DISTRICT LEVEL TRIBAL WELFARE REVIEW MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF HON’BLE MINISTER TRIBAL WELFARE ON 30

DISTRICT LEVEL TRIBAL WELFARE REVIEW MEETING UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF HON’BLE MINISTER TRIBAL WELFARE ON 30.4.2005 IN UDAIPUR CIRCUIT HOUSE.

Highlights of the discussion held in the meeting are reflected below:

Review of 37 Points (Himswkang)) Tribal Welfare Development Projects: After conducting point wise review, the following observations were made:

Points	Observation
Point No.1 - All the JB Schools in TTAADC area, which do not have any pucca building at present, would be provided with pucca buildings by the year 2006-07	a) Dy. Director, Education should complete all the on goings SSA works sanctioned in the financial year 2003-04 within May, 2005. b) All Schools without pucca school building should covered under SSA/SGRY/PMGY/NLCPR in the financial year 2005-06.
Point No.2-Furniture will be supplied to the JB schools in TTAADC areas in a phased manner and teaching aids will be supplied to all the JB Schools in TTAADC areas, which are not presently supplied with teaching aids.	Dy. Director, Education shall furnish compiled information of number of schools requiring additional furniture. Reports submitted by TTAADC shall also taken into consideration while preparing consolidated report of the district Requirement of fund may be met out of SSA funds, if permitted by the Education Department in the State Government. Dy. Director Education may send a proposal in this regard.
Point No.3- Drop out ration for Scheduled Tribes students in general and girl students in particular at Madhyamik state will be brought down by at least 10% from the existing level.	Dy. Director Education informed that there are 9405 unenrolled children in TTAADC areas. The drop out rate from Class-I to Class-V is 19% and 31% from Class-VI to Class-VIII. Efforts shall be made to target all the identified unenrolled children.
Point No.4- Science stream at the Higher Secondary level in the Higher Secondary Schools in TTAADC areas will be started in minimum 10 Schools as under 2004-05- 3 School, 2005-06-3 schools and 2006-07-4 schools	a) Dy. Director, Education shall pursue the matter with Education Deptt. for commencement of Science stream in Ompi and Bankul Class-XII School. b) The proposal sent earlier regarding Gamaria, Birchandra Sahid Smriti and Gardhang Class-XII School should also be pursued.
Point No.5 All the Junior Basic Schools in TTAADC areas not having safe drinking water source and sanitation facilities will be provided with water and sanitation facilities.	a) It was reported by RD that in 2003-04, 111 nos JB Schools have been covered for safe drinking water sources under PMGY(DW), SSA & PM’s announcement. In 2204-05- PM’s announcement total 95 schools taken up for providing drinking water facility under the scheme. Total 53 schools completed and 42 in progress. 22 JB Schools covered by sanitation facilities during 2004-05. b) All BDOs were requested to evolve a mechanism/proper upkeep of drinking water sources in school in ADC areas. c) Dy. Director Education should endeavour to build a sense of responsibility and belongingness amongst the students and teachers for proper upkeep of the drinking water sources.
Point No.6- Two more Residential Schools for tribal students would be sent up in Sabroom and Khowai Sub-Divisions to offer high standard of education and these schools would be managed by the Tribal Tribal Welfare Residential School Society under the TW Department.	Foundation stone has been laid on 10.1.2005 in EMRS at Bhuratali, Sabroom. Expenditure sanction for Rs. 25.00 lakh received and placed with EE RD. Work order issued and RD materials booked.
Point No.7 - Coaching for Joint Entrance Examination will be conducted in all District.	Performance of the Joint Entrance coaching centre should evaluated by DTWO. For next financial year, advance steps should be taken for submitting proposal for JEE Coaching Centre so that the Centre is opened in time and the duration of imparting coaching is not less than 6 months
Point No.8- One new ITI shall be opened at Ambassa and the ITI at Jatanbari shall be upgraded	a) SE, PWD assured that the tender will be called within 7(seven) days of receipt of Plan and detailed drawings from Chief Engineer’s Office. b) Efforts shall be made to commence the construction work of ITI before Puja vacation.
Point No.9- Posting of adequate number of teachers in all schools in ADC areas will be given priority.	a) A detailed exercise shall be carried out by Dy. Director, Education for both, ADC and non ADC schools regarding the availability of teachers in each school. b) Based on the students & teachers ratio, a proposal shall be sent to Education Department for transfer of teachers from surplus to deficit schools. c) All SDMs shall be furnished the information on basic details of ADC Schools in prescribed proforma as circulated in the meeting.
Point No.10- Literacy campaign will be activated as a major thrust area for achieving cent percent literacy among tribal.	Special drive shall be taken up by Social Welfare Department for covering all the left over ST learners.

Points	Observation
Point No.11 Const. of buildings for Health Institutions (PHCs and Sub-Centre) located in tribal areas will be given priority. Health Deptt. Shall taken up construction of buildings for 10 Institutions each year.	a) As per report of SDM, Belonia, the MPW posted in Takmachara and Debipur Sub-Centres are not performing their duties regularly. CMO, South shall ensure that there is a regular MPW in these Sub-Centres. b) Proposal shall be sent by CMO for carrying out major repair and renovation of Tairupabari (Belonia Sub-Division) Sub-Centre and Kalachara PHC (Sabroom Sub-Division).
Point No.12- At least 5 local tribal women in each village the TTAADC area shall be given Dhai training for ensuring safe deliveries.	So far only 145 women have been covered under Dhai training in TTAADC areas. For achieving the target, at least 400 women should be covered in this financial year. CMO, South may prepare a proposal for placement of fund for Dhai Training in PGP areas. This proposal should be submitted to Director, PGP & Director, Tribal Welfare.
Point No.13- Immunization will be taken up in tribal areas in a big way to achieve 100 percent coverage among the children and pregnant mothers.	a) Immunization programme should continue even in those Blocks where hundred percent target is claimed to be achieved as, the target of immunization could not be static. Revised target should be fixed after ever six months taking into account the population of target group. b) Special review shall be conducted by CMO for monitoring the immunization programme in difficult Blocks viz Killa, Ompi and Karbook Blocks.
Point No.14- All the 291 Partially Covered Habitation (P.C. Paras) as on 01/04/2003 in tribal areas will be upgraded to Fully Covered Habitations (F.C. Paras) by providing additional sources of drinking water.	Coverage of NC/PC habitation in Tribal areas during 2004-05
	Status or NC/PC habi. In tribal areas after resurvey of DW		Taken up during 04-05		Converted to FC during 04-05				Action Plan for 2005-06
					NC		PC
	NC	PC	NC	PC	Conv	Pro.	Conv.	Pro.	NC	PC
	215	227	125	31	73	52	11	20	90	196
Point No.15- Minimum 40% of new Pipe water supply schemes/Iron Removal Plants shall be taken up in tribal areas.	a) Minimum 40% of new PHE schemes and IRPs should be installed in ADC areas. b) The list of NC & PC paras furnished by BDOs shall be taken into consideration before finalizing the Action Plan under ARWSP and other DW schemes being implemented by PHE Department. Efforts shall be made to diversify from the existing pattern of taking-up only deep tube wells in relatively plain and comfortable areas. Innovative schemes may be evolving for tapping surface area in highly and difficult areas.
Point No.16- Area Based integrated projects shall be taken up in minimum 10 identified tribal villages to accelerate growth.	a) All Department should monitor the activities being taken up in the Special Area Based Projects. Besides, implementing the schemes identified by TW Department, each department should short list and prioritise activities to be taken up in Area Based Project. These activities should be implemented under budgetary support of the concerned department. b) Monthly report on the physical and financial achievement of activities being taken up in Area Based Project should be sent to the concerned SDM by field level office of each department. c) Displeasure was expressed on the poor performance of PWD & Power Departments in Area Based Projects.
Point No.17- At least 5,000 hectares of irrigation potential would be created in tribal areas through the Minor Irrigation Schemes during the next 4 years.	a) Minimum 40% of the scheme should be taken up in the ADC areas in the current financial year. The old schemes should be revised by carrying out minor/major repairs, as the case may be so that more area is brought under irrigation. b) In current financial year, minimum 500 Ha. should be brought under irrigation in ADC areas by IFM Department.
Point No.18- The Power Deptt would electrify at least 300 backward tribal habitations not having electricity at present and at least 100 habitations would be covered by non-conventional source of power by the Science and technology Deptt.	a) Action taken of Power Department in covering the backward tribal habitations was reviewed in detail. It was found that, very few number of villages have been covered in the last financial year. b) Efforts should be made by SE Power, Udaipur for placement of additional fund so that minimum 50 tribal habitations are covered in the current financial year (2005-06) under conventional sources. c) Department of Science and Technology shall cover minimum 100 tribal habitations under non-conventional sources in the current financial year.
Point No.19 The Animal resource Development infrastructure will be strengthened in Tribal Areas.	a) Dy. Director, ARDD shall send proposal for opening of VFAC at the following places: Nityabazar, South Baramura, Karbook, Atharahola, Tanani and Gamakobari.
Point No.20- Two Commercial handloom Production Units on loin loom shall be taken up as Pilot Projects.	-
Point No.21- All habitations having at least 250 populations in rural areas will be provided roads of improved quality by 2007 based on Core road Network Plan.	a) Progress of PWD in connecting the tribal habitations with 250 population by all weather road was reviewed. Performance was not found to be satisfactory. b) SE, PWD was requested to send a proposal to the Chief Engineer for including selected habitations for covering under State Budget.

Points	Observation
Point No.22- At least 1500 market stalls shall be constructed for benefiting unemployed tribal youth for self-employment	TW Deptt under NLCPR fund							RD Deptt under SGRY fund
	Year	No of stall	No of shed	W. Com		90% Com		Stall	Shed	W.C		Remarks
	03-04	191	00	179		12		4	00	4
	04-05	Nil	Nil	Nil		Nil		25 (T)	20	15		11 sheds WO issued
	Total	191	00	179		12			20	19
Point No23.- Two Cold Storages will be constructed in tribal areas.	Dy. Director, Agriculture shall pursue the matter for setting up of a Cold Storage at Amarpur.
Point No24 - At least 15,000 tribal families would be provided dwelling houses.	2003-04 IAY- 1,019 PMGY -385 House IAY up- gradation- 36				During the year 2004-05
					Name of scheme		Target				Phy ach		In pro
					IAY house (const)		1174				1174		00
					IAY (upgradation)		640				640		00
					PMGY (GA)		439				234		205
					Total		2253				2048		205
Point No.25- Re-grouping of tribal villages along Highways/Road side for economic upliftment of the tribal will be given priority and special projects shall be taken up to cover at least 4,000 families in re-grouped clusters	a) The following paras will be covered under the 1^st phase of resettlement programme: Amarpur Sub-Division: Ompi – 148 families, Total project Cost – Rs. 81.819 lakh New Dhananjoy Para – 100 families, Project cost-Rs.33.975 lakh Khuri Para- 98 families, Project Cost Rs.52.941 Lakh Twichakma – 62 families, Project Cost Rs. 54.329 Lakh Belonia Sub-Division: Srikantabari- 133 families, Project Cost Rs. 378.175 lakh Charansing para- 52 families, Project Cost Rs. 313.144 lakh Sabroom Sub-Division: New Gunjalima Para- 48 families, Project Cost Rs. 14.842 lakh Kasam Para- 24 families, Project Cost Rs. 14.93 lakh. Ghorakappa – Families residing in the scattered habitations within 10 to 15 km of Ghorakappa would be settled in the Khas/Govt. land near Ghorakappa. For this SDM, Sabroom may arrange meeting of all stake holders. b) All SDMs shall move proposal for diversion of forest land within a limit of 1 Ha for each project. c) For infrastructural activities – Degraded forest land near the resettled colony would be identified and proposal shall be prepared in consultation with DFO concerned for taking up rubber plantation at the rate of 1 Ha per families. This proposal shall be submitted by 15^th May, 2005 to Tribal Welfare Deptt. Till such time, clearance is obtained from Ministry of Environment, Rubber Plantation shall not be taken up in the degraded forest land.
Point No.26- Rubber plantation will be taken up for the benefit of the ST Jhumia families in 3,000 hectares to benefit 3,000 families to increase their income. Assistance will also be provided to eligible ST families for taking up Tea and Coffee plantation in potential suitable areas.	-
Point No.27- Training of Jhumias in improved farming practices will be given emphasis and at least 10,000 Jhumias will be provided	Dy. Director, Agriculture shall train minimum 1000 Jhumias in improved farming practices in 2005-06.

Points	Observation
Point No.29- Kisan Credit Cards will be issued to eligible ST families on priority.	a) In the year 2003-04 – 227 ST families were provided Kisan Credit Cards. The total achievement in the year 2004-05 is 265 ST families. b) Target for current financial year is fixed 500 ST families.
Point No.30- Bamboo cultivation conservation by tribal will be encouraged in a big way. At least 12,000 ST families will be covered for bamboo plantation to bring minimum 5,200 hectares area under bamboo cultivation in the territorial Forest Divisions of Sadar, Teeliamura, Udaipur, Bagafa, Gumti, Ambassa, Kanchanpur and Kailashahar. Cane and Bamboo, handicrafts activities by tribal artisans will be promoted to involve at least 500 artisans for gainful employment.	a) Emphasis shall be laid for value addition to bamboo so that the tribals derive more benefit and returns. b) To begin with, this value addition may cover following activities: i) Incense stick making, ii) Handicraft items, iii) Bamboo Dhari/ Bamboo mat & iv) Bamboo Chopsticks c) Bamboo value addition centre would be established at the following places : i)Kowaifung, ii) Killa, iii) Atharabola, iv) Karbook & v) Silachari d) DRDA should play a major role in covering more number of ST families under SHGs for Bamboo Value Addition Activities. e) Joint Forest Management Committee constituted by Forest Deptt may also be involved under the SHG programme of DRDA.
Point No.31- Self Help Groups will be formed trained and supplied with 500 pigery units (3 saw and 1 bore) and 200 goatery Units (4 goat and 1 buck) to supply improved livestock inputs to beneficiaries under various Departments	a) Status report on Tribal SHG under South District (As on 31.3.05)
	Piggery	Goatery	Fishery	Total tribal SHG
	TotalGroup-1810	Total group- 350	Total Group-592	Total group-2752
	1^st Gr. 236	1^st Gr. 49	1^st Gr 77	1^st Gr-362
	2^nd Gr. 50	2^nd Gr. 30	2^nd Gr- 31	2^nd Gr- 111
	b) DRDA shall carry out special awareness campaigns in ADC areas for capacity building and skill development of SHGs. c) More number of Dal bandhu may be engaged in remote and difficult areas so that proper inputs are given to SHGs in these areas. d) ARDD shall take up 15 units under Special SGRY projects.
Point No.32- Assistance will be given to at least 500 ST families for Pisciculture based self- employment.	a) 271 families have been covered under Pisciculture activities in last financial year. b) Dy. Director Fisheries shall furnish list of families covered under Pisciculture to respective BDOs. c) 300 families would be covered under current financial year.

Points

Observation

Point No.33- At least 1,000 Self Help Groups of tribals would be organized. Particular emphasis shall be laid for organizing women SHGs belonging to ST under Self Help Groups.

Statement showing women SHG during 2003-04 (As reported by DRDA)

Statement showing women SHG during 2004-05 (By DRDA

Name of Block

Groups

Members

Groups

Members

Matabari

Killa

Kakraban

Amarpur

Karbook

Ompi

Bagafa

Rajnagar

Hrishyamukh

Satchand

Rupaichari

Total

419

686

747

577

215

545

128

904

209

4232

1717

219

188

421

278

440

172

184

138

126

2165

Point No.34- Skill Development Programmers shall be taken up to impart/upgrade skills for at least 1,000 tribal youth for facilitating their self-employment.

2003-04- 3 nos VTC are functioning for skill development and self emply. of tribal youths

2004-05 no information and fund received from TW Deptt. 3 centre closed.

As reported by DIC South

Centre

No of trainees admitted

No of trainees passed

Tr. (weavers)

Achi.

Fin

UDP VTC

BGF VTC

RPC VTC

Total

151

119

03-04

42385

04-05

100

7769

05-06

100

Nil

Point No.35- Pre-recruitment coaching program mess for different competitive examinations including Army, Navy and Air Force selections will be started.

Point No.36- Documentation of major tribal art forms shall be taken up.

Point No.37-For Promoting languages and literature, Directorate of Tribal Languages will be set up.

2. Special Area Based Development Programme:

All Departments were requested to give more attention to the activities being taken up in Special Area Based Projects. A Project Officer may be appointed by each Deptt. for this purpose. In addition to the funds earmarked by Tribal Welfare Department, activities should be taken up ensured by the respective departments under the normal State Plan for various activities in the Area Based Projects.

Deputy Director ARDD, Agriculture and Fishery shall visit all the area based projects in South Tripura District and submit proposal to their respective Departments for allocation of fund under the identified activities.

SE, PWD & Power were requested personally monitor the proposal for sanction of funds submitted by field level officials. There should a system of monthly review of the activities being taken up in Area Based Projects by these Departments.

A meeting will be conducted by all SDMs for reviewing the progress made by various Departments in Area Based Projects. Invariably these meeting should be held every month and a brief report should be submitted to Tribal Welfare Department.

Other decisions are reflected under various Points of 37 Points Package

3. Resettlement of Tribal Villages – The following proposal was finalized for resettlement of tribal villages:

Sl No	Name of Sub-Division	Name of location to which the families will be shifted.	Total no. of families	Proposed amount (In lakhs)
1.	Amarpur	1. Ompi	148	A. Economic activities- Total- 22.329 B. Infrastructure facilities- Total-59.490 Grand total-81.819
		2. New Dhananjoy Para	100	A. Economic activities- Total- 3.975 B. Infrastructure facilities- Total-30.000 Grand total-33.975
		3. Khuri Para	98	A. Economic activities- Total-10.679 B. Infrastructure facilities- Total-42.262 Grand total-52.941
		4. Twichakma	-	A. Economic activities- Total-14.729 B. Infrastructure facilities- Total-39.600 Grand total-54.329
	Total:	4 villages	346	Grand total- 223.064
2.	Belonia	1. Srikantabari	133	A. Economic activities- Total- 102.095 B. Infrastructure facilities-Total- 276.080 Grand total- 378.175
	Belonia	2. Charansing para	52	A. Economic activities- Total- 69.134 B. Infrastructure facilities-Total- 244.010 Grand total- 313.144
	Total:-	2 villages	185	Grand total- 691.319
3.	Sabroom	1. New Gunjalima Para	48	A. Economic activities- Total- 7.642 B. Infrastructure facilities Total- 7.200 Grand total- 14.842
	Sabroom	2. Kasam Para	24	A. Economic activities-Total- 7.73932 B. Infrastructure facilitiesTotal-7.20000 Grand total- 14.93932
	Total:-	2 villages	72	Grand total- 29.78132
4.	Udaipur	Nil	Nil	Nil
Grand Total: -		8 villages	603	A. Economic activities- Total- 238.32232 B. Infrastructure facilities-Total- 705.842 Grand total: 944.16432

In addition to the above, additional colony would be taken up at Ghorakappa under Sabroom Sub-Division. This would cover in remote and inaccessible falling with 10 to 15 km near Ghorakappa. The above Master Plan does not reflect the Rubber Plantation which may be taken up after getting clearance for MoEF. SDMs were asked to prepare plan for covering degraded forest & khas land and submit the same to TW Deptt. The expenditure for proposed rubber plantation would be in addition.

4. SCA & Block Grants:

The progress of activities under SCA and Block Grants was reviewed. Instructions were issued for completing all pending works within May, 2005. All BDOs and SDMs were requested to send proposals under SCA & Block Grants for the current financial year to Tribal Welfare Department. Proposal may also be sent for SCA funds under Special Area Projects.

5. Other issues discussed in the meeting:

a) All activities in Area Based Projects shall be through SHGs only. For this, if necessary more number of Groups may be constituted.

b) While selecting beneficiaries under Special Area Project, the Project Committee should also consult BAC.

c) The performance report of existing Drop out Centres should be sent by respective SDM by July, 2005. New proposals, if any, should also be submitted by the end of July, 2005. No proposal shall be accepted after the cut of date.

A mechanism shall be evolved for retaining 30% of the honorarium payable to the centre in-charge and the teachers for monitoring the performance of drop out coaching centres. The balance amount would be released after declaration of Madhyamik results of the students of the drop out coaching centre. The following criteria shall be adopted for release the balance amount:

· If pass % is less than 50%, balance amount shall be forfeited.

· If the pass percentage is between 50% to 60%, 20% of the retained amount (not the total amount) shall be released.

· If the results between 60% to 70%, 40% of the retained amount would be released.

· If it is 70% to 80%, 50% of the retained amount would be released.

· If it is 80% to 90%, 60% of the retained amount would be released.

· If results were more than 90%, full balance amount would be released.

6. Other decisions:

i) An additional special coaching centre would be opened at Amarpur. For this, SDM Amarpur may send the proposal to Tribal Welfare Depart by June, 2005.

ii) All Special Coaching Centres should be functional by June, 2005. Priority should be given to those areas where the performance is poor.

iii) SDMs shall list out availability of khas land for allotment to the eligible ST families for rubber plantation.

iv) Proposal for constitution of Sub-Divisional Committee and Boarding Housing Committee for ST hostel shall be sent by the respective SDM.

v) An Inspection Book shall be maintained in all the ST hostels. The visiting officials in the inspection book shall make entries. It shall be ensured that either SDM or SDTWO visits each hostel at least once in a month.

vi) NGOs run hostels should also be visited by SDMs and SDTWOs.

vii) While sending fresh proposals, SDM concerned shall personally verify the living conditions of the hostel inmates.

viii) One officer should be assigned the responsibility of interacting with the returnee.

ix) Allocation of IAY Houses to the surrendered extremists/returnees shall be done by RD Department. For this purpose a small percentage of IAY house, allotted to the District, may be kept reserved.

x) SDM, Udaipur shall send details of the restoration cases, as per the proforma circulated by the State Government. This information should be sent within seven days as District level information could not be compiled in absence of information of Udaipur Sub-division.

xi) Merit award for the schools other than Madhyamik and Higher Secondary School should be completed in the month of June by each Sub-Division.

xii) Proposal shall be submitted for Tribal Rest House at Natunbazar, Ompi, Belonia and Udaipur. Respective SDMs may submit the formal proposal to Tribal Welfare Department at the earliest.

Meeting ended with thanks to all.

(Y. Kumar)

District Magistrate & Collector

South Tripura

During the year 2004-05

Total

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