Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Residential Schools for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.†12

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## Residential Schools for Tribal Students

†12. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of TRIBALAFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the central schemes being implemented to promote residential schools for tribal students, State-wise including Gujarat;
- (b)  the  amount  of  financial  assistance  provided  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including Gujarat;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  set  up  schools  for providing compulsory education in tribal areas of the country including Gujarat; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA):

- (a) Ministry  of Tribal Affairs,  inter-alia,  administers  the  scheme  of  Eklavya  Model Residential School (EMRS), Ashram schools / residential schools for tribal students and 'Aid to  Voluntary  Organisations  working  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes'  to  promote residential schools for tribal students across the country including the State of Gujarat. These schemes are aimed to bridge the literacy gap between Scheduled Tribe (ST) population and other social groups by providing support through education.
- (b) The financial assistance provided during the last three years under the above mentioned schemes, State-wise including Gujarat, is attached at Annexure-I, II and III respectively.
- (c) & (d) Presently, no such proposal is under consideration.

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## Annexure I

Annexure I as referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qs No.†12 for 18.11.2019 Statement showing fund released to the States across the country, including Gujarat, for

## EMRSs for the last three years

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.N.   | States            |   2016-17 Total Release EMRS |   2017-18 Total Release EMRS |   2018-19 Total Release EMRS |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                       680.4  |                      3791.11 |                      1994    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                       698.93 |                      4550.8  |                       683.6  |
| 3      | Assam             |                       200    |                         0    |                       736    |
| 4      | Bihar             |                      1000    |                       900    |                         0    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                      6431.47 |                      5999    |                      6886.25 |
| 7      | Gujarat           |                      4552.26 |                      6580.78 |                      7963.78 |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh  |                        88.2  |                       688.02 |                      1275.15 |
| 9      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                      1955.19 |                       800    |                      2634.68 |
| 10     | Jharkhand         |                      5332.61 |                      4026    |                      5668.08 |
| 11     | Karnataka         |                       999.6  |                       896.38 |                      1780.59 |
| 12     | Kerala            |                       221.76 |                       644.02 |                       769    |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |                      5770.92 |                      7007.28 |                      7087.06 |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |                      5112    |                      5938.4  |                      4331.35 |
| 15     | Manipur           |                      1619.4  |                      1141.4  |                      1841.55 |
| 16     | Meghalaya         |                       200    |                         0    |                      2105.15 |
| 17     | Mizoram           |                       168    |                      1554.78 |                      2629.16 |
| 18     | Nagaland          |                       583.96 |                      1897.6  |                      1174.54 |
| 19     | Odisha            |                      4942.8  |                      7242.8  |                      4314.8  |
| 20     | Rajasthan         |                      2433.8  |                      2970    |                      4162.25 |
| 21     | Sikkim            |                       905    |                       416.5  |                       662.12 |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu        |                       798    |                      1420.8  |                      1218.4  |
| 23     | Telangana         |                      1344    |                      4394.57 |                      3541.83 |
| 24     | Tripura           |                      1165.8  |                      1969.5  |                      1555.2  |
| 25     | Uttar Pradesh     |                       689    |                       952    |                      1145.45 |
| 26     | Uttarakhand       |                         0    |                      1687.06 |                       902.8  |
| 27     | West Bengal       |                      1049.16 |                      1049.16 |                      3767.13 |
|        | Total             |                     48942.3  |                     68518    |                     70829.9  |

## Annexure II

Annexure II as referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qs No.†12 for 18.11.2019

Statement  showing  fund  released  to  the  States  across  the  country,  including  Gujarat,  for Ashram schools / residential schools during the last three years under the scheme of SCA to TSS for the last three years

| S.No.      | States         | Amount released (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
| FY 2016-17 | FY 2016-17     |                                 |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh | 1675.00                         |
| 2          | Bihar          | 333.00                          |
| 3          | Chhattisgarh   | 410.00                          |
| 4          | Gujarat        | 500.00                          |
| 5          | Jharkhand      | 1800.00                         |
| 6          | Karnataka      | 2500.00                         |
| 7          | Kerala         | 70.00                           |
| 8          | Maharashtra    | 1500.00                         |
|            |                | 8788.00                         |
| FY 2017-18 | FY 2017-18     |                                 |
| 1          | Bihar          | 9.42                            |
| 2          | West Bengal    | 925.97                          |
| 3          | Jharkhand      | 1200.00                         |
| 4          | Madhya Pradesh | 3716.11                         |
| 5          | Telangana      | 500.00                          |
| 6          | Maharashtra    | 2589.00                         |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh   | 3510.50                         |
| 8          | Odisha         | 1400.00                         |
| 9          | Tamil Nadu     | 108.00                          |
| 10         | Karnataka      | 1181.85                         |
| Total      | Total          | 15140.85                        |
| FY 2018-19 | FY 2018-19     |                                 |
| 1          | Maharashtra    | 630.96                          |
| 2          | Nagaland       | 300.00                          |
| Total      | Total          | 930.96                          |

Annexure III

## Annexure III as referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qs No.†12 for 18.11.2019

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUND RELEASED FOR RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS DURING THE  YEAR  2016-17  TO  2018-19  UNDER  THE  SCHEME  OF  'AID  TO  VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION WORKING FOR THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED TRIBES'

(Amount in Rs)

| S.No.   | Name of States    | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 8082266   | 12645517  |   6997009 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 20401470  | 28043500  |  26136166 |
| 3       | ASSAM             | 902616    | 1245932   |   1351107 |
| 4       | CHHATTISGARH      | 1616670   | 1473660   |   4295678 |
| 5       | GUJARAT           | 1566270   | -         |   3344680 |
| 6       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 25198436  | 19495010  |  24249465 |
| 7       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | -         | 1968601   |   1968822 |
| 8       | JHARKHAND         | 10396385  | 27070478  |  63258255 |
| 9       | KARNATAKA         | 22515920  | 12765189  |  23761503 |
| 10      | KERALA            | 5819850   | 2984400   |   4185148 |
| 11      | MADHYA PRADESH    | 6151774   | 3246525   |  22115947 |
| 12      | MAHARASHTRA       | 14470861  | 27808009  |  26590859 |
| 13      | MANIPUR           | 34443764  | 22183722  |  17278548 |
| 14      | MIZORAM           | 3325320   | 4889324   |   7446706 |
| 15      | ODISHA            | 26959191  | 88578592  | 181797083 |
| 16      | RAJASTHAN         | 1537268   | 1449967   |   1406862 |
| 17      | SIKKIM            | 2930310   | 7943692   |   6605777 |
| 18      | TAMILNADU         | 1562854   | -         |   9601451 |
| 19      | TELANGANA         | 63786629  | 7676131   |   5363885 |
| 20      | TRIPURA           | 6602040   | 3261804   |   5771765 |
| 21      | UTTAR PRADESH     | 1582272   | 3164929   |         0 |
| 22      | UTTRAKHAND        | 9596105   | 1268370   |   8003461 |
| 23      | WEST BENGAL       | 13289733  | 48581513  |  35059166 |
|         | TOTAL             | 282738004 | 327744865 | 486589343 |