Lok Sabha Question No. 1046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Funds to State Government Hostels
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1046

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## FUNDS TO STATE GOVERNMENT HOSTELS

## †1046. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether all the State Governments have properly utilized the sanctioned funds provided by the Union Government for the academic purpose of students belonging to Scheduled Tribes;
- (b)   if so, the State-wise details of the funds allocated and utilized during each of the last three years till date;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  regarding  non-payment  of  hostel  and  other charges of the Scheduled Tribe students taking education;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)   if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) provides funds to State Government for disbursement of  pre-matric  scholarship  and  post-matric  scholarship  besides  recurring  grants  of  Eklavya  Model Residential Schools for the academic purpose of students belonging to Scheduled Tribes. Funds released to States for running of EMRSs during last three years have been utilized by the States. Details of funds allocated for the purpose is at Annexure 1 .  Statement showing status of funds released to States for disbursement of pre-matric and post-matric scholarship is at Annexure 2 .

(c) to (e): No complaint regarding non-payment of hostel and other charges of the Scheduled Tribe students taking education has come to the notice of the Ministry meriting action on the part of MoTA.

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Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†1046 for answer on 17.12.2018

Statement showing funds approved under Art. 275(1) of the Constitution for running of EMRSs (as on 05.12.2018):

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.N.   | States            | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.N.   | States            | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 680.00    | 680.40    | 757.26    | 1722.00   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 120.80    | 50.40     | 100.80    | 147.60    |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh      | 1725.57   | 1756.02   | 2226.84   | 4169.70   |
| 4      | Gujarat           | 3168.90   | 3802.26   | 3930.78   | 6255.78   |
| 5      | Himachal Pradesh  | 88.20     | 88.20     | 88.20     | 129.15    |
| 6      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 73.80     |
| 6      | Jharkhand         | 504.00    | 806.40    | 957.60    | 1739.84   |
| 7      | Karnataka         | 1000.00   | 999.60    | 999.60    | 1770.59   |
| 8      | Kerala            | 350.00    | 221.76    | 244.02    | 369.00    |
| 9      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3008.88   | 3370.92   | 3643.28   | 6316.06   |
| 10     | Maharashtra       | 1083.60   | 1512.00   | 1663.20   | 2523.35   |
| 11     | Manipur           | 75.00     | 239.40    | 302.40    | 719.55    |
| 12     | Mizoram           | 345.45    | 168.00    | 168.00    | 246.00    |
| 13     | Nagaland          | 200.34    | 183.96    | 222.60    | 358.54    |
| 14     | Odisha            | 2142.00   | 2242.80   | 2242.80   | 2242.80   |
| 15     | Rajasthan         | 1381.80   | 1633.80   | 1970.00   | 3290.25   |
| 16     | Sikkim            | 300.00    | 300.30    | 354.48    | 562.73    |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu        | 352.80    | 378.00    | 504.00    | 955.40    |
| 18     | Telangana         | 1272.00   | 1344.00   | 1377.60   | 2558.40   |
| 19     | Tripura           | 0.00      | 730.80    | 705.60    | 1033.20   |
| 20     | Uttar Pradesh     | 208.70    | 189.00    | 252.00    | 387.45    |
| 21     | Uttarakhand       | 151.20    | 0.00      | 367.06    | 50.40     |
| 22     | West Bengal       | 1049.16   | 1049.16   | 1049.16   | 1637.13   |
| Total  | Total             | 19208.40  | 21747.18  | 24127.28  | 39258.72  |

Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†1046 for answer on 17.12.2018

Details of Fund Released & Utilized by State Governments/UT Administrations thereof under the Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classes IX & X

(₹ in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | 2015-16       | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19                          |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | Fund Released | Utilised  | Fund Released | Utilised  | Fund Released | Utilised  | Fund Released (as on 11.12.2018) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         | 1983.00       | 1983.00   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 5282.94       | 5282.94   | 1210.81                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 3         | Assam                  | 0.00          | 0.00      | 321.33        | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 4         | Bihar                  | 375.00        | 24.44     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh           | 3607.00       | 3607.00   | 2534.15       | 2534.15   | 1805.30       | 1805.30   | 4755.63                          |
| 6         | Daman &Diu             | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 8.04          | 8.04      | 0.00                             |
| 7         | Goa                    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 52.64         | 52.64     | 3.75          | 3.75      | 80.83                            |
| 8         | Gujarat                | 3745.76       | 3745.76   | 80.81         | 80.81     | 3650.84       | 3650.84   | 4482.31                          |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh       | 96.12         | 96.12     | 51.21         | 51.21     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir         | 700.00        | 180.05    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 11        | Jharkhand              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1704.53       | 1704.53   | 2345.92                          |
| 12        | Karnataka              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1364.59       | 1364.59   | 1256.31                          |
| 13        | Kerala                 | 300.00        | 300.00    | 796.40        | 796.40    | 0.00          |           | 308.73                           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh         | 4300.00       | 4300.00   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 5539.17       | 5539.17   | 5728.33                          |
| 15        | Maharasthra            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 16        | Manipur                | 0.00          | 0.00      | 867.38        | 867.38    | 619.09        | 71.74     | 0.00                             |
| 17        | Meghalaya              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 156.69        | 122.94    | 0.00                             |
| 18        | Mizoram                | 0.00          | 0.00      | 336.36        | 0.00      | 132.25        | 132.25    | 319.79                           |
| 19        | Nagaland               | 851.47        | 569.03    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 20        | Odisha                 | 4900.00       | 4900.00   | 3376.36       | 3376.36   | 5134.98       | 5134.98   | 6665.88                          |
| 21        | Rajasthan              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 3284.79       | 3284.79   | 1716.12                          |
| 22        | Sikkim                 | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 25.72         | 25.72     | 2.82                             |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu             | 600.00        | 600.00    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 24        | Telangana              | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 358.02        | 358.02    | 0.00                             |
| 25        | Tripura                | 1303.60       | 1188.64   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 232.89        | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 27        | Uttrakhand             | 107.00        | 107.00    | 0.00          | 0.00      | 104.44        | 104.44    | 0.00                             |
| 28        | West Bengal            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 584.62                           |
|           | Total                  | 22868.95      | 21601.04  | 8416.64       | 7758.95   | 29408.03      | 28594.04  | 29458.10                         |

(₹ in lakh)

|         |                   | 2015-16       | 2015-16   | 2016-17       | 2016-17   | 2017-18       | 2017-18   | 2018-19                          |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Name of State/ UT | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released | Utilized  | Fund Released (as on 11.12.2018) |
| 1       | A.&N. Islands     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00                             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1986.82       | 1986.82   | 9777.62       | 9777.62   | 8269.11       | 8269.11   | 7629.45                          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1137.61       | 1137.61   | 1136.32       | 1136.32   | 5803.65       | 5803.65   | 1883.82                          |
| 3       | Assam             | 6748.28       | 6748.28   | 266.65        | 266.65    | 2516.48       | 2516.48   | 0.00                             |
| 4       | Bihar             | 0.00          | 0.00      | 0.00          | 0.00      | 71.25         |           | 0.00                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 4764.83       | 4764.83   | 2674.82       | 2674.00   | 3811.26       | 3811.26   | 4609.57                          |
| 6       | Daman &Diu        | 0.00          | 0.00      | 53.63         | 53.63     | 26.19         |           | 0.00                             |
| 7       | Goa               | 356.00        | 356.00    | 645.00        | 645.00    | 364.80        | 364.80    | 536.26                           |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 5520.40       | 5520.40   | 22040.27      | 22040.27  | 14609.74      | 14609.74  | 22364.56                         |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1350.00       | 1350.00   | 931.36        | 931.36    | 3123.36       | 3123.36   | 0.00                             |
| 10      | Jammu& Kashmir    | 2494.17       | 2494.17   | 2587.84       | 2587.84   | 2322.56       | 2033.20   | 0.00                             |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 0.00          | 0.00      | 8148.39       | 8148.39   | 2716.50       | 2716.50   | 5281.32                          |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 5839.00       | 5839.00   | 8540.00       | 8540.00   | 8873.31       | 8873.31   | 7341.33                          |
| 13      | Kerala            | 0.00          | 0.00      | 3122.00       | 3122.00   | 2745.46       | 2745.46   | 2674.37                          |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3065.00       | 3065.00   | 13054.00      | 13054.00  | 10320.50      | 10320.50  | 13405.24                         |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 5209.83       | 5209.83   | 22092.28      | 22092.28  | 10884.91      | 10884.91  | 15238.15                         |
| 16      | Manipur           | 3588.00       | 3588.00   | 3385.20       | 3385.20   | 6382.55       | 6370.06   | 654.56                           |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 3274.61       | 3274.61   | 3189.00       | 3189.00   | 770.50        | 770.50    | 0.00                             |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 4927.91       | 4927.91   | 4267.52       | 4267.52   | 2434.73       | 2434.73   | 3528.21                          |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 2646.34       | 2646.34   | 1344.00       | 1344.00   | 2515.00       | 2515.00   | 0.00                             |
| 20      | Odisha            | 4050.00       | 4050.00   | 15556.48      | 15556.48  | 8784.18       | 8784.18   | 14801.92                         |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 10890.43      | 10890.43  | 9800.00       | 9800.00   | 19912.49      | 19912.49  | 13598.95                         |
| 22      | Sikkim            | 400.00        | 400.00    | 938.16        | 938.16    | 1247.32       | 1247.32   | 406.11                           |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        | 2266.86       | 2266.86   | 3061.85       | 3061.85   | 2440.39       | 2440.39   | 3933.65                          |
| 24      | Telangana         | 9650.00       | 9650.00   | 11483.00      | 11483.00  | 18031.25      | 16187.25  | 9921.68                          |
| 25      | Tripura           | 1700.00       | 1700.00   | 1323.90       | 1323.90   | 2756.25       | 2756.25   | 1364.62                          |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00          | 0.00      | 1057.50       | 1054.70   | 1244.91       | 907.16    | 0.00                             |
| 27      | Uttrakhand        | 900.00        | 900.00    | 5090.57       | 3591.84   | 600.25        |           | 0.00                             |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 2948.46       | 2948.46   | 0.00          | 0.00      | 2807.89       | 2807.89   | 2219.39                          |
|         |                   | 85714.55      | 85714.55  | 155567.36     | 154065.02 | 146386.79     | 143205.50 | 131393.16                        |

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