New Delhi: Ministry of Tribal Affairs has taken several steps to spread awareness regarding the development schemes related to roads, buildings, hygiene, education, scholarship etc. in tribal areas as mentioned below:
(i) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has developed an online monitoring system http://stcmis.gov.in wherein funds provided by various central sectoral Ministries / Departments under the schemes meant for the development of tribals and tribal dominated areas with respect to roads, buildings, hygiene, education, scholarship etc. are invariably reflected and updated on daily basis.
(ii) Guidelines of the Schemes implemented by the Ministry as well as Annual Reports have been uploaded on the Ministry’s Website.
(iii) Sanction Orders mentioning therein the name of the project to be implemented in the States under a particular Scheme are uploaded on the Ministry’s website.
(iv) Scholarships are provided directly in the accounts of the students.
(v) With regard to implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, training and awareness programmes are organized at Gram Panchayat level by the States.
(vi) State Governments are also advised to ensure that concerned Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) should be duly informed about the projects / programmes relating to Tribal Development to be implemented in the area of jurisdiction. It is also advised to ensure that meetings of Gram Sabha are conducted on regular intervals as per norms in such areas.
