Parliament Question: Socio-Economic Empowerment of STs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2025 SOCIO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF STS 1941. SHRI SHYAMKUMAR DAULAT BARVE: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has formulated any specific policy or national strategy for the socio- economic empowerment of tribal communities across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the key objectives, target groups and implementing agencies, State-wise; (c) the details of the funds allocated and utilised under the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) during the last five years, State-wise including Maharashtra; (d) whether any independent evaluation has been conducted in this regard and if so, the key findings thereof; (e) whether any inter-ministerial coordination mechanism has been developed for the implementation of schemes related to education, health and nutrition in tribal areas and if so, the details thereof; (f) whether the Government has established any central monitoring mechanism for effective implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and if so, the details thereof; and (g) the number of Individual Forest Rights (IFR) and Community Forest Rights (CFR) titles issued so far, State-wise ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY) (a) to (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 in the country. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPST to bridge the developmental gap between Scheduled Tribes (STs) and non-STpopulations and for various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. Schemes along-with funds allocated by the obligated Ministries/Departments for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes are given at Statement 10B of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget document in the link https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget2024-25/doc/eb/stat10b.pdf. State Governments are also supposed to earmark TSP funds with respect to the total Scheme allocation, in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State. The details of allocation and expenditure for TSP by States/UTs out of their own funds including Maharashtra are available at https://statetsp.tribal.gov.in. Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing various schemes/programmes for the welfare and development of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country. The details of these schemes and the State-wise funds allocations made during last five financial years by the Ministry is given at Annexure I. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government of India, implements its schemes through a range of agencies such as Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) which focuses on tribal product marketing and economic development; National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSTFDC) which provides credit and self-employment support; and National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), which oversees Eklavya Model Residential Schools. Primarily, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations carry out the on-ground execution. State-level implementing agencies include State Tribal Welfare Departments and the state arms of national agencies (like TRIFED and NSTFDC). Similarly, the obligated Ministries/Departments implement the schemes under DAPST through their respective state line departments and agencies. (d): Ministries/Departments and NITI Aayog undertakes evaluation of CS and CSS schemes respectively through third party. NITI Aayog has conducted an Evaluation Study for the EFC cycle which ended in 2020-21 which covered the schemes namely Post Matric Scholarship, Pre- Matric Scholarship, Support to TRI, MSP for Minor Forest Produce, SCA to TSS, Development of PVTGs, Tribal Festival, Infrastructure, Mass Education. Some key findings under some schemes are as below: 1. The Pre-matric and Post-matric Scholarship schemes for STs have shown some progress, but both suffer from slow implementation and limited awareness at the school and college levels. States and stakeholders have highlighted the need for better communication, accountability, and capacity building to improve outreach and effectiveness. Strengthening scholarship renewal and grievance redressal mechanisms is also a priority for the post-matric scheme. 2. The Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) scheme remains highly relevant but requires a redesign in its objectives to function as effective think-tanks. Emphasis must be placed on quality research, stronger community engagement, improved fund flow systems, and capacity building. The Ministry must regularly track and monitor the scheme and invest in better human resources and institutional structures.3. The SCA to TSS scheme is crucial for tribal communities but needs improvements in resource allocation, fund utilization, and project monitoring. Better systems for fund flow and stronger monitoring frameworks are necessary to ensure timely and effective implementation. (e): the Ministry has undertaken two missions for development of STs through convergence of funds available with different Ministries/Departments under DAPST namely - Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan. PM JANMAN: Government launched Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) for socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and one UT. The mission aims to provide basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, electrification of unelectrified households and sustainable livelihood opportunities in 3 years. These objectives are planned to be met through 11 interventions including Hostels and Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) implemented by 9-line Ministries. PM JANMAN has total budgetary outlay of Rs.24,104 Cr (Central share: ₹15336 Cr and State share: ₹8768 Cr). DAJGUA: Hon'ble PM launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, provide social infrastructure like hostels, Anganwadi facilities and mobile medical units and set up Van Dhan Vikas Kendras to provide livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years. The Abhiyan has a total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr). Committees have been formulated at the State, District, and Block levels to ensure effective implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan. At the State level, a State-Level Apex Committee (SLAC) chaired by the Chief Secretary has been constituted. At the District level, a District-Level Committee, chaired by the District Collector and at the Block level, a Block-Level Implementation Teams (BLITs) comprising officers from various departments have been set up to facilitate grassroots implementation of interventions. Apart from this, MoTA also conducts review meetings with the obligated Ministries/Departments. Nodal officers are also appointed in the respective Ministries/Departments. (f): Ministry of tribal Affairs monitors the Monthly Progress Reports submitted by the States/UTs. MoTA has been issuing directions and guidelines from time to time on various aspects to ensure proper implementation of the Act. Further review meetings are regularly being held from time to time with the State Tribal Welfare Department and concerned authorities. DC/DMs have been advised to dispose of all pending FRA Claims in time. Grievances/representations received in the Ministry regarding violation of FRA are forwarded to the State / UTs concerned, to ensure that legitimate claimants are not denied their forest rights. Also, to enhance the comprehensive implementation of the FRA, MoTA has been providing financial support to the districts under 'Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan' (DA- JGUA)' for setting up dedicated FRA cells at the State and district/subdivision levels, for a period of two years. The ministry is urging states to prepare an FRA Atlas to map the potential forest areas which can be considered under FRA and undertake capacity building of all stakeholders. Further, Ministry has been providing financial support to the State Tribal Welfare Department for development and maintenance of the state specific FRA portal (which includes dedicated server, cost of software, hardware, security audit, digital mapping of land records and other operational costs) under DA JGUA. (g): As per FRA and Rules made thereunder, the State Governments are responsible for implementation of various provisions of the FRA. As per the latest information reported by States and collated under MPR- FRA is being implemented in States -20 states 1 UT. As on 31.05.2025, a total number of claims filed under FRA is 51,23,104 out of which 85.47% claims have been disposed of and claims and 25,11,375 titles (49.02%) have been distributed over the extent of 2,32,73,947.39 acres of forest land. The State-wise details showing distribution of FRA Titles, as on 31.05.2025 is at Annexure II.Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1941 for 31.07.2025 by Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve regarding “Socio Economic Empowerment of STs” Brief details of major schemes/programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs in the country: (i) Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan: Hon'ble PM launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, improve access to health, education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years. The Abhiyan has total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr). (ii) Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN): Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) on 15th November 2023, which is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. The mission with financial outlay of around Rs.24,000 Crore aims to saturate PVTG households and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, electrification of un-electrified households and sustainable livelihood opportunities in time bound manner in 3 years. (iii) Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM), which has been designed through the merger of two existing schemes for the promotion of tribal livelihood, i.e., “Mechanism for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Development of Value Chain for MFP” and “Institutional Support for Development and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce”. The scheme envisages fixation and declaration of Minimum Support Price for the selected MFP. Procurement and Marketing operation at pre-fixed MSP will be undertaken by the designated State Agencies in the event of the prevailing market price of the particular MFP item falling below the stipulated MSP. Simultaneously other medium and long-term issues like sustainable collection, value addition, infrastructure development, knowledge base expansion of MFP and market intelligence development will also be addressed. (iv) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) was started in the year 2018-19 to provide quality education at par with Navodaya Vidyalaya to the tribal children in their own environment. Under the new scheme, Government decided to establish 440 EMRSs, one EMRS in everyblock having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). 288 EMRS schools were initially funded under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution, which are being upgraded as per the new model. Accordingly, Ministry has set the target to set up total of 728 EMRSs benefiting around 3.5 lakh ST students across the country. (v) Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution: Under the Proviso to Article 275(1) of Constitution, Grants are released to States, having ST population for raising the level of administration in Scheduled Areas and for the welfare of tribal people. This is a Special Area Programme and 100% grants are provided to States. Funds are released to the State Governments depending on the felt needs of ST population to bridge the gap in infrastructure activities in the fields of education, health, skill development, livelihood, drinking water, sanitation, etc. (vi) Grant-in Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes: Under the scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the Ministry funds projects in the fields of education and health, covering residential schools, non-residential schools, hostels, mobile dispensaries, ten or more bedded hospitals, livelihood, etc. (vii) Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students: The scheme is applicable to students who are studying in Classes IX –X. Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except North East and Hills States/UT like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share. (viii) Post Matric Scholarship to ST students: The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post- matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education. Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Compulsory fees charged by educational institutions are reimbursed subject to the limit fixed by the concerned State Fee fixation committee and scholarship amount of Rs.230 to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except NE and Hilly States/UT of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share. (ix) National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates: The Scheme provides for financial assistance to selected students to pursue Post Graduation, PhD & Post- Doctoral study abroad. A total of 20 awards are given every year. Of these, 17 awards are for STs and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly VulnerableTribal Groups (PVTGs). Parental/family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. (x) National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students: (a) National Scholarship– (Top class) Scheme [Graduate level]: The objective of the scheme is to encourage meritorious ST students for pursuing studies in prescribed courses in any of the 265 institutions of excellence across the country like IITs, AIIMS, IIMs, NIITs, etc. identified by the Ministry. Family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer. (b) National Fellowship for ST students: 750 fellowships are provided to ST students each year for pursing higher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship is granted as per UGC norms. (xi) Support to Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs): Ministry extends support to the State Governments through the Scheme to set up new TRIs where it didn’t exist and to strengthen functioning of existing TRIs to carry out its core responsibility towards Research & Documentations, Training and capacity building, promotion of rich tribal heritage etc. To preserve tribal art and culture, financial assistance is provided to TRI’s to carry out various activities to preserve and promote tribal culture and heritage across the country through research and documentation, maintenance and preservation of art & artefacts, setting up of tribal museum, exchange visits for the tribals to other parts of the State, organizing tribal festivals etc. Funding under this Scheme is 100% grant-in-aid by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the TRIs on need basis with the approval of Apex Committee.State-wise funds allocations made during last five financial years by the Ministry under these schemes/programmes is as follows: State-wise fund released under Pre-Matric scholarship Scheme for ST students (Rs. In Crore) Sl.No. Name of the F.Y. 2020- F.Y. 2021- F.Y. 2022- F.Y. 2023- F.Y. 2024- State/UT 21 22 23 24 25* 1 Andaman & Nicobar 0.12 0.08 0.10 2 Andhra Pradesh 14.34 39.35 57.00 30.77 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0.00 2.07 2.67 4 Assam 0.17 1.02 1.07 1.88 1.00 5 Bihar 0.00 0.00 6 Chhattisgarh 35.42 0.00 52.50 7 DNH & DD 2.34 2.07 8 Goa 0.41 0.00 1.08 0.53 0.36 9 Gujarat 21.99 36.89 54.52 62.00 9.23 10 Himachal Pradesh 0.92 0.00 0.79 1.10 11 Jammu & Kashmir 0.00 0.00 12 Jharkhand 0.00 38.99 57.00 13 Karnataka 0.00 17.53 23.70 34.00 7.00 14 Kerala 1.17 3.47 4.36 1.00 15 Ladakh 0.42 0.74 0.40 16 Madhya Pradesh 54.29 114.58 127.44 53.05 17 Manipur 0.00 0.00 18 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 1.15 0.70 19 Mizoram 1.68 6.57 3.07 20 Nagaland 0.61 0.00 21 Odisha 69.45 52.37 93.97 29.50 22 Puducherry 0.02 0.00 23 Rajasthan 31.27 62.34 35.31 22.36 24 Sikkim 0.09 0.00 0.18 25 Tamil Nadu 2.41 5.47 4.04 3.62 0.60 26 Telangana 0.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 27 Tripura 2.52 0.59 11.37 6.92 28 Uttar Pradesh 0.00 0.88 29 Uttarakhand 1.38 0.00 0.15 0.70 30 West Bengal 7.88 9.13 29.89 Total 248.90 394.14 357.29 308.60 163.69 *ProvisionalState-wise fund released under Post-Matric scholarship Scheme for ST students (Rs. In Crore) Sl.No. Name of the F.Y. 2020- F.Y. 2021- F.Y. 2022- F.Y. 2023- F.Y. 2024- State/UT 21 22 23 24 25* 1 A.& N. Islands 0.13 0.10 0.10 2 Andhra Pradesh 60.39 89.91 133.57 114.71 120.00 3 Arunachal Pradesh 57.13 123.61 96.16 80.00 100.00 4 Assam 54.14 10.93 68.45 35.00 79.71 5 Bihar 7.08 4.43 6 Chhattisgarh 87.90 93.30 71.25 70.00 7 DNH DD 34.82 4.04 4.90 8 Goa 4.58 11.87 5.27 5.00 9 Gujarat 229.78 461.70 244.26 350.00 231.22 10 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 5.00 11 Jammu & Kashmir 8.05 6.84 7.46 9.95 12 Jharkhand 0.00 126.55 53.11 200.00 13 Karnataka 0.00 170.81 225.56 125.00 14 Kerala 32.85 25.16 46.89 29.00 15 Ladakh 7.38 22.14 18.91 5.96 35.00 16 Madhya Pradesh 123.44 245.29 270.49 350.00 250.00 17 Maharashtra 181.50 192.15 90.27 570.36 117.81 18 Manipur 21.84 42.92 41.38 30.00 25.00 19 Meghalaya 0.00 26.36 146.20 85.00 145.08 20 Mizoram 34.47 38.75 25.90 25.00 24.00 21 Nagaland 32.26 44.36 36.08 35.00 62.00 22 Odisha 190.96 218.43 171.33 135.64 294.00 23 Puducherry 0.20 0.00 24 Rajasthan 255.57 137.45 188.10 220.00 350.00 25 Sikkim 5.54 10.36 9.25 6.00 26 Tamil Nadu 33.29 48.49 28.54 20.00 25.00 27 Telangana 272.98 75.04 238.51 112.50 152.50 28 Tripura 48.05 71.89 45.22 40.00 74.94 29 Uttar Pradesh 22.19 10.00 15.00 30 Uttarakhand 0.00 35.68 1.88 2.70 31 West Bengal 22.56 38.72 34.06 35.00 Total 1829.08 2256.80 1964.63 2668.69 2598.34 *ProvisionalState/UT-wise, details of funds released to State Governments during last two years under PM-JANMAN (in Rs. Cr) S.N. State FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25* 1 Andhra Pradesh 14.97 5.00 2 Chhattisgarh 8.52 0.00 3 Gujarat 1.66 4.37 4 Jharkhand 0.62 1.50 5 Karnataka 3.33 10.26 6 Kerala 2.29 0.00 7 Madhya Pradesh 25.99 0.00 8 Maharashtra 12.47 5.00 9 Odisha 12.68 23.92 10 Rajasthan 3.33 3.44 11 Tamil Nadu 5.20 20.67 12 Telangana 2.91 13.24 13 Tripura 4.57 7.50 14 Uttar Pradesh 0.83 0.00 15 Uttarakhand 0.62 4.78 Total 100.00 99.68 *ProvisionalThe details of funds released during last five years under the scheme “Development of PVTGs” are as under: (in Rs. lakhs) S. No State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* 1 Andhra Pradesh 1245.51 1829.6 1645.5 0 0 2 A & N Islands 0 252.11 0 0 0 3 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 4 Chhattisgarh 989.32 996.9 1500 0 0 5 Gujarat 552.2 761.8 1731.2 0 0 6 Jharkhand 1777.29 1696.93 0 0 0 7 Karnataka 438.46 661.17 1439.42 0 0 8 Kerala 88 0 0 0 0 9 Madhya Pradesh 2188.11 2888.69 0 0 0 10 Maharashtra 1411.66 0 0 0 0 11 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 12 Odisha 1202 1197 1796.75 0 0 13 Rajasthan 968 706.17 1120.625 0 0 14 Tamil Nadu 551.08 1967.81 907.7 0 2723..11 15 Telangana 1460.5 1193.04 1508.13 0 2746.87 16 Tripura 231.43 1481.71 1402.65 0 207.95 17 Uttar Pradesh 82.04 0 0 0 0 18 Uttarakhand 295 367.07 0 0 0 19 West Bengal 519.4 0 665.95 0 1631.05 Total 14000 16000 13717.925 0 7308.98 *ProvisionalAmount of loan disbursed by NSTFDC in the last five years Rs. in lakhs 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* Sl. State Amount Amount Amount Amount Amount No. disbursed disbursed disbursed disbursed disbursed 1 Andhra Pradesh 5022.24 1127.19 4119.80 5551.49 6039.21 Andaman & 2 0.00 0.00 Nicobar Islands 3 Arunachal Pradesh 970.52 814.01 699.90 25.77 17.88 4 Assam 5.00 40.02 24.24 5 Bihar 11.48 3.06 0.00 6 Chhattisgarh 197.49 1398.99 296.00 227.29 499.43 Dadra & Nagar 7 4.55 0.00 Haveli 8 Goa 0.22 0.00 9 Gujarat 1442.03 2022.50 1019.61 2810.12 4931.39 10 Haryana 0.00 11 Himachal Pradesh 13.40 14.00 56.90 2.19 30.60 12 Jammu & Kashmir 408.75 1362.87 1272.54 295.19 1102.49 13 Jharkhand 1001.60 1422.00 3.00 684.25 247.45 14 Karnataka 3109.08 1369.31 1582.42 853.41 1854.44 15 Kerala 298.76 637.30 720.73 446.74 684.80 16 Lakshadweep 73.53 17 Madhya Pradesh 3360.10 2755.01 5392.05 1759.58 1660.72 18 Maharashtra 37.27 209.06 658.19 2523.52 567.76 19 Manipur 62.37 25.00 235.49 102.80 20 Meghalaya 4485.43 694.81 470.60 475.91 298.09 21 Mizoram 3324.18 5450.68 5295.74 6856.69 6948.28 22 Nagaland 1098.72 693.36 20.39 1199.77 627.08 23 Odisha 1794.44 2457.93 63.19 362.35 883.56 24 Rajasthan 2205.16 508.60 789.35 712.22 130.16 25 Sikkim 82.11 62.56 34.23 201.63 26 Tamil Nadu 12.50 15.00 1087.13 3265.67 1210.39 27 Telangana 5359.23 3111.55 4583.99 3218.52 5174.31 28 Tripura 2216.28 580.26 48.02 2014.62 1695.98 29 Uttarakhand 6.15 81.42 32.59 1.92 30 Uttar Pradesh 1.55 3.37 85.81 31 West Bengal 275.64 573.91 1643.33 1526.59 2233.75 TOTAL 36790.00 27292.38 29929.30 35165.42 37327.70 *ProvisionalState-wise fund released under SCA to TSS/PMAAGY during last 5 years (Rs. in lakh) S. States SCA to TSS PMAAGY No. 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Release Release Release Release Release 1 Andhra Pradesh 4954.96 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 Arunachal 0.00 733.68 Pradesh 7015.50 0.00 0.00 3 Assam 4578.76 8743.02 11538.22 7182.38 5186.19 4 Bihar 3106.00 774.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 Chhattisgarh 8769.06 15595.8 23021.82 0.00 0.00 6 DNDD 0.00 0.00 173.23 0.00 0.00 7 Goa 724.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8 Gujarat 10786.40 15916.78 19401.76 0.00 0.00 9 Himachal Pradesh 1367.00 377.03 288.09 0.00 0.00 10 J & K 0.00 0.00 932.39 0.00 0.00 11 Ladakh 0.00 0.00 470.53 0.00 0.00 12 Jharkhand 7049.64 6531.79 6915.28 0.00 0.00 13 Karnataka 0.00 2139.9 937.48 0.00 0.00 14 Kerala 459.15 0.00 0.00 61.19 30.00 15 Madhya Pradesh 0.00 12268.76 27694.54 0.00 0.00 16 Maharashtra 0.00 0.00 13485.50 0.00 0.00 17 Manipur 0.00 427.98 295.47 0.00 0.00 18 Meghalaya 328.25 0.00 3342.30 0.00 0.00 19 Mizoram 1236.22 580.83 1818.61 1112.009 1468.00 20 Nagaland 2846.14 886.53 2233.97 0.00 3827.44 21 Odisha 9010.42 2771.68 1001.24 3044.42 0.00 22 Rajasthan 8662.66 7224.71 15269.66 0.00 0.00 23 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24 Tamilnadu 377.47 285.32 285.62 855.805 461.37 25 Telangana 4191.00 2262.18 1681.04 0.00 1646.00 26 Tripura 1173.30 631.78 904.48 2737.23 0.00 27 Uttarakhand 757.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 28 Uttar Pradesh 508.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29 West Bengal 3746.00 0.00 3495.20 0.00 0.00 Total 81648.82 78152.21 135186.41 14993.04 12619.00 *ProvisionalStatement showing fund released under Article 275(1) of Constitution (as on 05.06.2025) (Rs.in Lakh) S.N States 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* Total Release Total Release Total Release Total Release Total Release 1 Andhra Pradesh 2055.55 2638.65 0.00 0.00 9841.55 2 Arunachal Pradesh 6014.00 9830.00 7265.30 6740.00 10030.00 3 Assam 4592.37 2570.000 2300.00 3294.12 4286.23 4 Bihar 0.00 642.08 1001.01 871.24 524.00 5 Chhattisgarh 9976.24 11604.02 13578.43 15676.77 14506.46 6 Goa 0.00 600.41 667.79 150.00 479.91 7 Gujarat 5940.04 6923.79 7549.12 4584.77 2727.27 8 Himachal Pradesh 1161.00 1500.00 1655.00 1696.45 2244.23 10 Jharkhand 10278.00 12264.19 6677.87 14299.82 5147.06 11 Karnataka 3305.68 3210.00 4297.57 4070.00 4730.26 12 Kerala 0.00 0.00 817.67 1910.44 395.81 13 Madhya Pradesh 4279.78 5319.10 8438.75 15741.70 9183.585 14 Maharashtra 4573.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15 Manipur 0.00 0.00 1067.36 2456.35 1981.32 16 Meghalaya 492.71 1595.25 2904.84 3127.29 2217.40 17 Mizoram 1909.71 2971.54 1654.05 2897.97 2143.80 18 Nagaland 1717.38 3202.39 5863.47 5020.11 2050.50 19 Odisha 6304.62 11382.05 10150.55 6870.56 10107.95 20 Rajasthan 9166.00 10435.21 11002.53 8940.07 4626.61 21 Sikkim 516.00 2045.00 720.38 1754.38 4485.06 22 Tamil Nadu 0.00 0.00 0.00 650.49 2019.665 23 Telangana 2517.00 2050.00 3114.46 5169.00 13797.00 24 Tripura 201.74 607.53 1294.71 4226.39 4151.82 25 Uttar Pradesh 927.426 832.71 1135.82 1353.63 1829.90 26 Uttarakhand 0.00 100.65 306.02 964.05 0.00 27 West Bengal 4041.14 0.00 4186.50 4744.40 3549.61 Grand Total 79969.55 92324.57 97649.20 117210.00 117057.00 *ProvisionalDETAILS OF FUND RELEASED FUNDED DURING THE YEAR 2020-21 TO 2024-25 UNDER THE SCHEME OF GRANTS IN AID TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES' (Rs.in Lakh) State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* ANDHRA PRADESH 50.26 162.29 183.01 92.19 249.08 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 271.84 237.79 213.91 205.74 639.09 ASSAM 40.62 185.12 214.46 121.75 284.47 CHHATTISGARH 49.00 130.37 138.42 140.64 250.83 DELHI 13.16 14.29 8.31 - 17.42 GUJARAT 120.98 104.03 284.73 299.17 338.79 HIMACHAL PRADESH 224.25 131.55 226.02 437.22 578.27 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 46.39 26.73 36.76 - 49.28 JHARKHAND 501.37 697.12 881.91 918.76 2666.31 KARNATAKA 116.51 222.94 290.59 247.33 520.86 KERALA 120.82 142.81 129.48 7.53 186.75 LADAKH - 43.09 74.33 84.54 181.79 MADHYA PRADESH 223.89 1102.69 1091.13 975.56 1438.54MAHARASHTRA 402.57 673.98 1358.81 1047.53 1550.50 MANIPUR 280.92 602.03 207.54 406.09 657.29 MEGHALAYA 845.01 776.02 2132.05 914.83 2017.34 MIZORAM 69.64 111.51 51.50 38.69 158.85 ODISHA 1536.82 2424.82 2049.49 4095.84 2885.48 RAJASTHAN 189.80 101.66 269.21 217.68 498.95 SIKKIM 9.46 27.18 46.81 53.16 117.11 TAMIL NADU 117.03 274.74 250.31 377.29 189.10 TELANGANA 54.82 56.64 39.99 96.98 208.03 TRIPURA 33.54 1.56 95.69 42.09 186.63 UTTAR PRADESH 112.23 32.21 61.49 51.03 140.36 UTTARAKHAND 48.54 64.22 112.93 44.30 98.68 WEST BENGAL 470.51 577.61 476.10 1167.79 1390.18 Total 5950.00 8925.00 10925.00 12083.71 17500.00 *ProvisionalDetails of funds released under the Scheme of ‘Support to Tribal Research Institutes’ during 2020-21 to 2024-25 (Rs. in lakh) State Fund Released Sl. No 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 455.00 432.75 219.13 125.00 0.00 3 Arunachal Pradesh 184.15 0 0.00 48.63 150.00 4 Assam 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 270.00 5 Bihar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 99.00 6 Chhattisgarh 0.00 189.04 113.43 250.00 1100.00 7 Goa 202.50 111.75 0.00 50.57 200.00 8 Gujarat 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 250.00 9 Himachal Pradesh 50.00 114.1 0 0.00 125.00 10 Jammu And Kashmir 206.51 200 170.84 770.85 100.00 11 Jharkhand 0.00 13.92 164.96 417.03 200.00 12 Karnataka 26.35 184.25 0.00 0.00 200.00 13 Kerala 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 300.00 14 Ladakh 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 99.00 15 Madhya Pradesh 447.00 484.58 0.00 143.08 600.00 16 Maharashtra 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 250.00 17 Manipur 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 140.00 18 Mizoram 1178.22 766.65 53.75 550.00 723.14 19 Nagaland 0.00 85 205.000 400.00 600.00 20 Odisha 503.00 644.76 313.15 600.00 600.00 21 Rajasthan 8.89 215.34216 0.00 0.00 0.00 22 Sikkim 144.00 273.3 0.00 0.00 200.00 23 Tamil Nadu 0.00 135.09 0.00 25.00 300.00 24 Telangana 375.75 548.95 0.00 0.00 1300.00 25 Tripura 0.00 44.29384 0.00 25.00 300.00 26 Uttar Pradesh 35.15 89.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 27 West Bengal 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 28 Meghalaya 0.00 66.224 0.00 0.00 100.0029 Uttarakhand 2183.48 1400.75 0.00 948.01 793.86 Total 6000.00 6000.00 1240.26 4353.17 9000.00 *Provisional Details of funds released under EMRS during last five years (Rs. In Lakh) S. No. Name of the State/UT 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25* 1 Andhra Pradesh 6,199.12 14,591.28 12,600.57 10,795.05 20,252.60 2 Arunachal Pradesh (NE) 200.24 119.54 1,010.87 693.91 1,998.01 3 Assam (NE) 750 1,800.00 1,433.65 2,732.67 10,638.59 4 Bihar 10 0 0 8.95 34.12 5 Chhattisgarh 6,968.12 13,259.66 19,435.93 15,888.89 75,241.68 6 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 95.7 252.55 568.22 163.45 173.77 7 Gujarat 4,755.86 1,060.00 10,088.95 15,667.55 23,739.43 8 Himachal Pradesh 255.06 599.11 483.18 829.76 1,353.01 9 Jammu & Kashmir 0 392.4 1,200.00 891.4 373.56 10 Jharkhand 2,205.73 11,309.20 23,562.27 23,915.13 63,365.39 11 Karnataka 2,495.83 3,672.86 1,768.84 2,677.67 5,996.19 12 Kerala 0 229.56 1,515.66 249 1,030.37 13 Ladakh 0 10 450 800 17.41 14 Madhya Pradesh 14,459.36 3,560.00 31,817.79 13,157.19 24,589.25 15 Maharashtra 2,787.16 4,393.74 12,919.16 8,525.91 26,849.30 16 Manipur (NE) 1,268.00 398.08 2,369.98 3,044.92 2,325.91 17 Meghalaya (NE) 1,123.45 1,100.00 800 21,014.66 31,442.72 18 Mizoram (NE) 3,283.73 6,085.41 2,094.54 1,242.52 14,313.18 19 Nagaland (NE) 5,885.51 9,481.60 557.71 18,377.12 698.27 20 Odisha 6,174.27 10,648.82 28,164.31 48,934.80 60,184.05 21 Rajasthan 12,944.17 18,214.71 19,463.30 13,687.79 8,532.54 22 Sikkim (NE) 800.33 1,037.88 1,047.35 1,118.83 845.00 23 Tamil Nadu 1,225.14 1,190.62 1,098.78 1,099.80 1,738.95 24 Telangana 9,517.30 19,695.52 12,794.53 14,276.17 13,492.34 25 Tripura (NE) 6,064.89 5,715.44 6,435.19 6,670.35 9,946.98 26 Uttar Pradesh 386.68 337.49 596.23 624.14 949.43 27 Uttarakhand 321.28 598.39 474.95 1,537.53 3,475.04 28 West Bengal 2,062.45 0 2,303.67 1,869.70 1,789.50 Total 92,239.38 1,29,753.86 1,97,055.63 2,30,494.86 4,05,386.59 *ProvisionalAnnexure II Annexure referred to in reply to part (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1941 for 31.07.2025 by Shri Shyamkumar Daulat Barve regarding “Socio Economic Empowerment of STs” Statement of Claims received, Distribution of title deeds, and the extent of forest land for which titles distributed (individual and community), under “The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006” as on 31.05.2025: S. N States No. of Claims receiveNo. of Titles Distribu Extent of Forest land for whic o. d ted h titles distributed upto 31.05.2025 upto 31.05.2025 (in acres) Indivi Comm Total Indivi Comm Total Individu Communi Total dual unity dual unity al ty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Andhra Pra 285,09 3,294 288,3226,65 1,822 228,4 454,706 526,454 981,160.00 desh 8 92 1 73 2 Assam 148,96 6,046 155,057,325 1,477 58,80 NA/NR NA/NR NA/NR 5 11 2 3 Bihar 4,696 0 4,696 191 0 191 53.03 0.00 53 4 Chhattisgar 890,22 57,259 947,4481,43 52,636 534,0 949,770.9,102,957. 10,052,728 h 0 79 2 68 89 49 .38 5 Goa 9,757 379 10,13 856 15 871 1,506.45 18.66 1,525.11 6 6 Gujarat 183,05 7,187 190,298,732 4,792 103,5 168,448.1,240,680. 1,409,128. 5 42 24 83 15 99 7 Himachal P 4,883 683 5,566 662 146 808 126.65 62,677.24 62,803.89 radesh 8 Jharkhand 107,03 3,724 110,759,866 2,104 61,97 153,395. 103,758.9 257,154.83 2 56 0 86 7 9 Karnataka 288,54 5,940 294,414,981 1,345 16,32 20,077.3 36,340.52 56,417.82 9 89 6 0 10 Kerala 44,455 1,014 45,4629,422 282 29,70 38,810.5 788,651.2 827,461.83 9 4 8 5 11 Madhya Pr 585,32 42,187 627,5266,90 27,976 294,8 903,533.1,463,614. 2,367,147. adesh 6 13 1 77 06 46 52 12 Maharashtr 397,89 11,259 409,1199,66 8,668 208,3 461,491.3,371,497. 3,832,988. a 7 56 7 35 25 43 68 13 Odisha 701,14 35,024 736,1462,06 8,832 470,8 674,775. 743,193.3 1,417,968. 8 72 7 99 33 9 72 14 Rajasthan 113,16 5,213 118,349,215 2,551 51,76 70,387.1 239,763.9 310,151.13 2 75 6 8 5 15 Tamil Nadu 33,119 1,548 34,6615,442 1,066 16,50 22,104.8 60,468.77 82,573.57 7 8 016 Telangana 651,82 3,427 655,2230,73 721 231,4 669,689. 457,663.1 1,127,352. 2 49 5 56 14 7 32 17 Tripura 200,55 164 200,7127,93 101 128,0 465,192. 552.40 465,745.28 7 21 1 32 88 18 Uttar Prade 92,972 1,194 94,1622,537 893 23,43 NA/NR NA/NR NA/NR sh 6 0 19 Uttarakhan 3,587 3,091 6,678 184 1 185 0.00 0.00 0.00 d 20 West Beng 131,96 10,119 142,044,444 686 45,13 21,014.2 572.03 21,586.29 al 2 81 0 7 21 Jammu & 33,233 12,857 46,09 429 5,591 6,020 NA/NR NA/NR NA/NR Kashmir 0 TOTAL 4,911,211,609 5,123, 2,389,121,705 2,511, 5075083.18198863. 23273947. 495 104 670 375 51 89 39 *****