PROPOSALS FOR APPROVAL OF TRIBAL WELFARE PROGRAMMES
LOK SABHA
The receipt and sanction
of the proposals for the welfare of the tribals is an on-going
process. The proposals submitted by the State Governments under
the various schemes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs are processed
and sanctioned when they fulfil the eligibility conditions of
the relevant schemes and subject to the availability of funds.
For the last 2 years, the Ministry has been utilizing almost all
the funds made available to it for implementation of the various
schemes. Large number of proposals are not pending with the Ministry
of Tribal Affairs for sanction as informed by the Minister to
the House.
The utilization certificates
against the funds released by the Ministry are required to be
received within 18 months from the date of release. The State
Governments are generally submitting utilization certificates
even after expiry of the stipulated time. Further funds are however,
released by the Ministry after the receipt of the utilization
certificates.
Details of the funds
released by the Ministry to the States/UTs under the various schemes
during the last three years, State-wise, are given in the Annual
Report of the Ministry.
The proposals submitted
by the State Governments are processed and sanctioned when they
fulfil the eligibility conditions of the relevant schemes and
subject to the availability of funds. Since further funds are
released only after the receipt of utilization certificates, the
Ministry is writing to the State Governments from time to time
for early submission of the utilization certificates and is also
impressing upon them the need for expeditious submission of utilization
certificates through periodic meeting with the State Secretaries
of Tribal Welfare Departments. The officers also visit the state
governments to ensure implementation of schemes in the field.
This information
was given by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual
Oram in written reply to a question from Shri Sultan Salahuddin
Owasisi in the Lok Sabha today.
