As many as 973 Government schools, 124 Ashrams and 147 Hostels for boys and girls in Bastar division do not have their own buildings. They are running in other Government buildings, additional rooms, shades and kuchcha houses.
This was disclosed by the Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap in the Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday. In a written reply filed to a question raised by BJP member Santosh Bafna, Kashyap said that in Bastar division, 635 primary schools, 127 middle schools, 84 high schools and 127 higher secondary schools do not have their own building.
Similarly, 77 boy’s Ashrams and 47 girl’s ashrams besides 76 boy’s hostels and 71 girl’s hostels do not have their own building. The Minister said that these institutions are running in other Government buildings, additional rooms, shades and kuchcha houses. The construction of buildings for primary and secondary schools is done under the Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, he said.
Proposals have been sent to include building construction for 37 high schools, 80 higher secondary schools, and 41 girl’s ashram/hostels in the main budget of 2015-16, Kashyap said.
Proposal for construction of 10 girl’s hostels and one girl’s Ashram has been sent to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India. Planning Commission, Government of India has given approval for 2014-15 for construction of buildings for 24 girl’s and 5 boy’s hostels besides 22 girl’s and 24 boy’s ashrams, he stated in the reply.