Establishment of VDVKs in Tribal Areas of Rajasthan

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Establishment of VDVKs in Tribal Areas of Rajasthan प्रव तथ: 13 AUG 2026 2:07PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed today in Lok Sabha that the population and percentage of Scheduled Tribes across Udaipur, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Banswara, Sirohi, Salumbar, Rajsamand and Chittorgarh districts of Rajasthan, block-wise is given at Annexure I.

Under Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission (PMJVM) a total of 283 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras

(VDVKs) covering 85,349 beneficiaries have been sanctioned in Udaipur, Salumbar, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan. The beneficiaries are engaged in the value addition, processing and marketing of locally available Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and agricultural produce such as graded wheat, wheat flour, daliya, maize, chana/chana dal, moong dal, urad dal, mango pickle (aam achar), turmeric powder, chilli powder, honey, soyabean products, herbal and amla-based products. The district-

wise details of the sanctioned VDVKs are as under:

District No. of VDVKs sanctioned No. of beneficiaries benefitted Udaipur 110 33,189 Salumbar 39 11,826 Dungarpur 72 21,672 Pratapgarh 62 18,662 TOTAL 283 85,349 State Implementing Agency of Rajasthan has supplied toolkits to the VDVKs and an amount of ₹2253 lakhs (approx.) has been released to the VDVKs for training and toolkits.

Annexure-I Annexure-I as referred to in reply to part (a) of LSUQ No. 4310 for answer on 13.08.2026 regarding Establishment of VDVKs in Tribal Areas of Rajasthan Block-wise ST population and ST percentage in various districts of Rajasthan (Source: C.D. Block wise Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011; Salumbar district has been carved out of the former Udaipur district on August 7, 2023) UdaipurBlock Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Mavli 2,30,532 49,479 21.46% Gogunda 2,14,948 1,07,220 49.88% Kotra 2,30,532 2,20,905 95.82% Jhadol 2,49,297 1,88,925 75.78% Bargaon 1,57,963 55,190 34.94% Girwa 2,89,070 1,70,126 58.85% Bhindar 2,40,562 47,816 19.88% Lasadiya 91,229 80,435 88.17% Salumbar 2,31,912 1,32,047 56.94% Sarada 2,66,775 1,76,421 66.13% Kherwara 3,44,146 2,67,806 77.82% District Total 25,46,966 14,96,370 58.75% Dungarpur Block Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Bichhiwara 3,04,032 2,62,299 86.27% Dungarpur 2,22,033 1,90,373 85.74% Aspur 2,24,243 1,19,085 53.11% Sagwara 2,37,998 1,42,745 59.98% Simalwara 3,23,101 2,55,346 79.03% District Total 13,11,407 9,69,848 73.95%Pratapgarh Block Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Dhariawad 1,89,872 1,49,512 78.74% Peepalkhoont 1,54,063 1,43,783 93.33% Chhotisadri 1,15,717 49,290 42.60% Pratapgarh 2,06,734 1,08,652 52.56% Arnod 1,41,023 94,932 67.32% District Total 8,07,409 5,46,169 67.64% Banswara Block Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Ghatol 2,87,101 2,31,331 80.57% Garhi 2,98,740 1,73,066 57.93% Banswara 2,66,053 2,10,377 79.07% Chhoti Sarvan 92,565 86,568 93.52% Anandpuri 1,44,642 1,34,931 93.29% Bagidora 2,29,183 1,84,032 80.30% Kushalgarh 1,87,136 1,78,025 95.13% Sajjangarh 1,81,430 1,63,278 90.00% District Total 16,86,850 13,61,608 80.72% SirohiBlock Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Sheoganj 1,15,131 21,772 18.91% Sirohi 1,46,850 11,824 8.05% Pindwara 2,37,199 1,07,664 45.39% Abu Road 1,49,098 1,04,888 70.35% Reodar 2,21,848 30,502 13.75% District Total 8,70,126 2,76,650 31.79% Rajsamand Block Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Bhim 1,71,023 2,996 1.75% Deogarh 93,119 4,984 5.35% Amet 1,01,614 10,504 10.34% Kumbhalgarh 1,44,231 43,076 29.87% Rajsamand 1,67,342 27,252 16.29% Railmagra 1,31,800 13,137 9.97% Khamnor 2,02,715 50,238 24.78% District Total 10,11,844 1,52,187 15.04% Chittorgarh Block Total Population ST Population % ST of Total Rashmi 88,670 5,696 6.42% Gangrar 1,03,933 7,784 7.49%Begun 1,17,390 14,424 12.29% Bhainsrorgarh 99,674 36,880 37.00% Chittaurgarh 1,95,928 25,450 12.99% Bhopalsagar 83,457 12,192 14.61% Kapasan 95,014 10,181 10.72% Dungla 1,04,607 15,374 14.70% Bhadesar 1,23,930 10,444 8.43% Nimbahera 1,57,841 23,785 15.07% Barisadri 1,00,553 30,599 30.43% District Total 12,70,997 1,92,809 15.17% RN/ ***** (रलीज़ आईडी: 2298804) आगंतुक पटल : 270 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही