Provision of funds by Ministry of Tribal Affairs to States for spread of education in Tribal Areas

As per Guidelines of the schemes 'Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas' and 'Hostels for ST Boys and Girls', funds are provided by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to the State Governments for construction of schools and hostels in the following ratio:

Sub-Scheme / Component

Funding Pattern

Central Share

State Share

Ashram Schools

(i) 90% for NE States, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Rest of the expenditure will be borne by the State Government.

(ii) 75% for States other than (i) above.

(iii) 100% for Union Territories

Boys & Girls Hostels

(i) 100% for girls hostel

--

(ii) 100% for boys hostels in LWE areas

--

(iii) 100% for UTs

--

(iv) 50% for Boys hostel in States.

50%

(v) 90% for Central Universities and remaining 10% by the Universities.

--

(vi) 45% for Universities other than Central Universities and 10% by the concerned universities.

45% (In case State does not contribute, the share is to be borne by the concerned universities.

However, it has been decided to subsume the interventions in the scheme of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' from 2018-19 onwards. The Scheme 'SCA to TSS' is demand driven and formulation of proposal therein is the responsibility of State Governments. Under the scheme SCA to TSS, proposal received from the State Government is appraised and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, with representatives of State Governments, Financial Advisor, NITI Aayog, etc. for 100% funding. During the year 2017-18, funds have been approved for educational development in Chhattisgarh under the Schemes 'SCA to TSS' and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution as given below: -

(Rs. in Lakh)

Sl. No. Project Amount approved during 2017-18

1

Construction of 9 new Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRSs) in 9 Districts.

3471.00

2

Construction of 500 seater Hostels in 15 TD Block HQ in TSP area

6500.00

3

Construction of Five PRAYAS school building

3501.82

4

EMRS recurring component (5302 students)

2226.84

5

Procurement of essential non -recurring items like furniture/ equipments for kitchen, dining, hostel, recreation etc. in EMRSs.

100.00

6

Construction works of 13 hostels sanctioned under Education scheme

1221.74

7

Assistance for completing and operationalizing 6 residential schools / 8 hostels (sanctioned in 2014-15).

3078.00

8

Coaching to the students of class 9, 10, 11 & 12th in Science, Maths & English subjects in Eklavya Model Schools, Girls Education Complex, Kridaparisar etc. (@ Rs. 10400.00 per month for 3 months)

62.40

Total:

20161.80

Further an amount of Rs. 37.12 Lakh has been released to the State of Chhattisgarh during 2017-18 under the scheme 'Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribe Girls in Low Literacy Districts'.

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