Schemes
Department:
Border Areas Development Department
Title: Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India
Description:
The objectives for programmes/activities funded with Grants-in-aid under Proviso to Art. 275(1) of the Constitution of India is to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and others by accelerating development of STs by ensuring:
a. Human resource development by enhancing their access to education and health services,
b. Enhanced quality of life by raising the level of administration of the Scheduled Areas and also providing basic amenities in tribal areas / localities,
c. Substantial reduction in poverty and unemployment through skill upgradation and other income generating opportunities, creation of backward and forward linkages and linkage with institutional finance for sustained income generation and creation of productive assets,
d.Enhanced capacity to avail opportunities, gain rights &entitlements and improved facilities at par with other areas.
a. Human resource development by enhancing their access to education and health services,
b. Enhanced quality of life by raising the level of administration of the Scheduled Areas and also providing basic amenities in tribal areas / localities,
c. Substantial reduction in poverty and unemployment through skill upgradation and other income generating opportunities, creation of backward and forward linkages and linkage with institutional finance for sustained income generation and creation of productive assets,
d.Enhanced capacity to avail opportunities, gain rights &entitlements and improved facilities at par with other areas.
Scheme Beneficiaries:
SC/ST
Scheme Benefits:
Other
How to Avail:
The State Government Departments submit proposals to Planning Department, which is the Nodal Department for this scheme and which in turn takes up the proposals so received with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India for approval and sanction.
Sponsors:
Central
Age From:
-None-
To:
-None-
Community:
ST
Funding:
100% Grant-in-aid
Introduced on:
01 Mar 2003