The ‘Eklavya’ residential schools run by State Government in Tribal dominated Bastar region have achieved outstanding results in the 12th board examination conducted by Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE). The ‘Eklavya’ schools have been set up in three locations and which gave 96.6 per cent results in the 12th board exam this year.
School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap has congratulated students and teachers of these schools. He also extended his best wishes for their bright future. Eklavya School at Katekalyan, which is one of the worst insurgency hit regions of the Bastar managed to put 100 percent result. likewise Eklavya School Antagarh managed to achieve 96 percent result while Eklavya School Karpavand produced 94 per cent result.
Notably another Eklavya school has been established in Bhairamgarh and studies in this school from the academic current session. In October last year, the Chhattisgarh government had demanded Rs 1351 crore from the Centre for infrastructural development to be carried out in schools in tribal-dominated regions of the State. The demand was made by Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap while addressing a conference of Tribal Welfare Ministers at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Union Minister of State Mansukhbhai Vasava were also present at the conference. Kashyap in his address said that tribal children can be connected to main stream through development and expansion of educational facilities only. “We insist the Central Government to provide financial assistance of Rs1,351 crore to Chhattisgarh Government for construction of ashram hostel buildings, toilets and providing smart classes in schools along with other infrastructure facilities in Chhattisgarh.’’
He demanded Rs 138 crore from the Centre for providing smart class facilities in 625 higher secondary schools in the State, Rs 789 crore for construction of hostel buildings in 607 ashrams, Rs 100 crore for establishing a Tribal Research Centre and Museum in the State besides Rs 234 crore for construction of toilets in schools and hostels. Kasjyap has also demanded Rs 75 crore for setting up five ‘Prayas’ schools and ‘Eklavya’ schools in nine newly-formed districts and Rs 15 crore for construction of residential sports complex in Dimrapal of Bastar district.
He informed about the tribal welfare policies and schemes of Chhattisgarh Government saying that the State has been running 2743 hostel ashrams for providing better education to tribal students and so far over 1.60 lakh tribal students have been benefited by the schemes. ‘Prayas’ schools under the ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Bhavishya Yojana’ and ‘Astha and Nishtha’ institutions have been established in Chhattisgarh to provide quality education to tribal students mostly hailing from lWE regions of the State. At the conference, Kashyap also discussed about the various pending proposals of Chhattisgarh and requested the Central government to provide speedy sanction for the same.