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Scheduled Tribe Welfare is top most priority In Bangaru Telangana
Highlights
Tribal population of the Telangana State, according to 2011 Census, is 32.87 lakhs which constitutes 9.34% of the total population of the State. ST literacy rate is 49.51 as against State literacy rate of 66.46. There are 32 Tribal groups living in the State which include 4 PvTGs (Particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups – earlier known as Primitive Tribal Group) viz., Kondareddies, Chenchus, Kolams and Thoties living in Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Adilabad Districts. The dominant tribal groups in the State are Lambada with a population of 20,46,117, Koyas – 4,86,391, Gonds – 2,97,846, Yerukalas – 1,44,128. The Government have accorded high priority for accelerated development of Tribals by implementing socio¬economic development schemes. The major focus is on Education, Economic support and land based schemes.
Tribal population of the Telangana State, according to 2011 Census, is 32.87 lakhs which constitutes 9.34% of the total population of the State. ST literacy rate is 49.51 as against State literacy rate of 66.46. There are 32 Tribal groups living in the State which include 4 PvTGs (Particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups – earlier known as Primitive Tribal Group) viz., Kondareddies, Chenchus, Kolams and Thoties living in Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Ranga Reddy, Adilabad Districts. The dominant tribal groups in the State are Lambada with a population of 20,46,117, Koyas – 4,86,391, Gonds – 2,97,846, Yerukalas – 1,44,128. The Government have accorded high priority for accelerated development of Tribals by implementing socio¬economic development schemes. The major focus is on Education, Economic support and land based schemes.
New Initiatives Komaram Bheem Memorial and Tribal Museum
Government is constructing a Komaram Bheem memorial and Tribal Museum at Jodeghat village in Adilabad District and devoping it as a Tribal Cultural Hub and Tourism Center with an estimated cost of Rs.25.00 crores.
Additional Facilities to Tribal Welfare Educational Institutions
During 2014-15 it is proposed to provide additional facilities like laboratories, libraries with required infrastructure, equipment, books & magazines, LCD TVs with DTH connection, Digital Projectors, Solar Water Heaters, RO Water Plants, Dual Desks, Computers, Furniture, Mosquito Nets, Play Material, additional seats under BAS etc is being taken up with an outlay of Rs.200.00 Crore in all Tribal Welfare Educational Institutions.
Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas
To protect the interests of tribals living in Scheduled Areas ensuring core principles, i.e. self-rule, decentralization of powers etc., the PESA Act was enacted. In Telangana State, there are 78 Scheduled Area Mandals and 690 Gram Panchayats. Nearly 1594 villages have been declared for the purpose of conducting Gram Sabhas covering 4127 tribal habitations/hamlets in the Gram Sabha villages.
Ashram Schools and Hostels
Tribal welfare department is maintaining 283 Ashram Schools with strength of 85,843 ST students, 212 Hostels with strength of 40,763 and 101 Post Matric Hostels with boarder strength of 20,100 students. The pass percentage in SSC Public Examinations held in March, 2014 is 84.21.
Grukulams
Gurukulam runs 150 institutions with a strength of 38,511 students. Nearly 88.67% of the students of TW Residential Schools passed in SSC Public Examinations held in March, 2014. The percentage of students of TW Residential Junior Colleges passed in Intermediate Public Examinations is 85.80% against the State Average of 55.85.
Post-Metric Scholarships
Residential and Non-Residential scholarships are being awarded to all eligible Post-Matric students belonging to Scheduled Tribe. An amount of Rs.256.42 crores for 1.50 lakh students were sanctioned and disbursed Online.
Economic Support Schemes
Economic support schemes are being implemented by Telangana ST Co-op Finance Corporation (TRICOR) to benifit STs, who are below poverty line. During the year 2014-15, it is targeted to cover 25,765 beneficiaries.
Implementation of Recognition of Forest Rights Act (ROFR) 2006
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 provides recognizing and recording the rights of forest dwellers who have been residing and depending on the forest, for generations for their bonafide livelihood. The Act also reserves certain community rights and provides for rights to collect minor forest produce. Under the act 95,022 individual title deeds were distributed covering an extent of 8,09,059 acres of forest land.
Implementation of 1/70 Act
Under this Act, 31,188 Land Transfer Related (LTR) cases were decided in favour of tribals covering 1,05,590 acres.
Engineering Schemes
Tribal Welfare Engineering Wing has been created for development of various infrastructural facilities i.e. road works, buildings, drinking water schemes etc. as identified from time to time in tribal areas/villages.
• 727 works of Multi Village Scheme, Single Village Scheme were taken up under 13th Finance Commission with an outlay of Rs.45.23 Crore. The RWS&S Department is also executing 311 works with Rs.54.60 crore.
• Infrastructure facility works were sanctioned with an estimated cost of Rs.279.20 crore in tribal welfare educational institutions (279 Ashram Schools & 379 Residential Schools), 96 works are completed and 283 works in progress.
• (27) Road works were sanctioned with an estimated cost of Rs.43.92 crore under NABARD, out of which 23 works are completed incurring an expenditure of Rs.32.12 crore.
• 1287 works taken up at a cost of Rs.212.65 crore under MGNREGS (RCP II) and 300 works were completed incurring Rs.23.52 crore.
• 42 works taken up under Left Wing Extremist Program in Khammam District with Rs.210.80 crore and all the works are completed incurring an expenditure of Rs.200.12 crore.
• Works like development of cart tracks, improvement of existing gravel roads to BT roads, drinking water and other facilities were taken up and completed with an estimated cost of Rs.7.99 crore for Medaram Jathara
Girijan Cooperative Corporation Limited
Girijan Cooperative Corporation was established for the socio-economic development of the agency tribals. Honey Processing unit at Kamareddy (Nizamabad District), Soaps Production Unit at Nirmal (Adilabad District), Turmeric Powder Unit at Eturunagaram (Warangal District), Shampoo Manufacturing Unit at Kondanagula (Mahabubnagar District) are established for supply of quality products to the Tribal Welfare Hostels and to the tribals. Construction of Multi Commodity Cold Storages, Society Office Buildings, and Multipurpose DR Depot cum NTFP Storage Godowns etc. are being taken up.
Integrated Action Plan
Government of India sanctioned 5214 works with a total cost of Rs.418.61 Crore for infrastructure devel- opment in 4 districts of Adilabad, Khammam, Warangal and Karimnagar. 3058 works are completed and 2156 works are in progress incurring an expenditure of Rs.282.81 Crores.
G.Rajendra Kumar
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