Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir informed that the State Government would release a Training Calendar to provide skills development training to the youth belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, and Minorities.
Shabbir Ali held a high-level review meeting with the top SC and BC Welfare Department officials at Dr BR Ambedkar State Secretariat .
The officials gave a detailed presentation on various schemes implemented by their departments for the welfare of SCs and BCs. Shabbir Ali urged the officials to study the Central Government schemes and explore ways to secure more funds for the State Government schemes.
The officials of the SC Department informed that 106 residential schools were operating in rented buildings, for which a yearly rent of Rs. 52.52 Crores is being paid.
The estimate for constructing one new residential school complex is Rs 25 crores. This can be undertaken in 4 phases at Rs. 6.25 Crores in each Phase, similar to Tribal Welfare Residential Schools. The estimated budget for constructing 103 Residential Schools is Rs. 2,575 Crores at Rs. 25 crores per School/Institution.
For the Civil Works proposed in Phase – I for the construction of 103 Residential Schools, the total budget proposed to allocate is Rs. 643.75 Crores at Rs. 6.25 Crores per School/Institution for the FY 2024-25.
