GOVERNMENT PROCESSING SCHEME FOR RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOLS FOR SC STUDENTS
LOK SABHA
A scheme to establish
Residential Schools for Scheduled Caste Boys and Girls is being
processed. A provision of Rs. 10.00 crore has been made for the
purpose in the current year’s budget. This information was given
by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri
Kailash Meghwal in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. In
reply to another question Shri Meghwal said that a scheme was
introduced during 1996-97 on pilot basis with an objective to
provide a package of educational inputs through Residential Schools
for SC girls. As per 1981 Census, 48 districts situated in Bihar,
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were identified where
the Scheduled Caste female literacy was less than 2%. The scheme
was formulated to cover these 48 districts. A package grant of
Rs. 11,340/- per child per annum for Class I only, was given.
The scheme was implemented by the Zila Parishads (District level
Panchayat). The scheme has, however, been discontinued since 2001-02.
A decision was taken to merge the scheme with the Kasturba Gandhi
Swatantra Vidyalaya Scheme, which is proposed to be launched by
the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
