“As Dharwad is an educational hub, additional funds and sanction would be given for construction of additional hostels in the district,” Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa has said.
Chairing the review meeting on Social Welfare Department schemes of Belagavi Revenue Division in Dharwad on Wednesday, Mr. Mahadevappa said that sanctions would be given based on the request by Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad and asked the Additional Director of Social Welfare Department to submit suitable proposal in this regard.
“In seven districts of Belagavi there are 270 pre-matric hostels including 206 for boys and 64 for girls. And in them, a total of 30,341 students including 14,616 boys and 5,722 girls were studying. This apart there were 139 post-matric hostels including 87 for boys and 52 for girls where a total of 23,483 students including 14,963 boys and 8,520 girls were studying,” he said.
