GIRLS HOSTELS
The Ministry of Human
Resource Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
for Strengthening Boarding and Hostel facilities for girls under
which 100% assistance is provided for running these hostels. But,
there is no provision for construction of Hostels under this Scheme.
However, the Scheme
of Area Intensive and Madrasa Modernisation Programme provides
grants for the construction of Girls Hostels in identified area
of concentration of Educationally Backward Minorities. So far,
assistance has been provided for 20 girl hostels, one in the State
of Haryana, one in Rajasthan, 6 in Maharashtra and 12 in Uttar
Pradesh. The State of Orissa is not covered under the Scheme.
Additional Central
Assistance of Rs. 37.50 crores was allocated by Planning Commission
for the construction/operationalisation of 400 ST Girls Hostels
from 1998-99 to 2000-01 under the Revised Long Term Action Plan
for the Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput (KBK) districts of Orissa.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development,
Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria in written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
