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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
01 APR 2026 1:34PM by PIB Delhi
WELFARE INDICATORS AND DEVELOPMENT GAPS IN TRIBAL AREAS

Replying to an unstarred question in Rajya Sabha today the Union Minister of State Shri. Durgadas Uikey said that The Government regularly conducts surveys to assess socio-economic indicators. Administrative data is also collected on a daily basis. Information on socio-economic indicators such as malnutrition, maternal mortality, school dropout rates and poverty levels among Scheduled Tribes covering health, education and economic sectors is given below:

State-wise statement on key indicators of Scheduled Tribe population vis-à-vis Total Population child health and nutritional status, NFHS-5(2019-21)

Sr.No

Name of States/UTs

Stunting in children under (5) years of age (%) (Height for age)

 

Total

ST

 

 

NFHS-5(2019-21)

 

INDIA

35.5

40.9

1

Andhra Pradesh

31.2

41.0

2

Arunachal Pradesh

28.0

27.9

3

Assam

35.3

30.7

4

Bihar

42.9

42.4

5

Chhattisgarh

34.6

38.4

6

Delhi

30.9

(25.7)

7

Goa

25.8

(33.6)

8

Gujarat

39.0

45.4

9

Haryana

27.5

(39.5)

10

Himachal Pradesh

30.8

32.9

11

Jammu & Kashmir

26.9

26.8

12

Jharkhand

39.6

44.9

13

Karnataka

35.4

39.5

14

Kerala

23.4

36.9

15

Madhya Pradesh

35.7

40.0

16

Maharashtra

35.2

41.4

17

Manipur

23.4

26.8

18

Meghalaya

46.5

46.6

19

Mizoram

28.9

28.5

20

Nagaland

32.7

32.6

21

Odisha

31.0

42.1

22

Punjab

24.5

NA

23

Rajasthan

31.8

35.9

24

Sikkim

22.3

19.7

25

Tamil Nadu

25.0

31.2

26

Telangana

33.1

33.4

27

Tripura

32.3

34.2

28

Uttar Pradesh

39.7

49.2

29

Uttarakhand

27.0

23.7

30

West Bengal

33.8

36.7

Source: NFHS 5(2019-21), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

( ) Based on 250-499 unweighted cases

 

All India Nutritional Status of children:

Indicators

All/ST

NFHS-5

NFHS-4

Nutritional Status of Children - Prevalence of stunting in children under (5) years of age (%)

All

35.5

38.4

ST

40.9

43.8

Prevalence of wasted children under (5) years of age (%)

All

19.3

21

ST

23.2

27.4

Prevalence of underweight children under (5) years of age (%)

All

32.1

35.7

ST

39.5

45.3

Source: NFHS 5 (2019-21), NFHS 4 (2015-16), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Maternal mortality Ratio: Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. For 2021-23, MMR estimate for India is 88 according to special bulletin on maternal mortality in India 2021-23, Sample Registration Survey (SRS), Office of The Registrar General of India (ORGI). It is heartening that the Maternal Mortality Ratio in India has declined over the years. The Maternal Mortality Ratio remained unchanged at 88 for the period 2021-23 and 2020-22 and has declined over the years to 93 in 2019-21 from 97 in 2018-20 and 103 in 2017-2019.

Dropout Rate: Proportion of pupil from a cohort enrolled in a given level at a given school year who are no longer enrolled at any grade in the following school year. The State wise latest dropout rates (2021-22) for Scheduled Tribes and All from UDISE plus, DoSEL Ministry of Education is given at Annexure I

Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE)

As per Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) - 2023-24 conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation, average Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) during 2023-24 by Scheduled Tribes for rural & urban is Rs.3363 & Rs.6030 respectively. Average estimated MPCE in 2023-24 is observed to be Rs.4,122 in rural India and Rs.6,996 in urban India as per fact-sheet for Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) published by MoSPI.

 

All -India Average MPCEs (Rs)

 

2011-12

2022-23

2023-24

Average MPCEs (Rs)

without imputation

without imputation

without imputation

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Scheduled Tribes

1122

2193

3016

5414

3363

6030

Source: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, HCES 2011-12, 2022-23,2023-24

 

The All-India Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) for Scheduled Tribes (STs) has shown rise over time in both rural and urban areas. In 2011–12, the average MPCE for Scheduled Tribes was ₹1122 in rural areas and ₹2193 in urban areas. This increased significantly by 2022–23, reaching ₹3016 in rural areas and ₹5414 in urban areas, indicating substantial growth in consumption expenditure. The upward trend continued in 2023–24, when the average MPCE for Scheduled Tribes further rose to ₹3363 in rural areas and ₹6030 in urban areas.

State-wise average estimated Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) data for STs and All in 2023-24.

(in Rs)

 

Rural

Urban

State/ UT

ST

ALL

ST

ALL

Andhra Pradesh

4,162

5,327

6,244

7,182

Arunachal Pradesh

6,048

5,995

10,115

9,832

Assam

3,774

3,793

6,914

6,794

Bihar

3,334

3,670

4,208

5,080

Chhattisgarh

2,471

2,739

3,988

4,927

Goa

6,006

8,048

9,231

9,726

Gujarat

3,690

4,116

5,837

7,175

Himachal Pradesh

5,406

5,825

12,124

9,223

Jharkhand

2,497

2,946

4,761

5,393

Karnataka

4,590

4,903

5,908

8,076

Kerala

4,908

6,611

7,688

7,783

Madhya Pradesh

3,004

3,441

4,445

5,538

Maharashtra

3,103

4,145

5,377

7,363

Manipur

3,997

4,531

6,406

5,945

Meghalaya

3,820

3,852

7,656

7,839

Mizoram

5,948

5,963

8,707

8,709

Nagaland

5,151

5,155

8,161

8,022

Odisha

2,800

3,357

4,650

5,825

Rajasthan

3,384

4,510

6,065

6,574

Sikkim

9,318

9,377

14,160

13,927

Tamil Nadu

4,831

5,701

8,050

8,165

Telangana

4,981

5,435

9,065

8,978

Tripura

5,803

6,259

8,714

8,034

Uttar Pradesh

2,980

3,481

5,383

5,395

Uttarakhand

4,687

5,003

8,513

7,486

West Bengal

3,077

3,620

4,761

5,775

Andaman & Nicobar Island

5,688

7,771

7,218

10,453

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

3,943

4,311

5,804

6,837

J & K

3,948

4,774

4,872

6,327

Ladakh

5,010

5,010

7,034

7,533

Lakshadweep

6,263

6,350

6,262

6,377

Puducherry

-

7,598

14,265

8,637

All-India

3,363

4,122

6,030

6,996

Source: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, HCES 2023-24, MoSPI

(c) & (d): The measures taken to address persistent development gaps in tribal areas and ensure effective delivery of welfare schemes to tribal communities is as below. Also, the State-wise utilisation of funds allocated under schemes for tribal welfare including the Tribal Sub-Plan during the last five years is given below:

i) Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes: Government is implementing Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes (DAPST) as a strategy for the development of Scheduled Tribes and areas having tribal concentration in the country. Besides Ministry of Tribal Affairs, 41 Ministries/Departments are allocating certain percentage of their total scheme budget every year for tribal development under DAPST to bridge the developmental gap between Scheduled Tribes (STs) and non-ST populations and for various tribal development projects relating to education, health, agriculture, irrigation, roads, housing, electrification, employment generation, skill development, etc. 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 following links:

Statement 10B for 2023-24: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget2023-24/doc/eb/stat10b.pdfStatement 10B for 2024-25: https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget2024-25/doc/eb/stat10b.pdf

ii) State Tribal Sub Plan: State TSP Monitoring Portal (https://statetsp.tribal.gov.in) has been launched by the Ministry to monitor TSP in States and UTs on which the States and UTs are to upload the TSP allocation out of State budgetary grants, TSP expenditure and other essential information of TSP on a regular basis.

The objective of the Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP), as stated in the aforementioned guidelines of Planning Commission is to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and others by accelerating the development of STs by securing to them: (i) Human resource development by enhancing their access to education and health services, (ii) Enhanced quality of life by providing basic amenities in tribal areas/localities including housing; (iii) Substantial reduction in poverty and unemployment, creation of productive assets and income generating opportunities (iv) Enhanced capacity to avail opportunities, gain rights and entitlements and improved facilities at par with other areas, and (v) Protection against exploitation and oppression.

(iii)Scholarship Schemes: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements following Scholarship Schemes to promote and encourage basic and higher education amongst ST population in the country: -

i) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class IX and X)

ii) Post Matric Scholarship for ST students (Class XI and above)

iii) National Fellowship for Higher Education for ST students.

iv) National Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students (Top Class)

v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students.

Out of the schemes mentioned above, the scholarship schemes at Sl.No (i) to (ii) are Centrally Sponsored Schemes and implemented through respective State/UT. Both Pre & Post Matric Scholarship Schemes are open ended Schemes wherein scholarships are given to all eligible students for pursuing studies from class 9th to Post-Graduation courses whose parental income is not more than Rs. 2.5 lakh per annum. The inviting of applications, verification, selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of scholarship amount is the responsibility of the respective State/UT. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, releases central share funds to States/UTs based on proposals submitted by them and after examining financial and physical progress. State Governments/Union Territory Administrations disburse the scholarship amount to all the eligible ST Student's bank account through DBT mode.

The Schemes at Sl. No. (iii) to (v) are Central Sector Schemes implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Under National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students, funds are directly released to the Students/Institutions through DBT mode, whereas Schemes at Sl.No. (v) National Overseas Scholarship for ST students is implemented through the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the funds are released to ST students studying abroad through Embassies, further Ministry of Tribal Affairs reimburse the funds to MEA. The details of fund released and beneficiaries under Pre and Post Matric Scholarship schemes is given at Annexure II and III:

(iv) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS): Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) was started in the year 2018-19 to provide quality education at par with Navodaya Vidyalaya to the tribal children in their own environment. Under the new scheme, Government decided to establish 440 EMRSs, one EMRS in every block having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). 288 EMRS schools were initially funded under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution, which are being upgraded as per the new model. Accordingly, Ministry has set the target to set up total of 728 EMRSs benefiting around 3.5 lakh ST students across the country. YEAR WISE FUNDS RELEASED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF EMRS SINCE INCEPTION OF NESTS TILL 28.02.2026 is given at Annexure IV.

(v) 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. The Abhiyan has total budgetary outlay of Rs.79,156 Cr (Central share: ₹56,333 Cr and State share: ₹22,823 Cr). The Achievement in respect of All Line Ministries/Departments of DAJGUA across India is as under is attached at Annexure V.

(vi) Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN): Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) on 15th November 2023, which is celebrated as Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. The mission with financial outlay of around Rs.24,000 Crore aims to saturate PVTG households and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, electrification of un-electrified households and sustainable livelihood opportunities in time bound manner in 3 years.

Funds sanctioned for establishment of PM-JANMAN VDVKs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sl.
No.

State/UT

VDVK
Sanctioned

Funds
Sanctioned
(In Lakhs)

 

1

A&N

1

2.8

 

2

Andhra Pradesh

73

307.55

 

3

Chhattisgarh

16

119.75

 

4

Gujarat

21

52.5

 

5

Jharkhand

35

143.8

 

6

Karnataka

33

91.8

 

7

Kerala

7

26.85

 

8

Madhya Pradesh

83

254.5

 

9

Maharashtra

40

181.2

 

10

Manipur

2

30

 

11

Odisha

43

178.4

 

12

Rajasthan

51

442.1

 

13

Tamil Nadu

37

120.15

 

14

Telangana

25

73.05

 

15

Tripura

30

127.5

 

16

Uttarakhand

9

31.7

 

17

U.P.

5

15.95

 

18

West Bengal

5

13.9

 

 

Total

516

2213.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annexure I

Dropout Rate by Gender, Level of School Education and Social Category

 

States

Year

All/ST

Primary Drop Out Rate

Upper Primary Drop Out Rate

Secondary Drop Out Rate

Girls

Boys

Overall

Girls

Boys

Overall

Girls

Boys

Overall

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

2021-22

All

0.65

0.2

0.42

1.02

0.89

0.95

3.91

6

5

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

2.99

2.94

2.96

8.73

11.91

10.34

Andhra Pradesh

2021-22

All

0

0

0

1.5

1.72

1.62

14.97

17.52

16.29

 

2021-22

ST

0.55

1.86

1.23

5.79

6.64

6.23

11.09

12.19

11.64

Arunachal Pradesh

2021-22

All

9.24

9.26

9.25

8.44

4.82

6.69

12.25

11.2

11.74

 

2021-22

ST

11

10.8

10.9

9.05

5.58

7.39

9.34

8.72

9.04

Assam

2021-22

All

5.17

6.84

6.02

7.61

10.1

8.82

20.66

19.78

20.25

 

2021-22

ST

6.22

6.35

6.29

4.85

4.67

4.76

12.07

13.29

12.67

Bihar

2021-22

All

0

0

0

5.21

4.03

4.62

21.42

19.48

20.46

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.01

16.73

16.87

Chhattisgarh

2021-22

All

0.58

0.96

0.77

3.33

4.84

4.1

8.05

11.5

9.73

 

2021-22

ST

1.92

2.05

1.99

4.89

6.92

5.92

10.51

15.3

12.79

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.35

10.46

9.47

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.03

12.36

12.21

Daman & Diu

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.35

10.46

9.47

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.03

12.36

12.21

Goa

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.45

12.05

8.98

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.08

2.34

Gujarat

2021-22

All

0

0

0

5.76

4.23

4.95

15.89

19.39

17.85

 

2021-22

ST

0.68

0.41

0.54

6.77

6.19

6.47

18.14

22.33

20.35

Haryana

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0.19

0.25

0.22

4.94

6.68

5.91

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

4.11

0

0

15

0

Himachal Pradesh

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0.53

0.62

0.58

0.9

1.96

1.46

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.16

0

0

J&K

2021-22

All

4.13

3.94

4.03

3.17

2.83

2.99

6.34

5.63

5.96

 

2021-22

ST

4.12

2.57

3.31

6.87

3.35

5.02

19.05

10.55

14.17

Jharkhand

2021-22

All

1.14

2.36

1.77

4

3.7

3.85

8.94

9.68

9.31

 

2021-22

ST

2.04

3.71

2.9

5.25

5.5

5.37

10.84

14.74

12.71

Karnataka

2021-22

All

0

0

0

1.06

1.1

1.08

13.02

16.16

14.65

 

2021-22

ST

0.59

0.74

0.67

1.82

1.72

1.77

15.49

17.37

16.47

Kerala

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.06

6.85

5.49

 

2021-22

ST

0.6

0

0.04

0

0.92

0

6.47

9.1

7.83

Ladakh

2021-22

All

5.46

7.51

6.51

0

2.21

1.08

5.68

4.03

4.9

 

2021-22

ST

5.34

7.31

6.35

0

1.51

0.58

4.52

2.31

3.47

Lakshadweep

2021-22

All

0.43

0.48

0.45

1.9

3.23

2.6

0

0.43

0

 

2021-22

ST

0

0.08

0

1.42

2.96

2.24

0

0.35

0

Madhya Pradesh

2021-22

All

2.91

3.24

3.08

9.01

8.63

8.82

9.67

10.55

10.14

 

2021-22

ST

4.15

4.81

4.49

13.75

14.29

14.02

15.07

19.9

17.6

Maharashtra

2021-22

All

0

0.04

0

1.6

1.47

1.53

10.61

10.81

10.72

 

2021-22

ST

0.74

0.81

0.77

3.24

2.49

2.85

22.03

20.16

21.04

Manipur

2021-22

All

12.96

13.54

13.26

5.21

5.95

5.59

1.21

1.35

1.27

 

2021-22

ST

15.4

15.56

15.48

6.04

5.38

5.71

2.39

4.07

3.23

Meghalaya

2021-22

All

8.58

11.08

9.84

9.4

12.04

10.64

20.37

23.28

21.68

 

2021-22

ST

8.73

11.16

9.96

9.2

12.66

10.83

20.69

23.62

21.99

Mizoram

2021-22

All

5.58

7.08

6.35

1.64

3.78

2.73

10.83

13.06

11.9

 

2021-22

ST

5.46

6.8

6.16

1.36

3.62

2.51

10.37

12.68

11.48

Nagaland

2021-22

All

4.49

5.57

5.04

3.36

4.64

4

16.19

18.92

17.52

 

2021-22

ST

3.23

4.5

3.88

2.45

3.98

3.2

15.4

18.29

16.79

Odisha

2021-22

All

0

0

0

6.53

8.04

7.31

25.24

29.22

27.29

 

2021-22

ST

0.23

0.62

0.42

7.71

9.79

8.77

30.93

35.27

33.12

Puducherry

2021-22

All

3.61

3.72

3.67

2.09

2.75

2.43

4.09

8.42

6.31

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

18.42

0

0

55.06

0

21.17

Rajasthan

2021-22

All

3.3

3.8

3.57

4.2

4.43

4.32

7.49

7.78

7.65

 

2021-22

ST

3.56

3.75

3.66

5.08

6

5.57

8.58

10

9.34

Sikkim

2021-22

All

0.48

2.9

1.76

0

0

0

9.48

14.55

11.93

 

2021-22

ST

0

3.75

1.58

0

0

0

8.23

15.21

11.5

Tamil Nadu

2021-22

All

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.52

6.31

4.47

 

2021-22

ST

0.1

0

0

0.63

0.42

0.52

8.7

10.13

9.44

Telangana

2021-22

All

0

0

0

2.87

3.4

3.14

12.94

14.49

13.74

 

2021-22

ST

0.97

0.1

0.51

4.36

4.76

4.57

12.4

13.57

13.01

Tripura

2021-22

All

0.95

1.16

1.06

4.26

4.75

4.51

8.15

8.53

8.34

 

2021-22

ST

2.22

1.76

1.99

7.34

7.65

7.49

7.79

10.71

9.21

Uttarakhand

2021-22

All

0.51

0.97

0.75

2.36

2.99

2.7

4.63

5.37

5.02

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

3.12

0

1.46

8.05

4.76

6.36

Uttar Pradesh

2021-22

All

2.98

2.4

2.68

4.65

1.25

2.9

10.01

9.45

9.7

 

2021-22

ST

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.26

15.03

12.33

West Bengal

2021-22

All

8.15

9.07

8.62

0

0

0

17.66

18.37

17.98

 

2021-22

ST

9.59

10.43

10.01

0

0

0

10.17

14.38

12.14

All India

2021-22

All

1.35

1.55

1.45

3.31

2.74

3.02

12.25

12.96

12.61

 

2021-22

ST

2.6

3.04

2.83

5.7

6.35

6.03

15.33

17.87

16.62

Source: UDISE plus, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education

Annexure II

Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students

(₹ in Lakh)

Sl.No.

Name of the State/UT

F.Y. 2020-21

F.Y. 2021-22

F.Y. 2022-23

F.Y. 2023-24

F.Y. 2024-25

 

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

1

Andaman & Nicobar

12.00

296

8.00

284

0#

260

0#

173

10.00

281

2

Andhra Pradesh

1434.00

26676

3935.00

35364

0#

40465

5700.00

*

3077.00

*

3

Arunachal Pradesh

0#

5676

207.00

4548

267.00

5178

0#

2852

0#

2831

4

Assam

17.00

2504

102.00

4767

107.00

5688

188.00

4353

100.00

8075

5

Bihar

0#

51076

0#

42425

0#

26450

0#

8451

0#

15139

6

Chhattisgarh

3542.00

132421

0#

129615

0#

28642

5250.00

44837

0#

27171

7

DNH & DD

234.00

2760

207.00

2167

0#

2017

0#

1273

0#

1162

8

Goa

41.00

2504

0#

1978

108.00

2108

53.00

1670

36.00

1698

9

Gujarat

2199.00

166649

3689.00

157714

5452.00

157553

6200.00

121083

923.00

124886

10

Himachal Pradesh

92.00

1846

0#

2160

79.00

2479

110.00

2616

0#

3260

11

Jammu & Kashmir

0#

2621

0#

5883

0#

4689

0#

2548

0#

8371

12

Jharkhand

0#

87131

3899.00

136830

0#

129269

5700.00

114519

0#

129142

13

Karnataka

0#

92254

1753.00

85554

2370.00

98705

3400.00

97191

700.00

104211

14

Kerala

117.00

9880

347.00

7071

0#

9457

436.00

8331

100.00

10980

15

Ladakh

42.00

421

74.00

1439

0#

760

0#

2228

40.00

2029

16

Madhya Pradesh

5429.00

378127

11458.00

328961

12744.00

255944

0#

259997

5305.00

212347

17

Manipur

0#

2479

0#

2365

0#

1836

0#

3470

0#

3916

18

Meghalaya

0#

616

0#

2406

115.00

1588

0#

5590

70.00

6149

19

Mizoram

168.00

11046

657.00

10031

0#

10312

307.00

8911

0#

8807

20

Nagaland

61.00

451

0#

307

0#

*

0#

*

0#

*

21

Odisha

6945.00

190066

5237.00

135053

9397.00

79252

0#

106691

2950.00

122029

22

Puducherry

2.00

19

0#

23

0#

21

0#

11

0#

14

23

Rajasthan

3127.00

208751

6234.00

213064

3531.00

73816

0#

76272

2236.00

57037

24

Sikkim

9.00

88

0#

296

18.00

49

0#

62

0#

377

25

Tamil Nadu

241.00

14822

547.00

16854

404.00

15325

362.00

17557

60.00

19178

26

Telangana

0#

7623

0#

3066

0#

9255

150.00

2460

0#

*

27

Tripura

252.00

9404

59.00

17307

1137.00

15017

0#

11601

692.00

12597

28

Uttar Pradesh

0#

2007

88.00

815

0#

1579

0#

2329

0#

3211

29

Uttarakhand

138.00

1212

0#

1313

0#

1464

15.00

902

70.00

812

30

West Bengal

788.00

28504

913.00

28053

0#

23979

2989.00

21789

0#

24333

 

Total

24890.00

1439930

39414.00

1377713

35729.00

1003157

30860.00

929767

16369.00

910043

 

*Data not reported by the State/UTs

# Fund has been released from the ministries to the states in previous year and states to the beneficiaries in the current FY.

Annexure III

Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students

(₹ in Lakh)

Sl.No.

Name of the State/UT

F.Y. 2020-21

F.Y. 2021-22

F.Y. 2022-23

F.Y. 2023-24

F.Y. 2024-25

 

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

Fund Released

Beneficiaries

1

A.& N. Islands

13.29

327

10

491

0#

386

0#

193

10

311

2

Andhra Pradesh

6039.35

112645

8991

117089

13357

129032

11471

79780

12000

67888

3

Arunachal Pradesh

5712.96

31527

12361

43744

9616

46330

8000

42417

10000

45125

4

Assam

5413.54

53205

1093

71115

6845

62140

3500

58774

7971

77350

5

Bihar

708.22

9068

0#

16302

0#

3768

0#

1444

443

3428

6

Chhattisgarh

8790.24

73550

0#

86910

9330

34184

7125

40552

7000

34022

7

DNH DD

3481.73

3549

0#

3352

0#

2208

404

1053

490

1627

8

Goa

458.18

4822

0#

4047

1187

4439

527

3274

500

3163

9

Gujarat

22977.64

237041

46170

260770

24426

262538

35000

226456

23122

233161

10

Himachal Pradesh

L

2410

0#

3332

0#

4303

0#

4390

500

4937

11

Jammu & Kashmir

805.44

4316

0#

8335

684

10430

746

7319

995

15309

12

Jharkhand

0#

92117

12655

127258

0#

147633

5311

148676

20000

65104

13

Karnataka

0#

112381

17081

133422

0#

131968

22556

123707

12500

125823

14

Kerala

3285.25

15820

2516

14558

0#

14863

4689

13731

2900

13034

15

Ladakh

738

3055

2214

8631

1891

8619

596

9413

3500

8969

16

Madhya Pradesh

12344

346060

24529

457808

27049

391317

35000

353486

25000

326410

17

Maharashtra

18149.52

157503

19215

130732

9027

135915

57036

139165

11781

144785

18

Manipur

2184.19

37258

4292

47793

4138

42572

3000

33542

2500

32275

19

Meghalaya

0#

16399

2636

52598

14620

61360

8500

76755

14508

73902

20

Mizoram

3446.82

33073

3875

37448

2590

38784

2500

31685

2400

28471

21

Nagaland

3226.37

36940

4436

40588

3608

40638

3500

42485

6200

41793

22

Odisha

19095.97

175252

21843

207678

17133

204172

13564

213957

29400

230366

23

Puducherry

19.56

24

0#

23

0#

18

0#

11

0#

10

24

Rajasthan

25557.03

206011

13745

188614

18810

236628

22000

168516

35000

*

25

Sikkim

553.83

3488

1036

4233

925

2650

0#

1849

600

2411

26

Tamil Nadu

3328.99

21383

4849

24441

2854

23529

2000

25216

2500

28273

27

Telangana

27297.83

118347

7504

126708

23851

114911

11250

131505

15250

131032

28

Tripura

4804.98

26108

7189

35520

4522

37380

4000

33678

7494

33506

29

Uttar Pradesh

2218.67

8132

0#

8930

0#

9655

1000

9676

1500

10427

30

Uttarakhand

0#

3039

3568

3837

0#

3534

188

3972

270

3853

31

West Bengal

2256.42

60846

3872

78100

0#

63208

3406

37760

3500

29528

 

Total

182908

2005696

225680

2344407

196463

2269112

266869

2064437

259834

1816293

 

#Fund has been released from the ministries to the states in previous year and states to the beneficiaries in the current FY.

Annexure IV

YEAR WISE FUNDS RELEASED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF EMRS SINCE INCEPTION OF NESTS TILL 28.02.2026

Rs. In lakhs

S.No

Name of the State/UT

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

(Till 28.02.2026)

1

Andhra Pradesh

6,199.12

14,591.28

12,600.57

10,795.05

23,669.35

22,990.25

2

Arunachal Pradesh (NE)

200.24

119.54

1,010.87

693.91

2,021.21

4,504.37

3

Assam (NE)

750.00

1,800.00

1,433.65

2,732.67

10,654.29

11,458.52

4

Bihar

10.00

-

-

8.95

34.12

1,948.30

5

Chhattisgarh

6,968.12

13,259.66

19,435.93

15,888.89

86,649.55

44,234.16

6

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

95.70

252.55

568.22

163.45

353.32

458.57

7

NESTS Headquarters

1,406.04

2,523.79

4,438.96

14,129.47

9,376.35

427.90

8

Gujarat

4,755.86

1,060.00

10,088.95

15,667.55

27,444.15

23,065.08

9

Himachal Pradesh

255.06

599.11

483.18

829.76

1,616.71

1,505.72

10

Jammu & Kashmir

-

392.40

1,200.00

891.40

824.19

1,564.64

11

Jharkhand

2,205.73

11,309.20

23,562.27

23,915.13

64,305.31

58,776.47

12

Karnataka

2,495.83

3,672.86

1,768.84

2,677.67

7,933.24

4,416.73

13

Kerala

-

229.56

1,515.66

249.00

1,252.21

1,493.90

14

Ladakh

-

10.00

450.00

800.00

17.41

400.00

15

Madhya Pradesh

14,459.36

3,560.00

31,817.79

13,157.19

37,339.69

42,298.44

16

Maharashtra

2,787.16

4,393.74

12,919.16

8,525.91

30,489.87

20,122.96

17

Manipur

1,268.00

398.08

2,369.98

3,044.92

2,397.58

15,755.94

18

Meghalaya (NE)

1,123.45

1,100.00

800.00

21,014.66

31,942.72

11,403.80

19

Mizoram

3,283.73

6,085.41

2,094.54

1,242.52

14,619.30

3,501.15

20

Nagaland

5,885.51

9,481.60

557.71

18,377.12

698.27

855.10

21

Odisha

6,174.27

10,648.82

28,164.31

48,934.80

64,965.47

60,895.45

22

Rajasthan

12,944.17

18,214.71

19,463.30

13,687.79

14,322.63

12,905.70

23

Sikkim

800.33

1,037.88

1,047.35

1,118.83

1,058.36

1,296.03

24

Tamil Nadu

1,225.14

1,190.62

1,098.78

1,099.80

1,738.95

2,797.39

25

Telangana

9,517.30

19,695.52

12,794.53

14,276.17

16,813.70

16,063.43

26

Tripura

6,064.89

5,715.44

6,435.19

6,670.35

11,728.87

17,687.35

27

Uttar Pradesh

386.68

337.49

596.23

624.14

1,384.63

1,434.71

28

Uttarakhand

321.28

598.39

474.95

1,537.53

3,880.32

2,777.18

29

West Bengal

2,062.45

-

2,303.67

1,869.70

1,789.50

900.00

Total

93,645.42

1,32,277.67

2,01,494.59

2,44,624.33

4,71,321.28

3,87,939.25

 

Annexure V

The Achievement in respect of All Line Ministries/Departments of DAJGUA across India is as under (As on 21.01.2026):

S. No.

Ministry

Activity

Mission Target (2024-2028)

Target till March 2026

Progress

 

 

1

Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)

PMAY-G - Housing

20 Lakhs

6 Lakhs

House Completed: 7,00,800

 

 

PMGSY - Roads

25,000 Km Road

7,500 Villages

Total Sanctioned 710 roads (2,411.25 Km):

  • J&K - 62 roads (296.301 Km)
  • Chhattisgarh – 532 roads (1,824.08 Km)
  • Rajasthan – 116 roads (290.875 Km)

 

 

2

Ministry of Jal Shakti

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)

All villages to be saturated

1,500 villages

Saturated Villages: 27,362

 

 

 

 

3

Ministry of Power

Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme – RDSS

2.35 lakh Households

70,000 HHs to be electrified

Electrified: 65,249 (Households and Public Institutions)

 

 

 

 

4

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

New Solar Power Scheme- PM Surya Ghar Yojana

Provision of Solar Roof top at 2000 institutions

 

Sanctioned: 4,099 HHs

(100 in Manipur and 3,999 Arunachal Pradesh)

 

 

5

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Mobile Medical units under National Health Mission

1,000 MMUs

100 MMUs

154 MMU operationalized

 

 

6

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Anganwadi Centre- Poshan 2.0 (ICDS)

2,000 New Anganwadis

400 New

Operationalized 445 AWCs

 

 

7

DoSE&L, Ministry of Education

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

1,000 hostels

300 hostels

Foundation stone laid for 311 hostels

 

 

8

Department of Telecommunication

Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)

5,252 villages

1500 Villages

Covered Villages: 3,513

 

 

9

Ministry of Tourism

Responsible tourism (Swadesh Darshan)

1000 Home stays

100 Home stays

Homestay Projects worth 17.7 Cr. Upcoming in AP, UK, Ladakh, MP, Mizoram

 

 

10

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY)

Agriculture support to FRA Patta holders (~ 2 lakh)

60000 beneficiaries

1.73 lakh Patta holders identified as potential beneficiaries

 

 

11

D/o Fisheries

Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana (PMMSY)

Support to tribal fishermen: 10,000 IFR and 1000 CFR

3000 beneficiaries

Progress not reported in 2025-26

Beneficiaries reported in 2024-25- 882 beneficiaries

 

 

D/o Animal Husbandry and Dairying

National Livestock Mission

Livestock management support to 8500 IFR holders

2550 beneficiaries

Rs. 8 Cr has been released by the department to 6 states in 2025-26

 

 

12

 

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

 

Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS) Scheme

 

(i) 30 Skilling Centers in tribal districts

9 skilling Centers & training for 300 VDVKs

30 Skilling Centers have been inaugurated across the country with 2944 beneficiaries enrolled.

 

 

(ii) Training of 1000 VDVKs and tribal groups

 

Training is yet to start

 

 

13

Ministry of AYUSH

PoshanVatikas - National AYUSH Mission

 

700 PoshanVatikas

PoshanVatika in EMRS is under implementation

 

 

14

Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA)

FRA awareness programs at all Gram Sabhas, Sub-division and districts dealing with FRA

 

Total ST participant trained – 46,19,662

 

 

15

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

LPG - Ujjwala Yojana

25 Lakhs LPG connections

7.5 Lakhs HHs

Pending for approval of the main scheme

 

 

 

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RN