Lok Sabha Question No. 3741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Ashram Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.†3741

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## ASHRAM SCHOOLS

## †3741.   SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Ashram Schools functioning in Tribal Sub Plan areas, State/UT-wise including Madhya Pradesh/Kerala;
- (b) the criteria adopted and the steps taken by the Government for setting up Ashram Schools in such areas; and
- (c) the details of new such Schools proposed to be constructed and the amount allocated for the purpose to each state including Madhya Pradesh and Kerala?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Ashram  Schools  functioning  in  Tribal  Sub-Plan  areas including Madhya Pradesh/Kerala is at Annexure .

(b)  & (c):  The objective of the scheme 'Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas' is to provide residential schools for STs in an environment conducive to learning to increase the literacy rate among the tribal students and to bring them at par with other population of the country.  Under the scheme, State Governments are eligible for 100% central share for construction of all Girls' Ashram Schools and also for construction of Boys' Ashram Schools in naxal affected areas (identified by Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time). The funding pattern for the other Boys' Ashram Schools is on 50:50 basis, while 100% assistance is given to UTs for construction of both Girls and Boys' Ashram Schools. The scheme covers primary, middle, secondary and senior secondary level of education. State Government is responsible for formulation of proposal for setting up Ashram School as also running and maintenance of these schools. Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides construction cost. It has, however, been decided to subsume the intervention in the scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' from 2018-19 onwards. The Scheme 'SCA to TSS' is demand driven. Under the scheme SCA to TSS, proposal received  from  the  State  Government  for  funding  is  appraised  and  approved  by  the  Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with representatives of State Governments, Financial Advisor, NITI Aayog, etc. During the year 201718, no such proposal for setting up Ashram Schools has been submitted by the State Governments including Government of Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3741 for answer on 19.03.2018.

## State-wise functional Ashram Schools funded by Ministry are as under:

| S. No.   | States         |   Functional |
|----------|----------------|--------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |          131 |
| 2.       | Assam          |            2 |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh   |          108 |
| 4.       | Goa            |            1 |
| 5.       | Gujarat        |          163 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand      |            3 |
| 7.       | Karnataka      |           28 |
| 8.       | Maharashtra    |           90 |
| 9.       | Sikkim         |            2 |
| 10.      | Tripura        |           29 |
| 11.      | Telangana      |           80 |
| 12.      | Kerala         |           11 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh |          373 |
| 14.      | Odisha         |           63 |
| 15.      | Uttarakhand    |           10 |
| 16.      | UP             |            5 |
| Total    | Total          |         1099 |