Strengthening of Panchayati Raj System in Tribal Areas

The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is implementing the (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) with the primary objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutes (PRIs) by way of capacity building and training of the elected representatives and the functionaries of the PRIs, (ii) Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP), a Central Components of RGSA scheme to encourage competitive spirit among Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) under which, Awards including financial incentives are given to best performing Panchayats in recognition of their good work for improving delivery of services and public good, (iii) Mission Mode Project on e-Panchayats, a Central component of RGSA scheme under which various e-governance projects are funded towards digitalization of Panchayats to bring in efficiency, accountability and transparency in the functioning of the PRIs for overall transformation of PRIs (No funds are released to States under the scheme). These schemes are implemented in all the States/UTs including the State of Madhya Pradesh and its tribal areas.

The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing a number of Schemes/Programmes viz. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal AntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), DeenDayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) through State Governments to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas in the country including the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) is implementing a scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)', which aims at integrated development of 36,428 villages having at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs through States / UTs with notified STs. As per the scheme guidelines, respective States / UTs are expected to prepare their Village Development Plan with active consultation with the villagers, and be adopted by the Gram Sabha/ Panchayat/Village Council. MoTA is also administering the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (In short FRA), wherein Gram Sabha has been entrusted with the responsibility to initiate the process of recognition of rights envisaged to be given to bonafide Forest Dweller Scheduled Tribes (FDSTs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs), including rights to protect, regenerate or conserve or manage any community forest resource which they have been traditionally protecting and conserving for sustainable use.

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following schemes for the development and welfare of Scheduled Tribe in the country:

1. Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
2. Marketing and Logistics Development for Promoting Tribal Products from North Eastern Region.
3. Programme for Development of Scheduled Tribes (PM Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna)

1. Pre- Matric Scholarship for STs
2. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTGs)
3. Post- Matric Scholarship for STs
4. Support to Tribal Research Institute
5. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAAGY)

1. Grants under proviso to Article 275(1) of the Constitution
2. National Tribal Welfare Program

1. Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of scheduled Tribes
2. Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes
3. Pradhan Mantri Jan JatiyaVikas Mission (PMJVM)
4. Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)
5. Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey, Social Audit (MESSA)
6. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students
7. National Overseas Scholarship Scheme

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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