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PMAAGY, to be implemented over a period of five years (2021-26), was formulated by revamping the Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) to provide essential facilities such as road, schools, and drinking water facility, among others, in 36,428 identified tribal villages, whose population has at least 50 percent Scheduled Tribes (STs)...
Due to funds being available with the states in the Single Nodal Agency account, it is not possible for the ministry to release funds to the state, which is a major challenge in smooth implementation of the scheme, the minister further said.. ThePrint reached the tribal affairs ministry for a comment..
According to officials in the states and UTs, delay in preparation of the VDPs by gram panchayats (GPs), the lengthy approval process (as all plans have to approved by the Centre), and delay in getting fund utilisation certificates from GPs are some of the main reasons behind the slow place of the schemes implementation...
Asked about reasons behind the slow pace of work and challenges in the implementation of the scheme in the state, Vijay Waghmare, secretary with Maharashtra governments tribal development department, explained to ThePrint, The VDPs are to be prepared by the GPs..
Assam (1,770 identified villages), Tripura (344), Telangana (533), and Mizoram (344) are among the few states that have prepared plans for more than 80 percent of the villages identified under the scheme, according to the tribal affairs ministrys response to the question in the Rajya Sabha...
