Lok Sabha Question No. 2788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Free Coaching for Scheduled Tribe Students
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Chintamani Maharaj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †2788

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2024

## FREE COACHING FOR SCHEDULED TRIBE STUDENTS

## †2788 SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a number of schemes have been proposed/implemented by the Government to provide free coaching to tribal students for preparation of Competitive Examinations in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether free coaching for preparation of IITs and UPSC examinations have also been provided free of cost to tribal students under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to provide free of cost quality coaching to the candidates belonging to the deprived Scheduled Tribes (STs) so as to enable them to qualify the competitive examinations to get jobs in Public/Private Sector and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  students/candidates  belonging  to  the  poor  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  under Ramanuganj-Balrampur and Surajpur districts in Sarguja Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Chhattisgarh are likely to be benefited by the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is not administrating any exclusive scheme for providing coaching  to  Scheduled  Tribe  students.  However,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  provides  financial assistance to the State Governments on the basis of their proposals under Grants under Proviso to Article  275(1).   Details  of  funds  approved  for  activities  of  coaching  for  STs  under  Proviso  to Article 275(1) during 2019-20 to 2023-24 are as under:

## (Rs. in lakh)

|   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       860 |       230 |     223.2 |     802.6 |       250 |

Further, under the erstwhile scheme 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme', Ministry of  Tribal  Affairs  has  provided  funding  on  the  proposal  received  from  the  State  Governments. Details of the such activities approved by the PAC under the erstwhile scheme of 'SCA to TSS' during 2016-17 to 2020-21 is at Annexure I.

Besides  this,  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  under  scheme  of  'Development of  PVTGs' for  socioeconomic and holistic development of PVTGs, provided funds to the concerned State Government / UT for activities of coaching for PVTG students as given below.

(Rs. in lakh)

|   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|    137.72 |     118.4 |       100 |        50 |

Further National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has initiated a two-year program free residential coaching for IIT JEE and NEET preparations for students (Class-XI and XII) studying in EMRSs at dedicated centre w.e.f. Academic Year 2023-24. Digital tutoring provision has been made at  EMRS Shivprasadnagar, district Surajpur in Chhatisgarh for the preparation of NEET and IIT.

Annexure-I Annexure 1 referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of LSUQ No. †2788 for 08.08.2024 Details of the activities related to coaching centres approved by the PAC under the erstwhile

## scheme of 'SCA to TSS' during 2016-17 to 2020-21

|   Sl.No. | Financial Year   | Name of State        | Name of Activity                                                                                                                                                          |   PAC approved amount (Rs. lakhs) |
|----------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | 2020-21          | Tamil Nadu           | Providing Coaching to Tribal students to attend Competitive Examinations                                                                                                  |                             52.5  |
|        2 | 2020-21          | Tripura              | Coaching for competitive exams to ST students                                                                                                                             |                             52    |
|        3 | 2018-19          | Telangana            | Coaching to ST students with professional qualification for State and National level competitive exams like GATE, IES, IFS and other Govt. Services) Proposed Units:- 200 |                            100    |
|        4 | 2018-19          | Meghalaya            | Soft Skill Coaching to tribal youth.                                                                                                                                      |                            498.55 |
|        5 | 2018-19          | ChhattisgarhCoaching | unemployed youths and class XII students in SPOKEN ENGLISH AND (Accent Neutrilization) for BPO orientation                                                                |                            200    |
|        6 | 2017-18          | ChhattisgarhCoaching | to the student of class 9, 10, 11 & 12th in science, Maths & English subject in Eklavya, Model Schools, Girls education complex, Kridaparisar etc                         |                             62.4  |
|        7 | 2016-17          | Telangana            | Special coaching & Test for ST students on Employability skills (@ 12500/- each)                                                                                          |                            312.5  |

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