Tribal Welfare Initiative

Giri Poshana-Nutribasket Scheme

As part of the programme the nutritional status of ST Women and Children is aimed to be improved in 3 selected Tribal aspirational districts of Asifabad, Bhadrachalam and Bhupalpally/Mulugu.

Accordingly the scheme is being implemented in coordination with ICRISAT through Anganwadi centres of Women and Child welfare Department.12 mandals with total beneficiaries of 13098 women and children are covered with Rs.2.70 Cr.

To address malnutrition among PVTGs, an exclusive scheme of Nutribasket for chenchus through ICRISAT is being implemented with a project cost of Rs.3.75 Cr under the Health and Nutritional support programme benefitting approximately 12,000 Chenchu women and Children.

Health scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)

In order to address the needs of poor tribals in remotely located ST habitations of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PvTGs) for timely health care, a new scheme of Tribal Relief Fund (TRF) for emergency health care and hospitalization was started. .

Relaxation of norms for KCR Kit for PVTGs

In order to address the dwindling population of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups,the Health and Family Welfare Department, upon request of the Tribal Welfare Department, has issued a GO extending the scheme of KCR Kits to Multigravida Women beyond the general norm of 2 deliveries benefitting approximately 20,000 PVTG Women.

Health screening programme for PVTGs

Health sreening has been conducted for all the PVTGs in ITDA Utnoor area covering 12 varieties of screening tests like WBC, RBC, Hemoglobin, XCT, MCV, MCH, PLT,LYM, MXD, NEUT & Lipid Profile etc., in covergence with Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) and issued Health Profile Cards to 12,000 PVTGs.

Research on tribal health and indigenous food resources of Chenchus

The Nutritional status of Chenchus along with the nutritional value of the seasonal tubers and leafy vegetables accessible to the Chenchus of Nallamala Forest is studied in coordination with the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). The seasonal tubers and leafy vegetables are inventorised along with their calorific values.

Tribal Artists Workshops

To revive the art and craft forms of the Scheduled Tribes, fine tune the skills of theartists, the workshops are organized in coordination with the experts from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), Hyderabad.

The Tribal painters from Gond, Koya and Naikpod communities are groomed throughprofessional guidance of State art Gallery and their works are marketed through CII
and Amazon to provide avenues for marketing them for creating livelihoods.

SCHEDULED TRIBES SPECIALDEVELOPMENT FUND (STSDF)

Government of Telangana has broughtin “The Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes Special Development Fund(Planning, Allocation and Utilization ofFinancial Resources) Act/ Act 18 of 2017 onMarch 30, 2017.The Act facilitates to allocate the budgetsin tune with the percentage of STPopulation in the State. Section 14 of theAct mandates that if any Special Development Fund remains unspent, it shall becompensated in the next financial year in the same proportion on the reach of actualexpenditure to the total budget estimate of Pragati Paddu at the end of financialyear in the manner prescribed.
The convergence gives the scope for faster achievement of intended objectives. Thecoordination among departments and schemes fuels to increase the momentum ofdevelopment process through inter sectoral coordination. 

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