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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi - 110001
Tel: 23388482
www.tribal.nic.in
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The funds under this new scheme is available to the State Tribal
Development Cooperative Corporations/ Forest Development Corporations/
Minor Forest produce (Trading and Development) Federations for:
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Increasing the quantum of MFP
handled by setting off operational losses, if need be;
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Strengthening the share capital
base of the Corporation for undertaking MFP operations thereby
increasing the quantum of MFP presently handled;
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Setting up of scientific warehousing
facilities, wherever necessary;
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Establishing processing industries
for value addition with the objective of ensuring maximum
returns on the MFPs for the tribals;
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Giving consumption loans to
tribals;
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Supplementing Research and
Development efforts.
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Deaths of tribals in general, and
children of poor tribal families in particular, due to starvation,
malnutrition etc combined with infection, in remote and backward
tribal areas, the concept of grain banks was introduced. The main
objective of the scheme is to provide a safeguard against starvation
deaths and non-availability of food grains in remote tribal areas.
It also seeks to inculcate the habit of self-help with a view
to taking care of their basic requirements in times of need, especially
during natural calamities like drought, cyclone etc. The scheme
covers all villages which have an over 50% tribal population.
The villages chosen for the establishment of grain banks are identified
by concerned states according to population density and acute
poverty levels of the ST population. A working committee under
the guidance of the tribal village Headman/ Sarpanch under the
overall supervision of the BDO and the project officer ITDP implements
the scheme. However, NGOs working in tribal areas are also allowed
to operate the grain banks. The unit cost of each grain bank is
fixed at Rs. 64,000/-. No recurring expenses are provided to run
the scheme.
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This scheme was introduced realizing
the need for skill upgradation to equip the tribal youths for
employment/ self-employment. It also aims to improve the socio-economic
condition of the tribal youth by enhancing their income. The scheme
covers all states and union territories, the only restriction
being that free vocational training facilities are extended only
to the tribal people. Under the scheme 100% central assistance
will be given to States/ UTs/ NGOs for setting up and running
of vocational training centres.
There are certain tribal communities
who have a low level of literacy, declining or stagnant population,
a pre-agricultural level of technology and are economically backward.
Their problems and needs are quite different from other scheduled
tribes. Since primitive tribal groups constitute the most vulnerable
section, states/UTs need to allocate adequate funds for their
socio-economic development. This is an extremely flexible scheme.
Its activities may include awareness generation and confidence
building, training for skill development of tribal youth organization
of self help groups and provision of services/inputs not covered
by any existing scheme. The scheme is implemented through Integrated
Tribal Development Projects (ITDPs)/ Integrated Tribal Development
Agencies (ITDAs), Tribal\ Research Institutes (TRIs) and NGOs
with the necessary motivation and competence. The State Government
concerned is responsible for the proper execution, implementation,
supervision and coordination of the schemes including the selection
of NGOs.
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