Lok Sabha Question No. 3756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Technical Colleges in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †

## 3756

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## TECHNICAL COLLEGES IN TRIBAL AREAS

†3756.   SHRI ALOK SANJAR: Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the State-wise details of the educational Institutions set up by the Government for the tribals during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has a proposal to set up new technical colleges in the tribal areas; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Keeping in view the advantages of residential schools in providing quality education to Scheduled Tribe children, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has adopted the approach of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS). EMRSs with the capacity of accommodating 480 students is set up by Government of India under the provision of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution to provide  quality  education  to  ST  students  and  to  facilitate  them  to  have  access  to  suitable opportunities  in  education.  EMRSs  cater  to  class  VI  to  Class  XII.    Out  of  total  271  EMRSs sanctioned by the Ministry across the country, 107 EMRSs have been sanctioned during 2014-15 to  2017-18.  State  wise  details  of  sanctioned  EMRSs  is  at  Annexure.  Besides  funds  are  also provided under the Schemes viz. Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan and Grants under Article  275(1)  for  setting  up  of  Schools  other  than  EMRSs.  The  Government  is  committed  to provide  best  quality  education  to  the  tribal  children  in  their  own  environment.  To  realize  this mission, it has been decided that by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Ekalavya Model Residential School. Ekalavya schools will be on par with Navodaya Vidyalayas and will have special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.
- (b) & (c): There is no proposal under consideration of Ministry of Tribal Affairs for setting up of new technical colleges in the tribal areas.

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Annexure referred to in reply to para (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3756 for answer on 19.03.2018

## EMRS Sanctioned during 2014-15 to 2017-18

| Sl.No   | Name of the State   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   Grand Total |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 10        | -         | -         | -         |            10 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | -         | 2         | 2         | 1         |             5 |
| 3       | Assam               | -         | 1         | 2         | -         |             3 |
| 4       | Bihar               | 2         | -         | -         | -         |             2 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        | -         | 9         | -         | -         |             9 |
| 6       | Gujarat             | -         | 1         | 1         | 3         |             5 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh    | -         | -         | -         | -         |             0 |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir      | -         | -         | 2         | 1         |             3 |
| 9       | Jharkhand           | 6         | -         | 4         | 2         |            12 |
| 10      | Karnataka           | -         | 1         | -         | -         |             1 |
| 11      | Kerala              | -         | -         | -         | 1         |             1 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh      | 5         | 4         | -         | -         |             9 |
| 13      | Maharashtra         | 3         | 3         | 2         | 2         |            10 |
| 14      | Manipur             | -         | -         | 2         | -         |             2 |
| 15      | Meghalaya           | -         | -         | 1         | -         |             1 |
| 16      | Mizoram             | 3         | 1         | -         | -         |             4 |
| 17      | Nagaland            | -         | 2         | -         | -         |             2 |
| 18      | Odisha              | -         | 6         | 5         | -         |            11 |
| 19      | Rajasthan           | -         | -         | 1         | -         |             1 |
| 20      | Sikkim              | -         | 1         | 1         | -         |             2 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu          | -         | -         | 4         | 1         |             5 |
| 22      | Telangana           | 1         | 2         | -         | 2         |             5 |
| 23      | Tripura             | -         | -         | 2         | -         |             2 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh       | -         | -         | 1         | -         |             1 |
| 25      | Uttarakhand         | -         | -         | -         | 1         |             1 |
| 26      | West Bengal         | -         | -         | -         | -         |             0 |
|         | Grand Total         | 30        | 33        | 30        | 14        |           107 |