Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Higher Education for STs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Higher Education for STs

## 3158. SHRI HARISH MEENA: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT मानव संसाधन िवकास मंतर्ी be pleased to state:

(a)            whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  enrolment  of  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  in  higher education is low according to All India Survey on Higher Education, 2016-17 as only 5.2% ST's have enrolled themselves in higher education;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government is conducting/proposes to conduct any programme to increase the number of ST students in higher education; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)& (b):   As per All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE),  the enrolment of students belonging  to  the  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  has  increased  from  5.19%  of  the  total  enrolment  of 35705905 in 2016-17 to 5.22% of the total enrolment of 36642378 in 2017-18. In absolute terms enrolment of STs has increased from 1852375 in 2016-17 to 1913864 in 2017-18. The State-wise enrolment for Scheduled Tribes (STs) is given in Annexure-I .

(c)  &  (d):    The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  to  increase  the  enrolment  of Scheduled tribes (STs) in higher educational institutions. The major programme/schemes are as under:

- (i) National Fellowship for Higher Education of ST Students.
- (ii) Post-Graduate Scholarship for Students belonging to SC/STs.
- (iii) Post- Doctoral Fellowships for SC/ST.
- (iv) National Overseas Scholarship for ST Students.
- (v) Residential Coaching Academics of SC/ST.
- (vi) Central Sector Scheme of Interest subsidy.
- (vii) Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students.
- (viii) AICTE Scheme for constructing hostel for SC/ST.
- (ix) Central Sector Scholarship Scheme of Top class education for ST Students.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) & (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158 FOR 06.08.2018 ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STs

| State - wise Enrolment of Scheduled Tribes   | State - wise Enrolment of Scheduled Tribes   | State - wise Enrolment of Scheduled Tribes   | State - wise Enrolment of Scheduled Tribes   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|                                              |                                              | 2016 - 17                                    | 2017 - 18                                    |
| 1                                            | 2                                            | 3                                            | 4                                            |
| 1                                            | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 463                                          | 501                                          |
| 2                                            | Andhra Pradesh                               | 75663                                        | 73655                                        |
| 3                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 34235                                        | 36074                                        |
| 4                                            | Assam                                        | 104833                                       | 97607                                        |
| 5                                            | Bihar                                        | 19210                                        | 21541                                        |
| 6                                            | Chandigarh                                   | 1901                                         | 1918                                         |
| 7                                            | Chhattisgarh                                 | 91333                                        | 103689                                       |
| 8                                            | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                       | 1516                                         | 1440                                         |
| 9                                            | Daman and Diu                                | 297                                          | 287                                          |
| 10                                           | Delhi                                        | 16119                                        | 19172                                        |
| 11                                           | Goa                                          | 3756                                         | 4080                                         |
| 12                                           | Gujarat                                      | 132885                                       | 132753                                       |
| 13                                           | Haryana                                      | 2245                                         | 2078                                         |
| 14                                           | Himachal Pradesh                             | 15471                                        | 16360                                        |
| 15                                           | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 15337                                        | 21689                                        |
| 16                                           | Jharkhand                                    | 122246                                       | 122919                                       |
| 17                                           | Karnataka                                    | 84454                                        | 89345                                        |
| 18                                           | Kerala                                       | 8651                                         | 10089                                        |
| 19                                           | Lakshadweep                                  | 254                                          | 238                                          |
| 20                                           | Madhya Pradesh                               | 166793                                       | 180898                                       |

| 21                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                        | 181853                                                                             | 184995                                                                             |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 22                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                            | 31127                                                                              | 33736                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                          | 56595                                                                              | 56937                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                            | 29721                                                                              | 28034                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                           | 34283                                                                              | 36659                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                             | 113946                                                                             | 124967                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                         | 876                                                                                | 1052                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                             | 5670                                                                               | 6279                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                          | 201505                                                                             | 211313                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                             | 7018                                                                               | 8834                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                         | 29477                                                                              | 32668                                                                              |
| 32                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                          | 119023                                                                             | 106060                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                            | 19382                                                                              | 19554                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                      | 42054                                                                              | 45336                                                                              |
| 35                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                        | 15416                                                                              | 16147                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                        | 66767                                                                              | 64960                                                                              |
| All India                                                                          | All India                                                                          | 1852375                                                                            | 1913864                                                                            |
| Source: All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports, 2016 - 17 &2017 - 18 | Source: All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports, 2016 - 17 &2017 - 18 | Source: All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports, 2016 - 17 &2017 - 18 | Source: All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports, 2016 - 17 &2017 - 18 |