State Congress president Arun Yadav has demanded that the order of the State Government barring the students of SC/ST categories from departmental hostels, to study in colleges and universities, should be withdrawn.
The reaction came after the State government issued orders barring students from hostel facilities for SC/ST categories and the students were instructed to leave the hostels.
Yadav said that tribals studying in colleges and universities are instructed to vacate Pre-Matric and Post-Matric hostels. It was a beneficial facility for the past several years for tribal students as they were provided with staying facilities in these hostels but after the amendment in law SC/ST Welfare Department in March 2014 the students have been strictly ordered to vacate the hostels.
The hostel wardens are employed in implementing the instructions in a strict manner. Tribal students belonging to poor family from remote areas used to avail the facility of Tribal Hostels in every district but after the implementation of the amendment in the rules the students are facing problems of shelter. Several students are not able to bear the cost of rented rooms and would be forced to leave the studies and move back to their native places. This is harassing the tribal students and disturbing their study affecting their career prospects and state government would be responsible for the impact alleged State Congress President Yadav.
Earlier the state government has declared that under the Awas Sahatya Naveen Yojana the tribal students studying in colleges and universities would be provided with Rs 1250 at district and Rs 1000 at block level for availing rented rooms but till date the arrangements for providing the money has not been made and without providing any arrangements the students are forced to leave the hotels.