According
to the information furnished by the Government of Karnataka, there is a
shortage of post matric hostels for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward
Classes (OBC) Students in the State. Action has been taken by the Karnataka
Government to start 70 new post matric hostels for SC Boys and Girls in the
State.
Department
of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, provides financial
assistance under the Schemes of construction of hostels for SC and OBC Students
to the State Governments and Union Territories. Under the Schemes, the
Department provides financial assistance to the eligible implementing agencies
for construction of new hostels/expansion of existing hostels for the SCs and
OBCs. Statee/UT-wise number of hostels for SCs and OBCs, including Karnataka
sanctioned during 12th Five Years Plan (upto 18.2.2015) is:
Hostels sanctioned for SC and OBC
Students during 12th Five Year Plan (upto 18.02.2015)
|
SL.No.
|
State/UT
|
SC Hostel
|
OBC Hostel
|
Total
|
|
1
|
A.P.
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0
|
10
|
10
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
13
|
5
|
18
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
7
|
H.P.
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
8
|
J&K
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
9
|
Jharkhand
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
11
|
M.P.
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
|
12
|
Maharashtra
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
13
|
Manipur
|
13
|
2
|
15
|
|
14
|
Odisha
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
15
|
Punjab
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
16
|
Rajasthan
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
17
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
18
|
Tamilnadu
|
0
|
25
|
25
|
|
19
|
Tripura
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
20
|
U.P.
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
21
|
WB
|
25
|
0
|
25
|
|
Total
|
109
|
50
|
159
|
This information was given by the
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Vijay
Sampla in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha here today.
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