Lok Sabha Question No. 1975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Schemes for ST Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1975 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## SCHEMES FOR ST STUDENTS

## †1975.    SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present number of ongoing schemes implemented by the Government for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities;
- (b) the amount allocated under these schemes, State-wise;
- (c) whether any time limit has been set for these schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)              There  are  9  number  of  ongoing  schemes  presently  being  run  by  the  Ministry  for  the  students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. The names of these schemes are given at Annexure-I.
- (b)    Most of the schemes/activities are demand driven. Funds are not allocated State-wise under these schemes. However, State-wise funds are approved under certain schemes like Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution for Eklavya Model Residential Schools to provide quality middle and high school level education to Scheduled Tribe students in remote areas, Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups for education activities and Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme for Boys & Girls Hostels for STs and other educational activities as given at Annexure-II & Annexure-III . Proposals are received from State Governments and are placed before Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for appraisal and approval and funds are released accordingly.
- (c) & (d) Since, these are ongoing schemes, no timeline has been set . However, the Scholarship for Higher Education component under the scheme 'National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students' is online scheme in National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and the timelines are as per National Scholarship Portal. As for Fellowships and National Overseas Scholarships, disbursement of scholarship for renewal is a continuous process and for fresh candidates disbursement is subject to selection for the year as per the scheme guidelines.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part(a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK regarding 'Schemes for ST Students'.

## Details of Schemes for ST Students presently being run by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs

|   Sl.No. | Name of Scheme                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students                                              |
|        2 | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students                                             |
|        3 | National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students                                 |
|        4 | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students            |
|        5 | Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisation working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes |
|        6 | Strengthening Education among ST girls in Low Literacy Districts                    |
|        7 | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution                                     |
|        8 | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups                                |
|        9 | Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme*                                    |

Note: -*It has been decided to discontinue the three schemes namely (i) Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels in Tribal Areas, (ii) Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Areas and (iii) Scheme of Vocational Training Centre in Tribal Areas from 2018-19 and the intervention is to be subsumed under the Scheme Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS).

Annexure-II

Annexure referred in reply to part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK  regarding 'Schemes for ST Students'.

Statement showing funds approved for Education Sector under Art. 275(1) and PVTG during 201819 (as on 13.07.2018)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State             |   Art. 275(1) |    PVTG |     Total |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|---------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |       2545.58 |  207    |   2752.58 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |       1767.6  |    0    |   1767.6  |
| 3.       | Bihar             |       2193.52 |  221    |   2414.52 |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh      |      12362.5  |    0    |  12362.5  |
| 5.       | Gujarat           |      10210.3  |    0    |  10210.3  |
| 6.       | Himachal Pradesh  |        803.54 |    0    |    803.54 |
| 7.       | Jammu &Kashmir    |       4234.68 |    0    |   4234.68 |
| 8.       | Jharkhand         |       6453.75 |    0    |   6453.75 |
| 9.       | Karnataka         |        856.38 |    0    |    856.38 |
| 10.      | Kerala            |        976.33 |    0    |    976.33 |
| 11.      | Madhya Pradesh    |       9262.06 |    0    |   9262.06 |
| 12.      | Maharashtra       |       5247.35 |  371.3  |   5618.65 |
| 13.      | Manipur           |       1869.55 |    0    |   1869.55 |
| 14.      | Meghalaya         |       3179.15 |    0    |   3179.15 |
| 15.      | Mizoram           |       2151.75 |    0    |   2151.75 |
| 16.      | Nagaland          |       1513.54 |    0    |   1513.54 |
| 17.      | Odisha            |      12342.8  |  400    |  12742.8  |
| 18.      | Rajasthan         |       7557.53 |  877.91 |   8435.44 |
| 19.      | Sikkim            |        761.51 |    0    |    761.51 |
| 20.      | Tamil Nadu        |        955.4  |  250.6  |   1206    |
| 21.      | Telangana         |       3647.95 |    0    |   3647.95 |
| 22.      | Tripura           |       1709.2  |  164.2  |   1873.4  |
| 23.      | Uttar Pradesh     |       1145.45 |    0    |   1145.45 |
| 24.      | Uttarakhand       |        838.89 |    0    |    838.89 |
| 25.      | West Bengal       |       3523.49 |    2.72 |   3526.21 |
| Total    | Total             |      98109.8  | 2494.73 | 100605    |

Annexure referred in reply to part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK regarding 'Schemes for ST Students'.

Statement showing funds approved for Hostels and other educational activities under SCA to TSS during 2018-19 (as on 19.07.2018)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   |                   | SCA to TSS               | SCA to TSS           | SCA to TSS                 |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | Fund approved for Hostel | No. of seats created | Other Education activities |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 3        | Assam             | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1104.91                  | 600                  | 0                          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 10034.45                 |                      | 435.49                     |
| 6        | Goa               | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 0                        |                      | 1437.33                    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 25.00                    |                      | 757.43                     |
| 9        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 340.00                   | 128                  | 2277.57                    |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 12       | Kerala            | 400.00                   |                      | 0                          |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 0                        |                      | 14073.54                   |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 0                        |                      | 1670.58                    |
| 15       | Manipur           | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 19       | Orissa            | 0                        |                      | 2700.00                    |
| 20       | Rajasthan         | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 21       | Sikkim            | 0                        |                      | 230.00                     |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 23       | Telangana         | 0                        |                      | 950.89                     |
| 24       | Tripura           | 0                        |                      | 77.47                      |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                        |                      | 795.55                     |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 0                        |                      | 0                          |
| 27       | West Bengal       | 0                        |                      | 1095.95                    |
| Total    | Total             | 11904.36                 | 728                  | 26501.8                    |