Hostels Set Up for SC Students

Central Assistance is provided to State Governments/UT Administrations for construction of hostels for Scheduled Caste (SC) students under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of `Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana`, based on the complete proposals received from them.  A Statement of State/UT wise number of hostels sanctioned under the Scheme during the years 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11,2011-12 and 2012-13 (upto 22.2.2013) is: S.No. States/      UT Total number of hostels sanctioned during 2007-08 to 2011-12 & 2012-13(upto 22.2.2013) 1 Andhra Pradesh 10 2 Assam 9 3 Bihar 18 4 Chatisgarh 48 5 Gujarat 4 6 J&K 2 7 Haryana 5 8 Himachal Pradesh 5 9 Jharkhand 21 10 Karnataka 27 11 Kerala 5 12 Madhya Pradesh 40 13 Maharashtra 47 14 Odisha 167 15 Punjab 3 16 Rajasthan 89 17 Tamil Nadu 31 18 Tripura 1 19 Uttar Pradesh 21 20 Uttrakhand 3 21 W.B. 41 22 Puducherry 2 TOTAL 599 During the year 2012-13 (upto 22.2.2013), Central assistance of Rs. 21.29 crore has been released under the Scheme to the States/UTs. This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment,            Shri P. Balram Naik in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on February 27, 2013.