j) Education:

    For rapid development of tribals, it is required that they inculcate a sense of urgency and involvement in various plans and programs of Govt. Educational development can ensure bringing a sizeable population to the mainstream of national consciousness. It has always been stressed that there should be expansion of educational facilities in tribal areas both by Education Deptt. as well as by the ST & SC Dev. Deptt.. Besides the institutions run by the Education Deptt., High Schools, Ashram Schools, Residential Sevashrams, Sevashram are run by the ST & SC Dev. Deptt. The students are provided with reading and writing materials, clothing and stipend to meet the expenses of food. These provisions have attracted a large no. of tribal boys and girls. The educational institutions run by the ST & SC Dev. Deptt. are as follows:

    This apart, there are 34 Sevashrams and 35 Primary School Hostels and one Model School running under ST & SC Dev. Deptt.

7. Details of Service rendered:

    Since inception of ITDA all out efforts have been made for the over all development of the tribal people of this ITDA in general and the poverty-stricken ST families in particular.

a) ST families have been assisted under the Poverty alleviation Bankable schemes and under non-bankable schemes. Besides this, Dug wells, Bullocks and Bullock-carts etc. have also been provided to BPL families to help them to improve their agricultural income.

b) 35 Primary School Hostels have been functioning rendering Hostel facilities to 1400 boarders each year. Their fooding, lodging, dress, toiletries, sanitation are taken care of by the ITDA.

c) Each year repairing work of school & Hostel buildings (both boys and girls) is taken up for the safety, security and comfort of the students. New school buildings and Hostel buildings have been constructed; water supplies have been made in several schools and Hostels.

d) Several Big projects have been completed under Irrigation, Road & Communications Sectors. The Irrigation sector comprises of Check Dam, Diversion Weir, Water Harvesting structures and Sprinkler Irrigation System.

e) Under the SCA to TSP scheme, training programmes have been undertaken and hundreds of ST youth both Boys and Girls have been trained under different trades like, typing, Computer, Sewing/ Dress making, Driving-cum-Mechanic/ Auto-electrical and Electronics etc. These youth have been trained in several institutes like; ITI, Rourkela/ Cuttack. Some of these trained youth have already got employment. Similarly, 50 women have been trained in Bamboo crafts. At present as many as 1200 ST youth/SHG members are in the process of training which will be over after 6 months.