Schools get minibuses for enrolling SC, ST students
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JAN 11
There's good news for students belonging to the Scheduled Tribes and
Scheduled Castes in the State.
The government on Monday launched the innovative Indira Bal Rath
Yojana, wherein minibuses have been provided to schools enrolling ST &
SC students.
That's not all. Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has agreed to extend the
scheme to schools enrolling students from the Other Backward Classes
from the coming financial year.
The scheme is intended for the ST and SC students from the state
countryside, who drop out from the schools for want of adequate
transport facility. However, instructions have been issued to the
school managements that these buses should not deny the service to
children of other communities staying on the route.
At a function held at the Ravindra Bhavan here on Monday, around 44
brand new buses were handed over to the management of schools across
the State, especially from the StateÂ's countryside.
As per the scheme, besides the bus, the government will provide 300
liters of fuel per month, Rs 50,000 for annual repairs and
maintenance, Rs 50,000 for payment of yearly insurance, Rs 10,000 to
employ a driver and Rs 5000 for a cleaner or attendant. The buses are
to be parked in the school premises after school hours.
In his address, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said the scheme would
help the children of the common man to pursue education without having
to worry about the transport facilities.
"My government is sincere in giving education a big boost. The Centre
too has supported us in our endeavour with the Union government
sanctioning for Goa the National Institute of Technology, National
Institute of Fashion Technology and a catering institute," he said.
Referring to the requests made in certain quarters to extend the
scheme to OBC students, the chief minister said the government will
extend the scheme to the OBC students either immediately or during the
coming financial year.
Social Welfare Minister Sudin Dhavlikar complimented the chief
minister for sanctioning the funds to make the scheme a reality. "This
innovative scheme would not have seen light of the day if there were
no funds," he added.
In his address, Power Minister Alexio Sequeira complimented the social
welfare minister for coming out with the scheme, saying the scheme
would immensely benefit the students from the rural areas. He thanked
the minister for covering most of the schools in his Loutolim
constituency.
Poinguinim MLA Ramesh Tawadkar requested the government to explore the
possibility of extending the scheme to government schools. He said
students from the ST and SC communities enrolled in government schools
should not be denied transport facility.
Prashant Naik and Fr Felix Lobo also spoke on behalf of the school
managements and put forward their requests to the government on the
schemes.
The scheme has so far cost the exchequer Rs 6.8 crore for the
procurement of 62 mini buses.
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