Hostels for ST Boys and ST Girls

The scheme "Hostels for ST Boys and ST Girls" by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which aims to attract the implementing agencies for undertaking hostel construction programme for ST Girls studying in middle schools, higher secondary schools, colleges and universities towards the broader vision of containment and reduction of their drop out rate. Through this scheme, central assistance limited only to the cost of construction/extension of hostels is provided to ST boys and girls (including Primitive Tribal Groups). The scheme is implemented through the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and the Central/other Universities. The hostels are constructed at places where the educational institutions concerned are situated, keeping in view the concentration of ST population in a particular area or place and are sanctioned as far as possible as a part of the established educational institutions or in close vicinity of such institutions. The hostels can be constructed for middle, secondary, college, and university level of education and also for Vocational Training Centres in tribal areas where State Governments/Union Territory Administrations take initiative to run these centres efficiently. The construction includes boundary walls, two rooms set for the hostel warden, a kitchen, a toilet, a common room, and one room set for Chowkidar as an integral part of the scheme and the cost of construction will be worked out based on the State/Union Territory Public Works Department/Central Public Works Department schedule of rates prescribed for such type of construction. The hostels shall be completed within 2 years from the date of release of the central assistance and extension of existing hostels shall be completed within 12 months, while the implementing agencies shall supervise construction and submit quarterly physical and financial progress reports to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi.

Objectives

1. The primary objective of the modification is to attract the implementing agencies for undertaking hostel construction programme for ST Girls studying in middle schools, higher secondary schools, colleges and universities towards the broader vision of containment and reduction of their drop out rate.

Central Assistance

1. Central assistance is limited only to the cost of construction/extension of the hostels for ST Girls and Boys (including Primitive Tribal Groups).

Funding Pattern

1. Hostels For ST Girls

- 100% central assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.
- 100% central assistance to Central/other Universities.

1. Hostels For ST Boys

- 50:50 matching basis for State Governments.
- 100% central assistance for Naxal-affected states (specified districts identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs).
- 100% financial assistance to Union Territory Administrations.
- 90% financial assistance to Central Universities.
- 45% central share, 45% State share, and 10% to be borne by the Universities concerned for other Universities.
- If the State Governments concerned do not contribute their share of 45% to the Universities, the share of the former will also have to be borne by the Universities concerned, thereby raising their contribution to 55%.

1. Hostels For Vocational Training Centres

- Hostels for Vocational Training Centres for ST Girls and Boys will be funded on the same criteria as other hostels for schools/colleges.

Mode of Disbursement

1. The grants-in-aid shall be released after ensuring the physical release of the requisite matching share by the State Government/Union Territory Administration/University concerned.

Validity Period

1. Hostels shall be completed within 2 years from the date of release of the central assistance.
2. Extension of existing hostels shall be completed within 12 months.

1. The applicant must be a State Government.
2. The applicant must be a Union Territory Administration.
3. The applicant must be a Central University.
4. The applicant must be an other University.
5. The applicant must construct the hostel at a place where the educational institutions concerned are situated.
6. The applicant must keep in view the concentration of the ST population in a particular area or place.
7. The applicant must sanction the hostel as far as possible as a part of the established educational institutions or in the close vicinity of such institutions.
8. The applicant must construct hostels for Vocational Training Centres only in those tribal areas where State Governments/Union Territory Administrations take the initiative to run these centres efficiently.
9. The applicant must construct hostels for middle, secondary, college, and university levels of education, and also for Vocational Training Centres.
10. The applicant must ensure that the number of inmates for whom accommodation can be provided in a hostel should not exceed 100, but may exceed if there is a requirement for additional seats.
11. The applicant must bear the expenditure on maintenance of the hostels from their own funds.
12. The applicant must make available unencumbered land free of cost for the construction of the hostel.
13. The applicant must submit a certificate to the effect that a matching provision, wherever necessary, exists in the State Budget for the Scheme.
14. The applicant must construct boundary walls, two rooms set for the hostel warden, a kitchen, a toilet, a common room, and one room set for the Chowkidar as an integral part of the hostel scheme.
15. The applicant must construct a few rooms/blocks barrier-free and include facilities like ramps, etc. in the design of the construction for the convenience of the ST students with disabilities.
16. The applicant shall work out the cost of construction of hostels based on the State/Union Territory Public Works Department/Central Public Works Department schedule of rates prescribed for such type of construction.
17. The applicant shall ensure completion of hostels within 2 years from the date of release of the central assistance.
18. The applicant shall ensure the completion of the extension of existing hostels within 12 months.

Preference / Priority / Relaxation

1. Preference will be given to State Governments that commit annual maintenance expenditure, as per reasonable norms.
2. The applicant State Government located in naxal-affected states (specified districts identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs from time to time) will be eligible for 100% central assistance for Hostels for ST Boys.
3. The applicant State Government may have its required matching share provided by any Member of Parliament/Member of Legislative Assembly from his/her Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme/Members of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme fund, in case it is unable to provide the required matching share from its budget.

Offline

Step 1: The State Government/Union Territory Administration/Central University/other University identifies the requirement for the construction/extension of a hostel and makes available unencumbered land free of cost for the construction of the hostel.
Step 2: The Plan of the Hostel is prepared and duly approved by the competent authority in the State Government/Union Territory Administration/University.
Step 3: The application for the grant is prepared, supported by the Utilization Certificate as well as details of physical and financial progress in respect of hostels sanctioned earlier by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Step 4: The application includes details of the location of the proposed hostel and the number of seats in each hostel and is accompanied by a certificate to the effect that matching provision, wherever necessary, exists in the State Budget for the Scheme.
Step 5: The quarterly progress reports are submitted to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Step 6: The grants-in-aid are released after ensuring the physical release of the requisite matching share by the State Government/Union Territory Administration/University concerned.
Step 7: The implementing agency supervises the construction of hostels regularly and submits quarterly progress reports, both physical and financial, to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, New Delhi till the completion of the hostels.
Step 8: The hostel construction is completed within 2 years from the date of release of the central assistance, and the extension of existing hostels is completed within 12 months.

1. Utilization Certificate (In Respect Of Hostels Sanctioned Earlier By Ministry Of Tribal Affairs)
   1. Details Of Physical & Financial Progress (In Respect Of Hostels Sanctioned Earlier by the Ministry Of Tribal Affairs).
   2. Details of the Location of the Proposed Hostel
   3. Number Of Seats In Each Hostel & Plan Of The Hostel Duly Approved by the Competent Authority in the State Government/Union Territory Administration/University
   4. Certificate To The Effect That Matching Provision Wherever Necessary Exists In The State Budget For The Scheme