State Tribal Welfare Department is running an Education Centre of 500-seater capacity in District Headquarters Durg for providing Science and Commerce education facility to students of Tribal Sub-Plan area.
Presently, nearly 328 girls from 16 districts are staying here and availing free higher education in various colleges. The State Government is also provided free food and accommodation facility in the Education Centre.
This scheme is being conducted to meet the lack of teachers for science and commerce subjects in remote tribal areas. Under this scheme, meritorious students of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe category from scheduled areas are provided opportunity to pursue graduation, post graduation and B. Ed. as per their interest, so that they may be prepared as teachers to provide their services in scheduled areas as teachers.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated Aryabhatt Science-Commerce Education Promotion Centre under this scheme on September 13, 2013 in Durg city.
Second centre under the scheme will be established in Divisional Headquarters Jagdalpur. This centre will also be of capacity 500-seater. Construction of building for the centre is on the verge of completion. The centre is likely to be opened from academic session 2016-17. This centre will be made for boy students.
School Education and Tribal Welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap informed that this scheme is proving largely beneficial for meritorious students of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe category in state, who interested in pursuing higher education. Presently, 328 girls from 16 districts are enrolled in this education promotion centre Durg, which includes seven from Ambikapur district, three from Balrampur district, 27 from Bastar districts, 29 from Bijapur district, 21 from South Bastar (Dantewada) district, 11 from Dhamtari district, 12 from Jashpur district, 94 girls from North Bastar (Kanker) district, 15 from Kondagaon district, eight from Koriya district, 23 girls from Narayanpur district, 28 from Rajnandgaon district, 15 girls from Sukma district, 26 girls from Surajpur district, eight from Balod district and two girls from Korba district availing the free higher education facility provided under the scheme.