Lok Sabha Question No. 1355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Literacy Rate Among ST
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 1355

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 25/07/2022

## LITERACY RATE AMONG ST

1355. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details regarding the current literacy rate amongst Scheduled Tribes in Balasore district of Odisha and Jodhpur district of Rajasthan along with the break-up of male and female population of STs;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps for the educational upliftment of tribal population in Odisha and Rajasthan;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof;  highlighting  the  budgetary  allocation  of  different  schemes  of  the Government and its utilization during the last three years in Odisha and Rajasthan, district wise; and

(d) whether the Government has data to highlight the participation of tribal population of Odisha and Rajasthan in Government services and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per census 2011, the literacy rate amongst Scheduled Tribes in Baleshwar (Balasore) district of Odisha is 50.06 percent and male and female population of STs are 137748 and 137930 respectively in the district. Further, the literacy rate amongst Scheduled Tribes in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan is 39.38 percent and the respective male and female population of STs are 61969 and 56955.

(b) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing following schemes exclusively for the educational upliftment of tribal population including Odisha and Rajasthan;

-  Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
-  Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students
-  Post-Matric Scholarship to ST students
-  National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates for Studying Abroad
-  National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students

Funds are also provided by the Ministry to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of STs in the field of education.

Funds released under these schemes during the last three years are given at Annexure I. Brief details of these schemes are given at Annexure - II .

Further, Department of School Education & Literacy and Department of Higher Education, Government of India are also allocating funds under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP)/Schedule Tribe Component (STC)/Development Action Plan for STs (DAPST) under its schemes/programmes relating to education. University  Grants  Commission,  Ministry  of  Education  has  informed  that  for  the  upliftment  of  tribal education  in  Odisha  and  Rajasthan,  Government  of  India  has  established  one  Central  University  at Koraput in the name of Central University of Odisha and one Central University in Rajasthan at Bandar Sindri in the name of Central University of Rajasthan.

(d): Government of Odisha has informed that 22.5 % reservation is earmarked for the ST population in Government services upto Jr. Class-1 (Group-A) post.

Government  of  Rajasthan  has  informed  that  for  recruitment  in  government  services  in  the  state  of Rajasthan,  12  %  reservation  is  prescribed  for  the  Scheduled  Tribes  category.  For  recruitment  in  the scheduled area of Rajasthan provision has been made that 45 % of the vacancies are to be filled by direct recruitment  in  the  posts  of  all  government  services  in  the  specified  scheduled  areas,  except  the  state services,  from   the  Scheduled  Tribes  of  the  Scheduled  Areas  and  5  %   from  the  candidates  of  the Scheduled  Castes  of  the  Scheduled  Areas  and  in  respect  of  the  remaining  50  %  vacancies  in  the scheduled area,  candidates of any caste or class in the scheduled area will be selected on the basis of merit in the order of preference according to the rules, whether they belong to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or any other category.

Annexure I

Annexure I referred to in reply to parts (b) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1355 for 25.07.2022 by SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI, SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY regarding 'Literacy Rate Among ST'

Fund released under the scheme, 'EMRS' to Odisha & Rajasthan for the last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| State     |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Odisha    |   4743    |   5064.27 |   10648.8 |
| Rajasthan |   8706.75 |   8044.17 |   18214.7 |

Details of fund released and utilized under the scheme Pre-Matric Scholarship in the state of Odisha and Rajasthan during last three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22

(Rs.in lakh)

| State     | 2019-20   | 2019-20     | 2020-21   | 2020-21     | 2021-22   | 2021-22     |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|           | Release   | Utilization | Release   | Utilization | Release   | Utilization |
| Odisha    | 6157.65   | 6157.65     | 6944.96   | 6944.96     | 5236.75   | 914.25      |
| Rajasthan | 5346.97   | 5346.97     | 3126.90   | 3126.90     | 6234.34   | 0.00        |

Details of fund released and utilized under the scheme Post Matric Scholarship during last three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22

(Rs.in lakh)

| State     | 2019-20   | 2019-20     | 2020-21   | 2020-21     | 2021-22   | 2021-22     |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
|           | Release   | Utilization | Release   | Utilization | Release   | Utilization |
| Odisha    | 16640.15  | 16640.15    | 19095.97  | 19095.97    | 21842.98  | 21819.34    |
| Rajasthan | 25950.52  | 25950.52    | 25557.03  | 25557.03    | 13744.70  | 0.00        |

Funds released to NGOs/VOs during the last three years in the State of Odisha and Rajasthan on educational projects

(in Rs.)

| State     |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Odisha    | 286782893 | 152394090 | 239506052 |
| Rajasthan |  17184495 |  18979922 |  10165582 |

Annexure II referred to in reply to parts (b) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1355 for 25.07.2022 by SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI, SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY regarding 'Literacy Rate Among ST'

Brief details of Schemes/Programmes being implemented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the educational upliftment of tribal population in the country including Odisha & Rajasthan:

- (i) Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs): Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) were introduced in the year 1997-98 to impart quality education exclusively to ST children with an objective to provide quality middle and high-level education to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in remote areas in order to enable them to avail of reservation in high and professional educational courses and get jobs in government and public and private sectors. In the Union Budget of 2018-19, Government announced that 'The Government is committed to provide the best quality education to the tribal children in their own environment. To realize this mission, it has been decided that by the year 2022, every block with more  than  50%  ST  population  and  at  least  20,000  tribal  persons,  will  have  an  Eklavya  Model Residential  School.  Eklavya  schools  will  be  on  par  with  NavodayaVidyalayas  and  will  have  special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development."

It was a component of Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution. In terms of the aforesaid Budget announcement, a scheme was formulated and the same was appraised and approved by EFC. Cabinet Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA),  in  its  meeting  held  on  17.12.18,  inter-alia  approved  the revamping of the EMRS Scheme.

- (ii) Grant-in Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes: Under the scheme of Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes, the  Ministry  funds  projects  in  the  fields  of  Education  and  Health,  covering  residential  schools,  nonresidential schools, hostels, mobile dispensaries, ten or more bedded hospitals, etc.
- (iii) Pre-Matric Scholarships to ST students : The scheme is applicable to students who are studying in Classes IX -X.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Scholarship of Rs.225/-per month for day scholars and Rs.525/-per month for hostellers is given for a period of 10 months  in a year. Scholarship is disbursed through the State  Government/UT Administration. Funding ratio is 75:25 between Centre and States for all States except North East and Hills States like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UT's without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central Share.
- (iv)  Post  Matric  Scholarship  to  ST  students: The  objective  of  the  scheme  is  to  provide  financial assistance to the Scheduled   Tribe   students   studying   at   post-matriculation or post-secondary levels to enable them to complete their education.  Parental income from all sources should not be more than Rs.2.50 lakhs per annum. Compulsory fees charged by educational institutions are reimbursed subject to the  limit  fixed  by  the  concerned  State  Fee  fixation  committee  and  scholarship  amount  of  Rs.230  to Rs.1200 per month, depending upon the course of study is paid. The Scheme is implemented by the State  Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations.  Funding  ratio  is  75:25  between  Centre  and States for all States except NE and Hilly States/UTs of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir where it is 90:10. For UT's without legislature sharing pattern is 100% Central Share.

(v) National Overseas Scholarships for ST Candidates for Studying Abroad: The Scheme provides for  financial  assistance  to  selected  students  to  pursue  Post  Graduation,  PhD  &  Post-Doctoral  study abroad.  A total of 20 awards are given every year.  Of these, 17 awards are for STs and 3 awards for students belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).  Parental/family income from all sources should not exceed Rs.6.00 lakhs per annum. (vi) National Fellowship &Scholarship for Higher Education of ST students: (a) National Scholarship- (Top class) Scheme [Graduate level]: The objective of the scheme is to encourage  meritorious  ST  students  for  pursuing  studies  in  prescribed  courses  in  any  of  the  246 institutions  of  excellence  across  the  country  like  IITs,  AIIMS,  IIMs,  NIITs,  etc.  identified  by  the Ministry.  Family  income  from  all  sources  should  not  exceed  Rs.6.00  lakhs  per  annum.  Scholarship amount includes tuition fees, living expenses and allowances for books and computer. (b) National Fellowship for ST students: 750 fellowships are provided to ST students each year for pursinghigher studies in India for MPhil and PhD. Fellowship is granted as per UGC norms.

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