The Tribal Welfare Department yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited to develop a bright future for the tribal students of 10 residential schools of the state run by the Tribal Welfare Department. Director of the Department, Dr. Vishal Kumar and NEDFI Executive Director S.K Barua signed the MoU yesterday at the Directorate office of the Tribal Welfare Department.
Tribal Welfare Department is currently running 10 residential schools across the state. Among these are 5 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, 1 Eklavya Model Day Boarding School, 1 Residential School and 3 Ashram Schools. These schools are managed by Tripura Tribal Welfare Residential Educational Institution Society. Students belonging to the tribal community of the North Eastern region are often left behind in choosing their future career due to lack of necessary information and guidance. NEDFI is working on various schemes to inform, advice, and psychologically help the students who have passed class 8 about their future and career opportunities and the MoU was signed in this regard yesterday.
Initially NEDFI will provide training to 30 teachers from 10 residential schools in this regard. They will be master trainers and later they will guide and advise the residential school students about building their careers. At present around 1500 students are studying in 10 residential schools in the state.
Govt’s priority is for tribals’ socio-economic uplift :Jishnu
The government has given priority to socio-economic upliftment of the tribal people. For this purpose, various central flagship schemes and state government schemes have been implemented in the state. Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma said this at the closing ceremony of the two-day long special training camp held on September 14-15 at Charilam block office yesterday. In the camp, the Deputy Chief Minister said that most importance has been given to the overall development of the tribal people through self-help groups. Development of the rural economy is not possible without the role of self-help groups. All over the state, the women of the tribal communities are empowered by linking them with self-help groups. A specific plan has been taken for this.
In the two-day training camp, members of different Gram Panchayats and Village Self Help Groups of Charilam Block were trained on becoming self-reliant by engaging in economic activities. Besides, post-matric scholarship and LPG connection under Ujjwala Yojana have been given in the camp. At the closing ceremony of the training camp, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma handed over Ujjwala Yojana gas connections to 20 women and a loan cheque to 4 self-help group women.
Charilam Panchayat Samiti Chairman Rakhi Das Kar, Charilam BAC Chairman Jeklu Debbarma, Sepahijala District Magistrate Vishwasree B, Bishalgarh Sub-Divisional Magistrate Binay Bhushan Das, Charilam BDO Ripon Das and others were present at the closing ceremony of the training camp.
