Jammu Tawi, Jan 08
Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today directed the Finance department to earmark a minimum of 10 % of the budget in all departments for the promotion of tribal affairs. The Lt Governor passed these directions while reviewing the functioning of the Department of Tribal Affairs in a meeting here at the Civil Secretariat.
The meeting was informed that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs , Government of India has released Rs 30.10 cr in December 2019 as Special Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan and under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India for the development of Infrastructure and other Tribal welfare initiatives in J&K.
Stressing on the high importance of promoting the interests and wellbeing of the tribal community, the Lt Governor observed that the promotion of Tribal Affairs needs a focused attention and directed the Finance department for a minimum of 10 % of the annual budget in all departments dedicated towards the promotion of tribal welfare schemes.
The LG emphasized on facilities, basic amenities to the inmates monitoring of enrolment, capacity building, skill development and dropout of the tribal students in educational institutions across Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was informed that 24 Tribal Hostels (06 Girls Hostels and 18 Boys Hostels) with 2495 inmates are functional in J&K while 17 other such hostels are under construction. Further, under Prime Minister's Investment Package (PMIP), 79 new tribal hostels for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have been proposed. It was also informed that a total of 11540 ST students have been provided Post-Matric Scholarship during 2018-19.
The meeting was also briefed about various initiatives undertaken for the welfare of Tribal community in the UT of J&K including Development of Cluster Tribal Model Villages, establishment of Milk Villages and Milk Chilling Plants, provisions of Health Facilities, Electrification and Rural Infrastructure in Tribal areas, Pre-Matric scholarship to ST students and Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students etc.
