The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is providing 100% financial assistance under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), launched on October 2, 2024. This scheme aims to improve educational access for tribal students in 63,843 villages across 30 States/UTs. As part of D Aj GUA, the Department of Social Education & Literacy (DoSEL) will establish 1000 tribal hostels, which can be attached to any government school and will be funded as per the norms of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
The table below details the PAC Approved amount and Fund Released (in Lakhs) to various States/UTs for hostel construction under D Aj GUA, from the scheme's inception in 2024-25:
| S. No. | State | PAC Approved Amount (In Lakhs) | Fund Released (In Lakhs) |
|--------|------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 7539.13 | 1692.33 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh| 275 | 197.04 |
| 3 | Assam | 12568 | 5858.8 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 51150 | 0 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 10388 | 4714.2 |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | 1100 | 440 |
| 7 | J&K | 116.68 | 116.68 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 11825 | 3760 |
| 9 | Kerala | 550 | 46.86 |
| 10 | Madhya Pradesh | 44751.06 | 9543.73 |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 52795.10 | 19775.30 |
| 12 | Odisha | 22680 | 14665.8 |
| 13 | Rajasthan | 13691.77 | 4946.44 |
| 14 | Sikkim | 1925.00 | 410.7 |
| 15 | Tamil Nadu | 2721.06 | 1198.18 |
| 16 | Tripura | 7270 | 463.65 |
Key Entities Referenced
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA): A Centrally Sponsored Scheme providing financial assistance for hostels for tribal students.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The ministry responsible for approving and releasing funds for the scheme.
Samgra Shiksha Abhiyan: A program whose norms are used for funding hostels attached to Government schools.
Department of Social Education & Literacy (DoSEL): A department involved in setting up tribal hostels.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Hostels for Boys and Girls of Scheduled Tribes
Posted On: 12 MAR 2026 4:36PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that the Ministry of
Tribal Affairs’ (MoTA) is providing 100% financial assistance under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
DhartiAabaJanjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) launched by the Hon’ble PM on October 2, 2024
in 63,843 villages across 30 States/UTs to help facilitate access to education to the tribal students. DA-
JGUA also has provision of setting up 1000 tribal hostels by the Department of Social Education &
literacy (DoSEL) in schools which may or may not be necessarily tribal schools. Such hostels will be
attached to any Government schools and funded as per the norms of Samgra Shiksha Abhiyan.
Total amount approved by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the amount released to various States/ UT
under DAJGUA during inception of scheme i.e from 2024 is tabulated below:-
State wise fund approved and released to States/ UT for construction of hostels under DAJGUA by
Ministry of Tribal Affairs is given below: - (From launch of scheme i.e 2024-25)
S. No. State PAC Approved amount Fund Released (In Lakhs)
(In Lakhs)
1 Andhra Pradesh 7539.13 1692.33
2 Arunachal Pradesh 275 197.04
3 Assam 12568 5858.8
4 Chhatisgarh 51150 0
5 Gujarat 10388 4714.2
6 Himachal Pradesh 1100 440
7 J&K 116.68 116.68
8 Jharkhand 11825 3760
9 Kerala 550 46.86
10 Madhya Pradesh 44751.06 9543.7311 Maharashtra 52795.10 19775.30
12 Odisha 22680 14665.8
13 Rajasthan 13691.77 4946.44
14 Sikkim 1,925.00 410.7
15 Tamil Nadu 2721.06 1198.18
16 Tripura 7270 463.65
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