**Executive Summary:**
This document presents information requested by the Lok Sabha regarding budget allocations and expenditures for tribal schemes in India. It includes details on the tribal population, budget allocations to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, expenditure under various departmental schemes for Scheduled Tribes (STs), and the number of beneficiaries. The data spans the last ten years, with provisional expenditure data included up to July 30, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Tribal Population:**
* State-wise data on the tribal population in the country, including Jharkhand, as per the Census 2011, is provided in Annexure 1.
* **Budget Allocation and Expenditure for Ministry of Tribal Affairs:**
* Annexure 2A details the total budget sanctioned and allocated to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs by the government.
* Annexure 2B provides details of expenditure, year-wise, scheme-wise, and state-wise.
* **Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST):**
* The government is implementing DAPST, with 41 Ministries/Departments allocating a percentage of their budget for tribal development.
* Annexure 3 contains details of the total budgetary expenditure incurred by the Government under various departmental schemes for Scheduled Tribes during the last ten years and the additional budget allocated for schemes other than those of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
* **Beneficiary Details:**
* Beneficiary numbers are provided for schemes like Post Matric Scholarship, Pre Matric Scholarship, National Overseas Scholarship for ST students, National Fellowship for ST students, Scholarship for Higher Education, and Grants in Aid for Voluntary Organizations.
* Beneficiary data is also provided for PMAGY, Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), and PM JANMAN, with physical achievements listed for the latter.
* **Direct Allocation to Tribal Advisory Committees/District Tribal Councils:**
* The Central Government does not directly allocate the central tribal budget to State Tribal Advisory Committees and District Tribal Councils.
* **Future Funding:**
* The increasing trend in allocation and expenditure can be observed in Annexure 2A.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Ministry of Tribal Affairs:**
* *Impact:* Accountable for the allocation and expenditure of funds for tribal development schemes.
* *Action Required:* Continue implementing and monitoring tribal development schemes, ensuring efficient fund utilization and accurate reporting.
* **Other Ministries/Departments:**
* *Impact:* Required to allocate a percentage of their budget for tribal development under DAPST.
* *Action Required:* Allocate funds as per DAPST guidelines, implement tribal development projects, and report expenditure accurately.
* **State Governments/Union Territories:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing tribal development schemes at the state/UT level.
* *Action Required:* Utilize allocated funds effectively, implement schemes, and provide necessary data and reports to the central government.
* **Scheduled Tribe (ST) Communities:**
* *Impact:* Beneficiaries of various tribal development schemes related to education, health, employment, and overall welfare.
* *Action Required:* Engage with relevant schemes and programs to avail benefits and contribute to their community's development.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The central government ministry responsible for tribal affairs in India. It is the primary ministry mentioned in the context of budget allocation and schemes for Scheduled Tribes.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of historically disadvantaged indigenous peoples in India, also referred to as tribals or Adivasis. The policy document focuses on budget allocation and welfare schemes for Scheduled Tribes.
Jharkhand: A state in eastern India with a significant tribal population, specifically mentioned in the context of the number of tribals in the country.
Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes DAPST: A strategy implemented by the Government of India for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration. It involves various ministries allocating a percentage of their budget for tribal development projects.
Eklavya Model Residential School EMRS: A type of school established by the Government of India to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribe students.
PM JANMAN: Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan, a mission focused on improving the socio-economic conditions of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
State Tribal Advisory Committees: Committees at the state level that advise the government on matters related to the welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes.
District Tribal Councils: Local bodies at the district level that address issues related to tribal communities.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3152
TO BE ANSWERED ON- 07/08/2025
BUDGET ALLOCATION UNDER TRIBAL SCHEME
3152 DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:
SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of tribals in the country, State-wise, especially in Jharkhand;
(b) the total budget sanctioned and allocated to various departments by the Government for
the Ministry of Tribal Affairs during the last ten years along with the details of the expenditure
incurred therefrom, year, scheme and State-wise;
(c) the total budgetary expenditure incurred by the Government under various departmental
schemes for Scheduled Tribes during the last ten years and the additional budget allocated for
schemes other than those of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs out of this expenditure;
(d) the number of beneficiaries benefitted from the budget of various departments and the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, scheme-wise;
(e) whether the Government proposes to allocate the Central tribal budget directly to State
Tribal Advisory Committees and District Tribal Councils for expenditure at their level, if so, the
details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor;
and
(f) whether the Government would allocate more funds for tribals and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons
therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) The details of the total number of tribals in the country including Jharkhand, State-wise as per census 2011,
is given in Annexure 1.
(b) The total budget sanctioned / allocated by the government for ministry of Tribal Affairs is attached as
Annexure 2(A). Details of the expenditure thereof, year, scheme and State-wise is given in Annexure 2(B)
(c) Government is implementing Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) as a strategy for the
development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration. 41 Ministries/Departments are
allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPSTfor various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing,
electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing
various schemes/programmes for the welfare and development of the of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the
country. The total budgetary expenditure incurred by the Government under various departmental schemes
for Scheduled Tribes during the last ten years and the additional budget allocated for schemes other than
those of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs out of this expenditure is attached at Annexure 3.
(d) The number of beneficiaries benefitted from the budget of various departments and the Ministry of Tribal
Affairs is listed below:
For Post Matric Scholarship and Pre Matric Scholarship no. of beneficiaries is 1988462 and 944000 for 2023-24
respectively. For National Overseas Scholarship for ST students and National Fellowship for ST students no of
beneficiaries is 65 and 2975 respectively for 2023-24. For Scholarship for Higher Education (Top Class Education)
no of beneficiaries is 5429 for 2023-24. For Grants in aid for voluntary Organisations, number of beneficiaries are
730461 for 2024-25.
As per PMAG-Y portal, the total no of beneficiaries in Awas Yojana under DAPST is presently 6288872 completed
houses for scheduled tribe community.
For Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS), as on date, 728 schools have been approved, out of which 479
EMRSs have been reported to be functional across the country benefiting about 1,38,336 ST students including
70,137 girl students.
For PM JANMAN the number of beneficiaries is not maintained however the physical achievements are listed
below:
PM-JANMAN
Mission Target (2023- Cumulative Target till Physical
Name of Ministry Sanction details
2026) March 2025 Achievements
90892 houses
4.90 lakh houses 292887 houses 396340 houses
M/o Rural completed.
Development 205 Km road
8000 km road 2100 km road 4831.62 km road
completed
M/o Health and Family 1000 MMU (725 MMUs 687 MMUs
558 MMU 687 MMUs
Welfare sufficient to cover all) operationalized
6737 Villages 100%
M/o Jal Shakti 18810 Villages 10695 Villages 17873 Villages
Saturated
M/o Women and Child 1001 AWCs made
2500 1333 2139 AWCs
Development operational.
Work started in 52
M/o Education 500 303 194 Hostels
Hostels.
92311 HHs
M/o Power 142133 HHs 85502 HHs 142133 HHs
Electrified
As per identification of As per identification of
M/o New and 1934 HHs
beneficiaries eligible for beneficiaries eligible for 9961 HHs
Renewable Energy Electrified
off-grid off-grid
2595 habitations
Coverage of 4543 Coverage of 2462 901 Habitations
M/o Communications planned for
habitations habitations covered
CoverageWork started in 532
1000 600 966 MPCs
MPCs.
M/o Tribal Affairs
156 VDVKs
500 450 506 VDVKs
Operational
(e) The Central Government does not allocate the central tribal budget directly to State Tribal Advisory Committees
and District Tribal Councils for expenditure at their level.
(f) The increasing trend on allocation and expenditure may be seen in annexure 2(A).Annexure - 1
State / UT wise Population of Scheduled Tribes: Census 2011
Sl. No. India / State / UTs Person
INDIA 104545716
1 JAMMU & KASHMIR (UT) 1275106
2 LADAKH (UT) 218193
3 HIMACHAL PRADESH 392126
4 UTTARAKHAND 291903
5 RAJASTHAN 9238534
6 UTTAR PRADESH 1134273
7 BIHAR 1336573
8 SIKKIM 206360
9 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 951821
10 NAGALAND 1710973
11 MANIPUR 1167422
12 MIZORAM 1036115
13 TRIPURA 1166813
14 MEGHALAYA 2555861
15 ASSAM 3884371
16 WEST BENGAL 5296953
17 JHARKHAND 8645042
18 ODISHA 9590756
19 CHHATTISGARH 7822902
20 MADHYA PRADESH 15316784
21 GUJARAT 8917174
22 DAMAN & DIU and DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 193927
23 MAHARASHTRA 10510213
24 TELANGANA 3286928
25 ANDHRA PRADESH 2631145
26 KARNATAKA 4248987
27 GOA 149275
28 LAKSHADWEEP 61120
29 KERALA 484839
30 TAMIL NADU 794697
31 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 28530
Source: Office of the Registrar General, India
Note: No Notified Scheduled Tribes in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, NCT of Delhi and Puducherry as in 2011Annexure 2(A)
(In crores)
Expenditure/Allocation to various schemes of MoTA
E E EX EX EXP EXP EXP EX EX
RE BE
XP XP P P. . . . P. P.
Name of Scheme 20 20 20 202 202 202
201 201 17- 18- 2019- 2020- 2021- 22- 3-2 4-2 5-2
5-16 6-17 18 19 20 21 22 23 4 5 6
(A) Schemes
SCA to TSP (Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gra 1132.1 1195.0 1350. 1349. 1354. 149.9 127.5 335.9
1349.86 799.49 784.99
m Yojna-PMAAGY) 7 3 01 81 37 3 1 7
1392.4 1265.8 1510. 1819. 976.4 1172. 1170. 1541.
Grants under Article 275 (1) 2662.53 800.00 923.44
6 6 70 82 9 10 57 47
Grants to ASSAM Govt.under clause (a) of the
Second proviso to Article 275 (1) of the Constit 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
ution
1999. 2447. 4748. 7088.
Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) 16.21 1200.00 1057.74
32 06 92 60
Support to NSTFDC 63.33 60.00 55.00 65.00 80.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for th 119.9 114.0 109.2 149.9 160.0 175.0
75.05 120.00 94.84 59.66 89.43
e Scheduled Tribes 4 0 5 5 0 0
Marketing and Logistics Development for Pro
moting Tribal Products from North-Eastern Re 36.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00
gion
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJ 117.1 137.1 152.3 380.4
VM) 2 0 2 0
Venture Capital Fund for STs 20.00 0.00 0.00 30.00
Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal 239.4 250.0 137.1
213.54 340.21 250.00 140.00 160.00 0.00 74.55 0.00
Group (PVTGs) 9 0 8
Institutional Support for Development and Mar
34.85 49.00 44.95 72.50 128.50 105.00 113.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
keting of Tribal Products.
111.0
Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) 11.50 15.11 79.00 99.99 109.98 60.00 60.00 12.40 43.54 90.00
0
Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Prod
117.69 2.00 8.59 96.85 164.64 82.86 106.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
uce (MSP for MFP)
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Highe 145.0 230.0 240.0
46.84 79.98 99.72 99.98 99.89 120.00 119.98 0.02
r Education of ST students 0 0 0
Scholarship to the ST Students for Studies Abr
0.39 0.39 1.00 2.00 1.90 4.76 4.95 4.00 7.00 6.00 0.01
oad
294.0 311.5 357.3 308.5 200.0 313.7
Pre-Matric Scholarship 440.00 248.90 394.14
8 0 0 9 0 9
1463. 1647. 1965. 2668. 2462. 2462.
Post-Matric Scholarship 1863.33 1830.18 2257.72
91 56 00 83 68 68
Boys & Girls Hostels 7.00
Ashram Schools 7.00
Vocational Training Centers 0.00
Umbrella Programme for Development of Sche 1173.6 1659.8
duled Tribes: Tribal Education 7 4Tribal Festivals, Research Information & Mass
Education [Tribal Research, Information, Educ 7.87 4.69 4.01 23.35 23.23 9.00 14.61 15.01 32.04 32.00 27.00
ation, Communication & Events (TRI-ECE)]
Monitoring and Evaluation (MESSA) 1.56 1.39 1.27 2.42 3.83 1.82 3.14 8.84 8.80 20.00 25.00
Improving Development Programmes in the Tr
1.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ibal Areas
Administrative Cost to States/ UTs. 4.00 8.41 25.00 59.01
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha A 109.9 160.0 312.0
bhiyan (PM-JANMAN) 7 0 0
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utakarsh Abhi 500.0 2000.
yan (DAJGUA) 0 00
4472.6 4794.5 5285. 5954. 7225. 7473. 10171 14861
Sub- Total (Schemes) 7288.74 5461.67 6125.50
0 0 67 78 29 32 .55 .96Annexure -2(B)
(In crores)
Year wise/ State wise expenditure of MoTA schemes
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20 F 20 F 20 F
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Andaman 0 0.0 0.0
1 1.09 0.20 0.00 0.00 5.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
& Nicobar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 1.90 0
Andhra Pra 1139150.7 14.9 226.9 441.8 202.5 98.4 0.0 0.0
2 5.00 0.00 47.14 2.49 351.27 0.00
desh .30 7 7 2 61.63 0.00 6 3 0 39.51 0
Arunachal 554. 100.0 100.3 0.0 150
3 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.59 6.39 750.63 0.00
Pradesh 74 0 15.90 0.00 20.25 19.98 0 20.58 .00
Assam 429. 106.3 42.9 0.0 270
4 80.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.44 2.84 283.20
97 70.65 0.00 67.16 9 346.46 0 7.04 .00
0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.17 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0
Bihar 117. 5.2 0.0 99.
6 4.43 0.00 0.00 6.39 0.00 0.00 49.74
54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.19 0.34 0.00 0 0.00 00
Chhattisgar 145.1 110
854. 122.0
7 h 70.00 8.52 0.00 0.00 11.16 2.51 555.5 752.4 1288.24 0.0 0.0
43 2
20.85 0.00 3 2 311.81 0 15.79 0
Dadar & N 46.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 4.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
agar Haveli 0 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.00 10.80 1.74 0.00 0 0.00 0
Goa 53.8 4.8 0.0 200
9 5.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.17
1 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 4.77 .00
Gujarat 2644240.4 315.7 237.3 27.3 0.0 250
10 1.66 4.37 72.37 0.00 96.95 3.39 948.75
.04 6 28.96 0.00 2 9 571.25 0 43.14 .00
Himachal 106. 22.4 0.0 125
11 5.00 0.00 0.00 21.78 5.78 190.90
Pradesh 50 0.00 0.00 0.56 0.00 21.67 13.53 15.29 0 4.53 .00
Jammu & 178. 0.0 0.0 100
12 9.95 0.00 0.00 2.05 0.49 160.51
Kashmir 02 0.00 0.00 14.57 0.00 24.84 3.74 59.51 0 23.04 .00
Jharkhand 680. 200.0 147.1 26.6 609.9 633.6 51.5 0.0 200
13 0.62 1.50 0.00 76.61 1059.93
86 0 3 21.75 0.00 6 2 5 81.46 0 35.83 .00
Karnataka 1110132.0 10.2 106.1 47.3 0.0 200
14 3.33 63.80 0.00 28.50 5.21 522.65
.48 0 6 20.87 0.00 5 59.96 74.44 0 11.74 .00
Kerala 243. 4.0 0.0 300
15 30.00 2.29 0.00 8.50 0.00 8.53 1.87 71.67
47 5.97 0.00 19.94 10.30 1.22 0 12.60 .00
70.4 0.0 0.0 99.
16 Ladakh 35.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.82 0.00
7 0.00 1.50 0.00 12.60 0.17 10.19 0 0.00 00Madhya Pr 2105303.0 25.9 485.9 14.3 629.9 245.8 91.8 0.0 600
17 0.00 0.00 68.36 1728.91
adesh .64 5 9 8 18.90 0.00 9 4 9 806.75 0 33.21 .00
Maharashtr 1839117.8 12.4 103.5 15.5 286.2 268.4 0.0 0.0 250
18 5.00 0.00 58.34 952.00
a .21 1 7 5 39.75 0.00 1 6 9 314.26 0 6.84 .00
Manipur 468. 19.8 0.0 140
19 25.00 0.00 0.00 18.29 0.00 29.66 6.57 218.62
34 29.97 0.00 70.81 23.26 8.97 0 18.44 .00
Meghalaya 405. 145.7 20.1 240.3 314.4 22.2 0.0 100
20 0.00 0.00 0.00 93.14 270.71
73 8 0.00 25.34 0.00 7 8 3 35.87 0 7.07 .00
Mizoram 450. 127.0 143.1 21.4 0.0 723
21 24.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.49 1.59 294.67
30 0.00 38.07 0.00 6 3 68.47 0 53.92 .14
Nagaland 380. 343.0 20.5 0.0 600
22 62.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.99 0.00 501.39
55 0.00 42.60 0.00 2 6.98 108.01 0 18.75 .00
Odisha 1927323.5 12.6 23.9 171.3 229.2 28.8 939.2 601.8 101.1 0.0 600
23 0.00 1271.46
.07 0 8 2 3 24.79 0.00 1 5 2 4 159.51 0 58.46 .00
0.0 0.0 0.0
24 Puducherry 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0
Rajasthan 1996372.3 643.1 46.3 0.0 0.0
25 3.33 3.44 97.16 0.00 17.12 4.99 1102.37
.91 6 71.36 0.00 0 85.32 304.72 0 9.63 0
Sikkim 80.8 44.9 0.0 200
26 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.75 1.17 117.39
0 0.00 11.69 0.00 40.04 8.45 9.18 0 12.15 .00
Tamil Nad 336. 20.6 103.1 20.2 0.0 300
27 25.60 5.20 0.00 21.28 1.89 104.49
u 11 7 9 1.20 0.00 46.14 17.39 32.20 0 7.70 .00
138.0 130
1695152.5 13.2
28 Telangana 2.91 91.89 0.00 30.04 2.08 562.8 134.9 446.80 0.0 0.0
.98 0 4
2.55 0.00 4 2 87.23 0 30.06 0
Tripura 385. 121.4 248.8 41.5 0.0 300
29 81.86 4.57 7.50 0.00 4.09 1.87 174.31 70.11
25 3 7.76 0.00 6 99.47 0 12.63 .00
Uttar Prade 96.0 18.3 0.0 0.0
30 15.00 0.83 0.00 1.00 0.00 4.50 1.40 108.49 0.00
sh 3 3.60 0.00 19.45 9.49 0 2.57 0
Uttrakhand 114. 0.0 0.0 793
31 3.40 0.62 4.78 21.40 0.00 7.06 0.99 62.54 0.00
65 1.80 0.00 29.32 34.75 0 66.26 .86
West Beng 295. 13.9 35.5 0.0 0.0
32 35.00 0.00 0.00 41.40 0.00 62.26 582.73 0.00
al 91 3.29 0.00 0 62.36 17.90 0 10.12 0
20802762. 900
9.77 03 99.9 99.6 1909. 587.5 984.8 175. 6495. 4053. 13641.5 1170.6 3476.8 0.0 0.0
9 8 27 0.00 2 0.00 9 00 44 86 4 9 0 568.28 0
In EMRS office expenses of NESTs is not includedAnnexure-3
Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST).
Expenditure under DAPST
Expenditure under DAPST since 2015-16 made by the obligated Central Ministries / Departments are as follows:
(Rs. in Crores.)
Actual Expenditure
Year
MoTA Ministries/Dept. (other than MoTA) Total
2015-16 4472.26 15552.40 20024.66
2016-17 4793.96 16161.44 20955.40
2017-18 5285.67 25044.09 30329.76
2018-19 5954.78 29397.99 35352.77
2019-20 7170.72 38685.68 45856.40
2020-21 5461.67 42622.43 48084.10
2021-22 6125.51 76405.07 82530.58
2022-23 7225.29 83747.47 90972.76
2023-24 7473.32 95979.45 103452.77
2024-25 10145.67 94290.57 104436.24 (P)
29961.17 (P)
2025-26 -- --
(as on 30.7.25)
(P) Provisional
Source 1): Budget Estimates (BE) and Revised estimates (RE) for welfare of STs figures are taken from Statement
10B of the Expenditure Profile of the Union Budget
2) Actual expenditure for the FY 2020-21 to 2023-24 is based on Statement 10B of the Expenditure Profile of the
corresponding Union Budgets.
3) Provisional expenditure for the FY 2024-25 and 2025-26 (as on 30.7.25) is taken from the STC- MIS portal
(https://stcmis.gov.in/).
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