Promotion of Education among Tribal Girls

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Tribal Affairs  13-December-2012 17:21 IST Promotion of Education among Tribal Girls  With a view to improve the socio-economic status of tribal population, including tribal women and girls, through promotion of education a number of schemes have been formulated by Government for:- (i) Construction of Hostels for ST Girls and Boys. (ii) Establishment of Ashram School in Tribal Sub-Plan Areas. (iii) Post-Matric Scholarship for ST students (iv) Upgradation of Merit of ST students (v) Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribes (ST) Girls in Low Literacy Districts (vi) Grants-in-aid to Voluntary Organisations (under which residential, non-residential schools Hostels run by NGOs for ST students are supported.) (vii) Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for STs (viii) National Overseas Scholarship for STs (ix) Top Class Education for ST students; (x) Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST students Whereas the Scheme of “Strengthening Education among Scheduled Tribes (ST) Girls in Low Literacy Districts” is exclusively for ST girls students other schemes are aimed at benefiting both Scheduled Tribe boys and girls. Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India are also released for setting up “Eklavaya Model Residential Schools” (EMRS) for providing quality education to ST students (both girls and boys) from class VI to XII. This information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Smt. Ranee Narah in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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