Schemes for Scheduled Tribes
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing
Special Area Programmes/ Central Sector/Centrally Sponsored Schemes for the
socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes in the country. The projects for the development of Scheduled
Tribes under the schemes/programmes of the Ministry are implemented through the
State/UT Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Details of the
schemes/programmes of the Ministry are as below:
(i)
Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan
for employment-cum-income generation activities.
(ii)
Grant under Article 275 (1) of the
Constitution of India for promotion of welfare of Scheduled Tribes and upgradation of the levels of administration in Scheduled
Areas. A part of grant under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution is used for
setting up of “Ekalavya Model Residential Schools”
for providing quality education to ST students (both girls and boys) from class
VI to XII.
(iii)
Scheme of Strengthening Education among
Schedules Tribe (ST) Girls in Low Literacy Districts.
(iv)
Scheme of construction of hostels for ST
Girls and Boys.
(v)
Scheme of Establishment of Ashram Schools in
Tribal Sub Plan Areas.
(vi)
Vocational Training in Tribal Areas. The
Schemes of Vocational Training in Tribal Areas is a self-employment or
employment oriented scheme aimed at benefiting ST boys and Girls equally.
(vii)
Post-Matric
Scholarship for ST students.
(viii) Pre-Matric scholarship for ST Students for class IX-X
(ix)
Upgradation
of Merit of ST students.
(x)
Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for STs.
(xi)
Scheme of National Overseas Scholarship for
STs.
(xii)
Top class Education for ST students.
(xiii) Grants-in
aid to Voluntary Organization (under which residential, non-residential
schools, computer training centers and knitting,
weaving & handloom training centers run by NGOs
for ST students are supported, apart from hospitals, mobile dispensaries etc.)
(xiv) This
Ministry is also implementing the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest
Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which seeks to recognize and
vest forest rights over forest land in forest dwelling STs and other
traditional forest dwellers.
Scheme-wise and State-wise details of fund
released and target achieved during the last three year & current year is
given in the Annex.
No
specific incident of tribals surviving by eating
roots of trees and wild weeds/plants have been reported to this Ministry. However, main objective of the schemes/programmes
administered by the Government of India and those implemented by State/UT Governments, is their socio-economic development including
education. Accordingly, access to
education enables them to explore alternative livelihoods. Implementation of the
schemes/programmes of the Governments for the upliftment
of tribal people is an on-going process.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Smt. Ranee
Narah in a written reply in the Lok
Sabha today.
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