Budget Allocation,Details of Fund Released and Utilized to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric,Post-Matric,Scholarship for ST students

4342. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA 

          KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: 

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: 

• (a) whether the budget allocation of the Ministry has gone up from Rs. 5329.32 crore in the year 2017-18 to Rs. 5957.18 crore in 2018-19; 

• (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of States which have fully utilised the funds and of those which have not; 

• (c) the steps taken to develop the skills of the ST youth for a variety of jobs as well as self-employment and to improve their socio-economic condition; and 

• (d) the steps taken to improve income and livelihood of tribals in the country? 

(a)&(b)   Yes, Madam. The details of budget allocation of the Ministry during the last two years 2017-18 and 2018-19 is given below:- 

Year	Budget Estimate	Revised Estimate	Expenditure
2017-18	5329.32	5329.32	5317.38
2018-19	6000.00	–	5097.96 (As on 31.12.2018)

Most of the schemes/activities are demand driven. Funds are not allocated State-wise under these schemes. Submission of proposals by the State Governments seeking grants under the ongoing schemes / programmes is an ongoing phenomenon. Proposals received from the State Governments are placed before the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for appraisal and approval of annual plan of the State in accordance with the guidelines / norm stipulated under the schemes/ programmes. The details of funds released and utilized by States under certain schemes of this Ministry is given at Annexure. 

(c) & (d)  Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing a scheme of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas through NGOs with the main aim to develop the skill of the ST youth for a variety of jobs as well as self employment and to improve their social-economic condition by enhancing their income. Each VTC under the scheme may cater to 5 vocational courses in traditional skills depending upon the employment potential of the area. Further, under the schemes of SCA to TSS and Article 275(1) of the Constitution, the Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for income generation among tribal people including the tribal youth through skill development and various training programmes. This also covers activities such as establishment of agro/forest/natural recourses based micro / village industries through training of Tribal Cooperatives, SHGs and individual entrepreneurs, promotion and skill development in traditional tribal culture areas like tribal jewelry, painting, dance forms, music and culinary art, Village tourism, Eco-tourism, etc. Funds are also released towards skill development / other income generating schemes for (i) Planning and Management including office management (ii) Solar Technician / Electrician (iii) Beautician (iv) Textiles, sericulture, embroidery, handicraft and handloom development (v) Skills required for day to day construction works (such as Plumbing, Mason, Electrician, Fitter, Welder, Carpenter) (vi) Refrigeration and A/C Repairing (Vii) Mobile Repairing (viii) Nutrition (ix) Ayurvedic & tribal medicines (x) IT (xi) Data Entry (xii) Fabrication (xiii) Paramedics and Home Nurse Training (xiv) Automobile Driving and Mechanics (xv) Electric and Motor Winding (xvi) Security Guard (xvii) House Keeping and Management (xviii) Retail Management (xix) Hospitality (xx) Eco-tourism and (xxi) Adventure Tourism. 

Besides, Tribals earn a part of livelihood income through procurement and sale of Minor Forest Produces (MFPs). In addition, they undertake primary level value-addition of MFPs which fetch them better prices. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd.(TRIFED), a Co-operative Society under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, organizes skill up-gradation training for the tribals to enable them master the good practices of collection, storage, value-addition & marketing so that they can get higher earnings from such secondary sources. 

Further, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC), a Central Public Enterprise under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs also implements various schemes for self-employment of Scheduled Tribes who are unemployed or underemployed such as (i)Terms Loan Scheme (ii) Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana (iii)Micro Credit Scheme for Self Help Group (iv) Adivasi Shiksha Rrinn Yojana”. 

Sl.No.	Name of the State/UT	2017-18
		Fund Released	Utilised (as on 03.01.2019)
1	A.&N. Islands	0.00	0.00
2	Andhra Pradesh	5282.94	5282.94
3	Arunachal Pradesh	0.00
4	Assam	0.00
5	Bihar	0.00
6	Chhattisgarh	1805.30	1805.30
7	Daman & Diu	8.04	8.04
8	Goa	3.75	3.75
9	Gujarat	3650.84	3650.84
10	Himachal Pradesh	0.00
11	Jammu & Kashmir	0.00
12	Jharkhand	1704.53	1704.53
13	Karnataka	1364.59	1364.59
14	Kerala	0.00
15	Madhya Pradesh	5539.17	5539.17
16	Maharasthra	0.00
17	Manipur	619.09	71.74
18	Meghalaya	156.69	122.94
19	Mizoram	132.25	132.25
20	Nagaland	0.00	0.00
21	Odisha	5134.98	5134.98
22	Rajasthan	3284.79	3284.79
23	Sikkim	25.72	25.72
24	Tamil Nadu	0.00	0.00
25	Telangana	358.02	358.02
26	Tripura	232.89	0.00
27	Uttar Pradesh	0.00	0.00
28	Uttrakhand	104.44	104.44
29	West Bengal	0.00	0.00
	Total	29408.03	28594.04