India, April 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State-wise statement on key indicators of Scheduled Tribe population vis-a-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
( ) Based on 250-499 unweighted cases
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
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
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
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
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
Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students
(Rs. 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
Details of Fund Released and Beneficiaries to State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students
(Rs. 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
S.No
Name of the State/UT
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
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
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):
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
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
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
(Till 28.02.2026)
(100 in Manipur and 3,999 Arunachal Pradesh)
Beneficiaries reported in 2024-25- 882 beneficiaries
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:
Source: NFHS 5(2019-21), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
All India Nutritional Status of children:
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.
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 Rs.1122 in rural areas and Rs.2193 in urban areas. This increased significantly by 2022-23, reaching Rs.3016 in rural areas and Rs.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 Rs.3363 in rural areas and Rs.6030 in urban areas.
State-wise average estimated Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) data for STs and All in 2023-24.
(in Rs)
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: Rs.56,333 Cr and State share: Rs.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
Annexure I
Dropout Rate by Gender, Level of School Education and Social Category
Source: UDISE plus, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education
Annexure II
*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
#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
Annexure V
The Achievement in respect of All Line Ministries/Departments of DAJGUA across India is as under (As on 21.01.2026):
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