Lok Sabha Question No. 1306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Infrastructure in EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1306

ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2022

## INFRASTRUCTURE IN EMRS

1306. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the existing infrastructure in schools in tribal areas of the country, State/UT-wise including Gujarat;

(b)  whether the Government has any proposal for infrastructural development of EMRS in tribal areas and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and released for the said purpose during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The scheme of EMRS was revamped in the year 2018 and under new scheme, schools are being constructed across the country including Gujarat under the supervision of National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) as per approved design with provisions for variations according to local site conditions. As  per  the  standard  guidelines,  the  provision  of  infrastructure  includes  school building (classrooms, laboratories, teachers' common room, library, office room, toilets  &  drinking  water  facility,  recreation  room  with  indoor  sports  facility), dining and kitchen (pantry, store room, seating facilities, hand wash/cleaning area), hostel (dormitories-boys/girls, sick room, residence for warden, courtyard, visitor room,  reading  room),  sports  facility  (playground,  compound  wall,  entry  gates, covered paths, drainage-sewage, water tanks), staff residences (principal residence, type III quarters, type II quarters, guest house) and other essential facilities (desk, bench,  computers,  individual  bed,  racks  for  storing  personal  belongings,  study table  and  chair,  rainwater  harvesting,  mosquito  nets,  lighting  in  common  areas, solar water heating, compost pits etc.).

As on date, 378 such schools across the country including 35 schools in Gujarat are functional  with  full  or  partial  facilities  of  infrastructure  as  enumerated  above. Besides, this Ministry has made provision of upto Rs. 5.00 crores for each school sanctioned  under  the  old  scheme  of  Grants  under  Article  275  (1)  towards  upgradation  purpose  so  that  the  old  schools  may  also  have  adequate  infrastructure facilities.

(c): Up to the year 2019-20, allocation for EMRS was part of Article 275 (1) and from 2020-21 onward, separate allocation has been made for EMRS which is being released by this Ministry to NESTS for further release to State Societies/PSUs/Construction Agencies. The details of fund allocated and sanctioned/ released for construction/ infrastructure development of EMRS for the last three years are as under:-

| Fund allocated (for GIA-Gen., Salaries and CCA)   |         |   Fund sanctioned/ released (for GIA-Gen., Salaries and CCA) | (Rs. in crore) Financial year Fund released for creation of capital assets (CCA)   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2662.55                                           |         |                                                      2661.48 | 2019-20* 1657.79                                                                   |
| 1200.00                                           |         |                                                      1199.97 | 2020-21 498.02                                                                     |
|                                                   | 1057.74 |                                                      1057.74 | 2021-22 756.74                                                                     |

*  During  2019-20, EMRS  was  a  component  under  Article  275(1)  of  the Constitution and fund figures mentioned are for the whole allocation under Article 275(1) including EMRS.

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