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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A study

A study

Pre Matric Hostelsfor Dalit Children in Kerala

Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyIntroduction

RIGHTS TEAM

RIGHTS published a comprehensive report titled, Lessonsof Discrimination in Development-Children of Dalit, Adivasi, andFishing Communities in Kerala Development in 2011. The studyfocused on access to education and health for children frommarginalized communities in Kerala. Through this study RIGHTSwas able to expose the grave reality of the challenges in Educationand Health faced by children from the margins, which remains hiddenfrom much hyped and celebrated ‘Kerala Model Development’. Thestudy received wide support and encouragement from the public,especially from groups working among the marginalizedcommunities. Through collective efforts the findings of the studywere presented to the Government and Planning Commission expertswho enabled in initiating relevant discussions and resolutions.

Unlike previous report which is focused on the challenges ofmarginalized communities on the whole, this time RIGHTS aim atvarious educational welfare schemes/ institutions provided to themarginalized community’s i.e Pre Matric Hostels for the ScheduledCaste, Model Residential School for the Scheduled Tribe andRegional Fisheries Technical Schools for the Fishing community.The first attempt of the series is the study of Pre Matric Hostels forthe Scheduled Caste and we humbly present the study report forfurther discussions and actions.

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Introduction


It was in 1957 that the Scheduled Caste Department beganthe scheme of Pre Matric Hostels (PMH) with the aim of improvingthe educational status of economically backward children, both boysand girls belonging to the Scheduled Caste. The PMH cater to theeducational needs of the targeted group of children from V to Xstandard. At present responsibility to manage PMH’s vested withLocal self governments and administrative control with ScheduledCaste Department.

The PMH scheme which started with 5 hostels presently has90 hostels across the 14 districts of Kerala1. It is important schemeof the department which is designed to benefits around 3,000 childrenbelonging to the Scheduled Caste.

The survey team visited 45 PMH across the state coveringall 14 districts, and collected information’s from hostel authorities,inmates, parents and the local leaders. The team also usedquestionnaire mainly to assess the infrastructure availability. Tomake the report comprehensive the team visited 50% hostels inkerala. The finding of the study is based on the interaction/ dialoguethat we had with all stake holders and observation made by the teamin each hostels. Out of the 45 hostels where the study was conducted47% were Girls Hostel and the rest 53% was Boys Hostel.

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1.Scheduled Caste Development Guide 2011

Methodology


All most all PMH’s are located in areas, which is difficult to access.Even in urban areas, hostels are located in remote locations wherebus service and other transportation facilities are weak. Often thehostels are situated besides paddy fields, top of the hills, nearbyirrigation canals, in midst of plantations and inside Dalit colonies!We can see a planning tactics based on caste and historic dominationthat push Dalit population in to fixed geographical areas gettingrepeated in the selection of location for PMH’s .

As fas as the students of Tamil and Kannada medium are concerned,the distance between hostels and their homes are too far. Childrenof Tamil dominated areas of Munnar has to depend on Tamil mediumschools and hostels in Palakkad district. The Kannada mediumstudents of Kasrgod also faces the similar problem.

The important factor that makes PMH unattractive is its location,while on the contrary voluntary groups, communities and privateorganizations is building up “Hostel Business” targeting urban areas

and accessible places.

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Where the PMH’s Locate

To reach school we have to walk througha paddy field and also to cross a stream.It is difficult in rainy season.Sometimes we have to swim”.-A group of hostellers.

Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyThe concept to provide good educational opportunity for dalitchildren was water down even at the beginning by selecting aninaccessible place to set up PMH’s. Also it is important to note thatthere is a wide spread perception among those who run the PMH’ssystems that PMH’s provide better facilities compare to patheticlives of dalits in the state. This notion based on ‘charity’ and‘benevolence’ sidetracks the ‘rights based’ approach in its allactivities.

78% 8% 14%I would not have agreed to drop you here if Iknew you had to come here. I thought you hadto go to the church school hostel which is onthe main road. You have pay double the actualfare. You also saw the condition of the road. Nonein the auto stand will come here”. - an auto driverwho was hired by the team.

Inmates of PMH’s go to school by

Walk Privet bus School bus

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Out of the 78%children who have to walk to school from thePMH, more than 15% of them has to walk more than 2km to reachthe school. It may be a strange fact to know that only the studentsin PMH who would have to walk 2km and reach school in Kerala!.Even though many Government and Government Aided schoolshave the facility of bus services for students, the PMH inmates cannotavail these facilities. The eight percent children who travel by busutilize the pocket money given to them for other needs to pay thebus fare. Children are not given bus fare by the department to traveland adding to the misery the pocket money distribution is also alwaysbeing lagged for two to three months.

The remote location of the hostels also poses problems onthe safety of girl children who have to travel through the isolatedroads daily to reach school. Thirty percent girl children who stay inhostels have to walk more than 2km to their school. Childrenthemselves shared their safety concerns to us during our visit.

Many of the PMH are located in such places where even anauto rickshaw cannot be hired to reach hospital in case of anEmergency.

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Distance between PMH and Schools

Less than 1 KM 1-2 KM More than 2 KM

36% 30% 34%


It seems that availability of drinking water has not beenconsidered as criterion for selecting the suitable place for hostels,which is a basic need to live. The trend often seen is that afterestablishing hostel in a water-deprived area, many projects/ privatefacilities are made use spending huge amounts to drinking waterin the hostels. Drinking water shortage exists in majority of thehostels. The water in the wells and the bore wells also start drainingby November. Many health and sanitary issues also arise by limitingthe use of water.

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83 percent of the Pre Matric hostels have owned buildings whilethe rest 17 percent hostels function in rented buildings1. The hostelbuildings planned and constructed by the Public Works Departmentoften possess the same structure and design. The unique features ofthe hostels are the narrow corridors, small rooms and congesteddormitory with restricted space. There is no hostel where there isfacility to accommodate study table, chair, cupboard and bed togetherin a single room or dormitory. The actual number of inmates in eachhostel is 30 percent less than what has been sanctioned. At present,many hostels managed limitation of space with this ‘shortage’!. Thefailure in providing even the basic amenities for children oftenprevents parents from sending their children to the hostels.

The Age of the inmates, study atmosphere, geographical factors etcare not scientifically examine or considered for design the hostelsbuildings. Repairing of buildings and other facilities never carryoutany hostels on a time bound manner.

1 Scheduled Caste Development Guide 2011

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“….Can’t you see. The hostel is in an isolated areabesides a paddy field. None comes to the area after7:00 p.m. With no compound walls also, I am livingwith fear here each night with 21 girls. “ -

A female warden

Building


When hostel wardens inform the Local Self Government aboutany urgent repair works in the hostel, instead of giving attention tothose works they often show interest in other money intensiveprojects of roofing , Rainwater harvesting etc.

All hostels that have used European closets in their toiletsare completely damaged and unusable. In many hostels, the toiletsin the first floor have become dysfunctional and dirty due to thescarcity of water and leak in the roofs. Due to the scarcity of water,all children in the hostels depend on the toilets in the ground floor.46 percent of the toilets have damaged doors or no door, and nolocks. In many places toilets that constructed inside dormitoryposes health and hygiene problems. Broken tiles and floors seemsto be a common sight in hostels.

“Generally the hostel lacks facilitiesand is not hygiene. I am not ready tosend my children here”- a hostelstaff

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13 percent of the hostels do not have sufficient cots for thepresent inmates. As specified earlier PMH currently accommodatesonly 30percent less of the sanctioned number of children. Hence,the actual number of hostels with insufficient cots for the sanctionednumber will be definitely high. Many hostels do not have sufficientbeds also. The beds and cots also has rear and tear with the

continuous use of it for years.

Hostels without sufficient cots 13%

Hostels without sufficient study table 36%

Hostels without sufficient lights 53%

Hostels without sufficient fan 44%

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Compound wall Play ground Television Telephone

29% 91% 51% 100%

Hostels without

36 percent of the hostels lack sufficient study tables and chairs forchildren. Because of this, children have to sit in their cots for longtime and bend forward and do their reading and writing works. Thereare no sufficient cupboards also in some hostels for the children tokeep their books, clothes and other accessories. They were seen tobe kept in plastic bags, paper boxes etc.

There are no sufficient electric lights in 44% of the hostels.In many hostels there are only one or two C.F.L lamps in a dormitory.Majority of the hostels does not have proper lighting in bathroomsand toilets. 53 percent hostels do not have properly working fans inthe rooms. It can also be seen that the materials used for electrificationin the hostels are of low quality hence did not last long. We haveseen broken and uncovered eclectic wires, broken and exposed plugpoints, uncovered fan regulators in many hostels which is also poseserious thret to the children in the hostels.

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyIn 29% PMH’s there are no compound walls. 15% hostels

for girls also do not have compound walls. Lack of compoundwalls raises concern about the safety of the girls in the hostels. In91% of the hostels, there is no playground and in 51% of the hostels,there are no televisions. There is limited facility for the children ofV to X standard for physical and mental refreshment and fordevelopment of the innate abilities of the children. Though thereare books in some hostels there is no arrangements made to distributethe books among inmates. In the modern era when children gaininformation and knowledge from the audiovisual media, the childrenin PMH’s have limited scope for it. Even though majority of thehostels has been given computers, the hostel staff’s have notreceived any training to use it or train children and hence computersremain idle in these hostels.

No hostels have telephone facility. Mobile phones of hostelstaff are used for communication between parents and children whichoften creates inconveniences to both the staff and family. Anotherimportant issue concerning girls is that they do not have properfacility to destroy the used sanitary napkins. They deposit it in toilets,which often create blocks in the septic tanks.

As specified earlier, 17% of the hostels function in rentedbuildings. It is shocking to say that these hostels can be seen as‘hell on earth’ and nothing less than that. The general environmentof the PMH in rented buildings is unclean and destroyed andunusable toilets, leaking roofs, children living crowded in smallrooms and buildings having not undergone maintenance work formany years! Even though land has been bought for some of thehostels presently existing in rented building to build hostel buildings

most of them are in administrative-legal disputes!

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No Health Cards, Health Check up Registeror other records related to monitor the health ofchildren are maintained in any of the hostels.

There is no definite policy guideline or instructions existregarding health of children living in PMH’s. 22 percentage hostelshave reported cases of communicable diseases and epidemics in lastfive years. Viral Fever, Chicken Pox, scabies are some of the commonillness affecting children. The health of the inmates is directly linkedto the hygiene of the hostels, availability of safe drinking water andquality and quantity of food being provided. Fall or lack in any ofthe above mentioned factors will harmfully affect the health ofchildren. Usually when children fall sick they are taken to the nearbyPrimary Health Centre (PHC) or immediately sent them home. Thereis no facility/ system for monitoring the health status of the childrenat regular intervals. No Health Cards, Health Check up Register orother records related to monitoring the health of children aremaintained in any of the hostels. The health workers from PHC visitthe hostels once in a while for name sake without any seriousness tothe purpose of doing it.

No efforts have been made to understand/ assess thenutritional status of the children and hence no specific protocols arefollowed to meet children’s needs.

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The menu and time for food fixed across the state on certainspecifications given by the department at state level. It is doubtfulthat whether the proposed menu, the quality and quantity of thefood severed in the hostel are based on any recommendation givenby nutrition experts or based on any scientific knowledge about thegrowth of the children. The hostel authorities gave unclear reply tothe query regarding this. Also the local food habits and tastes havenot been considered in fixing the menu.

1 Department of economics and statistics – government of Kerala

Food

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Price Index 1413 1475 1548 1746 1839 2078 2172 2410

Price index of essential goods in Kerala1

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyPrice variation of essential commodities 2008 to 20131

Sl No Commodities Unit Price/ Unit

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013A Cereals1 Rice (Red) OM Matta Kg 19.8 22.9 24.6 26.52 36.69 36.642 Greengram Kg 45.8 77.5 76.4 71.8 72.29 72.643 Blackgram Kg 49.8 83.2 79.3 75.27 64.67 63.334 Redgram Kg 33.1 52.5 46.7 44.43 72.29 71.215 Dhall (Tur) Kg 51.9 89.5 76.9 72.48 78.14 77.07

B Other Food Items6 Milk (Cow’s) Lr 20 20 21.2 23.86 32.57 32.717 Egg (Hen’s Nadan) Dozen 39.8 45.3 46.4 52.3 60.6 60.968 Sugar (OM) Kg 20.6 34.2 32.4 30.36 36.79 35.39

C Oil and Oil seeds9 Coconut Oil Lr 62.6 53 59.7 100.3 71.79 77.4310 Groundnut Oil Lr 90 78.6 78.1 95.59 116.7 121.711 Refined Oil Lr 80.7 64.2 65.3 84.11 91.71 92.2912 Coconut (Without Husk) 10 nos. 69.9 60.8 64.2 110.8 85.29 92.5

D Spices & Condiments13 Coriander Kg 99.5 64.3 52.6 70.3 71.64 7614 Chillies (dry) Kg 76.4 80 70.6 109.1 79.93 80.3615 Onion (small) Kg 27.3 36.9 22.3 33.2 51.36 43.93

E Tubers16 Tapioca Kg 8.7 8.96 11.4 14.78 14.43 14.9217 Potato Kg 14.6 24.9 15.9 17.79 25.71 25.86

F Fruits & Vegetables18 Banana Kg 15.4 23.4 24.8 25.72 35.07 42.64

It can also be seen that the Mess Allowance has been increasedto Rs. 1300/-per child per month in 2009. But when comparing itwith the rise in food price, it is clearly evident that the amount isquite insufficient. In Kerala the price index of essential goods was1746 point in 2009 and it has increased 38% to be at the present ratewhich is 2410 point. But the mess allowance remains same during

these years.

“In the morning we get Sambhar, noon they add ricesoup to it , and in the evening hot water is added” -children in hostel

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyIt can be clearly stated that the uncontrolled increase in food

and fuel prices is having negative impacts on the quality and quantityof food being served in the hostels. The wardens in the hostels areoften forced to reduce the quantity of food being served owing tothe steep increase in food price as there is no provision of reimbursingthe money they would spend to compensate the price increase. Fewwardens ‘unofficially’ confirm that the milk and egg are the twoitems that often vanish from the menu.

It is evident that decline in quantity of Rice and Pulsesconsumption which are essential for children’s health. Often fishand meat are just served for name sake. Fruits have completelydisappeared from the menu. Vegetables are not bought according tothe nutritional value but according to the price value.

Chart is Based on food charge statements ofDecember 2008 and January 2013 of 5 Hostels

from different districts

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A study There is a general trend of buying the vegetable that is the

cheapest in the market. The price of an LPG cylinder was Rs.300 in2006 and in 2013 it has increased upto 308% and presently costRs.1,224 per cylinder( as the govt. subsidy has been withdrawn).Thus in many PMH firewood’s are used for cooking. This causesdifficulty to the children who have to carry their lunch to schools asit takes long time for cooking. In some hostels children are forcedto have the same food in morning and noon. Many cooks shared thepractical difficulty to cook Chappathi and Poori which are generallypreferred by children. It can be concluded that children cannot beprovided with the food they prefer.

1 In most cases hostel wardens need to advance amount for hostelrunning expense , in few places wardens provided recurring advancebut that also not sufficient

Delay in reimbursements of bill in PMH1’s

1 Month 16%

2 Months 44%

3 Months and more 31%

On time 9%

There is also delay in settling the monthly bills often fromone month to six months. In 31% PMH there is more than threemonths lag in settling the bills. This is an issue which has directrelation with the quality and quantity of food being provided. In75% hostels this lag is for more than 2months. In these situations, itis the hostel wardens who find money from themselves and othersto run the hostels. Many wardens do this sincerely. Many are noteven able to draw their salary regularly because of this lag. But itcannot be denied that many undesirable trends are being promotedbecause of this method.

Though it has been instructed to buy goods from Governmentstores, many hostels do not put it into practice owing to theconvenience and accessibility. Moreover for vegetables, fish andmeat they depend fully on private vendors. The bargaining capacityof the hostel staff with local/privet venders are seriouslycompromised due to delay in settling their bills. Often the qualityof supplies from private venders cannot be questioned and hostellershave to be satisfied with whatever venders provided. With all theseconstraints the reality can be concluded as that the quality andquantity of food provided to children is at a low level.

The bargaining capacity ofthe hostel staff with local/privetvenders are seriously compromiseddue to delay in settling their bills.

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There are five posts PMH viz. onewarden, two cook, one watcher, and a part time

sweeper. 25 % of the PMH staff aredaily wage workers. No specific job descriptions and job timingshave been put forth official and this affects the hostel wardens most.They work based on the instructions given by the Departmentofficials from time to time. The position of Warden is defined belowLower Division Clerk an above Last Grade Servant! Technically,warden has to work 24 hours, has huge responsibilities and has leastchances for promotion and as a result there is a common trend toleave the job at the first opportunity received. Hence it is oftenconcluded that the rate of staff turnover is high.

Facilities like staff quarters has not been even thought ofanywhere in the hostels. The hostel wardens are not given anytraining regarding, how to interact with children, to understand theircharacters or the parental strategies. These flaws are clearly reflectedin the behavior of the wardens towards the children. The basiceducational qualification required for warden is Class X pass. Fromthese specifications itself one could understand the carelessness withwhich post of the warden is designed, who is the head of each hosteland who has to be the guardian of 30-50 children of V- X th classhailing from socially and educationally backward backgrounds. Thesituation of other staffs also is similarly pathetic. The security guardsalso technically are on 24 hour duty which is impossible for humans.Often only the cook would be available in the hostels at night. Thereis difference in the pattern of payment of wages for the cooks whoare employed for daily wages in each district. In reality there isneed for a full time sweeper instead of a part time sweeper in eachHostel.

Staff“The job is suitable for a person who does nothave family or other responsibilities. In Keralawhich other job has 24 hour duty”

- a hostel warden.

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyFinancial year

2007-2008

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

Scheduled castesub plan (SCSP)

605

847.43

1005

983.45

1178.18

Amount setaside for PMH

4.13

4.2

4.64

5.42

7.68

Percentage

of (SCSP)

0.68

0.50

0.46

0.55

0.65

Amountspent

3.44

3.96

4.43

4.47

6.74

Percentage

83

94

95

82

88

Allocation of Budget for PMH1

1Information received under RTI from Scheduled caste department

Figures in crores

An average of only 0.57 % allocated to PMH from Scheduled castesub plan (SCSP) during last five budgets. One of the major factorsfor resource scarcity of PMH is this restricted budget allocation.From the amount that has been allocated only 88 percent of it isutilized. The responsibility for improvement of basic infrastructureof the PMH in principle lies with the Local Self Government (LSG).What happens with the LSG is that often they do not allot moneyfrom their own fund for the development of PMHs. Hostels do notcome under the priorities of LSG s. the PMH faces problems notonly with basic infrastructure development, but in all spheres and

thus, scarcity of resources creates difficulties for the hostels.

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Observations 34%of children in the Hostels study in Government Aided schools.

There are instances where efforts are made by private Aided schoolauthorities to shift the PMH inmates from Government schools toPrivate Aided schools. To avoid loss of division, the ‘uneconomic’schools make use of agents to bring children of PMH to the PrivateAided schools.

Though tutors have been appointed in many hostels their servicecannot be availed by students regularly and effectively. Moreover,the salaries of the tutors are also lagged on an average of morethan three months and this affects the teaching and learning processat the hostels seriously.

PMH is started to provide better education. But there is no facilityfor providing the required study supports or to regularly assess theprogress of children’s studies and performance.

The Advisory Committee does not meet regularly or monitor thefunctioning of the hostels.

It is common to engage children in cleaning their own rooms. Andit is not uncommon in days when PTS takes leave children aremade to clean even the toilets.

There is no facility to nourish the co-curricular activities of thechildren.

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However low quality food is provided in hostels , it will bebetter than what these kids get in their homes

If we give eggs and milk the girls here will look the boys

It is to become Slim Beauties that the children are not eatingenough food.

How much we give, they are not satisfied

Even if you study , you people will not be good

Many parents feel that even if they won’t study, they get mealsthree times a day and that is enough

There is high tendency among students for destruction

“Given below are some of thecomments given by some ofthe staffs. The attitude of asection of staffs is very wellreflected here;

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A studyRecomandations

To be implemented immediately

1. Presently only 1% of Scheduled Caste SubPlan(SCSP) is spend for PMH. This should beincreased to at least 5percentage.

2. As all the PMH are situated in remote areas and itis difficult for children to access schools and otherhealth care facilities due to lack of transportfacilities, the following suggestions are made:

• In all the places where the distance betweenhostel and school is more than one km,school bus facility should be provided forall students , the expenses of which wouldbe beared by the LSG /Department forScheduled Caste Development.

• A system of Transport facility to bearranged in all hostels which can be madeuse of at any time.

3. Reserve funds for the hostel to undertake timelyrepair works as per the instruction of the hostelwarden.

4. To decide on the quality of products used for therepair works. Authorize hostel managementcommittee to monitor the quality of theequipments. The contractors who do not maintainquality could be included in the black list andprocedures could be initiated to impose fine onthem.

5. Establish Land phones in every hostel.

6. Immediately provide furnitures, cots according tothe number of inmates and other facilitiesaccording to the sanctioned number.

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A study7. Make provisions for food and accommodation for parents who are

not able to return back on the same day after visiting their childrenin the hostels which are in remote areas.

8. Establish smart education rooms in every hostel with minimum threecomputers and Internet and other modern Information gainingtechnical equipment. Appoint a teacher separately to train children.

9. Provide facilities for children to develop physically and mentally byinvolving in arts and sports activities. Sports equipment should bemade available. In hostels where there are no play grounds makeprovisions for it.

10. Immediately shift all the PMH functioning in rented buildings tothe own buildings. Appoint a special officer to complete theformalities relating to law and administration.

11. Construct compound walls in all hostels where it is not presentespecially the in girl’s hostel.

12. Give first priority to provide basic infrastructure which includes,clean toilets, clean bathrooms and safe drinking water.

13. Provide facility to distribute sanitary napkins free of cost when inneed and also establish a machine in girls hostels to destroy usednapkins.

14. Prepare a food menu or food combination in accordance with locallyfavored foods and also in consultation with health experts andnutrionists.

15. To develop monitoring system to monitor the distribution of foodprepared according to the food menu suggested by nutritional experts,whether the food reaches children in the right quality and quantity.

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A study16. Provide subsidies to every hostel for purchasing Rice, Atta and

Pulses.

17. Provide Subsidy for LPG cylinders to hostels.

18. Improve the food menu by including more fruits in it.

19. Reform the mess charge allowance system by making it flexible inaccordance with the current increase or decrease in price index.

20. Issue a circular soon fixing the job description and duty time of allthe employees of the hostels.

21. To reschedule the existing mechanisms of Panchayath and theDepartments in such a way to avoid lag in settling the bills of thehostels.

22. Make sure that children are provided with the uniform, books andother accessories needed at the beginning of academic year itself.

23. Increase the amount of pocket money given to children to atleastRs. 200/- and make sure that they receive it regularly.

24. To reestablish hostel libraries in such a manner that children areable to utilize it properly.

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1. On selecting the location for new hostels , certain basic factorsneed to be taken for consideration i.e ensure the availability ofsafe drinking water, easy accessibility and safety of children.

2. It is to be brought to attention while constructing new buildingsfor hostels that the scientific design of the buildings should caterto the unique physical and mental characteristics of children andshould stimulate their studies.

3. Some of the hostel buildings are unfit to use as they are that oldand also by their deformities in construction.

4. At least once in two years children are to be produced for HealthCheckUp and each child should be given a health card and HealthCheck Register should be maintained in every hostel.

5. Establish a sick room in all hostels.

6. Ensure that in every hostel there is service of a counsellor for atleast three days a week.

7. Increase the basic educational qualification prescribed forwardens. Provide trainings to all wardens based on Child Rights, Constitutional rights of the Scheduled Caste and other relatedmatters.

8. Part Time sweepers should be appointed as Full time sweepers

Suggestions to be implemented in future

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Pre Matric Hostels for Dalit Children in Kerala- A study 9. Ensure that the warden stays in the hostels at night.

10. Make permanent appointments to all the posts in the PMHs

11. Upgrade the post of warden and also provide opportunities for promotion like other Government employees.

12. Provide Staff Quarters adjacent to the PMH .

13. Prepare progress report to assess the academic quality of children. Based on this report academic performance can be evaluatedand the required encouragement can be given.

14. Provide training to children on co-curricular activities with the help of experts from the field.

15. Appoint an employee equal to the post of Secretary asOmbudsman for the hostels.

16. Make strict measures to convene Advisory Committee meeting once in every month.

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