20.30
13. Maharashtra 8.90 21577.86 1920.43 8.90
14. Manipur 34.20 1660.00 567.72 34.20
15. Orissa 22.10 7500.00 1699.73 22.66
16. Rajasthan 12.60 13879.00 1748.75 12.60
17. Sikkim 20.60 852.00 83.62 9.81
18. Tamil Nadu 1.00 16000.00 160.00 1.00
19. Tripura 31.10 1450.00 501.34 34.58
20. Uttar Pradesh 3.00 35000.00 - -
21. Uttarakhand 0.10 4775.00 143.25 3.00
22. West Bengal 5.50 11602.38 638.13 5.50
23. A&N Islands 8.30 829.19 2.68 0.32
24. Daman & Diu 155.00 2.54 1.64
ALL INDIA 272616.03 23484.27 8.61
(Source: Planning Commission)
