CURRENT STATUS OF GOVERNMENT HOSTEL FACILITY PROVIDED TO ST, OBC, SC STUDENTS AND ITS UTILITY AND USAGES: WITH REFERENCE TO PUNE

S. I. Kumbhar; Shivaraj R. Sonawane

doi:10.21922/srjhsel.v9i47.7699

S. I. Kumbhar Research Guide, KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
Shivaraj R. Sonawane Ph.D. Scholar, KBC North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21922/srjhsel.v9i47.7699

Keywords: Scheduled tribes, Scheduled casts, Backward class students hostel facility, Educational Development

Abstract

The population of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes forms the considerable percentage of the total population of the country. Providing educational supporting facilities through the hostel scheme to this population is one of the significant factor that positively influencing on the educational development of scheduled casts and scheduled tribes people. Through the present article, an attempt has been made on the current status of tribal hostels and its utility with reference to Pune city. This article has also focused on the strength of the government hostels during the last four years, and focused on its intake capacity, actual admissions of ST and OBC SC students in the hostels in Pune.