Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram has said that his Ministry will initiate new measures to ensure that money allotted to states under various tribal welfare schemes reaches the actual beneficiaries. Addressing media in New Delhi today, Mr Oram said that officials from National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and Tribal Affairs Ministry will visit various remote areas to personally ascertain the benefits accrued to tribals. <br/><br/>He said some independent agencies will also be involved in this task. The Minister also informed that post-matric scholarship for ST students will be released through DBT mode to ensure transparency and fast delivery. He said during the current financial year 20 new Ekalaya Model Residential Schools were opened and their total number has reached 213. <br/><br/>Shri Oram said that allocation for Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojna in next year budget has been increased from 100 crore to 200 crore rupees. He said blocks with very low female literacy rate have been selected for the scheme. Mr Oram informed that his Ministry has recognised 14 NGOs as Established Voluntary Agencies out of more than 200 NGOs. A simplified sanctioning procedure is being envisaged for grants in aid to these agencies. Guidelines are being revised with focus on outcome. <br/><br/>Referring to the livelihood and skill development efforts of his Ministry, the Minister informed that an amount of 285 crore rupees was spent during the current financial for skill developments and vocational training of 80 thousand tribal beneficiaries. The Minister said Central Tribal Sub Plan allocation to his Ministry increased by more than 20 per cent to more than 24 thousand crore ensuring convergence of interventions of other Ministries and Departments. He said, Ministry's budgetary plan provisions have been enhanced from 4550 crore rupees to 4800 crore rupees addressing critical gaps in implementation.