The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements a Central Sector scheme of “Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts” for Tribal Girls throughout the country.
The scheme viz., “Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts” is exclusively for ST girls in 54 districts identified in the country, where the ST population is 25% or more and ST female literacy rate is below 35% or its fractions, as per 2001 Census. The scheme is being implemented through voluntary organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations and autonomous societies/institutions of State Government/Union Territory Administration and aims at enhancing the literacy rate of tribal girls, bridging the gap in literacy levels between the general female population and tribal women, in order to enable them to participate effectively in and benefit from, socio-economic development.
An amount of 5093.60 lakhs was released under this scheme during the current financial year 2015-16.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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