Lok Sabha Question No. 2775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Schemes for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †2775

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 21/03/2022

## SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS

†2775.  SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of current schemes of the Government for tribal students;
- (b) the State-wise details of the funds allocated for such schemes;
- (c) whether any time line has been fixed for completion of the said schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a): This Ministry implements the following ongoing Centrally Sponsored/ Central Sector schemes for Scheduled Tribe students in the country:

- (i)    Pre-Matric Scholarships for ST students.
- (ii)   Post-Matric Scholarships for ST students
- (iii)  National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students
- (iv)  National Overseas Scholarships for ST students for studying abroad
- (v)   Grants in aid to Voluntary Organisations Working for the Welfare of   STs
- (vi) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)

(b): In respect of Pre and Post Matric schemes the   funds are released to States/UTs. The funds released during the last three years is at Annexure .

From Sl.No iii to v these are the Central Sector schemes and funds are not allocated State-wise. In EMRS, the  funds  are  released  to  National  Education  Society  for  Tribal  Students  (NESTS)  an  autonomous organisation.

(c)& (d): The cabinet has approved these schemes for continuation of next Finance Cycle from 202126.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†2775 for 21.03.2022 raised by SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR, MP regarding Schemes for Tribal Students

Centrally Sponsored Scheme

|     | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|-----|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|     |                                          | Fund Released                            | (Rs in Lakh)                             | (Rs in Lakh)                             |
| Sl. | NoState/ UT                              | 2018-19                                  | 2019-20                                  | 2020-21                                  |
| 1   | Andaman &Nicobar                         | 5.00                                     | 5.62                                     | 12.33                                    |
| 2   | Andhra Pradesh                           | 1210.81                                  | 736.32                                   | 1433.81                                  |
| 3   | Assam                                    | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 17.27                                    |
| 4   | Bihar                                    | 0.00                                     | 7131.47                                  | 0.00                                     |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh                             | 4755.63                                  | 4796.94                                  | 3541.54                                  |
| 6   | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu     | __                                       | __                                       | 234.00                                   |
| 7   | Dadar& Nagar Haveli                      | 20.00                                    | 38.49                                    | __                                       |
| 8   | Daman& Diu                               | 0.00                                     | 5.89                                     | __                                       |
| 9   | Goa                                      | 80.83                                    | 80.56                                    | 41.35                                    |
| 10  | Gujarat                                  | 4482.31                                  | 5248.34                                  | 2198.84                                  |
| 11  | Himachal Pradesh                         | 38.91                                    | 83.92                                    | 91.87                                    |
| 12  | Jharkhand                                | 2345.92                                  | 1514.49                                  | 0.00                                     |
| 13  | Karnataka                                | 1256.31                                  | 1846.92                                  | 0.00                                     |
| 14  | Kerala                                   | 308.73                                   | 287.31                                   | 116.56                                   |
| 15  | Ladakh                                   | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 42.27                                    |
| 16  | Madhya Pradesh                           | 5884.33                                  | 7698.90                                  | 5429.34                                  |
| 17  | Manipur                                  | 773.00                                   | 443.33                                   | 0.00                                     |
| 18  | Meghalaya                                | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| 19  | Mizoram                                  | 319.79                                   | 702.21                                   | 167.86                                   |
| 20  | Nagaland                                 | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 60.75                                    |
| 21  | Odisha                                   | 6665.88                                  | 6157.65                                  | 6944.96                                  |
| 22  | Puducherry                               | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 1.63                                     |
| 23  | Rajasthan                                | 1716.12                                  | 5346.97                                  | 3126.90                                  |
| 24  | Sikkim                                   | 7.97                                     | 3.57                                     | 9.41                                     |
| 25  | Tamil Nadu                               | 0.00                                     | 589.74                                   | 241.00                                   |
| 26  | Telangana                                | 693.84                                   | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| 27  | Tripura                                  | 0.00                                     | 386.18                                   | 252.09                                   |
| 28  | Uttar Pradesh                            | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| 29  | Uttarakhand                              | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 138.24                                   |
| 30  | West Bengal                              | 584.62                                   | 894.18                                   | 788.22                                   |
|     | Total                                    | 31150.00                                 | 43999.00                                 | 24890.24                                 |

| ii.    | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Post Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State/ UT                                 | Fund Released                             | (Rs in Lakh)                              | (Rs in Lakh)                              |
| Sl. No | State/ UT                                 | 2018-19                                   | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   |
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar                         | 10.09                                     | 11.34                                     | 13.29                                     |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                            | 13945.02                                  | 7797.07                                   | 6039.35                                   |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 1883.82                                   | 6113.41                                   | 5712.96                                   |
| 4      | Assam                                     | 3248.03                                   | 4867.20                                   | 5413.54                                   |
| 5      | Bihar                                     | 0.00                                      | 1525.43                                   | 708.22                                    |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh                              | 4609.57                                   | 7022.69                                   | 8790.24                                   |
| 7      | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu       | __                                        | __                                        | 3481.73                                   |
| 8      | Dadar& Nagar Haveli                       | 0.00                                      | 88.66                                     | __                                        |
| 9      | Daman &Diu                                | 3.41                                      | 0.00                                      | __                                        |
| 10     | Goa                                       | 536.26                                    | 732.79                                    | 458.18                                    |
| 11     | Gujarat                                   | 32429.12                                  | 14004.48                                  | 22977.64                                  |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                          | 278.15                                    | 2468.81                                   | 0.00                                      |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir                            | 637.93                                    | 1048.29                                   | 805.44                                    |
| 14     | Jharkhand                                 | 5281.32                                   | 7862.86                                   | 0.00                                      |
| 15     | Karnataka                                 | 7341.33                                   | 15003.43                                  | 0.00                                      |
| 16     | Kerala                                    | 2674.37                                   | 1641.52                                   | 3285.25                                   |
| 17     | Ladakh                                    | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 738.00                                    |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh                            | 13405.24                                  | 12198.58                                  | 12344.00                                  |
| 19     | Maharashtra                               | 15238.15                                  | 15575.38                                  | 18149.52                                  |
| 20     | Manipur                                   | 2026.76                                   | 6235.55                                   | 2184.19                                   |
| 21     | Meghalaya                                 | 2457.52                                   | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 22     | Mizoram                                   | 3528.21                                   | 4415.78                                   | 3446.82                                   |
| 23     | Nagaland                                  | 4716.66                                   | 3268.73                                   | 3226.37                                   |
| 24     | Odisha                                    | 14801.92                                  | 16640.15                                  | 19095.97                                  |
| 25     | Puducherry                                | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 19.56                                     |
| 26     | Rajasthan                                 | 13598.95                                  | 25950.52                                  | 25557.03                                  |
| 27     | Sikkim                                    | 1134.36                                   | 566.80                                    | 553.83                                    |
| 28     | Tamil Nadu                                | 3933.65                                   | 5025.19                                   | 3328.99                                   |
| 29     | Telangana                                 | 9921.68                                   | 19610.60                                  | 27297.83                                  |
| 30     | Tripura                                   | 3626.55                                   | 2355.78                                   | 4804.98                                   |
| 31     | Uttar Pradesh                             | 1210.54                                   | 1822.71                                   | 2218.67                                   |
| 32     | Uttarakhand                               | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      | 0.00                                      |
| 33     | West Bengal                               | 2219.39                                   | 2411.00                                   | 2256.42                                   |
|        | Total                                     | 164698.00                                 | 186264.75                                 | 182908.02                                 |

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