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Director Tribal Affairs
- In its consistent efforts towards achieving overall prosperity and development of Tribal people
residing in different parts of the State especially in the hilly areas, the government created a
separate Directorate of Tribal Affairs in the month of July, 2008. The main objective of creation
of this Directorate is to give an integrated and focused approach for the development of the
marginalised section of the society “the Scheduled Tribe” who have lagged behind in all the
shades of their life because of the factors may be historical, territorial and even natural.
- The Directorate of Tribal Affairs has been created by the government for the implementation
of welfare and development schemes related to the scheduled tribe community in a integrated and
planned manner. The Directorate of Tribal Affairs shall strive to uplift the standard of living
of Scheduled Tribes in the State. Following are the important areas of operation of this Directorate:-
• Design and development programmes that will appropriately address the concerns of the
Scheduled Tribes in the country.
• Attempt to establish, jointly with State Government as well as on its own, mechanisms to
introduce efficiency in the implementation of these programmes.
• Establish effective monitoring systems that will enable proper mid-course correction
wherever necessary.
• Conduct periodic evaluation of schemes and programmes and consider and apply the
recommendation for bringing about programme improvement.
• The Tribal Development schemes which were being implemented by the Directorate of
Tribal Affairs J&Kare as under:-
1. Post-Matric Scholarship to ST Students.
2. Book Bank Scheme for ST students.
3. Constriction of Hostels for ST Boys/Girls.
4. Eklavaya Model Residential Schools.
Scholarship scheme for Promoting Literacy among STs.
- The department is implementing various State/Central Schemes for educational upliftment of
students belonging to Scheduled Tribes. The State is providing Pre-Matric Scholarship to Gujjar
Bakerwal students in the State. The Department also implements Central Sponsored Scheme of
Post-Matric Scholarship for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribe population.
- During the year 2014-15 an amount of Rs.1375.73 lacs stands incurred under Post-Matric
Scholarship to ST students by covering 8925 students.
Criteria for disbursement of Pre-Matric Scholarship
The existing rate of stipend under Post Matric Scholarship Scheme
Funds released/utilised under SCA to TSP
Two Eklavaya Model Residential Schools are under construction
Schemes for Development of Scheduled
Tribes.
- The Central Schemes of development viz; SCA to TSP and Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of
India by way of additional central assistance (ACA) and Central Assistance are implemented for
SCs/STs in the State. The beneficiaries/development works under these schemes are identified by
the Distt. Advisory Boards, which is co-ordinated by the DDC, keeping in view the requirements
in accordance with the guidelines governing these schemes. The main objective and scope of SCA to
TSP, which was originally meant for filling up of the critical gaps in the family-based income
generation activities of the TSP, has now been extended to cover the employment-cum income generation
and the infrastructure incidental thereto not only to the family-based activities for also to the
Self Help Groups /community. Out of the total allocation 30% can be utilized for infrastructure
development and 70% for income generation units.
New Initiatives
- The Government of Jammu & Kashmir has established a separate Department of Tribal Affairs
to deal with the matters related to tribal population. In order to strengthen the newly created
department, the Govt. is contemplating to establish Offices at District Level for strengthening
implementation and monitoring of the schemes/programmes for development of these under privileged
society living in far flung and hilly areas.
- A newly Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme to ST students will be launched in
the State during the current financial year 2015-16 through Directorate of Tribal Affairs which
will facilitate the students under the ST category to avail the scholarship .
- Similarly, the GOI has launched Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ” Institutional Support for
Development and Marketing of Tribal products/Produce” which will be implemented through ST
Development Corporation.
Organisation Chart of Directorate Tribal Affairs
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