Nagpur: The state govt set a 90-day deadline for a third-party audit of Maharashtra’s 553 aided ashramshalas after which schools found lacking in basic facilities will be shut down, tribal development minister Ashok Uike said here on Wednesday. Uike also added that the department was considering a policy change under which FIRs would also be…
Nagpur: Tribal development minister Ashok Uike on Wednesday visited Gadchiroli ashramshala where three tribal girls died of snakebite earlier this week. He directed officials to shift students to a school with proper residential and educational facilities by Aug 15.Uike inspected the students’ sleeping arrangements, bedding, kitchen, drinking water and hygiene at Japatlai Ashramshala in Dhanora…
Nagpur: It took three innocent lives for the tribal development department (TDD) to order a full-blown review of ashramshalas in Maharashtra and even start hammering out new SOPs for residential schools on priority. The three schoolgirls could have been happily playing with their hostel mates today in Dhanora taluka if only they had a bed…
