Kerala CM Launches Model Project to Facilitate education of SC, ST students

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched the first phase of a model project which would help easily impart and facilitate education to the students belonging to SC and ST category. 

There are many ST, SC category students who do not have adequate facilities to study at home. Their families come from low income group and cannot afford the facilities required for home tutoring. 

To solve this issue, Kerala government has decided to offer financial help to the members of the SC community. A grant of Rs 2 lakhs is being given to each member to set up a study room near their house.

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The Chief Minister added that when the room is ready, study materials, including computers, will also be made available.

“Today marks the inauguration of the completion of 12,250 study rooms across the state.An additional 3,750 study rooms will be completed this year. In addition, 8,500 study rooms will be created by 2021.This would be a model project for the entire country.” quoted Mr. Vijayan.

Under the same project, community (public) study rooms are also being constructed for the ST students. 250 community study rooms using public facilities such as community halls have already been constructed..

The student capacity of each classroom is 30 students. The Government has set up the goal to construct 500 such community study rooms.

To empower the education of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students, the state government is making all efforts by providing maximum help and support.

As per reports, SC students from Class V to Class VIII get less educational help. So, the state government is making all efforts by providing maximum help and support to empower the education of such children.

Earlier, an educational help of Rs 2,000 per child per year was provided to 1,20,000 SC children. 

This benefit of the lump-sum grant and stipend has been increased by 50 percent. 

The CM has also introduced a scheme for Medical-Engineering Entrance Examination coaching for 1,000 SC students who have completed Plus 2.

All steps will be taken to improve the 44 ITIs under Scheduled Caste Development Department.

New blocks are set up for 15 ITIs.

The major highlight of the model project is that breakfast and lunch will be available for the students studying here.

Up to Rs 25 lakhs, SC students pursuing PG courses will be sanctioned in well-known foreign universities, they publish an order for the same.

In the end, he added, free training for 300 people in the Civil Service Academy under the state government will be provided.