**Executive Summary:**
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs addresses the utilization of Scheduled Tribes Component (STC) funds through the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST). The plan aims to bridge developmental gaps between Scheduled Tribes (STs) and non-ST populations via targeted projects. Two key missions under DAPST are Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). An online monitoring system and periodic reviews are in place to track fund allocation, expenditure, and implementation.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST):**
* Implemented as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes.
* 41 Ministries/Departments allocate a percentage of their budget for tribal development.
* Aims to bridge the developmental gap between STs and non-STs.
* **Financial Allocations and Expenditure:**
* Rs. 1,27,434.20 crore allocated as DAPST funds in Union Budget 2025-26 (excluding UT allocation).
* DAPST fund utilization has been more than 92% of RE during the last five years.
* Expenditure under DAPST during the last 5 years: 2020-21 (Rs. 48084.10 Cr), 2021-22 (Rs. 82530.58 Cr), 2022-23 (Rs. 90972.76 Cr), 2023-24 (Rs. 103452.77 Cr), 2024-25 (Rs. 104436.24 Cr).
* **Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN):**
* Focuses on socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities.
* Aims to provide basic facilities in 3 years.
* Total budgetary outlay of Rs. 24,104 Cr (Central share: 15336 Cr, State share: 8768 Cr).
* **Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA):**
* Launched on 2nd October, 2024.
* Aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages in 5 years.
* Total budgetary outlay of Rs. 79,156 Cr (Central share: 56,333 Cr, State share: 22,823 Cr).
* **Monitoring and Evaluation:**
* NITI Aayog issues guidelines for earmarking of funds.
* Funds shown under minor head 796 for proper accounting and monitoring.
* Ministry of Tribal Affairs reviews implementation with obligated Ministries/Departments.
* Online monitoring system: https:stcmis.gov.in.
* NITI Aayog undertakes evaluations of CS and CSS schemes, including those under DAPST.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Central Ministries/Departments:**
* *Impact:* Required to allocate a percentage of their budget for tribal development under DAPST and adhere to NITI Aayog guidelines.
* *Action Required:* Allocate funds, implement schemes, attend review meetings, appoint nodal officers, and ensure effective utilization of funds.
* **State Governments/UTs:**
* *Impact:* Share financial responsibilities for PM JANMAN and DAJGUA.
* *Action Required:* Contribute state share for the missions, implement schemes at the local level.
* **Scheduled Tribe (ST) Communities:**
* *Impact:* Direct beneficiaries of the schemes and projects implemented under DAPST, PM JANMAN and DAJGUA.
* *Action Required:* Engage with local authorities to ensure effective implementation and utilization of resources.
* **NITI Aayog:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for issuing guidelines, monitoring, and evaluating the schemes under DAPST.
* *Action Required:* Issue and update guidelines, conduct evaluations, and provide feedback to Ministries/Departments.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheduled Tribes Component STC funds: Funds allocated for the welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes, a marginalized group in India.
Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes DAPST: A strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas with tribal concentration, implemented by the Government of India.
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyay Maha Abhiyan PM JANMAN: A mission launched by the Government of India for the socioeconomic development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).
Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan DAJGUA: An initiative launched by the Government of India to saturate infrastructural gaps in tribal villages and provide livelihood opportunities.
NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India, responsible for issuing guidelines for earmarking funds for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs MoTA: The Government of India ministry responsible for the welfare and development of Scheduled Tribes.
Union Budget: The annual financial statement of the Government of India, which includes allocations for various schemes and programs, including those for tribal development.
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PVTG: A sub-classification of Scheduled Tribes that are considered more vulnerable and require special attention. There are 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and one UT.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3055
TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025
UTILISATION OF SCHEDULED TRIBES COMPONENT FUNDS
3055. ADV GOWAAL KAGADA PADAVI:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministries/Department are utilising the Scheduled Tribes Component (STC) funds
effectively as per norms and objectives and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether any audit mechanism exists to track STC fund diversion or under-utilisation and if so,
the details thereof; and
(c) whether the Government has penalised or issued warnings to any Departments for non-
compliance and if so, the details thereof
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-ST populations and for various
tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing,
electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. Details of DAPST Expenditure
made by Central Ministries/Departments during last five years is given at Annexure.
Further, 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. Scheme-wise and Ministry/Department-wise allocation for welfare of Scheduled Tribes
is given separately in Statement 10B of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget every year. Further,
allocation under PMJANMAN and DAJGUA by concerned Ministries/Departments is given in
Statement 10BB and 10BBB of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget respectively.
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 2,911blocks 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).
In the Union Budget 2025-26, an amount of Rs. 1,27,434.20 crore (excluding UT allocation) has
been allocated as DAPST funds out of the total scheme budgetary allocation of obligated
Ministries/Departments which is more than five time increase in DAPST funds allocation than that
of FY 2013-14 (Rs. 24594.45 Crore). DAPST fund utilization has been more than 92 % of RE
during last five years.
Expenditure under DAPST during last 5 years made by the Central Ministries /Departments are as
follows:
(Rs. in crore)
Year Expenditure
2020-21 48084.10
2021-22 82530.58
2022-23 90972.76
2023-24 103452.77
2024-25 104436.24 (P)
(P): Provisional
NITI Aayog issues guidelines for earmarking of funds for welfare of Scheduled Tribes by the
obligated central Ministries/Departments. The latest guidelines regarding Development Action
Plan for STs (erstwhile TSP) were issued by NITI Aayog in 2017.
For proper accounting and monitoring and to ensure their non-divertibility to any other scheme,
funds allocated under DAPST are shown by all the obligated Ministries/Depts under the minor
head ‘796’ below the functional major Head/Sub-Major Heads in their ‘Detailed Demands for
Grants’.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) convenes meetings with obligated Ministries/Departments
from time to time to review the implementation of guidelines, allocation and expenditure of
DAPST funds. The concerned officers of all major schemes of the obligated
Ministries/Departments are requested to attend these meetings for proper and meaningful
discussions. Allocation, expenditure, and implementation of individual schemes with DAPST
allocation are discussed in the review meetings. The obligated Ministries/Departments are urged
to adhere to the norms prescribed by NITI Aayog for allocation of DAPST funds under the schemes
which provide specific benefits to the STs and the obligated Ministries/Departments are urged to
ensure full and effective utilization of the allocated funds through regular correspondence. Nodal
officers are also appointed in the respective Ministries/Departments. An online monitoring system
has been put in place by the Ministry with web address: https://stcmis.gov.in for monitoring of
DAPST funds.
Further, Ministries/Departments and NITI Aayog undertakes evaluation of CS and CSS schemes
respectively. In addition, NITI Aayog undertakes evaluation of CSS schemes of other mandated
Ministries/Departments. While doing so, it also evaluates those schemes which are covered under
DAPST as CSS. NITI Aayog has conducted an Evaluation Study for the EFC cycle which ended
in 2020-21 with respect to the M/o Tribal Affairs 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.Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question
No. 3055 for 07.08.2025 by Adv Gowaal Kagada Padavi regarding “Utilisation of Scheduled
Tribes Component Funds”
Details of DAPST Expenditure made by Central Ministries/Departments during last five years is as
below:
(Rs. in crore)
FY 2020- FY 2021-2 FY 2022-2 FY 2024-25
FY 2023-24
S N 21 2 3
Ministries / Departments
O.
Exp. Exp. Exp. Exp. Exp (P)
Department of Agricultural Resear
1 102.81 98.46 96.01 106.83 159.40
ch and Education
Department of Agriculture, Cooper
2 9677.81 10073.20 8516.43 9228.71 10037.67
ation and Farmers' Welfare
Department of Animal Husbandry
3 241.34 222.82 166.48 209.17 218.68
& Dairying
4 Department of Commerce 15.45 15.53 24.51 25.51 32.52
5 Department of Consumer Affairs 1.71 1.92 0.75 1.09 0.80
Department of Drinking Water and
6 1623.40 4310.62 6109.97 7479.76 2561.70
Sanitation
Department of Empowerment of P
7 38.90 46.69 43.50 48.29 62.10
ersons with Disabilities
8 Department of Fertilizers -- 6782.83 10956.32 8403.08 7604.61
9 Department of Fisheries 62.89 109.38 100.47 133.39 159.06
Department of Food and Public Di
10 5421.31 12389.97 12756.53 9598.62 10169.80
stribution
Department of Health and Family
11 4005.39 4262.70 4741.23 4134.09 4486.81
Welfare
12 Department of Higher Education 1294.21 1459.86 1841.56 1983.06 1946.01
13 Department of Land Resources 134.81 223.76 23.92 201.77 123.64
14 Department of Pharmaceuticals 18.49 -- 23.35 15.88 18.85
15 Department of Rural Development 5167.14 18652.60 17701.14 18799.47 22580.62
Department of School Education a
16 4099.62 4199.99 5288.89 5642.10 6829.56
nd Literacy
Department of Science and Techno
17 87.76 93.63 71.18 38.50 82.32
logy
Department of Telecommunication
18 290.20 411.73 188.20 539.05 855.25
s
Department of Water Resources, R
19 iver Development and Ganga Reju 186.18 354.52 220.49 298.01 178.95
venation
Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and N
20 aturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Ho 31.70 34.71 43.42 54.91 105.94
moeopathy (AYUSH)
21 Ministry of Coal 83.66 72.59 41.62 51.12 92.07
22 Ministry of Cooperation -- -- -- ...
23 Ministry of Culture 11.43 32.66 35.81 35.58 22.74
Ministry of Development of North
24 563.60 715.09 239.54 754.30 1293.43
Eastern Region
Ministry of Electronics and Inform
25 204.00 347.52 254.56 535.22 565.96
ation Technology
Ministry of Environment, Forests a
26 96.59 123.54 106.80 158.19 77.19
nd Climate ChangeMinistry of Food Processing Indust
27 27.70 28.61 13.28 40.62 41.81
ries
Ministry of Housing and Urban Af
28 369.08 565.99 953.43 1063.61 256.51
fairs
Ministry of Labour and Employme
29 1101.60 1960.57 1188.34 913.39 906.84
nt
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medi
30 553.87 1468.58 2469.77 2222.75 750.34
um Enterprises
31 Ministry of Mines 23.13 17.48 20.64 18.37 12.20
Ministry of New and Renewable E
32 200.98 235.91 349.48 381.28 973.97
nergy
33 Ministry of Panchayati Raj 56.48 125.08 76.50 83.51 71.81
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
34 1134.14 92.23 286.15 498.49 593.35
Gas
35 Ministry of Power 391.99 ... -- 763.36 1082.01
Ministry of Road Transport and Hi
36 3404.57 4501.10 6287.30 18495.36 16576.36
ghways
Ministry of Skill Development and
37 187.84 146.16 84.46 157.73 211.05
Entrepreneurship
38 Ministry of Textiles 115.53 157.61 169.03 170.34 194.17
39 Ministry of Tourism 49.00 ... 18.32 ... 29.07
40 Ministry of Tribal Affairs 5461.67 6125.51 7225.29 7473.32 10145.67
Ministry of Women and Child Dev
41 1429.80 1967.27 2111.40 2571.91 2178.97
elopment
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Spor
42 116.32 102.16 126.69 123.03 146.43
ts
Total 48084.10 82530.58 90972.76 103452.77 104436.24
(P): Provisional
Source:
1) Actual expenditure for the FY 2020-21 to 2023-24 is based on Statement 10B of the
Expenditure Profile of the corresponding Union Budgets.
2) Provisional expenditure for the FY 2024-25 as on 31.3.25 is taken from the STC- MIS
portal (https://stcmis.gov.in/).
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