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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3971 ANSWERED ON:27.03.2017 Schools for Tribals Mahto Dr. Banshilal Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the schools including Eklavya Model Residential Aawasiya Schools for tribal people established in the country, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh; (b) whether the Government proposes to set up more schools in the tribal areas; (c) if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh; and (d) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to provide high standard education to the tribal students in the country? Answer MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR) (a) to (c): As per report of District Information System for Education (DISE), developed by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), category- wise schools in 2015-16, in States having Tribal Areas (Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India) / Scheduled Areas (Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India) / large percentage of tribal population including Chhattisgarh are at Annexure 1. Ministry of Tribal Affairs sanctions Ashram schools and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs). Funds for construction of new Schools are sanctioned based upon requisition from States in accordance with scheme guidelines. A statement showing state-wise number of EMRSs sanctioned by the Ministry, number of schools reported functional and total number of students therein is at Annexure 2. Out of 257 sanctioned EMRSs, 161 are functional and the rest new schools are likely to be opened (480 students capacity per school). Further, 672 blocks/ sub-districts with tribal population ? 50% and more than 10,1000 have been identified for prioritization for opening new EMRSs. 83 of these blocks are already covered. Details are at Annexure 3. Also 1205 Ashram schools for STs have been sanctioned by the Ministry, and 3272 by States. Details are at Annexure 4. Data regarding number of other residential schools established and run by States for STs are not maintained in the Ministry. Apart from above, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) have been set up in 576 districts across the country and additional 62 JNVs in the remaining Districts has been approved. List of the districts in the country where new JNVs will be set up is at Annexure 5. (d): Government has taken following measures for quality tribal education: (i) The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), provides for free and compulsory elementary education to all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years including ST children. 109 special focus districts have been identified on the basis of the indicators like out of school children, high gender gap, low retention rate and infrastructure gap as well concentration of Scheduled Tribe population. (ii) Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) scheme provides for residential schools for girls at upper primary level; a minimum of 75% seats are for minority, SC, ST and OBC girls. KGBVs cover 69% ST girls in ST Special Focus Districts. (iii) Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has been implementing a number of education-related interventions to facilitate high standard schooling for tribals: a) Ashram Schools: Funds are provided for making residential schools for STs for primary, middle, secondary and senior secondary level of education. b) ST Hostels: Central assistance is given to States/UTs/Universities for construction of new hostel buildings and/or extension of existing hostels for residential facilities in tribal areas. c) EMRSs: The objective is to provide quality middle and secondary education to Scheduled Tribes (ST) students, not only to enable them to avail of reservation in high and professional education courses and get jobs in government and public and private sectors, but also to access best opportunities in education at par with others. d) Scheme of strengthening education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts: 100% assistance is given for running and maintenance of educational complexes for ST girls. e) Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for ST students: This scholarship is given to Scheduled Tribes students studying in class IX and X. f) Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme: This scheme is open to all ST students and is given to enable them to pursue higher studies at Post Matriculation level including technical and professional studies. g) National Overseas Scholarship: This scheme provides financial assistance to selected ST students to pursue higher studies abroad. h) National Fellowship Scheme for ST students: Under this scheme fellowships are provided to the ST students each year for pursuing higher studies in India. i) Under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA to TSP) and Article 275(1) Grants, funds are provided for improving education infrastructure in tribal areas and also for various amenities in schools like toilets, gas, drinking water, IT equipment for smart classes, science labs etc. based upon proposals from State Governments. ***** ANNEXURE I Annexure 1 referred to in part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3971 tabled by Dr. BansilalMahato, regarding "Schools for Tribals" Category- wise schools in 2015-16, in States having Tribal Areas (Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India) / Scheduled Areas (Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India) / large percentage of tribal population State/UT Primary only Primary with Upper Primary Primary with Upper Primary and Secondary and Hr. Secondary Upper Primary only Upper Primary with Secondary and Hr. Secondary Primary with Upper Primary and Secondary Upper Primary with Secondary Secondary only Secondary with Higher Secondary All Schools 2015-16 Andhra Pradesh 38793 10084 171 2 174 1476 9735 23 4 60462 Arunachal Pradesh 2363 1216 67 50 53 224 39 0 32 4044 Assam 48529 2041 248 11410 687 1677 1302 4008 319 70221 Chhattisgarh 32826 2658 1082 12014 334 540 1251 674 2387 53766 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 177 128 7 1 1 9 0 11 12 346 Gujarat 11840 28827 1503 815 220 680 166 3504 4127 51682 Himachal Pradesh 11327 798 565 2132 1634 684 884 2 4 18030 Lakshadweep 17 13 4 1 5 1 0 0 4 45 Madhya Pradesh 88593 16679 3741 30597 244 2688 45 4060 4106 150753 Maharashtra 53151 29353 946 95 4657 2158 7853 6276 1038 105527 Manipur 2951 870 100 63 22 706 153 40 21 4926 Meghalaya 9362 183 29 3414 31 107 151 997 64 14338 Mizoram 1561 389 0 1122 0 0 0 615 0 3687 Nagaland 1265 786 105 39 46 379 179 3 3 2805 Odisha@ 36760 18797 157 3998 60 1927 7279 248 0 69226 Rajasthan 42577 37428 15297 228 1176 10827 398 12 485 609858 Telangana 21948 7189 155 0 193 4810 6523 0 3 40821 Total 404040 157439 24177 65981 9537 28893 35958 20473 12609 1260537 @: In a few states such as Odisha higher secondary is part of higher education which may not have been covered under U-DISE Annexure 2 Annexure 2 referred to in part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3971 tabled by Dr. BansilalMahato, regarding "Schools for Tribals" No. of EMRSs sanctioned and reported functional with No. of Students S No. State No. of EMRSs sanction Functional EMRSs No. of Students 1. Andhra Pradesh 14 04 1620 2. Arunachal Pradesh 06 02 120 3. Assam 04 0 0 4. Bihar 02 0 0 5. Chhattisgarh 25 13 4181 6. Goa 1 0 0 7. Gujarat 24 23 9053 8. Himachal Pradesh 01 01 210 9. Jammu & Kashmir 04 0 0 10. Jharkhand 19 04 1920 11. Karnataka 12 09 2380 12. Kerala 02 02 528 13. Madhya Pradesh 29 25 8026 14. Maharashtra 16 16 3600 15. Manipur 05 03 450 16. Mizoram 06 02 400 17. Nagaland 05 03 438 18. Odisha 27 13 5340 19. Rajasthan 17 15 3890 20. Sikkim 03 02 715 21. Tamil Nadu 06 03 900 22. Telangana 09 07 3200 23. Tripura 07 04 1740 24. Uttar Pradesh 04 02 450 25. Uttrakhand 01 01 300 26. West Bengal 07 07 2498 27. Meghalaya 01 0 0 Total 257 161 51959 j) Annexure 3 Annexure 3 referred to in part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3971 tabled by Dr. BansilalMahato, regarding "Schools for Tribals" Status of EMRS in 672 Tribal Blocks / Sub Districts Sl. No Name of the State Sl. No Name of the District Sl. No Name of the Block/Sub District Presence of EMRS 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 East Godavari 1 Addateegala No 2 Devipatnam No 3 Gangavaram No 4 Maredumilli Yes 5 Rajavommangi No 6 Rampachodavaram No 7 Y. Ramavaram Yes 2 Srikakulam 8 Seethampeta No 3 Visakhapatnam 9 Ananthagiri No 10 Araku Valley No 11 Chintapalle No 12 Dumbriguda Yes 13 G.Madugula No 14 GudemKothaVeedhi Yes 15 Hukumpeta No 16 Koyyuru No 17 MunchingiPuttu Yes 18 Paderu No 19 PedaBayalu No 4 Vizianagaram 20 Gummalakshmipuram No 21 Kurupam Yes 5 West Godavari 22 Buttayagudem No 2 Bihar 6 Kaimur (Bhabua) 23 Adhaura No 3 Chhattisgarh 7 Korea 24 Bharatpur No 25 Sonhat No 8 Surguja 26 Balrampur No 27 Batouli No 28 Lundra No 29 Mainpat Yes 30 Oudgi No 31 Pratappur No 32 Premnagar No 33 Rajpur No 34 Ramanujganj No 35 Samri(kusmi) No 36 Shankargarh No 37 Sitapur No 38 Udaypur No 39 Wadrafnagar No 9 Jashpur 40 Bagicha Yes 41 Kansabel No 42 Jashpur No 43 Manora No 44 Farsabahar No 45 Pathalgaon No 10 Raigarh 46 Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh) No 47 Lailunga No 48 Gharghoda No 11 Korba 49 Poundi-Uproda No 50 Pali No 12 Bilaspur 51 Pendra Road Gorella No 52 Marwahi Yes 53 Pendra No 13 Rajnandgaon 54 Mohla No 55 Manpur No 14 Durg 56 Dondi No 15 Raipur 57 Bindranavagarh(Gariyaband) No 58 Mainpur No 16 Dhamtari 59 Nagri No 17 Kanker 60 Bhanupratappur No 61 Durgkondal No 62 Kanker No 63 Narharpur No 64 Antagarh Yes 18 Bastar 65 Keskal No 66 Bade Rajpur No 67 Kondagaon No 68 Makdi No 69 Farasgaon No 70 Lohandiguda No 71 Bastanar No 72 Bastar