Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)

Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)

Subject: Government Schemes

Context: Government is implementing Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plan for Development of Scheduled Tribes (DAPSTs) for overall development of tribal people across the country including North Eastern Region (NER).

Concept:

• Tribal Sub-Plan came into existence in 1974-75 as a strategy for the development of areas having tribal concentration. After merger of Plan and Non-Plan, the TSP was renamed as Scheduled Tribe Component (STC) by Ministry of Finance. 41 Central Ministries / Departments have been identified for earmarking of STC.
• Besides, State Governments are supposed to earmark TSP funds in proportion to ST population (Census 2011) in the State with respect to total State Plan. The monitoring of TSP plan was being done by erstwhile Planning Commission till 2017-18, it was only in FY 2018-19, the monitoring of STC plan was given to Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
• The Government allocates funds for different schemes/programmes across Ministries/ Departments for targeted financial and physical benefits to the Scheduled Tribes. Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched an online portal – Scheduled Tribe Component Management Information System (STCMIS) in 2018. The portal monitors the funds allocated/released for welfare of Scheduled Tribes in Union Budget.
• The basic objective of Schedule Tribe Component is to channelize/monitor the flow of outlays and benefits from the general sectors in the Central Ministries/Departments for the development of Schedules Tribes at least in proportion to their population.
• Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region as per its TSP mandate of 27.18% expenditure of its scheme, by implementing a number of projects in the physical infrastructure relating to water supply, power, connectivity, specially the projects promoting tourism and social sector for creation of infrastructure in the areas of primary and secondary sectors of education and health, resulting upliftment of the tribal population in the NER.