Reviews functioning of TA Department
JAMMU, MARCH 13: Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer
Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today convened a
meeting with officers of Tribal Affairs Department to
review the functioning of the department.
Vice Chairman State Advisory Board for Development
of Gujjars and Bakerwals Chowdhary Gulzar Ahmed Khatana, Commissioner Secretary
Tribal Affairs Department, Salma Hamid, Director Tribal Affairs Department,
Mohammad Rafi, Special Secretary Tribal Affairs, Mohammad Shareef, Secretary
Gujjar Advisory Board Mukhtar Ahmad Choudhary Director Finance, Tribal Affairs
and other officers of concerned departments were present in the meeting.
The meeting discussed various issues including
action taken report of previous meeting, detail of funds received/utilized
during 2017-18 under SCA to TSP, status of
work on cluster model villages, establishment of milk villages and construction
of shelter sheds, construction of
residential schools, e-Classrooms in 17 Cluster Tribal Model villages, starting
up of academics’ activities in EMRSs Anantnag and Kulgam, physical
status of Capex –budget 2017-18, PMDP besides
others.
The Minister was informed that Rs 1150.17 lakh has
been expended on SCA to TSP activity/ scheme, Rs. 2836.90 lakh on
Article 275 (1), and Rs 1463.38 lakh on
Scholarship to ST students till February
this year.
Reviewing the physical and financial status of
development of Cluster Model villages for tribals in the state, the meeting was
informed that Rs 1125.17 lakh has
been utilized till December 17 and
all works are under progress.
The Minister directed the administrative department
to prepare guidelines for establishing ‘Tribal Model
Villages’ following a uniform pattern across all the
districts of the state after consulting respective Deputy Commissioners and
Director, Tribal Affairs.
He asked Commissioner Secretary to seek reports
from Deputy Commissioners on action plans catering to needs of tribal areas to
be implemented under projects amounting to Rs 1.5 crore in each of their
respective districts by 25th March
2018.
He also directed the officers to conduct a joint
survey along with the Education Department of annual enrollments and drop outs
of both male and female tribal students to assess the drop-out rates over previous
five years and analyze the reasons thereof. “Special
focus should be laid on education monitoring framework for obtaining real time
information relating to different dimensions of student progress”,
he added.
Speaking
on strengthening of educational infrastructure for tribal students, the
Minister asserted that a proposal will be soon moved for opening of five more ‘Eklavya
Schools’ in the state.
The Minister further asked the Tribal Department to
submit a proposal to Finance Department for extending various scholarships to
all the scheduled tribes including Gujjar-Bakarwals, Sippis, Gaddis among
others.
The Minister also reviewed the progress made in geo
tagging of infrastructure being used by nomads during their seasonal migration
so as better services can be provided at these places.
The Minister also reviewed
progress under Health, Agriculture and skill development sectors besides construction of Tribal
Bhawan/ Museum.
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