Rajya Sabha
Planning Commission has intimated that a proposal to set up Navodaya Vidyalayas in those districts which have significant Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population was placed before the Group of Ministers on Dalit Affairs. The proposal comprised 208 districts on the basis of 2001 census figures. Planning Commission has further informed that no formal decision has been taken in the matter. A provision of Rs. 275.00 crore has been made for the purpose in the budget for 2007-08.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today. ……
HB/SB
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