With a view to promoting education in tribal areas, the Central Government is going to open 500 seat capacity hostels each in 13 Tribal blocks of Chhattisgarh.This was decided during Union Tribal Welfare Minister Jual Oram’s visit here on Wednesday. The Minister also reviewed various schemes and programmes being implemented for tribal community in Chhattisgarh.
During the meeting, he announced launching of ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’ in Kondagaon. Under this scheme for all-round development of tribal people a fund of Rs10 crore will be sanctioned. Notably, ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’ is a pilot project which is being launched by Central Government in one block each of 10 States.
The Union Minister assured Chief Minister Raman Singh for extending support in execution of new schemes in the State. Additional Chief Secretary NK Aswal and Commissioner of Tribal Development Department NK Khakha along with other senior officers took part in the meeting. Oram reviewed various Tribal welfare schemes like residential school, ‘Chhu lo Asman’ (Touch the Sky), Saraswati Cycle Scheme, Tribal Youth Hostel, Science Development Center, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Swavlamban Yojna and others.
He expressed contentment over the execution of schemes. Chhattisgarh Scheduled Caste and Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap had requested to open 500 seat capacity hostel in all 85 blocks of the State. Kashyap had also demanded opening of nine Ekalvya schools in Chhattisgarh. He had also requested to sanction Rs60 Crore for opening four new Prayas Residential Schools in the State.