Coordination Committee for Monitoring Schemes for STs

There is a Coordination Committee for monitoring the planning and progress of the schemes/programmes being implemented for overall development of Scheduled Tribes. This Coordination Committee is chaired by Secretary, Tribal Affairs. During the Coordination Committee meeting held in September, 2011, the problems of Sickle Cell anemia, Malaria and TB in tribal areas were taken up with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The issues of tribal health particularly TB and Malaria control in tribal areas were discussed again in the meeting of the Coordination Committee held in February, 2012. As per the information received from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, a Plan of Action of Genetic Blood Disorders including Sickle Cell Disease has been submitted to the Planning Commission.