Port Blair, Jan 19:The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr. Mullapally Ramachandran, has given the details of utilization of tribal sub-plan fund by A&N Administration in the last 3 years. He was replying to the question raised by the Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray in the house of Lok Sabha.
The Minister informed that in 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 the allocation of fund was Rs.76.68, 171.38 & 226.43 and the utilization fund in each period are 63.96, 118.74 & 182.80 crores respectively. The Minister apart from the details of procurement equipments/machineries under tribal sub-plan fund, informed that the vessel M.V. Shompen is a replacement vessel of M.V. Milale of Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti (AAJVS) in the year 2001.
This vessel is being used for medical camps/aids across the islands and also for various coastal security exercise ‘Tathsuraksha’. The vessel is deployed in Southern group of islands to provide multifarious services, a communication from MP Bhawan said.
