MYSURU: Students studying at the govt-run Ashrama residential schools across the state will have their Aadhaar seeded with the educational records to monitor their progress.The department of tribal welfare has decided to ensure that all students of these schools get the Aadhaar numbers and seed them with the educational records to monitor their progress and ensure they receive all the benefits of the govt schemes.According to D Randeep, Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, the department is now coming out with several new interventions for the Ashrama schools based on the feedback he received during his recent visit to the Ashrama schools in Hunsur of the district, where he interacted with the parents and tribal students.“Ashrama schools cater to the needs of tribal children who require residential schooling from 1st Std to 8th Std. In fact, from this year onwards, the state govt has announced the extension of classes up to 12th Std in a graded manner in 5 Ashrama Schools, including two each in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar, while one is in Kodagu,” he explained to TOI.This comes amidst the Ashrama school students receiving textbooks on the first day of the new academic year, with the Tribal Welfare Department joining hands with the Education Department to supply textbooks. “All these years, textbooks for our children were arranged through our district office. To ensure that our children get the textbooks on the first day itself, we joined hands with the Education Department. As a result, the textbooks reached students on time. We are also planning to work with the Education Department on the academic excellence of our students,” he said.The state govt has provided Rs 113 crores for the building of additional classrooms to accommodate enrolled students. Work would commence this year itself. During the financial year 2024-25, Rs 25 crores has been released for repairs and additional rooms construction in Ashrama schools,” he said.He also informed that the tribal girls in these schools will get sanitary napkins henceforth to ensure healthy menstrual hygiene.
