The State Government would construct 1,000 hostels for tribal students across the State in the current year. Out of the 1,000, the construction works of 640 hostels are in progress while the works for the remaining hostels are in different phases of tender process. This was revealed at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Thursday.
The meeting revealed that there are at least 4,696 tribal hostels in the State where 3.96 lakh boys and 2.21 lakh girls are staying. The meeting too revealed that the Government has taken the task of constructing 400 hostels for nearly 40,000 students at the college level. This apart, two hostels for SC students are under construction at Kalinganagar and Pokhariput in Bhubaneswar. The meeting emphasised on appointment of women teachers as wardens of the girls’ hostels.