Lok Sabha Question No. 2508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Schemes for Tribal Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No- †2508

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 13/12/2021

## SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL STUDENTS

## †2508. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the total number of extant ongoing schemes of the Government for tribal students of the Country;
- (b) the allocation of funds made for these schemes State-wise;
- (c) whether any time limit has been fixed for the completion of these 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)    Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India
- (iv)    Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme
- (v)     Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
- (vi)    National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students.
- (vii)   National Overseas Scholarships for ST students for studying abroad
- (viii)   Grants in aid to Voluntary Organisations Working for the Welfare of   STs
- (ix)     Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts
- (x)      Eklavya Model Residential Schools
- (b) :   In respect of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (at Sl.No i to v), the    States/UTs  wise funds released during the last three years is at Annexure. From Sl.No vi to x these are the Central Sector schemes and funds are not allocated State-wise.
- (c) :  All the above schemes are ongoing.
- (d) :   Does not arise in view of (c) above.

Annexure referred to in reply to part(b)  of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.†2508 for 13.12.2021 raised by SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, MP regarding "Schemes for Tribal Students".

## Centrally Sponsored Scheme

| (i)    | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   | Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No | State/ UT                                | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)               | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)               | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)               |
|        |                                          | 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                         | Fund Released (Rs                         | Lakh)                                     |
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar                         | 2018-19 10.09                             | 2019-20 11.34                             | 2020-21 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                                 |

| (iii)   | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India   | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India   | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India   | Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N     | States                                                     | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                                 | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                                 | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                                 |
| S.N     | States                                                     | 2018-19                                                    | 2019-20                                                    | 2020-21                                                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 6390.77                                                    | 8942.43                                                    | 2055.55                                                    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                                          | 12170.52                                                   | 13202.25                                                   | 6014.00                                                    |
| 3       | Assam                                                      | 3916.32                                                    | 10802.85                                                   | 4592.37                                                    |
| 4       | Bihar                                                      | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                                               | 11352.92                                                   | 22500.77                                                   | 9976.24                                                    |
| 6       | Goa                                                        | 345.66                                                     | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                                                       |
| 7       | Gujarat                                                    | 11648.20                                                   | 16833.88                                                   | 5940.04                                                    |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 3378.16                                                    | 5314.70                                                    | 1161.00                                                    |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                                            | 2051.79                                                    | 5410.00                                                    | 0.00                                                       |
| 10      | Jharkhand                                                  | 7354.30                                                    | 11166.77                                                   | 10278.00                                                   |
| 11      | Karnataka                                                  | 5220.61                                                    | 10435.46                                                   | 3305.68                                                    |
| 12      | Kerala                                                     | 472.28                                                     | 633.29                                                     | 0.00                                                       |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 24635.30                                                   | 44938.92                                                   | 4279.78                                                    |
| 14      | Maharashtra                                                | 17015.91                                                   | 23136.70                                                   | 4573.16                                                    |
| 15      | Manipur                                                    | 5367.645                                                   | 6151.91                                                    | 0.00                                                       |
| 16      | Meghalaya                                                  | 5129.79                                                    | 4799.53                                                    | 492.71                                                     |
| 17      | Mizoram                                                    | 3507.71                                                    | 6598.83                                                    | 1909.71                                                    |
| 18      | Nagaland                                                   | 9194.485                                                   | 6802.11                                                    | 1717.38                                                    |
| 19      | Odisha                                                     | 21449.15                                                   | 15110.66                                                   | 6304.62                                                    |
| 20      | Rajasthan                                                  | 13769.23                                                   | 15586.19                                                   | 9166.00                                                    |
| 21      | Sikkim                                                     | 355.34                                                     | 3175.35                                                    | 516.00                                                     |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu                                                 | 773.57                                                     | 6356.07                                                    | 0.00                                                       |
| 23      | Telangana                                                  | 3248.89                                                    | 9973.28                                                    | 2517.00                                                    |
| 24      | Tripura                                                    | 2006.73                                                    | 2952.63                                                    | 201.74                                                     |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 252.43                                                     | 2760.71                                                    | 927.426                                                    |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                                                | 1255.265                                                   | 428.37                                                     | 0.00                                                       |
| 27      | West Bengal                                                | 9235.725                                                   | 12127.17                                                   | 4041.14                                                    |
|         | Grand Total                                                | 181498.70                                                  | 266140.832                                                 | 79969.55                                                   |

| (iv)   | Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)   | Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)   | Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)   | Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No   | States                                                 | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                             | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                             | Fund Released (Rs in Lakh)                             |
|        |                                                        | 2018-19                                                | 2019-20                                                | 2020-21                                                |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 5617.39                                                | 12470.50                                               | 4954.96                                                |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 2211.83                                                | 9224.29                                                | 7015.50                                                |
| 3      | Assam                                                  | 0.00                                                   | 2710.08                                                | 4578.76                                                |
| 4      | Bihar                                                  | 0.00                                                   | 0.00                                                   | 994.00                                                 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                                           | 10342.65                                               | 9415.53                                                | 8769.06                                                |
| 6      | Goa                                                    | 352.31                                                 | 0.00                                                   | 724.26                                                 |
| 7      | Gujarat                                                | 11765.38                                               | 8975.55                                                | 10786.40                                               |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 3628.00                                                | 2394.18                                                | 1367.00                                                |

| 9   | J & K          |   3749.80 |   4509.00 |     0.00 |
|-----|----------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 10  | Jharkhand      |   8564.52 |   6201.49 |  7049.64 |
| 11  | Karnataka      |   5347.76 |   7434    |     0    |
| 12  | Kerala         |    335    |      0    |   459.15 |
| 13  | Madhya Pradesh |  16969    |  13415.2  |     0    |
| 14  | Maharashtra    |  13802.6  |  11929.1  |     0    |
| 15  | Manipur        |   5442.48 |   1434.02 |     0    |
| 16  | Meghalaya      |   2739.2  |   3788    |   328.25 |
| 17  | Mizoram        |   1220    |   3140    |  1236.22 |
| 18  | Nagaland       |   3225    |   2951.12 |  2846.14 |
| 19  | Odisha         |  17553.2  |   8691.18 |  9010.42 |
| 20  | Rajasthan      |  10327.9  |  11461.4  |  8662.66 |
| 21  | Sikkim         |      0    |      0    |     0    |
| 22  | Tamilnadu      |    315    |    450.56 |   377.47 |
| 23  | Telangana      |   2850.32 |   5361.29 |  4191    |
| 24  | Tripura        |   1294.38 |   1362.97 |  1173.3  |
| 25  | Uttarakhand    |   1012.88 |    600    |   757.8  |
| 26  | Uttar Pradesh  |      0    |    779.91 |   508.83 |
| 27  | West Bengal    |   5833.41 |   5862.58 |  3746    |
|     | Total          | 134500    | 134562    | 79536.8  |

| (v)   | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   | Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.   | Name of State                                                  | Released Amount (Rs. in Lakh)                                  | Released Amount (Rs. in Lakh)                                  | Released Amount (Rs. in Lakh)                                  |
| No.   |                                                                | FY 2018-19                                                     | FY 2019-20                                                     | FY 2020-21                                                     |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 1837.00                                                        | 3713.43                                                        | 1245.51                                                        |
| 2     | A & N Islands                                                  | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 3     | Bihar                                                          | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 4     | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 1051.50                                                        | 1311.35                                                        | 989.32                                                         |
| 5     | Gujarat                                                        | 604.00                                                         | 429.05                                                         | 552.20                                                         |
| 6     | Jharkhand                                                      | 3295.79                                                        | 847.00                                                         | 1777.29                                                        |
| 7     | Karnataka                                                      | 460.00                                                         | 1933.01                                                        | 438.46                                                         |
| 8     | Kerala                                                         | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           | 88.00                                                          |
| 9     | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 7998.09                                                        | 8064.89                                                        | 2188.11                                                        |
| 10    | Maharashtra                                                    | 1230.26                                                        | 2510.00                                                        | 1411.66                                                        |
| 11    | Manipur                                                        | 1157.55                                                        | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           |
| 12    | Odisha                                                         | 3626.00                                                        | 976.38                                                         | 1202.00                                                        |
| 13    | Rajasthan                                                      | 1008.00                                                        | 968.10                                                         | 968.00                                                         |
| 14    | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 0.00                                                           | 819.48                                                         | 551.08                                                         |
| 15    | Telangana                                                      | 533.00                                                         | 538.50                                                         | 1460.50                                                        |
| 16    | Tripura                                                        | 789.53                                                         | 1960.82                                                        | 231.43                                                         |
| 17    | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 0.00                                                           | 0.00                                                           | 82.04                                                          |
| 18    | Uttarakhand                                                    | 565.86                                                         | 489.53                                                         | 295.00                                                         |
| 19    | West Bengal                                                    | 843.42                                                         | 437.47                                                         | 519.40                                                         |
|       | Total                                                          | 25000.00                                                       | 24999.00                                                       | 14000.00                                                       |

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