Central assistance is provided to State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations/ other implementing agencies for construction of hostels for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students under Centrally Sponsored Schemes. The Statewise details of number of hostels sanctioned during the last three years is given below:-

Hostels sanctioned for SC and ST students to States/Union Territories/other implementing agencies during the financial years 2007-08 to 2009-10
S.No. State/UTs Total number of hostels sanctioned for SC students Total number of hostels sanctioned for ST students
1 Andhra Pradesh 07 01
2 ArunachalPradesh 02
3 Assam 05 09
4 Bihar 06
5 Chattisgarh 48 40
6 Gujarat 04 44
7 Haryana 02
8 Himachal Pradesh 06
9 J&K 02
10 Jharkhand 12 19
11 Karnataka 25 16
12 Kerala 03
13 Madhya Pradesh 34 60
14 Maharashtra 15
15 Manipur 29
16 Meghalaya 02 02
17 Nagaland 01
18 Orissa 167 282
19 Punjab 1
20 Rajasthan 74 54
21 Tamil Nadu 31 8
22 Tripura 01 30
23 UP 14
24 Uttarakhand 03 02
25 W.B. 10 01
26 Puducherry 01
27 Dadra & NagarHaveli 05
Total 450 626

This information was given by Shri D. Napoleon, the Minister of State for Social Justice &  Empowerment, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha