Lok Sabha Question No. 1810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Coaching Centres in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kishan Kapoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- †1810

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 31/07/2023

## COACHING CENTRES IN TRIBAL AREAS

†1810. SHRI KISHAN KAPOOR:

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

- (a) whether the facility of coaching centres is provided by the Government to the youth of tribal areas for appearing in competitive exams;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of such centres set up by the Government in tribal dominated areas of Himachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs is not administrating any exclusive scheme for providing coaching to Scheduled Tribe students. However,  States can send proposals to the Ministry  for  providing coaching  in various  competitive examinations, which are placed before Project Approval Committee for approval.

Also,  under  the  erstwhile  scheme  'Special  Central  Assistance  to  Tribal  SubScheme', Ministry of Tribal Affairs has provided finding 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.

Annexure-I

## 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

|   Sr. No. | Financial Year   | Name of State   | Name of Activity                                                                                                                                                          |   PAC approved amount (Rs. lakhs) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22          | Tamil Nadu      | Providing Coaching to Tribal students to attend Competitive Examinations.                                                                                                 |                             52.5  |
|         2 | 2021-22          | 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          | Chhattisgarh    | Coaching unemployed youths and class XII students in SPOKEN ENGLISH AND (Accent Neutrilization) for BPO orientation                                                       |                            200    |
|         6 | 2017-18          | Chhattisgarh    | Coaching to the student of class 9, 10, 11 & 12 th 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 onEmployability skills (@ 12500/- each)                                                                                           |                            312.5  |

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