Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) was running a separate scheme “Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas” under which funds were provided to State Governments for construction of Ashram schools as per following norms:
|
Funding Pattern |
|
|
Central Share |
State Share |
|
(i) 100% for Girls Ashram Schools |
-- |
|
(ii) 100% for Boys Ashram Schools in LWE areas |
-- |
|
(iii) 100% for UTs |
-- |
|
(iv) 50% for Boys Ashram Schools in States. |
50% |
The intervention is subsumed in the scheme of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’. Therefore, no separate allocation was made under “Establishment of Ashram Schools in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas” scheme during the current and previous financial year.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides construction cost, State Government is responsible for running and overall maintenance of these Ashram schools including selection of medium of instruction.
Statement showing State-wise list of Ashram Schools sanctioned by M/o Tribal Affairs and their functional status is given below :
ASHRAM SCHOOLS AND FUNCTIONAL STATUS THEREOF
|
State/UT
|
Number of Ashram Schools |
|
|
Ashram Schools Sanctioned |
Functional Ashram Schools |
|
|
Andhra Pradesh including Telangana |
188 |
188 |
|
Assam |
3 |
1 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
134 |
128 |
|
Goa |
1 |
1 |
|
Gujarat |
164 |
164 |
|
Jharkhand |
24 |
3 |
|
Karnataka |
28 |
23 |
|
Kerala |
14 |
14 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
404 |
303 |
|
Maharashtra |
95 |
90 |
|
Odisha |
97 |
63 |
|
Rajasthan |
9 |
0 |
|
Sikkim |
1 |
1 |
|
Tripura |
24 |
24 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
7 |
5 |
|
Uttarakhand |
12 |
10 |
|
Total |
1205 |
1018 |
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Smt. Renuka Singh Saruta in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday.
