(a) the present number of ongoing schemes implemented by the Government for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities;
(b) the amount allocated under these schemes, State-wise;
(c) whether any time limit has been set for these schemes; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
(a) There are 9 number of ongoing schemes presently being run by the Ministry for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. The names of these schemes are given at Annexure-I.
(b) Most of the schemes/activities are demand driven. Funds are not allocated State-wise under these schemes. However, State-wise funds are approved under certain schemes like Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution for Eklavya Model Residential Schools to provide quality middle and high school level education to Scheduled Tribe students in remote areas, Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups for education activities and Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme for Boys & Girls Hostels for STs and other educational activities as given at Annexure-II & Annexure-III. Proposals are received from State Governments and are placed before Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for appraisal and approval and funds are released accordingly.
(c) & (d) Since, these are ongoing schemes, no timeline has been set. However, the Scholarship for Higher Education component under the scheme “National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students” is online scheme in National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and the timelines are as per National Scholarship Portal. As for Fellowships and National Overseas Scholarships, disbursement of scholarship for renewal is a continuous process and for fresh candidates disbursement is subject to selection for the year as per the scheme guidelines.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred in reply to part(a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK regarding ‘Schemes for ST Students’.
Details of Schemes for ST Students presently being run by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Sl.No. Name of Scheme
1 Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students
2 Post Matric Scholarship for ST students
3 National Overseas Scholarship (NOS) for ST students
4 National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education for ST students
5 Grants-in-Aid to Voluntary Organisation working for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes
6 Strengthening Education among ST girls in Low Literacy Districts
7 Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution
8 Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
9 Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme*
Note: -*It has been decided to discontinue the three schemes namely (i) Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels in Tribal Areas, (ii) Scheme of Ashram Schools in Tribal Areas and (iii) Scheme of Vocational Training Centre in Tribal Areas from 2018-19 and the intervention is to be subsumed under the Scheme Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS).
Annexure-II
Annexure referred in reply to part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK regarding ‘Schemes for ST Students’.
Statement showing funds approved for Education Sector under Art. 275(1) and PVTG during 2018-19 (as on 13.07.2018)
(Rs. in lakh)
S. No. State Art. 275(1) PVTG Total
1. Andhra Pradesh 2545.58 207.00 2752.58
2. Arunachal Pradesh 1767.6 0.00 1767.6
3. Bihar 2193.52 221.00 2414.52
4. Chhattisgarh 12362.52 0.00 12362.52
5. Gujarat 10210.29 0.00 10210.29
6. Himachal Pradesh 803.54 0.00 803.54
7. Jammu & Kashmir 4234.68 0.00 4234.68
8. Jharkhand 6453.75 0.00 6453.75
9. Karnataka 856.38 0.00 856.38
10. Kerala 976.33 0.00 976.33
11. Madhya Pradesh 9262.06 0.00 9262.06
12. Maharashtra 5247.35 371.30 5618.65
13. Manipur 1869.55 0.00 1869.55
14. Meghalaya 3179.15 0.00 3179.15
15. Mizoram 2151.75 0.00 2151.75
16. Nagaland 1513.54 0.00 1513.54
17. Odisha 12342.8 400.00 12742.8
18. Rajasthan 7557.53 877.91 8435.44
19. Sikkim 761.51 0.00 761.51
20. Tamil Nadu 955.40 250.60 1206.00
21. Telangana 3647.95 0.00 3647.95
22. Tripura 1709.2 164.20 1873.4
23. Uttar Pradesh 1145.45 0.00 1145.45
24. Uttarakhand 838.89 0.00 838.89
25. West Bengal 3523.49 2.72 3526.21
Total 98109.81 2494.73 100604.54
Annexure-III
Annexure referred in reply to part(b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1975 for 30-07-2018 asked by SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK regarding ‘Schemes for ST Students’.
Statement showing funds approved for Hostels and other educational activities under SCA to TSS during 2018-19 (as on 19.07.2018)
(Rs. in lakh)
S. No.
State SCA to TSS
Fund approved for Hostel No. of seats created Other Education activities
1 Andhra Pradesh 0 0
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0
3 Assam 0 0
4 Bihar 1104.91 600 0
5 Chhattisgarh 10034.45 435.49
6 Goa 0 0
7 Gujarat 0 1437.33
8 Himachal Pradesh 25.00 757.43
9 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0
10 Jharkhand 340.00 128 2277.57
11 Karnataka 0 0
12 Kerala 400.00 0
13 Madhya Pradesh 0 14073.54
14 Maharashtra 0 1670.58
15 Manipur 0 0
16 Meghalaya 0 0
17 Mizoram 0 0
18 Nagaland 0 0
19 Orissa 0 2700.00
20 Rajasthan 0 0
21 Sikkim 0 230.00
22 Tamil Nadu 0 0
23 Telangana 0 950.89
24 Tripura 0 77.47
25 Uttar Pradesh 0 795.55
26 Uttarakhand 0 0
27 West Bengal 0 1095.95
Total 11904.36 728 26501.8