Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Ashram Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1634

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/02/2023

## ASHRAM SCHOOLS

## 1634.   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI  LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Ashram Schools that have been set up and are functional since the inception of the scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the number of tribal graduates from these schools;
- (c) the number of pass out graduates from these schools that are qualified for Government jobs;
- (d) whether the Government plans to take any steps to reduce the high dropout rate; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): With the objective to impart education to children belonging to Scheduled Tribes (STs)with residential facilities, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) was running a separate scheme 'Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas'under which funds were  provided  to  State  Governments  for  construction  of  Ashram  schools  and  for upgradation of existing Ashram Schools. Ministry of Tribal Affairs provided construction cost  to  the  State  Governments  and  State  Government  is  responsible  for  running  and overall  maintenance  of  these  Ashram  schools  and  making  them  functional.  Statement showing State-wise list of Ashram Schools sanctioned by MoTA s at Annexure 1 .  The intervention of construction of Ashram School was subsumed in the scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India during 2018-19. The details regarding tribal graduates from these schools and pass out graduates from theseschools that are qualified for Government jobs are not centrally maintained by MoTA.

(d)  &  (e): Government  has  been  implementing  a  number  of  interventions  to  improve  the educational status of the STs and reduce the drop out rates :

(i)        Ministry  is  implementing  a  central  sector  scheme  for  (ii)     Eklavya  Model  Residential Schools (EMRS) to provide quality education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students (Class 6th to 12th) in remote areas to enable them to access the best opportunities in education and to bring them at par with the general population. As on 8-02-2023, 401 such EMRSs are functional across the  country  wherein  113275  students  are  enrolled.  Cumulatively,  740  EMRSs  have  been identified to be established to benefit 3.5 lakh ST students by 2025-26.

(ii) Funds are provided under 'Grants under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution' and scheme for Development of PVTGsas well as erstwhile scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal SubScheme' for various interventions relating to improvement of education including construction of  new  hostel  buildings  and/or  extension  of  existing  hostels,  construction  of  primary,  middle, secondary  and  senior  secondary  level  of  education  etc.Assistance  under  these  schemes  / programme  also  includeconstruction  of  Girls  toilets  to  check  girl  dropoutand  to  address sanitation  issues,  promotion  of  kitchen  garden,  traditional  food  in  school  meals  and  Sports. Details  of  funds  provided  by  the  Ministry  to  the  States  in  the  Sector  of  Education  other  than EMRSs during last five financial years is at Annexure 2 .

(iii) This Ministry also provides Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students. More than 30 lakh tribal students every  year are awarded Scholarships for pursuing education from class IX upto PhD level to students in India and abroad.Budget outlay has been increased from Rs. 978.00 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 2546.00 crore in 2022-23.

(iv)  Funds  are  provided  for  recurring  expenses  for  Residential  Schools  and  Non-Residential Schools  to  Voluntary  Agencies  including  for  running  schools  for  ST  girls  in  Low  Literacy Districts.

(v)   Besides, M/o Education, through various interventions such as Samagra Shiksha, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman  (PM  POSHAN),  PM  Schools  for  Rising  India  (PM  SHRIprovides  for  enabling environment for development of education among the children including ST children.

Annexure 1 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1634 for answer on 13.02.2023

State-wise list of Ashram Schools and functional status thereof

| State/UT                           |   No. of Ashram Schools Sanctioned |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh including Telangana |                                188 |
| Assam                              |                                  3 |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                134 |
| Goa                                |                                  1 |
| Gujarat                            |                                164 |
| Jharkhand                          |                                 24 |
| Karnataka                          |                                 28 |
| Kerala                             |                                 14 |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                404 |
| Maharashtra                        |                                 95 |
| Odisha                             |                                 97 |
| Rajasthan                          |                                  9 |
| Sikkim                             |                                  1 |
| Tripura                            |                                 24 |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                  7 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                 12 |
| Total                              |                               1205 |

Annexure 2

Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1634 for answer on 13.02.2023

State-wise  detail  of  funds  approved  by  Ministry  for  education  related  activities  under Scheme of SCA to TSS during 2017-18 to 2020-21

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No   | States            |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    |   2000    |    989.04 |   1082    |    744.41 |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |    495    |    916    |    225    |
| 3.     | Assam             |      0    |      0    |   1257.57 |    863    |
| 4.     | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |      0    |     85    |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh      |   9313.96 |  10334.5  |   2382.62 |   4243.28 |
| 6.     | Goa               |      0    |      0    |      0    |    651.82 |
| 7.     | Gujarat           |      0    |   1437.33 |   3491.84 |   3570.1  |
| 8.     | Himachal Pradesh  |    490    |   1110.25 |    972.57 |    175    |
| 9.     | J&K               |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 10.    | Jharkhand         |   6114.5  |   3147.57 |   6474.18 |      0    |
| 11.    | Karnataka         |    491.85 |   2236    |   6164    |   2100    |
| 12.    | Kerala            |    340.85 |    400    |      0    |      0    |
| 13.    | Madhya Pradesh    |  12955.6  |  13073.5  |  17700    |    710.08 |
| 14.    | Maharashtra       |   4705.5  |   4142.98 |   4122.6  |      0    |
| 15.    | Manipur           |   1106.98 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 16.    | Meghalaya         |      0    |    600    |      0    |    865.31 |
| 17.    | Mizoram           |      0    |   1400    |    970    |      0    |
| 18.    | Nagaland          |      0    |    433    |    200    |      0    |
| 19.    | Odisha            |   1400    |   2700    |   1000    |      0    |
| 20.    | Sikkim            |    186.5  |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 21.    | Tamilnadu         |    108    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 22.    | Telangana         |   1954.5  |   3844.89 |   2146.81 |   2345    |
| 23.    | Tripura           |    153.53 |   1112.69 |    200    |    340.6  |
| 24.    | Uttarakhand       |      0    |   1012.88 |    616.58 |    187.59 |
| 25.    | Uttar Pradesh     |   1600    |      0    |    850.55 |    355.65 |
| 26.    | West Bengal       |   1040.97 |    895.95 |    591.25 |    602.07 |
|        | Total             |  43962.8  |  49365.6  |  51138.6  |  18063.9  |

## State-wise funds approved for Education related activities under 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India' during 2017-18 to 2021-22

(Rs. in lakh)

| S N   | State             |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   *2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |   5271.51 |   3555.77 |    5590.83 |   2295    |   2055.7  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh |   5903.06 |   2320.09 |    3835    |    725    |   1280    |
| 3     | Assam             |      0    |   2060    |    5228.24 |    358.9  |    620    |
| 4     | Bihar             |   1285.41 |   1393.52 |       0    |      0    |     80    |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      |  15799.7  |  12788.3  |   21545.8  |   8845.99 |   4965.95 |
| 6     | Goa               |      0    |      0    |       0    |      0    |      0    |
| 7     | Gujarat           |  10974.8  |  10637.4  |   15840    |   2845.87 |   5329.15 |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh  |   1089.7  |   2018.56 |    2980.08 |     87    |    605    |
| 9     | Jammu &Kashmir    |   2783.27 |   4234.68 |    3260    |      0    |      0    |
| 10    | Jharkhand         |   8086.71 |   7425.75 |   11751.1  |   2650    |   1714.5  |
| 11    | Karnataka         |   1743.48 |   1887.59 |    7417.77 |   1000    |   2100    |
| 12    | Kerala            |    803.17 |    976.33 |    1065.58 |    797.67 |      0    |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh    |  18468    |   7109.3  |   44572.8  |  10687.4  |   1944.81 |
| 14    | Maharashtra       |   8771.34 |   7851.45 |   15547.1  |   6390.73 |      0    |
| 15    | Manipur           |   1141.4  |   2142.2  |    4277.6  |      0    |      0    |
| 16    | Meghalaya         |   1230    |   4993.54 |     425    |      0    |      0    |
| 17    | Mizoram           |   1973.9  |   2823.47 |    4163.64 |    201.1  |   1068.57 |
| 18    | Nagaland          |   2846.98 |   3199.54 |    3488.71 |    650    |    605    |
| 19    | Odisha            |  13098.8  |  14932.6  |   17470    |  12027    |   3877    |
| 20    | Rajasthan         |   7726.34 |   9173.13 |   13029.2  |   6956    |   5411.9  |
| 21    | Sikkim            |    405.3  |    662.98 |    3175.36 |    376    |    420    |
| 22    | Tamil Nadu        |    378    |   1224.97 |    6562.74 |    200    |      0    |
| 23    | Telangana         |   4766.17 |   4121.89 |    9273.28 |   1769    |      0    |
| 24    | Tripura           |   2519.65 |   2183.06 |    2952.64 |    400    |    790    |
| 25    | Uttar Pradesh     |    189    |   1145.88 |    1147.09 |     30    |      0    |
| 26    | Uttarakhand       |   1565.15 |   1220.34 |     428.37 |    700    |    591.88 |
| 27    | West Bengal       |   2992.02 |   6043.49 |    6051.25 |    450    |      0    |
| Total |                   | 121813    | 118126    |  211079    |  60442.7  |  33459.5  |

State-wise  funds  approved  for  Education  related  activities  under  'Development  of PVTGs' Scheme during 2017-18 to 2021-22

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | State          |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |    125    |    207    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 2.       | A&N Island     |      0    |      0    |      0    |     50    |      50   |
| 3.       | Bihar          |      0    |    221    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 4.       | Chhattisgarh   |      0    |      0    |    802.8  |    460.22 |     670   |
| 5.       | Gujarat        |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 6.       | Jharkhand      |    642    |      0    |      0    |   1031.3  |    1190   |
| 7.       | Karnataka      |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 8.       | Kerala         |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh |    756    |      0    |     32.5  |   3403    |    4521.6 |
| 10.      | Maharashtra    |    845.5  |    346.3  |     29.98 |    500    |       0   |
| 11.      | Manipur        |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 12.      | Odisha         |    322    |    400    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 13.      | Rajasthan      |    852.3  |     60    |      0    |    764.24 |       0   |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu     |    657    |    250.6  |      0    |    100    |     332.8 |
| 15.      | Telangana      |     25    |      0    |    300    |      0    |     667.5 |
| 16.      | Tripura        |     58    |    164.2  |    300    |    250    |     150   |
| 17.      | Uttar Pradesh  |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0   |
| 18.      | Uttarakhand    |      0    |      0    |    489.53 |      0    |       0   |
| 19.      | West Bengal    |     75.75 |      2.72 |      2.72 |      0    |       0   |
|          | Total          |   4358.55 |   1651.82 |   1957.53 |   6558.76 |    7581.9 |

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