Special Area Programme-Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP)
This is a major programme administered by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs under which, grant is provided to the States Governments based on annual allocation made by the Planning Commission. This is treated as an additive to the State Plan, for areas where State Plan provisions are not normally forthcoming to bring about economic development to tribals.
The programme was launched during 1974-75 and till the end of the IX Five Year Plan, the SCA to TSP was meant for filling up critical gaps in the family-based income- ....
