(a) whether the Government proposes to set up educational centres in the tribal areas where the literacy rate is low;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any time period has been fixed for setting up such educational centres; and
(d) if so. the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI P.R. KYNDIAH)
(a) & (b) The Ministry has a scheme of `Educational Complex in low literacy pockets for development of women literacy
in tribal areas1, under which funds are released to Non Governmental Organization (NGO) for establishment and maintenance
of educational complexes for improvement of female literacy rate in identified tribal districts having less than 10% female
literacy rate among tribal women as per 1991 Census and for the girls belonging to Primitive Tribal Groups.
(c) & (d) The Ministry releases grants-in-aid to NGOs for aforesaid projects, on receipt of the recommendations of the
`State Committee for Supporting Voluntary Efforts` through the State Government on year to year basis.