Centre to Spend Rs 10 Crore Expanding Eklavya School in Khatima, Hostel Tender Finalised
At the Uttarakhand Aadi Rangotsav tribal festival in Khatima, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram announced the Centre will spend about Rs 10 crore expanding the Eklavya Model Residential School, with a Rs 4 crore hostel tender finalised to raise capacity to 480 students.
Current Summary
The three-day Uttarakhand Aadi Rangotsav 2026 opened in Khatima on Sunday, organised by the State Tribal Research Institute at Naveen Mandi on Pilibhit Road and inaugurated by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, with Union Minister of Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram in attendance. Addressing the gathering, Oram said the Government of India will spend approximately Rs 10 crore to expand and upgrade facilities at the Eklavya Model Residential School in Khatima, and that the tender for a new hostel at the school, costed at around Rs 4 crore, has been finalised with construction due to begin soon. The hostel will take the school's capacity to 480 students, 240 boys and 240 girls. Dhami, who called Khatima a 'Mini India' for the mix of hill, Bengali, Punjabi and Purvanchal communities living there, said 824 houses were built in the first phase and 101 in the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri JANMAN Awas Yojana, a central scheme for particularly vulnerable tribal groups. The festival features tribal artistes from several states showcasing traditional costumes, folk dances and music, and runs from October 4 to 6.
What We Know
- The Centre will spend about Rs 10 crore on expanding the Eklavya Model Residential School in Khatima.
- A hostel tender worth about Rs 4 crore has been finalised, construction to begin soon, raising capacity to 480 students (240 boys, 240 girls).
- Under the Pradhan Mantri JANMAN Awas Yojana, 824 houses were built in the first phase and 101 in the second phase for vulnerable tribal groups in the area.
What Is Still Unclear
- Timeline for hostel construction completion.
- Which specific tribal groups or villages benefit from the JANMAN housing figures cited.
What Changed
- 4 Oct, 03:12 pmSignal detected: Centre to Spend Rs 10 Crore Expanding Eklavya School in Khatima, Hostel Tender Finalised
Background
The Eklavya Model Residential School scheme provides quality education to tribal students in remote areas; the Ministry of Tribal Affairs was created during the Vajpayee government in 1999.