Executive Summary:
This document presents the Ministry of Tribal Affairs' response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1926 regarding employment and benefits provided to tribal communities under various central schemes. It details state-wise distribution of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs), financial assistance, and procurement of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) at Minimum Support Price (MSP). The information provided covers activities and achievements up to July 31, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
Employment and Benefits to Tribal Families/Youths:
* Financial support is provided to State Governments for setting up VDVKs under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) and Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adiwasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN).
* VDVKs offer value addition training and market linkages to tribal Self-Help Group (SHG) members.
* TRIFED facilitates backward and forward linkages for tribal products through artisan empanelment and product procurement; 11 artisans/suppliers from Dausa, Rajasthan, associated with 90 families, are empaneled.
* National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) provides concessional loans to Scheduled Tribe individuals for income generation and self-employment.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) Scheme for Minor Forest Produce (MFP):
* The Ministry, under the PMJVM scheme, has provided Rs. 20.00 lakhs as revolving funds to Rajasthan for MFP procurement at MSP.
* Rajasthan has procured 377.51 MT of MFPs worth Rs. 251.88 lakhs.
Impact Analysis:
State Governments:
* Impact: Receive financial support for VDVK setup and implementation of the MSP scheme for MFP.
* Action Required: Utilize funds to establish and manage VDVKs, provide training and market access to tribal SHGs, and procure MFPs at MSP.
Tribal SHG Members/Artisans:
* Impact: Benefit from value addition training, market linkages through VDVKs, and income generation opportunities through TRIFED and NSTFDC.
* Action Required: Participate in VDVK training programs, engage with TRIFED for product marketing, and apply for concessional loans from NSTFDC for self-employment ventures.
TRIFED:
* Impact: Responsible for empaneling tribal artisans, procuring tribal products, and facilitating market linkages.
* Action Required: Continue empaneling artisans, procuring products, and expanding market access for tribal communities.
NSTFDC:
* Impact: Provides concessional loans to eligible Scheduled Tribe individuals for income-generating activities.
* Action Required: Process loan applications and disburse funds to eligible beneficiaries, promoting entrepreneurship among tribal communities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The Indian government ministry responsible for the welfare and development of tribal communities.
TRIFED: Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India, an organization involved in marketing tribal products and supporting tribal artisans.
NSTFDC: National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation, a Central Public Sector Enterprise that provides concessional loans to Scheduled Tribes for income generation.
Rajasthan: A state in India, specifically mentioned for tribal development schemes and procurement of Minor Forest Produce.
Dausa district: A district in Rajasthan, specifically mentioned regarding employment and benefits to tribal communities.
Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission PMJVM: A scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for tribal development, involving financial support for Van Dhan Vikas Kendras.
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adiwasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan PM JANMAN: A scheme by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for tribal development, provides financial support for Van Dhan Vikas Kendras.
Minor Forest Produce MFP: Non-timber forest products collected by tribal communities, supported by a Minimum Support Price scheme.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1926
TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025
EMPLOYMENT TO TRIBALS
1926. Shri Murari Lal Meena:
Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of tribal families/youths provided employment or direct benefits under central tribal
schemes or associated institutions like TRIFED, NSTFDC etc. so far in the country, State-wise
including Rajasthan, particularly in Dausa district;
(b) whether tribal youths are receiving adequate placement support post-training under skill
development schemes and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is a monitoring mechanism to track post-training employment status of tribal
candidates and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether TRIFED is providing training and necessary financial assistance to tribal artisans of
Rajasthan for marketing their products and if so, the details thereof;
(e) the present status of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest Produce
(MFP) and the quantity of procurement made under this scheme in Rajasthan so far; and
(f) the number of tribal beneficiaries provided direct benefits so far under the said scheme in
Rajasthan, particularly in Dausa district?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY
(a) to (d) Under the schemes of Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) and Pradhan
Mantri Janjati Adiwasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN), the Ministry provides financial
support to State Governments for setting up of Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) which are
clusters of tribal Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The tribal members associated with VDVKs are
provided value addition training and forward market linkages thereby supporting their livelihood
/ self-employment activities. Besides, TRIFED undertakes backward and forward linkages for
marketing of tribal produce / products through empanelment of tribal artisans as suppliers and
procurement of products from them. TRIFED has empaneled 11 artisans/suppliers in Dausa district
of Rajasthan, associated with 90 families. The state-wise details of VDVKs, including Rajasthan,
are given at Annexure 1.Additionally, National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC),
a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, provides
concessional loans to the eligible Scheduled Tribe persons for undertaking income generation
activities/self-employment thereby instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship. The State-wise detail
of beneficiaries assisted and loans disbursed to them in the last five years including Rajasthan is
given at Annexure 2.
(e) and (f) Under the PMJVM scheme, the Ministry has provided revolving funds amounting to
Rs. 20.00 lakhs to the State Government of Rajasthan for procurement of Minor Forest Produce
(MFP) at Minimum Support Price (MSP). So far, Rajasthan State has reported procurement of
377.51 MT of MFPs worth Rs. 251.88 lakhs.Annexure 1 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.
1926 for 31.07.2025
State-wise details of PMJVM VDVKs
Funds
Sl. No. of VDVKs No. of
State/UT Sanctioned
No. Sanctioned Beneficiaries
(In Lakhs)
1 Andhra Pradesh 415 123258 6162.9
2 Arunachal Pradesh 106 32897 1590
3 Assam 508 154976 7620
4 Chhattisgarh 139 41700 2085
Dadra Nagar Haveli and
5 1 302 15
Daman and Diu
6 Goa 10 3000 150
7 Gujarat 200 57968 2895.65
8 Himachal Pradesh 4 1110 55.5
9 Jammu & Kashmir 100 29791 1457
10 Jharkhand 146 43701 2174.7
11 Karnataka 140 41748 2087.4
12 Kerala 44 12038 597.25
13 Ladakh 10 3000 150
14 Madhya Pradesh 126 37860 1890
15 Maharashtra 279 83850 4185
16 Manipur 204 61,503 3051.8
17 Meghalaya 169 50835 2534.1
18 Mizoram 286 84268 4211.55
19 Nagaland 347 104068 5203.4
20 Odisha 170 50094 2479.25
21 Rajasthan 505 152362 7511.55
22 Sikkim 80 23801 1169.05
23 Tamil Nadu 8 2400 120
24 Telangana 17 5100 255
25 Tripura 57 16116 776
26 Uttar Pradesh 25 7238 359.55
27 Uttarakhand 12 3605 179.95
28 West Bengal 22 6719 329.35
Total 4130 1235308 61296State-wise details of PM-JANMAN VDVKs
Funds Sanctioned
Sl. No. State/UT No. of VDVKs Sanctioned No. of Beneficiaries
(In Lakhs)
1 A&N 1 56 2.8
2 Andhra Pradesh 73 6,162 307.55
3 Chhattisgarh 16 2,422 119.75
4 Gujarat 21 1,050 52.5
5 Jharkhand 35 2,876 143.8
6 Karnataka 33 1,836 91.8
7 Kerala 7 537 26.85
8 Madhya Pradesh 83 5,091 254.5
9 Maharashtra 40 3,624 181.2
10 Manipur 2 600 30
11 Odisha 58 4773 223.65
12 Rajasthan 51 8,842 442.1
13 Tamil Nadu 37 2,403 120.15
14 Telangana 25 1427 73.05
15 Tripura 30 2,550 127.5
16 Uttarakhand 9 634 31.7
17 Uttar Pradesh 5 319 15.95
18 West Bengal 5 278 13.9
Total 531 45480 2258.75Annexure 2 referred to in Part (a) to (d) of the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
No. 1926 for 31.07.2025
State-wise amount of loans disbursed and beneficiaries under the schemes of NSTFDC
(Rs. In lakhs)
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
S.
No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of
N State
Amt. benefic Amt. benefic Amt. benefic Amt. benefic Amt. benefic
o.
iaries iaries iaries iaries iaries
Andhra Prad 5022.2 4119.8 5551.4 6039.2
1 12533 1127.19 2006 13669 27221 12899
esh 4 0 9 1
Andaman &
2 - - - - - - 0 0 0 0
Nicobar
Arunachal P
3 970.52 435 814.01 8143 699.90 1835 25.77 13 17.88 17
radesh
4 Assam 5.00 2 - - - - 40.02 43 24.24 21
5 Bihar - - 11.48 955 - - 3.06 3 0 0
6 Chhattisgarh 197.49 236 1398.99 1107 295.69 1216 227.29 503 499.43 4837
Dadra & Na
7 - - - - - - 4.55 6 0 0
gar Haveli
8 Goa - - - - - - 0.22 1 0 0
1442.0 1019.6 2810.1 4931.3
9 Gujarat 8230 2022.50 11053 5224 11848 18461
3 1 2 9
10 Haryana - - - - - - 0 0 0 0
Himachal Pr
11 13.40 2 14.00 2 56.90 120 2.19 2 30.60 33
adesh
Jammu & K 1272.5 1102.4
12 408.75 175 1362.87 410 535 295.19 106 409
ashmir 4 9
1001.6
13 Jharkhand 10752 1422.00 15523 3.00 756 684.25 1703 247.45 135
0
3109.0 1582.4 1854.4
14 Karnataka 3014 1369.31 962 1927 853.41 1003 1368
8 2 4
15 Kerala 298.76 192 637.30 436 720.73 666 446.74 258 684.80 567
Ladakh 73.53 13
Madhya Pra 3360.1 5392.0 1759.5 1660.7
16 5685 2755.00 2373 10857 828 1582
desh 0 5 8 2
2523.5
17 Maharashtra 37.27 822 209.06 7408 658.19 1204 1528 567.76 1005
2
18 Manipur 62.37 65 - - 25.00 57 235.49 174 102.80 65
4485.4
19 Meghalaya 35016 694.81 1883 470.60 1227 475.91 1193 298.09 112
3
3324.1 5295.7 6856.6 6948.2
20 Mizoram 1399 5450.68 16278 3584 4573 3529
8 4 9 8
1098.7 1199.7
21 Nagaland 48240 693.36 48257 20.39 1 771 627.08 282
2 7
1794.4
22 Odisha 22231 2457.92 30026 63.19 4337 362.35 17025 883.56 15045
4
2205.1
23 Rajasthan 2664 508.60 588 789.35 1856 712.22 885 130.16 1091
6
24 Sikkim 82.11 21 62.56 16 - - 34.23 27 201.63 461087.1 3265.6 1210.3
25 Tamil Nadu 12.50 1609 15.00 1609 3403 7327 6437
3 7 9
5359.2 4583.9 3218.5 5174.3
26 Telangana 13065 3111.55 9355 11861 11369 10777
3 9 2 1
2216.2 2014.6 1695.9
27 Tripura 1056 580.26 2196 48.02 20 2234 569
8 2 8
Uttar Prades
28 1.55 4 - - - - 3.37 4 1.92 2
h
29 Uttarakhand 6.15 2 - - 81.42 244 32.59 8 85.81 628
1643.3 1526.5 2233.7
30 West Bengal 275.64 2089 573.92 4515 8393 4486 8828
4 9 5
36790. 27292.3 29929. 24221. 37327.
Total 169539 165101 72992 52432 88758
00 7 00 12 70
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