Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)

Tribal Development Department,Government of Gujarat

Presentationby

Ramesh Chand Meena, IASSecretary

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana(VKY)

An Initiative for Tribal Development

Index

Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat

Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Areas: Basic Information1

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana2

Budget Mechanism3

Institutional Arrangement for Implementation of VKY4

Performance under VKY: Notable Achievements5

Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled AreasBasic Information


Scheduled Tribes of Gujarat


Schedule Tribes (89.17 lakh) constitute 14.8% of the State’s populationSchedule Tribes (89.17 lakh) constitute 14.8% of the State’s population

18% of the State’s Area (5884Villages)

26 tribes (including five Particularlyvulnerable Tribal Groups

Effective Literacy rate of ST is62.48% as compared to 78.00% of

Gujarat

Concentrated in-14 Eastern Districts

48 Talukas15 Pockets4 Clusters


Demographics

Indicators Gujarat Scheduled Tribes2001 2011 2001 2011

Population 5,06,71,017 6,04,39,692 74,81,160 89,17,174Percentage 100% 100% 14.8 14.8Growth rate 19.28% 19.20%Sex Ratio 920 919 974 981Child Sex Ratio 883 890 966 953Literates 2,98,27,750 4,10,93,358 29,43,898 46,88,536Literacy Rate 69.10% 78.00% 47.70% 62.50%

Percentage Share ofScheduled Tribes

Major Tribes


Name of Tribe Population in lakhs(2011)

% to State’s ST Pop.(2011) Districts of Concentration

Bhil 42.70 47.89% Dang, Panchmahal, Bharuch,SK, BK

Halpati 6.43 7.21% Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Bharuch

Dhodia 6.36 7.13% Valsad, Surat

Rathawa 6.42 7.20% C’Udepur

Naikda 4.60 5.16% Panchmahal, Valsad

Gamit 3.78 4.25% Surat

Kokna 3.62 4.06% Navsari, Valsad, Dang

Chaudhri 3.03 3.40% Surat, Tapi, Bharuch

Varli 3.28 3.68% Valsad, Navsari

Dhanka 2.81 3.15% Vadodara, Bharuch,Panchmahal

Patelia 1.14 1.28% Panchmahal

Others 2.89 3.23% Surat, Tapi, Narmada

Total 89.17 100

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)


PVTG Population, 2011 District of ConcentrationKolga-kolcha 67,119 Surat, Tapi, Valsad, Navsari

Padhar 30,932 Ahmedabad, Surendranagar

Kotwalia 24,249 Surat, Tapi, Navsari, Bharuch, Valsad, Dangs

Kathodi 13,632 Sabarkantha, Narmada, Tapi, Surat, Dangs

Siddi 8,661 Junagadh, Amreli, Porbandar, Bhavnagar

Total 1,44,593

►Kathodi►Kotwalia

►Kolghas►Padhars►Siddis

1976 1982 1983-84 Year of Recognition

Particularly VulnerableTribal Groups (PVTGs)in Gujarat


Integrated Tribal Development Project Areas

Sr. No. District Project Headquarter Talukas (48)

1 Banaskantha Palanpur Danta, Amirgadh

2 Sabarkantha Khedbrahma Khedbrahma, Vijaynagar, Poshina

3 Panchmahals Godhara Ghoghamba

4 Dahod Dahod Dahod, Garbada, Jhalod, Fatepura, Limkheda, DeogarhBaria, Dhanpur

5 Chhota Udepur Chhota Udepur Chhota Udepur, Naswadi, Kavant, Jetpur Pavi

6 Narmada Rajpipla Dediapada, Sagbara, Nandod, Tilakwada,

7 Bharuch Bharuch Valia, Jhagadia, Netrang

8 Surat Mandvi Mandvi, Mahuva, Bardoli, Mangrol, Umarpada

9 Tapi Songadh Songadh, Uchchhal, Vyara, Valod, Nizar

10 Navsari Vansda Vansda, Chikhli

11 Valsad Valsad Dharampur, Umbergaon, Pardi, Kaprada

12 The Dangs Ahwa Ahwa, Subir, Waghai

13 Aravalli Modasa Bhiloda, Megharaj, Modasa

14 Mahisagar Lunawada Santrampur, Kadana

Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana


Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana (VKY)


VKY – also known as Chief Minister’s Ten Point Program for development of tribals andtribal areas

VKY - a convergence of funds under various schemes of GoG, GoI and PrivateParticipation

Attempt to bridge Economic and Social gap between tribal and other areas of the state

Focus on improving Human Development Index and the Social & Civil Infrastructurein tribal areas

The program was announced in the Budget Session of the State Assembly byHon’ble Chief Minister on February 27, 2007

In order to overcome the gaps and ensure very high quality social and civil infrastructureand sustainable employment in tribal areas, Government of Gujarat introduced the VKY

VKY: Chief Minister’s 10-Point Program


Qualitative &SustainableEmployment

Emphasis onQuality

Education &Higher

Education

AcceleratedEconomic

Developmentof tribal areas

Health for All

Housing forAll

Safe DrinkingWater for All Irrigation

UniversalAvailability of

Electricity

All WeatherRoads

UrbanDevelopment

1 2 3 4

5 6 7

8 9

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Components of10 Points

New Approach to Tribal Development


Special Focus areas identified

A program that would converged most of the TSP schemes, and involveprivate sector with a clearer focus was formulated

Decision was made to review the existing approach of tribal development; and put inplace a more focused strategy

Due to the persistence of gaps in tribal areas, the state government began to re-engineer its approach with aclear focus on outcomes

► Qualitative &SustainableEmployment fortribal families

► Improving thequality of life intribal areas

► Bridginginfrastructure gapswith focus onquality

► Improving thequality ofeducation

Budgetary Mechanism


Mechanism for supervision of VKY budget


► TDD finalizes the sectorial outlays in consultation with the line departments, and directs themto prepare schemes on priority areas

► TDD informs the relevant line departments/Administrative Departments on breakup ofoutlays to be provided to them

► Schemes proposed by line departments are finalized in consultation with TDD,Planning and Finance Dept.

► Share of outlay for Scheduled areas and Non-Scheduled areas was considered to be90% and 10% respectively

►With a view to have full control and separate accounting of the expenditure made by alldepartments, outlays are proposed under two demands for all sectors

►Demand No.96 pertains to all the relevant programs under various line departments forScheduled Tribal Areas

►Demand No. 93 include the tribes residing in non-Scheduled Areas

Contd.


Discretionary Funds allocated to Project Administrators for local needbased projects

• Planning Cell was created in Tribal Development Department for planning ofnew activities pertaining to Tribal Sub-Plan

• Adequate training provided to field staff of TDD to carry out relevant activities

• Emphasis given to District Level schemes

• Fund allocated in proportion to population


Strong Commitment of State Government

State Government launched VKY on February 27, 2007

*Allocation for 12th FYP is for 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15

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TSP Outlay Expenditure Allocation*

Institutional Arrangement for Implementation ofVKY


Institutional Arrangement for Implementation


► State Level Monitoring Committee, chaired by CM

► State Level Implementation Committee, chaired by CS. PS, TDD to also hold regularmeetings of this committee

► District Level Coordination & Monitoring Committee, chaired by DC

► Block Level Tribal Development Committee, chaired by Project Administrator

► Other Institutions also facilitating effective implementation include:

► Commissionerate of Tribal Development

► Development Support Agency of Gujarat (D-SAG)

Tribal Development Department is the Nodal Institution for rolling out of the VKY Initiative

Implementation & Monitoring of VKYState Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC)


Chief MinisterChairman

Minister, Tribal Development DepartmentVice Chairman

Commissioner, Tribal DevelopmentMember Secretary

Members

Minister, TDD(State Level) Minister, Finance MP (ST) 2 every

year MLA 3 every year Chief Secretary

Secretary(Planning), GAD

Chief ExecutiveOfficer, D-SAG

Expert appointedby State Govt. for

TribalDevelopment and

Research

2 WomenRepresentative for

State TribalDevelopment

Activities

PrincipalSecretary, TDD

ACS Finance

State Level MonitoringCommittee

State Level ImplementationCommittee

District Level Coordination &Monitoring Committee

Block level Tribal DevelopmentCommittee

Implementation & Monitoring of VKYState Level Implementing Committee


Chief Secretary,Chairman

Secretary, Tribal Development DepartmentVice Chairman

Chief Executive Officer, D-SAG,Member Secretary

ACS Agriculture &Co-operationDepartment

Principal Secretary,Labour &

Employment

Principal Secretary,Expense, Finance

Dept.

Principal Secretary,Irrigation, Kalpsar

Secretary, RuralDevelopment

Principal Secretary(Planning), GAD

Members

Principal Secretary,R&B

Principal Secretary,Energy &

Petrochemicals

Principal Secretary,Panchayat, Rural

Housing

Principal Secretary,Food & Civil Supply

Principal Secretary,Urban Development

Jt. Chief ExecutiveOfficer, D-SAG





Implementation & Monitoring of VKYDistrict Level Coordination & Monitoring Committee


District Collector,Chairman

Project Administrator,Member Secretary

DistrictDevelopment

Officer

District ForestOfficer

District EducationOfficer

Executive Engg,R&B (State)

District AgricultureOfficer

Director, DistrictRural Development

Agency

Members

Asst.Commissioner,

Tribal Development

Executive Engg,R&B (Panchayat)

Executive Engg,Irrigation Deputy Collector District Supply

Officer Mamladar





Implementation & Monitoring of VKYBlock Level Tribal Development Committee






Project AdministratorChairman

Chitnis/ Assistant Project AdministratorMember Secretary

Members

MLA of the Block President of TalukaPanchayat

Chairman of SocialJustice Committee

Elected member ofST in District

Panchayat

Specialist inEducation/Research

Officer from ForestDepartment

2 Women of TribalCommunity

Taluka DevelopmentOfficer Mamlatdar

Roles and ResponsibilitiesIn brief


CoTD

► Overall monitoring, regulation, education throughgrant-in-aid institutions, FRA

D-SAG

► Livelihood issues and project based approach► Facilitates effective implementation of VKY

EMRS Society

► Quality Education

GTDC

► Financial Inclusion

State level Committee

► TSP funds utilized by line departments aremonitored by committees formed underchairmanship of Hon’ble Minister

District level Committees

► Implement, review and monitor the VKYSchemes

Project Administrator & Asst. Commissioner

► Monitors the implementation of the various sectorial programmes, Gujarat pattern of development schemesas well as the budget schemes in the district.

Performance under VKYNotable Achievements


Qualitative & Sustainable Employment

Vision: Doubling of income for 5 Lakh families

Skill Training2,37,789

Total Beneficiariesfacilitated6,88,747

Dairy80,669

Agriculture2,84,000

Self Employment86,289

► High Skill Training to tribal youth► Setting up Agriculture VTC► Setting up Agri Park

Strategy for 8.10 lakh individual beneficiaries during 2012-17► Focus on Wadi Program► Setting up cold storages► Providing Milch Cattle to border villages beneficiaries


Model of ConvergenceIntegrated Dairy Development Project


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ost► Per Cattle Cost is Rs. 54,400/-

► Meaningful involvement of tribalcommunities

► This design is now well established andquite effectively utilized

► Excellent participation

Rs.20,000

Rs.17,400

Rs.15,000

Rs.2,000

Loan

GoI support

GoG support

BeneficiaryContribution

District Dairy Cooperative

§ Procures Milk throughvarious Milk CollectionCentres

Farmers§ Farmers get funds from

different agencies§ Approx. income is Rs. 4000/-

per cattle per month

Repay of Loan

§ Timely repay of loans byfarmers

§ Loan recovery is ensured

Gujarat Tribal Development Corporation

§ Loan provision for cattle purchase

National Scheduled Tribes Financeand Development Corporation

§ Grant Provision

Emphasis on Quality Education &Higher Education

1 SainikSchool (360)

43 GRS

(7,906)

1,095 Hostels(56,771)

44 AdarshNivasi Shala

(5,664)

547 AshramShala (63,260)

Talent Pool

(489)

24 EMRS(6,213)

12 ModelSchools(4,095)

Total

1,44,758

Strategies Achievements

Higher SecondarySchools for science 43 Talukas

Navodaya orEklavya typeresidential schools

84

Establishment ofadditional hostelsfor college students

112

Establishment ofexcellent academicunits

33 New ITIs, 3Engineering Colleges,3+1 Nursing &Physiotherapy Colleges, 2Science Colleges, 2Agriculture Colleges, 4Agriculture Polytechnicsand 2 Other Agriinstitutions started

Vision: Emphasis on Quality Education & Higher Education

Educational Institutes (No. & Enrolment) Other Institutes

Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat MajorInterventions

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Improvement in Literacy Rate

Literacy Rate of Scheduled Tribes as compared to the State

Economic Development

Strategy

Proper Market and Value Addition tothe traditional products

Achievements

Cold Storages• 15 (3028 MT)

Roads• 6847 km

Eco Tourism Centers• 21

APMC• Taluka-wise APMC

► Rurban Growth Centres

► APMCs

► Cold Storages

► Eastern Highway

► Development of Eco Tourism Centers

Vision: Accelerated Economic Development of tribal areas

Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat MajorInterventions

► 6 basic amenities to PVTGs and Halpati and in Border Villages► Housing, Road, Drinking Water, Electrification, Education, Livelihood

► Annual budget provision (2014-15) - Rs.95.20 crore

Model of ConvergenceFinancial Inclusion Project (ATMs)


Ready to use ATMs

Bank50% Cost for

hardware, UPS,ATM Machine, etc.

Security Guard

Trained the TDD selected team

Provided ATM Cards

TDDLand/ Rent for

ATM

50% Cost forhardware, UPS,

ATM Machine, etc.

ATM ConstructionCost

Provision andCost of Electricity

NGOs Anganwadi Workers District Authority Other representativesof TDD

Assists in opening bank account and use of ATMs with help of

Functional Literacy to possible beneficiaries through selected team

Cost of Security

Request other State Government Depts. to place funds in these bank accounts

Arrange to route all Cash Transfers through bank accounts (IAY, SAY,MGNREGA, Widow Assistance Scheme, etc.)

BeneficiariesIndividual

Applicant ATMcard

Add-on card maybe provided to

spouse on request

► Talukas/ Districts Covered: Phase 1 – Khedbrahma and Vijaynaagar, Sabarkantha Dist. andPhase 2 – Bhiloda and Meghraj, Aravalli Dist.

► Number of Accounts: 2,05,535► Number of ATMs in place: 24 (additional 16 in progress) = 40

Ready to use ATMs

Proj

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acts

HealthInfrastructure in Tribal Areas


S. No. Infrastructure Required Existing Gap1 Sub Centers 2,500 2,209 2912 PHCs 375 343 323 CHCs 93 71 224 Nursing Staff at PHCs & CHCs 840 818 225 Health Worker (Male) at Sub Centers 2,209 2,581 --6 Health Worker (F) / ANM at SC & PHCs 2,552 3,180 --7 Sub District Hospital -- 08 --8 District Hospital -- 11 --

Source: Rural Health Statistics in India as on March 2011 (GoI)

► Benefits of Chiranjeevi Yojana to 5 Lakh ST families► Annual health check-up program undertaken for 66.46 Lakh people► Financial assistance provided to 227 heart surgery patience► Special drive on health screening undertaken for 58.37 Lakh and 20,423 are undergoing treatment► Removal of malnutrition for 1.03 Lakh pregnant women

Achievements

Vision: Health for All

Housing


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Vision: Housing for All

SAY 33,939Housing to

Tribals3,81,063

Individual Housing(TDD) 24,077

Gujarat Pattern14,969

IAY 3,07,978

Safe Drinking Water


0.49 Lakh tribal families (3.9%) gottap water at household level (rural) in

2001This increased to more than 8.56

Lakh families (56%)

Tap Water Supply - Household connectivity

State Govt’s criteria for determining tap water household connectivity is different from GoI criteria

3.90%

56%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2001 2013

Share of Households facilitated

Vision: Safe Drinking Water for All

Irrigation


Achievement

Vision: Development and enhancement of irrigation facilities across the Tribalbelt of Gujarat

Irrigation Works

Achievement2007-12

Planning for next5 years

Nos. Hectares Nos. Hectares

Canal Improvement -- 98,590 -- 90,100

Check Dam 10,022 31,487 5,560 43,800

Ponds 2,245 1,000 808 700

Lift Irrigation Schemes 277 9,389 250 8,619

New Irrigation Schemes -- 10,200 -- 9,900

Total 1,50,666 1,53,119

Universal Electrification


Achievements

ParticularsAchievement

2007-12 2012-13 &2013-14 Total

Electrification of Peta paras 829 136 965

Sub-stations 54 10 64

Kutir Jyoti 1,54,062 12,549 1,66,611

Household Connection to PrimitiveTribes 12,885 -- 12,885

Energisation of Pump Sets 53,524 35,587 89,111

All the villages in tribal areas get 24*7 quality power supply

Vision: Provision of electricity for all

Road Connectivity


Total Roads Constructed

Gujarat State Tribal Areas

Total Length of Roads (in km.) 74,240 16,799

Length of Road per 100 sq. km. 38.29 53.09

Length of Road per 1 lakh population 146.74 259.90

Revenue Villages Connectivity 98.84% 98.60%

Resurface Road works planning 13,450 km 3,850 km

Vision: Building all weather roads across tribal areas of Gujarat

Urban Development


18 tribal towns identified

Achievements

Dahod Songadh

Jhalod Vyara

Devgadh Baria Bardoli

Santrampur Mandvi

Sahera Vejalpore

Rajpipla Chhota Udepur

Tarsadi Dharampur

Pardi Umargam

Gandevi Khedbrahma

GUDC appointed as Nodal Agency for Urban Infrastructure Development in tribal towns,vide UDD GR dated 06-10-2009

► Development Plans prepared for each town,comprising Water Supply, Sewerage, Roads,Storm Water Drain, Economic & SocialInfrastructure

► Water Supply Scheme – Completed in 14 cities.Ongoing in 3 cities.

► U/G Drainage – Ongoing in 3 cities. Tenderprocess in different stages or DPR underapproval in 15 cities.

Vision: Facilitate Urban development in tribal talukas of Gujarat

Issues and Challenges

► Shortage of technical manpower to monitor VKY

► SPV named D-SAG was formulated in 2007, (involved senior subject experts to monitorVKY)

► Technical support for Road & Building construction was inadequate

► Hired services of IL&FS and Gujarat Police Housing Corporation

► Quality Vocational Training

► Established state of the art centres being set up along the PPP model

► Maruti Udyog Limited, Vaghaldhara Trust, Gramin Vikas Trust, CIPET, etc.

► Skill training assisted by Civil Society Organizations

► Partnered with GIZ IS for providing technical handholding support to VTCs,

► Provision of Quality education for all

► Biometric attendance system introduced to ensure teachers and student attendance

► Mega hostels established to provide better lodging facilities to tribals studying in urbanareas


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TSP Outlay

Year State Outlay TSP Outlay

2012-13 51,000 6,613

2013-14 59,000 7,103

2014-15 71,330 9,039

(Rs. in crore)

Components of Each Focus Area under VKY


1. Employment opportunities for 5 Lakh families► Creation of more employment through productivity enhancement in agriculture► Increase in animal husbandry and dairy based activities► Quality skill training for tribal youth► Development of modern, scientific and technical facilities, and linking them to tribal youth

for increased livelihood opportunities► Preference to women-headed household

2. Emphasis on Quality Education & Higher Education

► Higher Secondary Schools for science in each taluka► Provision for enrolling 1000 students in nationally recognized residential schools and

creating a talent pool for Scheduled Tribes► Navodaya or Eklavya type residential schools in each tribal taluka, and making them

comparable with quality urban schools► Establishment of 100 additional hostels for college students. Establishment of colleges to

cover remote and left out talukas► Establishment of excellent academic units, including engineering and medical colleges,

polytechnics, nursing colleges and it is.



3. Economic Development

► Annual allocation of Rs.1 crore per taluka for development of identified economic activitiesthrough cluster based approach and market linkage

► Linking remote ST areas to nearby economic centers through development of basicinfrastructure; and facilities such as roads, water supply, irrigation and continuous powersupply in all tribal areas

► Value addition to local natural resources for higher returns to ST families

4. Health

► Benefits of Chiranjeevi Yojana to all ST families► Annual health check-up program for all ST families► Financial assistance to BPL families in case of heart surgery► Special drive for tackling endemic diseases such as sickle cell anaemia, leptospirosis, etc.► Removal of malnutrition in pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as children under the

age of 6 through effective implementation of the schemes.



5. Housing

► Housing for all ST families within the next five years

6. Safe drinking water

► All ST families to get safe, assured & adequate drinking water within next 5 yrs.► At least 25% of the ST pop. to get access to piped water supply

7. Irrigation

► Emphasis on group irrigation schemes► Creation of water conservation structures on watershed basis► Creation of more check dams in tribal areas► Subsidy to BPL families for individual facilities such as oil engines etc.► Financial and technical assistance for promoting drip irrigation► Survey of about 5 high rain fall talukas for Right to Irrigation Campaign► Undertaking drinking water cum irrigation projects in the upstream of dams► Identification of new medium and minor irrigation projects► Emphasis on scientific water use and water management



8. Universal Electrification

► Electrification of all hitherto uncovered hamlets► Alternate arrangements through solar energy for remote and dispersed hamlets► Free electrification to all BPL families

9. All-Weather Road Connectivity

► Improvements in the quality of roads in tribal areas► All hamlets with population of less than 250 to be connected by roads► Special drive for repairing existing roads in tribal areas

10. Urban development

► Development of 13 tribal towns to act as growth engines► All tribal talukas to get broadband connectivity within next five years

CM’s 10 PointProgram

Major Interventions – Economic Upliftment

► Integrated Dairy Development Program► Strengthening of forward and backward linkages► Provision of Milch Cattle through loan and subsidy► Cattle Health & Support Services► Financial Assistance for Clean Milk Production► As of now 80,000 families covered

► Agriculture Diversification Project► Providing hybrid maize, fertilizers, services to the ST farmers in Banaskantha,

Sabarkantha, Chotaudepur, Dahod and Panchmahal Districts

► Providing vegetable seeds, fertilizers agriculture services to ST farmers in Navsari,Bharuch, Surat, Narmada, Valsad, Dangs and Tapi Districts

► 2.25 lakh families benefited

Components - IDDPLoan 20000

Subsidy - GoI 17400

Subsidy - GoG 15000

Beneficiary Contribution 2000

Total 54400


► Integrated Livestock Development Program

► Addressing shortage of good quality cattle on long term basis

► Ensure efficient breed improvement services through Artificial Insemination and veterinaryservices

► Implemented through JK Trust and BAIF

► Creation of village level army of female para-vet workers (Mahila Gopal)

► 22,970 cattle born

► Convergence of Schemes for FRA Beneficiaries

► FRA beneficiaries to be given benefit of all agriculture related schemes of government onpriority, in order to compensate for the lost years

► 70,000 families facilitated



► Vocational Training in PPP mode► Certification – NCVT/GCVT certified courses

► No. of PPP Partners – 7

► No. of trainees -12,756

► Employment Oriented Skill Training Program► Sector specific and handholding of trainees for one year

► Training Institution has to ensure placement of at least 67% trained candidates

► No. of Partners - 15

► No. of trainees - 20,589

► Manav Garima► Schedule Tribe youth who aspire to be self-employed

► Facilitated more than 52,568 youth

► Tool kit up to Rs.5,000 depending upon type of trade


Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat EconomicDevelopment

Major Intervention – Education

► Eklavya Model Residential schools (EMRS)► 24 schools

► 6,200 students

► Model Schools► 12 schools

► 4,095 students

► Sainik School► 1 Sainik School

► 360 students


Major Intervention - Education

► Adarsh Nivasi Shala► Provision of free education, boarding and lodging facilities

► 44 residential schools

► 5,664 students

► Low Literacy Girls Residential Schools (LLGRS)► 43 Schools

► 7,906 students

► Ashram Shalas► Provision of schooling, boarding and lodging at a single location

► 547 schools

► 63,260 students



► Biometric Attendance► Transparent & effective mechanism to record attendance of students, teachers, hostel

residents

► No. of Institutes registered - 7,125

► No. of students enrolled - 9,40,658

► Doodh Sanjeevani Yojana► Provision of flavoured milk (200ml) daily to primary school students

► Currently operational in 26 talukas

► 7.5 Lakh students have already benefitted



► Talent Pool Voucher Scheme► Encouraging meritorious students to study further in good private schools

► Fees up to Rs.80,000 per student per year paid by Government

► Students benefitted – 1,325

► Empanelment of 31 excellent private residential schools

► Medical Entrance Exam Coaching► Good quality coaching for students to enable them to appear in medical entrance

examination and succeed in becoming doctors

► No of trainees: 1,870



► Samras Hostel► 6 Mega Hostels (capacity of 12,000 students) in major educational campuses -

Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, V.V. Nagar, Rajkot

► Estimated Budget: Rs. 628 Crore

► Equipped with state-of-art facilities

► Hostel Facilities► To facilitate students studying in secondary and higher secondary education

► 56,771 students facilitated through 1095 hostels

Hostels No. EnrolmentGIA 949 47,283

Govt. 146 9,488Total 1095 56,771

Tribal Development Department, Government of Gujarat QualityEducation

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