Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 18: A review meeting of Tribal Affairs Department was held under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman State Advisory Board for the Development of Gujjar and Bakerwal, here today.
Threadbare discussions were held on various issues pertaining to department which include; construction of G&B Hostels, setting up of cluster model villages, milk villages, skill development and construction of shelters for nomads.
Secretary Tribal Affairs, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi briefed the meeting regarding the status of implementation of various schemes meant for tribal population.
Director Tribal Affairs Department, M.S. Choudhary apprised that 124 ST, Youth have been covered under skill development and an amount of Rs. 23.24 lakh has been spent on training of such youth. He also apprised that Rs. 19.00 crore will be spent on pre & post matric scholarship to ST students during the current financial year.
Director Area Planning Bilal Ahmad, Joint Director (R&F) Finance Department, Showkat Hussain Mir, Secretary State Advisory Board for the Development of Gujjar & Bakerwal, Mukhtar Ahmad, Deputy Director Planning, Tribal Affairs Mohammad Yousuf Rather and senior officers participated in the meeting.
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