The Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA) is being implemented in two Modes:

• Under Mode – 1, every year 3,000 meritorious SC students are selected through the National Entrance Test (NETS) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission in class 9^th and 11^th in private residential schools affiliated by CBSE/State Boards. Financial assistance is provided till completion of their study upto class 12th.
• Under Mode – 2, Financial assistance is provided to organisations for running the projects of Non-Residential Schools, Residential Schools and Hostels at Primary & Secondary level for SC students.

The number of SC students selected under Mode – I of the Scheme are as under:

S. No.	Years	SC students selected
1	2022-23	1,468
2	2023-24	2,543
3	2024-25	2,961
Total		6,972

 

Being Central Sector Scheme, state-wise fund are not allocated. Total budgetary allocation and funds released under the Scheme from 2021-22 to 2023-24 are as under:

(Rs. In crore)

S. No.	Years	Revised Estimate	Expenditure
1	2021-22	63.21	38.04
2	2022-23	89.00	51.12
3	2023-24	90.65	81.57
Total		242.86	170.73

 

Total number of Residential Schools under both Modes of the Scheme are as under:

Mode-1	246
Mode-2	51
Total	297

This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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