(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): The approach of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) has been adopted by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) for imparting quality education to ST children. An EMRS has the capacity of accommodating 480 students and is set up under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India. Besides, residential Ashram schools have been set up under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub Plan Areas’. As on 26.12.2018, a total of 284 EMRSs and 1205 Ashram Schools have been sanctioned by MoTA across the country. Funds are also provided by MoTA 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.
Further, Government has decided that by the year 2022, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons to have an EMRS on par with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas with special facilities for preserving local art and culture besides providing training in sports and skill development.
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.
Apart from above, Government through Ministry of Human Resource Development is implementing various interventions which provides for opening of new schools and additional rooms in schools. As per Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE), developed by the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA), 2015-16, total number of Schools functional in 177 Districts having ? 50% ST population including 14 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected Districts having =25% ST population is as under:
Primary only 172643
Primary with Upper Primary 54743
Primary with Upper Primary and Secondary and Hr. Secondary 4673
Upper Primary Only 27719
Upper Primary with Secondary and Hr. Secondary 2043
Primary with Upper Primary and Secondary 8583
Upper Primary with Secondary 6670
Secondary only 6552
Secondary with Higher Secondary 4861
Higher Secondary only 1890
All Schools 290377
(d) & (e): Section 3(2)(a) of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 permits diversion of forest land for construction of schools which involve felling of trees not exceeding seventy-five trees per hectare, provided that such diversion requires less than one hectare forest land in each case and that the same is recommended by the Gram Sabha. No such reports regarding Forest Department registering reservation against development / establishment of schools in forest areas has come to the notice of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
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Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3118 for answer on 31.12.2018
Statement showing fund released for Education including Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) under the scheme Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India
(Rs. in Lakh)
S. N. 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 2800.00 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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