Over 300 new maabari centres to be opened in Raj tribal areas

In a bid to control drop out from schools in the tribal belt of the state, Rajasthan Government today said it would open 325 new government sponsored mother and child-care centers on a pattern similar to 'Anganwadi'.
The state Minister for Tribal Area Development Nandlal Meena today said the 'maabari' centres would be opened at an estimated cost of Rs 15.60 crore in four tribal districts of Pratapgarh, Banswara, Dungarpur and Udaipur.
Children within the age group of 6 to 12 years and living in distant tribal areas would be provided basic education and day care at these 'maabari' centres, with or without their parent, Meena said after holding a review meeting of his department.

The Minister said this facility would spare the children to walk long distances to reach schools located in another area of the tribal belt, who could get care and education at maabari.
Of these centres, 105 new 'maabari' would be opened in Pratapgarh district, 74 in Banswara, 52 in Dungarpur, and 94 in Udaipur, he said.