There are as many as 2,400 social welfare hostels in the state. Most of them are run with inadequate funds and poor infrastructure facilities. The mess charges sanctioned for the students are in the range Rs.425 to 500 per month which are grossly inadequate to follow the menu suggested by the state Government. The hostels that are located in rural areas and in inaccessible villages lack even basic facilities such as toilets, water supply, safe drinking water and sufficient number of living rooms for the students.
The inaction of Government to set things right led to many opposition leaders expressed concern overcrowding in SW Hostels sometimes over lodging of as many as 20 students in a single room, resulting in congestion.
The hostel wardens are often at the receiving end of parents, political leaders and Govt officials for the poor state of affairs in the Hostel. Whereas the real issue has been irregular and insufficient release of funds for improving the hostels in the state.
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