Current situation of SC ST Hostel in Siddipet District.

In India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is the nodal ministry to monitor the interests of Scheduled Castes. Although primary responsibility for promoting the interests of Scheduled Castes is in the area of operation and state governments with all central ministries, the Ministry specifically fulfills its efforts through interventions in important areas through specially prepared schemes. The objective of Scheduled Castes Development (SCD) Bureau of the Ministry is to promote the welfare of Scheduled Castes through their educational, economic and social empowerment. Efforts made by State Governments and Central Ministries to monitor and promote the interests of Scheduled Castes.

The scheduled caste development department is dedicated to the integrated and overall development of the scheduled caste. The scheduled caste development population in Telangana is 15% (5432680) out of total population 3, 51, 93,978 as per 2011 census. The literacy rate is 52.52%.

The Commissionerate of Scheduled Caste Development is responsible for implementation of educational programs through Hostels, Scholarships, implementation of Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, monitoring the progress in filling up of Backlog vacancies and monitoring of Scheduled Castes Sub- Plan.
The Telangana State Scheduled Castes Co-operative Finance Corporation is implementing Economic Development Programmes for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes. The Telangana Scheduled Caste Residential Educational Institutions Society is administering the Residential Educational Institutions for quality education of SC girls and boys in the State.

SC Boys Hostel, Siddipet

There are two hostels for boys in the Siddipet district, one for SC and ST which provides food and lodging. Both of the hostels are student management hostels. There is around 150 students in the ST hostel and 200 in the SC hostel.  There is an administrative structure followed by the hostels. So there are elected members of president and vice-president who takes care about the cleanliness and the necessities things related to a hostel. There is are hostel warden who comes in morning and evening and also attaches the dining hall.

ST Boys Hostel, Siddipet

While interacting with the student’s we came across the problems they are facing and the responsible department have been ignoring even though complaint are been made.

1.    There is only dal and rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner only on Sunday there is non-veg in dinner. Even there are complaints regarding it to the warden, it’s still the same there is no change in the menu.

2.    In the ST hostel the ground floor student doesn’t have any bed. The SC hostel doesn’t have any bedding in the rooms.

3.    There is less bathroom regardless of the number of students. And there is no daily cleaning of the bathrooms. The students take bath and wash their clothes outside the hostel.

4.    The hostel doesn’t have any library all they have to learn in the colleges itself.

5.    In the SC hostel there is a room for a computer lab where cooking utensils are been kept. 

6.    There is no health lab in the hostels for the primary medical purpose.

7.    As per the observation there is no cleanliness and hygiene regarding the hostel mess or kitchen.

After looking to the following problems in these hostels the big problems faced by the student are due to the least facilities provided by the government. Because when we talk about the development of a community, education plays a vital role and hostels for the marginalized community’s plays a larger part in the progress of it. The central and state government allocate many budget and funds for the development of these communities. However, the implication doesn’t reach out to the grassroots level. If the government doesn’t take serious note in the monitoring on the implementation of these schemes than there is no success in reaching the objectives.

As well as the center and state government should also increase in funds in order to reduce this kind of problems that these hostels students are facing, for which the enrolled students in the hostels should get a proper quality based education. 

By Bodhi R Chakma 

References

http://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/scheduled-caste-welfare-1/scheduled-caste-welfare-in-india
http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/2831LS.pdf