APPENDIX A (f) : REPORT OF THE PROGRESS OF EDUCATION OF THE SCHEDULED TRIBES AND SCHEDULED AREAS IN VARIOUS STATES
The Ministry of Home Affairs gives grants-in-aid for State Schemes and Central Schemes for purposes of promoting the welfare of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (under Article 275(1) of the Constitution), Ex-criminal Tribes and other Backward Classes in the States. The Reports received from the State Governments in this regard are attached.
GRANTS-IN-AID UNDER ARTICLE 275(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION SCHEMES FOR
THE WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES (REMOVAL OF UNTOUCHABILITY) DURING
1955-56
S.No Name of Amount Amount Remarks
State sanctioned Utilised
1 2 3 4 5
1. Assam 25,60,000/- 3,10,242/-
2. T. Cochin 1,00,000/- 47,192/-
3. H. Pradesh - - No Educational Sche-
mes during 1955-56.
4. Rajasthan 9,53,054/- 1,31,464/-
5. Vindhya 2,23,800/- 12,57,815/- This amount includes
Pradesh welfare of all Sche-
duled Castes/Tribes/
Ex-Criminal Tribes in
that State.
6. Mysore 67,585/- 27,466/-
7. Tripura 8,000/- 5,997/-
8. Bombay 2,17,800/- 22,462/8/-
9. Coorg No educational sche-
mes during 1955-56.
10. Bhopal 55,000/- - Opening and running
of night schools for
Harijans individually
or on cooperative
basis for expansion
of Cottage industries.
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1 2 3 4 5
11. Madhya 7,06,510/- 4,56,049/-
Bharat
12. Punjab - - No educational sche-
mes during 1955-56
13. Bharatia 23,000/- 22,893/9/-
Depressed
Classes League
14. West Bengal 6,000/- 6,000/-
15. Kutch 3,600/- - Expenditure incurred
from the general
budget.
16. Bihar 11,61,454/- 1,10,602/-
17. Madras 6,01,767/14/9 02,291/14/9
GRANT-IN-AID UNDER ARTICLE 275 (1) OF THE CON-
STITUTION SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF SCH-
EDULED TRIBES DURING 1955-56.
S. No. Name of State Amount Amount Remarks
Sanctioned Utilised
1 2 3 4 5
1. West Bengal 3,74,872/- - Reply not
yet received
2. Ajmer 28,000/- Nil
3. Madhya Bharat 3,10,000/- 1,54,894/-
4. Bihar 25,58,548/- 6,24,110/13/-
5. Coorg 58,565/- 28,82813/-
6. Himachal Pradesh 15,420/- 15,372/-
7. Bombay 26,41,400/- 4,48,978/-
8. Orissa 23,490/- 14,472/-
9. Tripura 2,31,900/- 1,28,765/-
10. Punjab, 67,700/- 5,601/12/-
11. Kutch 46,000/- 18,692/-
12. Travancore Cochin 49,190/- 13,137/-
13. Tripura 2,31,900/- 82,562/-
14. Bhopal 1,78,000/- 14,000/-
15. Saurashtra 1,20,825/- 86,300/-
16. Madhya Pradesh 37,67,900/- 20,25,039/-
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GRANT-IN-AID UNDER ARTICLE 275(1) OF THE CONS-
TITUTION-SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF
EX-CRIMINAL TRIBES DURING THE YEAR 1955-56
S. No. Name of State Amount Amount Remarks
Sanctioned Utilised
1 2 3 4 5
1. Hyderabad 1,03,833/- - Reply not
yet received
2. Madras 3,71,554/- 1,70,597/-
3. Rajasthan 2,68,450/- 68,650/-
4. Madhya Bharat 52,870/- 8,48/13/-
5. Ajmer 25,000/- 4,811/-
6. Andhra 73,831/- 26,343/-
7. Orissa 14,005/- 1,009/-
8. Bombay 2,66,980/- 2,48,731/-
9. Saurashtra 12,500/- - Sanction
received too
late
10. Bhopal 9,000/- 1,400/-
GRANT-IN-AID UNDER ARTICLE 275(1) OF THE
CONSTITUTION-SCHEMES FOR THE WELFARE OF
OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES DURING 1955-56
S. No. Name of State Amounts Amounts Remarks
Sanctioned Utilised
1 2 3 4 5
1. Rajasthan 3,41,733/- 27,720/-
2. Himachal Pradesh 25,000/- -
3. Bihar 3,79,376/- 1,14,145/-