BABU JAGJIVAN RAM CHHATRAWAS YOJANA (EFFECTEVE FROM 01.01.2008)
(The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Hostels for SC Girls and Boys)
The scheme of construction of hostels is one of the means to enable and encourage students belonging to scheduled castes to attain quality education. The scheme for construction of hostels for girls is in operation from 3rd Five Year Plan while for boys, the same was started from the year 1989-90. The earlier centrally sponsored scheme of hostels for SC boys and girls has been revised and is renamed as "Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatravas Yojna' w.e.f. 01.01.08. The main modifications included in the revised scheme are- (a) 100% central assistance to States/UTs and Central Universities and 90% to deemed universities and private bodies for construction of girls hostel and (b) period of construction of hostels has been decreased from existing 5 years to 2 years.
The object of the Scheme is to provide residential accommodation facilities to SC Boys and Girls studying in middle schools, higher secondary schools, colleges and Universities.
The State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and the Central & State Universities/institutions will be eligible for central assistance, both for new construction of hostel buildings and for renovation repair extention expansion of the existing hostel facilities while NGOs and deemed Universities in the private sector only for expansion of their existing hostel facilities.
Funding pattern for girls hostels-
- 100% Central Assistance to States / UTs / Universities for construction fresh construction of hostel buildings and for expansion existing girls hostels.
- 90% Central Assistance for NGO and deemed universities in private sector for girls hostel only for expansion of existing facilities
Central Assistance for boys hostels is as follows-
- To States 50:50 basis.
- To Union Territory Administrations 100%.
- To Central Universities 90:10 basis.
- To States Universities / institutions 45:10 basis (States 45).
- To NGOs and deemed universities in private sector (only for expansion) on 45:45:10(States 45).
In addition to the admissible central assistance under the Scheme, one-time grant of Rs.2500 per student would also be provided for making provisions of a cot, a table and a chair for each student.
Central assistance is released only for meeting the cost of hostel buildings and the responsibility for maintenance of such hostels rest with the respective State Governments/UT Administrations.
The grants-in-aid to the implementing agencies would be released to them directly. The grant would be released in two installments to NGOs/Deemed Universities and in one installment to the State Government/Union Territory Administrations and Central and State Universities/institutions.
In case of girls, the hostels will be located in areas having low SC female literacy. The girls' hostels will be constructed in close vicinity (as far as possible within a radius of 200 meters) of the educational institution.
