Rs 27 Crore For Construction Of Own Buildings To Run Adi Daravidar And Tribal Students Hostel

An amount of Rs 27 Crores has been sanctioned by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for construction of own buildings to run Adi Dravidar and tribal students` hostels. 

There are 1,342 hostels for Adi Dravidar and Tribal students run by the department.  Jayalalithaa ordered construction of the buildings to hostels run on rented premises. Considering the large number of children taking to education,

Accordingly, in the current fiscal, 27 new buildings would be constructed in Salem, Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli districts were hostels run on rented premises.

At an estimated cost of Rs one crore for each hostel, the Chief Minister issued orders to allot Rs 27 crore towards this purpose.