The State Government will open a total of four new pre-matric hostels for the tribal children during the current financial year. Tribal Welfare and School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap stated that the hostels would be opened in Kodenar in Bastanar Development Block in Bastar, Bakarkatta at Chuikhadan Development Block in Rajnandgaon district, Kanga and Bayanaar in Kondagaon Development Block in Kondagaon district of Bastar.
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 early this year. The Minister also reviewed various schemes and programmes being implemented for tribal community in Chhattisgarh.
During the meeting, he had 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 had assured Chief Minister Raman Singh for extending support in execution of new schemes in the State. 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.