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Rajasthan to create separate cadre for tribal development

Special Correspondent

To ensure effective implementation of various projects

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government is considering establishing a separate departmental cadre in the Tribal Area Development (TAD) Department to ensure effective implementation of various projects and their completion on time. This will also solve the problem of vacant posts in the department without fresh recruitments for long.

Fund utilisation

TAD Minister Kanakmal Katara, stating this while addressing a meeting of the Scheduled Tribes Consultative Council in Udaipur on Monday, said attempts were being made to utilise entire funds received in the Scheduled Tribes welfare head. He said the works in the tribal areas were executed this year by using 15 per cent more funds in comparison with last year.

Mr. Katara said the works in the tribal areas were presently being implemented through other departments in the absence of an executing agency of the TAD Department. The method of execution will change with the creation of a departmental cadre.

The Minister, who released a booklet titled "Janjati Vikas" (development of tribes) on the occasion, said the State Government had taken steps to speed up development of the tribal-dominated regions by constructing roads, installing hand pumps, reviving irrigation schemes and opening more schools.

Mr. Katara said the quality of education in residential schools would be improved to benefit the tribal children and tribal fishermen of Jaisamand and Kadana areas would be provided assistance.

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