Tribal Development Department Tribal Development Department
Government of Maharashtra Government of India

Nav Sanjivani Yojana

The Nav Sanjeevan Yojana aims at integrated and coordinated implementation and strengthening of various drinking water, health facilities, etc. to the tribals which were previously being implemented by several agencies at several levels without ensuring proper coordination.

At present the following schemes have been included in the Nav Sanjeevan Yojana and are being implemented:-

  • Employment Programme
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Centrally Sponsered Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Scheme
  • Health Services
  • Providing primary health care services
  • Providing Pure and Clean drinking water
  • Nutrition Programme a) Integrated Child Development Scheme b) School Feeding Programme
  • Supply of Foodgrains
  • Distribution of Food grains through Fair Price Shops
  • Revamped Public Distribution System
  • Door Delivery System
  • Consumption Loan Scheme
  • Grain Bank Scheme

Nav Sanjeevan Yojana is being implemented in the Tribal Sub Plan Area, Additional Tribal Sub Plan Area and Mini MADA Pockets and in the MADA pockets of the State.

The Collectors of the Districts in Tribal Sub Plan Area act as the Chief Implementing Officers of the Nav Sanjeevan Yojana and the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishads the District Health Officers and the Project Officer, Integrated Tribal Development Projects (ITDP) have active association and participation therein. The officers implementing the individual schemes are responsible for the successful and effective implementation of the Nav Sanjeevan Yojana.

The Collector has to take a monthly review of the various programmes included in the scheme. He has to identify the risky/sensitive areas/pockets/villages in his District. The Collector while identifying such area/pockets/villages has to take into account the following norms.

  • Villages which have been declared as inaccessible earlier.
  • Villages/Pockets where mal-nutrition has occurred on a large scale in the past.
  • Villages which are cut off during the monsoon.
  • Villages where no clean and pure water supply is available.
  • Villages which are for off from the Primary Health Centres or Sub Centres.
  • Villages where the Fair Price Shops are not functioning or villages which are far off from such shops.
  • Villages where it is difficult to provide employment during the monsoon.
  • Villages where there are no Anganwadis under the Integrated Child Development Scheme.

Health Services

Tribal areas are generally inaccessible due to difficult terrain. Such areas are, therefore, deprived of timely and adequate health facilities, particularly during the monsoon when there is interruption in the communication machinery. In order to over come the problem the government has decided to provide following health facilities. The Govt. has also decided the implementation of "Melghat Pattern" the schemes of Health & Nutrition in all districts of TSP Area from 2003-04.In this sensetive tribal area an outlay of Rs.2738.38 lakh has been provide for the year 2014-15 to provide health services.

Pada Volunteer Workers

Tribal population is scattered in Adivasi Padas. Due to inaccessibility of Padas in rainy season it is essential to provide Health service to tribals. To disinfect drinking water & intimate the outbreak of any epidemics.

Medical check-up of mothers and children of each family in each hamlet and provision of facilities to high risk mothers and grade III and IV children in the I.T.D.P.Area of 5 critical Districts.

Under this scheme 172 Rescue Camps headed by Honorary Medical Officers on Honoraria of Rs 8,000/- per month have been sanctioned.

To provide antenatal maternity benefit for 3 months and one month's post-natal maternity benefit to high risk mothers

This scheme is introduced to reduce the number of premature births. Under this scheme financial assistance of Rs200/- is paid per month to each high risk pregnant woman for 4 months. The Govt. has decided the implementation of this scheme in all tribal districts from 2003-04.

All above mentioned schemes are merged together under new name providing Special Health Services in sensitive tribal area. For this scheme Rs.2738.38 lakh has been kept for the year 2014-15.

Appointment of Hon. Paediatricians

This scheme is only for the talukas of Dharni and Chikhaldara in Amravati District. Under this scheme, an honorarium of Rs 300/- per visit is proposed to be paid to the paediatrician visiting the Dharni and Chikhaldara areas of Amravati District for examining children.

Monthly Meeting of Trained Dais

In the Integrated Tribal Development Project area the deliveries are conducted by the Dais. This scheme has been introduced for ensuring 100% registration of deliveries and to undertake survey and to monitor high risk mothers and newly born babies. For this purpose, a provision of Rs.30.16 lakh is made in TSP, 2014-15.

Establishment of Paediatric I.C.U.

To reduce the death of infants, paediatric I.C.U. have been sanctioned at the Children Health Centre, Nashik District and Nagpur District. For this scheme, a provision of Rs 40.00 lakh is made in TSP, 2014-15.

Nutrition

In the inaccessible area of Dharni and Chikhaldara talukas of Amravati, Thane, Nashik, Dhule and Gadchiroli Districts, additional supplementary nutrition is intended to be provided to the tribal beneficiaries of 15 Integrated Child Development Projects.

The revised rate of supplementary nutrition are as shown in the following statement.

Sr.No.

Kind of beneficiaries

Rate Supplementary nutrition

1)

Children in the age group of o to 6 months to 2 Years

Rs 1.50

2)

Children in the age group of 2 Years to 6 years

Rs 2.25

3)

Malnourished children in the age group of 6 months to 2 years (Grade III & IV )

Rs 4.50

4)

Malnourished children in the age group of 2 years to 6 years (Grade III & IV )

Rs 4.50

5)

Pregnant & Lactating mothers

Rs 4.50

EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME : -

Employment programmes are being implemented in such a manner as to provide sufficient employment opportunity in every tribal village or a group of villages so that the migration of tribals is reduced and for this purpose sufficient number of works have been sanctioned. Wages to the labour on employment programmes are paid expeditiously.

CONSUMPTION LOAN : -

The Government of Maharashtra is implementing the scheme of Consumption Loan since 1978, to save the tribals from malnutrition during the lean period of the monsoon.

This scheme has been further revised and the rates of loan are as follows:-

i)

Family having upto 4 units on the ration card

:

Upto Rs 2000/-

ii)

Family having upto 8 units on the ration card

:

Upto Rs 3000/-

iii)

Family above 8 units on the ration card

:

Upto Rs4000/-

Also as decided earlier families with children in grades III and IV would continue to be covered irrespective of whether they are defaulters or not. In the 2005-2006, 178845 families have been given of foodgrains amounting to Rs.10.00 crore for the year 2014-15 has made available for this scheme.

Grain Bank :-

However, this scheme gets restricted because of the indebtedness of most of the tribal families. Therefore, the State Government has decided in July, 1995 to implement the traditional Grain Bank Scheme at village level with the active cooperation of Voluntary Agencies/Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and others who are willing to participate in the scheme.

The idea behind the scheme is that each member will contribute a fixed amount of grain towards the Grain Bank during/immediately after the harvest, and take a loan of the Grain Bank according to his need during the next lean period and return it alongwith interest immediately after the next harvest.

The salient features of the scheme are as follows:-

  • Jurisdiction :- A grain Bank will be established for at least 1 and at the most 4 villages which will consist of 50-500 families.
  • Implementation and nature of the scheme:- The scheme will be implemented through Voluntary Agencies, Tribal Cooperative Societies, NGHO/Voluntary Agencies, Fish rearing Societies etc.
  • Working Committee :- There will be a Working Committee elected by the members of the Grain Bank. It can also include leaders/elders in the village who would be coopted. However, the majority of the members must be tribals and there shall be a lady as the women's representative on the Committee.
  • Membership:- Both the tribal and non-tribal villagers would be eligible to become members of the Grain Bank. Landless families can also become members
  • Contribution :- Every member would deposit a prescribed quantity of grain as his contribution in the Grain Bank initially. Only the tribal members, who are not able to contribute their share will get 2/3 part of the share from the Maharashtra State Cooperative Tribal Development Corporation as one time assistance. The remaining 1/3 part should be contributed by the member himself. Normally the initial contribution would be one quintal of grain per family.
  • Type of Grain :- The Grain Bank will normally consist of the grain which is grown and eaten in that particular area, but the working committee may at its discretion decide whether to keep more than one type of grain, according to the need and availability of the grain.
  • Storage of the Grain- Storage of grain in the Grain Bank will be made in the local/traditional way. The responsibility of storage and preservation would be of the Working Committee.
  • Withdrawal of Grain- Only members who have deposited grain in the Grain Bank will be liable to get grain on loan from the Grain Bank.
  • Repayment of Grain:- The member of the Grain Bank will return the grain taken from the Grain Bank during/immediately after the next harvest along with interest. The rate of return would be vary from 105% to 115% depending on when the grain is returned. Supervision:_ Overall supervision of the scheme will be done by the Additional Tribal Commissioner and the Project Officers of the Integrated Tribal Development Projects concerned.
  • Equipment:- Essential material like balances, weight etc., would be given to the Society as a one time assistance from the Nucleus Budget Scheme.

The responsibility for the successful implementation of the scheme will be jointly of the field machinery and the Maharashtra State Cooperative Tribal Development Corporation. Instructions have been issued to all officers concerned to start action immediately so that the scheme can be started as early as possible land the villagers will be able to get grain from the Grain Banks in their area from the ensuing lean season. With a view to achieve this goal, the Project Officers have been instructed to motivate Voluntary Agencies to start the scheme and in case of any of the Societies/agencies who are willing to start the scheme, taken all further steps like registration of members, forwarding proposals regarding requirement of the initial grain stock to the Maharashtra State Cooperative Tribal Development Corporation etc. Some societies have shown willingness to start the scheme land MSTDC has received demands for initial grain contribution from some Voluntary Agencies. The funds necessary for this purposes have been already released by Government to the MSTDC recently.

As a part of implementation of the Nav Sanjeevan Yojana great care is taken to supply sufficient quantity of food grains in the Tribal Sub Plan Areas. 5557 Fair Price Shops are functioning in the 15 Districts under the Tribal Sub Plan Area. During the monsoon of 2005, 35 temporary godowns were opened wherein 41561/- quintals of grains have been stored.

In order to avoid inconvenience in supplying the food grains where there is a break down of communications with vulnerable tribal areas during the monsoon, 58 Fair Price Shops have been supplied with food grains using 7 vehicles. The food grain is being regularly supplied in the tribal area under the Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) sponsored by the Government of India.

District, Division and State Level review meetings are being regularly held for proper, smooth and effective implementation of the Nav Sanjivan Yojana.