Rs 1200 Crore Allocated as Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Plan in 2013-14

A total of Rs 1200 crore has been earmarked for 2013-14 by Ministry of  Tribal Affairs as  Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub  Plan being implemented in the states  as a special area programme fully funded by the centre.  This is an increase  of 11% over last year’s allocation as there  is provision for 120 crore more for incentive projects based upon states performance in effective  implementation of T.S.P.

 The fund meant for 22 states  will be utilized for employment-cum income   generation activities among tribals and development of infrastructure in tribal areas which will raise the economic and social status of tribals . Sectors like agriculture , horticulture, land reforms, watershed development, animal husbandry, ecology & environment, development of  entrepreneurship  in small scale industries, small scale trading and improving connectivity in  tribal areas will be given priority.

Based upon the  yardstick of percentage of tribal population in a state in the total tribal population of India, the highest amount of Rs 175.25 crore has been earmarked for Madhya Pradesh  followed by Odisha (133.21 crore) and Jharkhand (121.87 crore).

       The details of allocation are as follows:

State-wise Allocation under the Programme SCA to TSP during 2013-14

                                                                                 (Rs. In Lakh)

S.N.	States	Allocation
1	2	3
1	Andhra Pradesh	5789.00
2	Assam	6233.00
3	Bihar	1306.00
4	Chhattisgarh	9478.00
5	Goa	237.00
6	Gujarat	8448.00
7	Himachal Pradesh	1768.00
8	J&K	2163.00
9	Jharkhand	12187.00
10	Karnataka	2471.00
11	Kerala	549.00
12	Madhya    Pradesh	17525.00
13	Maharashtra	7728.00
14	Manipur	1583.00
15	Odisha	13321.00
16	Rajasthan	8377.00
17	Sikkim	437.00
18	Tamil  Nadu	651.00
19	Tripura	2145.00
20	Uttrakhand	198.00
21	Uttar Pradesh	894.00
22	West Bengal	4512.00
Total		108000.00
For normal projects		108000.00
For Incentive Projects		12000.00
Total		120000.00

Courtesy (pib.nic.in) Press Information  Bureau