Lok Sabha Question No. 1378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Hostels for Tribal Boys and Girls
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1378

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## HOSTELS FOR TRIBAL BOYS AND GIRLS

## †1378. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of hostels for tribal boys and girls students in the country at present separately, State-wise;
- (b) the norms set up for providing financial assistance for the construction of said hostels;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposals for the construction of said hostels for Scheduled Tribe Boys and Girls during the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof State/UT wise including Gujarat and Kerala; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government on each of the said proposal along with the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilized by the States/UTs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  number  of  Hostel  for  the  tribal  students  sanctioned  by  the Ministry under the erstwhile Scheme of 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' are at Annexure I .
- (b) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is, inter alia, implementing Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub  Scheme  (SCA  to  TSS)  and  Grants  under  Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  for  the development of Scheduled Tribes.  The programmes and schemes of the Ministry are intended to support and supplement the efforts of other Central Ministries and the State Governments by way of various developmental projects. Projects for setting up hostels for ST Boys and Girls are taken up for funding accordingly.
- (c) to (e): The proposals received from the State Governments for construction of   Boys and    Girls Hostels are appraised by the Project Approval Committee in the Ministry for funding. The state-wise details  of  funds  released  to  the  State  Governments  under  the  scheme  of  SCA  to  TSS  and  Grants under Article 275(1) during last three years for activities related to Hostels is given at

## Annexure - II .

Annexure - I referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1378 for answer on 20.11.2019

State-wise details of Hostels sanctioned under the Scheme 'Hostels for ST Girls and Boys' since 2002-03 to 2015-16

| S. No.   | Name of State/UTs   |   No. of Hostels sanctioned |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                          59 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          36 |
| 3        | Assam               |                          09 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh        |                          95 |
| 5        | Gujarat             |                         143 |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh    |                          12 |
| 7        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                          02 |
| 8        | Jharkhand           |                          81 |
| 9        | Karnataka           |                          37 |
| 10       | Kerala              |                          17 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh      |                         283 |
| 12       | Maharashtra         |                          26 |
| 13       | Manipur             |                          59 |
| 14       | Meghalaya           |                          12 |
| 15       | Mizoram             |                          10 |
| 16       | Nagaland            |                          33 |
| 17       | Odisha              |                         369 |
| 18       | Rajasthan           |                         180 |
| 19       | Sikkim              |                           3 |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu          |                          08 |
| 21       | Tripura             |                          53 |
| 22       | Uttrakhand          |                          02 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh       |                          03 |
| 24       | West Bengal         |                          08 |
| 25       | D. &N. Haveli       |                          05 |
| Total    | Total               |                        1545 |

Annexure - II referred to in reply to part (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1378 for answer on 25.11.2019

## The details  of  the  funds  for  projects  for  hostels  approved  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  during  last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No.   | State             | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 2178.00   | 1102.26   | 900.00    |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | -         | -         | 1212.64   |
| 3.      | Assam             | 750.00    | -         | 710.00    |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 804.58    | 0.00      | -         |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      | 410.00    | -         | 14413.54  |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh  | -         | -         | 155.00    |
| 7.      | Jammu &Kashmir    | -         | 1200.00   | 1600.00   |
| 8.      | Jharkhand         | -         | 4810.00   | 340.00    |
| 9.      | Karnataka         | 1876.12   | 1400.00   | 1600.00   |
| 10.     | Kerala            | -         | -         | 607.33    |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -         | 2220.00   |
| 12.     | Maharashtra       | -         | -         | -         |
| 13.     | Manipur           | -         | 600.00    | 300.00    |
| 14.     | Meghalaya         | 1000.00   | -         | 1130.00   |
| 15.     | Mizoram           | 572.74    | -         | 1403.75   |
| 16.     | Nagaland          | 835.66    | 675.38    | 1880.00   |
| 17.     | Odisha            | -         | -         | 8700.00   |
| 18.     | Rajasthan         | 1600      | 900.00    | -         |
| 19.     | Sikkim            | -         | -         | -         |
| 20.     | Telangana         | -         | -         | -         |
| 21.     | Uttar Pradesh     | -         | -         | -         |
| 22.     | Uttarakhand       | -         | -         | -         |
| 23.     | West Bengal       | 750.00    | -         | -         |
| Total   | Total             | 10777.10  | 10687.64  | 37172.26  |