Lok Sabha Question No. 5459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Review of RESTHA Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5459 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## REVIEW OF RESTHA SCHEME

## 5459. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the review made in respect of RESHTA (Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas) scheme applicable for running girls hostel for the students in high schools in targeted areas during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (6) the details of the component grant allowed for each student as per the provision of the scheme specifying the particular head of distribution?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

(a) (b): The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment implements a Central   Sector 66 Scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary and other Organizations working for Scheduled Castes" under which financial assistance is provided to the NGOs for projects related to Education sector Caste students. The Scheme   broadly covers 3 types of projects  namely Residential Schools   (ii) Non Residential Schools and   (iii)   Hostels, both for   Primary and Secondary Students  During the last three years, the scheme was revised w.e.f 01.04.2020 for 2020-21 therewith assistance   provided for   operation and up-gradation costs of already functionallongoing and new   projects of Residential Non-Residential Schools and Hostels including the project of Hostel for Girls, to eligible Voluntary and other organizations

The scheme has, further, been revised w.e.f 2021-22 and renamed as Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) which is operated in two Modes:

Under Mode-I of the Scheme, every year a specified number of meritorious SC students in are   selected  for providing quality residential education in Top-class Private Residential High Schools, including Hostel facilities for SC students at free of cost from class 9th to class 12th. Entire cost of school fee and residential charges including mess charges, ranging from Rsl Lakh to 1,35,000/- p.a. for each student; are to the Reputed Private   Schools by the Department of Social justice  and Empowerment. Under Mode-II, ongoing projects of Non-residential schools/Residential Schools/ paid

- Hostels of the VOsNNGOs are supported. Components like salary of staff; food items; books and stationary etc. have been dropped from the revised Scheme and unitary cost norm (per student basis) have been included to make the scheme more transparent, free from manipulation of costs and more beneficiary oriented. Admissible Grant for each project on per SC student basis under Mode- II of SHRESHTA is as under:

|           | Cost per student limit (Rs per year)   | Cost per student limit (Rs per year)   | Cost per student limit (Rs per year)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|           | Residential                            | Non residential                        | Hostel                                 |
| Primary   | 35000                                  | 11000                                  | 16000                                  |
| Secondary | 55000                                  | 35000                                  | 28000                                  |

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