Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked all officials concerned to properly maintain all Scheduled Caste hostels and necessary arrangements should be made for them. Chouhan also directed them to submit detailed reports about repairing of hostel buildings, drinking water arrangements, number of available posts etc.
Chouhan stated this while chairing a meeting of State Scheduled Castes Advisory Board here on Tuesday.Ministers of State Harishankar Khatik and Manohar Untwal, Chief Secretary R Parasuram, DGP Nandan Dube, Member-MlAs of the Board and other senior officers attended the meeting.
Chouhan said that adequate staff should also be arranged wherever Scheduled Caste hostels are sanctioned. He also sought suggestions from the board members regarding development works.
Minister of State for Scheduled Castes Khatik said Assistant Commissioners, District Conveners and Board Coordinators have been directed to ensure effective management of departmental hostels, schools and ashrams. It has also been directed that officers must tour their respective areas for three days a week positively. Secretary Ashok Shah informed that departmental budget was Rs611 crore in year 2002-03, which has increased to Rs4,165 crore now.
He informed that Rs 4,071 crore has been allocated to the department under various schemes. Of the allocated funds, Rs3,879 crore has been spent. He informed that amount in the budget has been provisioned proportionate to the population of scheduled castes in the state. At the meeting, the Board members also put forth proposals to start community halls, hostels and schools.