(a): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) provides support under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India to the State Governments for setting up of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) in tribal populated areas including Jharkhand with the capacity of 480 students in each school. Besides, residential Ashram schools have been set up under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub Plan Areas’. The objective of these interventions is to provide congenial environment and facilities to Scheduled Tribe (ST) students for their educational development. The setup of EMRS, as per existing Guidelines, envisages to include school building, hostels, staff quarters, provision for a playground, students computer lab, teacher resource room etc. Similarly, for the Ashram Schools, every State is expected to draw up attractive designs for the buildings complex having good ventilation and comfortable living space, compound, kitchen, vegetable garden and plantation (fruits and nutritional trees like moringa, citrus) areas. States are encouraged to use full saving or renewable energy technologies in the school.
(b): Funds are provided to the state Governments under Scheme ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’ and under ‘Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India’, as per the demand of the State for the following activities related to infrastructural development in schools in tribal areas after approval of Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry depending upon the availability of funds:
(i) Addition to existing building infrastructure of Secondary / Sr Secondary School
(ii) Construction of co-ed residential schools.
(iii) Construction of Girls and Boys Hostels.
(iv) Use of solar energy in residential schools and Hostels.
(v) Vocational training centers in residential school.
(vi) IT based education facilities / equipment.
(vii) Any other activity suitable for better educational facilities.
(c) There is no separate allocation of infrastructure development in school by the Ministry and funds are provided based on the demand of the States and availability of funds. Details of funds provided to the States for overall educational development under the Scheme ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’ and under ‘Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India’ during last three years is at Annexure.
(d) & (e): No such reports regarding Ministry of EF&CC registering reservation against development / establishment of schools in forest areas has formally come to the notice of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3125 for answer on 06.08.2018
Statement showing fund released for Education including EMRSs under the scheme of SCA to TSS and Article 275(1) of Constitution of India
(Rs. in lakh)
S. No. State 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
1 Andhra Pradesh 4680.00 4311.55 6591.11
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1970.80 2877.81 5955.32
3 Assam 1200.00 3703.08 0.00
4 Bihar 280.00 2137.58 2144.83
5 Chhattisgarh 8069.57 16830.13 22914.78
6 Gujarat 6388.90 7053.26 9800.78
7 Himachal Pradesh 88.20 630.20 1473.02
8 Jammu & Kashmir 2900.00 3619.61 3283.27
9 Jharkhand 5965.00 11521.16 15338.82
10 Karnataka 3600.00 4975.72 4568.23
11 Kerala 350.00 823.11 1144.02
12 Madhya Pradesh 8008.88 19449.32 23208.53
13 Maharashtra 6882.13 9112.00 12007.72
14 Manipur 550.00 1619.40 2248.38
15 Meghalaya 0.00 1460.30 1470.49
16 Mizoram 2645.45 740.74 1983.97
17 Nagaland 2050.34 1819.62 2647.98
18 Odisha 13215.00 9939.00 15098.80
19 Rajasthan 4391.80 11992.42 7939.47
20 Sikkim 1210.00 1145.00 601.00
21 Tamil Nadu 552.80 1216.36 1528.80
22 Telangana 3957.00 1372.73 6887.07
23 Tripura 390.20 2347.39 2267.10
24 Uttar Pradesh 1539.69 689.00 1394.72
25 Uttarakhand 398.87 0.00 2187.06
26 West Bengal 3290.90 3999.16 4643.99
Total 87495.53 125385.65 159329.26
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