UPLIFTMENT OF PRIMITIVE TRIBALS
Shri F.S. Kulaste,
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, informed the Lok Sabha today
that the Government has launched a special scheme in the year
1998-99 to ensure the upliftment of Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs)
The scheme is implemented through State Governments and NGOs.
Any programme for their upliftment can be taken up under this
scheme. Assistance was provided to 13 NGOs during 2000-01, 21
NGOs during 2001-02 and 15 NGOs during 2002-03 for the development
of PTGs.
The Minister further
informed the House that Rs. 6 core have been allocated for NGOs
during the current year 2003-04. The funds were utilised by the
organisations for a number of programmes such as mobile dispensaries,
construction of hostels for PTG Children, hospitals and Handloom
and Weaving training Centres, setting up of Residential and Non-Residential
Schools, vocational training for skill development in the fields
of carpentry, forest produce, garment, handicraft, etc., health
and educational awareness programme, culture and sports, solar
electrification and mushroom and bamboo cultivation.
The above information
was given by the Minister to a question by Dr. N. Venkataswamy
and Shri Haribhau Shankar Mahale.
