Lok Sabha Question No. 5682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Hostels for Girls/Boys
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5682

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## HOSTELS FOR GIRLS/BOYS

5682.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the number of hostels for the tribal students both for girls and boys in the country at present, State/UTwise;
- (b) whether any Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the construction of hostels for Scheduled Tribe (ST) girls and boys is in operation in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of assistance provided thereunder and utilization reported by various States therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Governments for construction of hostels and if so, the details of this such proposals received and the action taken by the Government on each of the said proposals; and
- (e) whether the Government is aware that even basic facilities are not available in several hostels for boys and girls for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the country and if so, the reasons therefor and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a): The State/UT-wise details of the number of Hostels for the tribal students funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is at Annexure-1 .

(b) to (e): Under the Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels for STs, Central assistance is given to States / UTs / Universities  for  construction  of  new  hostel  buildings  and  /  or  extension  of  existing  hostels.  Under  the scheme, State Governments are eligible for 100% central share for construction of all Girls' hostel and also for construction of Boys' hostel in naxal affected areas (identified by Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time). The funding pattern for the other Boys' Hostel to State Governments is on 50:50 basis.  In case of UTs, the Central Government bears the entire cost of construction of both Boys' and Girls' hostels. The hostels may be for middle schools, secondary schools, college or university level education. However, as a part of rationalization of schemes of the Ministry, it has been decided to subsume the intervention of the schemes of 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' under the Schemes of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution from 2018-19 onwards. Under these schemes, receipt of proposal for construction of hostels is a continuous process. The proposal received from the State Government is appraised and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for funding depending upon the availability of funds under the relevant scheme(s).

Details of Funds released to State Governments / UT Administrations / Universities and utilization thereof under the  Scheme of Hostels  for  ST  Girls  and  Boys  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  is  at Annexure-2. No. of Hostels sanctioned during last three years under the SCA to TSS and Grants under Art. 275(1) of the Constitution is at Annexure 3 .

Monitoring and maintenance of hostels is the responsibility of the concerned States/UTs. However, with a view  to  improve  the  facilities  in  the  existing  hostels,  proposals  received  from  State  Governments  are considered for funding under the schemes Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSP), Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution and Scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) for various interventions including construction of boundary walls, toilets and arrangement of drinking  water  etc.  from  time  to  time  as  per  the  demand  of  State  Governments  depending  upon  the availability of funds under the relevant schemes.

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## Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5682 for answer on 02.04.2018

The State/UT-wise details of the number of Hostel for the tribal students sanctioned by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs:

| Sl. No.   | Name of State / UTs                            | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State / UTs                            | Boys                        | Girls                       | Total                       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                 | 31                          | 28                          | 59                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                              | 6                           | 30                          | 36                          |
| 3         | Assam                                          | 2                           | 7                           | 09                          |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                                   | 22                          | 73                          | 95                          |
| 5         | Gujarat                                        | 74                          | 69                          | 143                         |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh                               | 3                           | 9                           | 12                          |
| 7         | Jammu &Kashmir                                 | 1                           | 1                           | 02                          |
| 8         | Jharkhand                                      | 52                          | 29                          | 81                          |
| 9         | Karnataka                                      | 29                          | 8                           | 37                          |
| 10        | Kerala                                         | 11                          | 6                           | 17                          |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh                                 | 135                         | 148                         | 283                         |
| 12        | Maharashtra                                    | 23                          | 3                           | 26                          |
| 13        | Manipur                                        | 43                          | 16                          | 59                          |
| 14        | Meghalaya                                      | 6                           | 6                           | 12                          |
| 15        | Mizoram                                        | 0                           | 10                          | 10                          |
| 16        | Nagaland                                       | 6                           | 27                          | 33                          |
| 17        | Odisha                                         | 20                          | 349                         | 369                         |
| 18        | Rajasthan (Tribal Area Development Deptt.)     | 15                          | 94                          | 109                         |
| 18        | Rajasthan (Social Justice &Empowerment Deptt.) | 33                          | 38                          | 71                          |
| 19        | Sikkim                                         | 0                           | 3                           | 3                           |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu                                     | 4                           | 4                           | 08                          |
| 21        | Tripura                                        | 19                          | 34                          | 53                          |
| 22        | Uttarakhand                                    | 0                           | 2                           | 02                          |
| 23        | West Bengal                                    | 6                           | 2                           | 08                          |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh                                  | 2                           | 1                           | 3                           |
| 25        | D. &N. Haveli                                  | 1                           | 4                           | 05                          |
| Total     | Total                                          | 544 1001                    | 544 1001                    | 1545                        |

## Annexure-2 referred to in reply to part (b) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5682 for answer on 02.04.2018.

Details of Funds released to State Governments/UT Administrations/ Universities and utilization thereof under the Scheme of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys during the last four years and current year

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UT/University                      | 2014-15        | 2014-15   | 2015-16        | 2015-16   | 2016-17        | 2016-17   | 2017-18       |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State/ UT/University                      | Funds Released | Utilized  | Funds Released | Utilized  | Funds Released | Utilized  | Fund released |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh                                     | 0.00           | 0.00      | 400.00         | 400.00    | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh                                          | 0.00           | 0.00      | 1221.74        | 1221.74   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 3        | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 380.47         | 380.47    | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 4        | Kerala                                                | 1949.63        | 1949.63   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 1305.00        | 1305.00   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 6        | Manipur                                               | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 1283.65        | 1283.65   | 0.00          |
| 7        | Mizoram                                               | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 638.12        |
| 8        | Nagaland                                              | 0.00           | 0.00      | 1798.45        | 1002.50   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 9        | Rajasthan                                             | 0.00           | 0.00      | 3393.97        | 1427.65   | 595.35         | 595.35    | 0.00          |
| 10       | Sikkim                                                | 460.29         | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 11       | Tripura                                               | 1797.62        | 843.86    | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 12       | Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi              | 304.99         | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 13       | Mizoram University                                    | 195.01         | 195.01    | 59.73          | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 14       | National Law School of India University, Banglore     | 0.00           | 0.00      | 61.94          | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| 15       | JLN Krishi Vishva Vidyala, Jabalpur                   | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 43.32          | 0.00      | 61.88         |
| 16       | Rajive Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. | 0.00           | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00      | 77.68          | 0.00      | 0.00          |
| Total    |                                                       | 6393.01        | 4673.97   | 6935.83        | 4051.89   | 2000.00        | 1879.00   | 700.00        |

Annexure-3 referred to in reply to part (b) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5682 for answer on 02.04.2018.

No. of Hostels sanctioned during under the SCA to TSS and Grants under Art. 275(1) of the Constitution during last three years and current year

| S No.   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S No.   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh)   | No. of Hostels sanctioned   | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) | 1.                            | No. Arunachal Pradesh         | of Hostels sanctioned 4     | 800.00                      | 10                            | 250.00                        |
| 13      | 2178.00                       | 4                           | 1102.26                     | 2.                            | Assam                         | -                           | -                           | -                             | -                             |
| 15      | 750.00                        |                             | -                           | 3.                            | Bihar                         | -                           | -                           | -                             | -                             |
| 4       | 804.58                        | 1                           | 0.00*                       | 4.                            | Chhattisgarh                  | 13                          | 2645.67                     | 13                            | 5144.00                       |
| 6       | 410.00                        | -                           | -                           | 5.                            | Jammu& Kashmir                | -                           | 0.00                        | 17                            | 1700.00                       |
| -       | -                             | 14                          | 1200.00                     | 6.                            | Jharkhand                     | 25                          | 2000.00                     | 44                            | 6142.00                       |
| -       | -                             | 11                          | 4810.00                     | 7.                            | Karnataka                     | -                           | -                           | -                             | -                             |
| 27      | 1876.12                       | 4                           | 1400.00                     | 8.                            | Kerala                        | 1                           | 250.00                      | 3                             | 500.00                        |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 9.                            | Madhya Pradesh                | 23                          | 4000.00                     | -                             | 0.00                          |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 10.                           | Maharashtra                   | 7                           | 1600.00                     | -                             | 246.00                        |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 11.                           | Manipur                       | -                           | -                           | -                             | -                             |
| -       | -                             | 6                           | 600.00                      | 12.                           | Meghalaya                     | 2                           | 190.00                      | 2                             | 350.00                        |
| 4       | 1000.00                       | -                           | -                           | 13.                           | Mizoram                       | 3                           | 574.70                      | -                             | 0.00                          |
| 14      | 572.74                        | -                           | -                           | 14.                           | Nagaland                      | 5                           | 300.00                      | 10                            | 250.00                        |
| 6       | 835.66                        | 8                           | 675.38                      | 15.                           | Rajasthan                     | 19                          | 3132.00                     | 6                             | 1500.00                       |
| 3       | 1600                          | 9                           | 900.00                      | 16.                           | Sikkim                        | 3                           | 261.25                      | -                             | 0.00                          |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 17.                           | Telangana                     | 2                           | 126.00                      | -                             | 0.00                          |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 18.                           | Uttar Pradesh                 | 1                           | 222.94                      | -                             | 0.00                          |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 19.                           | Uttarakhand                   | 1                           | 75.00                       | 1                             | 200.00                        |
| -       | -                             | -                           | -                           | 20.                           | West Bengal                   | 1                           | 1607.50                     | 10                            | 1000.00                       |
| 5       | 750.00                        | -                           | -                           | Total                         | 110                           | 17785.06                    | 116                         | 17282.00                      | 97                            |
|         | 10777.10                      | 57                          |                             | 10687.64                      |                               |                             |                             |                               |                               |