Question : ASSISTANCE FOR BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR OBC



(a) whether the Government have received any proposal from the Government of Rajasthan for grant of cent per cent assistance for construction of Hostel and boarding schools for OBC students on the similar lines as provided for SC/ST students;

(b) whether the State Government has expressed its inability to contribute fifty percent of the expenditure to match Central Government assistance due to acute difficult financial position on account of third consecutive drought;

(c) if so, status of the proposal; and

(d) the time by which the proposal is likely to be cleared?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SMT. MANEKA GANDHI)

(a) to (d) No such proposal has been received from the Government of Rajasthan.