New Delhi: The capital is set to receive a residential school for students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Castes (OBC), the Delhi government announced on Monday.
"The cabinet has decided to set up a residential school for the SC, ST, OBC and Muslim students in order to provide them adequate opportunities to excel in studies," Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said in New Delhi after a cabinet meeting.
An agreement to this effect will be signed by the Department of Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.
KISS is running the biggest residential institute for tribal children in South Asia where 10,000 tribal children are provided residential facilities and education from kindergarten (KG) to post-graduate (PG) level.
"After visiting the institute, it was felt that the experiment could be replicated in Delhi in order to bring SC/ST/OBC/Muslim students at par with other students by providing holistic quality education," Dikshit told reporters.
Experienced teachers from KISS would impart education in an innovative manner. The school will be managed by the KISS.
An existing school premises at Ishapur would be renovated by the Public Works Department (PWD) as per specification provided by KISS.
The government will provide infrastructure and financial assistance for running the school for five years and after that, the school is expected to be self-sustaining.
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