(a) the criteria prescribed for an area to be declared as a tribal area;
(b) whether the Government of Maharashtra has sent a proposal for declaring
some villages as an MADA area to the Union Government which has been
returned by the Union Government for clarification;
(c) if so, whether the State Government has again sent the proposal to the Union
Government;
(d) if so, whether the proposal has been reviewed; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS ( SHRI P.R. KYNDIAH)
(a) The criteria prescribed for an area to be declared as Integrated Tribal
Development Project (ITDP), Modified Area Development Approach
(MADA) Pockets and Cluster is given as under:
(i) ITDPs are contiguous areas of the size of a tehsil or block or more in
which the ST population is 50% or more of the total population.
(ii) MADA Pockets are the identified pockets having 50% or more ST
population of a total population of 10,000 or more
Clusters are the identified pockets having 50% or more ST population of a
total population of 5,000 or more.
(b) to (e)Yes, Sir, The Government of Maharashtra has submitted the revised proposal
for reorganization of MADA pockets and declaring some villages as
MADA area to this Ministry. The proposal has been examined in
consultation with the State Govt. Officers. The State Govt. has been
requested to furnish some additional information.