Union Minister for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs,
Shri Jual Oram yesterday here said that the Union Government in the
current financial year 2014-15, has introduced Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna
(VKY) as Central Sector Scheme with an allocation of Rs. 100 crore. He
said that the Central Government proposes to replicate the intervention
with special focus on the qualitative and sustainable employment for
tribal families; bridging infrastructure gaps with focus on quality;
improving the quality of education and health and improving the quality
of life in tribal areas.
The Minister informed that there are about 350 Blocks in the Schedule V areas where population to STs compared to total population of the Block is 50% or above. Despite several interventions in the past, these Blocks are still reeling under various facets of deprivation in so far as Human Development Indices are concerned. Through VKY, it is envisaged to develop these Blocks as model Blocks over the period of next five years with qualitative and visible infrastructural facilities enabling congenial environment to further the mission of sustainable Development.
Shri Oram states that for the current year 2014-15, it is proposed to implement a pilot project in one block each of the ten Schedule V States within the limited financial resources provided under Scheme, and possibly one Block outside fifth schedule with substantive tribal population and low HDI. An amount of Rs 10.00 crore will be earmarked for the each Block totaling at Rs. 100 Crore. The selection of block will be made in consultation with the respective State Governments while taking into account the human development indices. Successful completion of the initiative taken during 2014-15 would be followed by execution of Perspective Plan during the next five years in respect of all blocks with dominant tribal population and low HDI.
Shri Oram further informed that the proposed intervention is aimed at adopting a holistic approach to create an enabling environment for overall development of the Tribal people with sustainability while ensuring qualitative and sustainable employment; emphasis on quality education & higher education; accelerated economic development of tribal areas; health for all; housing for all; safe drinking water for all at doorsteps; irrigation facilities suited to the terrain; all weather roads with connectivity to the nearby town/cities; universal availability of electricity; urban development; robust institutional mechanism to roll the vehicle of development with sustainability; promotion and conservation of tribal cultural heritage and promotion of Sports in tribal Areas.
The Minister said that the scheme is to be implemented through robust institutional mechanism in a mission mode while equipping these institutions with proper infrastructure and well capacitated manpower to gear up the process of monitoring and implementation of activities translating into tangible outcomes. For the purpose, a Project Implementation Cell manned with 26 professionals will be set up at the Tribal Welfare Department of each State.
Earlier Shri Oram said that pace of development of the tribal people is slower and much more challenging than rest of the social groups. Even though Special Component Plan and specific programmes have been run by the government, there is a wide gap in development between tribal communities and other social groups. Government of Gujarat faced this challenge with a 10 point Chief Minister’s programme for tribal development, named Van BandhuKalyanYojana (VKY). This Programme is outcome oriented and implemented in project mode and has achieved large amount of success.
Emphasizing the need of education to tribal peoples the Minister said that, education is considered as the backbone of development, both at the individual household and societal levels. But educating the tribal children has been a challenge for the Government for various socio-cultural, economic, ecological and administrative reasons. Despite Government initiatives and efforts to promote education among STs, the literacy among STs as compared to national average has remained low and the female literacy rate has been still lower compared to national literacy rate.
Shri Oram said that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with its mandate of critical gap filling, is re-engineering the education Schemes. The objective of re-engineering is to provide adequate educational infrastructure like residential schools, tribal languages as medium of instruction etc. for STs and incentive for education for ST children through scholarships. This is to be achieved through convergence of Schemes of line Ministries along with simplification of process for availing Scholarships and also through technological aids in improving learning abilities.
Courtesy : pib.nic.in
The Minister informed that there are about 350 Blocks in the Schedule V areas where population to STs compared to total population of the Block is 50% or above. Despite several interventions in the past, these Blocks are still reeling under various facets of deprivation in so far as Human Development Indices are concerned. Through VKY, it is envisaged to develop these Blocks as model Blocks over the period of next five years with qualitative and visible infrastructural facilities enabling congenial environment to further the mission of sustainable Development.
Shri Oram states that for the current year 2014-15, it is proposed to implement a pilot project in one block each of the ten Schedule V States within the limited financial resources provided under Scheme, and possibly one Block outside fifth schedule with substantive tribal population and low HDI. An amount of Rs 10.00 crore will be earmarked for the each Block totaling at Rs. 100 Crore. The selection of block will be made in consultation with the respective State Governments while taking into account the human development indices. Successful completion of the initiative taken during 2014-15 would be followed by execution of Perspective Plan during the next five years in respect of all blocks with dominant tribal population and low HDI.
Shri Oram further informed that the proposed intervention is aimed at adopting a holistic approach to create an enabling environment for overall development of the Tribal people with sustainability while ensuring qualitative and sustainable employment; emphasis on quality education & higher education; accelerated economic development of tribal areas; health for all; housing for all; safe drinking water for all at doorsteps; irrigation facilities suited to the terrain; all weather roads with connectivity to the nearby town/cities; universal availability of electricity; urban development; robust institutional mechanism to roll the vehicle of development with sustainability; promotion and conservation of tribal cultural heritage and promotion of Sports in tribal Areas.
The Minister said that the scheme is to be implemented through robust institutional mechanism in a mission mode while equipping these institutions with proper infrastructure and well capacitated manpower to gear up the process of monitoring and implementation of activities translating into tangible outcomes. For the purpose, a Project Implementation Cell manned with 26 professionals will be set up at the Tribal Welfare Department of each State.
Earlier Shri Oram said that pace of development of the tribal people is slower and much more challenging than rest of the social groups. Even though Special Component Plan and specific programmes have been run by the government, there is a wide gap in development between tribal communities and other social groups. Government of Gujarat faced this challenge with a 10 point Chief Minister’s programme for tribal development, named Van BandhuKalyanYojana (VKY). This Programme is outcome oriented and implemented in project mode and has achieved large amount of success.
Emphasizing the need of education to tribal peoples the Minister said that, education is considered as the backbone of development, both at the individual household and societal levels. But educating the tribal children has been a challenge for the Government for various socio-cultural, economic, ecological and administrative reasons. Despite Government initiatives and efforts to promote education among STs, the literacy among STs as compared to national average has remained low and the female literacy rate has been still lower compared to national literacy rate.
Shri Oram said that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs with its mandate of critical gap filling, is re-engineering the education Schemes. The objective of re-engineering is to provide adequate educational infrastructure like residential schools, tribal languages as medium of instruction etc. for STs and incentive for education for ST children through scholarships. This is to be achieved through convergence of Schemes of line Ministries along with simplification of process for availing Scholarships and also through technological aids in improving learning abilities.
Courtesy : pib.nic.in
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