14% of the total outlay to go towards welfare and development of 29, 249
individuals constituting 8.7% of the total population?? Does anyone have a
breakup of the expenditure incurred for tribal welfare and development?

Does the AAJVS work with the Nicobarese too?

Manju

----- Original Message -----
From: Pankaj <pankaj@...>
To: <andamanicobar@...>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:08 PM
Subject: [andamanicobar] Enhanced outlay for Tribal Sub-Plans


> From
> The Andaman Express
> July 7, 2004
>
> Enhanced outlay for isles tribal sub-plan
> Port Blair, July 06: An outlay of Rs. 365 crore has been earmarked for the
> tribal development as Tribal Sub-Plan component for the 10th five year
plan
> in this island territory. The represents 14.68% of the UT outlay for the
> 10th plan period, an official release said here.
>
> According to this, an amount of Rs. 60 crore has been utilised by various
> departments under Tribal sub plan during the year 2003-2004. Under the
> Tribal Sub Plan, funds are allotted based on the proportion of teh
Scheduled
> tribe population in this territory.
> The A&N Administration through its 18 departments besides the Andaman Adim
> Janjati vikas Samiti has been implementing various plan programmes for the
> welfare and development of the schedule tribe population of 29, 249. They
> constitute 8.27% of the total population of 3,56,152.
> There islands with meandering creeks and evergreen forests are abode to
many
> primitive and aborigin tribes. As per the census of 2001, the Onge
> population is 96, Jarawas 240, Shompens 398 and the Sentinelese, though
> sighted only 39 from a distance is estimated to be 100 in numbers.
>
> AAJVS was started in 1976 as an autonomous organisation. It is fully
funded
> by the government. It is responsible for the protection of Primitive
tribes
> of a&N Islands. An amount of Rs. 60 lakhs has been spent by the AAJVS for
> the various measures connected with the wellbeing of the five primitive
> tribes during 2003-2004, the official communication said.
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