Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: School Infrastructure in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.†*109

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE IN TRIBAL AREAS

## †* 109 SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  infrastructure  of  schools  in  tribal  areas  of  the  country,  State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  proposal  of  the  Government  for  the  development  of  school infrastructure in tribal areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and released during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Department of Forest has filed objections against the development/setting up of schools in forest areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION NO.†*  109FOR  25.11.2019  REGARDING  'SCHOOL  INFRASTRUCTURE  IN  TRIBAL AREAS'

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Tribal Affairsimplements various programmes/Schemes to support and supplement the efforts of other Central Ministries and the State Governments to fill critical gaps in institutions and programmes in order to bring tribal population at par with others.  The  Ministry  supplements  their  efforts  by  way  of  various  developmental interventions  in  critical  sectors,  including  school  education,  through  specially  tailored schemes.  Support  for  school  infrastructure  development  in  tribal  areas  of  the  country, including  Jharkhand,is  provided  by  the  Ministry  through  its  schemes  namely,Grants under  Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India,Eklavya  Model  Residential  Schools (EMRS) andSpecial Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  Sub  Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS).  Prior  to 2018, EMRS was a component supported under Article 275(1) of the Constitution. Now, it is a new scheme where EMRSs are set up in tribal populated areas with the capacity of 480 students in each school. Financial support is also provided by the Ministry to support setting up of Residential Ashram schools and Hostels under the scheme of SCA to TSS.

The objective of these interventions is to provide congenial environment and facilities to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students for their  educational  development.  The setup of EMRS includesinfrastructures like school building, hostels, staff quarters, playground, students' computer lab, teacher resource room etc. As on date, under the scheme of EMRS,a total of 438 schools have been sanctioned in the tribal areas across the country out of which 284 schools are currently functional. Besides,1205 Ashram schools have been funded by the Ministry in different States to cater to the educational needs of tribal population.

- (c) Details  of  funds  provided  to  the  States  for  overall  educational  development  under  the schemes ofGrants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India, including EMRSand SCA to TSS during the last three years is at Annexure .
- (d) & (e) No report regarding objections against the development/ setting up of schools in the forest areas has come to the notice of the Ministry till date.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply topart (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. †*109for 25.11.2019  regarding  'School  Infrastructure  in  Tribal  Areas'  asked  byShri  Vishnu Dayal Ram

Statement  showing  fund  released  for  educational  development  under  Grants  under  Article 275(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India  (including  EMRS)  and  Special  Central  Assistance  to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) during the last three years

## (Rs. in Lakh)

| S. N.   | State             |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |   4311.55 |   6591.11 |   2545.58 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |   2877.81 |   5955.32 |   1447.6  |
| 3       | Assam             |   3703.08 |      0    |   3019.62 |
| 4       | Bihar             |   2137.58 |   2144.83 |   2498.43 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |  16830.1  |  22914.8  |  22832.5  |
| 6       | Gujarat           |   7053.26 |   9800.78 |  11647.6  |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  |    630.2  |   1473.02 |   1585.97 |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir    |   3619.61 |   3283.27 |   4234.68 |
| 9       | Jharkhand         |  11521.2  |  15338.8  |   9071.32 |
| 10      | Karnataka         |   4975.72 |   4568.23 |   4116.59 |
| 11      | Kerala            |    823.11 |   1144.02 |   1376.33 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    |  19449.3  |  23208.5  |  23335.6  |
| 13      | Maharashtra       |   9112    |  12007.7  |   6917.93 |
| 14      | Manipur           |   1619.4  |   2248.38 |   1869.55 |
| 15      | Meghalaya         |   1460.3  |   1470.49 |   2939.15 |
| 16      | Mizoram           |    740.74 |   1983.97 |   2151.75 |
| 17      | Nagaland          |   1819.62 |   2647.98 |   1513.54 |
| 18      | Odisha            |   9939    |  15098.8  |  15042.8  |
| 19      | Rajasthan         |  11992.4  |   7939.47 |   7257.53 |
| 20      | Sikkim            |   1145    |    601    |    991.51 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        |   1216.36 |   1528.8  |    955.4  |
| 22      | Telangana         |   1372.73 |   6887.07 |   4598.84 |
| 23      | Tripura           |   2347.39 |   2267.1  |   1786.67 |
| 24      | Uttar Pradesh     |    689    |   1394.72 |   1941    |
| 25      | Uttarakhand       |      0    |   2187.06 |    838.89 |
| 26      | West Bengal       |   3999.16 |   4643.99 |   4619.44 |
| Total   | Total             | 125386    | 159329    | 141136    |