Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday underlined the need to repair dilapidated hostel-ashram and school buildings in tribal areas.
He said that schools, hostels and ashrams have reopened after two years due to Covid-19, and so the buildings need to be repaired at the earliest.
He was chairing the Chhattisgarh State Tribal Advisory Council meeting here, an official communication said.
The Chief Minister asked officials of the Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI) to study complications related to issue of caste certificates in tribal areas by holding camps. The report in the form of a proposal will be sent to the Central government.
The meeting ratified the implementation of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Upabandh (Extension of Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA Act). It approved the Governor's report on the administration of Scheduled Areas for 2020-21. It will be sent to the Governor.
Till March 2022, a total of 4,95,455 forest rights certificates have been issued and distributed to beneficiaries.
The Chief Minister said a district wise list has been given to the General Administration Department (GAD) for the appointment of 9,623 educated youth of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in government service.