Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana 

Posted On: 21 DEC 2017 5:02PM by PIB Delhi

With a view to ensure that funds and resources available under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) and other sources are utilized with outcome-based approach towards holistic development of tribal people by affecting appropriate convergence, Government launched “Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)” during 2014-15.

In 2014-15, an amount of Rs. 100.00 crore was allocated under VKY, which was released to ten States having Scheduled Areas. During 2015-16, allocation of Rs. 200.00 crore was made for 21 States based on their perspective plan. VKY is now a strategic process. Its objectives are being met out of the TSP funds available under the various schemes of Central Government and State Government.

 

Funds Released and Utilized under Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY) during 2014-15 & 2015-16:-

 (Rs in lakh)

S.No.

 States

2014-15

2015-16

Funds Released

Utilization reported

Funds Released

Utilization reported

1

Andhra Pradesh

1000.00

1000.00

500.00

500.00

2

Arunachal Pradesh

0.00

0.00

600.00

600.00

3

Assam

0.00

0.00

852.00

0.00

4

Bihar

0.00

0.00

760.00

0.00

5

Chhattisgarh

1000.00

1000.00

1384.50

1273.44

6

Gujarat

1000.00

1000.00

1723.00

0.00

7

Himachal Pradesh

1000.00

700.10

0.00

0.00

8

Jharkhand

1000.00

1000.00

1344.80

1344.80

9

Jammu & Kashmir

0.00

0.00

500.00

0.00

10

Kerala

0.00

0.00

300.00

300.00

11

Madhya Pradesh

1000.00

1000.00

1909.28

1418.00

12

Maharashtra

1000.00

0.00

1400.00

0.00

13

Mizoram

0.00

0.00

490.50

490.50

14

Nagaland

0.00

0.00

766.65

766.65

15

Odisha

1000.00

1000.00

1650.00

1650.00

16

Sikkim

0.00

0.00

382.43

207.00

17

Rajasthan

1000.00

1000.00

1046.42

1046.42

18

Tamil Nadu

0.00

0.00

700.00

0.00

19

Telangana

1000.00

1000.00

427.42

427.00

20

Tripura

0.00

0.00

613.00

613.00 

21

Uttar Pradesh

0.00

0.00

200.00

0.00

22

West Bengal

0.00

0.00

2450.00

750.00

 Total

10000.00

8700.10

20000.00

11386.81

 

Activities wise funds sanctioned under VKY during 2015-16

                   (Rs in lakh)

S. No.

State

Education

Health

Self Employment/ Skill Development

Safe Drinking Water

Irrigation

Sports

Culture / Tourism

Monitoring Cell /institution

Fruit Farming / Livelihood / Dairy / Fishery

Connectivity / Market

infrastructure/Toilets

Electricity /Solar energy

Total

1

Andhra Pradesh

400.00

-

100.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500.00

2

Arunachal Pradesh

-

-

-

50.00

-

-

-

-

150.00

400.00

-

-

600.00

3

Assam

100.00

100.00

-

-

252.00

-

-

-

200.00

-

-

200.00

852.00

4

Bihar

-

25.00

275.00

-

110.00

-

-

-

180.00

-

10.00

160.00

760.00

5

Chhattisgarh

32.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1352.50

-

1384.50

6

Gujarat

265.00

-

-

-

400.00

70.00

110.00

109.00

700.00

-

69.00

--

1723.00

7

Jammu & Kashmir

100.00

200.00

100.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100.00

-

500.00

8

Jharkhand

400.00

84.80

150.00

-

-

-

-

90.00

620.00

-

-

-

1344.80

9

Kerala

-

-

200.00

-

-

100.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

300.00

10

Madhya Pradesh

-

218.00

-

-

-

-

300.00

-

891.28

-

-

500.00

1909.28

11

Maharashtra

400.00

150.00

150.00

100.00

150.00

100.00

150.00

-

-

100.00

-

100.00

1400.00

12

Mizoram

-

100.00

-

-

-

100.00

-

-

255.50

-

-

35.00

490.50

13

Nagaland

219.60

50.00

-

-

50.00

40.00

-

-

100.00

186.40

120.65

-

766.65

14

Odisha

850.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

500.00

-

300.00

1650.00

15

Rajasthan

180.00

160.00

-

50.00

-

-

-

-

246.42

-

180.00

230.00

1046.42

16

Sikkim

71.00

40.00

70.00

-

-

-

10.00

-

110.00

-

81.43

-

382.43

17

Tamil Nadu

440.00

16.50

-

120.00

40.00

51.50

32.00

-

-

-

-

-

700.00

18

Telangana

-

50.00

-

-

-

80.00

147.42

50.00

100.00

-

-

-

427.42

19

Tripura

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

463.00

-

-

150.00

613.00

20

Uttar Pradesh

-

-

80.00

5.00

-

50.00

-

30.00

-

-

10.00

25.00

200.00

21

West Bengal

735.00

367.50

-

245.00

-

122.50

245.00

-

735.00

-

-

-

2450.00

Total

4192.6

1561.8

1125.00

570.00

1002.00

714.00

994.42

279.00

4751.20

1186.40

1923.58

1700.00

20000.00

 

This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs ShriJaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 21.12.2017 (Thursday).

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