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Ekalavya Schools project put on back-burner
In all, 1,440 selected girl students have been remained in their regular schools for the last two years as the Central government decided not to start Yekalayva Schools Model Residential English Medium Schools in the Agency and remote areas.
Srikakulam: In all, 1,440 selected girl students have been remained in their regular schools for the last two years as the Central government decided not to start Ekalayva Schools Model Residential English Medium Schools in the Agency and remote areas.
The Congress led UPA government proposed 12 Yekalavya Schools for all eight districts in undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2012 and decided to start classes at these schools from June 2014. Out of total 12 schools, two were sanctioned in Srikakulam district one at Bhamini and other at Sitampeta mandal headquarters, three in Vizianagaram, two in Visakhapatnam, each one in East Godavari, Nellore, Chittoor, Prakasam and Warangal districts.
The aim of the schools is to provide corporate education to tribal girl students where literacy percentage is low.For each school 120 seats were allotted, Class V and Class VI are entry points. Over 60 seats for Class V and 60 seats for Class VI were allocated. Entrance test was conducted for the first batch in May 2014 and counselling also conducted for 1,440 students.
Fifteen acres of land is required for each school and revenue officials identified it. After identification of lands, previous UPA government did not sanction funds for the construction of school, hostel buildings and staff quarters. Later, state was bifurcated and general elections were held again the BJP led NDA government had issued orders in June 2014 to stop this project till June 2015 for adjustment of budget allocations to two states and later the project has been neglected.
Recently government issued the GO No. 210 by shifting the proposed Yekalavya School from Sitampeta to Meliaputti mandal in Srikakulam district which was confirmed by Sitampeta ITDA project officer L Shiva Sankar. As a result, girl students have to wait another year for admissions. “We admitted all selected girl students in regular tribal welfare residential schools by starting separate sections in Class V and Class VI to save academic year,” the PO added.
“This is an indication that both the Central and State governments are neglecting tribal girls education by not taking steps,” said convener for SC, ST Development and Funds Achieving Committee B Sanjiva Rao.
