(a) The State/UT-wise number of both Central and State Universities in the country;
(b) The total number of tribal/Scheduled Tribe (ST) women at both in the Central and State Universities separately at present throughout the country, State/UT-wise;
(c) Whether the Government has implemented any schemes particularly for such educated tribal girls; and
(d) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)
(a) & (b): The requisite details sought in this part of the question are given in the Annexure.
(c) & (d): The Ministry has no scheme specifically for educated tribal girls. However, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is implementing the following schemes for the education of tribals in which preference is given to tribal girls.
I. Post Matric Scholarship
II. Top Class Education
III. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship
IV. National Overseas Scholarship