Ministry of Tribal Affairs06-August, 2010 17:18 IST
RS 307.45 Crore for Eklavya Schools
LOK SABHA

 

        Since 1997-98, 100 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to 22 States of the country of which 89 schools are reported to be functional.  A list of these EMRSs is at Annexure - I.  Funding for EMRS is done out of grant under proviso to Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of India. Till 2006-07, the Ministry had released an amount of Rs. 307.45 crore to States for EMRS. From 2007-08, release of funds for EMRS is being done as a part of overall proposals of the State Governments for funding under Article 275(1) proviso of the Constitution.  A statement indicating the grant released by the Ministry through grant under Article 275 (1) to various States during the last three years and the current financial year is enclosed at Annex - II.  

 

      As per the revised guidelines on EMRS issued in June, 2010, the capital cost for the school complex is Rs. 12.00 crore with a provision to go up to Rs. 16.00 crore in hill areas, deserts and islands. Any escalation will have to be met by the State/ UT Government. Recurring cost is Rs. 42,000/- per child for first year with a provision to raise by 10% every second year to compensate for inflation etc.  For procurement of essential, non-recurring items like furniture/ equipment including for kitchen, dining, hostel, garden etc.- @ Rs. 10.00 lakh per school  is  allowed once in every five years. It is solely the responsibility of the States concerned to effectively run such EMRSs in accordance with the guidelines. To ensure proper utilization of fund, grant for EMRS is released only when physical and financial reports of the grant under Article 275 (1) of the Constitution of previous years are furnished by the concerned State Government.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEXURE-I

 

S.No.

State

No. of EMRS sanctioned

No. of EMRS reported to be functional

1

Andhra Pradesh

8

8

2

Arunachal Pradesh

2

1

3

Chhattisgarh

8

8

4

Gujarat

10

10

5

Himachal Pradesh

1

1

6

Jammu & Kashmir

2

0

7

Jharkhand

4

4

8

Karnataka

4

4

9

Kerala

2

2

10

Madhya Pradesh

12

12

11

Maharashtra

4

4

12

Manipur

3

0

13

Mizoram

1

1

14

Nagaland

3

3

15

Orissa

11

11

16

Rajasthan

9

7

17

Sikkim

2

2

18

Tamil Nadu

2

2

19

Tripura

3

3

20

Uttar Pradesh

1

1

21

Uttrakhand

1

0

22

West Bengal

7

5

 

Total

100

89

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEXURE-II

 

Statement showing Grant released under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during the past three years and the current year i.e. 2010-11

                        (Rs. in Lakh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

S.N.

States

Fund Released

 

 2007- 08                                                                                                                     

2008 - 09   

2009-10

Fund Released
2010-11 (as on 2.08.2010)

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

Andhra Pradesh

2453.03

1863.44

1946.20

0.00

2

Arunachal Pradesh

544.29

308.68

35.20

0.00

3

Assam

1192.63

1444.88

1240.77

0.00

4

Bihar

319.20

0.00

95.00

0.00

5

Chhattisgarh

3090.44

3211.43

2834.80

0.00

6

Goa

68.45

7.00

0.00

0.00

7

Gujarat

3652.68

2372.77

4783.00

0.00

8

Himachal Pradesh

165.43

148.32

360.00

377.00

9

Jammu & Kashmir

286.61

193.66

282.74

0.00

10

Jharkhand

3060.27

1852.43

3730.00

0.00

11

Karnataka

1458.05

1496.37

1823.00

0.00

12

Kerala

101.52

159.42

387.00

0.00

13

Madhya Pradesh

5973.00

6466.80

6435.00

4966.40

14

Maharashtra

3610.310

2441.46

2000.00

0.00

15

Manipur

311.96

324.44

352.50

0.00

16

Meghalaya

773.02

155.33

0.00

0.00

17

Mizoram

409.79

403.57

441.00

0.00

18

Nagaland

866.170

200.00

576.59

0.00

19

Orissa

4176.84

4129.73

7026.00

8962.00

20

Rajasthan

3168.91

3107.04

1500.00

0.00

21

Sikkim

101.50

65.00

149.20

0.00

22

Tamil Nadu

0.00

291.39

342.00

0.00

23

Tripura

485.04

434.88

780.00

492.00

24

Uttar Pradesh

499.12

391.28

350.00

0.00

25

Uttarakhand

107.81

20.00

120.00

0.00

26

West Bengal

2151.620

2489.09

2320.00

2315.00

Grand Total

39027.69

33978.41

39910.00

17112.40

 

 

This information was given by Shri. Tushar A. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

 

 

SB/AP

 

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