ST & SC DEVELOPMENT, MINORITIES & BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT Government of

C ONTENTS

1. ST & SC Development, Minorities And Backward Classes Welfare Department 01 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Mission and Vision 1.3 Brief History and background 1.4 Organization Chart 1.5 Institutional Mechanism 1.6 Functions and Duties of Different Wings 1.7 Flow of Funds

2. Demographic Scenario / Composition of Odisha 07 2.1 Tribal Scene 2.2 Schedules Caste Population 2.3 SEBC Profile 2.4 Minority Population

3. The Scheduled Area and The Tribal Sub-Scheme (TSS) 17

4. Programmes under Implementation 37 4.1 SCA TO TSS (Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme) 4.2 Article 275 (1) 4.3 Special Plan for KBK District 4.4 Education 4.5 Post-Matric Scholarship 4.6 Pre-Matric Scholarship 4.7 Protective Legislation 4.7.1 Implementation of ORV Act. 4.7.2 Protection of Civil Rights 4.8 Tribes Advisory Council 4.9 Implementation of Forest Rights Act. 4.10 Development of Scheduled Castes 5. The Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe Development Finance 94 Co-operative Corporation (OSFDC)

6. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research and 98 Training Institute (SCSTRTI)

7. Orissa Tribal Empowerment & Livelihood Programme (OTELP) 108

8. Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation (TDCC) 119

9. Academy of Tribal Language & Culture (ATLC) 123

10. Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS) 139

11. Programmes for Socially & Educationally Backward Classes 152

12. Programmes for Socio-Economic Development of Minorities 157 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 1

I. ST & SC DEVELOPMENT, MINORITIES & BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE DEPARTMENT 2017-18

1.1 INTRODUCTION witnessed structural-functional changes. The vision and mission of the ST & SC Development Odisha State occupies a distinct place in our and Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare country as it represents a unique blend of unity Department is all-round development of the amidst diversity. There are 62 Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other communities, each one different from the other Backward Classes and Minority communities vis a and 93 Scheduled Caste communities in the State. vis other sections of the society. The policies, The State has the privilege of having highest programmes and schemes have been designed in number (13) of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups consonance with the overall goals and objectives (PVTGs). Both ST & SC population together as enshrined in Articles 46 (Part IV), 16, 17, 19, constitute 39.98% of the total population of the 164, 244, 275, 330, 332,335,338,339,341, 342 and State (ST-22.85% and SC-17.13% as per 2011 366 of the Constitution of for which a four- census). pronged strategy has been evolved and The S.T.& S.C. Development and Minorities & implemented:They are :- Backward Classes Welfare Department functions ¡ Programmes for economic development; as the nodal Department for the welfare and all- round development of Scheduled Castes, ¡ Programmes for social empowerment; Scheduled Tribes, Minorities and other Backward ¡ Programmes aimed at elimination of all forms Classes. The basic objective of the Department is of exploitation & for protective legislation; to formulate and coordinate policies, programmes, laws, regulations etc. for economic, ¡ Nodal agency for monitoring flow to TSP & educational and social development of these SCSP. communities. The principal aim is to empower the 1.3 BRIEF HISTORY AND BACKGROUND principal stake holders through their educational, economic and social development in order to build The execution of ameliorative measures for the self-reliance and self esteem among them. welfare of Scheduled Tribes and the development of Scheduled Areas were initially carried out by 1.2 MISSION AND VISION the Tribal & Rural Welfare Department through It is imperative to get a glimpse of the humble Panchayati Raj Institutions. The Department in beginning and development of the nodal 1965-66 combined the functions of the department, which initially cherished to provide Secretariat and the Heads of Department, which welfare and development, with dedication, consisted of; devotion, commitment and sincerity, for the (1) Secretary weakersections of communities, which were relatively deprived, marginalized, encysted and (2) Director of Tribal & Rural Welfare-cum-Joint isolated due to geo-historical and socio-political Secretary factors. The initial phase which advocated welfare (3) One Financial Adviser-cum-Deputy Secretary measures in consonance with our national policy (4) One Under Secretary, and was expanded subsequently by inclusion of planned development intervention. Keeping in (5) One Special Officer-cum-Under Secretary view the policy issues and options, the nodal department, for smooth execution of activities, 2 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

The Director, Tribal & Rural Welfare was the head During 1965-66, the combined field organization of the organization for superintendence and was of both Tribal & Rural Welfare and Gram Panchayat assisted at headquarters by the following officials: Departments was bifurcated. Thereafter the Tribal & Rural Welfare Department had its own field (1) A Deputy Director organization at the district level, which worked (2) An Assistant Director under the direct supervision of Collectors. (3) A Special Officer of the Tribal Development The task of developing the Scheduled Areas is, Programme for giving special attention to the indeed, a difficult one. In the matter of welfare of most Backward Tribes. amelioration of the conditions of Scheduled Tribes, there is a greater need for ensuring people’s (4) A Special Officer in charge of educational participation and active co-operation of social programme. workers, social service agencies and development (5) A Lady Welfare Officer to look into the practitioners or in other words field executives. education of tribal girls. Participation of ST & SC communities in the implementation of development programmes (6) An Honorary Rural Welfare Officer working in initiated for their welfare from time to time has an advisory capacity, and increased over the years. Currently, the following (7) A Junior Statistician for collection, two Departments are functioning together: compilation and analysis of statistical ¡ Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste information relating to progress of education Development Department. and other welfare schemes. ¡ Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department.

1.4 ORGANISATIONAL CHART

Minister, ST & SC Dev., Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare

Commissioner-cum- Secretary

State Level Functionaries Secretariat Functionaries

Field Level Functionaries Annual Activity Report 2017-18 3

OBCFDCC

ATDC

TDCCOL

PSU of OTELP

OMTES

OTDS

1.5. INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM in every Block. There are 22 Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (I.T.D.As) covering the TSP The Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes areas for implementing tribal development Development Department is the nodal programmes. Outside the TSP area, there are 45 Department of the State for the welfare and MADA Pockets covering parts of 46 Blocks and 14 development of the ST & SC communities. Article Clusters where the programme implementation is 46 of the constitution of India enjoins upon the done through Blocks. To ensure focused State to " promote, with special care, the programme implementation for 13 Particularly educational and economic interests of the weaker Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), 17 Micro Projects sections of the people and, in particular, of the in 542 villages have been established in 12 tribal Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and districts of the State. The Orissa Scheduled Castes shall protect them from social injustice and all forms and Scheduled Tribes Development Finance Co- of exploitation". It is mandatory for the operative Corporation (OSFDC) is an apex department inter alia, to carry forward the goals institution under the Department, which enshrined in Article 46 of the Constitution. The implements programmes for the development of welfare of Minorities and Other Backward Classes Scheduled Castes and Dispersed Tribals. The Tribal is the main responsibility of the Minorities and Development Co-operative Corporation Ltd Backward Classes Welfare Department. The (TDCCOL), is an apex organization that looks after Department is headed by a Senior Cabinet marketing of minor forest produce (M.F.P) and Minister. surplus agricultural produce (S.A.P) for the benefit The Department has an elaborate arrangement at of the tribals. The Orissa Minorities and Backward the field level with a District Welfare Officer in Classes Finance Development Corporation every district, Assistant District Welfare Officers (OBCFDC) channelizes loans targeted for the in the Sub-divisions and Welfare Extension Officer development of backward classes and minorities. 4 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

The Department runs a number of residential institution, named Academy of Tribal Languages educational institutions and hostels for the and Culture (ATLC). benefit of the Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled 1.6. FUNCTIONS & DUTIES OF DIFFERENT Caste students. The Department has a Research WINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT and Training Institute named, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute There are four wings of the department; such (SCSTRTI), which provides in-house facility for as Scheduled Tribes Welfare, Scheduled Castes research and training and documentation related Welfare, Minorities Welfare and Other Backward to the development of Scheduled Tribes and Classes Welfare and each of these wings has Scheduled Castes of the State. For promotion of specific functions and duties. The List of the State's tribal languages and culture, the Subjects allotted in favour of each one of these Department has established a separate is as follows:

1.6.1. SCHEDULED TRIBES & SCHEDULED CASTES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

Branch Subject

1. Scheduled Tribes Welfare Union Subjects 1. Welfare of ex-Criminal Tribes, 2. Inclusion and Exclusion in the Scheduled list for the Tribes, 3. Prevention of Atrocities so far as they relate to the Scheduled Tribes State Subjects 1. Welfare of Scheduled Tribes- Execution ofSpecialSchemes and Co-ordination of the works undertaken by other Departments of the Government in this direction., 2. Submission of Annual Reports to the President regarding Administration of Scheduled Areas. 3.All matters relating to Tribes Advisory Council. 4.Application of Laws to the Scheduled Areas. 5.Regulations for peace and good Governance in Scheduled Areas. 6.Problem of Shifting Cultivation 7.Organization and control of SCs and STs Research and Training Institute. 8. Central Grants under Articles 275 (1) of the Constitution of India. 9. Sub-Plan for tribal regions and matters related there to. 10. Matter relating to the Orissa Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1975 and rules framed there under. 11. Matters relating to Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation Limited. 12. Education of Scheduled Tribes. 13. Matters relating to Academy of Tribal Language and Culture. 14. Rehabilitation and Resettlement of tribals. 15. All Plan, Non-Plan, Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes concerning tribals. 16. The entire field establishment and matters relating to Education under the erstwhile Harijan & Tribal Welfare Department, except the Educational Institutions for Scheduled Caste. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 5

2. Scheduled Castes Welfare Union Subjects 1. Removal of untouchability. 2. Inclusion and exclusion in the Scheduled list for Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. 3. Prevention of Atrocities so far as there relate to Scheduled Castes. State Subjects 1. Welfare of Scheduled Castes including execution of Special Schemes and Co-ordination of the works undertaken by other Departments of the Governmentin this direction. 2. All matters relating to State S.C. Welfare Board. 3. Matter relating to the Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes Development Finance Co-operative Corporation. 4. All Plan, Non-Plan, Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes concerning Scheduled Castes.

3. Minority Communities Welfare Union Subjects 1. Identification of Minority. 2. National Minority Development Finance Corporation. 3. Pre-examination coaching for Civil Services for Minorities. 4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Foundation State Subjects 1. Welfare of Minorities, Formulation, Execution and Co- ordination of implementation of Special Schemes for Minorities. 2. All Plan, Non-Plan, Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes concerning Minority Communities. 3. Nomination of Channalising Agency/ Setting up Minorities Development and Finance Corporation for implementation of economic development programmes for the Minority Communities in the state. 4. Constitution of Commission for Minorities. 5. 15-Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities. 4. Backward Classes Welfare Union Subjects 1. Report of the Commission to investigate the condition of Backward Classes set up under Article 340 of the constitution. 2. National Commission for Backward Classes to examine the request for inclusion in and exclusion from the central list of Backward Classes. State Subjects 1. Welfare of all Other Backward Classes "Execution of Special Schemes for other Backward Classes and Co- ordination of work." 2. Identification of Other Backward Classes, inclusion in and exclusion from the State list of Other Backward Classes. 3. Matters relating to State Commission for Other Backward Classes. 4. Matters relating to the Orissa Backward Classes Development Finance Co-operative Corporation. 5. All Plan, Non-Plan, Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes concerning Other Backward Classes 6 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

1.7 FLOW OF FUNDS crore and the Establishment,Operation and The Department of ST & SC Development and maintenance provision hiked to Rs 610.30 crore Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare receives making the total provison of Rs 3185.83 crore.The funds from various sources under State Sector developmental programmes and projects have Schemes,Central Sector Schemes, Centrally been implemented during the year with Special Sponsored Schemes and funds under Central Assistance (SCA) to the Tribal Sub Scheme Establishment,Operations and Maintenance (TSS) received from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Expenditure. Government of India also provides Special Central Assistance (SCA) to the Scheduled funds through Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA), Caste Sub Scheme received from the Ministry of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Social Justice and Empowerment, Grants in Aid Ministry of Minority Affairs and Externally Assisted received under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution, Projects etc. A total Programme Expenditure outlay funds received under several Central Schemes and of Rs.2344.98 Crore(State Sector Schemes+Central allocations under State Sector Schemes including Sector Schemes+Centrally Sponsored Schemes) in Special programme under Biju KBK for KBK districts. addition to Establishment,Operations and Besides, funds to the tune of Rs 88.00 Crore under Mantenance Expenditure of Rs. 603.38 crore OPELIP has also been proposed for development agreegating to Rs 2948.37 crore has been proposed of PVTGs. The abstract of budget estimate in in the original budget estimate of 2017-18. In the different sectoralschemes and schemesduring supplementary budget,the revised programme 2017-18 in respect of ST & SC Dev. Deptt is expenditure provision enhanced to Rs 2575.53 indicated below.

(Rs in Trs) Budget estimate Supplementary Total provision for 2017-18 2017-18 2017-18 1 2 3 4 State Sector Schemes 1200,32,43 124,13,88 1324,46,31 Central Sector Schemes 158,54,27 0 158,54,27 Centrally 986,11,57 106,40,92 1092,52,49 Sponsored Schemes Total Programme Expenditure 2344,98,27 230,54,80 2575,53,07 Establishment,Operations and Maintenance 605,38,23 6,91,30, 612,29,53 Expenditure Grand Total 2950,36,50 237,46,10 3187,82,60 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 7

II. DEMOGRAPHIC SCENARIO/COMPOSITION OF ODISHA

2.1 TRIBAL SCENE covered under the Dispersed Tribal Development Programme (DTDP). Odisha occupies a unique position among the Indian States and Union Territories for having a The rate of literacy among the Scheduled Tribes rich and colourful tribal scenario. Majority of is 52.24% against the overall literacy rate of 72.87% Scheduled Tribes live in hilly and forest regions. of the State as per 2011 census. The tribal male Their economy is largely subsistence oriented, non and female literacy rates are 63.70% and 41.20% stratified and non-specialized. Their social system respectively. Over the last decade, there has been is simple and aspirations and needs are limited. a significant improvement in literacy level among Though the Scheduled Tribes in Odisha have the STs in the State, which recorded an increase suffered from social, educational and economic from 37.37% in 2001 to 52.24% in 2011. The list of backwardness due to geo-historical reasons, they 62 ST Communities enlisted by Government of have their own distinctiveness and social-cultural India is given below: milieu. The process of socio-economic Odisha - List of Scheduled Tribes development is going on after independence and has picked up momentum. 62 Scheduled Tribes in List of Scheduled Tribes notified (after addition/ Odisha speak as many as 74 dialects. Their ethos, deletion) as per the Scheduled Castes and ideology, worldview, value-orientations and Scheduled Tribes Order, 1950 as amended by cultural heritage are rich and varied. At one end Modification Order, 1956, Amendment Act, 1976 of the scale there are nomadic food gatherers and and The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes hunters and at the other end, skilled settled Order (Amendment) Act 2002 No. 10 dated 8.1.2003 agriculturists and horticulturists. The tribal areas of Ministry of Law & Justice republished by the of Odisha, therefore, present an extremely Notification No. 7799/ L dated 7.6.2003 of Law diverse socio-economic panorama. Department, Govt. of Orissa.

According to 2011 Census, the tribal population 1. Bagata, Bhakta of the State is 95,90,756 constituting 22.85% of 2. Baiga the total population of the State and 9.20% of the 3. Banjara, Banjari total tribal population of the country. There are 4. Bathudi, Bathuri 62 different tribal communities including 13 5. Bhottada, Dhotada, Bhotra, Bhatra, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the Bhattara, Bhotora, Bhatara State. In numerical terms Odisha has the third 6. Bhuiya, Bhuyan largest concentration of tribal population in the 7. Bhumia country after Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra. 8. , Bhumij, Haladi pokhria Bhumij, About 44.70% of the State's geographical area Haladi Pokharia Bhumija, Desi Bhumij, Desia Bhumij, Tamaria Bhumij which is known as Scheduled Area, extends over 9. 118 out of 314 Blocks in 12 districts and a portion 10. Binjhal, Binjhwar of Suruda Tahsil of Ganjam District.The Sch Tribe 11. Binjhia, Binjhoa population of Sch Area accounts for about 68.09% 12. Birhor of total tribal population of the State. The 13. Bondo Poraja, Bonda Paroja, Banda Paroja remaining S.T.population inhabit in MADA / Cluster 14. Chenchu pockets and are dispersed in other areas that are 15. Dal 8 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

16. Desua Bhumij 42. Kulis 17. Dharua, Dhuruba, Dhuruva 43. Lodha, Nodh, Nodha, Lodh 18. Didayi, Didai Paroja, Didai 44. Madia 19. Gadaba, Bodo Gadaba, Gutob Gadaba, Kapu 45. Mahali Gadaba, Ollara Gadaba, Parenga Gadaba, 46. Mankidi Sano Gadaba 47. Mankirdia, Mankria, Mankidi 20. Gandia 48. Matya, Matia 21. Ghara 49. Mirdhas, Kuda, Koda 22. Gond, Gondo, Rajgond, Maria Gond, Dhur Gond 50. Munda, Munda Lohara, Munda Mahalis, 23. Ho Nagabanshi Munda, Oriya Munda 24. Holva 51. Mundari 25. Jatapu 52. Omanatya, Omanatyo, Amanatya 26. Juang 53. Oraon, Dhangar, Uran 27. Kandha Gauda 54. Parenga 28. Kawar, Kanwar 55. Paroja, Parja, Bodo Paroja, Barong Jhodia 29. Kharia, Kharian, Berga Kharia, Dhelki Paroja, Chhelia Paroja, Jhodia Paroja, Konda Kharia, Dudh Kharia, Erenga Kharia, Munda Paroja, Paraja, Ponga Paroja, Sodia Paroja, Kharia, Oraon Kharia, Khandia, Pahari Sano Paroja, Solia Paroja Kharia 56. Pentia 30. Kharwar 57. Rajuar 31. Khond, Kond, Kandha, Nanguli Kandha, Sitha 58. Santal Kandha, Kondh, Kui, Buda Kondh, Bura 59. Saora, Savar, Saura, Sahara, Arsi Saora, Kandha, Desia Kandha, Dungaria Kondh, Based Saora, Bhima Saora, Bhimma Kutia Kandha, Kandha Gauda, Muli Saora,Chumura Saora, Jara Savar, Jadu Kondh,Malua Kondh, Pengo Kandha, Raja Saora, Jati Saora, Juari Saora, Kampu Saora, Kondh, Raj Kondh Kampa soura, Kapo Saora, Kindal Saora, 32. Kisan, Nagesar, Nagesia Kumbi Kancher Saora, Kalapithia Saora, Kirat 33. Kol Saora, Lanjia Saora, Lamba Lanjia Saora, 34. Kolah Loharas, Kol Loharas Luara Saora, Luar Saora, Laria Savar, Malia 35. Kolha Saora, Malla Saora, Uriya Saora, Raika Saora, 36. Koli, Malhar Sudda Saora, Sarda Saora, Tankala Saora, Patro Saora, Vesu Saora 37. Kondadora 60. Shabar, Lodha 38. Kora, Khaira, Khayara 39. Korua 61. Sounti 40. Kotia 62. Tharua, Tharua Bindhani 41. Koya, Gumba Koya, Koitur Koya, Kamar * The exact spelling of the name of Scheduled Tribes may be Koya, Musara Koya followed from the Gazette.

2.2 SCHEDULED CASTE POPULATION the most populous districts in terms of SC population are Ganjam (6.88 lakh), Cuttack (4.99 Scheduled Caste population constitutes a sizeable lakh), Balasore (4.78 lakh) and Jajpur (4.33 lakh) chunk of the state population and according to while Gajapati (0.39 lakh) is with the lowest SC 2011 census, the Scheduled Caste population of population. The rate of literacy among the SCs is the State is 71,88,463 which accounts for 17.13% 69.02% against the over all literacy rate of 72.87% of the total population. There are 93 different of the State as per 2011 census. The Male and Scheduled Caste communities distributed in the Female literacy among the SC population are State spread over 30 districts. Some of the 79.21% and 58.76% respectively. Over the last districts have larger concentration of SC decade, the rate of literacy among S.C population population. Unlike STs, SCs inhabit across the has increased from 55.53% in 2001 to 69.02% during State. The "Panas" are the most predominant 2011 census. The list of 93 S.C communities of among all the SCs. However, as per 2011 census, Odisha are given below. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 9

ODISHA - List of Scheduled Castes 23. Dandasi List of Scheduled Castes notified (after addition/ 24. Dewar, Dhibara, Keuta, Kaibarta deletion)as per the Constitution (Scheduled 25. Dhanwar Castes) Order, 1950, as amended vide Modification 26. Dhoba, Dhobi, Rajak, Rajaka Order 1956, Amendment Act, 1976 and the 27. Dom, Dombo, Duria Dom, Adhuria Dom, Adhuria Domb Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 28. Dosadha (Amendment) Act 2002 No. 25 dated 27.5.2002. of 29. Ganda Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, read 30. Ghantaraghada, Ghantra with The Constitution (SCs) Order (Second 31. Ghasi, Ghasia Amendment) Act, 2002 No. 61 of 2002 dated 32. Ghogia 18.12.2002 of Ministry of Law & Justice 33. Ghusuria republished vide Notification No. 7797-I- Legis-5/ 34. Godagali 2002-L dated 7.6.2003 of Law Deptt, Govt. of Orissa 35. Godari and, vide Gazette of India No.381dt.30.8.2007, 36. Godra Gazette of India No.40 dt.18.12.2014, Gazette of 37. Gokha India No.7 dt.23.03.2015, Gazette of India No 27 38. Gorait, Korait dt 9.05.2016 & Gazette of India No 17 dt 39. Haddi, Hadi, Hari 01.05.2017 . 40. Irika 1. Adi-Andhra 41. Jaggali, Jaggili, Jagli 2 Amant, Amat, Dandachhatra Majhi, Amata, 42. Kandra, Kandara, Amath Kadama,Kuduma,Kodma,Kodama. 3. Audhelia 43. Karua 4. Badaik 44. Katia, Khatia 5. Bagheti, Baghuti 45. Kela, Sapua Kela, Nalua Kela, Sabakhia Kela, Matia Kela, Gaudia Kela 6. Bajikar 46. Khadala, Khadal, Khodal 7. Bari 47. Kodalo, Khodalo 8. Deleted vide Constitution (SCs) Order (Amendment) Act, 2016. No.24 of 2016 48. Kori 9. Basor, Burud 49. Deleted vide Constitution ( SCs) Order ( Amendment ) Act, 2016. No.24 of 2016 10. Bauri, Buna Bauri, Dasia Bauri 50. Kurunga 11. Bauti 51. Laban 12. Bavuri 52. Laheri 13. Bedia,Bejia, Bajia 53. Madari 14. Beldar 54. Madiga 15. Bhata 55. Mahuria 16. Bhoi 56. Mala, Jhala, Malo, Zala, Malha, Jhola 17. Chachati 57. Mang 18. Chakali 58. Mangan 19. Chamar, Mochi, Muchi, Satnami,Chamara, Chamar-Ravidas,Chamar-Rohidas.. 59. Mehra, Mahar 20. Chandala 60. Mehtar, Bhangi 21. Chandhai Maru 61. Mewar 22. Deleted vide Constitution (SCs) 62. Mundapotta Order(Amendment) Act, 2002. No. 25 of 63. Musahar 2002 64. Nagarchi 10 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

65. Namasudra 84. Sidhria 66. Paidi 85. Sinduria 67. Painda 86. Siyal, Khajuria 68. Pamidi 87. Tamadia 69. Pan, Pano, Buna Pana, Desua Pana, Buna 88. Tamudia Pano 89. Tanla 70. Panchama 90. Deleted vide Constitution (SCs) 71. Panika Order(Amendment) Act, 2002 No. 25 of 72. Panka 2002 73. Pantanti 91. Turi, Betra 74. Pap 92. Ujia 75. Pasi 93. Valamiki, Valmiki 76. Patial, Patikar, Patratanti, Potua 94. Mangali (in Koraput&Kalahandi dist.) 77. Rajna inserted vide Constitution (SCs) Order(Amendment) Act, 2002 No. 25 of 78. Relli 2002 79. Sabakhia , Sualgiri, Swalgiri 95. Mirgan (in Nowrangpur dist.) inserted vide 80. Samasi Constitution (SCs) Order (Amendment) Act, 81. Sanei 2002 No. 25 of 2002

82. Sapari * The exact spelling of the name of Scheduled Castes may 83. Sauntia, Santia be followed from the Gazette.

2.3 S.E.B.C POPULATION There are 210 communities who have been Disaggregated data for SEBC is not available for enlisted as SEBC in State list of Odisha. So far, 200 the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes communities have been specified in the list of (SEBC) of Odisha, since Census has not enumerated Other Backward Classes (OBC) published by this section of population as a separate category. Government of India for Odisha. State List of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of Odisha

1. Agharia, Agaria, Aghria Bania/Vaishya Bania /Vashya Banik/Potali 2. Aranedan Bania/Gandha Banik/Vaishya Putuli Bania / 3. Asur Paudar Bania/ Podar Bania 4. Badhai, Barhai, Bindhania, Sutradhar, Badhira and Badhria Kamila/ Astalohi/ Astalohi Karmakar/ Subarna Banik/ Sunari Bania/ Swarnakar/ 5. Badasuda Subarna Bania/ Sunari Banik / Astalohi 6. Baipari Bania/Swarnakar Bania/Baisya Astalohi 7. Baira, Barai Karmakar 8. Bairagi 15. Bhogta 9. Bariji or Barui, Tambuli, Tamali 16. Bhokta 10. Barika, Bhandari, Napit and Nai 11. Bellara 17. Bhujan 12. Bentkar 18. Bhuliya 13. Bhatua 19. Birjhia 14. Bania/Putulibandha Vaisya 20. Bissoy-Barangi Jodia, Bennangi, Daduva, Sunari/ Sunaree/Viswa Brahman /Putuli Frangi, Hollar, Jhoriya, Kollai, Konde, Bania/Vasysa Bania/Vashya/ Vaishya/Vaishya Paranga, Pengajodia, Sodojodia and Takoara Annual Activity Report 2017-18 11

21. Binedhanies Tanti/Asina Tanti/Aswina Tanti/Ashani Tanti/ 22. Bogada Aswinna Tanti 23. Bolodhia Rangani Tanti/Rangani Tantee/Ranganee 24. Buruashankar/Barna Suankar Tantee/Rangini Tanti/Ranguni Tanti 25. Byagari Rangani Hansi/Dewangulu/ Amila Tanti 26. Chaupal Kusta/ Kustha 27. Chasa 51. Holeya Pradhan/ Padhan/Odapadhan/ Odachasa 52. Irula 28. Chero 53. Jadapus 29. Cheruman 54. Jaintrapans 30. Chikbaraik 55. Jogi or Yogi 31. Chik 56. Jyotish, Jyotisha Abadhan, Jyotish Nayak 32. Chitra, Chitrakar, Chitrasilpi 57. Kadan 33. Churia 58. Kalladi 34. Dahalia 59. Kammara, Kamara, Kamar, Kammaro, Muli, 35. Darji Lohuru, Loharo 36. Damal Astolohi Kamar 37. Dangua 60. Kanakkan 38. Dehuri 61. Kandarpa 39. Dhakkada 62. Kanjar 40. Dhaner 63. Kapudia 41. Dumala, Dumal 64. Karhara/Kachara/Kachera 42. Ghatwar 65. Karimpalan 43. Girigiris 66. Karmali 44. Godda 67. Kattunayakan 45. Gola, Golla ,Gope, Sadgope, Ahir, Gour, 68. Khaira Gouda, Goudo, Mekala- Golla, Punnu-Golla, 69. Thoria/ Khuria Yadav, Mathurapuria Gouda, Gopapuria Thodia/Thudia/Thuria Gouda, Nanda Gouda, Jhadua Gouda, 70. Khandals, Khandal, Khandual Dumala Gouda, Naria Gouda, Bashya Gopa, Maha Bhoi, Gendu, Nepalies, Gorkha 71. Khatti-Khatti 72. Khatua , Sholakhandia, Magadha Gouda 73. Khodra/ Khadura Laxminarayan-Gola, Goudia-Gola Kharuda Mahakul / Mahakud 74. Khetauri Gopal Baishnab/ Kalanjia Gouda/ 75. Koda, Kuda Gouda/ Kanoujia Gouda/ Kanja Gouda 76. Koilar 46. Gudia or Guria, Gurja, Gunju 77. Kolam 47. Gosangi 78. Kond (Kul) 48. Gondu-Bato, Bhirthya, Dudho Kouriya, Hato, 79. Konda Kapu/ Gagula Kapu / Kapu/ Kumpo Jatako & Joria 80. Kondareddy, Reddy dhakas, Reddy 49. Habra 81. Koraga 50. Hansi, Dera, Dewanga, Kosta, Vina, Tula 82. Kosalya, Goudus, Bosotheriya Goudus, Chiti Bhina, Tanti, Patsalia, Buna, Rangani, Goudus, Dangayath Goudus, Doddu Kamariya, Bunakara, Salia, Sukuli Dudu Kamaro, Ladiya Goudus and Pullo Soriya Saraka/ Saraka Tanti Goudus Bangali Tanti/ Bangiya Tanti./ Mativansa 83. Kota 12 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Mahesh, Maheshya 84. Kudiya 124. Nayadi 85. Kudubi 125. Nolia 86. Kudumban 126. Nuhura, Nuhuraj 87. Kumbhar, Kulal, Kumhar, Kumbharo, 127. Nuniya Kumbhakar 128. Ojulu or Metta, Kamasalie 88. Kundamatia 129. Omeyita 89. Kulta 130. Padaria, Pamaria, Pandara 90. Kurariar 131. Pagadia 91. Kuravan 132. Paigarapu 92. Kurichchan 133. Paltan 93. Kuruman(Kurumba) 134. Paky 94. Lakhra 135. Pal 95. Lambadi 136. Palasi 96. Luhura 137. Paliyan 97. Machua 138. Paiko, Alia, , Chasa-Paiko, Paikali- 98. Maghi or Meghia Khandayat, Kalingi Sudra Khandayat, 99. Magura Mahanayak Sudra, Baisya Karan / 100. Mahunta Odia/ Odia Khandayat/ Mahanayak/ 101. Magatha Goudus, Bermia Goudus, Boodo Mahalayak/ Chasa Mahanty/ Mahanty Magatha, Dongayath Goudu, Ladya Goudu, 139. Palli Poona Magatha and Sana Magatha 140. Pulayan 102. Magadhi Goral 141. Pambada 103. Maila 142. Paniyan 104. Maladasu 143. Panjira 105. Malasar 144. Panniandi 106. Mali, Phulia, Sagbaria, Bhajemali 145. Paraiyan Muni 146. Paravan 107. Malis-Korchia Malis, Paido Malis and Pedda 147. Parhaiya Malis 148. Pathuria 108. Mal Paharia 149. Patara 109. Manna Dhora Asini Patara/Aswini Patara/ Ashini Patara 110. Maune Goudia Patara 111. Marathi 150. Pengua 112. Matangi 151. Pita 113. Mavilan 152. Raneyar 114. Minka 153. Ronas, Rana 115. Moger 154. Routia 116. Mukhadora-Mokka Dhora 155. Sagarpasha 117. Muliya 156. Samban 118. Mundala 157. Sankhari 119. Muria 158. Sanyasi, Moembram 120. Nahar 159. Seerithi Goudu 121. Nalakeyava 160. Semman 122. Nat 161. Sholagar 123. Nagavasam, Mahisya and Saunites 162. Sauria Paharia Annual Activity Report 2017-18 13

163. Sinke, Sinko 189. Dalapati/Dalua 164. Suda 190. Rajasri Balasi/Balasi 165. Sulia 191. Raju 166. Sunri/Sundi / Sundhi 192. Segidi, Srisayan 167. Tana 193. Dambo-Christian, Pano-Christian, Ganda- 168. Teli, Telli, Kubera, Talakar, Sahu, Bahaldia, Christian Ekadas Teli, Tailik Baishya, Baladia 194. Kandha-Kumbhar 169. Telaga, Pamula, Teloga, Telugu, Telanga, 195. Dalakhandayat and Dalua-Paik Telenga and Telugu Kachara, 196. Kapala Velama, Kapulu Elama, Koppala Velama, Koppala Elama, Kappula Elama, 170. Thanu Kupala Velama, Kapala Elama and Kapala Elaga 171. Thatari/Kansari 197. Banka 172. Thoti 198. Kshitibansa, Matibansa Ojha, Kshitibansa 173. Tiruvalluvar Naik, Ojhakaran, Kshitibansa Nayak, 174. Tivoro Matibansa, Matibansa Abadhan 175. Toda 199. Arua 176. Valluvan 200. Hatua 177. Vannan 201. Kalar 178. Vettuvan 202. Banayat Oriya, Benayat Oriya, Beneyit Odia, 179. Yandi Banayat, Banayat Odia, Odia and Udia 180. Yerna Golta 203. Kalandi Baishnaba 181. Yerukula 204. Pallia/Agnikula Kshatriya 182. Kurmi, Kuruma Chasa, Kudumi, Kurma, 205. Tamuli, Tamali, Tamili, Bangiya Tambuli, Kurmi Mahto, Kurmi-Khetriya, Kurumi and Tambuli, Tambili, Bangiya Tamboli, Kudumi Kshyatriya, Kurum, Mahanta/Mahat Bangadeshiya Tambili, Tamila, Bangiya Tamili, 183. Bhanja-Puran Tambila and Tambula 206. Chattada Srivaishnab 184. Bhopa, Raula 207. Sagua 185. Mahla/Mahlar, 208. Majjula 186. Kalanji, Khandayat Kalanji, Odra Khandayat Kalanji, Kalingi, Kaliji and Kalinga 209. Goudia/Laxminarayan Goudia 187. Shudra 210. Baliji 188. Belama * The exact spelling of the name of Castes under SEBC may Ellama be followed from the Gazette.

OBC LIST (CENTRAL) 1 Agharia, Agaria, Aghria 14 Bhogta 2 Aranedan 15 Bhokta 3 Asur 16 Bhujan 4 Badhai, Barhai, Bindhania, Sutradhar, 17 Bhuliya Badhira and Badhria 18 Birjhia 5 Badasuda 19 Bissoy-Barangi Jodia, Bennangi, Daduva, 6 Baipari Farangi, Hollar, Jhoriya, Kollai, Konde, 7 Baira Paranga, Pengajodia, Sodojodia and Takoara 8 Bairagi 20 Binedhanies 9 Bariji or Barui, Tambuli, Tamali 21 Bogada 10 Barika, Bhandari, Napit and Nai 22 Bolodhia 11 Bellara 23 Buruashankar/Barna Suankar 12 Bentkar 24 Byagari 13 Bhatua 25 Chaupal 14 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

26 Chero 58 Kanakkan 27 Cheruman 59 Kandarpa 28 Chikbaraik 60 Kanjar 29 Chik 61 Kapudia 30 Chitra, Chitrakar, Chitrasilpi 62 Karhara/Kachara/Kachera 31 Churia 63 Karimpalan 32 Dahalia 64 Karmali 33 Darji 65 Kattunayakan 34 Damal 66 Khaira 35 Dangua 67 Khandals 36 Dehuri 68 Khatti-Khatti 37 Dhakkada 69 Khatua 38 Dhaner 70 Khodra, Khadura/Kharuda 39 Dumala, Dumal 71 Khetauri 40 Ghatwar 72 Nil 41 Girigiris 73 Koilar 42 Godda 74 Kolam 43 Gola, Golla ,Gope/Gop, Sadgope/Sadgop, 75 Kond (Kul) Ahir, Gour, Gouda, Goudo, Mekala- Golla, 76 Konda Kapu Punnu-Golla, Yadav, Gopal, Gopala, 77 Kondareddy, Reddy Dhakas Sholakhandia, Magadha Gouda, Laxminarayan-Gola, Goudia-Gola, Dumala 78 Koraga Gouda, Mathurapuria Gouda, Gopapuria 79 Kosalya, Goudus, Bosotheriya, Goudus, Chiti Gouda, Nanda Gouda & Kanja Gouda Goudus, Dangayath, Goudus, Doddu, 44 Gudia or Guria, Gurja, Gunju Kamariya, Dudu, Kamaro, Ladiya Goudus and Pullo Soriya Goudus 45 Gosangi 80 Kota 46 Gondu-Bato, Bhirthya, Dudho Kouriya, Hato, Jatako & Joria 81 Kudiya 82 Kudubi 47 Habra 83 Kudumban 48 Hansi, Dera, Dewanga/Dewangulu, Kosta/ 84 Kumbhar, Kulal, Kumhar, Kumbharo, Kandha- Kusta/Kustha/Kostha, Vina, Tulabhina, Kumbhar, Kumbhakar Tanti, Patsalia, Buna, Rangani, Bunkar/ 85 Kundamatia Bunkara, Salia, Sukuli,/ Bangali Tanti/ Bangiya Tanti, Mativansa Tanti, Asina 86 Kulta Tanti/Aswina Tanti/Ashani Tanti/Aswinna 87 Kurariar Tanti/ Rangani Tanti/Rangani Tantee/ 88 Kuravan Ranganee Tantee/Rangini Tanti , Ranguni 89 Kurichchan Tanti, Rangini Hansi, Amila Tanti 90 Kuruman(Kurumba) 49 Holeya 91 Lakhra 50 Irula 92 Lambadi 51 Jadapus 93 Luhura 52 Jaintrapans 94 Machua 95 Maghi or Meghia 53 Jogi or Yogi 96 Magura 54 Jyotish 97 Mahunta 55 Kadan 98 Magatha Goudus, Bermia Goudus, Boodo 56 Kalladi Magatha, Dongayath Goudu, Ladya Goudu, 57 Kammara, Kamara, Kamar, Kammaro, Muli, Poona Magatha and Sana Magatha Lohuru, Loharo, Astolohi Kamar 99 Magadhi Goral Annual Activity Report 2017-18 15

100 Maila 143 Pathuria 101 Maladasu 144 Pengua 102 Malasar 145 Pita 103 Mali, Phulia, Sagbaria, Bhajemali,Muni, 146 Raneyar Raula (Ganjam Dist. only) 147 Ronas 104 Malis-Korchia Malis, Paido Malis and Pedda 148 Routia Malis 149 Sagarpasha 105 Mal Paharia 150 Samban 106 Manna Dhora 151 Sankhari 107 Maune 152 Sanyasi, Membram 108 Marathi 153 Seerithi Gouda 109 Matangi 154 Semman 110 Mavilan 155 Sholagar 111 Minka 156 Sauria Paharia 112 Moger 157 Sinke 113 Mukhadora-Mokka Dhora 158 Suda 114 Muliya 159 Sulia 115 Mundala 160 Sunri/Sundi/Sundhi 116 Muria 161 Tana 117 Nahar 162 Teli, Telli, Kubara/Kubera, Talakar, Sahu, 118 Nalakeyava Sahoo, Bahaldia, Baladia 119 Nat 163 Telaga, Pamula, Telugu, Telanga, Telenga and 120 Nayadi Telugu Kachara. 121 Nolia 164 Thanu 122 Nuhura, Nuhuraj 165 Thatari/Kansari 123 Nuniya 166 Thoti 124 Ojulu or Metta, Kamasalie 167 Tiruvalluvar 125 Omeyita 168 Tivoro 126 Padaria, Pamaria, Pandara 169 Toda 127 Pagadai 170 Valluvan 128 Paigarapu 171 Vannan 129 Paky 172 Vettuvan 130 Pal 173 Yandi 131 Palasi 174 Yerna Golta 132 Paliyan 175 Yerukula 133 Paiko, 176 Saraka/ Saraka Tanti 134 Palli 177 Chasa / Odachasa., Banayat Odiya, Benayat 135 Pulayan Oriya, Benayit Odia, Banayat, Banayat Oriya, Odia & Udia 136 Pambada 178 Patra, Patara, Goudia Patara, Asini Patara/ 137 Paniyan Aswini & Ashwini Patara 138 Panjira 179 Kurmi, Kuruma Chasa, Kudumi, Kurma, Kurmi 139 Panniandi Mahto, Kurmi-Khetriya, Kurumi and Kudumi 140 Paraiyan Kshyatriya, Kuduma, Kurum 141 Paravan 180 Thoria/Thodia/Thudia/Thuria 142 Parhaiya 181 Kalanji, Kalingi and Kalinji 16 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

182 Mahla/Mahlar 192 Alia 183 Astralohi/Astalohi Karmakar/ Kamila/ 193 Shudra (Puri dist. only) Sunari/ Sunaree/Viswa Brahman/ 194 Kalandi Baishanaba/ Kalandi Vaishnab, Swarnakar/ Swarnasilpi Tamuli, Tamili, Bangiya Tambuli, Tambili, 184 Kalanga Bangiya Tamboli, Bangiya Tamili & Tambula 185 Bhanja-Puran 195 Belama 186 Koppula Vellama, Kapala Velama, Kapulu 196 Goudia & Laxminarayana Goudia Elama, Koppla Elama 197 Chattada Srivaishnab 187 Scheduled Castes converts to Christianity 198 Segidi, Srisayan and their progeny 199 Majjula 188 Kalwar, Kalal, Kalar 200 Bhopa 189 Arua 190 Hatua * The exact spelling of the name of Castes under OBC may be 191 Nil followed from the Gazette.

2.4 MINORITY POPULATION Minority Community Literacy Rate As per 2011 census, Minorities account for 5.05% Muslims 79.95 %, of Odisha's population which include Christians Sikhs 89.82 %, (2.77 %), Muslims (2.17 %), Sikhs (0.05 %), Jains Budhists 78.20 %, (0.02 %), Buddhists (0.03 %). The literacy rate Christians 64.47% among the minority communities in Odisha is as Jains 92.92 % follows: III. THE SCHEDULED AREA AND THE TRIBAL SUB-SCHEME (TSS)

INTRODUCTION Five Year Plan (1974-75), which continues to shape the core strategy for tribal development. This The Fifth Schedule under Article 244(I) of the strategy is based on area development approach Constitution defines "Scheduled Areas" as such with adequate emphasis on family oriented areas as the President may by order declares to income generating activities taking a be Scheduled Areas after consultation with the comprehensive view of tribal problems with the Governor of that State.The criteria for declaring objective to narrow down the gap of socio- any area as a "Scheduled Areas" under the Fifth economic development between Tribals and Schedule are: others, within the framework of Nation's Five Year y Preponderance of tribal population Plans. The Tribal Sub-(TSP) approach envisages y Compactness and reasonable size of the area integrated development of the Tribal areas, where in all programmes irrespective of their sources of y A viable administrative entity such as a district, funding operate in unison to achieve the common block or taluk and goal of bringing the area at par with the rest of y Economic backwardness of the area as the State and to improve the quality of life of the compared to the neighbouring areas Tribals. The original strategy was oriented towards The specification of Scheduled Areas in relation taking-up family oriented income generating to the State of Odisha is by a notified order of schemes in the sphere of agriculture, horticulture, the President vide "The Scheduled Areas(State of animal husbandry, elimination of exploitation, Bihar,Gujrat,Madhya Pradesh and Orissa) human resources development through education order,1977 dated 31.12.1977(C.O. 109).About and training programmes and infrastructure 44.70% of the area of the state has been notified development programmes incidental to these as the Scheduled Area in accordance with the income generating activities.This tribal orders of the President of India, issued under the development strategy has been reoriented to Fifth Schedule to the Constitution. The Scheduled cover the employment-cum-income generation Area in Odisha comprises the entire districts of activities and infrastructure development Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, pogramme incidental thereto. The strategies more Nawarangapur, Sundargarh, and Kandhamals or less continue with refinement over the years district, R.Udayagiri Tahasil, Gumma & Rayagada with greater emphasis on tribal development.The Blocks of Gajapati, Soroda Tahasil, excluding Tribal Sub-Scheme area in Odisha consists of 119 Gazalbadi and Gochha Panchayats of Ganjam Blocks including Tileibani block of Deogarh District district, Kuchinda Tahasil of Sambalpur district, which has been declared as TSP block by Govt. of Telkoi, Keonjhar, Champua and Barbil Tahasils of India during 2015. Keonjhar district, Th. Rampur and Lanjigarh blocks Major Highlights of Tribal Sub-scheme of Kalahandi district and Nilagiri block of Balasore Approach (TSS) district. ¡ Adopted since beginning of 5th five year Plan. Tribal Sub-Scheme Approach (Formerly ¡ It is a smaller plan within the State plan Tribal Sub Plan-TSP) catering to the special needs of the tribals. The Tribal Sub-Scheme strategy has been adopted ¡ Two distinct approaches are adopted for as Tribal Sub Plan since the beginning of the Fifth tribal development in relation to areas which 18 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

have high tribal concentration (like ITDAs) SELECTION OF SCHEMES / PROGRAMMES and areas having dispersed tribal population TSP should include only such existing schemes (like MADA,Cluster and DTDP). (including additional components to existing ¡ Areas with similar characteristics should be schemes) or new proposed schemes, which fulfill grouped together in form of a project for following criterion. which specific plans should be prepared with a) Provide clearly defined direct and reference to their problems(like FADP). quantifiable benefits to Sch. Tribal ¡ The Action Plan for each project area should households or Tribal areas. The benefit be comprehensive. provided to the Sch. Tribes alongwith other ¡ All investment intended for tribal areas in people at a particular timemay not be treated the state as a whole as also for each project as direct benefit under TSS. area, should be pooled together. b) Create the potential to accelerate the pace

¡ The administration for implementation of of the development of Sch. Tribes and to tribal development programmes should be bridge the gaps in socio-economic simple with adequate financial and development indicators between Sch. Tribes administrative support. and other sections of the society ¡ Creation of productive assets and income c) The focus of such schemes should be on generating opportunities. education, income generation, improving access to irrigated land, entrepreneurship ¡ Functionalism and over specialization should employment and skill development projects be avoided as far as possible. and access to basic amenities. ¡ Protection against all types of exploaitation d) Have in built mechanisim /surveillance system and oppression. to ensure utilization of funds meant for the ¡ ST & SC Dev.Deptt has been declared as Nodal intended purpose. Department in regards to Tribal Sub-Scheme (TSS) and Sch. Caste Sub-Scheme (SCSS). EARMARKING / ALLOCATION OF FUNDS OBJECTIVE : Nodal Department ensures that concerned departments are providing for Sch. Tribes in their The objective of the TSP is to bridge the gap budget and plans funds and guidelines to the same between Sch. Tribe population and others by extent as is available to other populations, in accelerating the development of Sch. Tribes by proportion to their requirement. Funds shall be securing to them: earmarked / allocated to TSP subject to the (i) Human resource development by enhancing following conditions. their access to education and health (i) The expenditure under TSP is meant only for services. filling the development deficit, as an (ii) Enhanced quality of life by providing basic additional financial support, over and above amenities in tribal areas/localities including the normal provisions which should be housing. available to STs,like others, in various (iii) Substantial reduction of poverty and schemes,including in flagship programmes. unemployment, creation of productive assets (ii) The funds under TSS are earmarked from the and income generating oppertunities. total plan outlays (not excluding the investments under external aided projects- (iv) Enhanced capacity to avail oppertunities, EAPs and any other scheme) not less than gain rights and entitlements and improved the population proportion of STs in State as facilities at par with other areas and per 2011 Census and in tune with problem (v) Protection against exploitation. share of the S.T. population. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 19

(iii) The funds should be earmarked well in Appropriation of TSS funds from one advance, at least six months, prior to the Department to another Department shall be commencement of the financial year. The size with the approval of the Nodal Department. of the TSP fund thus earmarked shall be (xiii) The State Government may device a communicated to all departments for mechanism for speedy transfer of funds commencing process of preparation of TSS directly to field formations under intimation of each department. to District Headquarters, instead of being (iv) There shall not be any notional allocations, routed through District Headquarters, by that don’t have flows /schemes directly enforcing on them a system of accountability benefiting STs. for effective utilization of funds. (v) Special attention shall be paid to allocate TSP MONITORING more funds to STs residing in Scheduled The Nodal Department will co-ordinate progress of Areas. various schemes / programmes and design a (vi) Due to physical remoteness and difficult comprehensive monitoring, framework with well- terrain of tribal habitations, financial norms defined indicators, covering provisioning , service may need to be higher in tribal areas as delivery standards as well as outcomes. compared to general areas. This should be The concerned line departments will specifically ensured so that service standards in S.T. areas monitor TSS progress and performance within their are not compromised. regular monitoring mechanisims at all levels. Nodal (vii) Every State / U.T shall under take skill department will monitor progress for review by the mapping and allocate funds under TSS for skill Executive committee. development of tribal youths and set targets in the light of the monitorable targets under The quarterly performance Review report of the poverty and employment. State TSS should be communicated to the Nodal Deptt. as well as Ministry of Tribal Affairs through (viii) The synergy of inter-sectoral programmes and online/e-mail system. an integrated approach / convergence with other schemes /programmes are ensured for INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMEMNTS efficient utilization of resources. For effective discharge of its mandate, the Nodal (ix) The departments with consultation with Department will be adequately strengthened nodal department, shall prepare the TSS to through technical support group, knowledge promote equity in development among leadership, analytical functioning in areas various social groups within STs. pertaining to strategic planning, demand (x) To ensure non divertibility, funds under TSS assessement, gap analysis , long-term impact of shall be earmarked under a separate Minor schemes/programmees and collection of related Head below the functional Major Head/ Sub- data for evidence based planning and decision Major Heads. making, capacity building at all levels etc. The State (xi) The TSS funds under minor Head shall Government may provide an appropriate comprise sector-wise and scheme-wise percentage of TSS allocation towards evalution and allocations and actual expenditures incurred. monitoring activities, after optimal utilization of their existing resources, including manpower. (xii) To ensure effective and optimum use of resources, the reappropriation of TSS funds The States/UTs shall establish the following from one Department to another Department institutional structures and mechanisim for should be facilitated after mid-year review, effective formulation, implementation and monitoring of TSS. 20 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

STATE LEVEL b. Monitoring implementation of Annual TSS 1. Appex Level Committee (ALC) or a Tribes Plans. Advisory Council with the Chief Minister as c. Evalution of implementation of Annual TSS Chairperson and Minister of the Nodal Plans. Department as Vice-Chairman. The executive committee shall submit its report Key functions: on the above matters and emerging issues to the a. To formulate policies relating to TSP ALC/TAC. b. To approve perspective TSS document and The executive committee will hold its meetings Annual TSS plans. every three months c. To suggest measures for proper planning and 3. District level implementation of the schemes by the District Planning Monitoring Committee (DPMC) departments. with following composition: To monitor progress of TSS so as take timely Dy. Commissioner / District- Collector-Chairperson corrective measures for improving performance of Project Officers of ITDP/ITDA- Secretary the departments. District Level Officers-Members The APC/TAC will meet once in six-months. The DPMC shall also have representation from local 2. Executive Committee with the following legislative and parliamentary Constituencies. composition: Key Functions: Chief Secretary -Chairperson a. Formulate TSS at the District level Secretaries of all line Departments-Members b. Get it approved by the District Planning Secretary of Nodal Departmnents-Member- Committee. Secretary c. Review the implementation of Tribal Sub- Key functions: Scheme every month. a. Appraisal of the persepectve TSS document d. Communicate the quarterly performance and Annual Tribal Sub-plan Review Report to the Executive Committee.

Flow to TSS & SCSS from the State Plan year wise during 2007-08 to 2015-16. (Rs in lakh)

Sl.No. Year Net SCP TSP Total Expr. SCP Expr. TSP Expr. % SCP % TSP Provision Provision Provision Expr.out out of flow Expr. Expr. to of flow to TSP to Total Total to SCSP Expr. Expr. 1 2007-08 731852.08 87265.22 134130.56 601533.74 127709.19 123552.52 21.19 20.50 2 2008-09 898888.91 128275.81 219462.51 750624.91 112363.54 187154.34 14.97 24.93 3 2009-10 1077455.71 158265.41 220303.47 772774.06 158751.99 191217.78 20.54 24.74 4 2010-11 1218796.63 186836.73 303246.53 1010566.99 160015.58 260254.57 15.74 25.75 5 2011-12 1680126.19 284872.15 433892.04 1275311.41 213689.55 331476.69 16.76 25.99 6 2012-13 1883916.85 284780.14 446467.95 1548490.53 242391.04 380949.26 15.65 24.60 7 2013-14 2403511.64 399278.74 562011.09 2103192.27 35078.27 509955.69 16.68 24.25 8 2014-15 3752927.68 533549.00 788449.74 2928404.60 405343.41 586955.75 13.84 20.04 #9 2015-16 4155000.00 678580.00 947067.00 4155000.00 678580.00 947067.00 16.33 22.79 #10 2016-17 5020000.00 807912.00 1127023.0 910350.00 121020.00 185430.00 13.29 20.37 #Annual Plan document 2015-16 & 2016-17 , P & C Deptt-Expenditure during 2016-17 is upto June 2017, P & C Deptt- Annual Activity Report 2017-18 21

4. Gram Panchayat Level weakened over the period of time. Apparently, Gram Panchayat shall review implementation of weakening of institutions contributed in under TSS/MADA/ cluster programmees in the villages performance of financial resources meant for tribal on a monthly basis and forward the report to the development. DPMC through on-line system. Another critical issue is that a sizable amount of 5. Gram Sabha Level funds available under TSS components of various Gram Sabha shall also review the implementation Central Sector / Centrally Sponsored Schemes of TSS/MADA/ cluster programmes in the villages (CSS) administered by various Departments is not in the scheduled Area at Periodic intervals. spent for the benefit of tribal population in a Challenges in Tribal Development: manner it should be.Inherent defects in channelization of TSS funds under State Sector Gap in Human Development Indices (HDI) between Schemes for the benefit of tribal people have tribals and rest of the population is attributed to also been the problem contributing low HDI among several reasons.The physical remoteness creates tribals. Looking at the availability of funds under difficulty in providing public goods and services to these people. Public servants in charge of such TSS during last three years, it is derived that on delivery often are not available in these remote an average, per capita availability of funds per year areas.There are language barriers also.Besides,the for development of tribal population of the State dedicated institutions specifically designed for as per 2011 census comes out to be in the range delivery of goods and services to the tribal of about Rs 5860/- in 2013-14 to about Rs 11751/ population i.e. ITDAs, Micro Projects etc - in 2016-17.

Sl. No. Financial year Flow of State Sector funds S.T population Per Capita allocation to TSS as per 2011 census (In Rupees) (including SCA to TSS and Article 275(I) (Rs in Crore) 1 2013-14 5620.10 5860 2 2014-15 7884.50 95,90,756 8221 3 2015-16 9470.67 9875 4 2016-17 11269.65 11751 22 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR INITIATIVES/ACTIVITIES OF ST & SC DEV. DEPTT. AT A GLANCE

TARGET COMMUNITIES - AN OVERVIEW y About 44 % area of the state is notified as the Scheduled Area, 8 districts have ST y ST 22.85 % ; SC 17.13 % of total population. population of more than 50%,119 TSP Blocks, (Total ST + SC 39.98%) 22 ITDA's. y 62 ST & 93 SC communities in Odisha, 13 y 5 recognized Minority Communities in the PVTGs. State with a total population share 5.05%

Status as per Socio-Economic Indicators Indicators of Development Overall Status of ST(2011) SC(2011) Minorities the State (2011) (2011) Total Literacy % 72.87 52.24 69.02 Yet to be (37.37%)* (55.55%)* released Female Literacy % 64.01 41.20 58.76 Male Literacy% 81.59 63.70 79.21 Decadal Growth Rate of 14.05 17.75 18.19 24.89 population (%)(2001-2011) (2001-2011) (2001-2011) (2001-2011) (2001-2011) Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Male) 979 1029 987 998 2011 Census * - The figures in bracket are of 2001 census to compare with the growth made.

THRUST AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT MAJOR ACTIVITIES FOR ST, SC, MINORITIES Programs for Social Development & BACKWARD CLASSES y Educational Development PROGRAMS FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE y Strengthening Social Infrastructure WELFARE y Improved Health and Sanitation facility y Pre-Matric Scholarships and Post- Programs for Economic Development MatricScholarships y Livelihood Programme y SCA to TSS (100% CA) and Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India (100% CA) y Rural Infrastructure Development for implementation of Income Generating y Capacity Building & Skill Development Schemes and infrastructure development Legal Empowerment programmes incidental there to. y Implementation of Forest Rights Act; y Focused Area Development Programme (SCA y Protection of Civil Rights & Prevention of to TSS) Atrocities Act. y Implementation of OTELP PLUS out of State y Land titles to ST & SC families Sector Scheme. y Implementation ORV Act y Conservation cum Development Plan (100% CA) y Implementation of "Prohibition of Manual for PVGs. Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act" 2013 y Providing the best quality educational opportunities to ST/SC students in different Annual Activity Report 2017-18 23

private/aided/ Govt. public schools of repute PROGRAMS FOR SCHEDULED CASTE under Anwesha.(Flagship Programme) WELFARE y Operationalisation of mega urban hostel y Skill Development Program (SDP) complexes at State capital under the y SCA to SCSP (100% CP) programme " Akankshya." (Flagship Programme) y Pre Matric & Post Matric Scholarship y Solar energy based electrification in the residential schools, tribal villages and hamlets y Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas yojana where conventional source of electricity is y Implementation of 'Prohibition of Manual difficult to reach. (Flagship Programme) Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act, 2013 y Implementation of OPELIP(Odisha PVTG y Managerial subsidy to OSFDC Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SEBC/ Programme) OBC y Protective Legislation - Implementation of y Post-matric scholarship for OBC/SEBC ORV Act, Protection of Civil Rights & Prevention of Atrocities Act etc. y Pre-matric scholarship for OBC/SEBC y Implementation of Forest Rights Act y Construction of Hostels for OBC/SEBC y Running of Ekalavya Model Residential studentsManagerial subsidy to OBCFDCC ltd Schools. (Article 275(I) y Income Generation Activities for OBC/SEBC. y B.Ed College y Skill Development Training Programme

Budget Provision, Expenditure & Percentage of Expenditure of S.T. & S.C. Dev. Deptt. (2011-12 to 2016-17. (Rs.in Lakh) 24 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY WELFARE y Ensure timely referral to nearest PHC/CHC for better medical care through the HM y Pre-matric and Post-matric scholarship for Minority students SANITATION: y Implementation of Multi Sectoral y All schools have been provided with toilets. Development Plan (MSDP) Periodic maintenance is being taken up out y Skill Development Training of the repair and maintenance budget, which is often inadequate -need for more funding y PM's new 15 point program under repair head. y Administration of Wakf Board y Instructions have been issued to involve Administration of Haj Committee y students by forming a roster duty chart for y Implementation of Talaaki Pension daily upkeep and maintenance of cleanliness y Construction of Haj house in toilets. COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING SYSTEM OF STEPS FOR SAFETY & SECURITY OF SCHOOLS AND HOSTELS BOARDERS PREVENTIVE ACTION: SAFETY: y All WEOs mandatorily to visit all residential y Detailed guidelines & SOP issued on ensuring schools once every month - required to submit Safety & Security ofstudents specially Girl their tour report in a pre-designed format Boarders; Code of Conduct & Duties of staff; through email within 48 hours of visit. y Recording movements of Boarders/ visitors; y DWO, PA, ITDA, DI, SI, ADWO etc to visits at 1980 Matrons have been appointed against least 5 schools every month - Visits of each 3000 posts created. field staff is monitored at the State Level by y Rationalization of teachers to ensure all Asst. a dedicated unit. Hostel Superintendents, Matrons & Cook-cum- PUNITIVE ACTION: Attendants in Girls hostels are only women. y Zero tolerance policy has been adopted in All Collectors have confirmed. case of any negligence/ violation amounting MESS MANAGEMENT: to molestation/ sexual harassment/ death of y Detailed guidelines issued for Procurement & student due to negligence Storage of ration; Maintenance of kitchen, y Cases are being registered against erring safety during cooking & serving, food menu official under provisions of IPC and POCSOA chart, Orientation for HMs, Superintendents, AWARENESS GENERATION: WEOs, DWO', PA ITDA's on guidelines and SOPs y To make Students more conscious and y 3000 posts of Matrons created out of which empowered to deal with challenges faced in 1980 recruited for smooth management of life including any form of exploitation. hostels. y Extensive Life Skill Education program HEALTH: conducted for students in all schools in y 276 ANMs appointed out of 336 posts Partnership with UNFPA: Program covers issues sanctioned relating to Personal hygiene & health; changes y ANMs makes fortnightly visit of 6-7 schools in in adolescence & growing up; nutrition, contiguous area and screen students for fever, teenage pregnancy; Prevention of sexual malaria, diarrhea, respiratory infections and abuse & harassment, peer pressure other health issues. y All HMs ,superintends and Nodal Teachers of all districts covered.In all 1700 teachers trained Annual Activity Report 2017-18 25

till date. They in-turn shall impart Life-skill Pre-matric training to all students in their respective y 15,63,265 ST/SC students (9,72,022 ST + schools. 5,91,243 SC) to be covered under Pre-matric URBAN EDUCATION PROGRAMME Scholarship with total proposed outlay of ANWESHA (@ù^ßhû) Rs.705.40 crore during 2017-18. y Scheme for providing quality education to 5000 y 1,18,895 OBC/SEBC and 695 students of those ST/SC students per year in the best private/ parents engaged in unclean occupations are Govt English Medium schools across 17 in receipt of Pre Matric Scholarship to the tune districts from 2015-16. of Rs 11.89 crore. y ST/SC children (70% ST & 30% SC) admitted into y Pre Matric Scholarship to Minority community Class I; Hostel facility to be provided by Govt. students are released directly to the accounts of the students by Govt of India. As many as to students; 7371 applications have been sponsored to y Schools are selected & empanelled by a Govt of India. district level committee chaired by the y Pre-Matric Scholarship is being transferred to concerned Collector; Annual School fees with the School Account directly in DBT mode maximum ceiling of Rs. 25,000/- per student PRERANA portal from State Head Quarters to which includes admission fees, tuition ensure timely placement of Funds. charges, library charges etc So far about 13500 y Under Odisha Girls Incentive Programme (OGIP) students in154 public schools across 17 250160 nos. of students will be benefited. districts are in the programme. The B.P. for 2017-18 is Rs 24.00 crore y While the total Annual School Fees paid to Post-matric Scholarship school is restricted to a maximum ceiling of y 4,30,207 ST/SC students (2,07,420 ST &2,22,797 Rs25,000/-per student, the average annual SC) amounting to Rs. 446.56 crores (Rs cost per student is about Rs 42,500/-covering 200.56.Crore+Rs 246.10Crore) are in receipt of all expenses. Post Matric Scholarship. y 25,000 ST/SC students targeted to be covered y Besides, 1,63,822 OBC/SEBC,5219 Minority in next 5 years community students are in receipt of Post y All expenses towards their education borne Matric Scholarship to the tune of Rs 38.66 by the State Government Crore) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME y In addition,1394 students are in receipt of Rs 3.38 Crore under Merit means based y The total budgetary outlay is Rs. 1226.51 crore scholarship.. for 2017-18 with an estimated coverage of about 22,78,188 ST/SC/OBC/ students (under y Post Matric Scholarship for each category is Pre and Post Matrc scholarship programme being transferred under DBT mode through the PRERANA Portal. including OGIP. y The percentage of pass among the High y The above number includes 11,79,422 Sch Schools managed by the Deptt in the AHSCE, Trbe,8,14,060 Sch Caste,2,82,717 OBC/ 2017 is 95.91% compared to 95.61% during the SEBC,,695 students of those parents engaged year 2016. Out of 26,289 students who in unclean occupations and 1394 students appeared at the Exam, 25,215 passed under Merit means based scholarship successfully. The category wise details are programmes. given below: 26 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Academic performance of students in HSC Examination

Percentage of Pass in HSC Exam of SSD High Schools alongwith Percentage of 1st Divisioners

FOCUSED AREA DEVELOPMENT options suitable to local conditions, available PROGRAMME (FADP) resources and capacities of the tribal y Development of a decadal perspective plan for communities. each ITDA for supporting ST families with y FADP is being implemented by converging viable alternative livelihoods resourcesfrom SCA to TSP, Art 275 (1), y Identification of specific Livelihood Focus MGNREGS, National Horticultural Mission, Areas including land and non-land based RKVY etc. (Rs in Lakh) Year No. of FADP No. of beneficiaries covered interventions F.Y 2012-13 10 29,296 F.Y 2013-14 13 49,183 F.Y 2014-15 15 41,082 F.Y 2015-16 16 36,319 F.Y 2016-17 13 15,604 TOTAL 1,71,484 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 27

ODISHA PVTG EMPOWERMENT AND LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMME (OPELIP).

y 17 Micro Projects located in 12 y Village Development Committees districts covering 13 PVTGs. (VDC),Self Help Group (SHG) y Project Period : 8 years(2015-16 y Participatory Micro planning to 2022-23). y Targeted Households: 62,356 ( out y Inclusive Approach and targeting of which 32,091 are PVTG households households). y Engaging NGOs as Service Providers y The non-PVTG targeted house- y Project Components holds include 13965 S.T, 5486 SC and 10814 other category. people y Community empowerment living in 542 villages within Micro y NRM and Livelihoods Support Project area and 47 adjoining y Community infrastructure & villages. y Adopt OTELP methodologies and Drudgery reduction processes; y Programme Management

PROPOSED PROJECT OUTLAY

Source US $ (million) Rs in Crore

Governmentfunding 76.18 464.73

IFAD Funding 51.20 312.37

Beneficiary contribution 3.00 18.31

TOTAL 130.39 795.41

SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM y Skill development of tribal youth is a major y Skill Dev Programs are reviewed through Bi- focus. The training programs include Monthly meeting with Program Implementing y Placement Linked Employment Training (PLET) Agencies (PIAs) y Pre-Recruitment Training (PRT) y Parallel reviews also conducted during y Skill Development Training. (SDT) quarterly review meetings of DWOs y The PIAs empanelled by OSFDC (44) and by PR y Periodic visits by MD & AGM, OSFDC to Dept (62) are used by ITDAs and OSFDC different districts to review progress y Placement of candidates undergoing y Follow-up through beneficiary interaction as well. employment-oriented training are being y It is planned to cover 20,000 youths/ monitored. individuals during 2017-18 28 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

ABSTRACT SUMMARY y Strengthened women SHGs access financial PROGRAMME ABSTRACT services y Name of the Project: Odisha PVTG y Secured access to land for cultivation and Empowerment & Livelihoods Improvement homestead and improved land productivity Programme. y Improved access to inputs and increased y Sectoral Area: PVTG Development (13 PVTGs) production y Implementation Agency: SC & ST Development y Improved access to livelihoods opportunities Department, Govt. of Odisha. in rural markets y Field Implementing Agency:17 Micro Project y Improved access to socio and economic Agencies community infrastructure y Total Financial Outlay: INR 795.41 crores y Reduced drudgery to women y Project Duration: 8 years (2016-17 to 2023-24) Outputs y Target Beneficiaries : 62,356 Households y Community Institutions development (includes PVTGs and other ST & SC HHs) y SHG and rural financial services y Identified districts: Malkanagiri, Rayagada, y Natural resource management Angul, Deogarh, Ganjam, Nuapada, Keonjhar, y Food and nutrition security Sundargarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Kalahandi y Livelihoods improvement and Mayurbhanj y Community infrastructure development y Programme Area:1019 villages & 84 GPs y Drudgery reduction interventions Goal Ultimate Results y Improved living conditions and reduced y Empowerment along with livelihood and food poverty of the target group households. security of around 62,000 PVTG households Key Objectives with sustainability. y Improved food and nutrition security and Budget Allocation (Rs. in lakh) livelihood opportunities adopted to tribal Total Project Cost : Rs.79541.56 communities IFAD Share : Rs.31237.49 y Build the capacity of the target households, Govt. of Odisha Share securing them their entitlements over land (includes Tax & and forest, improving their agricultural Convergence) : Rs.46472.85 practices for enhanced production, promoting income generating micro-enterprises for Beneficiary Share : Rs.1831.22 alternate livelihoods and ensuring access to Programme Components education, health and other services and OPELIP will have four major components, namely improving community infrastructure. y Community empowerment, Expected Outcomes and Outputs y Natural Resource Management(NRM) and The programme will address to the common and livelihoods Enhancement specific needs of the PVTGs based on the micro- y Community infrastructure and drudgery plans to be developed for each of the habitation. reduction and The programme is expected to achieve the y Programme Management following outcomes: Programme Progress so far y Empowered community institutions access y Programme Management Unit is functioning their entitlements from 1st August, 2016 with positioning of SMSs & Staff Annual Activity Report 2017-18 29 y 1st State Level Programme Management y Posting of staff at MPA level is under progress Committee held on 17th September, 2016 y After EoI shortlisted NGOs have been invited under the Chairmanship of Commissioner-cum- for RFP Secy. to Govt., SSD Dept.,GoO y Selection of agency for data collection as part y IFAD Officials from Country Office, New Delhi & Head Quarter , Rome made filed visit, of baseline survey & Impact Assessment meeting with PMU & Govt. y SMSs of PMU attended different National & y Programme Implementation Manual has been International Workshop prepared & placed at FD for concurrence y Preparation of documents for hiring of agency y Initial Orientation of Special Officer, MPA of Capacity Building and Nutrition study is conducted by PMU, OPELIP under progress. y AWPB 2016-17 (INR 1099.00 lakhs) & 2017-18 (INR 4427.73 lakhs) prepared ODISHA TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND y Separate bank account opened by all MPAs LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM PLUS y Subsidiary agreement by Govt. with all MPAs (OTELP & OTELP PLUS) signed The goal of the programme is : y OPELIP Website is ready for launching a) Empowering the tribals and others, enabling y Govt. Notification issued for implementation of OPELIP by MPAs them to enhance food security, y Procurement of goods, works, services is b) To increase their incomes and improve overall under progress quality of their life.

Particulars OTELP OTELP OTELP coverage Plus Phase- I Phase-II Phase- I (2011-2018) (2004-2012) (2008-2015) Phase-II Districts Koraput, Koraput, Nawarangpur, 7-Districts 7-Districts & Gajapati, Gajapati, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Kalahandi, Rayagada Mayurbhanj, Kandhamal Kandhamal Sundargarh. Blocks 10 9 11 30 35 No of MWS 135 113 110 358 640 No of Villages 390 346 306 1042 1653 Treatable Area(In Hect) 6321.43 55904.53 56244.32 175368.28 337657 Total Households 19481 15129 21570 56180 83000 S.T.Households 16301 10438 15462 42201 61420 S.C. Households 2360 2276 3433 8069 9130 BPL. Households 16277 10314 12883 39474 36446 Landless. Households 4990 2935 4470 12395 3023 Vulnerable/ Destitude Households 3101 1546 1474 6121 12450 No of FNGOs 12 11 11 34 40+5 Consortium 30 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Special Features of the Programme addressing issues related to livelihood and y The community is the key stakeholder. All forest management. activities are implemented by villagers y The structure from State level to micro level through Village Development Committee. for implementation is well planned. y Programme adopts a participatory approach for y Dedicated team of professionals. comprehensive planning. y Well-accepted model for tribal empowerment y High focus on capacity building & awareness and livelihood enhancement. of the implementing organizations and the y Convergence of different ongong Govt. community. Schemes and collaboration with institutes / y Adopts a Micro-Wateshed approach with the Organisation of National& International objective of holistic tribal development repute.

Major Highlights on implementation of FRA in Odisha as on 31.12.2017

Activities Individual Community Community Total of Grand Rights Rights Forest Community Total Resources Rights 123456 Claims Received 605554 8024 5038 13062 618616 Claims Approved 425453 4255 3294 7549 433002 Titles Distributed 411770 3383 2581 5964 417734 Area involved(In Acres) 612145 179645 148944 328589 940734 Claims Rejected 148870 786 57 843 149713 Claims Pending 31231 2983 1687 4670 35901

Other activities under taken Numbers Remarks IFR title holders benefited 233,083 IAY 149327 through convergence Mo Kudia 3818 MGNREGS 54099 Mo Pokhari 3549 National Horticulture Mission 8776 National Bamboo Mission 286 Others 13228 Correction of RoRs and maps 85,379 Till November, 2017. Demarcation made 236,687 Till November, 2017. Conversion of forest villages, Out of total 609 (20 forest Revenue & D.M. Deptt. un-surveyed villages etc. villages + 589 other To issue further instruction into revenue villages. villages/ habitations), for declaration as only 98 have been processed revenue villages. at the GS level & 4 are of Mayurbhanj pending at the SDLC level. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 31

FRA beneficiaries covered under different Govt. Schemes under Convergence as on 31-12-2017

Sl District No. of No. of Rights holders covered under various Govt. schemes for their benefit TOTAL Certificates IAY Mo Mo Land Dev. +National + National +Other (Col. 4 of Titles Kudia Pokhari under Horticulture Bamboo Programmes to distributed MGNREGS Mission Mission (Please Col. 10) to Individual mention Claimants the programme) 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Balasore 2414 626 305 620 1551 2 Bhadrak 175 114 22 136 3 Cuttack 1560 1184 0 6 441 1631 4 Jagatsinghpur 47 6 39 2 47 5 Jajpur 4243 341 32 15 443 5 0 0 836 6 Kendrapara 305 245 3 5 52 305 7 Khurda 985 743 2 13 2 51 38 849 8 Mayurbhanj 49008 4196 523 377 1203 2560 8859 9 Nayagarh 3868 886 218 417 17 1538 10 Puri 0

TOTAL CZ 62605 8341 904 636 2506 125 0 3240 15752

1 Angul 2727 957 0 60 968 1985 2 Bargarh 1097 539 7 106 12 10 97 771 3 Bolangir 2395 413 26 0 399 838 4 Deogarh 7036 1648 1545 15 3208 5 Dhenkanal 6995 2344 9 75 286 37 46 2797 6 Jharsuguda 2599 521 18 222 761 7 Keonjhar 54667 20342 776 266 6433 1357 132 1761 31067 8 Sambalpur 13530 3752 19 51 75 346 0 158 4401 9 Subarnapur 379 165 1 193 3 362 10 Sundargarh 19325 4115 59 293 638 45 1 188 5339

TOTAL NZ 110750 34796 896 870 10771 1813 133 2250 51529

1 1794 371 274 19 206 7 877 2 Gajapati 34471 17264 82 65 1336 625 71 1436 20879 3 Ganjam 5751 2321 86 14 711 72 217 3421 4 Kalahandi 10614 3494 4 38 3200 0 0 310 7046 5 Kandhamal 57818 22920 1048 172 18958 4600 0 0 47698 6 Koraput 28191 14238 75 437 5581 1007 44 2170 23552 7 Malkangiri 32049 22497 186 605 3157 3588 30033 8 Nawapara 6438 2533 68 0 1675 4276 9 Nawarangpur 39212 10566 2 380 3725 288 37 17 15015 10 Rayagada 22077 9986 193 313 2273 239 1 13005

TOTAL SZ 238415 106190 2018 2043 40822 6838 153 7738 165802 ODISHA 411770 149327 3818 3549 54099 8776 286 13228 233083 32 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

FUNCTIONING OF TDCCOL y Providing socio-cultural background of y An apex Cooperative established in 1967 with communities in case of dealing with Fake 91 member societies. Caste Certificate y Operational in 13 districts of Odisha. y Conduct Policy Research pertaining to Tribal Issues and provide required input y Authorized Share Capital of TDCCOL is Provide capacity building trainingas per an Rs.50.00 Crore paid up Share Capital Rs. 32.84 y approved annual training calendar to various Crore. Turnover 2015/16 Rs.162.16 Crore. 2016/ stakeholders including Teachers, PRI 17 Rs. 141.95 Crore. Members, TribalSHG Members,Government y Functioning as State level agency for functionaries associated with tribal marketing of Minor Forest Produce & Surplus welfareactivities Agriculture Produce. y Nominated as State Procurement Agency for INTERVENTION FOR WELFARE OF MINORITIES implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of "Mechanism for Marketing of Minor y Minority Population in State: Muslims- 2.07%; Forest Produce (MFP) through Minimum Christians-2.44%; Sikhs-0.05%; Buddhists- Support Price (MSP) and development of Value 0.03%, Jains-0.02% Chain for MFP". y Facilitation to muslim community for y Associated in Paddy procurement operation undertaking annual Haj pilgrimage as State Agency in different districts of Odisha. y Targeted to cover about1394 minority community students under Pre-matric y Currently 10 Tribal World Retail Outlets are scholarship program and 5219 Minority operational in the state for marketing of MFP community students under Post-matric & SAP (processed & un-processed), Handloom Scholarship during 2017-18. & Handicraft items. y Construction of 100 multipurpose community y More than 10 livelihoods Clusters, Handicraft, centre for minority communities over next Tribal Art and painting etc) have been three years. strengthened. y Construction of Haj House at Bhubaneswar for y Processing & Value addition units for MFP & the Muslim population SAP are operational at branch level & Head y One time financial assistance for construction Office Level. of additional class rooms/ library hall for Implementing the Solar Electrification Project y minority educational institutions. of Gol. y Provision of scholarships to minority SCSTRTI - MAJOR ACTIVITIES community students in post matric level. y Oldest of all the 18 TRIs in the Country y Construction of hostels for minority y It conducts Ethnic Status of Communities who community students to enable them to pursue claim for inclusion in the STor SC List higher studies in Urban Centric Higher Educational Institutions. y Conducts Base Line Survey and formulate perspective plan for the Micro Projects and PRIORITY AREA OF THE STATE ITDAs GOVERNMENT y Evaluation Studies ongoing Developmental Scaling up hostel facilities & scholarships, Schemes under implementation for the Tribal's educational opportunities: y Ethnographic/Monograph Documentation of y 4065 nos. of hostels are taken up from 2009- ST Communities 10 to 2017-18 out of which 3284 hostels have been completed. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 33 y Remaining 781 hostels will be completed and y Dictionaries provided to Language teachers made operational during FY 2018-19. in Tribal Schools. y Coverage of Pre/Post matric scholarships will y 4 language Dictionaries will be published during be increased. 2016-17 Grant of FRA Titles: y Teachings in 10 tribal languages in 100 tribal y Out of 605554 individual claims filed under FRA schools. 425453cases have been approved. y 100 posts of contractual Multilingual Tribal y An area of 6121145 acres of Forest Land have Dialect Teachers created been distributed to 411770 beneficiaries. y 16 Language trainings have been organized for y Till date 5964 Community claims issued over teachers by ATLC an area of 328589acres. Coverage of all tribals under health y All rejected applications to be taken up as insurance, housing scheme, pension scheme appeal at the next higher level. and financial assistance for Higher Education Developmentand maintenance of places of Dept: tribal worship / sacred groves: y Housing: PR Department: List of 5365 left out y F&E Department has taken up identification, PVTG beneficiaries submitted to PR conservation and development of 2100 Sacred Department - 1508 houses already taken up. Groves. y Pension: Social Security and Empowerment of y Mapping of sacred groves, Biodiversity Persons with Disability Department: Conservation, Submitted list of 1758 left out PVTG y Formation of sacred grove committees beneficiaries for pension. 581 beneficiaries y Micro plan for conservation and development covered. of sacred groves. y Health insurance: Labour & Employees State Upscaling up of OTELP to OTELP Plus Insurance Department :list of 10,892 across all tribal areas for livelihood support beneficiaries furnished. to tribals: y Life Insurance schemes (JanashreeBhima y 17 Micro Projects covering 13 PVTGs Yojana): SSD Dept):19,937 PVTG beneficiaries y Project Period : 8 years (2015-16 to 2022-23 covered. y Targeted Households: 62,356 ( out of which y Chief Secretary has directed the concerned 32,091 are PVTG households) departments to prioritise coverage of left out y Programme Management Unit has been set up PVTGs y Programme Implementation Manual is Establishment of tribal educational prepared complexes, girl's hostels in sufficient numbers y Orientation of Special Officers of Micro in urban areas: Projects conducted by PMU, OPELIP y 'ANWESHA' has been launched during August y AWPB 2016-17 (INR 1099.00 lakhs) & 2017- 2015. 18(INR5493.51 lakhs) y 13437 ST/SC students admitted in 154 best y Procurement of goods, works, services is private schools across 17 districts. under progress y Annual School Fees up-to Rs 25,000 per y Posting of staff at MPA level is under progress student paid to schools. Scaling up of multi-lingual educational y Free books, uniform, school bus facility, urban facilities for the STs: hostel facilities. y 10 Multilingual Dictionaries brought out by y District level Committee monitors programme ATLC during last 2 years. implementation. 34 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y Construction of 250 hostels under ANWESHA y During 2016-17 Skill development of tribal initiated during 2016-17 to meet the youth has been kept as a major activity by accommodation demand for next 5 years. the Department. y Mega Urban Hostel Complex for ST / SC y The training programs include (A) Placement students with a capacity of 3000 students at linked Employment Oriented training, (B) Pre- Berhampur is under progress. MoTA has Recruitment training (C) Skill development sanctioned Rs 45.00 Crore. training (D) Long term Skill Up-gradation AKANKSHYA; Urban Hostels for pursuing Post courses Matric Studies in Bhubaneswar: y Proposed outlay Rs. 77 crores during 2016-17. y Two urban hostels (One for Girls and One for In principle Agreed by MoTA in its VC held on boys) set up in Pokhariput and Kalinganagar 12th January 2017. of Bhubaneswar to facilitate Higher Education y Due to want of PAC approval, Skill Dev Trg for for ST SC 2016-17 can commence only after February y Accommodation for Professional, Technical, 2017 and shall be completed in FY 17-18. Degree and +2 students in Bhubaneswar from 450 ST Villages and 450 High Schools in the the FY 2016-17. inaccessible areas to be provided with Solar y Each hostel can accommodate 500 students. Energy based Electrification: y 80% of the seats for ST students; 20% for SC y Solar electrification is completed in 68 students. residential schools under green energy y 30% seats +2 courses; 30% graduate/ post- solution for illumination/BJRCY. graduate; 40% seats for professional courses. y Solar Energization work under Lighting of Special attention for education of ST girl Billion Lights in 239 tribal villages under students: progress. y More than 4 Lakh ST&SC students provided y State Plan Scheme residential facilities; majority are girl y New State Plan approved solar electrification students. of 250 villages and 500 Schools over a period y 9 new Ekalavya Model Residential School of 4 years. (EMRS) Financial Assistance for development of y 10 Kalinga Model Residential School (KMRS) under community facilities for Minorities: State Plan; would be made functional by 2018. y Scheme for 100 Multipurpose Community cum In the 119 TSP Blocks financial assistance Cultural Centre in minority dominated villages shall be provided for at least 4 computer taken up. training centres in each block: y Community centres to be provided to villages y SD & TE Dept had convened a meeting under having minimum 150 minority households. DC cum ACS to decide the modalities. y Rs 17 lakh unit cost for each Community cum y OCAC through competitive bidding shall select Cultural Centre the agency for imparting computer training. y 100 Community Centres to be completed over y The programme will be funded by OSEMS. three years starting from 2017-18. SC/ ST youth shall be provided with y 75 Centres to be supported in 22 districts scholarships for undergoing 3 months during 2017-18. duration computer certificate course: y Funds have been released to DWOs for y 13000 ST&SC youths provided scholarships for programme implementation @ Rs 8.50 lakh per computer certificate courses during 2015-16. unit in the first phase. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 35 y Financial Assistance & infrastructure support y Online PRERANA portal effectively captures for minority educational institutions including details of each student taking admissions in schools & colleges: National Institutes. y 100 Minority Educational Institution to be y Print and electronic media used for generating provided Financial assistance for infrastructure awareness among students admitted in Development @ Rs 6.00 lakhs unit cost for National Institutes. development of class rooms, computer labs, y Regular Communications with 170 institutes library etc. to encourage students from Odisha to apply online through PRERANA. y During 2015-16 10 Minority Educational Institution taken up under the program. Financial assistance provided to meritorious Minority students qualifying for reputed y 35 Minority educational institutions have National Institutes: been covered during 2016-17. y 21 Minority students availed scholarships y Funds have been released to DWOs for during 2015-16 programme implementation. y All Minority community students studying in y Remaining Institutions to be covered by FY National Institutes provided scholarships by 2018-19. MoMA Exclusive scholarships to be given to poor y Scholarship cover fees and boarding charges. minority students: y Since the objective is met on convergence y Pre-Matric and Post Matric scholarships mode from GoI funds, Only left out applicants, covered by Ministry of Minority Affairs if any, may be provided with financial y 25704 Minority students covered during assistance under State Plan. 2016-17 Construction of Haj House for Pilgrims: y 16978 students sanctioned scholarships by y GA Department allotted land in Bhubaneswar MoMA during 2015-16. for construction of the Haj House. y Since MOMA reduced allocation last year, less y Approval obtained for construction of Haj House; outlay Rs 2.38 Crores. coverage was achieved. y Construction entrusted to IDCO. y If new scheme is launched, it will have additional financial implications on the y Administrative approval accorded to the plan and design submitted by IDCO. budgetary resources on a recurring basis. y Rs. 238.00 lakhs have been placed with IDCO. y During 2017-18 total 7371 students under pre y The Haj House is expected to be launched by matric and 5219 students under post 2018. scholarship have applied, which have been forwarded to MOMA. Residential facilities for the Minority students in Minority Dominated areas: Financial assistance is to be provided to y Scheme for construction of 40 hostels (100 meritorious ST/SC qualifying for reputed seated) proposed to Finance Department. National Institutes: y Hostels in schools/ colleges in Minority y All ST&SC students in National Institutes dominated areas or in urban educational provided Post-Matric scholarships. institutions y 74 students applied for additional financial assistance from State Plan to cover the costs y Provision for accommodating 4000 Minority of boarding & lodging during 2016-17. students. 36 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y EFC proceeding have been finalized, Rs 14.00 y Ensures timely disbursement of scholarships crore have been released to take up through DBT directly by the Department. construction of 20 nos of Hostels during 2018. y 2.99 lakh students received post-matric A multi- layered programme to be launched scholarships amounting to Rs 338 Crores for livelihood support to minorities : through DBT during 2016-17. y A livelihoods programme for Minority y Pre-matric Scholarships released to 26,511 communities through convergence of various schools, covering 14.47 lakh students directly livelihood schemes. by Scholarship Management Unit for Rs 450.61 y Convergence with PR Dept, Agriculture, H Crore & UD, Textile & Handloom, W & CD For administrative convenience in shape of Departments etc single window access point , Waqf Board ,Haj y 5% resources under livelihood schemes of Committee, PM's 15 point Agenda programme these depts. for Minority households. similar such programmes and institutions y Chief Secretary has directed these are to be kept under one Dept: departments to allocate 5% resources for y Administration of Waqf Board, Haj House, Minority Households Talaaqi Pension etc. already transferred from Special ITIs are to be set up for minority and Law Department to Minorities & Backward backward inhabited areas Classes Welfare Department. y 4 ITI's for Minorities initiated with support y Haj Pilgrimage for 2015 was co-ordinated by from MoMA. this department. y Kandhmal (2), Bhadrak and Sundergarh districts y All activities relating to appointments of Qazi, y Director, Technical Education and Training is advertisement for Haj pilgrimage etc. being establishing these ITI's. done by this department. y Funds to the tune of Rs. 10 Crores have been A Minority Welfare Commission to be placed with Director TE&T for the purpose @ constituted: 2.50 crores each. y The matter needs careful examination in view Capacity building training to enhance of facts that at present there are no exclusive employability to minority and backward Commissions for either ST's, SC's and SEBC's. youths: Minority youth are to be engaged in y 140 OBC and 170 Minority youths imparted skill community awareness drive on communal training during 2015-16. harmony and shall actively participate in y For the FY 2016-17, around 500 OBC and 200 the process of social and economic growth: Minority youths are targeted y District Collectors have been asked to identify Along with continuance of pre and post- progressive youths from amongst the minority matric scholarships, post-matric scholarships communities and take up community shall be paid through cash transfer basis: awareness drive on communal harmony and y Dedicated Scholarship Management Unit developmental issues on a periodic basis to (SMU) has been created. promote communal harmony. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 37

IV. PROGRAMMES UNDER IMPLEMENTAION

4.1 SCA to TSS sericulture, animal husbandry village small scale The Special Central Assistance (SCA) is being cottage industries, skill development training etc, provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) and a part of SCA (not more than 30%) is permitted to the State Government as an additive to the to be utilized for development of infrastructure State Tribal Sub-Scheme (TSS), where state plan incidental to such income generating schemes. provisions are not normally forthcoming to bring Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India about a more rapid economic development of releases Special Central Assistance in the shape tribals. From the Tenth Five Year Plan period, the of grant-in-aid to the State Government keeping objective and scope of SCA to TSS, which was in view the tribal population percentage of the originally meant for filling up of the critical gaps state. Further, Information, Education and in the family based income generation activities Communication (I.E.C) related programmes in tribal of the TSS, has been expanded to cover the areas have been implemented under the funding employment-cum-income generation activities of SCA to TSS. and the infrastructure incidental thereto not only family based, but also run by the Self Help Groups The Ministry of Tribal Affairs have been providing (SHGs). Thus, SCA is primarily meant for family Special Central Assistance as an additionality to oriented income generating schemes in the the Tribal Sub-Scheme for carrying out programmes sectors of agriculture, horticulture, irrigation, to assist tribal households with income generation 38 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 schemes and for creation of infrastructure in the I.T.D.As, Micro Projects and the MADA/ the Tribal Sub-Plan areas to support economic Cluster Blocks for implementation of Income activities. A portion of the SCA is allocated to Generation Schemes (IGS) and Infrastructure OSFDC for implementation of Dispersed Tribal Development Schemes (IDS). Development Programme (DTDP). Leaving The year wise allocations under SCA to TSP are as these aside, the SCA funds are passed on to follows .

Year Allocations (Rs. In Lakh) 2002-03 6495.30 2003-04 6184.94 2004-05 7578.63 2005-06 6673.96 2006-07 7829.33 2007-08 8543.41 2008-09 10,290.50 2009-10 8,885.55 2010-11 12,393.00 2011-12 14,449.15 2012-13 13,321.00 2013-14 13,321.00 2014-15 14,925.04 2015-16 14,728.52 2016-17 11,806.00 2017-18 8,385.00 (till December 2017)

S.T. families below the poverty line have been Besides, need based infrastructure projects have assisted under various income generating schemes been created out of the flow of funds under SCA through 22 I.T.D.As, 17 Micro Projects, 45 MADA to TSS. 13 Cluster Pockets and OSFDC under SCA to TSS. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 39

Allocation of funds under SCA to TSS for FY 2016-17 (Rs. In Lakh)

Sl. No. Component Funds allotted in Rs lakhs

1 Assistance to SHG for Livelihood Enhancement & Micro Enterprise Promotion 1,000.00

2 Horticulture Plantation & maintenance 300.00

3 Wadi Plantation & maintenance 500.00

4 Rubber Plantation & Maintenance 400.00

5 Agriculture activities 400.00

6 Vegetable cultivation 334.00

7 NTFP Cluster Promotion 74.00

8 Lac Cultivation & Processing 75.00

9 Sericulture 75.00

10 Poultry 200.00

11 Skill Development Training 3,720.20

12 Pre Recruitment Training 200.00

13 Placement Linked Employability Training 3,000.00

14 Construction of Rural Haat/ Market Complex/ Godown/ Agro Mart 100.00

15 Production Centre/ Processing Units 100.00

16 Communication including small link roads, small bridges for access 400.00 to Livelihood Development Services & market linkages.

17 Farm Mechanization 228.00

18 Irrigation facilities 300.00

19 Establishment of Market yard for Tribal products 400.00 TOTAL 11,806.20

Statement showing position of SCA to TSS fund during 2016-17 & 2017-18 (Rs. In Lakh) Sl. No Name of the Agency 2016-17 2017-18 (upto Dec. 2017) Funds Received Funds Funds Funds from GoI released Received released from GoI 1 ITDAs 8,105.35 8,105.35 7,555.00 7,555.00 2 Micro Projects 210.00 210.00 540.00 540.00 3 MADA Pockets 120.00 120.00 150.00 150.00 4 Cluster Pockets 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 5 DTDP 2930.85 2930.85 50.00 50.00 6 TDCC 400.00 400.00 50.00 50.00 Total 11,806.20 11,806.20 8385.00 8385.00 40 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Article- 275(1): Constitution. Projects those are usually implemented under the programme are as Article-275(1) of the Constitution of India under: guarantees grants from the consolidated fund of India each year for promoting the welfare I. Roads and Bridges of Scheduled Tribes. The objective of the II. Minor Irrigation Projects scheme is promotion of welfare of Scheduled III. Educational Complexes Tribes and raising the level of administration in Scheduled Areas. The assistance covers the IV. School & Hostel Buildings entire Tribal Sub-Plan area of the State. Under V. Drinking Water Projects this Scheme, 100 percent grants are being VI. Electrificaion of Tribal Bastees etc. provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to meet the cost of specific projects for tribals VII. Establishment of multipurpose service and for raising the level of administration of centres. Scheduled Areas. The grants are provided on VIII. Management of EMRS the basis of ST population percentage in the State. A part of the allocation is utilized Odisha has also received allocations under Article towards capital and recurring cost of Ekalavya 275 (1) for 13 Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Model Residential Schools. Odisha has been from Class VI to XII. The details of year wise release receiving about Rs.120-150 crores annually as of funds by Ministry of Tribal Affairs during 2002- assistance under Article 275 (1) of the 03 to 2015-16 are as follows:

(Rs. In Lakh)

Year For Grants-in-Aid Ekalabya Model Total (General) & Creation Residential Schools of Capital Assets

2002-03 3,441.60 200.00 3,641.60 2003-04 2,570.00 260.00 2,830.00 2004-05 3,516.77 830.21 4,346.98 2005-06 3,415.69 1,029.79 4,445.48 2006-07 3,729.11 300.00 4,029.11 2007-08 3,830.58 346.26 4,176.84 2008-09 3,244.27 8,85.46 4,129.73 2009-10 6,228.50 7,97.50 7,026.00 2010-11 6,466.53 3,177.80 9,644.33 2011-12 7,834.24 3,512.76 11,347.00 2012-13 7,238.68 4,045.31 11,283.99 2013-14 12,305.74 2,300.76 14,606.50 2014-15 10,144.93 2,683.29 12,828.22 2015-16 7,221.00 7,979.00 15,200.00 2016-17 7,012.96 4942.00 11,954.96 2017-18 (upto Dec. 2017) 5584.02 6242.80 11,826.82 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 41

During the year 2016-17, a sum of Rs. 11,954.96 of India as normal grant along with additional grant lakh has been received from Ministry of Tribal accordingly funds have been placed with the Affairs, GoI under Article 275(I) of the constitution implementing agencies.

COMPONENT WISE APPROVAL OF FUNDS DURING 2016-17 UNDER ARTICLE 275(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION. Sl. No. Components Funds allotted in Rs lakhs 1 Recurring cost of EMRS (13 Nos.) 5340 students 2,242.80 2 Construction of B.Ed. College (final instalment) (Malkangiri, Rayagada 928.00 & Nawarangpur) 3 Construction of Mega Urban Education Complex (final instalment) 1,806.40 (Berhampur, Ganjam) 4 Construction of 5 EMRS sanctioned during 2015-16 (2nd instalment) 1,500.00 (, Gunupur, Karanjia, Panposh & Phulbani) 5 Construction of 5 new EMRS 1,200.00 6 Creation of School & Hostel Infrastructure in Educational Institutions 600.00 7 Toilets, Sanitation Facility 100.00 8 Repair & Maintenance of School & Hostel buildings 550.00 9 Up-gradation of 10 Primary Schools to High Schools 1012.20 10 Up-gradation of the existing SSD High Schools to Higher Secondary Schools(HSS) 11 Implementation of Forest Rights Act 150.00 12 Monitoring & Evaluation of Tribal Development Programs through Odisha 199.56 Tribal Development Society 13 Communication (Small link roads/Small CD woks etc.) 300.00 14 Additional Grand for infrastructure Development 1,366.00 TOTAL 11,954.96

During the year 2017-18, Ministry of Tribal Affairs entire received amount was released to different approved projects amounting to a sum of Rs. implementing agencies against various 13,748.80 lakh under Article 275(I) of the components approved by Ministry of Tribal constitution of India out of which 11,826.82 lakhs Affairs, GoI. was released by MoTA till December 2017.The 42 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

ALLOCATION UNDER ARTICLE 275(1) FOR THE YEAR 2017-18 Sl. No. Components Proposals Funds released to approved different agencies by PAC till December 2017 1 Construction of 5 EMRS sanctioned during 2015-16 2000.00 2000.00 (2nd instalment) (Baripada, Gunupur, Karanjia, Panposh & Phulbani) 2 Construction of 5 EMRS sanctioned during 2016-17 2000.00 2000.00 (Nilgiri, Champua, jeypore, Telibani & Jharsuguda) 3 Recurring cost of EMRS (13 Nos.) 5340 students 2242.80 2242.80 4 Creation of School & Hostel Infrastructure 500.00 500.00 in Educational Institutions 5 Construction of Kitchen/Dinning Hall 500.00 500.00 6 Toilets, Sanitation Facility 500.00 500.00 7 Repair & Maintenance of School & Hostel buildings 500.00 500.00 8 Up-gradation of 10 Primary Schools to High Schools 2000.00 2284.02 9 Up-gradation of the existing SSD High Schools 1856.00 10 Communication 1000.00 1000.00 (Small link roads/Small CD woks etc.) 11 Implementation of Forest Rights Act 300.00 300.00 12 Information, Education and 150.00 Nil Communication activities 13 Monitoring & Evaluation of Tribal Development 200.00 Nil Programes through Odisha Tribal Development Society TOTAL 13,748.80 11,826.82

Integrated Tribal Development Agency (I.T.D.A.) ITDAs as nodal Tribal Development Agency were set up during the 5th Five year plan. As many as 119 Blocks of Odisha State having 50% or more ST population have been covered by 22 ITDAs in the State viz: ITDA, Koraput, Jeypore, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur, Rayagada, Gunupur, Th. Rampur, Baripada, Kaptipada, Karanjia, , Sundergarh, Bonai, Panposh, Keonjhar, Champua, Kuchinda, Nilgiri, Parlakhemundi, Balliguda and Phulbani and Tileibani. Each ITDA has a Project Administrator, who is a senior Class-I Officer of OAS/OWS, cadre. Besides, every I.T.D.A. is facilitated with an Engineering Cell with an Asst. Executive Engineer, as the Technical head, supported by Assistant Engineers and Junior Engineers. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 43

4.2.2 MICRO PROJECT: population based on the survey conducted in 2007 The Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) is 78,519 residing in part of 20 Blocks of 12 are considered as a special category in view of districts. For total development of these PVTGs, their distinctly different social, cultural and 17 Micro Projects are operating in the State. occupational practices and traits. Primitive Tribes PVTGs families are being assisted by Micro Projects are distinguished from other tribal communities under various schemes like agriculture, with regard to their pre-agricultural economy, horticulture, soil conservation and animal extremely low level of literacy, isolated habitation husbandry, etc. Besides, basic infrastructure etc. During the Fifth Five-Year plan, it was decided facilities, like drinking water, education, health by Government of India to plan and implement and link roads are being provided in the Micro specific programmes focused on all-round Project areas with focused attention. development of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribes (PVTGs). The programmes were mainly addressed The PVTGs of Orissa are localized groups, which to deliver packages of services consistent with are found in specific compact areas spread over their cultural, social, educational and occupational 12 districts of the state namely Kalahandi, background with a view to facilitate them to Nuapada, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Angul, gradually align themselves with the mainstream Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Malkangiri, Rayagada, of society and enhance their social and economic Kandhamal, Gajapati and Ganjam. 17 Micro Projects status. These programmes have expanded with the have been constituted in the State out of which passage of time with greater thrust. 13 Micro Projects are located within the Scheduled Government of India has recognized 13 Particularly Area and remaining 4 are located outside the Tribal Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha. Their Sub-Scheme area. 44 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Conservation-cum-Development (CCD) quality of life and conserve their traditional Plan: culture. The basic approaches of the CCD plan are: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI have taken a re- y Total development through an integrated look at the strategy of development of PVTGs approach by pulling resources from Central during 11th Plan period (2007-2012) with focus on Government and State Government; conservation of their culture along with their y Bring about GO, Gram Panchayats and NGO socio-economic development. As such both partnership to address the development conservation of culture and development have needs of the PVTGs; been carefully balanced in the development y Encouraging people’s participation in approach during 11th plan period for the PVTGs. In development process through the the parameters of the guidelines from MOTA, involvement of traditional institutions, like Govt. of Orissa in ST & SC Development Department labour cooperatives, youth dormitory, SHGs has formulated a Conservation-cum-Development etc.; (CCD) Plan for 13 PVTGs located in 17 Micro Projects of Odisha state. The CCD plan during the y Provision of basic infrastructure and amenities 11th plan period is a modest attempt for the like health, education, drinking water and also holistic development of the PVTGs. It aims at all-weather roads to all the PVTGs villages; addressing the critical felt needs of the PVTGs by y Restoration of hill slopes ravaged by shifting improving infrastructure and providing basic cultivation by way of raising horticultural facilities within their easy reach with a view to plantations thereby protecting natural eliminate poverty, increase literacy level, ensure environment and providing employment and improved health status, overcome problem of food income to the PVTGs. insecurity and above all bring improvement in the y Assistance for conservation and promotion of PVTGs traditions like labour cooperatives, traditional skills, Art and Crafts, Dance and Songs; and y Ensuring social security through the provision of fire proof houses, grain banks and coverage of all families under Janashree Vima Yojana. The five year perspective plan (2007-2012) for the 13 PVTGs in 17 Micro Projects termed as CCD Plan for Orissa has been done for a total estimated cost of Rs.84.25 Crore out of which Rs.64.46 Crore have been posed to Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI for financial assistance over a period of five years. Since the Socio-Economic indicators of PVTGs still remain below the State average of other Scheduled Tribes and general categories the new CCD Plan for the total development of PVTGs and their areas during the 12th Plan period (2012-13 to 2016-17) has been prepared as per the guidelines of MoTA, Govt. of India with the following thrust areas. (a) Social Sector (i) Educational Complex for PVTGs Boys. (ii) Health & Nutration. (iii) Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 45

(b) Sustainable Livilihood Development MADA pockets into the mainstream of (i) Agriculture development. Contiguous areas having a population of 5,000 or more with at least 50% tribal (ii) Horticulture concentration are identified as clusters. 14 such (iii) Animal Husbandry clusters have been identified covering parts of 13 (iv) Irrigation Blocks in 10 districts of the State covering 21699 S.T. household ( 2015 survey) . The administrative (v) Social Security arrangement for these 14 clusters is similar to that (vi) Promotion of SHG of MADA pockets. For development of tribals in (vii) Matket Linkage Clusters, in addition to normal programmes, SCA is provided for implementation of IGS in group (c) Conservation of Culture mode and community benefit-oriented (i) Construction of Community Centre programmes. (ii) Promotion of Traditional Art, Craft & D.T.D.P: Dance As an extension of TSP strategy, the dispersed ST (iii) Construction of Tribal Museum in Micro population of the State located outside the ITDA/ Project Area MADA/ Cluster Pocket areas, is covered under a (d) Infrastruture Development special project for tribal development called, (i) Connectivity 'Dispersed Tribal Development programme (DTDP), Odisha, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (ii) Electrification Development Finance Cooperative Corporation (iii) Housing Limited is the nodal agency that operates DTDP (e) Capacity Building and Institutional for the total development of dispersed STs. Mechanism Tribal Development involves upliftment of a M.A.D.A number of Tribal Groups, which are at different stages of socio-economic development. Dispersed MADA scheme has been operating since the Sixth tribals comprise a substantial part of the total tribal Plan for the total development of the dispersed population in the State. The proportion of tribal population residing outside TSP area, which dispersed tribals, however, varies considerably are contiguous smaller areas having a population from one region to another and also between of 10,000 or more, with 50% tribal concentration. different areas in the same region. Dispersed Tribal 46 such MADA pockets in 47 blocks in 17 districts population constitutes about 27% of the total having 5.68 lakh tribal population (2001 census), tribal population in the State. are functioning in the State. The development programmes in these areas are implemented The following activities are being implemented for through the BDOs. In these pockets, IGS in group which assistance is being provided to the mode and community oriented programmes are Dispersed Tribal Population living below the being implemented. There is a MADA Project Level Poverty Line: Committee for each MADA pocket under the y Provision of subsidy under various bankable chairmanship of the Sub-Collector and officials and Income Generating Schemes. non-officials including the local MLA and MP as y Community Minor Irrigation Projects such as members. The Committee draws up programmes LIP, WHS, Check dam etc. and oversees their implementation. y Training Programme for self-employment, CLUSTER: wage employment etc. Bankable income The cluster approach has been introduced from generating schemes consist of schemes in the middle of the 7 th Plan period in order to bring the areas of- smaller areas of tribal concentration beyond the y Agriculture/Horticulture Development 46 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y Minor Irrigation This Programme has the following objectives. y Animal Husbandry y Ensure sustainable livelihoods of ST families y Fishery through land and non-land based livelihood y Village small scale & cottage industries. activities; y Vocational Trade and Small Business y Develop suitable infrastructure so as to Utilization of Special Central Assistance and improve the standard of living and facilitate coverage of ST families during Annual Plans 2002 - incremental results in their livelihoods; 03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007- y Develop backward & forward linkages and 08,2008-09,2009-10,2010-11, 2011-12,2012-13,2013- strengthen the local institutions; & 14 ,2014-15 and 2015-16: y Improve the governance system in the tribal Utilization of Special Central Assistance and villages by strengthening the Community coverage of ST families during Annual Plans 2002 - Institutions. 03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007- The decadal Perspective Plan for FADP aims to 08,2008-09,2009-10,2010-11, 2011-12,2012-13,2013- cover about 5.12 lakh tribal families. Convergence 14 ,2014-15 and 2015-16: of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan Year Utilization Family (SCA to TSP) and Article-275(1) funds with funds coverage (Rs. In Lakhs) national/state flagship schemes such as Mahatma 2002-03 174.56 2179 Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee 2003-04 94.69 1008 Scheme (MGNREGS), National Horticulture 2004-05 106.49 1156 Mission (NHM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana 2005-06 187.75 2062 (RKVY), Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana (BKVY) etc. has 2006-07 344.14 7616 been proposed in this Plan. 2007-08 1409.76 9233 INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE 2008-09 1179.85 9748 OTDS is under administrative control of SSD 2009-10 1200.00 8896 Dept.State office of OTDS is located in the 1st 2010-11 1012.50 7088 floor of Tribal Youth Hostel at the Exhibition 2011-12 954.00 9756 2012-13 725.52 8456 Ground, Bhubaneswar. Governing Council of OTDS 2013-14 421.39 11980 has 20 members and Chief Secretary to Govt. of 2014-15 203.96 9896 Odisha is ex-officio "President" of Governing 2015-16 290.00 2680 Council, OTDS. Executive Council of OTDS has 8 2016-17 143.02 4730 members and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, SSD Total 8447.63 95395 Dept. is ex-officio "Chairperson" of Executive Council, OTDS. Director (ST)-cum-Additional FOCUSED AREA DEVELOPMENT Secretary, SSD Dept. is ex-officio 'Chief Executive PROGRAMME (FADP) Officer (CEO)' of OTDS. BACKGROUND At the state office, 4 Technical Experts and 1 Odisha Tribal Development Society (OTDS), a Accountant have been engaged to prepare and society promoted by SC & ST Development (SSD) consolidate Annual Budgeted Action Plan, provide Department in Government of Odisha and support in implementation and monitoring of FADP registered under Societies Registration Act in the ITDAs as well as facilitate convergence 1860,has been facilitating implementation of initiatives. 21 Project Managers and 9 Subject "Focused Area Development Programme (FADP)". Matter Specialists are providing techno-managerial Annual Activity Report 2017-18 47 support in project formulation, implementation, I. Wadi / Horticulture Plantation convergence, monitoring and documentation Wadi (Orchard) is an Agro-Horti-Forestry during this financial year. These 30 professionals, arrangement of beneficial plant species e.g. placed in ITDAs were selected from leading Mango, Cashew, Litchi, Banana and K. Lime. This Management & Social Work colleges and State project is being implemented in ITDAs namely, Agriculture Universities. Champua, Koraput, Jeypore, Gunupur, Th. Rampur, For each ITDA, one FNGO has been selected to Baliguda, Nawarangpur, Sundergarh and provide handholding support for community Paralakhemundi. mobilisation, participatory formulation & Inter-cropping of niger, vegetables, pulses etc. has implementation projects under FADP. been done to augment income of these farmers. INTERVENTIONS: Besides plantation of forest tree species has been done as border crop. Irrigation sources, such as I. Programme Implementation (Livelihoods dug-well, shallow tube-well, bore-well, lift & Skill Training) irrigation, drip irrigation, have been created in Each ITDA has identified one or two focus areas convergence with Jalanidhi, Biju Krushak Vikas that are scalable in nature, likely to create Yojana-Deep Bore-well Scheme, NHM etc. significant socio-economic impact and promote economies of scale for product aggregation, value addition and marketing. Some of the measure interventions are mentioned below:

Sl. No. Interventions 1 WADI/Horticulture Plantation 2 Improved Agriculture 3 Vegetable Cultivation 4 Lac Cultivation & Processing 5 Rubber Plantation 6 Sericulture 8 NTFP Collection & Marketing 9 Production/Processing Centres 10 Poultry Rearing 11 Dairy 12 Fishery 13 Apiculture 14 Micro Enterprise Development 7 Farm Mechanisation 15 Coffee Plantation 16 Goat Rearing 17 Skill Training Programme for Tribal Youth 48 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

II. Improved Agriculture Maize, Ragi etc. cultivation has been taken-up in 7 ITDAs viz. Baliguda, Malkangiri, Paralakhemundi, Bonai, Keonjhar, Rairangpur and Karanjia by tribal farmers with critical input supply under SCA to TSP.

V. Poultry Rearing Poultry rearing has been taken up in ITDAs mainly Nilgiri, Baripada, Kaptipada, Karanjia, Rairangpur, Keonjhar, Kuchinda, Bonai, Panposh, Sundergarh, Koraput, Jeypore, Paralakhemundi, Rayagada, Gunupur, Nawarangpur, Malkangiri, Balliguda and Phulbani. The two models of poultry, under this intervention, are as follows. y In the first model, Mother Chick Units (MCUs) are linked with Backyard units. Birds of Banraj and Kuroiler breed are mostly reared in this III. Lac Cultivation& Processing model. In the MCUs, 600 to 1000 numbers of In Nilagiri, Nawarangpur, Bonai and Baripada ITDAs, Lac cultivation is being done on Kusum trees as well as by starting Semialata plantation by tribal farmers under SCA to TSP. IV. Rubber Plantation Rubber plantation was undertaken in Baripada, Kaptipada, Karanjia, Rairangpur and Paralakhemundi ITDAs benefiting tribal farmers. Inter-cropping of pulses, besides cereals, has been taken-up and irrigation potential has also been created under SCA to TSP and MGNREGS respectively. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 49

VII. Vegetable Cultivation Commercial Vegetable cultivation is being taken in Phulbani, Balliguda, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Gunupur, Rayagada, Koraput,Panposh,Keonjhar,Th. Rampur and Nilgiri ITDAs by tribal farmers. The two models adopted, in this intervention, are as follows. y Vegetable nursery in Poly-houses by SHGs run by women members and making available vegetable seedlings to individual farmers undertaking vegetable cultivation on raised one-day old chicks are reared for 4 weeks by beds with drip irrigation; & individual tribal families/ tribal women SHGs. y Supply of inputs viz. seed, fertiliser etc. to Then, 30 numbers of such 4-week old chicks poor tribal farmers. are reared in night-shelters in the backyards The farmers have been provided with critical inputs by tribal families; & and irrigation potential & drip irrigation system y In Broiler/Layer units, 400 to 600 birds are have been created. Besides, functional reared by individual tribal families. infrastructure for collection/sorting/grading with Backward linkages in this intervention include Pack units as well as Cool Chamber and Refrigerated vaccination of birds, timely availability of chicks, feed Van for marketing support has been supplemented supplement etc. Linkage with Veterinary Dept. is in ITDAs under SCA to TSP. being done to ensure vaccination. Besides, a poultry pellet feed mill is being established in Jeypore with technical support from Animal Resources Development Dept. The tribal families engaged in poultry rearing are tagged with local Poultry Cooperatives for marketing under SCA to TSP. VI. Farm Mechanisation Farm Mechanisation has been prompted under SCA to TSP to support tribal farmers, farm machineries such as pump-sets, power tillers, levellers, paddy threshers etc. has been provided where Subsidy is being leveraged under "State Agriculture Policy" scheme. Members of these SHGs are being trained by Odisha Farm Machinery Research & Development Centre to utilize these farm machineries for their agricultural works. These SHGs have developed "user mechanism/rules" and collect 'user fee' for rental usage of these machineries by members/ other tribal farmers. These fees are meant to ensure maintenance of the machineries & increase members' earnings. 50 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

VIII. NTFP Collection and Marketing XII. Fishery Producers' Groups/ SHGs of 4 ITDAs viz. Koraput, Promotion of inland fishery is being done in Sundergarh, Bonai and Champua have been association with Primary Fishermen Cooperative provided with Seed Capital for collection of non- Societies (PFCS) and Fish Farmers Development timber forest produces (NTFP),for procurement of Agency (FFDA) by raising of fingerling stocking, weighing scales and creation of primary value provision of fish fingerlings in village ponds, small addition infrastructure such as Storage godown& & medium reservoirs and supply of equipments (e.g. Drying yard etc., for better price realization by fishing net) for fishermen in 8 ITDAs viz. Baripada, tribal beneficiaries(NTFP gatherer) and to face Rairangpur, Keonjhar, Panposh, Sundergarh, lesser market exploitation. Nawarangpur, Malkangiri and Paralakhemundi under IX. Production/Processing Centres SCA to TSP. Production/Processing Centres have been XIII. Apiculture promoted in 7 ITDAs viz. Nilgiri, Baripada, Kuchinda, 2 ITDAs viz. Karanjia and Nawarangpur, have been Sundergarh, Paralakhemundi, Nawarangpur and promoting apiculture under SCA to TSP benefiting Balliguda, for establishment of Production/ tribal families in supplementing their income, with Processing Centres for value addition of harvested beekeeping equipment, training on beekeeping Lac, Sericulture produces and Skill up-gradation and establishment of primary Processing Unit. centres for livelihood development of tribal people. Producer Cooperatives/Groups are to XIV.Micro Enterprise Development through manage and maintain these Units. SHGs X. Sericulture Thrust is being put on building capacity of the local institutions and strengthening their capacity to Sericulture has been promoted in 4 ITDAs viz. manage each aspect of the projects. In this Baripada, Keonjhar, Bonai and Paralakhemundi, to context, region specific potential product clusters facilitate rearing of silkworms and preservation of have been identified. For promotion of such cocoons by supporting tribal farmers engaged in product clusters potential SHGs have been Sericulture activity with Seed subsidy, Training on provided with capital support in 21 ITDAs to start tasar reeling and spinning and Purchase of Twin micro enterprises under SCA to TSP. To successfully reeling Charkha. Coordination with the Dept. of manage these micro enterprises, SHG members Handlooms & Textile is being done for were provided skill/capacity building and establishment of processing units and marketing handholding supports. of the silk. XI. Dairy XV- Coffee Plantation Funds have been released to OMFED for implementation of Tribal Women Dairy Project in tribal dominated blocks of Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nawarangpur, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Bolangir districts. Besides, under SCA to TSP, improved breed calves, individual fodder demonstration unit and organising exposure visit of Farmers have been taken up in 7 ITDAs, viz. Baripada, Kaptipada, Rairangpur, Bonai, Panposh, Paralakhemundi and Malkangiri. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 51

Tribal farmers of Koraput ITDA have undertaken The major trades opted by tribal youths under Coffee plantations & Availability of irrigation PLET included emerging domains such as Hotel/ sources in entire plantation areas has been ensured Hospitality Management, Plastic Processing under SCA to TSP. Operator, Diploma/ Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy, XVI-Goat Rearing Diploma in Food Management, Office Automation & Graphic Design, Multimedia, Retail Sale, DLMT, Goat rearing has been taken-up in 4 ITDAs viz. Th. Health Care & Multipurpose Worker, Bedside Rampur, Kuchinda, Keonjhar and Karanjia by. This Patient Assistant/Attendant etc. as well as core/ intervention aims at breed improvement, traditional domains such as Data Entry Operator, comprehensive vaccination and insurance of Auxiliary Nursing & Mid-wifery (ANM), General animals. Nursing & Mid-wifery, Tailoring/Sewing, Fitter, Mason etc. XVII. 16. Skill Training Programme for Tribal Youth Solar Electrification of inaccessible villages and hostels: Under Skill Training Programme three different sets of activities are promoted namely Skill As part of inseparable commitment, State Govt. Development Training (SDT), Placement Linked has been implementing various interventions for Employability Training (PLET) and Pre-Recruitment providing basic facilities for improving the quality Training (PRT) to tribal youths. Under PRT, of life of the tribal communities in the State. unemployed tribal youths interested to join armed Access to electricity is a matter of concern in the forces are being given training support. Camps/ context of development of the tribals in some Melas were conducted by the ITDAs in blocks under inaccessible pockets of the State. The inclusive their jurisdiction to generate awareness among development effort of the tribals in the State unemployed tribal youths and provide them needs to be integrated with access to energy for required counselling to enable them take-up eradication of poverty and rural infrastructural suitable courses/trades and join designated/ development. empaneled training Centres. The inaccessible tribal pockets households where The major trades opted by tribal youths under SDT grid connectivity is neither feasible nor effective included emerging domains such as Computer through non-conventional energy sources, there Networking & Hardware, Tally Computer is a scope to explore possibility of using solar Accounting, Mobile Repairing etc. as well as core/ renewable energy in this endeavour. Renewable traditional solar energy is almost pollution free and compatible with tribal beliefs, such as living in domains such as Heavy/Light Motor Vehicle harmony with nature. Driving Training, Electrician/House wiring, Welding Different schemes taken up by the ST & SC & Fabrication, Civil work Supervisor etc. Development Department for providing solar energy based solution in the inaccessible villages/ hostels are: I) Rooftop Solar Power Plants for all Hostels under BJRCY, under this programme 10 kW rooftop solar PV Power Plants targeted to be installed in 49 Hostels constructed in the state under BJRCY. II) Green Energy Solution for Tribal Hostels under this programme 18x 10 KW rooftop power 52 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

plants will be installed in 19 hostels along with transition from traditional and inefficient energy Installation of 190 Standalone street lights & sources to modern, more efficient and sustainable 19 solar pumps in all 19 hostels energy solutions. III) Solar energy based electrification in Tribal Broad objectives of the Solar electrification Residential Schools under State plan, this programme: programme will provide solar energy based y To provide access to clean, efficient and safe solution to 250 inaccessible and 500 schools sources of energy to every household to over a period of four years. ensure development. IV) Provision of Solar Home Lighting Systems and y To give un interrupted electricity to Street Lights to 239 Tribal Villages/ inaccessible residential hostel so that they Habitations in TSP areas from lighting billion take benefit of the quality education and lives scheme. Under this scheme 7185 Solar facilities provided by these schools. Home lighting systems in as many households y To improve quality of life of tribals through and 718 Standalone Street lights in 239 villages utilisation of modern household appliances, targeted to be installed. basic lighting, cooking, & lifting water etc. Through these programmes and schemes, ST & SC y Creating resource centres for providing after Development Department has been facilitating sale services and ensuring the long term solar energy based clean energy access and the sustainability of the intervention. delivery of last mile energy services for basic and productive use of tribal communities. The y Promotion of energy entrepreneurs in remote initiative enables energy poor communities to pockets through skill training of local youths.

Progress of solar electrification programme as below:

Name of the project Project target Completed Solar electrification of SC hostels under Babu 49 49 Jagjivan Ram Chatrawas Yojana(BJRCY) Introduction of green energy solution for 19 19 illumination in residential hostels Solar based electrification in tribal schools 500 210 Solar based electrification in inaccessible villages 239 136 (Funds from lighting billion lives scheme)

OTELP PLUS: AN UP-SCALING STRATEGY BY of this programme smelled across the Stakeholders THE GOVT. OF ODISHA TO REACH OUT during the implementation period of OTELP in MORE TRIBAL COMMUNITY Phase- I & II. Odisha Tribal Development Programme has been Basing on the degree of success of the programme appreciated as one of the best programme of Govt. the Chairpersons of the DPMC across all exiting of Odisha. It created its identity because of bottom OTELP submitted strategic paper to operate the up planning, execution and monitoring process by extended OTELP in new additional MicroWatersheds with the existing mode of the community facilitated by the NGO at field level operation. There are 9 proposals submitted to and ITDA at the district level.This programme purely Govt. for necessary approval. The Govt. of Odisha managed, control by the different Community Based has pleased to approve that entire proposal with Organizations (CBOs) at different level. The success Annual Activity Report 2017-18 53 an estimated budget of Rs. 59997.63 lakhs. The are 943 Micro Watersheds covered under OTELP Plus extended OTELP in new additional Micro area in 9 districts. The details of the programme Watersheds area termed as OTELP Plus which was coverage under OTELP Plus are mentioned below:- formally inaugurated on 22nd October,2011. There

Sl No DistrictName ITDA Name No of MWSs Proposed to be taken up area in (Ha.) under OTELP Plus for Treatment 1 Koraput Koraput 172 101634.19 2 Gajapati Paralakhemundi 140 72898.62 3 Kandhamal Balliguda 110 51401.63 4 Kalahandi Th.Rampur 97 44800.00 5 Nawrangpur Nawrangpur 80 42497.14 6 Malkangiri Malkangiri 132 72439.79 7 Rayagada Gunupur 100 50020.28 8 Keonjhar Keonjhar 53 31375.90 9 Mayurbhanj Karanjia 59 18800.00 Total 943 485867.60 Source MIS-2015-16 Here emphasis has been given on the programmes like MGNREGS, BKBK, Biju Gajapati convergence linked implementation programme “O” Biju KandhamalYojana, RKVY,SCA to TSP and of Govt. Fundswill be leveraged from State plan.

Component and Source wise Total Budget for Nine Districts in OTELP Plus

The State Plan is meant for management cost and approved by the Govt. of Odisha.The programme capacity building and rest of the programme cost areas covered under the programme have will be sourced from convergence. The details are prepared their VDLP-a vision document which is mentioned below: prepared by the Community to built up their livelihood strategy with available natural resources Though OTELP Plus was launched in 2nd October, at their disposal and through off farm /non farm 2011 but it was operationalized from December- enterprise development. The financial progress 2012.Initially, it was started in Koraput and of OTELP Plus since beginning of the programme Malkanagiri district. After which all the tribal is as follows: districts have submitted their proposal and 54 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

(Rs. in Lakhs) Financial Year Annual Work Plan Budget (AWPB) Expenditure 2011-12 41.98 584.59 2012-13 2339.00 986.91 2013-14 6617.39 2299.95 2014-15 6045.11 4830.71 2015-16 8521.07 4837.33 2016-17 5400.49 4407.04 Source MIS-2016-17 The OTELP Plus in Sundergarh District has been livelihood and food security of poor tribal approved by Govt. of Odisha with 55 Watersheds household are sustainable improved through covering a treatable area of 35780 Ha.Process has promoting a more efficient equitable self been initiated to start the programme. managed and sustainable exploration of the natural resources at their disposal. The best feature of this model for sustainable Programme follows Principle’s of Watershed development in inaccessible tribal dominated approach for achieving the programme areas are as follows: objective. a. Promotion of different Community based h. Special emphasis has also been given for Organizations such as SHGs, SHG Federation, Vulnerable/Ultra poor families, so that no Village Development Association (VDA), Users household of the programme areas are being Group (UG) and Common Interest Group (CIG). excluded. b. Proper planning through preparation of a i. All the expenditure and work was audited by vision document called as Village the community under social audit system. Development Livelihood Plan (VDLP) which j. Monitoring mechanism are also in place to is prepared by the Community itself being provide necessary support for best way of facilitated by a Team of Professionals. implementing the programme. c. Involvement of Community at large in the All these above mentioned aspects make the process of planning, execution, monitoring programme more successful and reach to the tribal and in social audit. people. The community members covered under d. Unemployed local youths are trained to the programme has been empowered in the extend their support for the programme project period, so as to carry forward the implementation. programme activities after withdrawal of the e. Development Fund vested with the programme. community for implementation of the EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT programme activities as per the AWPB. Status on hostels for ST Girls and Boys. f. FNGOs facilitating the Community in project The State Govt. as well as the Central Govt. are activities through thematic experts and giving importance for setting up 100 seated Community Service Provider(CSP) at field hostels and Ashram schools for ST Girls and boys level and dedicated professionals at ITDA level with an aim and objective: also facilitated the community to take this y to increase enrolment rate of the ST girls programme forward. children in schools. g. Programme emphasize on holistic y to reduce dropout rate among the ST girls development of the tribal, so as to ensure children. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 55 y to register substantial increase in the female meant for ST boys and 700 for ST girls. Similarly, literacy among the ST population. State Govt. have sanctioned 1000 nos. of 100 - y to empower the ST women by educating seated ST hostel during the year 2013-14 all over them. the State. During the year 2015-16, 52 nos. of ST hostels have been sanctioned to HSS under state y to weaken the cause of the Naxalities and to plan. During the financial year 2016-17, 251 nos.(i.e take up some development work in Naxal 250 nos.Annwesha Scheme Hostel & 1 for Nagada prone areas of the State. Village, Jajpur Dist.) ST Hostel have been Construction of Hostels for ST Girls & Boys:- sanctioned under State Plan. Apart from this, 303 Accordingly, 1328 nos. of 100- seated hostels for no. of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalayas and 6 nos. of ST Boys & Girls have been taken up during the Akankhya Hostels have been sanctioned. During year 2009-10 under the State and Central Plan the current financial year 2017-18, 60 nos. of ST scheme. Similarly, 65 nos. of 100 seated hostels hostels has been taken up in KBK districts under for ST girls have been set up in Mayurbhanj, RLTAP scheme. Koraput, Malkangiri & Rayagada districts during In addition to that 1548 no. of PSH Hostel (40 2010-11 under Central Plan scheme. Besides that, seated) and 400 nos. of KBK hostel (40 seated) State Govt. have sanctioned 1000 nos. of more have been constructed to provide better 100-seated hostels for both ST boys and girls all residential facilities to ST Girl students. Physical over the State during 2011-12 out of which 300 is progress of hostel is indicated below.

Sl. No. Year No. of Hostel Completed Under Remarks sanctioned Progress 2 2009-10 1328 1322 6 GoI + GoO 3 2010-11 65 65 0 GoI 4 2011-12 1000 991 9 GoO 5 2013-14 1000 906 94 GoO 6 2015-16 52 0 52 GoO 7 2016-17 560 0 560 GoO 8 2017-18 60 0 60 GoI Total 4065 3284 781

Ashram Schools:- during 2011-12. MOTA have sanctioned 30 nos. of Ashram Schools in the 1st phase with an es- 52 nos. of Ashram Schools have been estab- timated cost of Rs.170.00 lakh per Ashram lished in TSP areas under CSP Scheme during School during the year 2011-12. Similarly MOTA 2008-09. Since these Ashram Schools do not has sanctioned 15 nos. of new Ashram Schools cater to the needs of the growing population for PVTG areas during the year 2013-14. Details of ST, Govt. of India, MOTA was moved for es- are indicated as follows. tablishment of more 50 nos. of Ashram Schools

Sl. No. Year No. of Ashram School Completed Under Remarks sanctioned Progress 1 2008-09 52 52 0 CSP Scheme 2 2011-12 30 29 1 CP Scheme 3 2013-14 15 - 15 CP Scheme Total 97 81 16 56 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

AKANKSHYA-Urban Hostel Complex for i.e. one at Pokhriput for girl students and Post-Matric ST SC students another at Kalinga Vihar for boys students in order to facilitate higher education for ST/SC Over the years, the different interventions of students. These hostels provide free of cost the State Government have greatly contributed accommodation to the students for pursuing in increasing the progression of ST/SC students post-matric Professional, Technical, Degree and to post-matric levels of education. However, the +2 courses in institution located in limited presence of higher educational Bhubaneswar. Each hostel has the institutions poses a hindrance for poor ST/SC accommodation capacity of 500 students 80 students from remote pockets to continue their percent of the seats are for ST students whicle higher studies as they have incur additional remain=ning 20 percent for SC students. While expenses towards accommodation and other the Urban Hostel at Pokhriput with 251 girl incidental expenses in the wake of boarders have been made operational form unavailability/ limited availability of seats in the Academic Year 2016-17; Urban hostel in Kalinga hostels of different institutions. Many of the Vihar for boys students is operational from this ST/SC students are though able secure Academic Year i.e. 2017-18. admission to good educational institutions they often are unable to get seats in hostels. This Considering the importance of creating such residentialfacilities for ST/SC students in other situation forces them to either opt out or stay major Urban Education hubs in the state, during in rented accommodation which further 2016-17 steps have been initiated to establish aggravates their economic hardship.Photo another six new Urban Hostels in Berhampur, Considering this challenge faced by ST/SC Sambalpur and Rourkela; 2 in each location one students, department has constructed 2 urban each for boys and girls. hostel complexes in the city of Bhubaneswar Annual Activity Report 2017-18 57

SCHOOL AND HOSTEL MONITORING CELL trend of WEOs and regular sharing of reports with Department for further follow up The SSD Department runs 1670 Educational action. Institutions to provide primary, upper primary, y Compiling data received from district secondary and senior secondary education to inspecting officials on the prescribed the children of ST communities and more than monitoring indicators and analysing the 4.3 lakh students study in these schools. To same. facilitate overcoming the access related and other socio-economic difficulties faced by the y Generating regular districtwise reports and disadvantaged ST communities; most of the for comparative analysis of the monitoring schools run by the department have residential indicators facilities. Approx. 5000 hostels are functioning y Bringing urgent issues emerging from district in the state providing residential facility to reports to the knowledge of the reporting about 4 lakh ST students, of which 2.5 lakh are authority. ST Girls. Ensuring well-being and safety & y Regular updation of Department managed security of the boarders, especially girls, is one School/Hostel list. of the significant challenges in front of the Facilitating in developing a database of all Department. Due to in-effective monitoring y district/block/school level functionaries. mechanism, the Department is faced with many issues such as: y Reviewing district level compiled reports and regular follow up with the defautlting y Mis-management of hostels - especially the districts. food, nutrition, health, hygiene, security issues of boarders. Highlight of the School & Hostel Monitoring Cell is the Central Helpline facility which is directly y Mis-management of schools - high teacher linked to Department's 1000 residential schools absenteeism, poor academic progress having BSNL network. The phone has outgoing monitoring etc. connectivity only to the dedicated HELPLINE No y Increasing cases of abuses and harassment, at the Control Room and not to anywhere else. especially of girls and substance misuse This facility has enabled girl boarders to report among boys / girls. issues relating to sexual harassment and abuse, management of mess activities, health issues etc. Inorderto steer the monitoring activities in the schools & hostels and to make the monitoring Alongwith this activation of Toll free No. 1800 officials at different levels accountable, 345 3040 has enabled easy flow of information Department has decided to set up an from students, parents, guardians, etc on issues adequately staffed technical team in form of a relating to their schools/hostels to the higher dedicated School & Hostel Monitoring Cell authorities directly. comprising ateam of 5 professional contractual The Toll Free Facility & the Hotline Telephone staff. Director (ST)-cum-Special Secretary to Facility is operated by the Control Room of the Govt. is the Nodal Officer and directly supervises School & Hostel Monitoring Cell of ST & SC the activities of the Control Room. Some of the Development Department and is operational in major activites of SHMC are as follows- the premises of Unit I Adivasi Ground, BBSR. y Regular tracking of mandated visit report Grievance Redressal Mechanism- flow from all district inspecting officials in the prescribed format. y Presently the Cell is manned by one Senior Consultant/ 2 Data Analysts & 2 Helpline y Developing Monthly /Quarterly School Visit Executives. 58 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y On reviewing the complaint concerned HM/ (Ref- Grv 197: Issue-Provisioning of boundary DWO/PAITDA/Collector are intimated by wall and school main gate for ensuring safety Department for submitting a compliance/ and security of the girl borders. action taken report immediately and incase : Deptt Letter No. 15250 dated 24.08.17/PA ITDA of critical issues concerned DWOs to submit Letter No.2269 dated 8.9.17). an action taken report to Deptt within 24 hours. Success Story No.2- Posting of ANM to ensure proper health &well being of the inmates in y The compliance / action taken reports Department residential school. A success story received from the districts are reviewed at study from a Ashram School of Koraput….. the Departmental level prior to closure of cases. Action taken reports received are A boarderof Chandaka AS, Pattangi , Koraput either treated as interim compliance/ informed on 15.7.17 that 480 boarders including closure report based on the content. 150 girl boarders are managing without ANM since March 2017. She prayed for immediate Grievance Status - In the FY 2017-18 total No. of posting of ANM as there was a genuine cases registered by Control Room (as on requirement. On receiving intimation from 31.01.18) Department DWO Koraput intimated that a ANM was 395 out of which 290 compliances have been from Pottangi GGHS has been tagged to received.(% of compliance received is 74%) Chandaka AS, PattangiKoraput in July 2017 who visits the school every month to ensure proper Providing a safe and secured environment to health and well being of the boarders. the inmates - A mandate of Department residential schools. Success Story No 1 from a (Ref- Grv 91: Issue-Requirement of immediate Ashram School of Nabarangpur….. posting of ANM :Deptt Letter No. 13042 dated 21.7.17 /DWO Koraput Letter No. 3131 dtd A boarder girl studying in Std VIII of Junapani 29.07.17). AS, Chandahandi, Nabarangapurhad put forth a grievance to Control Room on 18.08.17 informing ANWESHA-Urban Education Programme that 150 girl boarders are feeling unsafe as there for ST/SC students. is an existence of a damaged hostel boundary As part of inseparable commitment, both State wall which needs to be repaired and there was and Central Govt. have been implementing a requirement of a hostel main gate. She prayed various interventions for providing basic to take some immediate action for ensuring the educational facility and improving the quality safety and security of the boarders. of education in the State. Especially for On registration of the grievance Department improvement in the educational attainment immediately intimated PA ITDA, Nabarangpur among Scheduled Tribes, the Govt. through regarding the matter and directed him to take ST&SC Development Department is running 1670 necessary action and submit an action taken number of dedicated schools with most of the report to Department immediately. PA ITDA schools being residential in nature. To Nabarangpur intimated Department through supplement the efforts, the Govt. has also letter No 2269 dtd 08.09.17 stating that the established 13 Eklavya Model Residential Schools construction has already been taken up and will and 19 Education Complexes for PVTG girls in be completed within one month. On further remote tribal pockets. In addition, from state follow up with the concerned HM in Jan 2018 funding, 10 Kalinga Model Residential Schools, 3 he further intimated that the work has been numbers of schools in PPP model are planned to accomplished and presently the girl boarders are be established. However, most of the schools feeling much happy and secured including EMRS are located in the remote tribal Annual Activity Report 2017-18 59

pockets. This limits the exposure of these Headquarters in 17 districts for providing quality students to get education facility in urban public education to ST and SC students. Now nearly schools. There are many ST/SC parents who have 13,000 students are getting benefitted from this aspirations to get their children educated in scheme across the state. Additionally, 250 best of the urban schools but are deprived due numbers of hostels (139 for boys and 111 for girls) to their socio economic condition and un- are under construction in different districts of affordable cost on education. Odisha under this scheme. Therefore, in consonance with the objectives of Development of STs & SCs in the state is a providing best educational opportunities to the matter of special concern of the State Govt., students coming from the lower economic rung Odisha. Since education is the most important of ST/SC communities, the SSD Department aspect of the Socio Economic Development of startedthis ANWESHAscheme to provide Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Castes, the Govt. opportunities to disadvantaged tribal students in ST & SC Development Department put special from across the state to study in the best of the emphasis on development of education among public schools in Urban Areas. Accordingly the Tribals. In order to promote education among State Government has collaborated with private, the STs & SCs, there are 1670 nos. of different aided and other central government managed Educational Institutions functioning under this schools located in urban centres/ District Department which includes 505 nos. of 60 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Sevashrams, 5 nos. of Residential Sevashrams, 701 have been identified to be socially and nos. of Ashram Schools, 229 nos. of Boys High economically weaker section of the society from Schools, 173 Girls High Schools, 22 nos. of Higher the year 2011-12. An amount of Rs.10.87 lakh has Secondary Schools, 02 nos. Secondary Training been provisioned in the current year budget. Schools, 01 no.B.Ed. Training College at Kalinga, 3. Creation of Special Urban Hostel Kandhamal, 13 nos.EMRSs and also 19 nos. of Complexes: Educational Complexes for Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups. Five (5) nos. of B.Ed. Colleges have Creation of Special Urban Hostel Scheme has also been sanctioned to be established in phased already been merged to "Anwesha". The funds manner, one in each district of Malkangiri, provided on above score has also been diverted Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Sundargarh and to Anwesha Scheme. Mayurbhanj. Residential facilities are provided in 4. Extracurricular Activities: these Schools which have helped a lot to check Participation of students in sporting and non- the dropouts and to improve the standard of sporting activities have been encouraged to education and it has been decided to supply bi- achieve excellence in different levels of cycles to each girl student reading in Class-X. competitions. The proposed funds have been Reading and writing materials are also supplied provided to High Schools for hockey, football, to the ST/SC boarder students free of cost. In cricket, badminton, basket ball and order to provide better food and sanitation to implementation of indoor games etc. and non- the ST/SC boarder students, the Scholarship sports based activities like Odishi Dance, money has been enhanced from @650/- to 800 Creative Dance, Terracotta decorative items, for girl boarders and Rs.620/- to Rs.750/- for boy photography and editing, videography and boarders. Due to residential facilities, the ST/ editing, handicrafts, painting, training on SC students have achieved remarkable results learning classical instruments like Tabla, Veena, with 95.91% in HSC Examination 2017 of this Guitar, Cassio, Drums etc. This aims at bringing Department. The major activities / achievements out the best among the students of High Schools of this Department are as follows:- and Girls High Schools. An amount of Rs.1.90 1. Payment of Ex-gratia: crore has been provisioned in the current year Financial assistance @ Rs.50,000/- to the next budget. kins of deceased and Rs.25,000/- for 5: Block level, Zonal level Science incapacitation of boarders of ST/SC students Exhibition & State level Competition: were being provided to the next kins of In order to create interest and to imbibe deceased boarders from the year 2009-10 till 2012-13. From the year 2013-14 the financial scientific temper among ST/SC students in the assistance enhanced from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.1.00 field of Science, School level, Zonal level Science lakh to the next kins of deceased boarders & Exhibition and State level Competitions are from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.50,000/- in case of being conducted among the students of High incapacitation of ST/SC boarders/students. An Schools, Girls High Schools / EMRSs from the year amount of Rs.4.00 lakh has been kept in the 2010-11 by way of conducting "Sishu Utsabs- current year budget. SARGIFUL". An amount of Rs.18.00 lakh has been kept in the current year budget. 2. Special Merit Scholarship to ST/SC students of Odisha studying in Sainik 6. Implementation of Scouts and Red School: Cross in High School: Special Merit Scholarship is being provided to The 1st units of Junior Red Cross, Scouts & SC/ST students studying in Sainik Schools those Guides have been opened in all High Schools and Annual Activity Report 2017-18 61

Girls High Schools of ST & SC Development Development Department from the year 2014- Department. Steps are being taken to open the 15. For this purpose an amount of Rs.6.00/- crore 2nd units of Junior Red Cross, Scouts & Guides has been kept in the Budget 2017-18. in these schools. An amount of Rs.11.94 lakh has Subsequently the said amount has already been been kept in the current year budget. disbursed to field functionaries for procurement 7. Opening of Nursing / ANM Training of uniform. Centre: 9. Parent-Teacher Meeting: In order to take care of the girls students in the This Department intends to institutionalize the SSD Hostels, 336 ANM posts have been created Parent Teachers Meeting to ensure better co- and 276 have already been engaged so far. They ordination and efficiency in delivery of are being engaged to enhance the health and educational facilities to the ST/SC children hygiene aspect of the boarders. An amount of studying in Departmental schools. Such a forum Rs.2.20crore has been kept for this purposed in is expected to provide a platform to the the current year budget. students, teachers and parents of students to 8. Supply of uniform to ST/SC students: discuss various issues involving each of the stake holders. A detail guideline has been Steps have been taken for supply of free prepared for this purpose. An amount of Rs. 2.50 uniforms to approximastely 64000 nos. Of ST/SC Crore has been kept in Budget for the year 2017- students of Class-IX to XII of High Schools and 18 and the said amount has already been Higher Secondary Schools under ST & SC disbursed to all DWOs for the purpose. 62 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT The details of the Educational Institutions are given below.

Educational institutions under the administrative control of ST & SC Development Department

Sl.No. Category of Schools Number of Institutions 1 Ekalavaya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) 13 2 Higher Secondary Schools (Science & Commerce) 22 3 High Schools 164 4 Girls High Schools 173 5 Ashram Schools 766 6 Residential Sevashram 5 7 Sevashram 506 8 Secondary Teacher Training Schools 2 9 B.Ed. Training College 1 10 Educational Complex for PVTGs 19 11 Kalinga Model Residential Schools (KMRS) 10 TOTAL 1670 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 63

Performance in the Annual High School 95.91% compared to 95.61% during the year 2016. Certificate Examination (AHSCE), 2017 Out of 26,289 students who appeared at the Exam, The percentage of pass among the High Schools 25,215 passed successfully. The category wise managed by the Deptt in the AHSCE, 2017 is details are given below:

Comparison with State Average Results: Comparison between State Average and ST & SC Dev Deptt Average in the AHSCE for the last 7 years is stated below: Year State Average (%) ST & SC Dev. Deptt Average (%) (1) (2) (3) 2011 66.75 79.99 2012 70.80 80.80 2013 75.99 88.00 2014 84.21 96.37 2015 82.27 95.27 2016 84.99 95.61 2017 86.21 95.91

As evident from the above Table, the HSC Results Apart from the steady growth in percentage of of ST & SC Dev. Deptt High Schools continue to pass over the years, the result quality has also be higher than the State Average. improved significantly in terms of improvement Quality improvement in HSC Results of ST in the percentage of 1st& 2nd Divisioners and & SC Deptt High Schools during the period decrease in the percentage of 3rd Divisioners. The 2010-2017. Data Table shown below is an indicator of improvement in result quality over the years. 64 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

The following positive points on quality (v) No. of failed students have drastically come improvement in HSC Result are observed down from 19.62% to just 4.09%. for the 2010 to 2017 period: Results of Higher Secondary Examination, (i) Steady growth in percentage of pass Year- 2017: on-year from 80.38% to 95.91% except a The results of the 11 Eklavya Model Residential minor drop in 2011 & 2015 compared to its Schools (EMRS) and 22 upgraded Higher Secondary immediate previous year. Schools for 2017 are given below: (ii) No. of students appeared has more than (i) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) doubled from 10,109 to 26,289 During 2017, 671 students of EMRS of this Deptt st (iii) Phenomenal growth in 1 Divisioners from appeared at the CHSE Science Exam, 2017 out of 11.53% to 48.47% indicating a conclusive which 648 passed, thereby recording a Pass shift towards quality result. Besides, the percentage of 96.57% compared to 96.62% during st nd consolidated result of 1 &2 Divisoners has 2016. 128 students passed in 1st Division, 339 in also registered a growth from 42.14% to 2nd Division and 181 in 3rd Division. 91.38% Year wise comparative pass percentage with the rd (iv) Sharp decline in percentage of 3 Divisioners State Average is presented in the Graph below: from 38.24% to just 4.54%

+2 Science Exam Result - Comparison between State Average & EMRS Average

(ii) Higher Secondary Schools managed Similarly under Commerce stream, 630 students by the Deptt. from 8 HSS appeared out of which 470 emerged During 2017, 1664 students from Deptt managed successful. 31 students were placed in the 1st 22 Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) appeared in the Division, 61 in 2nd Division and 378 in 3rd Division. +2 Science Exam out of which 1404 passed, A comparative data of ST & SC Dev Deptt's Higher thereby registering a pass percentage of Secondary Schools Average with that of State 84.38%.99 students passed in 1st Division, 387 in Average for Science & Commerce Stream from the 2nd Division and 918 in 3rd Division. year 2010 to 2017 is given below: Annual Activity Report 2017-18 65

Year Percentage of Pass +2 Science +2 Commerce State Avg. SSD Deptt Avg. State Avg. SSD Deptt Avg. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 2017 81.11 84.38 71.43 74.60 2016 80.80 81.72 70.39 72.54 2015 76.75 83.58 69.48 81.34 2014 70.13 83.44 64.14 86.70 2013 72.07 93.21 68.10 94.53 2012 72.53 97.84 67.03 97.13 2011 73.48 90.74 68.33 90.98 2010 73.92 84.54 74.40 88.85

+2 Science Exam Result of HSS - Comparison between State Avg & SSD HSS Avg.

+2 Commerce Exam Result of HSS - Comparison between State Avg & SSD HSS Avg. 66 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Safety and Security of Students and Hostellers of Rs.12.00 lakh havebeen ptrovided during the year 2016-17 for opening of Junior Red Cross in The Department accords high importance to 307 nos. of HS/GHS the safety of girls and boys in schools and hostels with particular attention to prevent any OPENING OF NCC UNIT: form of sexual exploitation and abuse. In order NCC units have already been opened in 20 High to ensure that students are free from any form Schools/Girls High Schools under the control of of abuse and exploitation,stringent ST & SC Dev. Deptt. for development of personality mechanisms have been put in place, all and punctuality of the ST/SC students. teaching and non teaching staff oriented on UPGRADED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS their code of conduct and responsibilities; and (HSS): students trained on life skills to prevent and 14 nos. of HS/GHS have been upgraded to Higher deal with such situations. Secondary Schools in TSP areas. For this purpose, These guidelines are applicable to all required numbers of Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs) employees(regular,contractual,teaching and non posts have been created construction work is in teaching)and students residing in and/or studying progress. The PGT Cadre Rules has already been at Sevasham,Ashram,High Schools, Higher approved by the Cabinet. Action is being taken Secondary Schools, Educational complexes for for posting of PGTs through OPSC in the above PVTGs and the Ekalavya Model Residential Schools upgraded Higher Secondary Schools. Besides there (EMRS) under the Department. are40 nos of High School in TSP area which will be Special Merit Scholarship to ST/SC students further upgraded to HSS.More 21 HS/GHS in the of Odisha studying in Sainik School: TSP area have also been upgraded. Special Merit Scholarship is being provided to SC/ ENGAGEMENT OF MPHW(F) / ANM ST students studying in Sainik Schools who are In order to take care of the girl students in the found socially and economically weaker. The SSD Hostels, 336 ANM posts have been created scheme has started from the year 2011-12.An for engagement in MPHW(F)/ANM out of which amount of Rs 6.15 lakh is provided during 2016-17 271have so far been engaged.They are being engaged to look after the health and sanitation Block level, Zonal level Science Exhibition along with hygiene aspect of boarders and & State level Competition: sorroundings. In order to create interest and to imbibe scientific CREATION OF LADY OF MATRON: temper among ST/SC students in the field of Science, Block level, Zonal level Science Exhibition In order to provide safetyand security and to prevent possible abuses or allegations of and State level Competition among the students misconduct in the ST Girls hostel under the of 307 nos. of High Schools & Girls High Schools Administrative Control of ST & SC Development have been conducted.This programme has been Deptt., 3000 posts of Lady Matron have already started since 2010-11. During the year2016-17 an been created under the concurrence of F.D and amount of Rs.20.00 lakh has been released for 1859 lady Matron have been engaged in different conducting the programme in 337 High Schools. Girls Hostels.Further expeditious steps are being IMPLEMENTATION OF SCOUTS AND RED taken to engage remaining number of Lady Matron CROSS IN HIGH SCHOOL: in the girls hostels within short period. Junior Red Crossunits have already been opened PRE RECRUITMENT TRAINING in 307 High Schools and Girls High Schools and Pre Recruitment Training for enrollment in to the Scouts and Guides units have also been opened Military Services and Police Services has been in 307 nos. of HS/GHS of this Deptt. An amount organized at different district headquarters in Annual Activity Report 2017-18 67 some recognized colleges of the State under the programme, reading promotion programme direct supervision of the concerned Collectors. and otherextra and co-curricular activities PLACEMENT LINKED EMPLOYABILITY SKILL y To establish a comprehensive monitoring DEVELOPMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME: framework and system for SSD run schools to Un-Employed Tribal Youths of the State have been identify the critical gaps and issues and imparted Placement Linked Employability Skill initiate actions for addressing those Development Training in the ITI/ ITC recognized Following are the initiatives/ programmes by NCVT/ Govt. of Odisha in the trades like undertaken Computer Hardware & Software, Mobile Phone Strengthening MLE components in SSD Repairing, Apparel Designing, Motor Mechanic with Driving, Welding & Fabrication, Fitter, Repairing schools of Electrical & Electronics Appliances, Plumbing, A teacher on Multi Lingual Education training Nursing & Midwife, Mason and various other module has been developed for the teachers in trades. On successful completion of the course SSD schools in TSP districts. The training of they have been employed with the help of their Language Teachers’ on Multi Lingual Education placement cell. Module to improve language communication, SUPPLY OF TEXT BOOKS, EXAMINATION language acquisition skills among varied tribal FEES ETC children and responding to the Multilingualism in classroom transaction has been facilitated in 5 It has been decided to supply text books, districts. Examination fees etc. to ST & SC Students of S & ME Deptt. Schools. The department has focussed on building the capacity of the teachers for addressing the The boarders of the ST & SC Dev. Deptt. managed language problem existing in many of the Schools schools are being provided with text books, run by SSD department. In this context Language writing materials, HSC Exam fees etc. Handbook in 6 languages i.e. Oraon, Kisan, Koya, For the year 2016-17 onwards the students of S & Desia (Parja), Kui and Kuvi has been developed. ME Deptt.are also being covered under this These bi-lingual dictionaries, containing common scheme. conversational phrases, vocabularies related to NEW INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN IN text books of class I & II and other common words EDUCATION SECTOR FROM 2015-16 being used for language teacher’s support material With effect from2015-16 the Department of in the schools having the students from these 6 Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste language groups. In 2015-16 academic years, Development has undertaken various initiatives development of Language Dictionary in Kandhan, to strengthen the quality of elementary education Binjhal and Sadri languages combined has been across the SSD run schools. The focus of these conceived and developed by Language Teachers, initiatives is: who have contributed immensely based on curriculum standard. y To build capacities of head teachers / teachers and school administrators to make In this regard, supplementary readers in 2 the schools inclusive and responsive to the languages to improve language communication and needs of the learners reading skills among children in Saora and Koya languages has been developed by Language y To facilitate strengthening of Child friendly Resource teachers in SSD schools. The framework school components including strengthening has been developed of school cabinets, physical education The framework is divided in three types of Primers 68 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 for three different classes specific for learners in y Actions taken in the workshop: SSD schools. This year, the department has y Overview of existing Booklets focussed on two tribal languages to develop grade y Group analysis exercises specific supplementary materials, such as- Saora y Group work and Koya languages.Three types of primers are as y Experiences sharing among the participants follows: y Presentation A. Primer I for Class II & III y Monitoring framework support system B. Primer II for Class IV & V y Documentation of School Cabinet activity C. Primer III for Class VI, VII & VIII Here are the outcomes of the discussion: The short stories, riddles, songs with illustration Booklet (Sahayak Pustika/ Guidelines for School has been developed Cabinet) to be modified on following indicators/ The language situation in the SSD schools, Activities/ interventions: classroom reflects the magnitude of multi-lingual The elections to the school cabinets as per the situation where we find students from more than democratic processes should be completed and 2 language groups in a classroom. The children in list of the Elected cabinet be finalized by 15th July class I to III do face problem in understanding and every year. participating in the classroom transaction due to (ii) The concerned Head Master of the schools language issue. An analytical Study Report has been would fix a date according the convenience prepared on Language Mapping in SSD Schools. A of the area and school for conducting the sample of 45 SSD schools in multi lingual languages election with the maximum attendance of prone districts and blocks has been selected for students. collecting data and collated by ATLC. The Sharing workshop on study on Language Mapping in SSD (iii) A training programme for Master Trainers and schools will be implemented in February, 2015. Teachers will be planned between April-June Developing module on prevention of Sexual (i) Students should be shared with the best harassment and ensure child protection for each practices of the last school cabinet prior to boarders in SSD schools child protection in SSD the elections. run schools on holistic perspective on Child Rights (v) Students from Class I onwards should have with special focus on child protection issues in Voting Rights rather than for the students each SSD school. of Class III onwards as was practiced till now. (VI) Elections should be made mandatory for A comprehensive training module has been holding it by democratic secret voting rather developed on Child Rights and Child Protection in than by raising the hands. SSD schools based on introspection, experiences and prevention strategy in dealing with abuse, (VII) Chatra Mahasabha which is scheduled to be harassment, child rights and education with child held once in Two months will be organized protection preventive measure mechanism in in the way Mock parliament is done. residential SSD schools and tried out in Ganjam (VIII) The Ratio of Representation of girls to boys district. in the School Cabinet will be in proportion with the existing ratio of the same in the SSD and UNICEF agreed to undertake review of school rather than sticking to 50% at any cos. existing module on School Cabinet guidelines. The (IX) The Role of Chief Minister & Deputy Chief School Cabinet Ministers booklets will be Minister: reviewed and linked with protection environment and child participation. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 69

Monitoring & mentoring as per the space in the Sport kits among students. Malkangiri have guidelines and format successfully implemented the intervention. They would maintain a Personal Diary Broadcasting of Meena Radio Programme through Will keep themselves updated on different All India Radio in SSD Schools in Odisha activities and plans that were made for the school Meena Radio is an innovative and engaging radio so as to ensure their effective participation in program designed to deliver various messages to School Development Plan (SDP) rural school children, their educators, parents and community leaders. Keep a record of better performing ministers and talk to the headmaster and other teachers so as This show is being broadcast by All India Radio to respect them during the Chatra Mahasabha during school hours, and children tunes in to the radio show as part of a structured school time- They would be the connecting communication link table. This ensures that Meena Radio forms a between children, Teachers and parents in direct communication link to the children/ addressing all relevant issues of creating the best teachers. This broadcasting programme is now suitable & conducive environment. available in the State, but successful in Malkangiri They would keep an eye on the safety & security and Ganjam district. of children as a whole while sharing the The radio show has been designed in observations with teachers and other responsible entertainment-education (e-e) format. By members of the school. definition, entertainment-education implies that UP-SCALE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION the show focussed on educational in substance, PROGRAMME IN SSD SCHOOLS entertaining in structure, and popular in style. The physical education not only improves the The success of e-e format shows depends on a physical well being of children but also their overall clever mix of education and entertainment. The performance at school. It also equips students substance should not overshadow the structure with lifelong learning skills like team building, and the style so that the purpose of the healthy competitive spirit, planning and programme is not lost. An advocacy and training strategizing, discipline etc. Considering the framework providing tools and materials aimed at: importance of Physical Education in the overall Promoting pro-social behaviours and practices growth of the children, the department of ST&SC y Development has initiated a structured Physical y Improving life skills and pro-social values with Education Programme. State level Training of an emphasis on gender and social inclusion trainers programme has been completed and y Promoting children’s and especially girls’ Master trainers has been trained for facilitating education with attention to enrolment, training programme. In this regard, Malkangiri retention, quality, and literacy district has been facilitated in all SSD schools and continued Physical Education programme with y Endorsing and modelling Child Friendly Schools 70 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

CAREER COUNSELLING DESK An initiative for Career counseling among students of High Schools of SSD department

For equipping the children of class 9th and above These nodal teachers have been trained in the with the information on vast and ever growing different aspects of the Career Counseling and on career opportunities and to develop the ambition the operational modalities of the Career to look beyond the immediate observable career Counseling Desksenhanced understanding career options in their surrounding environment, the assessment tools, etc in collaboration with UNFPA, department has initiated the Career Counseling KISS & Career Counselling Department of RGNIYD Desk in each of the 307 High Schools. (Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Objective: Development) Chennai. Providing information relating to career options available in different sectors to the students through organized classroom sessions, guest lectures and sharing of information bulletins/ brochures. Providing the students with information on different incentive schemes for the SC and ST students provided by the government for encouraging the pursuance of the post-matric courses.

Facilitating organizing and participation of the At-least 2 classroom based counselling sessions are students in the Career Fairs in coordination with conducted every month with the students of class the block and district officials 9th and above on the importance of career planning and key steps therein, the various career opportunities available in different sectors, basic information on eligibility criteria, major institutions and future prospects andinformation on various incentives for SC/ST candidate like reservation of posts/ seats in service/ academic institutions, relaxation in eligibility criteria/ admission fee, educational loan etc. At-least one guest lecture on specific sectors/ career opportunities is organized every month. Guests from the local, block and District Major Highlights: headquarters such as Doctors, Medical Officer, ANM, Assistant Engineers, Junior Horticulture 2 nodal teachers form the respective High Schools officer, Officials from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, have been assigned the responsibility to conduct Teachers from local ITI, officials from DIC, District and coordinate the key activities of Career Inspector of Schoolsetc. are invited to take Counseling Desk. Database of these nodal teachers session with the students on the various career developed. avenues in their respective sectors. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 71

be used as a reference material by the Teacher- Counsellor for conducting the career counselling sessions in the school. Development of School Development Plans on Pilot basis: As part of the requirement of formulating the School Development Plans (SDP) as mandated under Right to Education, the Department in collaboration with external resource agency has extended support to SMCs of select 228 schools from 29 districts .in preparing School Development Plan on pilot basis. The process helped the SMCs in understanding the process of formulating the SDPs, information requirement and other challenges faced during the process. The learning Rs. 10000/- per annum has been earmarked for the will be used for improving the process in remaining Career Counseling Desk activities. schools while the SDPs prepared w A Compendium of Career opportunity in different It'll be used for sharing of requirement for RtE sectors was also published by the department to compliance with the SSA for support.

SCHOOL CABINET Strengthening Students' Participation through School Cabinet in Background

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory positive and proactiveinterventions steps towards Education Act, 2009 describes the modalities of it's grounding at all crucial levels, while reaching the provision of free and compulsory education out to as many stakeholders as possible. This for children between 6 and 14 in India under document captures in brief some of the major Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. The RtE initiatives, steps and events undertaken in the Act is the first legislation in the world that puts State towards the implementation of the RTE Act, the responsibility of ensuring enrolment, 2009. attendance and completion on the Government. This clearly indicates that the existing system, The Act interprets education as children's basic rules/regulations, mindsets/attitudes of the duty rights and entitlements and urges all the bearers and modus operandi in the system need concerned duty bearers and stakeholders to to undergo dynamic changes in the stipulated time remain accountable to children across the country. period to pave the way for the new school/ Odisha is one of the first States in India to initiate teacher that welcomes children and community the process of implementation of the Right of as equal partners and facilitates a new pedagogy Children to Free and Compulsory Education (known that enables every child irrespective of her/his as RTE) Act, 2009 considering it as a landmark act background to pursue education in a joyful in the history of education. The Department of manner. Making schools child friendly and an School and Mass Education, being the nodal attractive place is the need of the hour. department to implement the Act, has taken 72 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

With a view of making all SSD schools child friendly, authorities for disbursement to the atrocities the state government decided to set up child victims. The District-wise monetary relief participation forums "School Cabinet" in all SSD provided to atrocities victims is at Annexure-II. schools. Funds provided for the purpose during 2014-2015 Objectives: ,2015-2016 & 2016-2017 and 2017-18( Up to Dec) are mentioned below :- The aim of the programme is to provide a platform for children to express their views and also to II. Cash incentive for Inter Caste Marriage involve them in the development activities of the For Social Integration and removal of schools and hostels. The Child Participation Untouchbility, there is provision for awarding cash Forums would go a long way in making the school incentive to inter caste married couples if child friendly by improving the participation of Marriage solemnized between caste Hindus and children in school and hostel management. Schedule Castes belonging to Hindu communities. Cash award @ Rs.50,000/- was being provided by PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION the State Government in ST & SC Development Two Central Acts i.e. Protection of Civil Rights Act, Department . Recently the cash award has been 1955 and Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes enhanced from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/- with (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 along with the effect from 22nd July, 2017 vide this Department Rules notified in 1995 and thereof amended time Resolution No. PCR-33/13. 13117/SSD dt. to time have been implemented by the State 22.07.2017. On receipt of the requirement Govt. for the Welfare of the SCs & STs, the welfare proposal from the District Authorities, funds schemes like Monetary Relief to ST/SC victims of provided by the Govt. to the concerned districts atrocities, Cash incentive to Inter-Castes married for immediate payment to the Inter Caste Married couples, Opening of Legal Aid Cells for providing Couples. The district-wise cash incentive provided free legal services to SCs. to inter-caste married couples is at Annexure-I The amount provided for payment of cash I. Financial Assistance/Monetary Relief to incentive to inter caste married couples during the victims of atrocities. 2014-2015 ,2015-2016,2016-2017 and 2017-18 (upto Monetary relief is being provided to victims of Dec)are mentioned below:- atrocities belonging to SCs & STs community as Year Amount No. of per norms and scale prescribed in the scheduled provided beneficiary to Rule- 12(4) of SCs and STs (PoA) Rules, 1995 and (In Lakh) under rules amended time to time. On 2014-15 386.48 802 recommendation of the District Collectors & 2015-16 267.08 558 Magistrates and receipt of the proposal from the 2016-2017 545.58 1107 concerned District Welfare Officers , funds are 2017-18 757.37 1205 being provided to the concerned Districts (upto Dec’ 2017)

Year Amount provided (In Lakh) No. of beneficiary

2014-15 415.92 1536

2015-16 417.82 1188

2016-2017 976.81 2329

2017-2018 (up to Dec’ 2017) 251.86 542 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 73

III. FIR, Investigation and Prosecution Magistrate locally available. He will also inform the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of (i) All atrocity cases are treated as Special Police/Deputy Superintendent of Police. On reported cases. The investigation of such receipt of the information from Officer-in-Charge cases are entrusted to Dy. S.P. or officers or the Inspector -in-Charge from any other source, above the rank of the Dy. S.P. under the the District Magistrate and SP shall proceed to supervision of either District SP or Addl. SP. the spot and take necessary steps for providing (ii) A model contingency plan has been issued by emergent relief as required. this Department Letter No.408 dt.07.01.2004 V. Supervision of Prosecution regarding immediate action on receiving Law Deptt. vide their Notification No.2880 information. On receipt of First Information Dt.28.02.2000 have specified the Public Report of atrocities against a Scheduled Prosecutors to conduct cases under Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes person, the Officer- Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of in-Charge/Inspector-in-Charge of the Atrocities) Act, 1989. Similarly, Home Department concerned Police Station shall arrange to in their Letter No.18099 Dt.07.04.2000 have intimate the fact to the Sub-Divisional requested all District Magistrates along with Magistrate, the Tahasildar or any Executive Director Prosecution to review the performance Magistrate locally available. He will also inform of Special Public Prosecutors at least twice in a the District Magistrate and the Calendar year in the month of January and July. Superintendent of Police / Deputy VI. Regular review by Nodal and Special Superintendent of Police. Officers. (iii) There are 99 designated courts functioning For ensuring effective implementation of PCR Act, in the state for the trial of cases under the 1955 and (POA) Act, 1989 a State level HRPC is Act. Three nos. of Exclusive Special courts functioning under administrative control of Home have been established one in each in the Department. Home Department of Odisha State District of Balasore, Balangir & Cuttack for in their Notification No.33416/Home Dt.24.08.2012 trail of SC & ST PoA cases. At present 29 has set up separate Scheduled Castes and nos of Special Public prosecutors are working Scheduled Tribes Protection Cell in separate entity in special designated courts and 3 nos of headed by an IG of Police /DIG(HR &SJ) in the Special Public prosecutors are working in office of DGP, Odisha under the overall supervision the Exclusive Special courts established in of an Addl. DG of Police in the State Police Balasore, Balangir & Cuttack . Headquarters at Cuttack in terms of Rule-8 of the IV. Role of District Administration SCs & STs (POA) Rules, 1995. This Cell is monitoring the cases under SCs & STs (PoA) Act and PCR Act A model contingency plan has been issued to all for the entire State. Collectors, Director, IG of Police, HRPC, Cuttack, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection All Superintendent of Police, DG& IG of Police by Cell, HRPC Odisha, Cuttack is submitting monthly this Department Letter No.408 dt.07.01.2004 report and action taken report to the ST & SC Dev. regarding immediate action taken on receiving Department regularly. information. On receipt of First Information Report of atrocities against a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled VII. Regular conduct of meetings of State Tribes person, the Officer-in-Charge/Inspector-in- and District level Vigilance &Monitoring Charge of the concerned Police Station shall Committees arrange to intimate the fact to the Sub-Divisional Steps are being taken to convene the next Magistrate, the Tahasildar or any Executive meeting of the said committee shortly. All District 74 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Magistrate & Collector of the State have been office of DGP, Odisha under the overall supervision instructed to constitute the District Level of an Addl. DG of Police in the State Police Vigilance & Monitoring Committees and for holding Headquarters at Cuttack in terms of Rule-8 of the of regular meetings as per the provisions. SCs & STs (POA) Rules, 1995. This Cell is monitoring the cases under SCs & STs (PoA) Act and PCR Act VIII.Constitution of Sub-Division level Vigilance & for the entire State. Monitoring Committees and conduct of meetings Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Protection All Collectors & Sub-Collectors have been Cell, HRPC Odisha, Cuttack is submitting monthly instructed to constitute the Sub-Divisional report and action taken report to the ST & SC Dev. Vigilance & Monitoring Committees. Department regularly. HRPC is also functioning in IX. Timely disbursement of relief etc. all Police districts at District level. A model contingency plan has been issued to all XI. Identification of atrocity prone areas Collectors, Director, IG of Police, HRPC, Cuttack, All Out of 30 districts in the State, sixteen(16) nos. Superintendent of Police, DG& IG of Police by this of districts have been identified as atrocities Department Letter No.408 dt.07.01.2004 regarding prone areas. The ST & SC Dev. Department vide taking necessary immediate action and to provide Notification No.1802/SSD dt.10.01.2003 have immediate relief and a package of relief measures. appointed the concerned Additional District X. Responsibilities of Scheduled Castes Magistrates of 16 districts as special Officer for and the Scheduled Tribes Protection performing the duties to discharge the function Cell. of Special Officer under rules 10 of the SCs & STs For ensuring effective implementation of PCR Act, (POA) Rules, 1995 in the identified atrocity prone 1955 and (POA) Act, 1989 a State level HRPC is areas of those Districts. In the said Notification, functioning. Home Department of Odisha State in Additional District Magistrates of concerned their Notification No.33416/Home Dt.24.08.2012 district have been declared as special Officer and has set up separate Scheduled Castes and also instructed to conduct periodic survey in the Scheduled Tribes Protection Cell in separate entity respective atrocity prone areas and submit report headed by an IG of Police /DIG (HR & SJ) in the to concerned quarters.

Sl. No Name of Atrocity Prone Area the District 1. Angul Pallahara, Chedipada, Jarapada P.S. areas 2. Balasore Balasore Town, Khantapara, Industrial Areas, Oupada, Singla, Sdar PSs areas. 3. Bhadrak Bhadrak Town, Rural(Sadar), Naikanidihi, Dhusuri, Bansada PSs areas. 4. Boudh Boudh, Baunsuni, Manamunda, Kantamal, Purunakatak, Harabhanga PS areas. 5. Cuttack Badamba, Niali, Gobindapur PSs Aeas. 6. Deogarh entire Deogarh District, All 4 Police Stations areas. 7. Dhenkanal Sadar, Gondia PSs areas. 8. Kalahandi Dharmagarh, Junagarh, Jaipatna, Koksara, Sadar, Kegaon and Bhawanipatna Town PSs Areas. 9. Kandhamal Entire Kandhamal District is the atrocity prone area as the intimated by the SP Kandhamal. 10. Keonjhar Keonjhar Town, Sdar, Patna, Ghasipura, Ghtagaon, Anandapur, Champua, Joda Barbil P.Ss areas. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 75

Sl. No Name of Atrocity Prone Area the District 11. Khordha Badagada, Lingaraj, Balianta, Balugaon, Banapur, Jankla, Balipatna, Khandagiri PSs areas. 12. Mayurbhanj Baripada Town, Bangriposi, Khunta, , , Karanjia, Jjharapokharia, Rasagovindpur, Barsahi PS areas. 13. Nuapada Sinapali Block area. 14. Puri Sadar, Town, Sea Beach, Chandanpur, Satyabadi, Brahmagiri, Delang, Kanas, Pipili, Gop, Balanga, Nimapara, Krushnaprasad PSs areas. 15. Subarnapur Sonepur, Birmaharajpur ps areas. 16. Sundargarh Sundargarh Town, Sadar, Lephripada, Hemgiri, Bisra, Rajgangpur and Sector 19 PSs areas.

XII. Legal Aid to SC &ST litigants & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989 and POA, The SC/ST litigants are also provided with legal aid Rules,1995. under Legal Aid Scheme operated by the ST & SC ST&SC Development Department through its Development Department to fight cases for Research and Training Wing called Scheduled Castes establishing their right, title, interest and and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training possession over the disputed land and also for Institute (SCSTRTI) has been entrusted with cases under PCR Act,1955& POA Act,1989. In order generating awareness among SCs &STs about their to provide free Legal Aid to the ST & SC litigants, entitlements, if any, atrocities committed to them 390 Legal Aid Cells have been opened in 314 Blok and various measures taken for them for better Hqrs.,46 Sub-Divisional Hqrs. & 30 District Hqrs in implementation of these acts to prevent them from the State vide ST & SC Dev. Deptt. Resolution atrocities. No.24452/SSD Dt. 14.07.2011. Out of 390 Legal Aid Besides, Government has also been circulating IEC Cells 697 Legal Retainers and have been engaged Materials amongst different communities in 350 Legal Aid Cells. The Member Secretary Odisha villages to make them aware of the provisions of State Legal Aid Service authority have been these acts for last three years through NGOs. requested for engagement of Legal Retainers Government has been trying to generate remaining 40 Legal Aid Cells. Steps are being taken awareness and sensitize SC&ST communities about to fill up the balance posts. the provisions of PCR and POA Act and types of XIV. Awareness Generation Programme atrocities committed against them. This has also Odisha is considered as the homeland of Scheduled helped to reduce the incidence of atrocities Tribes and Scheduled Castes. They together against SC&ST in the state to a large extent. comprise 39.98% of the total population of the The state government has translated PCR & POA state .There are 62 distinct categories of Acts &Rules in all tribal languages and has circulated Scheduled Tribes and 93 Scheduled Castes such materials throughout the state. communities residing in this eastern state of the Further radio jingles, and short documentary film/ country. Very sizable percentage of these Audio-visual spots have also been broadcasted / categories of population stay below the threshold transmitted/ telecasted to generate awareness of poverty and have been the victims of historical among the general public. injustice by the upper castes people. In order to protect them from atrocities, government of Various categories of people who have undergone Odisha has been trying to codify various kinds of orientation / sensitization / awareness/ training legislations besides, the two epoch making Acts are DWOs, ADWOs, WEOs, Legal Retainers, HMs/ such as Protection of Civil Right Acts, 1955 and SC HMrs, PRI Members, SHG Members, Tribal Youths, 76 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Police Personals, P.P.s/ Spl.P.P.s, Field level line awareness against this evil practice, orientation deptt. Officials, NGOs and other stakeholders. training for social integration and legal step in During the calendar year 2017-18 ( from 01.01.2017 cases are necessary together for complete to 31.12.2017) 12 training programmes (10 off eradication of untouchability. The State Govt. campus sensitization programme at ITDA/District are making continuous efforts to protect the Level and two residential programme at SCSTRTI & Civil Rights of down-trodden and complete OJA, Cuttack) have been organized and 1051 removal of untouchability. As regards participants from different above categories had sensitization and Publicity/Public awareness attended these programmes. SCSTRTI has brought Programme, funds has been placed with the out a (Re-edition ) comprehensive reading material District Administration for preparation and on "PCR&POA Act and Rules & Odisha State displaying permanent hoardings containing Prevention of Witch Hunting Acts &Rules" recently important provisions of the PCR & POA Acts at which shall be used during the awareness and in the District Hqrs, Sub-divisional Hqrs, Block orientation training programmes/workshop/ & Panchayat Hqrs. for awareness of the general seminar to be organized by SCSTRTI. public &Sanjog Helpline No.155335 (24X7) installed in ST & SC Dev. Deptt. to receive XV. Publicity of provisions of the PCR and grievances redressed of SC & ST people. PoA Acts XVI. Annual Reports to be laid in The field Officers of ST & SC Development Parliament. Department usually contact the villagers in course of their field tour for creating awareness Annual reports on PCR & PoA Acts are being sent and knowing their problems if any. Creating regularly to Govt. of India.

ANNEXURE-I

FUNDS RELEASED DIST-WISE UNDER INTER-CASTES MARRIAGE DURING THE YEAR 2017-18 ( Upto Dec. 2017) Sl No. Name of District Amount(Rs.) No. of Beneficiary 1 ANGUL 350000 7 2 BALASORE 5900000 118 3 BARGARH 700000 14 4 BHADRAK 2450000 49 5 BOLANGIR 500000 10 6 BOUDH 100000 2 7 CUTTACK 5000000 100 8 DEOGARH 150000 3 9 DHENKANAL 750000 15 10 GAJAPATI 0 0 11 GANJAM 503000 10 12 JAGATSINGHPUR 1800000 36 13 JAJPUR 850000 34 14 JHARSUGUDA 150000 3 15 KALAHANDI 150000 4 16 KANDHAMAL 0 0 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 77

Sl No. Name of District Amount(Rs.) No. of Beneficiary 17 KENDRAPARA 1250000 25 18 KEONJHAR 930000 20 19 KHURDA 853000 22 20 KORAPUT 250000 5 21 MALKANAGIRI 550000 11 22 MAYURBHANJ 400000 22 23 NABARANGPUR 250000 5 24 NAYAGARH 400000 8 25 NUAPADA 100000 2 26 PURI 0 0 27 RAYAGADA 0 0 28 SAMBALPUR 350000 7 29 SUBARNPUR 450000 9 30 SUNDARGARH 50000 1 Total 25186000 542

ANNEXURE-II Statement showing payment of Monetary Relief to the victims of atrocities for the year 2017-18(Upto Dec) Sl No. Name of District Amount(Rs.) No. of Beneficiary 1 ANGUL 1394800 86 2 BALASORE 0 0 3 BARGARH 13511250 157 4 BHADRAK 1597500 20 5 BOLANGIR 12236250 102 6 BOUDH 991250 27 7 CUTTACK 4980000 127 8 DEOGARH 662500 21 9 DHENKANAL 4185000 113 10 GAJAPATI 22500 1 11 GANJAM 3003750 83 12 JAGATSINGHPUR 1400000 15 13 JAJPUR 6240000 74 14 JHARSUGUDA 0 0 15 KALAHANDI 0 0 16 KANDHAMAL 0 0 17 KENDRAPARA 0 0 18 KEONJHAR 3415000 47 19 KHURDA 3718750 100 78 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Sl No. Name of District Amount(Rs.) No. of Beneficiary 20 KORAPUT 645000 5 21 MALKANAGIRI 200000 2 22 MAYURBHANJ 5351250 51 23 NABARANGPUR 0 0 24 NAYAGARH 1450000 9 25 NUAPADA 2540000 17 26 PURI 2786250 70 27 RAYAGADA 746875 10 28 SAMBALPUR 660000 9 29 SUBARNPUR 3535000 49 30 SUNDARGARH 465000 10 TOTAL 75737925 1205

WORKING OF SCs & STS CELL, SCs & STs interested in the welfare of the Scheduled Castes THANA AND SPECIAL THANAS IN THE with matters pertaining to the advancement of STATE the members of the scheduled castes. There is no any special Thana for SCs & STs in the The Board may generally advice the State Govt. in State. All the existing Thanas are working for the all matters pertaining to scheduled caste welfare SC & ST people. in particular:- FUNCTIONING OF DIFFERENT COMMITTIES. (i) Assessment of the requirement of the The State Government have set up committees at scheduled castes and formulation of welfare various levels to address the problems of atrocities scheme for them. against the SCs & STs. (ii) Review from time to time of the working of (A) STATE LEVEL HIGH POWER VIGILANCE sanctioned scheme and appraisal and & MONITORING COMMITTEE evaluation of the benefits derived there from, with a view to suggesting In pursuance to Rule- 16 of the SCs. & STs (POA) improvements or changes in the schemes Rules, 1995, the State Level High Power Vigilance where necessary. & Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Chief Minister has been constituted and As per Rule-7(a) of the Orissa Scheduled Caste the meeting has been held on 05.06.2015. Welfare Advisory Board Rules.1957, the Board shall Necessary steps are being taken for holding of next ordinarily meet at least once in every six months meeting of the aforesaid committee very soon. provided that the Chairman, on his own motion or on the requisition of at least two thirds of the (B) ODISHA SCHEDULED CASTE WELFARE members, may convene a meeting at any time ADVISORY BOARD even at short intervals. The last meeting of the The Odisha Scheduled Caste Welfare Advisory Board aforesaid advisory board was held on 05.06.2015. has been constituted by Govt. in ST & SC Dev. (C) District Level Vigilance & Monitoring Department Notification No.23214/SSD Committee Dt.08.08.2014 pursuant to Rule-3 & 5 of the Orissa Scheduled Caste Welfare Advisory Board Rules.1957. The District Level Vigilance & Monitoring As per the Rule-4 of the aforesaid Rules, the aims Committees as required under Rule-17 of SCs & and objects of the Board are to associate members STs (PoA) Rules, 1995 have been constituted in all of the legislature and other public workers the 30 districts in the State. The quarterly meetings Annual Activity Report 2017-18 79 of the Committees are being held regularly to untouchability. Non-Official Organizations (NGOs) review incidence of atrocities and implementation working in the field of untouchability are of the provisions of the Act and the proceedings encouraged by providing with grants-in aid to of the said meetings from the Districts are intensify their efforts to create awarenessamong received. general public and bringing social integration. (D) SPECIAL CELL FOR SC/ ST WORK SHOP SEMINARS & TRAINING Special Cell has been created in ST & SC Dev. PROGRAMMES Deptt. vide Notification No.PCR(A)-6/2007-13250/ i) Sensitization and Publicity/ Public SSD Dt.5.4.2007 for ensuring effective Awareness Programme implementation of welfare programmes and The field Officers of ST & SC Development protective legal provision in relation to Scheduled Department usually contact the villagers in course Caste & Scheduled Tribe Communities. of their field tour for creating awareness and SETTING UP OF SANJOG HELP LINE knowing their problems, if any. Creating awareness This Deptt.has joined with R.D. Deptt., P.R. Deptt. against this evil practice of untouchability, & I.T. Deptt Sanjog Help Line which Help Line No. orientation training for social integration and legal is 155335 and maintained by OCAC under public step in cases are necessary together for complete awareness generation programme for redresal of eradication of untouchability. The State Govt. are grievances relating to various schemes of making continuous efforts to protect the Civil Government Departments for implementation of Rights of down-trodden people and complete PCR & POA Act. On receipt of complaint it will be removal of untouchability. For Sensitization and immediately intimated to SP & Collector with Publicity/ Public Awareness Programme, funds are intimation to I.G. of Police, HRPC,A weekly report being placed with the District Administration / will also be generated and sent to this Deptt. as SCSTR&TI for conducting awareness programme in well as Home Deptt. for takingimmediate necessary rural areas for awareness of general public regarding action. Now the Help Line is available 24 hours for important provisions of the PCR & POA Act. receiving complains from SC & ST victims.Besides Strategy Plan by govt. of Odisha has been prepared this, BSNL Mobile Phones with chronological mobile and entrusted with the State Level Research & number have been supplied to all 30 District Training Institute for exhaustive I.E.C. measures Welfare Officers for implementation of Sanjog on elimination of untouchability, which includes Helpline. incidence relating to Untouchability, by NGOs & Civil Activists, at Panchayat Samiti/ G.P. Level and PUBLICITY MEASURES by the Educational Institutions. Copies of the PCR Act, 1955 and the SCs & STs (POA) Awareness Generation Act, 1989 have been translated into Oriya and circulated amongst various Departments and field ST & SC Development Department through its functionaries. Wide publicity is given by the Research and Training Wing called Scheduled Castes Information and Public Relation Department and Scheduled Tribes Research and Training through various mass media about evil practice of Institute (SCSTRTI) has been entrusted with untouchability and provisions of PCR Act. The field generating awareness among SCs & STs about their Officers of ST & SC Development Department entitlements, if any, atrocities committed to them usually contact the villagers in course of their field and various measures taken for them for better tour for creating awareness among all concerned. implementation of these acts to prevent them from Creating awareness against this evil practice, atrocities. orientation for social integration and legal step in Besides, Government has also been circulating IEC cases are necessary together for complete Materials amongst different communities in eradication of untouchability. The State Govt. are villages to make them aware of the provisions of making continuous efforts to protect the Civil these acts for last two years through NGOs. Rights of down-trodden and complete removal Government has been trying to generate 80 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 awareness and sensitize SC&ST communities about programme. During this period two seminars and the provisions of PCR and POA Act and types of two workshops were also organized. atrocities committed against them. This has also Besides above all the District Collectors /S.P.s have helped to reduce the incidence of atrocities been instructed to set up awareness campaign against SC&ST in the state to a large extent. with the help of NGOs by organizing workshop in The state Government has translated PCR and POA identified areas in the District. Acts & Rules in all tribal languages and has All the District /S.P.s have been instructed to circulated such materials throughout the state. display the salient features of the SCs & STs (PoA) Further radio jingles, and short documentary film/ Act and PCR Act in odiya version of all the Police Audio-visual spots have also been broadcasted/ Stations, through hoarding at important public transmitted / telecasted to generate awareness places like Courts, district Hdqrs etc for awareness among the general public. of the general public SCs & STs community as a Various categories of people who have undergone whole about the implication of Law and facilities orientation/ sensitization/ awareness / training provided to them under this Acts. are DWOs, ADWOs, WEOs, Legal Retainers, HMs/ HMrs, PRI Members/ SHG members, Tribal Youths, PERIODICAL SURVEY Police Personals, Field level line Deptt. Officials, The ST & SC Development Department have NGOs and other stakeholders. appointed the concerned Additional District During 2009-10 to 2016-17 (upto 2016) 122 training Magistrates of all districts as Special Officer. The programmes (11 residential + 52 off. Camps + 59 District Magistrates/Superintendents of Police are sensitization programme at Block/ Policestation being instructed to conduct periodic survey in the level) have been organized and 7351 participants respective atrocity prone areas and submit report from different above categories had attended the to concerned quarters.

Abstract of financial and physical achievement during the year 2015-16

Name of Schemes Amount Released No. of Beneficiary (Rs. in Lakh) Monetary Relief to SC/ST victims of atrocity. 713.72 1715 Cash incentive for inter-castes marriage. 478.75 969 Total 1192.47 2684

STATE LEVEL SCRUTINY COMMITTEE FOR Their primary objective / function is to enquire VERIFICATION OF FAKE CASTE CERTIFICATE. into the alleged fake caste certificate cases of ST, The three State Level Scrutiny Committees have SC and SEBC categories and take necessary steps duly been constituted vide this Department to verify the genuineness/authenticity of their Resolution No. 53/SSD dtd 01.01.2010 , in Caste status, in accordance with the impersonal accordance with the pronouncements of procedural Rules, embodied in the above noted Judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India resolution. in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil-Vrs.-Additional The latest information on the matter has been Commissioner, Tribal Development and others in enclosed herewith in separate statements for each Civil Appeal No. 5854 of 1994. of the ST, SC and SEBC categories to have been Each of the SLSCs is headed by the respective reported by the three RDCs-cum-Chairmen, SLSCs RDCs, i.e (1) the RDC (CD), Cuttack, (2) the till the month of December, 2017. RDC(SD), Berhampur and (3) the RDC (ND), Sambalpur. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 81 82 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 83

Implementation of the STs & Other passed in W.P. (C) no. 4933/2008 was vacated on Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition 12th August, 2009. of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and its The scheme is being reviewed at Sub-divisional Amendment Rules, 2012 in the State of level / District level/ State head quarters in a Odisha regular manner to ensure expeditious The Scheduled Tribes & Other Traditional Forest implementation of this flagship programme of Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Government to ensure maximum error free has come into force with effect from January, 2008. coverage of beneficiaries compatible with the It is the result of protracted struggle by forest provisions of the Act/ Rules and extend livelihood dwelling communities and civil society groups for support thereof. The disputed claims are being the tenurial and access rights of tribals over forest reviwed at proper quarters as per provision by land. The Act provides a comprehensive and providing the affected applicant the scope to empowering frame for implementation of both represent before the Appellate Authority to individual and community forest rights of the substantiate the claim. scheduled tribes and other traditional forest In view of the execution of the scheme in a dwellers who primarily depend on forest for their mission mode, the State of Odisha presently stands bonafide livelihood and food security. The State as one of the pioneering States in implementation Government of Odisha has been implementing the of Forest Rights Act and settlement of claims Act expeditiously in a mission mode, soon after thereof in favour of Scheduled Tribes and Other the stay order of the Hon’ble High Court of Orissa Traditional Forest Dwellers.

Status on implementation of FRA in Odisha as on 31-12-2017

Activities Individual Community Community Total of Grand Rights Rights Forest Community Total Resources Rights 1 23456 Claims Received 605554 8024 5038 13062 618616 Claims Approved 425453 4255 3294 7549 433002 Titles Distributed 411770 3383 2581 5964 417734 Area involved(In Acres) 612145 179645 148944 328589 940734 Claims Rejected 148870 786 57 843 149713 Claims Pending 31231 2983 1687 4670 35901 84 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

TRIBES ADVISORY COUNCIL (TAC) The Fifth Schedule of our Constitution enshrines The Hon’ble members were appraised that provisions for the Administration and Control of under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes. Accordingly Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of the Tribes Advisory Council (T.A.C.) functions in Forest Rights) Act, 3.43 lakh individual rights Orissa State. It is the duty of the Tribes Advisory were distributed, covering an area of 5.44 Council to advise on such matters pertaining to lakh acres and 3474 Community rights were the welfare and advancement of the Scheduled distributed over an area of 1.80 acres till March Tribes in the State as may be referred to them by 2015. The right holders are provided livelihood the Governor. The TAC is constituted of 21 support under convergence of different Members out of which 18 members are selected schemes like MGNREGA, National Horticulture from MPs and MLAs belonging to ST categories. Mission etc and housing facilities under IAY Honourable Chief Minister is the Chairperson, and Mo Kudia. Honourable Minister, ST & SC Development is the Hon’ble member, Sri Rabinarayan Nayak Deputy Chairman and Principal Secretary, ST & SC expressed that there are some cases of delay Development Department acts as the Member in distribution of titles even though their Secretary of this TAC and this sits twice a year. rights have been sanctioned under FRA. It was The Tribes Advisory Council (TAC) meetings was decided that these titles will be distributed held on27.07.2013&14.05.2015where it deliberated over the next six months. upon many important issues.Decisions of the meeting Dt 14.05.2015 are summerised below: Further the TAC also decided that the Revenue and Disaster Management 1: Status of implementation of the Scheduled Department will take steps for demarcation Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers and correction of RoRs of FRA title holders (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, on a mission mode. Amendment Rules, 2012. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 85

2. Status of Implementation of ORV Act, 1975. by Government of India for determination of The Hon’ble members were appraised that the Scheduled Tribes. Accordingly, the Council ORV Act, 1975 is being implemented to ensure unanimously decided to recommend the adequate representation of STs & SCs in posts proposal to Government of India for inclusion & services.The Hon’ble members were of Putia/Putiya/Dulia/Dhulia/Putiya Paik/ informed that the Draft Amendment bill was Dulia Paik/Dhulia Paik community of Koraput presented to 14th OLA which was thereafter district in the ST list of Odisha as a new entry. referred to a Select Committee which opined 4. Claim for inclusion of Bhuiyar Community in for provision of reservation in contractual the ST List of Odisha. engagement. In order to make the provisions As Bhuiyar/ Bhuinhar community of more stringent and to protect interests of ST Sundargarh district fulfil all the five criteria & SC, certain clauses like Section 7 and Section prescribed by Government of India for 10 are being re-examined. The draft has been determination of Scheduled Tribes, the submitted to Law Department for Council unanimously decided to recommend concurrence on revised clauses. the proposal to Government of India for The Hon’ble members were informed that the inclusion of Bhuiyar/ Bhuinhar community of recommendations of the Select Committee Sundargarh district in the ST list of Odisha as had been taken into consideration and a new entry. provision has been made for reservation in contractual engagement. Besides, the 5. (Agenda proposed by R & DM Department) members were informed that the existing Permission for Exchange of Govt. Land for provisions are being made more stringent to infrastructure development Projects. ensure effective implementation of the ORV It was decided that the R&DM Department Act.. will first place the matter before an Inter Hon’ble member Sri Mangala Kisan and Hon’ble Ministerial Committee. Thereafter this will be member Sri Rabinarayan Naik stated that taken up for discussion in the next TAC filling up of back log vacancies of ST&SC posts meeting along with the views of the should be undertaken by all departments. Committee. They also expressed the view that the 6. (Agenda proposed by R & DM Department) contractual staff upon regularisation after Permission to Govt to purchase tribal land for completion of 6 years, should not affect or infrastructure projects:- reduce the reserved posts meant for STs & It was decided that the R&DM Department SCs. will first place the matter before an Inter It was decided that the ST&SC Development, Ministerial Committee. Thereafter this will be Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare taken up for discussion in the next TAC Department will collect the detailed backlog meeting along with the views of the vacancies from all departments and place it Committee. before the next TAC meeting. 7. (Agenda proposed by R & DM Department) 3. Claim for inclusion of Putiya Community in Permission for mortgaging tribal land to the ST List of Odisha. obtain Bank Loan. The matter of recommending the case of It was decided that the R&DM Department inclusion ofPutia/Putiya/Dulia/Dhulia/Putiya will first place the matter before an Inter Paik/Dulia Paik/Dhulia Paik community of Ministerial Committee. Thereafter this will be Koraput district in the ST list of Odisha was taken up for discussion in the next TAC discussed by the Council. The Hon’ble meeting along with the views of the members were briefed that this community Committee. fulfil three main criteria out of five prescribed 86 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

8. (Agenda proposed by R & DM Department) Considering the proposal of Handloom, Textile Permission to sell mortgaged tribal land in and Handicrafts department, the TAC case of default. recommended that in order to safeguard the It was decided that the R&DM Department interest of traditional Tasar rearers, the Forest will first place the matter before an Inter & Environment Department should take steps Ministerial Committee. Thereafter this will be for issue of Tree Pattas or Usufruct rights to taken up for discussion in the next TAC Tasar Growers. The Forest & Environment meeting along with the views of the Department should also promote Asan/ Arjun Committee. plantations in Tasar Growing areas. 9. (Agenda proposed by Hon’ble Governor) 14. Others Framing of State Specific Odisha PESA Rules Thereafter some of the Hon’ble members had may be considered and expedited. requested for discussions on few more issues. The Panchayati Raj Department should take The Hon’ble Chairman requested the members expeditious steps for finalisation of Odisha to submit their detailed proposals to the ST PESA Rules. & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department for necessary 10. (Agenda proposed by Hon’ble Governor) examination and if required to place the Rationalization of Scheduled Areas after matter in the next TAC meeting bifurcation of erstwhile Scheduled districts in Odisha. Pre-Matric Scholarship The Scheduled areas were notified based on Pre-Matric Scholarship is being paid to the SC/ST the undivided erstwhile districts. Therefore boarder and Day Scholar students of ST & SC the Council recommended that the ST & SC Development Department and S & ME Department Development, Minorities and Backward Schools for educational development of SC/ST boys Classes Welfare Department along-with and girls. The SC/ST students whose parents are Revenue & Disaster |Management Department not Income-Tax Payee are eligible for getting Pre- will develop a proposal for amendment of the Matric Scholarship. The funds incurred for payment list of Scheduled Areas as per the reorganised of Pre-Matric Scholarship to SC/ST students (Class Districts, Tahasils/Blocks boundaries. I-VIII) is wholly borne by the State Govt.. Govt. of India in the Ministry of Social Justice & 11. (Agenda proposed by Hon’ble Governor) Empowerment & Ministry of Tribal Affairs have Holding up of meeting of Tribes Advisory launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre- Council as prescribed under TAC Rules, 1950. Matric Scholarship for the SC & ST students It was decided to hold the TAC meeting twice respectively for the Students studying in class IX in a year. & X w.e.f. 1.7.2012. The pre matric scholarship is 12. (Agenda proposed by Hon’ble Governor) Up- being disbursed in centralized manner from the to-date submission of Annual Report on year 2015-16.The rate of Pre-Matric Scholarship Administration of Scheduled Areas. given to SC/ST Boarder & Day scholar Students reading in ST & SC Dev. Deptt. & S & ME Deptt. It was decided that the Annual Report on Schools is given below- Administration of Scheduled Areas of Odisha for the year 2013-14 should be placed in the Day Scholars- M.E. School Level (Class-VI & VII) next TAC meeting. (a) Boy: Rs.180/-per annum. 13. (Suggested by T & H Deptt):- (b) Girl: Rs.240/- per annum. Issue of Tree Patta and provision of Tasar seed High School Level (Class-VIII) subsidy and massive Asan/ Arjun plantation (a) Boy: Rs.240/- per annum. for the Tribal TasarGrowers. (b) Girl: Rs.300/- per annum. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 87

Rate of Pre-Matric Scholarship of Boarders : Rs.800/- per month per girl boarder w.e.f. The rate of Pre-Matric Scholarship for the boarders 22.06.2015. This provision is extended to boarders has been enhanced from Rs.620/- to Rs.750/-per reading in class I to X for 10 months excluding the month per boy boarder and from Rs.650/- to 2 months’ vacation period in a year. Rate of Pre-Matric Scholarship to ST / SC students of Class IX-X under Centrally Assisted Scheme

In addition to the above, ODISHA GIRLS INCENTIVE additional top-up amount of Rs.950/- per annum PROGRAMME (OGIP) is being implemented by this over and above their scholarship entitlement Department. Under OGIP, the ST&SC girl students under Centrally Assisted Pre-matric Scholarship studying in class IX & X are provided with an Scheme. Enrollment of students, budget provision and release of Pre-Matric Scholarship fund during 2017-18 is given below:- (Rs. in lakh)

Post Matric Scholarship for S.T/S.C. Students /Registration, Admission, Tuition / Course Fees, Games, Library, Magazine, Medical Examination, The State Govt. are implementing the Centrally Hostel Admission and other non refundable fees Assisted Post Matric Scholarship Scheme wherein compulsorily payable by the student to the ST & SC students (having annual family income of Institution or University / Board. The Maintenance Rs. 2.5 lakh and below) pursuing higher education Allowance is paid, as per the prescribed rates to after Class-X are provided with Post-matric the students for defray the expenses on mess- Scholarships. Post-matric Scholarship has two expenses, transportation etc. The prescribed rate components i.e. A)Fee and B) Maintenance of Maintenance Allowance for eligible Post-matric Allowance. While Fee component of the ST and SC students of different groups are Scholarship includes charges towards Enrolment described below; 88 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

While the Post-matric Scholarship for SC students The applications for Post matric scholarship are is 100% Centrally Funded Scheme by Ministry of invited through an online State Portal-PRERANA. Social Justice and Empowerment, over and above The approved Scholarship amount is disbursed the Committed Liability of the State Government, directly to the Bank Account of the students in case of Post-matric Scholarship for ST students through State Treasury. The number of ST/SC is under Umbrella Scheme in 75:25 fund sharing students covered and amount sanctioned upto basis between Ministry of Tribal Affairs, GoI and 31.01.2018 is given in the following table: the State Government.

Status of Post –matric Scholarship Disbursement (upto 31.01.2018) Budget Provision Disbursement upto Beneficiaries covered (in Lakh)31.01.2017(in Lakh) ST SC ST SC ST SC 20046.46 24610.01 662.45 1089.65 2767 3521 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 89

ODISHA GIRLS INCENTIVE PROGRAMME (OGIP)

Odisha Girls Incentive Programme is an add-on cash year 2016-17. Budget provision of Rs. 2400.00lakh incentive programme aimed at facilitating for OGIP has been made during 2017-18. Till 31st increased participation of ST & SC girl students in December, 2017 altogether 3423 ST SC girl students the Secondary Education. Under this programme, have been paid their top-up amount of Rs.950/- ST & SC girl students studying in classes 9 & 10 are under OGIP amounting to a total of Rs. 32.51 lakh provided with an additional top-up amount of directly in their bank-accounts from State Rs.950/- per annum, over and above their usual Treasury. scholarship entitlement, to encourage their The top-up provided under OGIP along with regular participation and completion of Secondary Pre-Matric Scholarship has been benefitting ST SC Education by them. girl students of class IX & X immensely. Students After withdrawal of DFID financial and technical quoted that they are using the money to buy support to Odisha Girls Incentive programme guidebooks, reference material, pay for tuitions, provided for three years i.e. from 2013-14 to 2015- stationery, etc. and it has come as a great help 16, State Government continued with the cash for them. Some of them are even saving out of incentive scheme for ST & SC girl students of class the Scholarship amount for meeting the admission IX & X from its own financial resources from the charges for their higher education.

Progress during 2017-18 (upto 3rd Quarter):

Total ST& SC girl Budget Outlay Total ST& SC girl Total Expenditure till Beneficiary under (in lakh) Beneficiary covered Dec’ 17) (in lakh) the programme till Dec’ 17) 2,17,545 2400.00 2,07,487 1527.70

4.10 DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED CASTES Final Budget Provision in B.E. 2017-18

Sl. No. Scheme/ Programme Budget Estimate (Lakhs) 1. SCA to SCSS under Central Sector Scheme 5070.00 2. Managerial Subsidy to OSFDC for Scheduled Caste 224.00 3. SC Hostels for SC boys / girls Nil 4. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) 3075.00 90 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Special Central Assistance to Scheduled India, Ministry of Social Justice & Castes Sub-Plan (SCA to SCSP):- Empowerment (MoSJ&E), as an additive to the State Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCSP) with a Objective main objective is to give a thrust to family SCA to SCSP is a Central Sector Scheme under oriented schemes of economic development of which 100% grant is received from Govt. of SCs below the poverty line.

The physical and financial achievement during the year 2017-18 is as follows-

SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAININING Rs.14.71 lakhs have been received during the PROGRAMME month of January,2018. The training programme MoSJ&E, GoI has sanctioned an amount of Rs.28.70 is under process as per the funds received from crore during 2017-18 against the Budget Provision the GoI. of Rs.83.43 croer under SCA to SCSP out of which The Odisha Mineral Bearing Areas Development an amount of Rs.2.87 crore has been earmarked Corporation (OMBADC) has provided funds for skill development training programme. This amounting to Rs. 2,04, 40,000/- for imparting long amount is inadequate for carrying out the training term training in Electrician and Fitter trades with program as per target. The Ministry was requested duration of 2 years. 200 ST/SC (100 SC+100 ST) have to provide necessary funds for skill development been selected from Mineral bearing Districts of programme to achieve the target for skill the State for training under this programme. The development training.Funds to the tune of progress report of the said programme is as belows

Present Status of Training:

Batch No Fitter Electrician Total Date of

Commencement

SC ST Total SC ST Total SC ST Total

1 14 28 42 06 38 44 20 66 86 28.01.2017

2 20 14 34 16 12 28 36 26 62 07.07.2017

Total 34 42 76 22 50 72 56 92 148 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 91

Achievement under Skill Development and Placement Linked Employability Training during last 3 years is given below: Year Target No. of Beneficiaries Trained

SC ST Total SC ST Total 2014-15 25000 5000 30000 10050 5962 16012 2015-16 17200 2800 20000 15894 1913 17807 2016-17 20000 22165 42165 4791 0 4791 2017-18 10000 10000 20000 ——— ——— ———-

Skill development programme could not be started during current fiscal as funds for the purpose was not received from the MOSJ&E and Ministry of Tribal Affairs up to December 2017.

BABUJAGJIVAN RAM CHHATRAWAS (SRMS) through Skill Development Training YOJANA (BJRCY) :- and Loan Schemes,State Level The objective of the scheme is to provide hostel Committeeand District Level Committees facilities for SC girls and boys students prosecuting under the Chairmanship of Managing their studies in middle schools, High schools, +2 Director, Odisha Scheduled Caste & colleges, degree colleges and Universities. Scheduled Tribe Development Finance Co- Operation Ltd. (OSFDC) and Collectors of 494 hostels have been sanctioned under this concerned Districts respectively have been scheme up to 2008-09. 494 SC boys/ girls hostels constituted. have been sanctioned under this scheme up to 2008-09. Out of 494 hostels, 415 are for SC girls (iii) All Districts have been requested to invite and 79 are for SC boys. As per funding pattern of application from Manual Scavengers of their the Scheme 100% financial assistance is provided Districts for availing Self-employment by Central Govt. for SC girls’ hostels. For Boys through skill dev. training and loan schemes. hostels the GOI provides 50% financial assistance (iv) Till date 124 applications from family and 50% is borne by the State. Except for two girls members of the above said manual hostels in 2016-17 no funds for the scheme have scavengers have been received under Loan been received by Central Government since 2010. scheme. Out of this, loans, for starting new Progress in implementation of Prohibition ventures, have been sanctioned in favour of employment as Manual Scavengers Act. of 120 applicants. (MS Act.), 2013:- (v) 58 applications have been received from Till date only 234 manual scavengers have been dependents of the Manual scavengers for identified in the State in the Urban Local Bodies. undergoing skill training programme all applicants are under training in three No manual scavengers have been identified in the districts as given in Annexure-B. Rural areas of the State after Household survey conducted by the Rural Development (vi) All the 25 identified insanitary latrines have Department. been replaced with sanitary latrines by the H&UD Department in urban areas. (i) One time Cash assistance @ Rs.40,000/- have been provided to 215 identified Manual (vii) The RD Department have taken steps to Scavengers.(List placed at Annexure-”A” replace the insanitary latrines in rural areas overleaf) with sanitary latrines under Swaccha Bharat Yojana and the Department aims at providing (ii) For Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers in sanitary latrines in all villages of the State the State under Self-Employment Scheme by end of 2019 to put an end to open for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers defecation. 92 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

(viii) A sum of Rs. 1,96,35,028/ has been provided till date for the training of the Manual under loan scheme to the beneficiaries and Scavengers/their dependents. an amount of Rs.4,90,500/- has been spent

Manual Scavengers OTCA Payment Status Report District Name Name of Urban Number of Total no Total No. Local Body Manual of OTCA Paid of OTCA Scavengers Not-Paid identified Keonjhar Barbil 2 2 0 Joda 6 5 1 Mayurbhanj Baripada 18 18 0 Khorda BMC 62 54 8 Jatni 1 1 0 Koraput Koraput 36 34 2 Puri Puri 32 32 0 Rayagada Rayagada 29 25 4 Binika (NAC) 6 6 0 Sonepur Sonepur 40 36 4 Tarbha (NAC) 2 2 0 Grand Total 234 215 19

ANNEXURE-“B”

District wise Information on funds released to Districts under the programme of Rehabilitation of Identified Manual Scavengers and their Dependents. (Under Skill Development Training)

SL No Name of No of Trainees Name of the PIA Amount the District Spent 1 Sonepur 35 Upasana Education Trust 33,5,000/- 2 Khordha 14 CIPET-I,Bhubaneswar 11,5,000/- 3 Koraput 9 Priyanka Institute of Education 40,500/- TOTAL 58 49,0500/- District wise Information on funds released to Districts under the programme of Rehabilitation of Identified Manual Scavengers and their Dependents. (Under Loan scheme) SL No Name of No of No of Amount Amount Total the District Manual Dependant of Loan of Subsidy Scavengers 1 Mayurbhanj 14 0 775100/- 674900/- 1450000/- 2 Khordha 11 0 1382120/- 1240844/- 2622964/- 3 Puri 25 0 1790637/- 1696427/- 3487064/- 4 Subarnapur 24 0 3938300/- 3136700/- 7075000/- 5 Keonjhar 8 0 700000/- 700000/- 1400000/- 6 Koraput 8 4 1280200/- 469800/- 1750000/- 7 Rayagada 8 18 1512500/- 337500/- 1850000/- TOTAL 98 22 11378857/- 8256171/- 19635028/- Annual Activity Report 2017-18 93

PRADHAN MANTRI AADARSH GRAM YOJNA villages to make them Aadarsh Villages. The Central (PMAGY): Govt. and State Govt. provide gap filling funds on Implementation of Centrally Sponsored 50:50 basis. Scheme Pradhan MantriAdarsh Gram Objectives:- The main objectives of the scheme Yojana (PMAGY) in the State. is to provide physical infrastructure, sanitation & About the Scheme :- The Central Govt. have environment social infrastructure, human promulgated PMAGY for integrated development development, social harmony and livelihood in the of selected villages having 50% or more SC selected villages under PMAGY. population by way implementing different welfare The important activities to be carried out are as schemes in convergent manner and to provide gap follows:- filling funds for further development of these

Physical Socio-Economic 1. Road Network 1. Education & Skill Development 1. Water Supply 2. Health Care 2. Sanitation 3. Post Office and Bank 3. Street Lights 4. Livelihood Security 4. Housing 5. Physical Security 6. Services for Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens etc.

1. 100 selected villages of the state having more 2. Rs. 2100.00 lakhs had been received from the than 50% SC population of had been included GOI during 2015-16 out of which Rs. 400 lakhs under this scheme in first phase by the (Rs.200.00 lakhs Central &Rs.200.00 Lakhs Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment State share) had been provided for the first in the year 2015-16 . During 2017-18 the phase of the scheme which has already been Ministry approved the proposal for inclusion released in favour of OSFDC Ltd. for execution of 75 more such villages of the seven districts of the scheme through the district in this scheme as follows. authorities, as this Corporation has been implementing the welfare schemes for Sl. No. Name of No. of Scheduled castes. the District villages included 3. During the year 2017-18 BP of Rs3075 lakhs was 1. Blasore 11 made for 75 additional selected villages for which GoI have released an amount of Rs. 1875 2. Bhadrak 10 lakhs. An amount of Rs. 950.00 lakhs have 3. Cuttack 10 already been released to OSFDC Ltd for placing 4. Ganjam 12 the funds with concern Collectors. 5. Jagatsingpur 11 4. The Panchayatiraj Department have been Co- 6. Jajpur 11 operating for preparation of Village 7. Kendrapara 10 Development Plans for implementation of this scheme. 94 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

V. ODISHA SCHEDULED CASTE & SCHEDULED TRIBE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CO-OPERATIVE CORPORATION (OSFDC)

The Odisha Sch. Caste and Sch. Tribe Dev. Finance Subsidy is provided under Agriculture, Animal Coop. Corporation (OSFDC) was established in the Husbandry, Fishery, Village & Small Scale Industries, year 1979 – 80, with an objective to implement Vocational Trade and Small Business Sectors, where various economic development programmes for Banks finance the loans for different income the benefit of the poor Sch. caste, Sch. Tribe generating activities. (DTDP) and Scavenger Communities of the State OSFDC pays back end subsidy of Rs.10,000 per under various Income Generating Schemes. beneficiary limited to Rs.1.25 lakhs per group The important programmes implemented by OSFDC (having 10 or more beneficiaries). are: (i) Infrastructure Development Programme (a) Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Caste Incidental to IGS limited to 10% of the total Sub-Plan (SCA to SCSP) SCA funds. (b) Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan As per SCA guide-lines there is provision for (SCA to TSP - For Dispersed Tribals residing out utilization of 10% of grants under SCA to SCSP on side the ITDA, MADA, Micro Project and different Infrastructural Development work in the Cluster Areas) Villages having 50% or more of SC population and where, infrastructural facilities for overall (c) Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual development of SCs are lacking. Infrastructural Scavengers (SRMS) facilities for providing Construction of Cement (d) Implementation of High Value Term Loan with Concrete Roads, Mobile Water Purification Unit, Financial Assistance from NSFDC, NSTFDC and Augmentation of SC (SHG) can be provided with NSKFDC (National Corporation). this fund which is mostly incidental to IGS. The Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Sch. Caste (ii) Income Generation with Cluster Based Sub-Plan SCSP) is received from the Ministry of Development Approach Social Justice and Empowerment and is utilised During the year 2013–14 OSFDC has proposed to by OSFDC for implementation of Income launch a new programme on Cluster Based Generating Schemes and Infrastructure Development Approach with overall Development Development to assist the Sch. Caste families of Village Infrastructure, creation of Capital Assets, living below the poverty line. and to provide Income Generating opportunities Besides, OSFDC also receives funds under SCA to to Sch. Caste youths. The programme shall be TSP from Ministry of Tribal Affairs for mainly Land Based and Agro Based enterprises to Implementation of Income Generating Schemes assist and help Sch. Caste families of Odisha with and Infrastructure Development incidental to partnership of different Govt. Agencies, Non- income generation for dispersed tribals under Govt. Organisations and Non Profit Making DTDP (Dispersed Tribal Development Project) Companies. This is a Cluster Based Development below the poverty line. Approach with overall development of a model village with provision for Village Infrastructure (A) Schemes Implemented for Sch. Castes such as Construction of CCRoads, Drinking Water out of SCA to SCSS facilities, Electrification and creation of assets. (i) Credit Linked Family Income Generating This programme will help for sustainable Income Schemes for SCs. Generation with quantum jump in creation of Capital Assets. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 95

(iii) Skill Development Training Computer Hardware & Network, Driving, Hospitality, BPO Associates etc. Besides Pre- OSFDC provides Skill Development Training Recruitment Training (PRT) is also imparted to the Placement Linked Employability Training to Sch. educated SC youths enabling them to compete Caste youths in various trades such as Welding and for various job oriented examinations. The training Fabrication, Tally Accounting, Data Entry Operator, is provided free of cost. Mobile Repairing, House Wiring, Basic Machining, Certificate Programme in Retail Skills, Garment The details achievement made during 2017 – 18 Construction Technique, Electrical Maintenance, (till 31st December, 2017) under SCA to SCSP are Security Guard, Health Care & Multipurpose Work, given below:

(B) Schemes Implemented for Sch. Tribes end subsidy @ 50% of the unit cost subject to (DTDP) out of SCA to TSS maximum of Rs.10,000/- per beneficiary and The Tribal families living out side the project areas maximum of Rs. 1.25 lakhs per group as subsidy like ITDA, MADA, Micro Project and Cluster out of SCA grant and the Bank loan is provided for Projects are covered under the Dispersed Tribal rest of the unit cost. Skill Development Training Dev. Programme (DTDP) and the programme is Programme is also implemented for Tribal people being implemented by OSFDC w.e.f. 1986 - 87. of the State. Under this programme, Group and individual loans The details of achievement made during 2017 - under Bankable Income Generating Schemes are 18 (till 31.12.2017 under SCA to TSP are given being implemented by OSFDC. OSFDC pays back below: 96 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

(B) IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH COST a. Agriculture & Allied Sector LOAN PROGRAMME BY OSFDC WITH b. Service Sector (Including Transport) TERM LOAN ASSISTANCE FROM c. Industrial Sector NATIONAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS NSFDC, NSTFDC & NSKFDC. During the year no funds have been released under Scavenger Sector. (i) NSFDC (National Sch. Caste Finance & (C) SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING Development Corporation) During 2017–18, OSFDC has implemented various High Value Term Loan schemes were implemented Skill Development Training Programmes by utilizing by OSFDC. The schemes implemented by OSFDC funds under SCA to SCSP and SCA to TSP in order with financial assistance from NSFDC under the to create and provide employment opportunities following 3 sector: - to target groups. OSFDC intends to focus on the a. Agriculture Allied Sector (Tractor, Power Tillers Skill Development / Skill Up-gradation, Placement etc.) Linked Employability Training and Pre-Recruitment Training (SDT/PLET/PRT) with an objective of b. Industrial Sector developing employability and entrepreneurship c. Service Sector (Vehicles, Small Business, skills among SC/ST youths of Odisha. Shops) 25 SC Trainees of the State have been enrolled in Because of non-recovery and non-payment of the 1 year Yamaha Two Wheeler Mechanic Trade by outstanding loan dues and exhaust of the Block CUTM, The Training Programme was started on Govt. Guarantee, NSFDC fails to provide any 1.11.2017 under SCA to SCSP. further loan on this scheme. The PIA-wise Training Programmes provided by (ii) NSTFDC (National Sch. Tribe Finance & OSFDC during 2017– 18 (till December, 2017) is given at Annexure - I. Development Corporation) (D) Training Programme implemented by OSFDC implements High Value Term Loan schemes OSFDC for SC/ST stake holders of with financial assistance from NSTFDC in (i) Mineral Bearing District. Agriculture Sector (ii) Industrial Sectors & (iii) Service Sector. Besides this, WADI scheme has 168 SC/ST trainees of Mineral Bearing Districts of Odisha have been enrolled in 2 years I.T.I been implemented in Kandhamal District. programme in Fitter & Electrician trades by (iii) NSKFDC (National Safai Karmchari Finance Centurion University of Technology and & Development Corporation) Management. This programme is funded by Term Loan Scheme OMBADC (70%) and ST & SC Dev. Deptt. (30%). So far an amount of Rs. 15,55,867/- has been released Term Loan is given for different projects under to Centurion University of Technology and following 3 sectors with financial assistance from Management (CUTM). NSKFDC. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 97

ANNEXURE – I

TARGET (ST SECTOR, 2016-17) ASSIGNED TO PIAs DURING 2017-18 FOR TRAINING OF ST YOUTHS OF ITDA, MICRO PROJECT, MADA, CLUSTER & DTDP AREAS & ACHIEVEMENT AS ON 31.12.2017

Sl No Name of the PIA Target Achievement 1 ABBEY WEST 159 50 2 ACE 140 3 AISECT 116 4 APPTC 71 5 ASTM 98 6 BCT 236 7 CCD 243 8 CIPET I 143 9 CIPET II 90 17 10 DATAPRO 373 11 ET & T 195 12 FOCUS SKILL PRO 99 13 GCHM 374 14 GRAM TARANG 141 15 HDF c DAR 68 16 ICA 149 17 IIIM 89 18 IIS 153 19 INDIA SKILLS 61 20 KHURDA S N 244 78 21 KIIT 128 22 MOUSUMI SCO 84 23 NARLA ITC 185 24 PCIT 55 25 PLANET S 196 109 26 PRIYANKA 133 30 27 PURI SN 189 64 28 SANTOSHI 123 32 29 SANTUKA 126 24 30 SATYAM 127 31 SB TRUST 162 75 32 SHRI TECHNOLOGIES 46 33 SITD 247 78 34 SSCI 49 35 UPASANA 225 60 TOTAL 5317 617 98 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

VI. SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE (SCSTRTI)

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Research improvement. This institute was set up with the and Training Institute (SCSTRTI), Odisha is the following key objectives. premier and oldest Tribal Research Institute of the I. To conduct research studies for Country established in 1952. Considering the documentation of the distinguishing Institute's impressive activities and splendid characteristic features of different performance in all the areas, like, Research, Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes Training, Museum and Publication, etc. the MoTA, (SCs) of the State. in GoI, New Delhi has been pleased to elevate its status as a Nodal Tribal Research Institute of the II. To study the processes of social, cultural and country in 2008-09 to play a leading role in economic changes and development among undertaking research, evaluation, training, the ST and SC communities of the State. publication, and interactive Museum by sharing III. To prepare Action Plans and suggest similar activities with its link TRIs, in 4 states and effective measures for development one UT, such as Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, interventions. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Andaman and Nicobar IV. To serve as a centre for providing data and Islands (UT). This Institute has also been advisory services to Government on the recognized as the National Resource Centre in problems and developments of the ST and December, 2014 by MoTA, GOI and it has been SC communities. assisted for FRA related National Projects on research and training activities with support from This Institute has eight specialized wings each MoTA and UNDP. Further UNESCO has identified having well defined activities and functions. The the Tribal Museum of the Institute as the Model wings of the Institute are: Interactive Tribal Museum for further Annual Activity Report 2017-18 99

1. RESEARCH : connected to all the research personnel of the Institute through LAN system. y Monographic/Ethnographic Studies y Best Anthropological Library in the State y Diagnostic and Problem Oriented Studies (Automation) y Policy Research y Facility to access Library for researchers yyEthnic Status Determination y Exclusive A.C Reading Room y 2. PLANNING: 7. DATA BANK & RESOURCE CENTRE: y Bench Mark/Base Line Survey Covering the y Computerized Universal Bench Mark Survey Tribal Sub Plan Area. data on STs. y Survey, Identification and Formulation of y Statistical Data on SC and ST communities Action Plans/Project Reports For SC and ST Communities y Sectoral data on ST and SC community y Base line study for formation of new ITDAs/ 8. PUBLICATION: Micro Projects y Adivasi Journal 3. EVALUATION : y Compilation Report on Conservation-cum- y Monitoring and Concurrent Evaluation Development Plan for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of 17 Micro-Projects of y Post Facto Evaluation Odisha y Inspection y ST Population Profile 4. TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS : y SC Population Profile y National Level y Photo Hand Books on different Tribal y State Level Communities of Odisha 5. TRIBAL MUSEUM : y Statistical Hand Book on IAP District of Odisha. y Display of rare Tribal Art and Artifacts in 5 y Scheduled Tribes in Odisha at a Glance. Display Halls, PTG Gallery & Tribal Huts on y Scheduled Castes in Odisha at a Glance rotation basis (Fully Air Conditioned) y News Letters y 7 Tribal Huts of Santal, Juang, Gadaba, Saora, Kandha,Gond and Chuktia Bhunjia EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE: y Special Gallery for showcasing the PTG World y An Administrative Building (double storied) of (Fully Air Conditioned). about 12,000 Square Feet plinth area. 6. LIBRARY: y A Triple Storied Library fully computerized having facility of a well furnished reading room The Institute has a 3 storied Library building and having more than 21,500 rare books and with rare collections of books, reports and journals. journals mostly pertaining to Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes and Other Backward y A Separate Section "Data Bank & Resource Communities. It attracts a large number of Centre and a Publication & Sales Unit" students, research scholars, academicians operating in a separate wing. from inside and outside the state and the y A Museum of Tribal Arts and Artefacts of about country. The Library is fully computerized and 9,000 Square Feet plinth area with rare 100 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

collections of Tribal Arts & Artefacts displayed II. Ethnic Studies: in 5 Halls. The Institute's role and importance in the field of y A newly constructed Special Gallery for PTGs determination of Ethnic Status of various to display the pristine culture of the 13 PVTGs. Communities for the purpose of their inclusion / y There are 7 Tribal Huts in the Campus of the non-inclusion in the ST or SC list of the State is Institute which are life size Tribal Houses, built recognized because of its long years of experience & maintained by respective Tribal and expertise. Therefore, the Director, Deputy Communities. Director/ Research Officer have been taken as the y There is a Training Hostel with facility for expert members in the State Level Scrutiny accommodation of about 50 persons. Committee which is constituted in pursuance of y An AC Auditorium with sitting capacity of 112 the Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court dated Persons. 02.9.1994. The Institute has also played an active y A Tribal Food Court and a Souvenir Shop. role through participating in the Scrutiny y Two well equipped AC Conference Halls to hold Committee meetings for disposal of Fake Caste Training Programmes, Seminars, Workshops, Certificate cases routinely held in the Offices of and Meetings etc. Revenue Divisional Commissioners (RDCs) at ANNUAL ACTIVITIES, 2017-18: Berhampur, Sambalpur and Cuttack. The SCSTRTI had undertaken the following Ethnic Status Study of Kharwal, Kheruwal, And different activities during the year, 2017-18. Patratanti , Tior , Sabar Kela and Nalua Kela are I. Research/ Planning and Evaluation Studies: under Progress. During the year 2017-18, the following studies have An Empirical Ethnographic Study on the Social been taken up. Status of 5 communities of Odisha viz, (1) Puran, 1. Customary Laws and usages among ST (2) Patra Tanti, (3) Mali/Thanpati/ Gandhamali, , Communities of Odisha and their (4) Nalua Savar, (5) Bagua (Kandha Bagua) are under implications for making modification in Land progress. Ethnic Status Study of 3 communities Laws relating to Property Inheritance and i.e. Kalandikula, Patratanti and Tior are Land Tenure (Tribes-Dangria Kandha & Paudi Bhuyan). completed. While the remaining 2 study reports are in draft stage. 2. Incidences of Sexual Abuses in Residential Schools: An Impact Assessment due to the III. Training Programmes, Seminars and preventive Interventions based upon Time Workshops: Series Data. SCSTRTI during the year 2017-18 has conducted as 3. Base line Survey and Micro Action Plan for many as 30 different Training Programmes and two the Juangs of Nagada and its neighbouring workshops, one National level Seminar on FRA and villages of Jajpur district. the other State level workshops. Training was 4. Universal Bench Mark Survey of one sample imparted to Government officials of ST & SC ITDA & Formulation of Perspective Plan. Development as well as other departments, newly 5. Universal Bench Mark Survey of one sample elected PRI members, SHG members, PTG Micro Project & formulation of Perspective Plan. representatives, educated and unemployed tribal 6. Impact of Focused Area Development and SC youth, Headmasters and other teachers of Programme on the livelihood Improvement SSD schools and junior lecturers of SSD academies, of Scheduled Tribes in TSP areas in Odisha and science teachers of SSD High Schools. Officials in selected ITDAs (Baripada, Koraput, were given training on rules, regulations and Sundergarh& Kandhamal) various ongoing development schemes. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 101

(A) Training Programmes, Seminar and Workshop Organized Till December 2017 102 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

(B) Training Programmes, Seminar and Workshop Organized / Scheduled to be Organized from January, 2018

Training Programme:

Vocational Training & Entrepreneurship Development Annual Activity Report 2017-18 103

Tribal Museum

The institute has a Tribal Museum in its sprawling campus, which is one of its star attractions. This unique and specialized ethnographic Museum, showcasing many rare objects of arts and artefacts of colourful tribal communities of the State, attracts large number of visitors including foreign tourists. Out of total 5850 nos. of art and artefacts including photographs, as many as 2536 nos. of rare tribal artefacts have been displayed in 5 Display Halls of the Museum. Besides, one Special Gallery has been constructed for showcasing the socio- economic and cultural activities of 13 Particularly community) have been purchased during State Vulnerable Tribal Groups of Odisha named as 'PTG Annual Adivasi Exhibition, 2017 at Bhubaneswar . World'. In addition to these, there is a tribal habitat Further, during National Tribal Craft Mela, 2017, 32 comprising of seven Tribal traditional houses of nos. of Artefacts (4 nos. of Musical instrument of seven important tribal communities wherein their Oraon Tribe of TRI, Jharkhand, 9 nos. of Musical material culture have been displayed that attracts instrument of Tripuri Tribe of TRI, Tripura, 7 nos. the visitors most. The open air display of shrine of Musical instrument ofSaora Tribe of Parvatipuram crafts of different tribes, installed in the courtyard ITDA, AP, 2 Nos of painting of Gond Tribe, TRI, MP,8 of the Museum, has also been attracting the Bamboo crafts of Cholonaikan Tribe of TRI, Kerala, tourists. Total 9 nos. of documentary films on 9 STs/ 2 statues of Iron craft of Lohar Tribe of Chhatisgarh PTGs such as Bonda, Dangria Kandha, Juang, state) have been purchased from different Tribal Gadaba, Santal, Chenchu, Lanjia Saora, Banjara, and Craft Persons of Other States. Further, 212 nos. of Mankirdia have been prepared by the Institute. The Tribal Artefacts of 12 tribal communities ( Dangaria artefacts displayed in the Museum Gallery have Kandha,Kutia Kandha, Desia Kandha, Lanjia Saora, been collected through purchase, donation from Bonda, Koya, Dharua, Oraon, Santal ,Gandia, Holva, various people and organizations since 1955. Bhottada) have been purchased. Further, this is the only Tribal Museum in the country which finds a place in the UNESCO Map of Chemical treatment and Preservation of the Museum of the World and this is also the only Artifacts: Museum in the country whose Artefacts have been During the year 2017-18, as an ongoing programme, covered under Insurance. Some of the important as many as 2,778 nos.of Museum objects were activities undertaken and spectacular cleaned, given chemical treatment and applied with achievements made in respect of the Tribal Museum preservatives. during the period under report are as follows. Maintenance and repair of Tribal Huts: Collection of Art & Artefacts: During the year under report, seven huts of During 2017-18, total 41 nos. of Tribal Artefacts from different tribal communities such as Santal, Juang, 5 tribal communities (Ornaments: 26 nos from Gadaba, Lanjia Saora, Gond, Chuktia Bhunjia and Dongria Kandha & Koya community, 15 nos of Kandha respectively were maintained including Hunting, agricultural , Fishing implement & thatching, coloring and painting. Anti-Termite Household objects of Bathudi , Gond, & Hill Khadia treatment of the Museum building, Tribal habitats, 104 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

PTG Gallery are done once in a week. The Open-Air Courtyard of the main Museum building are under repair and renovation. Display of Tribal Paintings in the Museum:Different Tribal Paintings have been prepared and programmed to be displayed in the Auditorium in the Museum complex to show their uniqueness to the visitors and promote their marketing. Visitors to Tribal Museum:

Up to December, 2017, as many as 46,968 visitors Gond Painting by Gond Artist (Indians: 44,960 and Foreigners: 2008) took the opportunity of visiting the Tribal Museum. The number of visitors has increased by 11,651 (33%) in comparison to previous year, 2016-17. Museum Movement Programmes: This programme includes the following activities. Live Demonstration Programme on Tribal Arts and Crafts: Consorted effort has been taken to encourage tribal artists and artisans by providing all possible scope Tribal Painting of Gond Tribe to facilitate their respective culturally vibrant and economically significant art and crafts and their sales through Craft Fair. Besides, Live Demonstration Programme of 3 different tribal communities such as Lanjia Saora, Gond and, Bhottada is being organized at Tribal Museum throughout the year. In this programme, 9 nos. of tribal artisans are engaged for preparation of Tribal Arts and Crafts on Painting, Paddy Craft and Bamboo Craft and enable them to earn Rs.7,200 /- per person per month. Tribal Painting of Lanjia Saora Tribe National Tribal Craft Mela, 2017: A 7-Day National Tribal Craft Mela was organized at SCSTRTI Campus, Bhubaneswar from 24th to 30th November, 2017. As many as 176 nos. of artisans/ participants from 31 tribal communities of 10 States like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Jhrakhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Sikkim, Tripura , Rajasthan and Odisha, had participated in the National Tribal Mela, 2017. Besides these, three Paddy Craft of Bhottada Tribe outside Organizations i.e. TRIFED, Anwesha and Annual Activity Report 2017-18 105

World Act, Odisha had also sponsored Tribal Artisans to participate in the National Tribal Craft Mela, 2017. Different tribal crafts, like Metal Work, Bamboo Craft of Chhattisgarh, Tribal Paintings of Madhya Pradesh, Saora and Gond Paintings, Paddy Craft, Bamboo Craft, Comb Making, Lacquer Craft, Siali Fiber Craft, Jewellery Work, Dokra Craft, Terracotta and Embroidery work of Odisha were displayed in the Craft Mela. (b) National Tribal Craft Mela, 2017 Sabai Grass & Date Palm Craft of Bathudi Tribe (Odisha)

Iron Craft of Lohar Tribe (Chhattisgarh) Dhokra Craft of Bathudi Tribe (Odisha)

Handloom & Handicraft of Kandha Tribe (Odisha) Stone Carving of Saunti Tribe (Odisha)

Wood Carving of Kandha Tribe (Odisha) Weaving of Ringa by Bonda PVTG 106 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Immersive Experiences and enriching the Audio- Visual Contents of the Interactive Touch Screen Kiosk: Three components of this works such as 1. Indigenous knowledge system of selected tribes relating to Honey Collection by the Hill Kharia, Silk Rearing by the Lodha, Agricultural Labour Cooperatives of the Lanjia Saora, Youth Cooperatives of the Juang and Traditional medicine of the Kutia Kandha and other tribes of Southern Odisha. Bamboo Craft by Yerkula Tribe of Andhra (2) Virtual reality Experience of real or imaginary Pradesh environments that can be delivered through VR headsets of tribal communities documented via the structure and location of the village, local landscape, flora and fauna so that visitors can take a virtual tour of the village, enter the traditional house to observe its construction and also visit the local market or haat. (3) Visual documentation (Documentary Film) of Tribal Freedom Fighters & Tribal Uprisings of Odisha to be added to the Touch Screen Kiosks and be shown to the school students. Siali craft of Mankirdia PVTG Exchange visit by Tribals:Arrangement is being made to organize Exchange of Visit by Tribals in two groups along with TRI Staff to other states. Publication of Witch Hunting Act, 2013in ten Tribal Languages:Translation of the Witch Hunting Act in to is completed and translation of the Act in ten Tribal Languages is going on and expected to be completed by March, 2018. V. Data Resource Centre/Statistical Cell and Publication Section: Bamboo Craft of Cholanaikan Tribe of Kerala The following works of Statistical/ Data Resource Centre have been completed Organization of National Tribal Dance Festival, 2017: The 3-Day National Tribal Dance Festival has y Quarterly Newsletter for the year 2017-18. been scheduled to be organised from 31st January, y Preparation of Statistical Hand Book on LWE 2018 to 2nd Feb, 2018 during the period of Annual affected Blocks in Odisha. Adivasi Exhibition, 2018. Different tribal dance y Adivasi Vol.56 .No 1 & 2. troupes from 8 states such as Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Himachal The following works of Statistical/ Data Resource Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra are likely Centre are under progress to participate in the said dance festival. y Work on SC Analysis Book Annual Activity Report 2017-18 107 y Work on ST Analysis Book y Preparation of Data Base on all Blocks of Odisha y Updating of Data base for 22 ITDAs and 17 Micro Projects. y A series of books on Odishan tribes in six volumes. y Activity reports of 22 ITDAs and 17 Micro Projects. y 8nos of Photo Handbooks on different tribes of Odisha. numbers of books and reports are preserved in VII. LIBRARY the library. Steps have already been initiated to The Institute has a library with rare collections of select and purchase books for the Library during books mostly pertaining to tribes and Other the year 2018 as reference and reading materials Backward Communities and other related books, for the research and evaluation and Museum Reports and Journals on Socio-Economic Research. activities. It attracts a large number of students, research The Following works has been undertaken scholars, academicians drawn from inside and by the Library. outside the state and foreigners. The Library is fully computerized and connected to all the y During the year under report , 927 no of Books research personnel of the institute through LAN & Journals have been purchased. Besides, system. As a part of preservation of old / rare procurement of new books will be started documents on ST and SC communities, from 15th January 2018. Subscription of E digitisations of those documents are being made. Books and Journals and Library Automation: Steps are also being taken for accessing those Procurement and Installation of Server digitization documents through LAN. About 21,500 Computer for E Library are under progress. 108 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

VII. ODISHA TRIBAL EMPOWERMENT AND LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMME PLUS

Programme Support Unit Odisha Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme Plus (OTELP Plus) Bhubaneswar-751022 ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Odisha.

INTRODUCTION Govt. of Odisha and other ongoing schemes & programmes of the State & Central Govt. The The Odisha Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods programme aims "to ensure that livelihoods and Programme Plus (OTELP Plus) is a replication of food security of poor tribal household are OTELP being implemented by the Scheduled Tribe sustainably improved through promoting a more & Scheduled Caste Development Department of efficient equitable self managed and sustainable Govt. of Odisha with financial aid from State Plan, Annual Activity Report 2017-18 109 exploitation of the Natural Resources at their development resources by poor tribal disposal and through off farm/non-farm enterprise households is implemented effectively and development". recommending other policy improvements; The core objectives framed to attain the y Build on the indigenous knowledge and values Programme goal are to; of tribal and blend these with technological innovations to ensure a speedier pace of y Build the capacity of marginalized groups as development. individual and grass root institution. The OTELP Plus is being implemented in phased y Enhance the access of poor tribal people to manner. This was piloted in Koraput and land, water and forest and increase the Malkanagri during the year 2011 and subsequent productivity of these resources in year it was implemented in other OTELP & Non- environmentally sustainable and socially OTELP ITDAs. This programme was launched by equitable ways; the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha on 19th April y Encourage and facilitate off-farm enterprise 2011. development focused on the needs of poor The programme adopts strategic participatory tribal households; approach among all stakeholders. Communities are y Monitor the basic food entitlements of tribal considered as the primary stakeholders who are households and ensure their access to public facilitated by the FNGOs followed by technical food supplies; backstopping from ITDA & PSU. The programme y Strengthen the institutional capacity of basically aims upon GO & NGO partnership mode government agencies, Panchayati Raj for adding synergetic effect in order to work Institutions, NGOs and civil society to work jointly for enhancing the capacity of the effectively on a participatory mode for communities to take up sustainable livelihood poverty reduction with tribal communities; activities. y Encourage the development of a pro-tribal The programme adopts an integrated micro enabling environment through ensuring that watershed approach covering a cluster of 10 to 12 legislation governing control of and access to, micro watersheds situated contiguously with an 110 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 approximate area of 500 ha. The selection of the at the household level. Besides, efforts have been micro watersheds is made basing upon the made for improving the production system at the boundary of one set of 10-12 micro watersheds village level in promoting sustainable agriculture, which is coterminous with the Gram Panchayat. trying out innovations in Aquaculture, and The programme has adopted a seven year project improving the quality of life through community cycle management which is further divided into infrastructure and development initiatives. three distinct phases. The initial two years are The programme is delivered through four called probation phase, the real implementation programme components, namely: phase comes next for a period of three years and y Capacity Building for Empowerment: the last two years of the programme is known as Supporting NGOs in community mobilization, consolidation phase/ withdrawal/exit phase. awareness about rights and duties, The programme aims to enhance the natural participatory planning and strengthening CBOs resources based livelihood activities of the poor y Livelihood Enhancement: Land and water tribal community with the available skill. The work management, Forest & NTFP enterprises, participation of the tribes in the programme areas Increase in agri-productivity, Livestock & include wage labour, agriculture, sale of NTFPs, aquaculture development, SHG & micro- migration etc. and the intensity of the above finance, development of community based activities are different basing upon the family economic & social infrastructure economic status. The programme constantly endeavors to enhance all kinds of livelihood y Development Initiative Fund: A flexible fund creating wage employment. This boosts them in for good ideas earning direct cash and part of the cash paid y Programme Management: Operating expenses through food grains. This helps in providing food for the programme support unit at the state security to the tribes round the year. The level and the ITDAs; staff training costs; programme thrusts upon the development of orientation and annual review workshops, livelihoods of the poor tribal people based on their including stakeholder workshops; setting-up natural resource and skill base. The livelihood of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system profile of the poor communities in the programme including process documentation; areas covers different activities; like wage development of appropriate communications employment, Agriculture, Sale of Forest Produces, methodologies taking account of local Migration etc. and the intensity of dependence languages and folklore; and documentation of on the above are different based on the family indigenous knowledge, focusing particularly economic status. However the programme on natural resource management. constantly tries to improve each section of the PROGRAMME COVERAGE AREA livelihood option of the poor by creating maximum opportunities for wage employment for the poor The programme is operational in 50 backward blocks people, where the people get direct cash and grain of ten districts of South, West & North Odisha income from the wage employment and vis-à-vis namely Koraput, Kalahandi, Gajapati, Kandhamal, created community assets for conservation and Malkanagiri, Nawrangpur, Rayagada, Keonjhar, development of Natural Resources. The food Mayurbhanj & Sundergarh. This implementation security, which used to be for about 4 to 6 months programme has been made in a phased manner. per year, has improved due to direct intervention The total coverage of the programme is 998 MWSs in creating wage employment opportunities and in 2695 villages of 50 blocks in 10 districts. The providing food in shape of grains as part of the details of the area targeted under the programme wage, which directly impacts the food availability are as follows: Annual Activity Report 2017-18 111

Sl No District Name ITDA No of No of No of Treatable Blocks MWSs Villages Areas (Ha.) 1 Malkangiri Malkangiri 6 132 376 72439.79 2 Koraput Koraput 9 172 596 101634.19 3 Nawrangpur Nawrangpur 5 80 131 42497.14 4 Gajapati Paralakhemundi 5 140 353 72898.62 5 Balliguda Balliguda 8 110 327 51401.63 6 Th.Rampur Th.Rampur 2 97 272 44800.00 7 Gunupur Gunupur 7 100 368 50020.28 8 Keonjhar Keonjhar 2 53 85 31375.90 9 Mayurbhanj Karanjia 4 59 100 18800.00 10 Sundergarh Panposh 2 55 87 35780.00 Total 50 998 2695 521647.55

The programme targets 1,42,622 HHs to be covered mode, community have taken the lead role in of which 75% of these HHs are schedule tribe and planning, executing, monitoring and evaluating 15% of scheduled caste and 11% of other backward the programme where as the government provides class (OBC) living in the programme areas. the technical assistance and support, and the The programme adopts a public private and NGOs play the role of facilitator in mobilizing community partnership approach in community and empowering them. The programme implementation of the activities. In this PPCP is implemented through SHG, UG and CIG.

Name of stakeholders Roles & Responsibility Community Planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation, governance, documentation. Non-Government Organization Facilitation for planning, technology transfer, capacity building, handholding support for implementation Government Technical Assistance and Support Donor agency Financial support along with technical inputs & support

The programme follows the guidelines prescribed VDA (General Body of the by the MoRD. It gives trace on all the families Micro Watershed) covered within the geographical boundary of one micro watershed. It consists of two to three VDC (Executive Committee at Micro villages termed as Village Development Association Watershed) (VDA) and it needs to be registered under society President, Secretary, act 1860 to be treated as VDC where all the adult Community Service members are part of this association. Provider

VDC is the Executive body of VDA. This executive Village Level Social & FInancial Sub Committee body comprises of 15-20 members. There are VLSC (Executive various community based organization promoted Committee at Village) through the programme such as SHG, VDC, VLSC, UGs, CIGs etc. and managed by the community Self Help Groups (SHG) User Groups (UG) itself in sustainable manner. In all cases women 112 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 are included on priority basis to empower them Component wise major achievements of the for taking up livelihood activities to lead smooth Programme: and better life with dignity. All these institutions The major focus on capacity building for are responsible for taking up implementation of empowerment, promotion of farm & non-farm developmental activities at grass-root level. based livelihoods activities. Millet development We Believe in: (Ragi & maize), Fruit based agro-forestry in 1. Grassroots democracy uplands, Commercial vegetable cultivation with 2. Grassroots action drip and linked to vegetable cooperative under 3. Learning by doing convergence, System of Rice Intensification, 4. Building on their Skill & knowledge poultry & goat rearing etc. activities taken up. 5. Managed, Owned & Controlled by Community The details are; 6. Maintain Transparency 1. Capacity Building 7. Participatory approach Due care has been given for inclusion of Capacity 8. Involve all stakeholders Building inputs such as trainings, exposures, cross Funding Pattern: learning, community meets, hands on support etc. which are inevitable for preparing the Govt. of Odisha, is providing programme communities to execute the programme management support and all other components are components, implementation modalities and skills being implemented through convergence from required for effective management of the CBOs the ongoing programmes like MGNREGS, Biju KBK in a sustainable way. During the year 2017-18, the (BKBK), Biju Kandhamal O Gajapati Yojana (BKOGY), programme organized 1313 no. of training/ Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY), National exposure benefiting 19695 beneficiaries. Horticulture Mission (NHM), SCA to TSP, SCA to SCSP.

Micro Level Planning Training to VDC members on record keeping

2. Livelihoods enhancement practices with few adaptable modern technologies; attempts has been made to move a. Land & Water Management: from traditional soil and water conservation The tribal have a long and rich experience of approach to integrated natural resource traditional land and management practices which management approach focusing on production are also environmentally sound. Blending these system enhancement on sustainable basis. The enriched indigenous land and water management details are as follows; Annual Activity Report 2017-18 113

Loose Boulder Structure Water Absorption Trench

Farm Pond supplementing irrigation to paddy field Land levelling with stone bunds

Outlet of a Diversion based irrigation project Vegetable field irrigated by DBI b. Agriculture & Horticulture Development enhancement of agriculture, Bio diversity The programme has attempted to bring a paradigm conservation of local varieties, up scaling of the shift in socio-economic development of the tribal best practices, Crop diversification, families through community empowerment and demonstration of nutrition dense crop promotion Livelihood promotion of the tribals of OTELP Plus of backyard kitchen garden, practices of low areas as they get more of their income from monetary inputs, Informal seed production Agriculture sector. Priority has been given for drudgery reduction farm machineries etc are some technological improvement for production of the key programme interventions. 114 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Activities taken up under Agri & Horticulture development Units Achievements during 2017-18 Informal seed production Qtl. 277 Custom hiring services of Power tiller and tractor through SHG nos. 18 Millet development (Ragi & maize) ha. 2975 Fruit based agro-forestry in uplands ha. 134 Introduction of new crops (sunflower, tubers, spices & vegetables) ha. 1684 System of Rice Intensification ha. 2409 WADI plantation Ha. 1898.10 Water Lifting Devices Nos. 159 Vermi Compost Nos. 126 Compost Pit Nos. 244 Seed Treatment Ha. 455 Inter Cropping Ha. 512

Niger Cultivation Maize Cultivation

Wadi Plantation Line sowing c. Livestock & Aquaculture Development farming also has the potential to stimulate economic growth of resource poor households. There is dependency on non-farm activities like poultry & goatery for supplementary income. The programme provided technical and financial inputs to take up poultry, goatery & pisciculture Backyard poultry farming requiring hardly any infrastructure set-up is a potent tool for activities in integrated manner. The details are as upliftment of the poorest of the poor. Small-scale follows; poultry production through individual broiler Annual Activity Report 2017-18 115

Activities taken up under livestock & aquaculture development Units Achievements during 2017-18 Individual broiler units (400 chicks capacity) established nos. 2 Duckery units established nos. 400 Individual/Community tanks promoted for pisciculture nos. 87

Backyard Poultry Broiler Unit

Duckery Unit Wadi Plantation

3. Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) to communities with higher population. The and Development Initiative Funds (DIF) priority area under this component are- (i) The CIF & DIF is meant to finance community improving the linkages to market for those infrastructure needs identified by the communities which are producing significant community. The principal aim is to fill critical gaps surplus, particularly during the monsoon season for small and remote communities which may not (ii) reducing the workload of women by ensuring be covered in near future under other supply of safe drinking water close to the mainstream rural infrastructure development habitations iii) Support to vulnerable families for programme as available funds are allocated first economic upliftment.

Activities taken up under CIF & DIF Units Achievements during 2017-18 Multipurpose community center nos. 12 Drying Yard nos. 5 Bathing ghat/ river steps nos. 5 Market yard nos. 3 116 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Activities taken up under CIF & DIF Units Achievements during 2017-18 Well/Chuan nos. 6 Piped water supply project for domestic use & irrigation nos. 35 Grain storage bin (Silo) nos. 80 Small scale processing units (farm based) nos. 32 Small scale manufacturing/ production units (off-farm/ nonfarm based) nos. 82 Agricultural pump set (treadle pump/ diesel pump) nos. 43 Smokeless chulla HHs. 1172 Water Filter ( Terafil) HHs. 900 Improved agricultural equipments HHs. 342 Toilet & bathroom HHs. 3304 Skill based economic activities for vulnerable families HHs. 52 Special support to physically challenged HHs. 25 Supply of low cost housing materials for vulnerable families HHs. 808 Solar Street Light HHs. 1241

Multipurpose Community Centre Piped drinking water

Paddy Thressing Machines

Drinking water supply Annual Activity Report 2017-18 117

Drying Yard Paddy Harvester

Water filter and Smokeless Chulla Community Solar Light

Financial Progress of OTELP PLUS during 2017-18.

Sl.No Component Target Achievements during 2017-18 1 Capacity Building for Empowerment 501.26 60.80 2 Livelihood Enhancement 7,603.02 6602.25 3 Development Initiative Fund 1,819.78 803.79 4 Programme Management 1,660.08 495.38 5 VDC admin. cost 814.87 198.61 TOTAL: 12,399.01 8161.12

SCHEME/ PROGRAMME Achievement during 2017-18 State plan 837.37 BKBK 45.11 MGNREGA (Plantation) 686.40 MGNREGA (L & WM) 1,165.40 GGY 1,237.96 RWSS 386.22 SCA to SCSP 0.25 RKVY 545.05 NHM 65.54 118 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

SCHEME/ PROGRAMME Achievement during 2017-18 RLTAP 3.22 Biju Kandhamal O’ Gajapati Yojana 239.00 SCA to TSP 41.70 Article-275 224.39 OTHERS 2,683.52 GRAND TOTAL: 8,161.12

SUMMARY: Achievement during 2017-18 State Plan 837.37 Convergence 7,323.76 GRAND TOTAL: 8,161.12

It is pertinent to mention here that the aged through convergence from various line de- programme OTELP Plus thrives on convergence partments. Out of total budget of Rs.123.99 Crs., and only management cost is born out of state the programme could achieve Rs. 81.61 Crs (66%) plan and rest of the activities funds are lever- as on December 2017. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 119

VIII. Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation of Odisha Limited

Background of TDCCOL: Tribal Development Co-operative Corporation of Odisha Limited (TDCCOL) is a State level Apex Cooperative operational under the administrative control of ST & SC Development Department, Govt. of Odisha since 1964. This Apex Cooperative was established with an objective to prevent exploitation of tribal communities from middleman / money lender and to make sure that basic household articles are available in and around the villages at fair price. Aims & Objectives: highlights of procurement of MFP items under the The broad objectives of TDCCOL are as below: scheme are as below: a) To procure Minor Forest Produces (MFPs) and y 7 items namely Sal Seed, Seeded Tamarind, Surplus Agricultural Produces (SAPs) collected Myrabalon, Karanja Seed, Mahua Seed, Honey, by ST households at fair and remunerative Charseed etc. have been covered under the price and arrange for their marketing. scheme. b) Prevent Exploitation from Middlemen. y The scheme is being implemented through the c) Strengthening the community level primary level institutions such as SHG, VSS, institutions for product aggregation, grading, VDC etc. as procuring agency of TDCCOL. sorting, value addition etc. y More than 11,500 tribal families across the d) Strengthening the Livelihood Clusters in Tribal state have been benefited under the scheme. Sub Plan areas in Odisha. y 100 Haats are being developed under the Authorized Share Capital & Paid up Share scheme to facilitate the tribal communities to Capital of TDCCOL: dispose their stock at convenient manner and The authorized share capital of TDCCOL is Rs.50 at remunerative price. Crores and Paid up share capital is Rs.32.84 Crores as on 31-03-2017. Target & Achievement of TDCCOL during 2017-18: 1. Implementation of MSP Scheme on MFP: Centrally sponsored scheme "Mechanism for marketing of Minor Forest Produces (MFP) through Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 10 commodities is being implemented by TDCCOL as State Procurement Agency for Odisha since 2014. The 120 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y Expenses for the above scheme are shared by b. The stocks procured from the tribal GoI State Govt. at 75:25 ratio. communities are being sold through outlets Progress of Procurement of MFP Crop 2017 of TDCCOL called "Tribal World Outlet". 4. Paddy Procurement- Procurement Sl.No MFP Product 2017 Crop Detail for KMS 2016-17 Qty in MT Value in Lakhs TDCCOL is also associated in Paddy procurement under the central pool scheme of Govt. of India as 1 Sal Seed 1055.445 105.544 State Procuring Agency since 2006-07 and was 2 Myrobalan 17.253 1.38 operational in the tribal sub plan areas of the State. Total 1072.698 106.924 The highlights of Paddy Operation of TDCCOL are as below: 2. Marketing of MFP not covered under MSP: y Associated as State Procuring Agency along TDCCOL also facilitates the tribal communities for with OSCSC, MARKFED, NAFED under Central marketing of Minor Forest Produces, which are not Pool Scheme of GoI. covered under the MSP Scheme. The product include Hill Broom, Bahada, Amla, Bhuin Neem, De- y TDCCOL procures about 40000 MT CMR every Seeded Tamarind etc. year. Commodities of worth Rs. 12.39 lakhs have been y During last KMS, TDCCOL had procured about procured by TDCCOL. 30000 MT CMR and fulfilled its 100% target allocated. 3. Marketing Support for Surplus Agricultural Produces. y For the current year, TDCCOL has sought for 15000 MT CMR and has initiated its Under Surplus Agriculture Produces, TDCCOL procurement in surplus districts with an initial facilitates disposal and procures surplus agricultural 10000 MT CMR target allocated by FS&CW Dept. produces at grassroot level to ensure the tribal families are not deprived of the market price. Apart y Profit mobilzed through Paddy operation is the from marketing of SAP items, TDCCOL also augment major earning source of TDCCOL for its support to the grassroot level institutes to process management. the stock and sale it at best remunerative price. 5. Livelihoods Cluster Development. a. Agricultural Produces worth 7.5 lakhs have Various livelihood clusters in the tribal sub plan been procured by TDCCOL during the financial areas of the state have been supported along with year 2017-18. forward and back word linkage for marketing of produced items are best remunerative price.The cluster include- handicraft cluster, handloom cluster, tribal painting cluster, MFP clusters etc. Under these initiatives, the primary groups associated with dokhra craft, paper mache, wood craft, horn craft, tribal jewelleries etc. have been supported. The outputs of these clusters are being sold through the exclusive outlets of TDCCOL with branding for better price. The clusters supported by TDCCOL during the last year are as below: y Soura Art cluster at Putasingh. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 121 y Horn Craft at Paralakhemundi. 7. Solar Light Project Implementation: y Cluster on Lac items & jewelleries in TDCCOL has implemented the Solar Electrification Mayurbhanj. Project under the central grant assistance in y Wooden Craft cluster at Bhawanipatna. Odisha. The salient features of the scheme are as 6. Exclusive Tribal World Outlets: below: y The scheme is being implemented with the Outlets for promotion and sale of tribal TDCCOL is technical assistance of OREDA. operating Tribal World Outlets. At present, TDCCOL is operating 10 outlets in the district head quarters y 239 villages from six districts namely Gajapati, namely Bhubaneswar, Puri, Baripada, Rayagada, Nawarangppur, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Koraput & Nawarangpur. The highlights of the Mayurbhanj and Keonjhar have been covered. outlets are as below: y More than 8000 families have been families y 10 outlets are operation in the State. have been provided with Solar Light system along with street light in their respective y An exclusive outlet is at Airport, Bhubaneswar villages. y Average monthly sale in these outlets is more y Nagada villages has been covered under the than 8 lakhs. Solar Light Project of TDCCOL. y Handicraft and handloom products are being sold with the brand name of "TRIBES Odisha" 8. Processing Unit: and the Minor Forest Produce & Agri produces Following processing units, under TDCCOL has been are sold under "ADISHA" brand. established: 122 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 y Mustard & turmeric Processing Unit at 9. Operational of Petroleum Outlet: Baliguda. TDCCOL has partnered with BPCL & HPCL for y Multipurpose Processing Unit is at Koraput & establishment of Petroleum Outlet. For TDCCOL it Head office, Bhubaneswar. has also proved to be a source of income. At present TDCCOL operates four Petroleum Outlets at Mohan, y Lac Processing Unit at Khuntugaon, Sundergarh Chandragiri, Sundergarh& Parlakhemundi. by a Tribal Society. 10. Participation in State Level y Agarbati Processing Unit at Nawarangpur. Exhibitions: y Honey Processing Unit & Bottle Sterilization TDCCOL participated in Annual Adivasi Mela and Unit at HO. sold MFP, SAP items along with Handloom and Handicraft worth Rs.5.00 lakhs last year. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 123

IX. ACADEMY OF TRIBAL LANGUAGES AND CULTURE (ATLC)

Academy of Tribal Languages & Cultures (ATLC), in 1. TRIBAL LANGUAGE TRAINING ST & SC Development Department, was PROGRAMME for SEVASHRAM AND established by Government of Odisha, which has ASHRAM SCHOOL TEACHERS OF SSD been functioning as a registered body since June, DEPARTMENT: 1979 having been registered under the Societies The Academy has successfully organized language Registration Act XXI of 1860, bearing Registration training programmes on Tribal languages such as No. 22488/78 of 2007-08. From the date of inception Santali, Mundari & Saora languages, those are as of the Academy has been active over the years, follows; fulfilling the set objectives. Steps are being taken for undertaking language OBJECTIVES training programmes in the district of Nawarangpur Documentation of Tribal songs, Drama, dance, in Gond language and in Gajapati in Saora musical performance, festivals, etc. in video and Languages. audio cassettes, L. P. discs, photographs for Languages District Centre Trainees preservation and propagation, bringing out books on Tribal Languages, folk literature, biographies Desia Koraput RRCC, 68 Koraput of tribal personalities, tribal art music, musical instruments, housing pattern etc. Annually the The main objectives of the language training is to Academy brings out its Souvenir BANAJA and trained primary teachers of SSD Department run tribal student's journal 'SARGIFUL'. Organize tribal schools to acquire communicative skills on the language training programmes at different places target languages for better interaction with the in TSP areas for imparting, language training to tribal students preferably students of Class-I and the field functionaries and teachers to acquire Class-II, so that they could easily switch over to working knowledge in the tribal languages. Offers State language. guidance and provides consultancy services to 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY scholars, film makers, writers, NGOs and Govt. READERS BASED ON CHIEF MINISTER institutions having interest in tribal societies, PRIORITY AREA FOCUSED IN ELECTION languages and culture etc. MANIFESTO. Organizes exhibitions, cultural programmes, Academy has already developed Didayi, Bonda, seminars, workshops on tribal cultural themes and Banaja and Juang Language Dictionary under issues; Felicitates tribal creative talents, with Election Manifesto of C.M. Priority area. The citation and cash awards during the annual Adivasi final manuscript will be placed with press for Exhibition at Bhubaneswar every year. printing after vetting by the community within Manages a Tribal Art Gallery where Academy February - 2018. regularly organize painting workshop by Tribal 3. DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE Artisans and rare photographs of culturally rich HANDBOOK BASED ON CHIEF tribal communities, which attracts visitors and MINISTER PRIORITY AREA FOCUSED tourists across India and provides valuable guidance IN ELECTION MANIFESTO. to the visitors. ATLC has taken initiative for revival It is found that, Odisha tribal languages are full of & development of Tribal Art painting of Odisha by dialectical divergence, and it is also a major organizing training programme. concern to prepare the authentic materials 124 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 considering the fact, ATLC has develop I. Kisan Dance --- Rorkela supplementary readers and language dictionary as II. Gadaba Dance --- Odisha, Govt. emphasizing for development of Language III. Kondha Dance --- Utkal Mandap, BBSR IV. Dhemsa Dance --- - do - Handbooks and Supplementary Readers in tribal V. Oraon Dance --- All India Tribal Cultural languages for early grade children under MLE Festival Rourkela Programme. On the basis of this ideology, ATLC VI. Phap Dance --- - do - VII. Gotipua Dance --- has already developed language dictionaries in Kui, (Konark A/S) Ho, Binjhal, Kondhan, Khadia, Munda, Bhumij, VIII. Durua Dance --- Vijaya Bandhu Saora, Kuvi, Desia, Koya, Oram, Kisan, Sadri and Melana,Nilagiri IX. Ghumura Dance --- - do - currently ATLC is preparing language dictionary on X. Bhumij Dance --- Durga Puja, Didayi, Gondi, Gadaba, Bonda, Banjara, Juang & Mahostav,BBSR. Bhuiya language under Election Manifesto XI. Gotipua Dance --- XII. Kondh Dance --- JD Centre of Art Film declaration of Govt. and under SSD-UNICEF Festival partnership programme. XIII. Gond Dance --- _do_ XIV. Gadaba Dance --- Balipatana Mahotsav, Besides above, Supplementary Readers in Soura, Khurdha Koya, Munda have been published and Bhatri, XV. Durua Dance --- _do_ Oram, Sadri, Gondi have developed and are in press for publication. During this Year Kui, Kuvi, Gadaba 2017-18, Academy sponsored 14 dance troupes to and Bhumij Supplementary Readers have been the following Mahotsav inside the State. developed and after final editing will it published soon. 5. FELICITATION TO TRIBAL TALENTS 4. SPONSORING CULTURAL TROUPES. Every year the Academy felicitates twenty tribal talents excelling in different fields such as dance, Promotion and propagation of rich tribal cultural music, art, craft, literature, social services etc. heritage is another main activity of ATLC. The The purpose of such important activity is to academy organizes cultural Programme by encourage tribal persons, who help in promoting sponsoring cultural troupes in order to make tribal the traditional culture and art of tribal dance more popular among the general mass. At communities. For 2016-17& 2017-18, Academy present there is a growing demand to witness the invites application from talented tribal rich tribal cultural life styles (performing art) personalities duly recommended by the respective among the urban mind set to meet their demand Collectors. The applications have duly scrutiny, and to promote and propagate the tribal cultural selected 20 talents have felicitated on the heritage. Academy has taken initiatives for Inaugural Function of Adivasi Mela - 2018. promotion of tribal dances. Accordingly, during

Sl.No Name of the Talents Community M/F Fieldof Excellent Recommended by 1 Karunakar Ghantual Kondh M Painting Collector Boudh 2 Indramani Bhoi Kondh M Music Collector, Kalahandi 3 Ratnakar Hembrum Santal M Ethno Medicine Collector, Mayurbhanj 4 Gobinda Ch. Majhi Santal M Literature Collector, Mayurbhanj 5 Laxman Sabar Saora M Painting Collector, Rayagada 6 Jamunamani Singh Bhumij F Social Work Collector, Balasore 7 Jabdu Bariha Binjhal M Dance Collector, Bargarh 8 Jugalkishor Bhoi Sahara M Music Collector, Bargarh 9 Trilochan Bariha Binjhal M Literature Collector, Bargarh Annual Activity Report 2017-18 125

Sl.No Name of the Talents Community M/F Fieldof Excellent Recommended by 10 Thabira Dharua Gond M Social Work Collector, Bolangir 11 Subhasmita Patra Koli F Social Work Collector, Khurdha 12 Jaminikanta Tiriya Kolha M Literature Collector, Mayurbhanj 13 Raghunath Hembrum Santal M Literature Collector, Mayurbhanj 14 Smt. Malati Murmu Santal F Literature Collector, Mayurbhanj 15 BasantKumar Singh Bhumij M Social Work Collector, Mayurbhanj 16 Gokulananda Pauley Gond M Social Work Collector, Sambalpur 17 Kirtan Bariha Binjhal M Dance Collector, Bolangir 18 Chakradhar Hembrum Santal M Artist Collector, Mayurbhanj 19 Ms. Chakadola Kunar Kondh F Artist Collector, Bolangir 20 Balu Pradhan Kondh M Literature Collector, Kondhamal

Hon’ble Minister felicitated the Tribal talents in different categories during ‘Adivasi Mela- 2018’.

6. PUBLICATION OF CALENDAR 2018 (List 7. Publication of books on Tribal to be inserted): Language: Every year academy published 12 paged Wall TheAcademy has ongoing research projects on Calendar, based on Tribes of Odisha to popularize Tribal Language, Folklore, Art, Music, Dance, the rich varieties of India's Tribes. The Calendar Lifestyle, and various socio-cultural aspects. represents 12 vibrant and colorful Cultural tradition Accordingly Academy has developed the of tribal Odisha. manuscript on Indigenous Practices on Water Management and Soil Conservation of Kutia Kondh, Dongaria Kondh and Lanjia Soura, PVTGs of Odisha. Earlier, ATLC has already completed the study on 'Architectural Study on Tribal Housing Pattern' which is in press. Beside revised edition of Saheed Laxman Nayak has also printed during the period. Another research work is presently facilitated by ATLC on "Evaluation Study of MLE interventions of SSD Schools of Odisha". The framework design has been completed. Another study on Folklores and folktales of Kandh community of Odisha: have 126 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 been initiated and field work completed. The 10. Organization of National/ State Level report will available by end of January, 2018. Tribal Cultural Carnival. 8. Organization of Tribal Painting Academy used to organise National Level Tribal Dance Workshop for Propagation of Tribal Festival at New Delhi every year to proposal the rich Cultural Heritage. tribal cultural heritage of Odisha. This year it has been In the meanwhile a good nos. of tribal Artisans plan to organise the seal during March 2018. generated throughout the state, considering 11. PUBLICATION OF BANAJA & SARGIFUL their expertise, ATLC proposed to organise an Academy used to publish its Annual Souvenir Banaja' Artisans meet invite tribal Artisans and their every year by inviting articles from eminent product for interfacing with marketing personals academicians, intellectuals and promising scholars during March 2018. on tribal languages and culture. Accordingly 9. Management of Tribal Museum. Academy has published "BANAJA" based on In order to proper disseminate the artifacts of "Indigenous Knowledge and Practices of Odisha" The Tribal Museum and interfacing with tourist, visitors. same has released during inaugural function of Academy extended support for providing guide as Adivasi Mela -2018 on 26th January. Besides BANAJA, well as against in management of Tribal Gallery. Academy has also published in multi-color, Student's journal "SARGIFUL", which has released during student's felicitation ceremony and Sargiful- 2017.

Hon'ble Minister released ADIVASI by SCSTRTI & BANAJA- 2018 Souvenirs by ATLC during 'Adivasi Mela- 2018'. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 127

12. Evaluation study on MLE Other notable Works:- implementation in SSD School. Organization of Student Festival Sargiful - 2017: Academy initiates the project through tender a) On behalf of ST & SC Development process inviting applications from individual Department, ATLC as a nodal agency had organisation. The Project will be awarded to best one after Scrutiny within a short period. organized State Level Children Festival SARGIFUL from 18th to 20th December 2017. 13. Folklores and folktales of selected The festival was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Tribal Community of Odisha. Chief Minister, Odisha, Sj. Naveen Pattnaik The Project was initiated through tender process on 18th December, 2017 at 11 A.M. A total and the successful agency have in the mean while number of 104 students & 224 teachers from after data collection developed the manuscript and different schools under ST & SC the manuscript will be available with ATLC by Development Department of Odisha February 2018. participated.

Hon'ble Chief Minister inaugurated State Level Students' Festival 'SARGIFUL, 2017'

Hon'ble Chief Minister inaugurated State Level Science Exhibition during 'SARGIFUL, 2017' & Sketched his passion on Painting. 128 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Hon'ble Chief Minister grace the occasion as keynote speaker & Hon'ble Minister at the dais for guest speaker during 'SARGIFUL, 2017'

Commissioner -cum- Secretary delivered welcome address & Director (ST) - cum - Special Secretary delivered valedictory speech during 'SARGIFUL, 2017'

Commission -cum- Secretary & Director (ST) - cum - Special Secretary busy in 3D painting during 'SARGIFUL, 2017' Annual Activity Report 2017-18 129

Director, SCSTRTI- cum- Special Secretary & Member Secretary, ATLC released Sargiful magazine during Sargiful, 2017

SARGIFUL, the festival provides a platform for Mache, Science games, photography, child students reading in SSD schools to showcase their reporting, self-defense skill, Instrumental Music, skills, talents & help in upgrading their life skill best of waste materials, puppetry, sand art, life activities through interaction with other students skills skit, screen printing, 3D art, Installation etc. and learning through workshops. In order to give in the forenoon session followed by competitions exposure and encouragement to talented in debate, elocution ,science quiz, math quiz, students (from Class-VI to Class-X) reading in general quiz, painting, Solo dance, Solo song, mono Sevashram / Ashram/ Residential Ashram/ SSD High Schools/Higher Secondary Schools/ EMRS run by act, instrumental music, volley ball along with ST & SC Development Department, workshops on Science Exhibition in the afternoon session and subjects like magic, creative dance, Odishi dance, cultural shows comprising dance, song, music and creative writing, tribal painting in earthen pots drama in the evening session were successfully and, glass, Math Games, terracotta Jewelry, paper organized.

Students busy in math games & wall painting workshop during Sargiful, 2017 130 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Students busy in paper Mache & puppetry workshop during Sargiful, 2017

Students busy in tribal glass painting & terracotta jewelry workshop during Sargiful, 2017

Students busy in photography & 3D street art workshop during Sargiful, 2017

Students busy in screen printing & lamp shade workshop during Sargiful, 2017 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 131

Students enjoy in odishi dance & instrumental music workshop during Sargiful, 2017

Students busy in sand art & life skill skit workshop during Sargiful, 2017

Students perform in cultural programme during Sargiful, 2017 b) Organization of Annual Adivasi Mela , 2018: This Adivasi exhibition showcased the rainbow The State Level Annual Adivasi Exhibition (Adivasi world of tribal culture, in its varied and myriad Mela), the ethnically vibrant cultural festival will form which reflected in their pitched stalls on the be organized by the ST & SC Development exhibition ground. The characteristic house Department from 26th January to 9th February, 2018. patterns of different tribal people with their The Mela was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Chief material culture in their prototype model Minister, Odisha, Sj. Naveen Pattnaik on 26th decorated the ground, and make the visitors January 2017.ATLC being the Nodal Office play a confuse in choosing the facts from fiction. This co-ordination role for its Organization. This year, Mela also provided a platform to the tribal The ADIVASI MELA was organized in IDCO Exhibition communities to showcase their skills, talents & Ground, Unit –III in Bhubaneswar. help in upgrading their life skill activities. 132 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

As a Nodal Agency, ATLC looking this affairs for its own seating venue - a sprawling ground, successful organization of Adivasi Mela and cultural well maintained and manicured by the programmes from 26th January, 2018 to 9th February, department in the heart of the Capital city, 2018. Bhubaneswar. The ground, popularly known as The fifteen days long exhibition, with its Adivasi Padia by the people, of the city is a customary inauguration on 26th January, veritable green oasis amidst the facade of coinciding the Republic day of the nation, has residential location.

Main gate & Stage of Adivasi Mela, 2018 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 133

The Adivasi exhibition showcases the rainbow the ground, making the visitors confused choosing world of tribal culture, in its varied and myriad the fact from fiction. form - which is reflected from their pitched stalls The entire ground hired for Exhibition has divided on the exhibition ground. The characteristic in to seven segments for systematic organisation house pattern of different tribal people, with their with wide passage inside the ground for free material culture in their prototype model adorns movement of visitors.

Special Features of Adivasi Mela-2018 Adivasi Haat Sale of tribal products by Tribal SHG members of ITDA & Micro Projects Adivasi Gaon Model of Tribal village comprising of traditional tribal houses Adivasi SHG Display and sale of MFPs and other household as well as food products by Tribal SHG. Govt. Stalls Informative display of Programmes and Schemes Adivasi Food Bazar Sale of tribal food item Tribal Cultural Shows Showcasing of Ethnic Dances and Songs Tribal Textile and Handicraft Display of Tribal Art & Art craft

Adivasi Haat - A common outlet for sale of complex had erected with 31 "Pindies", where indigenous tribal products of women SHGs of ITDAs women SHGs of ITDAs & Micro Projects used to & Micro Projects. In this segment, a tribal haat sell the indigenous tribal products. 134 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Adivasi Gaon - In this segment 21 ITDAs and 3 Micro Projects had erected 24 nos of house pattern with households, materials, cultural landmark arts and artifacts of their respective tribes.

Adivasi SHG - In this segment NGOs / Supported SHGs/Supported by Govt. Agencies have set up their stalls to sell different kinds of tribal as well as forest products.

Government Stalls - In this segment different Deptts / Heads of Deptts/ Govt. Undertakings/ I & PR Deptt. H & FW Deptt., W & C. D. Deptt., Directorate of Horticulture, SERIFED, Mahilavikash Samabaya Nigam, TDCC, OSFDC, Bamboo Mission Tourism Deptt. etc. have set up their stalls to showcase their activities for relating tribal communities. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 135

Adivasi Food Plaza - In order to provide an opportunity to the visitors to have a taste of traditional tribal foods a separate segment named "Tribal Food Plaza" was earmarked in the Mela. Tribal foods like Mudhi Mansa, Khajuri Pitha, Chana Masala, Kating Bada, Herbal juice. Etc were very much appreciated by the visitors. Besides OTDC, OPOLEFED, OMFED.

Tribal Art & Craft This segment has been earmarked for live demonstration -cum-sale of Tribal Art & Craft with an objective to provide marketing support to the tribal artists as well as Art & Artifacts of Tribal for demonstrations.

Tribal Cultural Shows performed by the best tribal troupes of the stage In this segment there will be spectacular Tribal / on different evening during the Mela entertaining Folk Dance, Music & Drama in the main Pandal and thousands of visitors. Besides, and exclusive continuous tribal music performance at mini stage. Bhajan programme will be organized on 30th Colourful tribal dances like Ghumura,, Gond, Paraja, January and social drama show on 4th February Oraon, Gadaba, Koya, Saunti, Kondh, Dongria by ST&SC Development Department Cultural Kondh, Desia Kondh, Bhumija, Mankirdia, Chuktia Association. Bhunjia, Kisan, Bhuyan, Kathi Nacha etc. are being 136 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Collaboration in National Tribal Craft Mela

In Collaboration with SCSTRTI, ATLC participated in the National Tribal Craft Mela held during November at SCSTRTI Campus by sponsoring Artisans & Craft Person actively participated.

7. SSD Department – UNICEF Programme Updates: PARTERNERSHIP PROGRAMME: 2017 Ø Strengthening Multi Lingual Education SSD Department (ATLC) - UNICEF Interventions in SSD Schools: PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME Training of Teachers’ on MLE Module on classroom 1st April, 2017-31st December, 2017 transaction - Training on Language Acquisition skills among children and responding to the Under the joint programme between the ST & SC Multilingualism in classrooms have completed in Development Department (ATLC) & UNICEF, Odisha 13 districts. the following activities have completed during this period:

Training Programmes on Multi Lingual Education Programme in 2017

¡ Supplementary Readers: Developed Supplementary Readers in Kui, Kuvi, Binjhal; and Kandhan languages to improve language communication and reading skills among children completed through series of workshops. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 137

¡ Promotion of Creative Writing and Reading a. Subject selection Skills among students under MLE programme (i) Poetry writing in Odisha (ii) Short story writing A three days long workshop was conducted on (iii) Folklore collection/ presentation promotion of creative writing skills and reading skills for the selected schools of Gajapati districts (iv) Essay writing/ life history/ Biography with population focus on Sora language, During (v) Reporting/geographic literature the workshop, respective Education Ministers development. from 20 SSD schools was held at Ashram School, (vi) Critical appreciation Anukundaguda of Gajapati district, Ashram School, Bhakurguda of Rayagada district and Ashram (vii) Illustration /drawing School, Sipaiput in Koraput district. 150 (viii) Binding/printing participants from 64 Sevashram and Ashram ¡ Strengthening Child participation under schools with Education Ministers as well as School Cabinet programme in SSD Schools teachers of the respective school participate in the said programme. The main objective of In 2016, School Cabinet programme started at facilitating the workshop is as follows: district level with an aim of creating a child friendly ambience, where the elected CMs of the 1. Developing reading habits. concerned blocks have shared and exchanged 2. Managing the library in the school. their changes in respective schools. As the School 3. Classification/cataloguing the books and Cabinet Programme has been successful in creating learning corner for student. creating positive vibes among the students, the workshop was designed to reflect the outcomes 4. Creating an environment before the students through promotion of child participation based on of early grade for developing reading habit. sharing of experiences, peer learning and 5. How a journal / magazine developed. interaction with CMs of other blocks. The two day 6. Content classification. long workshop had completed in Gajapati (2), 7. Editing of writings. (What is editorial desk. Koraput (2) and Rayagada districts with new why it is the mirror of magazine etc?) intervention like organizing Metric Mela, a tool based on Language, Mathematics, and General 8. Creative writing Knowledge. Glimpses as follows: 138 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

The workshop was focused on RTE Act, Child The metric mela added new energy in the Rights, Child protection, Child friendly school and workshop. The ministers felt very happy and shared the roles and responsibilities of Cabinet Ministers their changes brought in their respective schools based on simulation, group work, Role Play etc. in relation with School Cabinet Programme. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 139

X. EKALAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS)

FACT SHEET

¡ Total no of EMRS : 13

¡ District wise Location of EMRS : : Koraput - One : Nabarangapur - One : Rayagada - One : Keonjhar – One : Mayurbhanj - One : Kandhamal - One : Gajapati – One : Sundargarh - Three : Jajpur - One : Malkangiri - One : Nuapada - One

¡ Total no of students : 5239

¡ Total no of Teachers : 258

¡ Teacher-Student Ratio : 1: 21

¡ HSC Examination Result : 2016 2017 No of Students appeared : 760 755 No of Students passed : 722 753 Percentage of pass : 95% 99.74%

¡ CHSE Examination Result : 2016 2017 No of Students appeared : 651 671 No of Students passed : 629 648 Percentage of pass : 96.62% 96.58%

¡ Total number of Educational Complexes-19 Total number of PVTG Girls enrolled - 5530 140 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

ORIGIN OF EKALAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS (EMRS)

An initiative for educational development Establishment of EMRS in Odisha engender for "Establishment of Model Residential In Odisha as per the guidelines of Ministry of Tribal Schools introduced during 1997-98 to provide Affairs, Government of India, a registered society quality education for the tribal students. It was named the 'Odisha Model Tribal Education Society" decided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to utilize has been established. The Secretary of the ST & a part of the funds under Article 275 (1) of the SC Development Department is its chairman and Constitution, for setting up of 100 Model the Director (ST Dev.) is its Secretary. This Society Residential Schools from Class VI to XII in different has been entrusted with the establishment and tribal concentrated States of the Country. Out of management of the EMRS including construction the sanctioned 100 schools in favour of 22 States of buildings. as of now, 86 schools are operational. These Schools are to be operated in each State through Ekalavya Model Residential Schools were started an autonomous society formed for this purpose. functioning since 2000-2001. The Society In order to provide a unique pattern of education intensified its activities for establishment of and enable their students to compete effectively Model Tribal School by following the guidelines of for higher education programs, these schools are Ministry of Tribal Affairs. In its 14th years of affiliated to Board of Secondary Education, functioning 13 EMRS have been established across Odisha. But as per latest decision, the CBSE course the State covering total of 11 Districts. Among has been introduced from class VI from the them three EMRSs are in Sundargarh District and academic session 2012-13. These Model Residential one each in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Nawarangpur, Schools have been named as Eklavya Model Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Jajpur, Residential Schools (EMRS) and have been planned Malkangiri and Nuapada Districts. on the lines of Navodaya Vidyalayas.

GOVERNING BODY OF OMTES

1. Commissioner cum Secretary to Govt. Chairman ST & SC Development Department 2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Govt. Member Finance Department. 3. The Principal-Secretary to Govt. Member School & Mass Education Department. 4. The Chairman, Member Council of Higher Secondary Education, Orissa, Bhubaneswar. 5. Regional Officer, CBSE, Bhubaneswar. Member 6. The President, Member Board of Secondary Education, Orissa, Cuttack. 7. Director, Teacher Education & Member State Council of Education Research & Training, Bhubaneswar. 8. Member Secretary, ATLC, Bhubaneswar. Member Annual Activity Report 2017-18 141

9. Director, SC ST RTI, Bhubaneswar. Member 10. Secretary, OMTES & Member Director, (ST)-cum-Spl. Secretary to Govt. ST & SC Development Department. 11. Prof. N.C Dash Member Prof. of Population Studies, F.M University, Balasore. 12. Prof. P.C. Mohapatra, Member N-1/55, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751013 13. Dr. Mohit ku. Mohanty Member Former Additional Director, OPEPA 14. Dr. B.L. Pattanaik Member Former Head of Department, Anthropology, BJB College,Bhubaneswar 15. Director, RMSA Member

SOURCES OF FUNDING TO EMRS The Eklavya Model Tribal Residential Schools have been established in the State with grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India since 1997-98. ESTABLISHMENT OF 13 EMRS (IN 5 PHASES) IN ODISHA Year-wise opening and District & ITDA-wise location of 13 EMRS are as follows: 142 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 143

THE ODISHA MAP & LOCATION OF EMRS TRIBAL SUB-PLAN AREAS OF ODISHA

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE EMRS Collector and the Committee will look after the The Bye-laws of the Odisha Model Tribal Education overall development of the school and will render Society, (OMTES) vide Para 12 provides that there advice to the society as and when necessary. will be a School Level Management Committee For proper management of Eklavya Model headed by the Collector of the concerned district Residential Schools (EMRS), a Management and 8 (eight) other members including two eminent Committee has been constituted for each EMRS educationists of the areas to be nominated by the at the district level as follows:

(i) Collector of the concerned District - Chairman (ii) Concerned PA, ITDA(s) in whose jurisdiction the EMRS is situated (DWO in case of non- ITDA districts) - Member (iii) Concerned Inspector of Schools (SSD) of the concerned zone - Member (iv) CDMO of the concerned District - Member (v) Executive Engineer of the DRDA of the concerned District - Member (vi) Two eminent Educationists of the area to be nominated by the Collector - Members (vii) Principal of the concerned EMRS - Member Secretary 144 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE etc. shall be borne out of the funds placed MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE in the school for the purpose. The (i) The Committee meeting will be held monthly committee shall also ensure leveraging in the School premises within 1st week of health care benefits by student provided by each month under the chairmanship of NRHM including Mosquito nets. Collector and all the expenditure of the (vii) The Committee will chalk out a plan for school for the preceding month shall be organizing remedial classes for the students approved by the Committee. In the absence who are poor in subjects like English, of Collector, the P.A., ITDA (in case of non- Mathematics and Science etc. during ITDA district (Jajpur & Nuapada), ADM will summer vacation for better performance of chair the meeting. In no case, the meeting the school in the Annual CHSE and AHSC shall be postponed. The quarterly Audit Exams. Report of Chartered Accountant and Audit (viii) The Committee shall review the progress of Report of Government /CAG Auditors shall academic/co-curricular/ extracurricular also be placed before the Committee and activities of the students of EMRS. remedial steps taken by them. (ix) The Committee shall take up any other (ii) The Committee will take care for campus matter as they would consider proper and development as well as the kitchen garden conducive for academic development and of the EMRS. other all round development of the EMRS. (iii) The Committee will review the performance Financial Position of the teaching and non-teaching staff on The concept of establishment of model residential monthly basis and annually up to January of schools dates back to the year 1997-98 when the every year and submit report to the Society Ministry of Tribal Affairs decided to utilize a Part for extension of their contractual of the funds under Article 275 (1) of the engagement by 15the February of each year. constitution for setting up of 100 Model (iv) The Committee will review and ensure that Residential Schools from class VI to XII in different the “Mess Committee” of the school tribal concentrated States. function properly and ensure involvement Grants under Article -275 (1) of the Constitution of the representatives of the students to and EMRS purchase quality materials/ food stuff, messing and preparation of menu of the Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India hostels. guarantees grants from the Consolidated Fund of India each year for promoting the welfare of (v) The Committee will approve all purchases Scheduled Tribes. The objective of the scheme is for the EMRS and ensure that while promotion of welfare of Scheduled Tribes and purchasing the articles, Govt. Rules and raising the level of administration in Scheduled Regulations are followed scrupulously. The Areas. In pursuance to this Constitutional Principal of EMRS shall take the prior obligation, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides approval of the Chairman before procuring funds through a Central Sector Schemes “grants any article. under Article-275 (1) of the Constitution”. A part (vi) The Committee will ensure fortnightly health of the allocation is utilised towards Non-Recurring check up of the inmates by the medical staff and Recurring cost of Eklavya Model Residential of the nearest PHC/ CHC/ Govt. Hospital and Schools. Over a period of 15 years, Odisha State incidental cost for purchase of medicines has got allocation of Rs.12542.37 lakh for setting Annual Activity Report 2017-18 145 of 13 Eklavya Model Residential Schools.A utilization made for construction and maintenance statement showing the year wise release of grants of 13 EMRS in the State has been reflected as on under Article-275 (1) of the Constitution and 30.01.2015.

Statement of Receipt & Expenditure incurred as per OMTES (Cash Book) for the period from 2000-01 to 2017-18 146 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

19 Educational Complexes

Establishment of Girls’ Hostels for Tribal v) To tie up with potential recruiters so that Girls aiming to reduce drop out at the immediately on passing, the student can get elementary level. a job or can go in for self- employment. A new scheme has been introduced by the Union Govt. in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for strengthening of education among schedule tribe girls in low literacy districts. The programme aims at establishment of Educational complexes in villages inhabited by primitive tribal groups. The scheme also aims to bridge the gap in literacy level between the general female population and tribal women, through facilitating 100% enrolment of tribal girls in the identified District or Blocks, more particularly in Naxal affected areas and in areas inhabited by Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs), and reducing drop-outs at the elementary level The new scheme introduced by the Government by creating the required ambience for education. of India in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides Improvement of the literacy rate of tribal girls is for establishment of educational complexes by essential to enable them to participate effectively autonomous societies/ institutions of State in and benefit from, socio- economic Government in villages inhabited by primitive development. tribal groups. Under the scheme of strengthening The scheme comprises on the education among the scheduled tribe ST girls in the low literacy districts. 90% support for i) To promote 100% enrollment of scheduled running education institution complex by the tribe girls' in the identified districts, blocks autonomous society is made available. Apart from or pockets (for primitive Tribal Groups), vis- the management of the 11 EMRS, these 19 à-vis present level of enrollment, class-wise, education complexes for ST Girls will be run by for all schools taken together. Orissa Model Tribal Education Society from the ii) To reduce dropouts at the primary and middle year 2007-08. The list of 19 Education complexes school levels. is enclosed for reference. iii) To monitor the running of the hostels/ complexes. iv) To make payments, grant of awards etc. as may be prescribed by the Ministry. iii) To arrange regular interaction between girls and ANMs to promote preventive health education and establish curative linkages of these hostels. Complexes with health institutions. iv) To promote awareness among parents towards the importance of girls education. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 147

Educational Complex at Primary Level for of Educational complexes in villages’ inhabited by ST Girl’s primitive tribal groups. Apart from the management of 11 EMRS, the The scheme aims at to bridge the gap in literally OMTES has been entrusted the responsibility level between the general female population and management of 19 Educational complexes meant tribal women, through facilitating 100% for ST Girls from the year 2007-08 in the State. enrolment of tribal girls in the identified District The newly introduced scheme by the Ministry of or Blocks, more particularly in naxal affected Tribal Affairs is for strengthening of education areas and in areas inhabited by Primitive Tribal among schedule tribe (ST Girls’) in low literacy Groups (PTGs), and reducing drop-outs at the districts. The programme aims at establishment elementary level.

Location of 19 Educational Complex at Elementary Level for ST Girls.

Opening of Fourteen New EMRSs 13 EMRSs are now functioning under OMTES and and process has been initiated to construct the following 13 more new EMRS are coming up buildings. 148 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Sl. No ITDA Name of EMRS Name of Dist 1 Thuamulrampur EMRS, Dhanarbhat Kalahandi 2 Rairangpur EMRS, Bhatachatra Mayurbhanj 3 _ EMRS, Dumuribahal Bolangir 4 Panposh EMRS, Kuanarmunda Sundargarh 5 Gunpur EMRS, Bikrampur Rayagada 6 Baripada EMRS, Bangiriposi Mayurbhanj 7 Karanjia EMRS, Thakurmunda Mayurbhanj 8 Phulbani EMRS, Phiringia Kandhamal 9 Kuchinda EMRS, Kuchinda Sambalpur 10 Champua EMRS, Champua Keonjhar 11 Jeypore EMRS, Jeypore Koraput 12 Tileibani EMRS, Tileibani Deogarh 13 _ EMRS, Jharsuguda Jharsuguda 14 Nilagiri EMRS, Nilagiri Balasore

Affiliation of EMRS to CBSE 13 EMRS have been accorded with recognition by CBSE Annual Activity Report 2017-18 149

Engineering and Medical Coaching and Guides, in the State Head quarter's In consistence with the objectives of providing Bhubaneswar, from 29/07/13 to 05/08/13- Scout best educational opportunities to the students master, 30/07/13 to 05/08/13- Guide Captain. After coming from the lower economic rung of ST and getting the training they will be eligible to conduct SC communities, OMTES has launched an Prathom Sopan test for children. During the integrated medical coaching for class 10th pass training in the State head quarters the Scout outs. This will enhance the scope for such students master and Guide Captain teacher's received their to get admission in medical colleges who would uniform. There are 32 Scout and 32 Guide students, serve the ST Community in particular and also in each EMRS. Those teacher's who couldn't attend would be the source of motivation for other the basic training conducted on July, they were students in upcoming years. asked to attend training conducted on 03/01/14 to 10/01/14 - Scout master, 04/01/14 to 10/01/14- Opening of Scout and Guide Guide captain. It was proposed to open Scout and Guide in all 13 y School Cabinet in EMRS: - To promote the EMRS, for which it got affiliation from the Odisha involvement of students, creating platform for State Bharat Scouts and Guides. The Principal of their participation and enabling them to all EMRS, then nominated one Scout master and develop leadership skills, OMTES has one Guide Captain from TGTs to attend Basic introduced School Cabinet in all EMRS. training organized by Odisha State Bharat Scouts

Introduction of English as medium of Steam Based Cooking System in EMRS instruction in EMRSs Steam cooking has been adopted in 11 EMRSs. The Steps have been taken to introduce English as steam boiler capacity is of 260 ltrs., rice vessel of medium of instruction in all EMRSs. In class VI, CBSE 25 kgs., dal vessel of 100 ltrs., milk boiler, idly course in English medium has been introduced in cooking have been provided to the schools. the year 2011. CBSE course book have been House system in EMRS supplied to all the Students. Teachers imparting House system has been introduced in Schools and instruction have been provided with training in the boys and girls of the EMRSs have been ELTI, BBSR aiming at handling transition of subdivided into 8 houses each. Each house has Students from Odia medium to English medium. 150 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 been kept under the guidance of a teacher known better results in both the fronts. Master-on-duty as house-master. She/He will guide the students has also been introduced and this has helped in in both academic and co-curricular field to achieve daily monitoring of all activities of the School. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 151

Allocation of Funds of 19 Educational Complex (Rs. In Lakh) 152 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

KALINGA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

In order to provide an opportunity to the backward in the TSP area and meritorious students of class students to study in model schools with backward class (ST, SC and SEBC) will get the conducive learning environment, Govt. have opportunity of the learning and the proportion of decided to establish and run 10 number of additional boys and girls will be 50:50. All these schools will be Eklavya Model Schools (in the name of Kalinga Model affiliated under CBSE with English as the medium Residential School) in the State of Odisha. Quality of instruction. The location of such schools will be education will be imparted in these schools with in the TSP blocks of the state i.e Nilgir, Kuchinda, integration of modern teaching aids and activity Champua, Jeypore, Gunupur, Umerkote, G.Udaygiri, based learning. All the schools will be established Khajuripada, Korkonda, and Mohana.

XI. PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIALLY & EDUCATIONALLY BACKWARD CLASSES

Government of Odisha in Minorities & Backward the National Commission for Backward Classes Classes Welfare Department have notified 210 as OBC. original Castes/Communities alongwith STATE PLAN synonyms in different notifications as Socially MANAGERIAL SUBSIDY TO OBCFDCC LTD. and Educationally Backward Classes. Similarly, Government of India in Ministry of Social Managerial subsidy is being given to the Justice and empowerment have notified 200 Corporation for its functioning.The year wise Original Castes/ Communities alongwith budget provision and expenditure position is as synonyms on the basis of recommendation of follows. (Rs. In Lakh)

Year Budget Provision Expenditure 2002-03 10.00 10.00 2003-04 15.00 3.00 2004-05 15.00 5.15 2005-06 8.00 8.00 2006-07 4.00 4.00 2007-08 14.95 7.55 2008-09 30.00 13.54 2009-10 12.00 12.00 2010-11 12.00 12.00 2011-12 12.00 12.00 2012-13 12.00 12.00 2013-14 12.00 12.00 2014-15 12.00 12.00 2015-16 22.65 21.44 2016-17 31.48 31.48 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 153

INCOME GENERATING SCHEMES FOR OBCs Matric Scholarship to 10531 OBC/SEBC students. (G-I-A) For the year 2011-12 a sum of Rs. 1365.11 lakh have The Scheme has been introduced since 1994-95 been sanctioned for 37769 students. For the year for economic development of OBCs as per the 2012-13 a sum of Rs. 2701.06 lakh has been sanctioned for disbursement to 65067 students. guidelines issued by the National Backward classes For the year 2013-14 Rs. 3443.48 lakh has been Finance & Development Corporation, New Delhi. sanctioned for disbursement of scholarship to Under the scheme the State Govt. provides 10% 121781 no of OBC/SEBC students. For the year matching share against the funds released by 2014-15 , Rs.2369.03 Lakh has been sanctioned for National Backward Classes Finance & Development disbursement to 141085 no. of OBC/SEBC Corporation (NBCFDC). The scheme is executed students. For 2015-16, 3654.56 lakh has been by the Odisha Backward Classes Finance sanctioned for disbursement to 163822 no. of Development Co-Operative Corporation OBC/SEBC students. For the year 2016-17, funds (OBCFDCC) Ltd. released is 3556.43 lakh for 157982 applicants. Implementation of income generating scheme has CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME virtually stopped due to very poor recovery against the loans granted in past for which the National PRE-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS: Backward Classes Finance & Development Pre-Matric Scholarship to OBC/SEBC students has Corporation is unwilling to sanction further loan. been introduced from 2009-10 under Centrally Odisha State Govt. have provided Rs. 19.80 Lakhs Sponsored Scheme of 50:50 Share. During 2009-10 Rs. 138.38 lakh has been sanctioned for 28740 OBC/ to OBCFDCC Ltd. During the year 2013-14 towards SEBC students. For the year 2010-11 Rs. 333.62 lakh Skill Development Training of 90 OBC/SEBC has been utilized for 74137 students which includes youths.For the year 2014-15 funds to the tune of 50% State Share & 50% Central Share. During 2011- Rs. 19.80 lakh have been sanctioned towards skill 12 Rs. 314.00 lakh has been sanctioned for development training of 220 nos of youths. During disbursement of scholarship to 62800 students. For 2015-16,Rs. 19.80 Lakh has been sanctioned for the year 2012-13 Rs. 586.95 lakh has been sanction Skill Development training of 140 OBC youth. for disbursement to 85011 students. For the year During the year 2016-17,the State govt. has 2013-14 Rs. 1153.88 lakh has been sanctioned for provided 9.99 lakhs towards the Placement linked disbursement of scholarship to 161386 nos. of training programme to 120 nos. of OBC/SEBC students. For the year 2014-15, Rs.759.95 lakh has youths. been released for 1,01,565 OBC students. For the CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME year 2015-16 no central assistance has been POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC received. Rs.834.34 lakh has been released for STUDENTS: 87,434 OBC students of Class IX & X for the 2015- 16. For the year 2016-17 Rs.1000.44 lakh has been The Scheme of Post-matric Scholarship sponsored released for disbursement of Pre-Matric scholarship by Govt. of India has been implemented in the to 100541 OBC students of Class IX & X. State with a viewto encouraging the students belonging to OBC/SEBC to prosecute their higher CONSTRUCTION OF HOSTELS FOR OBC studies. An amount of Rs. 441.00 lakhhas been BOYS AND GIRLS sanctioned towards Post-Matric Scholarship for The scheme is being implemented in the State on distribution among the students during 2008-09. cost sharing basis.Under the Scheme , Hostel During 2009-10 no Central Assistance under Post- facilities are provided for OBC students pursuing Matric Scholarship to OBC students has been their higher studies. The funding patternof the received and as such budget provision of Rs. scheme between Centre & State is in the ratio of 604.00 lakh has been utilized for payment of Post- 60:40.The year wise budget provision & expenditure position is as follows. 154 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Year Budget provision Expenditure

Central Share State Share 1234 2003-04 161.87 Nil Nil 2004-05 161.87 Nil Nil 2005-06 161.87 47.03 47.03 2006-07 114.84 57.42 57.42 2007-08 152.36 57.42 38.42 2008-09 498.51 498.51 Nil 2009-10 100.01 100.01 Nil 2010-11 72.79 72.79 145.58 2011-12 69.50 69.50 139.00 2012-13 119.50 119.50 239.00 2013-14 - 8.00 8.00 2014-15 20.00 168.00 168.00 2015-16 Nil Nil -

STATUS OF OBC HOSTELS IN THE STATE ODISHA.

Sl No. Location Year Status

1 G.M College,Sambalpur 2002-03 Completed

2 Govt. College,Angul 2002-03 Completed

3 MPC College ,Baripada 2002-03 Completed

4 Utkal Unversity Vanivihar 2003-04 Completed

5 College of Engineering &Techonology (CET) (2 Nos.) 2003-04 Completed

6 U.N College of Science &Technology,Adaspur,Cuttack 2006-07 Completed

7 BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar 2010-11 Completed

8 Pattamundai College,Kendrapara 2011-12 Under Construction

9 Panchayat College, Bargarh 2011-12 completed

10 Ravenshaw University, Cuttack 2014-15 Completed

Dr. AMBEDKAR POST-MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP applicants the Central Assistance has not been FOR EBCs: utilized. There is a budget provision of Rs. 28.00 lakh and target to provide this Scholarship to 1000 A new Central Plan Scheme with 100% Central EBC students during the year 2017-18. Assistance,Scheme of Dr.Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBCs has been introduced from STATE COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD the year 2016-17. For the year 2016-17, the Ministry CLASSES of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India The Office of the OSCBC is functioning under have released Rs. 205000 for disbursement of Dr. administrative control of M & BCW Deptt. The Ambedkar Post-matric Scholarship to EBC year wise budget provision and expenditure students. Due to non availability of eligibile position of the OSCBC is as follows. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 155

Year Budget Provision Expenditure 2002-03 27.60 27.60 2003-04 14.70 14.70 2004-05 28.27 28.27 2005-06 20.00 20.00 2006-07 27.98 27.98 2007-08 32.17 32.17 2008-09 41.88 37.27 2009-10 51.50 51.17 2010-11 36.75 34.24 2011-12 35.49 35.49 2012-13 32.14 32.14 2013-14 32.42 30.16 2014-15 33.41 32.26 2015-16 35.98 35.98 2016-17 34.67 33.76

The Odisha State Commission for Backward classes, manual labour for sustenance of their families or Bhubaneswar in their meeting held on 02.09.2004 for supplementing the low income of their have laid down the criteria for identifying the families. socially, educationally and economically backward And/or classes. The Commission has given considerable thought to the evolution of criteria for identifying Castes/Classes which under the traditional caste backward classes in the backdrop of the system were subject to discriminatory treatment Article16(4) of the Constitution of India in respect like entry into places of workship and public office of State of Odisha. While framing the criteria , and use of facilities like public passage, tanks and the Commission has kept in view the principles wells. laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of And/ or “Indira Sawhney and Others Vrs. Union of India and Others”, decided on 16.11.1992. The following Castes/ Classes whose traditional occupation is , criteria has been evolved for identification of in terms of caste system, regarded to be low, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes. undignified, unclean or stigmatized. Social Backwardness And/ or Caste / Classes whichare generally regarded as Castes/ Classes who resides in poor quality of socially backward residence such as thatched house, titled houses And-or with low quality of building materials exposed to speedy decay. Castes/Classes which mainly depend on agricultural or other manual labour for their And/or livelihood. Castes/Classes which have no representation or And/or have poor representation orin Stare Legislature, Castes/Classes of which women and children , as Panchayats and other elective bodies during the a general practice , are engaged in work involving 10 years preceding the date of representation. 156 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

Castes/ Classes, whose literacy rate is at least 8% persons occupying important posts in the less than the State average. Judiciary and Executive is at least 25% below the Or Castes/Classes or which the proportion of State average. matriculates is at least 20% less than the State Economic Backwardness: average. Castes/Classes where the average value of Or familyassets is not more than Rs.6000/- . Castes /Classes where the students drop-out in Castes/ Classes where the average annual family the age group of 7 to 15 years is at least 15% above income is not more than Rs. 12000/-. the State average. Or Castes/Classes of which the proportion of Castes/ Classes where percentage of persons in Graduates is at least 20% less than the State Government employment at different levels is 25% average. below theState average. Or Or Castes/Classes where the proportion of Castes/ Classes, where percentage of persons in professionally qualified persons, e.g. Engineers, public (Undertaking) Sector employment at Doctors, Lawyers and Chartred Accountants and different levels is 25% below the State average. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 157

XII. PROGRAMME FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MINORITIES

1. Pre-Matric Scholarship for Minority 15 (Fifteen) Blocks and I (one) Municipality. They Students : are Gumma, Nuagada, Mohana and R. Udayagiri This is a State Plan Scheme with 100% GoI of Gajapati district, Gunupur and Chandragiri of funding. During 2016-17 application of 19196 Nos Rayagada district, Daringbadi and Kotagarah of of Minority students were processed to the Kandhamal district, Kuarmunda, Kutra, Ministry of Minority Affairs for approval. Out of Rajagangpur, Nuagaon, Subdega, Gurundia and the above Pre-Matric scholarship for 18365 Balisankara of Sundargarah district and Bhadrak students only have been sanctioned and credited Municipality of Bhadrak district. The following to their accounts directly by MoMA through DBT Projects have been taken up under Re- Mode. During 2017-18, 7371 number of Structured MsDP by MOMA,GoI during 12th Five applications has been processed Govt. of India Year Plan. MoMA for the purpose. 1) Addl. Class Room 2) Anganawadi Centres. 2. Post-Matric Scholarship for Minority 3) ANM Centres.4) IAY Houses 5) Drinking Water Students : Supply.6) Reading Rooms / Library Halls 7) Computer Lab. With Computer. 8) 100 seated Girls This is a State Plan Scheme with 100% GoI Hostels. 9) Science Lab. and 10) Skill Dev. funding. During 2016-17 application of 5588Nos. &Placement Training. of Minority students were processed to the Ministry of Minority Affairs for approval. Post- Funds Rs.1509.86 lakh during 2013-14 and Rs. Matric scholarship for 4634 students have been 171.75 lakh during 2014-15 have been received sanctioned and credited to their accounts from MoMA, GOI towards central Share and directly by MoMA through DBT Mode. During against release of 2013-14, UC for Rs.738.87 lakh 2017-18, 5219 number of applications has been has been submitted to MoMA, GOI. Besides processed Govt. of India MoMA for the purpose. this, 5 nos. of proposals for construction of ITIs at Bhandahripokhari of Bhadrak district, 3. Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Daringbadi & Kotagada of Kandhamal district, for Minority Students : Kutra of Sundargarh district & Salepur of This is a State Plan Scheme With 100% Gol Cuttack district were sent to MoMA, Govt.of funding. During 2016-17 application of 883(Fresh India for approval. Rs.10.00 Crore has been 525 + Renewal 233) Nos. of Minority students released during 2015-16 for four nos. of ITIs @ were processed to the Ministry of Minority 2.50 crore per each ITI except ITIs Salepur Affairs for approval. MCM scholarship for 561 Cuttack. Funds has been released to the students have been sanctioned and credited to PA,ITDA, Balliguda/ Sundaragarah/ DWO, their accounts directly by MoMA through DBT Bhadrak to place the funds under DTET, Odisha, Mode. During 2017-18, 1394 number of Cuttack for construction of above ITIs.which applications has been processed Govt. of India are under progress. MoMA for the purpose. District-wise funds released by MOMA, GOI. 4. Multi Sector Development Programme during 2013-14,2014-15,2015-16 & 2016-17 for 5 (Five) nos. of district of the State have been Construction of different projects under MsDP identified under Re-Structured MsDP covering is given below. 158 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 159

During 2016-17 & 2017-18 no funds under MsDP seated Minority Hostel in Minority have yet been received/ released by MOMA, GoI. Concentrated Areas as well as Educational State Government Schemes undertaken hubs of the major cities of the State. The for Welfare of Minority Community Govt. have approved the proposals of districts for construction of 20 nos. of The Sate govt. has taken up the following Minority hostels during the year 2016-17 and Welfare Schemes for the Minority Community of rest 20 Nos. during the 2017-18. An amount the State. of Rs.2.00 crores during the year 2016-17 1) Construction of MPCC in the Minority and Rs.14.00 crore during 2017-18 has been Concentrated Areas :- State Govt. have released to concerned DWOs to complete decided to Construct 100 nos. of MPCC in the construction work of the above 20 nos the Minority Concentrated villages having of hostels. During 2017-18, Rs. 14.00 crore 150 families within 4 years i.e from.2016-17 has been released to OBCFDCC Ltd., BBSR to 2019-20 Accordingly 25 nos. of MPCCs in respect of balance 20 nos. of hostels to have been taken up during 2016-17 and an be sanctioned. amount of 425.00 lakhs has been sanctioned 4) Multi layered programme for livelihood to the concerned DWOs. During 2017-18 the approach to Minority Communities :- A Budget Provision of Rs.6.38 Crore has been multi layered programme has been launched released for construction of all the balance by State Govt.. In this connection different 75 nos. of MPCCs Departments have been requested to 2) Infrastructure and educational utilize 5% of allotment out of their Budget Development of Minority Educational for Socio Economic development of Institution:- The State Govt. have taken a Minority Communities. decision to provide Financial Assistance to 5) Skill Development Training :- The State Minority Educational institution for govt. have provided Rs.25 lakhs during the Development of infrastructure and year 2015-16 and Rs.12.00 lakhs during 2016- Education of minority Students. 17 to OBCFDCC Ltd. for undertaking Skill Accordingly 100 nos. of Minority Educational Development training of Minority Youths institutions from Minority Concentrated against which 180 minority students got Districts are to be developed during the trained in last year. During the year 2017- financial year from 2015-16 to 2017-18. 18 Rs.20.00 lakhs has been released for the During the year 2015-16 Rs. 60.00 lakhs for purpose. 10 nos. of Minority Educational Institution 6) Construction Haj House:- The State govt. and during 2016-17 Rs. 2.10 crores for 35 have decided for construction of State Haj nos. and during 2017-18 Rs.3.42 Crores for house at Bhubaneswar and in this regard 55 nos. of Minority Educational Govt. have also allotted required land for Institutions have been provided to the purpose. The estimated cost of the concerned DWOs for the purpose. State Haj House Rs.2.39 crores has been 3) Minority Hostel:- The State Govt. have released to IDCO for construction of Haj taken decision to construct 40 nos.of 100 house by the year 2017-18. 160 Annual Activity Report 2017-18 DISTRICT WISE MINORITY POPULATION IN ODISHA (2011 CENSUS) IN ODISHA POPULATION WISE MINORITY DISTRICT Annual Activity Report 2017-18 161 162 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

INFORMATION RELATING TO THE WAKF ADMINISTRATION

As per Haj Committee Act, 2002, the State Haj pilgrims of the State in cooperation with Central Committee functions in the state for the Haj Committee of India. A step for construction welfare of the Haj pilgrims. The committee is of State Haj House at Mouza Jagamara, an advisory body which acts connecting link Bhubaneswar has been taken up by the between the Haj Committee of India and Department.In the mean time an amount of Rs. intending pilgrims of the State. Previous year 150.00 lakhs has been released in f/o-IDCO for 526 pilgrims successfully performed their Haj in construction of State Haj House. Rest an Saudi Arabia. Two Khadimul Hujjaj were amount of Rs. 88, 84,000/- has been proposed sponsored through State Government with the in the Budget Estimate for the year 2017-18.

ACTIVITY OF OBCFDCC LTD BHUBANESWAR FOR THE YEAR 2017-18.

The Odisha Backward Classes Finance & Hence no finance has given during the year. Development Co-operative Corporation was 2. Recovery of outstanding loan dues: established the year 1994-95 on being registered During the year 2017-18 (up to December, 2017) under the Odisha Co-operative Societies act- Rs. 0.81 lakhs has been recovered from the 1962 with the aim to provide economic districts towards outstanding loan against the assistance to the people belonging to Socially demand of Rs. 2180.05 lakhs from OBC loanees. and Educationally Backward Classes (S&EBC) Similarly no recovery has been made from the under various income generating schemes. districts towards outstanding loan against the OBCFDCC is a co-operative institution under demand of Rs. 2008.70 lakhs from minority administrative control of ST & SC Development loanees. & M&BCW Deptt., Govt. of Odisha, which is engaged in promoting economic development of 3. Placement Linked Training Programme OBC & Minority people. for OBC & Minority youths: 1. Funds received from NBCFDC/ OBCFDCC has been imparting Placement NMDFC, New Delhi Linked Training Programme to 79 Nos of minority youths (Non-Residential) out of During the year 2017-18 (up to December, 2017) state Govt. funds in 4 districts, i.e. no funds have been received from NBCFDC/ (Rayagada, Cuttack, Jharsuguda,Ganjam). The NMDFC, New Delhi towards implementation of training programme has been started from income generating scheme for OBC/S&EBC & October - 2017 which are under progress. The Minority people of the state instead of National details are given next page. Allocation allotted by the National Corporation. Annual Activity Report 2017-18 163

Training Programme conducted for Minority youths;

OBCFDCC is also imparting Placement Linked Training Programme to 80 Nos of OBC youths (Non- Residential) out of the state Govt. funds in 4 districts i.e. (Boudh, Malkangiri, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar). The training programme has been started from October, 2017 which is under progress. Its details are as such;

Training Programme conducted for OBC/S&EBC youths; 164 Annual Activity Report 2017-18

THE ORISSA GAZETTE

Extraordinary Published by Authority No.212 Cuttack, Thursday, February 13, 2003/ MAGHA 24, 1924

ST & SC Development Department NOTIFICATION The 10th January 2003

No. 1802-PCR-38/2002-SSD, Government after 1995 in the identified atrocity prone areas of careful consideration have been pleased to these districts. appoint the Additional District Magistrate of the Where there will be more than one A.D.M., the Districts named in the Scheduled as the Special A.D.M in charge of the Judicial /Law & Order Officers in the respective districts to perform the Section of the District Office will be Special Officer. duties and discharge the functions of Special Officer under Rule 10 of the S.C. & S.T. (POA) Rules, This will take immediate effect. SCHEDULE