Recently Minister for Tribal Affairs, chaired a high level review meeting regarding formulation of Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) by all the departments at Civil Secretariat.

He stressed the need for creating a well structured TSP to ensure inclusive development with emphasis on effective monitoring and execution.

He asked for ensuring greater coordination among all departments for formulation of an effective plan to be submitted to the executive committee for vetting and approval.

He asked all the departments to prepare a document that clearly depicts what they have done over the past few years and what are their future plans, so that the same is reflected in the budget proposals. He said that the department should hold consultations with the stakeholders to gauge the deficiencies confronting tribal development so that corrective measures are initiated wherever required.

Pertinently, Tribal Sub Plan is a crucial initiative aimed at promoting socio-economic development of Scheduled Tribes through financial assistance for activities related to education, health and livelihood.

He emphasized the importance of adhering to the NITI Aayog guidelines saying that the tribal affairs department will serve as the nodal agency to coordinate with all other line departments.

He highlighted the reasons for underperformance of TSP funds like lack of unified planning, implementation, monitoring mechanism and called upon the officers to iron out all these issues.