Rural development schemes in tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh
(a) the details of the various rural development schemes being implemented by the Central Government in various tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh and the details of allocated funds therefor, scheme-wise;
(b) whether the Central Government proposes to confer right of ownership to tribal people living in forest land in rural areas of the State and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether Government has decided to construct roads and other infrastructural facilities in the said areas and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4285
ANSWERED ON-10.04.2017
Rural development schemes in tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh
4285 . Shri Surendra Singh Nagar
(a) the details of the various rural development schemes being implemented by the Central Government in various tribal areas of Uttar Pradesh and the details of allocated funds therefor, scheme-wise;
(b) whether the Central Government proposes to confer right of ownership to tribal people living in forest land in rural areas of the State and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether Government has decided to construct roads and other infrastructural facilities in the said areas and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) : The Ministry of Rural Development, inter alia, is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to bring about overall improvement in the quality of life of the people in rural areas, including Uttar Pradesh, through employment generation, strengthening of livelihood opportunities, promoting self employment, skilling of rural youths, provision of social assistance and other basic amenities. Specific provisions have been made in the rural development programmes for the Scheduled Tribes. Under MGNREGA, Forest Right Act (FRA) beneficiaries are entitled to a maximum of 150 days of work per household in a Financial Year. Separate earmarking of fund is made for the Scheduled Tribes under PMAY-G and DAY-NRLM. Under PMAY-G and DAY-NRLM, Rs 5318.28 crore and Rs. 613.41 crore have been allocated respectively under Scheduled Tribes component for the year 2017-18 for rural areas including Uttar Pradesh.
(b) : The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Right) Act, 2006 recognizes and vests the forest rights and occupation in forest land to eligible forest dwelling scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers. As per the information received from State Government of Uttar Pradesh upto the month of January, 2017, a total of 18,555 titles have been distributed to the extent of 1,39,656.53 acres of forest land in Uttar Pradesh under this Act.
(c) : The Ministry is implementing Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to provide all- weather roads to eligible unconnected habitations. The primary objective of the PMGSY is to provide connectivity, by way of an all-weather road (with necessary culverts and cross-drainage structures, which is operable throughout the year), to the eligible unconnected habitations in the rural areas with a population of 500 persons and above (Census 2001) in Plain areas. In respect of Special Category States (i.e Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), the Desert Areas (as identified in the Desert Development Programme), the Tribal (Schedule V) areas and Selected Tribal and Backward Districts (as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Planning Commission) the objective is to connect eligible unconnected habitations with a population of 250 persons and above (Census 2001). For most intensive IAP blocks as identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs the unconnected habitations with population 100 and above (as per 2001 Census) are eligible to be covered under PMGSY. Besides, infrastructures are also created in rural areas including tribal areas under schemes such as PMAY-G, MGNREGA and RURBAN Mission.
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Source: Rajyasabha
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