The State Government is mulling over plans to build student hostel buildings in the Naxal affected regions through the public private partnership (PPP) model.The hostels would be built using funds from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) heads of the companies operating in Chhattisgarh, an official statement issued here on Tuesday said.
This was announced at a meeting chaired by Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Minister Kedar Kashyap at the Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Directorate here.Kashyap said that the State government had been motivating the companies to direct their CSR activities towards the welfare of the general masses. As a consequence, the Government is of the opinion that the CSR funds must be utilised for constructing student hostels in the Naxal affected areas, he said.
This apart, the Minister suggested that the tribal students must be sent for pursuing studies in Engineering and Medical streams to the metros such as Mumbai and Delhi. Kashyap stated that a hostel with all amenities had been built at a cost of Rs 7.50 crore in Durg. This apart, the Bhilai Steel Plant’s CSR fund would be utilised for constructing a hostel for girl students in Bhilai, he said. Those present in the meeting were Departmental Secretary Manoj Kumar Pingua and Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department Commissioner M S Paraste.