IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA
IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-VANBANDHU KALYAN YOJANA
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that the benefits of schemes relating to education, health, housing, livelihood, drinking water and infrastructure under the Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana in tribal dominated States including Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh and the other tribal areas of the States is as under:
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan: Hon’ble PM launched DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan 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, improve access to health, education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years including Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh. The Abhiyan has total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr).
Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN): On 15th November 2023, Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN) was launched for socio-economic development of 75 PVTG communities residing in 18 states and one UT including Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh. The mission aims to provide basic facilities to improve their socio-economic conditions 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 being met through 11 interventions implemented by 9-line Ministries.
Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students: The scheme is applicable to students who are studying in Classes IX –X. Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States including Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh except North East and Hills States/UT like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.
Post Matric Scholarship to ST students: The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Scheduled Tribe students studying at post-matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education. Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Compulsory fees charged by educational institutions are reimbursed subject to the limit fixed by the concerned State Fee fixation committee and scholarship amount of Rs.230 to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all Statesincluding Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpurof Madhya Pradesh except NE and Hilly States/UT of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UTs without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central share.
In order to strengthen inter-departmental coordination and improve awareness in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana ,the concrete steps being taken by the Government to ensure time-bound implementation, strengthen the monitoring mechanism and ensure direct outreach to the targeted beneficiaries is as under:
Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the nodal ministry to monitor Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) funds which are earmarked under various schemes of 41 Ministries / Departments (excluding Ministry of Tribal Affairs) for welfare and development of STs in the country including Ratlam–Jhabua–Alirajpur of Madhya Pradesh. An online monitoring system (https://stcmis.gov.in) integrated with PFMS has been designed to monitor the allocation and utilization of DAPST funds by these Ministries/Departments. Ministry also organizes periodic meetings with the obligated Ministries/Departments to review allocation and utilization under DAPST and guides them for better utilization of DAPST funds.Each ministry has to place the funds earmarked for TSP under Minor Head ‘796’ below the functional major Head/Sub-Major Heads to ensure their non-divertibility to any other scheme.
Schemes along-with funds allocated by the obligated Ministries/Departments for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes are given at Statement 10B of Expenditure Profile of Union Budget document in the link:
State Tribal Sub Plan (TSP): State Governments are also supposed to earmark TSP funds with respect to the total Scheme allocation, in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State. The details of allocation and expenditure for TSP by States/UTs out of their own funds are available at https://statetsp.tribal.gov.in.
PM-JANMAN Initiatives in PM Gatishakti Portal
To ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of the PM JANMAN, Ministry has been regularly reviewing the implementation with State Governments and District administrations. Besides, for monitoring the progress of the works under PM JANMAN, digital dashboard on PM GatiShakti portal has been developed. A Project Monitoring Unit in the Ministry has also been established for monitoring and coordination with Ministries and States / UT.
Under the PM JANMAN initiative, the integration of GIS-based data has enabled better planning and robust monitoring of schemes across multiple Line Ministries. Key advancements include seamless integration of PVTG locations. The demographic data was collected for the PVTG habitations belonging to PVTGs Districts/Sub-districts/villages through a Mobile App developed by BISAG-N for survey, ensuring accessibility for project planning and sanctionings. Real-time progress monitoring has been enabled through API integration with web portals of seven Line Ministries, with ongoing integration for MoWCD. Additionally, saturation dashboards provide granular insights up to the village level, and online modules facilitate data submission for Van Dhan Vikas Kendra (VDVKs), Multi-Purpose Centers, and Anganwadi construction progress monitoring. These efforts reinforce data-driven governance for tribal empowerment.
In coordination with State Governments, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns have been organized across States which are aimed at creating awareness on various welfare schemes for tribals and strengthen outreach and also facilitating in preparation of basic documents like Aadhar Card, Caste certificate, Jan Dhan bank account which are required for availing benefits under different schemes
Multiple evaluation and monitoring exercises have been undertaken to assess the performance and impact of tribal welfare schemes. NITI Aayog (DMEO) through M/s KPMG Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd., conducted a comprehensive Evaluation Study of Centrally Sponsored Schemes under Package 9 for the period 2020–21 to 2024–25, covering seven schemes under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana.
1. Pre-Matric Scholarship
2. Post Matric Scholarship for STs
3. Support to Tribal Research Institutes
4. Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)
5. Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN)
6. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adrash Gram Yojna – PMAAGY (previously known as Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme – SCA to TSS). PMAAGY is now revamped and is subsumed under DAJGUA
7. Administrative Cost to States / UTs
In addition, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has evaluated eight Central Sector schemes in collaboration with NABET, IIT Delhi, and IIPA namely:
1. Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
2. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
3. Scholarship to the ST Students for studies abroad
4. Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes
5. Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM)
6. Tribal Research Information, Education, Communication and Events (TRI-ECE)
7. Monitoring, Evaluation, Survey and Social Audit (MESSA)
8. Venture Capital Fund for Scheduled Tribes
The final report of this study is currently under process. Further, NITI Aayog had also conducted an earlier evaluation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in 2021, which was likewise undertaken by KPMG