Lok Sabha Question No. 3126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Education Status of STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3126

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## EDUCATION STATUS OF STs

## 3126. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of education of Scheduled Tribes in the country;
- (b) the number of students from tribal communities enrolled for primary, secondary and higher education;
- (c) the district-wise details of the areas with high tribal population in the country which do not have a primary and/ or secondary school;
- (d) the number of children from tribal communities who are unable to go to schools primarily because there is no schools within radius of 1 km; and
- (e) the initiatives taken by the Government to improve the education of children from tribal communities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : As per the census 2011, the literacy rate of tribal children is 59% as against the general literacy rate of 73%.

(b) : The number of students from tribal Communities enrolled for Primary, Secondary and Higher Education as per Unified- District Information System for Education (U-DISE), NUEPA (Provisional) and All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Reports, Ministry of Human Resource Development are given below:

(In Thousand)

| Primary (I-V)    | (2015-16) : 13739   |
|------------------|---------------------|
| Secondary (IX-X) | (2015-16) : 3323    |
| Higher Education | (2017-18) : 1914    |

(c) : Such data is not maintained in Ministry of Tribal Affairs. However, there are 109 districts with high tribal population of more than 25% in the country categorized as Special Focus Districts (SFDs) by Ministry of Human Resource Development for the purpose of providing targeted education interventions.  The details of the districts are at Annexure .

- (d) : Such data is not maintained in Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

(e) : Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has been implementing a number of interventions to improve the educational status of the tribals as given below:

- Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution: It is 100% grant from Government of India. Funding under this programme is to enable the State to meet the cost of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by the State for the purpose of promoting the welfare of Scheduled Tribes in that State or raising the level of administration of Scheduled Areas therein to that of the administration of the rest of the areas of that State. Funds are released towards various sectors such as education, health,

agriculture,  horticulture,  animal  husbandry,  fisheries,  dairy  and  skill  development/other  income generating schemes.

- Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS): Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-scheme (SCA to TSS) which is 100% grant from Government of India. Its objective is to  bridge  the  gap  between  Scheduled  Tribes  (ST)  population  and  others  by  providing  support  for education including infrastructure for Ashram Schools and hostels along with other sectors like health, livelihood, skill development, minor infrastructure etc.
- Development of Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs):  The  scheme  of  Development  of PVTGs covers 75 identified PVTGs among Scheduled Tribes in 18 States/ UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands for the activities like housing, land distribution, land development, agricultural development, animal husbandry, construction of link roads, installation of non-conventional sources of energy for lighting purpose, social security or any other innovative activity meant for the comprehensive socioeconomic development of PVTGs.
- Scheme of strengthening education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts: 100% assistance is given for running and maintenance of educational complexes for ST girls.
- This Ministry also provides Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students and Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students studying in classes IX & X.
- Funds are provided for recurring expenses for Residential Schools and Non-Residential Schools to Voluntary Agencies.
- Ministry of Tribal Affairs has issued advisories to States for a series of measures to address issues of dropout, and for continuing education of tribal children including: development of Bilingual Primers containing text both in regional and tribal language, school vacation to be in synchronization with major tribal festivals, school management to engage teachers to overcome shortage, 100% screening of children for Sickle Cell Anemia/Trait, 100% physical enrolment of children.

Apart  from  these,  Ministry  of  Human  Resources  Development  (MHRD)  is  implementing  various schemes  like  Samagra  Shiksha,  Mid-Day  Meals,  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan,  Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs). Under Samagra Shiksha, priority has been accorded to the Special Focus Districts including 109 Scheduled Tribes (STs) concentrated Special Focus Districts  (SFDs).  Moreover, under Samagra Shiksha state specific projects for varied interventions under equity  are  emphasized  for  enhancing  access,  retention  and  quality  by  promoting  enrolment  drives, retention and motivation camps, gender sensitization modules etc. The benefits under this intervention are accorded  to  Scheduled  Cast  (SC)/  Schedulrd  Tribe  (ST)  Communities  also.  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) scheme provides for residential schools for girls at upper primary level; a minimum of 75% seats are for minority, SC, ST and OBC girls. KGBVs cover 69% ST girls in ST Special Focus Districts.

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Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3126 for 31.12.2018 regarding 'Education Status of STs'.

Annexure Number of Primary Schools and Secondary / Hr. Secondary Section in Scheduled Tribes (STs) dominated Areas

|   S. No. | District Name              |   Np. Of Villages |   No of Schools having Primary Section |   No. of Schools having Upper Primary Section |   Secondar y/Hr.Sec ondary Section |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | AIZAWL                     |               183 |                                    479 |                                           415 |                                279 |
|        2 | ANUPPUR                    |               623 |                                   1406 |                                           583 |                                193 |
|        3 | BANSWARA                   |              1466 |                                   3590 |                                          1313 |                                539 |
|        4 | BARWANI                    |               708 |                                   2689 |                                           865 |                                211 |
|        5 | BASTER                     |               870 |                                   1687 |                                           733 |                                208 |
|        6 | BETUL                      |              1526 |                                   2361 |                                          1119 |                                386 |
|        7 | BILASPUR (CHHATTISGARH)    |              1063 |                                   2264 |                                          1274 |                                514 |
|        8 | BOLANGIR                   |              1769 |                                   2284 |                                          1358 |                                426 |
|        9 | CHAMPHAI                   |               109 |                                    229 |                                           198 |                                106 |
|       10 | CHANDEL                    |               332 |                                    361 |                                           102 |                                 47 |
|       11 | CHURACHANDPUR              |               402 |                                    580 |                                           240 |                                111 |
|       12 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI(UT) |                70 |                                    319 |                                           148 |                                 45 |
|       13 | DANTEWADA                  |               359 |                                    673 |                                           258 |                                 75 |
|       14 | DEOGARH                    |               484 |                                    581 |                                           349 |                                106 |
|       15 | DHALAI                     |               175 |                                    867 |                                           348 |                                 90 |
|       16 | DHAR                       |              1626 |                                   4074 |                                          1572 |                                487 |
|       17 | DHULE                      |               896 |                                   1848 |                                           696 |                                492 |
|       18 | DIMA HASAO                 |               706 |                                    834 |                                           239 |                                103 |
|       19 | DIMAPUR                    |               278 |                                    474 |                                           347 |                                183 |
|       20 | DINDORI                    |               849 |                                   1561 |                                           532 |                                153 |
|       21 | DOHAD                      |               735 |                                   1870 |                                          1107 |                                384 |
|       22 | DUMKA                      |              2137 |                                   2670 |                                           965 |                                171 |
|       23 | DUNGARPUR                  |               971 |                                   2904 |                                          1116 |                                446 |
|       24 | EAST GARO HILLS            |               443 |                                    498 |                                           190 |                                 44 |
|       25 | EAST KAMENG                |               272 |                                    296 |                                            94 |                                 21 |
|       26 | EAST KHASI HILLS           |               827 |                                   1698 |                                           887 |                                573 |
|       27 | EAST SIANG                 |                93 |                                    171 |                                           101 |                                 34 |
|       28 | GAJAPATI                   |              1138 |                                   1429 |                                           686 |                                186 |
|       29 | GODDA                      |              1343 |                                   1847 |                                           810 |                                191 |
|       30 | GUMLA                      |              1154 |                                   1889 |                                           814 |                                213 |
|       31 | HARDA                      |               523 |                                    770 |                                           456 |                                151 |
|       32 | JASHPUR                    |               813 |                                   1919 |                                           635 |                                234 |
|       33 | JHABUA                     |               819 |                                   2194 |                                           591 |                                168 |
|       34 | KALAHANDI                  |              1635 |                                   2454 |                                          1163 |                                417 |
|       35 | KANDHAMAL                  |              1526 |                                   1927 |                                           950 |                                233 |
|       36 | KANKER                     |              1269 |                                   1746 |                                           722 |                                261 |
|       37 | KARBIANGLONG               |               669 |                                   2179 |                                           676 |                                380 |

| 39   | KAWARDHA            | 938   | 1154   | 597   | 182   |
|------|---------------------|-------|--------|-------|-------|
| 40   | KEONJHAR            | 1851  | 2661   | 1638  | 572   |
| 41   | KHANDWA             | 756   | 1523   | 731   | 239   |
| 42   | KHARGONE            | 1208  | 3336   | 1345  | 382   |
| 43   | KINNAUR             | 216   | 227    | 114   | 69    |
| 44   | KIPHIRE             | 94    | 128    | 71    | 31    |
| 45   | KOHIMA              | 121   | 265    | 162   | 116   |
| 46   | KOLASIB             | 45    | 142    | 121   | 50    |
| 47   | KORAPUT             | 1581  | 2678   | 1173  | 345   |
| 48   | KORBA               | 796   | 1770   | 724   | 288   |
| 49   | LAHUL &SPITI        | 168   | 206    | 76    | 40    |
| 50   | LAWNGTLAI           | 170   | 304    | 203   | 76    |
| 51   | LEH (LADAKH)        | 107   | 359    | 199   | 66    |
| 52   | LOHARDAGA           | 341   | 697    | 304   | 79    |
| 53   | LONGLENG            | 37    | 99     | 53    | 24    |
| 54   | LOWER SUBANSIRI     | 155   | 306    | 149   | 39    |
| 55   | LUNGLEI             | 136   | 386    | 278   | 145   |
| 56   | MAHABUBABAD         | 283   | 1097   | 429   | 291   |
| 57   | MALKANGIRI          | 791   | 1367   | 558   | 157   |
| 58   | MAMIT               | 81    | 190    | 140   | 55    |
| 59   | MANDLA              | 1205  | 2251   | 720   | 241   |
| 60   | MAYURBHANJ          | 3227  | 4196   | 2154  | 738   |
| 61   | MOKOKCHUNG          | 128   | 253    | 146   | 78    |
| 62   | MON                 | 139   | 276    | 144   | 53    |
| 63   | NABARANGPUR         | 869   | 1939   | 841   | 247   |
| 64   | NANDURBAR           | 1203  | 1839   | 645   | 406   |
| 65   | NARMADA             | 651   | 784    | 477   | 116   |
| 66   | NORTH SIKKIM        | 69    | 116    | 47    | 19    |
| 67   | NUAPADA             | 620   | 1029   | 633   | 191   |
| 68   | PAKAUR              | 926   | 1177   | 526   | 86    |
| 69   | PANCH MAHALS        | 579   | 1569   | 999   | 304   |
| 70   | PAPUM PARE          | 316   | 412    | 216   | 75    |
| 71   | PASHCHIMI SINGHBHUM | 1515  | 2396   | 829   | 231   |
| 72   | PEREN               | 105   | 152    | 90    | 37    |
| 73   | PHEK                | 110   | 203    | 123   | 62    |
| 74   | PUNCH               | 187   | 1684   | 660   | 137   |
| 75   | PURBI SINGHBHUM     | 1312  | 2451   | 1071  | 363   |
| 76   | RAJAURI             | 390   | 1969   | 864   | 242   |
| 77   | RATLAM              | 1225  | 2170   | 994   | 292   |
| 78   | RAYAGADA            | 1752  | 2149   | 842   | 249   |
| 79   | RI BHOI             | 581   | 826    | 356   | 142   |
| 80   | SAHIBGANJ           | 1234  | 1611   | 653   | 142   |
| 81   | SAIHA               | 80    | 132    | 90    | 47    |
| 82   | SAWAIMADHOPUR       | 754   | 1962   | 1357  | 694   |
| 83   | SENAPATI            | 535   | 853    | 253   | 134   |
| 85   |                     | 858   |        |       |       |
|      | SHAHDOL             |       | 1901   | 724   | 235   |

|   86 | SHEOPUR            |   597 |   1146 |   486 |   109 |
|------|--------------------|-------|--------|-------|-------|
|   87 | SIDHI              |   944 |   2169 |  1063 |   261 |
|   88 | SOUTH GARO HILLS   |   643 |    703 |   303 |    56 |
|   89 | SUNDERGARH         |  1577 |   2692 |  1359 |   525 |
|   90 | SURGUJA            |   630 |   1582 |   734 |   226 |
|   91 | TAMENGLONG         |   248 |    410 |    95 |    57 |
|   92 | TAWANG             |   115 |    123 |    64 |    14 |
|   93 | THE DANGS          |   311 |    417 |   167 |    62 |
|   94 | TIRAP              |   103 |    149 |    61 |    17 |
|   95 | TUENSANG           |   125 |    223 |   129 |    53 |
|   96 | UDAIPUR            |  2134 |   5153 |  2241 |   915 |
|   97 | UKHRUL             |   243 |    414 |   153 |    92 |
|   98 | UMARIA             |   592 |    926 |   493 |   157 |
|   99 | UPPER SIANG        |    81 |    113 |    48 |    14 |
|  100 | UPPER SUBANSIRI    |   258 |    285 |   122 |    21 |
|  101 | VADODARA           |   890 |   1689 |  1120 |   517 |
|  102 | VALSAD             |   486 |   1271 |   803 |   289 |
|  103 | VIDISHA            |  1432 |   2402 |  1214 |   341 |
|  104 | WEST GARO HILLS    |  1083 |   1552 |   624 |   261 |
|  105 | WEST JAINTIA HILLS |   297 |    830 |   283 |   120 |
|  106 | WEST KHASI HILLS   |   781 |   1262 |   451 |   149 |
|  107 | WEST SIANG         |   238 |    301 |   130 |    45 |
|  108 | WOKHA              |   136 |    195 |   103 |    50 |
|  109 | ZUNHEBOTO          |   202 |    273 |   164 |    56 |

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