An amount of Rs 34.50 crore has been sanctioned by the State Government for the construction of 50 community bhavans in Special Backward Tribal Baiga, Bhariya and Sahriya dominated areas of the State. Of these, Rs 6 crore has been sanctioned for three community buildings to be constructed at divisional level, Rs 10 crore for construction of 10 district-level community buildings and Rs 18.50 crore for construction of 37 block-level community buildings.
Aasthan Yojana has been launched in the state to preserve the culture of tribals dwelling in the state and their places of worship. Under the scheme, community bhavans are being constructed for lodging of the pilgrims visiting Devgudi, Madhiya, Devthan, built at the places of Kul-Devta and village deities of the tribal community. These community buildings will have all the necessary facilities.
An amount of Rs 2 crore each has been sanctioned for each Jabalpur, Gwalior and Shahdol divisional headquarters. Likewise, an amount of one crore has been sanctioned for the construction of each district-level community bhavans.
The District level community bhavans will be constructed in village Chaugan of Mohgaon block of Mandla district, Dindori of Dindori district, Amarkantak of Pushprajgarh block of Anuppur district, Laxmanpura village of Raghogarh block of Guna district, Pali of Umaria district, Anhoni Mela of Tamia block of Chhindwara district, Pahadgarh of Morena district, Pohri of Shivpuri district, village Nanakpur of Chanderi block of Ashoknagar district and Balaghat.
Similarly, Rs 50 lakh has been sanctioned for the construction of each block level community bhavan. The construction agency has been instructed to complete the construction with quality and within stipulated time.