On December 11, 2025, the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not conducted surveys of residential schools for tribal children in 2025, but entrusted two projects in 2024 for assessment and evaluation of tribal residential schools and hostels. NABET assessed 35 schools and 22 hostels in Palghar District, Maharashtra, and evaluated 37 EMRS. The Ministry launched the DhartiAabaJanjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) scheme on October 2, 2024, with 25 interventions by 17 Ministries, allowing State/UTs to propose projects for additional classrooms, furniture, and repairs in ashram schools and toilet blocks. The Ministry released Rs. 999.11 lakhs to the State Govt. of Maharashtra, including Nandurbar District, for additional classrooms, toilet blocks, and repairs. Total funds for Maharashtra activities amount to Rs. 22388.08 lakhs. The scheme spans from 2024-25 to 2028-29, but does not include provisions for libraries and sports.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: Central ministry responsible for tribal affairs mentioned in the context of residential schools and related schemes.
DhartiAabaJanjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA): Scheme launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for interventions implemented by multiple ministries.
Maharashtra: State government that receives funds from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for educational facilities.
Palghar District: Location where an assessment of tribal schools and hostels was conducted.
NABET: Entity that submitted an assessment report regarding schools and hostels.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
LACK OF AMENITIES IN TRIBAL RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOLS
प्रव तथ: 11 DEC 2025 4:46PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question today in Lok Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri
Durgadas Uikey informed that Ministry of Tribal Affairs has not conducted survey of residential schools for
tribal children in 2025. However, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has entrusted two such projects in the year 2024,
pertaining to assessment and evaluation of tribal residential schools and hostels.
(b) As per assessment report submitted by NABET, they have assessed 35 schools and 22 hostels in
Palghar District, Maharashtra.In another survey, evaluation for 37 EMRS was also conducted.
(c )& (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched DhartiAabaJanjati Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
(DAJGUA) scheme on 02nd October, 2024 comprising of 25 interventions implemented by 17-line
Ministries. Under the interventions of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, State/ UT can send projects for
construction of additional classrooms, furniture, major repairing works in ashram schools, toilet block etc.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has released Rs. 999.11 lakhs to State Govt. of Maharashtra including
Nandurbar District for additional classroom, toilet blocks and major repair works. Total fund released to
Maharashtra for all activities is Rs. 22388.08 lakh. The scheme is mapped during the period 2024-25 to
2028-29. Under DAJGUA Scheme, there is no provision for library and sports.
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