Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs Minister launched the e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes

Shri Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” 
It is organized by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs
These e-governance initiatives serve their purpose of the betterment of tribal communities across the nation.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs officials to prepare a Databank of the previous beneficiaries of the schemes of the ministry on a priority basis.
He emphasized that the officials of the ministry have to achieve the target of completion of its tasks before time.Smt. Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs made great initiatives for the Scheduled Tribes welfare schemes will be proved as a milestone.

About the Portal
They developed online portals namely DBT Tribal (https://dbttribal.gov.in/) and NGO Grants Online Application & Tracking System (https://ngograntsmota.gov.in/) to track bringing in greater e-Governance in implementation of welfare schemes for STs. There are 3 main modules for Pre-Matric & Post-Matric Scholarship. Data Sharing module is mainly meant for sharing beneficiary-data by States.
The States have the facility to upload documents, raise query and DBT data uploaded by States is used for faster release of funds. 
Monitoring module has the facility of MIS reports & Dashboards.
They developed a module for verification of students by Universities and Colleges under Fellowship scheme and Grievance Module for all stakeholders including beneficiary students in 03 Central Sector schemes and Institutions.
The NGO portal, developed for implementing the scheme of Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of STs, has been fully revamped & redesigned with simplified Application form, Inspection Report, and Fund Processing module. 
The portal re-opened for FY 2019-20 for NGOs and States for online application.


About the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
It is a branch of Government of India, looks after the affairs of the tribal communities in India. 
Officeholder: Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor (Minister of State)
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: New Delhi

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