Lok Sabha Question No. 2095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: ST Hostels
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2095

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## ST HOSTELS

## 2095. SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government assessed the state of hostels meant to accommodate students from tribal communities and if so, the details of the report released thereafter;
- (b) the action taken by the Government undertaken against those in-charge of hostels found in poor conditions;
- (c) the total number of hostels sanctioned and the total number of hostels operating, the total number permissible occupancy and the current occupancy of such hostels,  the total  number  of staff  sanctioned, post-wise as opposed to the current number of staff hired - details of above criteria, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government used the allotted fund for construction of such hostels, if not, the steps taken; and
- (e) whether the  Government plan on delegating the  construction  and  administration  of  such  hostels  to  State Governments by providing them funds for the same if so, the details of the plan and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) was running a separate scheme 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' under which funds were provided to State Governments for construction of hostels as per following norms:

| Funding Pattern                                                                                  | Funding Pattern                                                                                 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Share                                                                                    | State Share                                                                                     |
| (i) 100% for girls hostel                                                                        | --                                                                                              |
| (ii) 100% for boys hostels in LWE areas                                                          | --                                                                                              |
| (iii) 100% for UTs                                                                               | --                                                                                              |
| (iv) 50% for Boys hostel in States.                                                              | 50%                                                                                             |
| (v) 90% for Central Universities and remaining 10% by the Universities.                          | --                                                                                              |
| (vi) 45% for Universities other than Central Universities and 10% by the concerned universities. | 45% (In case State does not contribute, the share is to be borne by the concerned universities. |

The State/UT-wise details of the number of Hostel for the tribal students sanctioned by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs under the Scheme 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' alongwith their strength is at Annexure 1 . 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). No. of Hostels sanctioned during last four years under the SCA to TSS and Grants under Art. 275(1) of the Constitution for creation of over 60000 seats is at Annexure 2 .

Operation, maintenance and monitoring of hostels including recruitment of Staff etc. is the responsibility of the concerned States/UTs. Details regarding number of hostels in operation and current occupancy is not maintained centrally. No specific assessment of hostels has been done by MoTA. Further, no State Government has formally communicated to MoTA about poor condition of tribal hostel.  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. Further, State Governments are asked to inform the occupancy status of the hostels.  Officers while visiting States/UTs also ascertain the physical status of hostels and facilities therein from time to time.

Utilization  of  funds  released  to  the  States  by  the  Ministry  under  the  above  mentioned  schemes  is  a continuous process. Status of unspent balance lying with the State Governments under the Scheme 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' as on 18.12.2018 is as under:

| S. No.   | State       |   Unspent Balance (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|-------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Maharashtra |                         1031    |
| 2.       | Nagaland    |                          795.95 |
| 3.       | Rajasthan   |                         1966.32 |
| 4.       | Sikkim      |                          460.29 |
| 5.       | Tripura     |                          432    |
| Total:   | Total:      |                         4685.56 |

State Governments are regularly pursued for utilization of released funds and completion of the projects.

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## Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2095 for answer on 24.12.2018

## State-wise details of Hostels sanctioned alongwith occupancy capacity since 2002-03 to 2015-16

| S. No.   | Name of State/UTs   |   No. of Hostels sanctioned | Occupancy Capacity (No. of Seats)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                          59 | 7251                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          36 | 1921                                |
| 3        | Assam               |                          09 | 700                                 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        |                          95 | 3853                                |
| 5        | Gujarat             |                         143 | 10471                               |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh    |                          12 | 976                                 |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                          02 | 200                                 |
| 8        | Jharkhand           |                          81 | 5700                                |
| 9        | Karnataka           |                          37 | 1681                                |
| 10       | Kerala              |                          17 | 1300                                |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh      |                         283 | 14330                               |
| 12       | Maharashtra         |                          26 | 3250                                |
| 13       | Manipur             |                          59 | 2168                                |
| 14       | Meghalaya           |                          12 | 400                                 |
| 15       | Mizoram             |                          10 | 640                                 |
| 16       | Nagaland            |                          33 | 11100                               |
| 17       | Odisha              |                         369 | 33840                               |
| 18       | Rajasthan           |                         180 | 8900                                |
| 19       | Sikkim              |                           3 | 425                                 |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu          |                          08 | 400                                 |
| 21       | Tripura             |                          53 | 3650                                |
| 22       | Uttrakhand          |                          02 | 200                                 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh       |                          03 |                                     |
| 24       | West Bengal         |                          08 | 560                                 |
| 25       | D. &N. Haveli       |                          05 | 600                                 |
| Total    | Total               |                        1545 | 114516                              |

## Annexure-2 referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2095 for answer on 24.12.2018

## 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.   | State             | 2014-15                   | 2014-15                     | 2015-16                   | 2015-16                     | 2016-17                   | 2016-17                     | 2017-18                   | 2017-18                     |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S No.   | State             | No. of Hostels sanctioned | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Hostels sanctioned | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Hostels sanctioned | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) | No. of Hostels sanctioned | Fund Released (Rs. in lakh) |
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 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   | Total             | 110                       | 17785.06                    | 116                       | 17282.00                    | 97                        | 10777.10                    | 57                        | 10687.64                    |

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