Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Infrastructure in Tribal Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.†64

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## INFRASTRUCTURE IN TRIBAL SCHOOLS

## †64. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  existing  infrastructure  in  the  schools  of  Tribal  areas  of  the  country  State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b)  whether the Government has any proposal for development of infrastructure in schools in the Tribal areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and released each year during the last three years for the said purpose; State wise;
- (e)  whether  the  Forest  Department  has  registered  objections  against  the  development/setting  up  of  the schools in the forest areas;
- (f) if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements 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) and Special 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  includes infrastructures  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 566 schools have been sanctioned in the tribal areas across the country out of which 285 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.

(d)  Details  of  funds  provided  to  the  States  for  overall  educational  development,  including  infrastructure development,  under  the  schemes  of  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  including EMRS, and SCA to TSS during the last three years is at Annexure.

(e) to (g) 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.

Annexure as referred to in reply to Part (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†64 for answer on 14.09.2020 asked by Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram regarding 'Infrastructure in Tribal Schools'

## 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             |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |   6591.11 |   2545.58 |   7797.12 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh |   5955.32 |   1447.6  |   4405.25 |
| 3     | Assam             |      0    |   3019.62 |   4514.67 |
| 4     | Bihar             |   2144.83 |   2498.43 |    600    |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      |  22914.8  |  22832.5  |  20058.6  |
| 6     | Gujarat           |   9800.78 |  11647.6  |  17421.5  |
| 7     | Himachal Pradesh  |   1473.02 |   1585.97 |   1888.59 |
| 8     | Jammu &Kashmir    |   3283.27 |   4234.68 |   2400    |
| 9     | Jharkhand         |  15338.8  |   9071.32 |  19917.4  |
| 10    | Karnataka         |   4568.23 |   4116.59 |  12960.3  |
| 11    | Kerala            |   1144.02 |   1376.33 |   1065.58 |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh    |  23208.5  |  23335.6  |  32796.3  |
| 13    | Maharashtra       |  12007.7  |   6917.93 |  17301.1  |
| 14    | Manipur           |   2248.38 |   1869.55 |   4427.6  |
| 15    | Meghalaya         |   1470.49 |   2939.15 |    425    |
| 16    | Mizoram           |   1983.97 |   2151.75 |   4140.16 |
| 17    | Nagaland          |   2647.98 |   1513.54 |   3240.89 |
| 18    | Odisha            |  15098.8  |  15042.8  |  16227    |
| 19    | Rajasthan         |   7939.47 |   7257.53 |  12175    |
| 20    | Sikkim            |    601    |    991.51 |   2998.72 |
| 21    | Tamil Nadu        |   1528.8  |    955.4  |   3321.7  |
| 22    | Telangana         |   6887.07 |   4598.84 |   8345.38 |
| 23    | Tripura           |   2267.1  |   1786.67 |   3101.64 |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh     |   1394.72 |   1941    |   1997.64 |
| 25    | Uttarakhand       |   2187.06 |    838.89 |   1774.38 |
| 26    | West Bengal       |   4643.99 |   4619.44 |   6595.63 |
| Total |                   | 159329    | 141136    | 211897    |

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