Scheme for Girls’ Hostel for students of secondary and higher secondary schools

October 3rd, 2008

Following is from http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=43337.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for a revised centrally sponsored scheme for construction and running of girls’ hostels for students of secondary and higher secondary schools in each of the educationally backward block during the 11th Five year Plan. The CCEA also gave its approval to incur and expenditure of Rs.2000 crore as Central share with a sharing pattern of 90:10 between the Centre and the States. The revised scheme provides for construction of 3500 hostels through State Governments in all the educationally backward blocks in the country in addition to recurring grant to meet the need of inmates.

Entry Filed under: HRD of Tribals and/or Tribal areas, K-12, KBK education, SC/ST/OBC/minority schemes