Tribal Sub-Plan
The Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) is a strategy for the rapid Socio-economic development of tribal people. It forms a part of annual Plan of a State/UT. The benefits given to the tribals and tribal areas of a State or UT from the TSP are in addition to what percolates from the overall Plan of a State/UT. The funds provided under the Tribal Sub Plan have to be at least in proportion to the ST population of each State/UT. A total of 28 Central Ministries/Departments are identified for differentiated earmarking of Plan funds under TSP. The other Ministries/Departments also requested to make efforts for providing allocation for TSP on voluntary basis. The TSP is applicable in 22 States and 2 UTs which are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Daman & Diu.
From the Year 2011-12 onwards, the Planning Commission has made a classification of Central Ministries/Departments for the purpose of TSP and from the responses received so far, no Ministry/Department has expressed any difficulty in segregation of TSP component during 2011-12. However, the Department of Rural Development has indicated no specific earmarking of funds for TSP can be made under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, as it is a demand driven programme. The requirement of funds and employment generation will depend on demand for work from the job card holders.
The above information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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