The amount provided is for meeting the running cost/management cost of 16 Model Residential/Ashram Schools, Four Ekalavya and Two Special CBSE Model Residential Schools.
All expenses related to running of MRSs including establishment costs (salaries and allowances), repair and maintenance, fuel expenses, cooking gas and provisions, solid and liquid waste management, energy projects, modernization, agriculture initiatives and Miyawaki Forests, e-governance initiatives, extra coaching, skill development including additional skill acquisition programme and entrepreneurship development, group activities like student police cadet, national cadet corps and national service scheme, bharat scouts and guides etc., purchase of equipment/furniture/computers and accessories, programmes for soft skill development and for extra/remedial coaching, cost for conducting seminars and workshops, cost for meeting travel and allowances to students and staff for participating in various programmes/functions/camps/site visits/workshops/competitions/science fairs in India and abroad, cost for meeting study tour of students, conducting counselling and special programmes including engaging student doctor, student police, our responsibility to children projects aimed at the overall development of children and cost for Sahavasa Camp for Secondary & Higher Secondary students will be met from this outlay. The total number of students to be covered during a year is 7500.
For ensuring employability in emerging sectors, skill development training shall be given to secondary and higher secondary students in Model Residential Schools. The expenses related to Sargotsavam (State level youth festival for Secondary & Higher Secondary students of MRSs, hostels run by the Department), remuneration of resident tutor of pre matric and post matric schools, professional HR support of MRS, Career counselling, career oriented training programmeswill also be met from this head.

The objective of the scheme is to provide hostel facilities to pre - matric and post- matric students. The scheme also envisages improving the facilities of pre - matric and post- matric hostels functioning under the Department to create a good environment for better education. All such institutions will be provided with appropriate facilities according to UNICEF standards. The provision is for meeting the costs of minor repairs and maintenance of tribal hostels, repair/maintenance work of rain water harvesting system, installation of sanitary napkin incinerator, installation/repair of roof truss work, purchase of vessels, furniture and computers, and providing electricity/water supply.
All expenses related to additional construction, fuel, cooking gas and provisions, liquid and solid waste management, energy projects, project for modernization, projects for implementation of e-governance initiatives in the hostels, purchase of equipment/furniture/necessary items, development of health including provision for counselling, study tours and special programmes/projects aimed at the overall development of children will be met from this scheme. Cost for providing extra coaching and tuitions, programmes for soft skill development and for extra/remedial coaching, cost for conduct of seminar and workshop, skill development for the inmates of the hostel are also included under the scheme.

The basic objective of the scheme is to ensure higher education among tribal youth by providing safe and free boarding and lodging at proximity to reputed educational institutions. The department shall take all steps to provide as much hostel facilities in all districts to promote higher education among tribal children as the enrollment of tribal children in higher education is relatively low. The running expenses of the existing and new Post-Matric hostels functioning in building owned by the Department or rented buildings may be met from this scheme.

Three centrally sponsored schemes viz, ‘Construction of Building for Model Residential/Ashram Schools in Tribal Areas’ (50 % CSS), ‘Construction of Boys’ Hostels’ (50%CSS) and ‘Construction of Girls’ Hostels’ (100% CSS) were merged and included as a state scheme in the Annual Plan 2019-20 as some of the projects started under these Schemes are yet to be completed and there are difficulties in receiving funds from GOI for these schemes due to some technical reasons. Apart from all institutions, construction of new hostels and MRSs taken up by the ST department in the current year and the additional construction works like hostel blocks, staff quarters and additional classrooms etc. required in the constructions of model residential schools sanctioned by the GOI can be taken up under the scheme as the amount sanctioned by the GOI for construction works is not sufficient to make them full-fledged institutions.

At present there are two Vocational Training Institutes for Scheduled Tribe students functioning at Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki for imparting training in 5 trades approved by the National Council for Vocational Training.
To obtain modern employment, new technical courses must be introduced. For this, during 2024–25, with the support of the Technical Education Department, Industries Department, and Scheduled Tribes Development Department, a study to upgrade the courses and institution is proposed. Also, the scheme is intended for meeting the running expenses (uniform, food, study materials, stationery items) of Vocational Training Institutes in Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki.